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This article on Marty is part of an ongoing series on Humane Society about the amazing people and adorable pets at the NJ Pet Shelter in Florham Park, NJ. Marty, also known as Shmartin, Shmarty Marty or Shmarty Pants, is a favorite of the staff at the shelter.
Marty now desperately needs a home and his time is running out fast. He has had a tough luck & even though he has the blessings of a lot of well wishers & sponsors, he is possibly getting a little depressed from all the time he has been at the shelter.
I sat down with Karen DAlessandro, a volunteer & ex-board member of the society, to talk about Marty for this article. Like many others, we too were drawn to his kind eyes & playful nature into sponsoring his stay at the shelter.
Marty came to the Mt Pleasant animal shelter through the Rescue Waggin’ Program which relocates dogs in need. He was adopted by an elderly family & flown to Florida. As luck would have it, his adopted parents passed away in about 4 months & Marty ended up in a high kill shelter in Florida.
The volunteers at the Mt Pleasant animal shelter raised funds to get Marty back from the jaws of death. During that time Marty had a torn ACL. It required extensive treatment & a costly operation. The staff at the Mt Pleasant animal shelter were soon at it again, tirelessly raising money for the operations.
No matter what, Marty has a strong zest for life. With so much misfortune falling on this young dog, he still remains as fond of people and as energetic as I had seen him almost 6 months back! He has recovered from the operations and could walk & run again.
Marty is now desperately waiting for a home, a family that would adopt him & give him all the love & care he needs to live his life happily. To adopt Marty or to read more of the Mount Pleasant Animal Shelter, visit their website http://www.njshelter.org/ or get in touch with the pet coordinators at info@njshelter.org.
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