Maryland's 'Fairy Dog Parents' Strike Again!

Brooklyn, Maryland - “You just never think it’ll happen to you, you know?” Jacob Sturm said, uninhibitedly laying on the vet’s floor comforting his dog, telling Sam Segal, Development Director of The Buddy Foundation of Maryland, what the night before. “It just all happened so fast.”

Jake Sturm was on the way to take his dog Jax for a walk when he pulled off on the side of the road. Jax excitedly jumped out of the window and into on-coming traffic. He lived after being hit by a car, but was left with a back leg broken in three places. When Strum, a construction worker hit hard by the long winter, was shown $1,800 estimate, he didn’t know what to do. Luckily, his vet told him to The Buddy Foundation of Maryland, a local non-profit dedicated to helping pet owners faced with necessary vet care that would otherwise result in the economical use of euthanasia.

“We’re saving people’s family members that wouldn’t be able to be saved otherwise,” said Jay Dackman, founder of foundation. Dackman sees a tight-knit network of animal welfare organizations dedicated to improving the quality of life for neglected, abused and homeless animals. However, there are very few that help loving pet-owners in a bad situations.

The Buddy Foundation is a local, donor-supported organization founded in 2011 with the strong belief that no family dog should be economically euthanized if it has an otherwise treatable condition. When the organization is committed to helped a pet, it will approach the treating practice to see a price reduction for participating with the charity, then pick up the costs that are beyond the ability of the pet-owner.

In his discussions with shelters in the area, Segal discovered that many animal owners faced with dire issues as such often surrender their companions to local shelters, hopeful that these institutions will provide the support the families cannot. This further perpetuates a strain on these groups whose sole mission is to find forever-homes for the same animals, causing them to scramble to find the appropriate resources.

Thanks to The Buddy Foundation,the 8-month old Jax is running around again, happy and excited as ever.

To learn more or make a donation, visit tbfmd.org or give them a call at 410-539-7387.