No Animal Should Have to Die Alone

Alexis Fleming owns a hospice where she provides palliative care to more than 90 terminally-ill animals. Some of the dogs, sheep, chicken, pheasants, and pigs that Fleming has rescued were abandoned by their owners and left to die in a shelter. Others were discarded by farmers due to a disease or disability and would have met their end at the slaughterhouse. Thanks to the self-sacrificing and endlessly compassionate Fleming, these animals now have a chance to experience love and to die in peace without suffering. Read more:

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