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When Missy Young walked into her North Seattle animal shelter on Oct. 7 to find that someone had broken in, killed several small animals...
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As 9-year old Elliott Snodgrass and her new kitten get acquainted, Missy Young draws up the adoption papers at the Animal Talk Rescue shelter on Roosevelt Way Northeast in Seattle.
When Missy Young walked into her North Seattle animal shelter on Oct. 7 to find that someone had broken in, killed several small animals and stolen others, she was dismayed almost to the point of giving up the nonprofit work.
But as news of the break-in at Animal Talk Rescue on Roosevelt Way Northeast in Seattle spread, Young was flooded with help. Thousands of people sent cards and letters; hundreds wrote checks. A stream of people arrived at the store bearing bleach and paper towels to help with the cleanup, and other much-needed supplies.
"It was overwhelming to find out how many people cared," said Young, who opened the no-kill shelter in 1990. "I still get teary-eyed talking about it."
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At least 25 animals were found dead, cats were injured, and dozens of animals were stolen or missing, including a bearded dragon and an iguana. None of the stolen animals was recovered, and police have not made an arrest in the break-in.
But the $20,000 in donations that came in after the incident was enough to cover the damages and allow Animal Talk to shelter and find homes for even more creatures in the coming year, she said.
"The kill rate at shelters around here just keeps going up," she said. "Everything that was donated will be used to save more animals next year. That's all we ever wanted, just to keep helping more."
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