There is no excuse for abusing or neglecting domestic animals but, unfortunately, that happens with some frequency at the hands of uncaring human beings.
In Winthrop, Stephen Smith and his wife, Nancy Lever, work to combat that particular evil by adopting and caring for as many injured, abandoned and alienated animals as possible.
Smith and Lever, featured in Monday’s Sun Journal, are determined to do what they can to comfort these animals, devoting their time and their property to this personal cause.
Four years ago, the couple started taking in unwanted dogs as “foster” owners. They continue to adopt the sickest, weakest and oldest dogs processed at local shelters, providing love and stability for the animals as they age.
Smith calls their farm the “home of last resort” for these pets.
That’s certainly true, as this couple monitors animals with heart disease, tends to the blind, and cleans up after those who were never housebroken, providing love and companionship to animals that other people were too willing to throw away.
This labor of love is a tremendous amount of real work, and is a shining example of compassion and decency in the fight against animal abuse.
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