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The Goats Dream Comes True!
by Jenny M, Farm Animal Manager
After
pleading and prodding for a playground, the goats dream finally comes
true. It took two months of diligent weekend work and a lot of love,
sweat, and cheers. Pasado’s would not have been able to pull it off
this quickly without the wonderful, dedicated help of these two guys-
Erik and Larry. These two cool cats both have one thing in common; they
love animals and they love building. What a perfect combo for our
Pasado’s needs. |
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Erik is a Washington
native who owns Elite Construction and has been a contractor for 5 years
now. He specializes in Residential, custom homes and remodeling. His
wife, Tam, of 13 years opened his eyes to animal rescue and has been
involved with animal rescue for years. They have 8 cats, 6 are rescued
or fostered through MEOW, a non profit cat rescue in Kirkland. Years ago
she saw a need for food and other items on our website and put together
a fund drive at REI, where she works. |
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The completed project.
The goats are just
waiting for the humans to get off of their toy! |
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Larry found out about
Pasado’s Safe Haven years ago when he lived in Monroe then again heard
about it again through Erik, who used to work for Larry. He has been an
animal “nut” since he can remember. He would constantly bring home hurt
or stray animals as a child; even snakes. One snake he distinctively
remembers residing around their front porch all summer and would even
let them pet it when they sat on the porch in the evening watering the
lawn. |
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Our goats have always had
dirt mounds and boulders to climb on, but nothing quite like this.
Erik and Larry- We cannot thank you enough for creating such a beautiful
work of art that will forever enrich the lives of our goats! It is
a Pasado’s Monument. This playground paradise will add so much to their
well being. It will give them so much stimulation and provide a true
enrichment opportunity for the goats. We are pleased to have been given
the opportunity to give them a play area that will let them cut loose
and truly live life to the fullest! |
Meenie waits in
anticipation to check out the playground.
It was pure bliss to
see the happiness expressed on the goats (already) smiley faces when
they saw their new toy. |
The whole gang,
including Beauty, Pasado's amazing chicken, who volunteered her time to
supervise the project
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It was a pleasure working
with these two dedicated, compassionate souls; I can’t wait to work with
them again. There work here is something that has changed Pasado’s
forever and will fulfill the lives of all the rescued goats that make
their way to Pasado’s Safe Haven. Huge thanks to Erik, Larry and all
workers that contributed their time to make the goats so happy. |
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If
you are interested in changing the lives of our animals here at
Pasado’s, we have lots of building projects in the works. We are always
looking for experienced builders and handy men. Please contact
Jenny if you can help our
animals with their next dream, or click
here to donate for
building materials to make these dreams happen.
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