Mocha’s Fund
Hope is a Powerful Force
Many rescued animals arrive at the HART Center with serious or life- threatening conditions: broken bones, bullet wounds, parvovirus, poisoning, or suffering the physical and psychological effects of long- term abuse and neglect. Healing these cats and dogs takes time, hard work, dedication, and funding. HART’s core belief is that every animal deserves a chance to live.
As a non-profit private organization, HART must raise all the funds it uses for its mission programs. Since 2014, when the HART Center opened, we have had dozens of animals that have been cared for, treated by our veterinarian, healed, and ultimately adopted by very special people.
Mocha was a female mixed-breed puppy that was relinquished to the shelter by her owner. When she was brought in, one of HART’s founders was at the county shelter and suggested that the puppy could become the shelter’s mascot. And that’s what she was until January 2014. That’s when the HART staff decided to memorialize sweet old Mocha with a fund in her honor to help animals that have nobody to help them.
Through Mocha's Fund, HART is able to help wonderful, special needs animals like Squash, a kitten who was unable to walk and in need of medical care.
Mocha’s Fund is financed through grants and individual donations. These funds are used for major veterinary expenses incurred by animals rescued by HART, such as amputating a leg, treating sarcoptic mange, removing an eye, and others. The kitten Squash is an example of a Mocha’s Fund case. She was brought in to be euthanized due to paralysis of her rear legs. The clinic staff devised a wheelchair and administered therapy until Squash was able to walk on her own and was adopted.
Mocha’s Fund is an internal fund, administered by the Adoption Wing’s Program Manager. As part of intake and rescue, the manager visits other animal shelters to set up partnerships that facilitate the adoption of rescued animals. When one of the rescued animals needs special veterinary care, the manager refers the animal to the Bredel Clinic for assessment and treatment. The veterinarian performs the required procedure or administers the treatment and Mocha’s Fund is charged a discounted amount. Since it is a grant-based program, the grantor is sent a detailed report of the animals that have been helped with their funds.