Lucas by Dale Mayer

Author:Dale Mayer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Military, Romance
ISBN: 9781773361888
Publisher: Valley Publishing Ltd.
Published: 2019-08-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Tanya drove carefully. She knew Lucas wanted to drive, but he needed to stay beside Top Hat. They were both in the truck bed, and he was talking to the dog quietly in his cage, but with the door open, so he could run his fingers gently through his fur.

Top Hat was pretty drugged but conscious. His eyes were moving; she’d seen it for herself.

“Are we going straight to my place?” she asked through the open back window. “You never did decide.”

“Yes,” he said. “Though I’m tempted to take him to a vet in town.”

“I don’t think he needs a vet,” she said. “He’s been well cared for. He just needs to heal. But tell me something.”

Lucas lifted his head so she could see his face in the rearview mirror. “What?”

“How do all those dogs get the help they need?”

“What do you mean? You just saw the vets and their assistants working after hours back there on these poor animals.”

“But, I mean, who pays for all this? I’m worried there won’t be enough charitable donations for all of them.”

Lucas nodded, glanced at her in the rearview mirror again, then focused on Top Hat as he spoke to Tanya. “Well, of course, Titanium Corp paid fully for Top Hat here.” He gave the dog another soft stroke. “And I’m sure, like in other fields, a certain amount of pro bono services are given.”

“But for sixty-four dogs?” she asked, pressing the point. “And that’s not the only vet clinic around.”

“Yeah, I see what you mean.”

“And, like the vet said, it happens over and over again. It’s not like this is a one-time event.”

“You’re right.” He shook his head, then continued, “Even Titanium Corp works off donations. We have one guy, the father to a buddy SEAL, and a veteran SEAL himself, Gunner Redding, who keeps us running mostly, but he also steps in when the needs are even greater. Like here. He donated money to these local vets. He’ll call around and get more donations to see that the veterinarians are reimbursed and that no animal is turned away simply because a bill is not paid.

“If that doesn’t cover all the dogs just for tonight’s vet bills, I don’t know how it works in Canada. In the States, we have special governmental agencies and even grants that can help out. Despite the fact that some of our homeless animals end up here more often than they should, America is full of animal lovers. They donate their time and their money to worthy causes in all countries. Plus, as former SEALs, we have a special brotherhood all over the world that we can call on to help in various ways. If not with money, then with time, contacts, supplies …”

“Same here, I just don’t know if there’s enough for a big influx like tonight. I hope so. I want to know the vets involved tonight at all the animal clinics will most likely be paid. So that these poor dogs can live a better life.

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