Pets for the Elderly began in 1992 with two shelters near Cleveland and has expanded into a national non-profit.
But one program that started here in Northeast Ohio is taking it to a new level by giving pets and senior citizens a new lease on life.It’s grown tremendously over the years and is now a national non-profit, adopting more than 105,000 pets since 2002.
Noticing a void at home though, Casteel decided to adopt Daisy after discovering the Pets for the Elderly program online.Shortly after adopting her, Casteel was diagnosed with Stage 3 Lung Cancer, and Daisy has been by her side ever since. Pets for the Elderly aims to bridge the isolation gap by matching seniors 60 and up—and covering a large portion of the adoption fee for those seniors on a fixed income.
“To have that constant unconditional love with you through that whole time has been a saving grace for so many," said Merkosky.
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