We urgently need your help!
We are airlifting 76 more dogs to the U.S. on April 29 and April 30.
This is a critical flight, as many of these dogs are urgent medical cases that require specialized treatment. Many of them will die if they don't get on this flight.
We need to raise $70,000 in one week to cover all the costs associated with airlifting them off the island and their medical expenses in the U.S. We have to send them. Will you please help?
If we don't reach our goal in time, we'll need to tap into our emergency savings fundāyour generous support allows us to keep going strong.
Please donate what you can. Every dollar brings us closer to reaching our goal.
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Campaign Details & Updates
We are airlifting 76 more dogs to the U.S. on April 29 and April 30.
This is a critical flight, as many of these dogs are urgent medical cases that require specialized treatment. Many of them will die if they don't get on this flight.
We need to raise $70,000 in one week to cover all the costs associated with airlifting them off the island and their medical expenses in the U.S. We have to send them. Will you please help?
If we don't reach our goal in time, we'll need to tap into our emergency savings fundāyour generous support allows us to keep going strong.
Please donate what you can. Every dollar brings us closer to reaching our goal.
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Update
Thank you again for supporting our critical airlifts in April! We want to give you updates on some of the precious souls you helped save.
Perry: You may recognize sweet senior Perry from heartfelt goodbye photos with Chella. Upon arriving in the States, he received treatment for his severe allergies, conjunctivitis in both eyes, and dry eye. He had a fractured and splintered canine removed after he was healthy enough to undergo surgery. Perry is starting to play with toys! For the first time in his life, Perry is learning how to have fun.

Pawline: She arrived in the States still battling major skin, eyes, and ear issues. She received antibiotics, steroids, weekly medicated baths, and given a special diet. Until recently, this sweet girl has only known pain and discomfort covering her entire body. Now she's nestling in comfortably in foster care while she awaits her forever home.

Luca: This sweet little lady arrived in the States with severe dental disease and had other ailments to address. These days Luca is feeling much better, loving life, and enjoying basking in the sun at her foster home.

Kaius: He arrived with a broken left upper canine and required antibiotics, x-rays, and other treatments for his ailments, including a skin issue. This jolly boy is having the time of his life in foster care and is all smiles these days.

Tikka: Where do we begin? This pretty little lady was once covered in thousands of ticks. She was 100% anemic and suffered a severe allergic reaction to her blood transfusion. Upon arriving in the States, Tikka started receiving the best medical care. Like her friend Luca, she's now basking in the sun in foster care. And despite having two beds, she likes to curl herself up in a basket.

Heloise: She found her forever home last weekend!

Thank you again for answering our pleas for help. Your generosity helped ensure we had the necessary funds to give all of our dogs the best chance at a happy new beginning.
With love and gratitude,
The Pawtcake Team
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Update
Wow! We're humbled by the incredible generosity and outpouring of support we received after asking for your help. Your contribution helped us reach 100% of our critical airlift goal! An enormous thank you goes out to you and everyone else who donated and shared this campaign.
In February, Chella stepped in to save Octavious from his owners, who wanted to kill him because of his health issues. She held him in her arms and told him he was finally safe. Ehrlichia and a fungal infection were just two of the ailments this precious boy was battling. Days after being rescued, Octavious had a venereal tumor removed and began chemotherapy.

Three weeks later, he transformed into a happy boy at the refuge.

Because of you, Octavious is receiving the best life-saving medical treatment in the States. He also received x-rays to investigate why his left hip sits higher and find the cause of the hard swelling of the right tibia.

A Message from Chella:
“It’s been a crazy couple of weeks with all of the preparations and work related to the airlifts. The successful flights that took 76 of my babies on to the beginning of their new lives were the product of so much devotion from all of you that support Pawtcake Refuge. We had an incredible task to achieve... There is no way that we could accomplish what we do without your generosity.It has been a difficult year for everyone, in so many ways, but you came to our rescue when we asked for help, and we couldn’t be more grateful. We have transported over 300 dogs to the States and Canada in less than 5 months. It never could have happened, if not for the way all of our supporters came together each time we put out the call for funds.

The bright futures that await my homeless will happen because all of you cared enough to do your part to make their dreams come true. We have cleared the way for more to leave the brutal streets of the island, and the empty beds are already beginning to be claimed by new dogs that never knew the feeling of a soft place to rest.

Our work never ends. As long as there is another soul walking the lonely roads to nowhere, the refuge will be a safe haven where they can discover the life and love that they are supposed to have.”
With love and gratitude,
The Pawtcake Team -
Update
Both of our critical airlifts have safely landed in the United States! Your generosity has brought us 83% closer to our $70,000 goal. Our hearts are full of gratitude and appreciation. Thank you so much for your support!
Please enjoy a video of our April 29 passengers saying goodbye to Chella and receiving a warm welcome in Miami by Jennifer Brooks, the President and Founder of Second Chance Rescue NYC.

All of these precious souls are now receiving the best medical treatment. Their days of suffering will soon be like a forgotten dream as their lives continue to flourish and fill with love. More updates to come!We still need to raise close to $11,600 to avoid tapping into our emergency savings fund. Will you please share this campaign once again with your family and friends? We're hoping more people will follow your lead and make a contribution.
Thank you for standing with us and being a voice to the voiceless dogs of Nassau. Your help is saving lives.
With love and gratitude,
The Pawtcake Team -
Update
Today is the first of two flights bringing 76 dogs to the States, and many require urgent, specialized medical care. Because of your generous donations, we're 70% closer to reaching our fundraising goal! We thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
We want to share an extraordinary update with you from a previous airlift passenger––a sweet miracle named Dragonfly. Last September, Chella rescued a puppy who was hit by a car and left to die in excruciating pain. Dragonfly had a broken spine and was severely emaciated. The vets told Chella he'd never walk again.

This little fighter endured multiple laser, acupuncture, and water therapy sessions, though we think the water ones were special to him and Chella.

Then it happened. Just 10 days after being rescued, Dragonfly courageously pushed himself up and walked. "It was the happiest day when he stood on his own." – Chella

But then his back legs developed Achilles tendinitis, and treatment wasn't available on the island. Last November, he flew to New York, where he received the best treatment for all his conditions. And now this precious soul is adopted, and his mom says he enjoys going on little daily walks!

Thank you to everyone who donated toward Dragonfly's care, shared his story, and sent out healing prayers. Thank you for loving these dogs as much as we do. Your support gives us a beam of hope that shines into the darkest days.
Please help us reach more people by sharing this campaign with your friends and family. That's how we'll reach our goal!
With love and gratitude,
The Pawtcake Team -
Update
In just 4 days, your generous donations have helped us raise almost 50% of our $70,000 goal. You have humbled us by your generosity. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Do you remember Baby Yophiel, the puppy with a basketball-sized belly? He was anemic, his stomach drowning in fluids, and an ultrasound revealed an enlarged heart, spleen, and liver and a heart murmur. This tiny boy needed to see a specialist immediately. A volunteer flew into the Bahamas to airlift him to the States on April 15.
Baby Yophiel is now receiving the best medical treatment and thriving in foster care with our friends at Second Chance Rescue NYC. This little guy is waiting for his Bahama friends to join him and have their happy beginnings.


Only 3 days left until our first critical airlift on April 29. A second flight will take off on April 30. We still need your help raising $70,000. Many of the 76 dogs require immediate specialized treatment like Baby Yophiel.
Do you think we can reach our goal? Please donate today and help us watch a miracle unfold. Your gift will help keep us from draining our emergency savings fund. Every dollar makes a difference.
You can also help us reach more people by sharing this email and our social media posts with your family and friends. Please stand with us and be a voice to the voiceless dogs of Nassau.
With love and gratitude,
The PawtCake Team
Pawtcake Refuge
About the Organization
PawtCake Refuge (The Voiceless Dogs of Nassau, Bahamas) is dedicated to rescuing abused, neglected, homeless, and abandoned dogs in the Bahamas. We are committed to every dog we save, providing them with all necessary medical care, and offering them the very best chance at a new life.
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