Each year, approximately 7.6 million animals enter animal shelters across the country, and of those animals, only 2.7 million are actually adopted. To help save some of these ‘unadoptable’ animals, one Colorado man has taken it upon himself to save as many of these animals as possible and give them a happy and loving family.
Steve Greig, a Colorado-based accountant, grew up in an animal loving family, and that passion has persisted. When he was old enough to have his own place, Greig always had three or four dogs, yet when one died, he came up with a brilliant way to make the best of his loss.
“I was just so distraught about [that death]. A month or two went by and I still felt so horrible about it,” Greig said. “I decided that the only way I would feel better was if something good happened that probably wouldn’t have happened if he had not died.”
After that one pet’s death, Greig went to his local animal shelter to find the least adoptable dog they had, and give him an amazing life.”So [I adopted] a 12-year-old Chihuahua named Eeyore with a heart murmur and four bad knees and I brought him home and that was just the beginning of all the animals,” Greig said.
Since that first visit to the shelter, Greig has opened his heart and his home to 10 dogs, a pig named Bikini, a few cats, two pigeons, two ducks, two chickens, a rabbit, and a pond of koi fish.
Aside from his job, Greig’s life revolves around caring and loving for these mostly senior animals who wouldn’t have gotten another chance at finding a forever home because of their old age. “A normal day for me is getting up at 5 a.m,” he explained. “In the morning and making breakfast for all of them, which, you know, there’s 10 [dogs] and most of them have different diets.”
“Bikini’s laying in the yard and the dogs are all laying around the yard. They just make it feel like home,” Greig said as he spent the afternoon outside with his animals. “It’s just fulfilling knowing that these guys are happy and loved and well-taken care of. It makes my days worthwhile.”
Watch the video below to see Greig round up just a few of his adopted animals for a road trip.
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Incredible Man Adopts Elderly And Sick Animals That Nobody Wanted is an article from: LifeDaily