Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region

Pets like Aspen need your help today. 

And our close friend, Ann, will match your gift up to $35,000! 

Found in a Trunk. Given a Second Chance. 

At just three weeks old and weighing only 14 ounces, Aspen's future hung in the balance. She was discovered in the trunk of a car alongside 28 other puppies, all separated from their mothers far too soon and desperately in need of help. 

They were rushed to Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region for immediate medical care. 

Your gift provides the resources needed to care for long-journey pets like Aspen. What began as a fight for survival became a 60-day journey of healing, growth, and hope.

From Survival to Thriving: Your gift helps animals in their most critical moments.

From the moment Aspen and her siblings arrived, they needed intensive care. Needing vital nutrients and fluids, and covered in urine and feces, the puppies received immediate medical attention, gentle baths, deworming, and comprehensive health exams. 

When several puppies tested positive for parvovirus, our veterinary team sprang into action. Thanks to specialized treatment and round-the-clock care, these vulnerable puppies received virus-fighting antibodies during the most critical point in their recovery. 

Your support today gives long-journey pets like Aspen the time and care they need to heal.  

During one of Aspen's examinations, veterinarians discovered painful ulcers forming in her eyes that could eventually lead to blindness. But Aspen had an unlikely hero: her foster brother, Sven. Using Sven‘s plasma, our veterinary team created a specialized serum that Aspen's foster family carefully administered every three hours, day and night, for 45 days. 

This serum promoted tissue repair and reduced the risk of long-term eye damage. Fortunately, Aspen's ulcers healed, and she was finally free from pain. With a new lease on life, Aspen eagerly bounded toward staff (and her beloved, Sven) seeking attention, affection, and warm cuddles. 

Your gift today helps vulnerable animals through every stage of recovery. 

Because Aspen was separated from her mother far too early, she needed around-the-clock support. Her foster family carefully followed a specialized feeding plan, monitored her health, and helped her grow stronger every day. As the weeks passed, the puppy who once weighed the same as a box of macaroni went from "mac-sized" to mighty!  

 With your support, pets like Aspen can go from survival to snuggles. 

As we've learned from Aspen's 60-day journey, not every pet's path to a loving home is quick or easy. Every day, animals arrive at HSPPR needing weeks or even months of medical treatment, foster care, behavioral support, and patient encouragement before they're ready for adoption. 

That's why your support matters!

You can give long-journey pets the time and resources to heal and thrive. 

Your support today will: 

• Provide life-saving medical care, follow-up treatment, and rehabilitation for pets facing lengthy recoveries. 
• Give prematurely separated puppies and kittens the resources they need to grow until they reach a safe age for adoption. 
• Ensure animals receive prescription diets, enrichment, and compassionate daily care that supports healing. 
• Give long-journey pets the time, foster care, and compassionate support, no matter how long their journey. 

Your Colorado Gives Day gift will be matched until 11:59 p.m., so you can help twice as many animals like Aspen get the care they desperately need.