I have heard HOPE defined as what we hold onto when there is nothing else. Seems suitable in the case of our sweet Hope. A local shelter called with a plea.. "Can GDRNT get her TODAY... to save her life?" The plea came not because the shelter was out of space but because this sweet girl need IMMEDIATE veterinary care that the shelter could not provide. Covered in demodex mange, raging secondary infections, endimic, and a skin fungus Hope clearly needed emergency care and GDRNT volunteers sprang into action.