Puppy Haven rescue in Bixby has more than a hundred dogs waiting to find forever homes, and each one of them requires food, water, time, and attention.
For a non-profit operating on donations, any loss of money or supplies hits hard.
When that loss is due to theft, it seems even more egregious.
Monday, Lauren Luiskutty of Puppy Haven says, they caught thieves on video stealing from a donation box outside their Bixby location.
Luiskutty says they’ve wanted to get a locking donation box, but estimates the cost at $3,000 - more than the rescue can afford.
She says while the theft was relatively small, it still hurts.
“Every single donation means the world to us, I mean, even those bags of food - it matters,” she said. “We’ve got 132 dogs in the rescue and that food, every bit of it matters.”
Not only do they have to feed the animals there, they also provide food for foster animals.
“We’re very big on ‘fostering is free,’” Luiskutty said. ”We don’t want our fosters having to buy any of the supplies because they’re doing us a service by, you know, letting a dog temporarily into their home."
Visit the Puppy Haven Facebook page to learn more about the non-profit.