Media Advisory: Save-A-Pet and Guardians of Rescue To Host Goodbye Party For Lucky

PORT JEFFERSON, N.Y. - July 22, 2013 - PRLog -- Who:  Save-A-Pet Animal Rescue and Adoption Center, Inc. (http://www.saveapetli.net/) and Guardians of Rescue (http://guardiansofrescue.org/)          

What: Save-A-Pet and Guardians of Rescue will hold an official sendoff for Lucky, the dog who had been on “death row” for killing a cat. Lucky’s life was spared after a court ruling that he leave the state.

During the initial court case, the judge ruled for Lucky to be destroyed. But upon appeal, the pit bull mix was freed from the Brookhaven Town Shelter after 14 months in “doggy jail” when the cat’s owner’s lawsuit was settled. For the time being, he has been housed at Save-A-Pet, as its Founder/President Dori Scofield is the former Brookhaven Shelter Supervisor and the dog held a special place in her heart.

In March 2012, a Suffolk district court judge ordered that Lucky be destroyed, even though he had not been previously deemed dangerous, which is a requirement under state law. Lucky’s owner, Joey Mantle, appealed the judicial ruling with the help of attorney Amy Chaitoff and Smithtown-based Guardians of Rescue, of which Ms. Scofield is the Vice President. Unable to cover the costs of the appeal, Mantle relinquished custody his dog to Guardians of Rescue. The case was won, under the condition that Lucky leave the state within 60 days.

On Tuesday, July 23, Ms. Scofield will be meeting up with an experienced transporter/trucker at a rest stop on the New Jersey Turnpike for the first leg of Lucky’s journey. He will then head to Denver, Colorado before continuing on with another transporter to Arizona, who will meet up with Hillarie Allison, Founder/President of Rescue Unwanted Furry Friends Foundation (RUFFF) in Golden Valley, AZ, where Lucky will be trained before being available for adoption to a suitable home.

When:          Tuesday, July 23

         1:00 pm

Where:          Save-A-Pet Animal Rescue and Adoption Center, Inc.

         608 Route 112

         Port Jefferson Station, NY

Availability: Dori Scofield, Founder/President of Save-A-Pet, Lynne Schoepfer, Executive Director of Save-A-Pet, and Save-A-Pet and Guardians of Rescue staff and volunteers will be on hand to discuss the long, emotional process it took to save Lucky’s life and find him a suitable new home — and why he was worth the fight.

Directions: Long Island Expressway to Exit 64 North (Rte. 112) towards Port Jefferson Station. Continue for approximately eight miles. Save-A-Pet is on the left-hand side.

Photo Ops:  Ms. Scofield and Save-A-Pet and Guardians of Rescue staff, volunteers, and guests saying goodbye to Lucky.