The Secret!

On November 28th, I blogged about something great that had happened at the rescue ranch—but it was a secret, and I could not announce our good news until now! This is the thank you letter that I wrote following that great day:

Dear Del Monte Pet Products Group,
On behalf of the Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch, I want to thank you for donating over forty-four thousand pounds of Milk Bone treats that you delivered to us, in Medina, Texas!

On Wednesday morning, November 28th, at 8:00, your eighteen-wheeler arrived—packed full of your delicious Milk Bone products to be unloaded into four, giant storage units! My husband, Tony Simons, and his crew of volunteers were there— ready to unload!

Kinky Friedman and I arrived at the storage units, a few minutes later, to watch the unloading, and we were awe stuck and left speechless—at the sight of what forty-four thousand pounds of Milk Bone dog treats looks like! I wish that you could’ve been there.

Within an hour, Tony, Aron and Blake had the eighteen-wheeler unloaded. Three hours later, our four large storage units were packed to the ceilings! This was a dream come true for all of us!

Since then, we have shared your Milk Bone treats with several rescue shelters, including the Guadalupe Humane Society, Bandera’s CCPAL (Cowboy Capital Pet Alliance League), Happy Dog Adoptions, and PawMatch and various shelters in the San Antonio area! And, we promise to continue sharing your great products with other shelters—until we run out!

Our dogs love your Milk Bone treats, and we cannot thank you enough—for your extremely generous donation to our rescue ranch, and the many other animal shelters that you have helped across the nation!

We invite you to come to our rescue ranch, to witness the joy and the tail-wagging happiness, that you have given to our dogs, when we give our dogs—one of your Milk Bone treats! I promise—that it will bring a tear of happiness to your eyes. As it is often said, ‘What goes around comes around’—well, thanks to y’all—the love is spreading around and around and around!

We love the folks at Del Monte, and the Del Monte Pet Products Group, and Milk-Bone treats! Y’all Rock! And, thank you once again for your most generous gift and for caring! Happy 100th Year Anniversary!

Sincerely,

Nancy Parker-Simons
Executive Director