Our sweet Floppi passed away.

💔 Floppi was one of our rescue dogs in Curaçao. He recently developed a fast-growing tumor that began affecting his quality of life. @demirescuefriends acted quickly, getting him examined, keeping him comfortable, and ultimately making the heartbreaking decision to let him go peacefully, for his sake. Demi did everything for Floppi from the moment she met him. When we learned his time was limited, she made sure his final days were filled with everything he had gone without for far too long: comfort, kindness, safety and love. Floppi had a hard life. He lived outside, yet he stayed in the same neighborhood because he was loyal. He endured the rain, unbearable heat, thunderstorms, and fireworks that terrified him. For so long, he survived on his own. And day after day, people saw him and walked past him. Floppi was a sweet, gentle boy who deserved so much more. Animals have a way of revealing the true character of people. You do not have to rescue every animal you see. You do not have to have unlimited time, money or resources. But there is a difference between not being able to do everything and choosing to do nothing when an animal is suffering in front of you. Sometimes helping begins with simply refusing to look away. That is what happened with Floppi. We chose not to look away. We did whatever we could for him, and through Floppi, Demi came into our lives. She said yes when she didn’t have the time, the resources, or know exactly how she would make it work. But she made it work. She saved him. Although we desperately wish Floppi had been given more time, he left this world knowing something he may have never known before: that he mattered. He knew what it felt like to be safe, cared for, comforted and loved. We will forever be grateful to Demi for giving him the love and dignity he deserved, and forever grateful to Floppi for representing so much of why we do this work. You mattered, Floppi. You were seen. You were loved. And you will never be forgotten. 🤍