our cover: CHARITY OF THE YEAR
Weatherford/
Parker County
Animal
Shelter:
Taking Care of Both Animals and People of Parker County
The WPCAS Just Won Charity of the Year — Here’s Why
BY EMMA MOORMAN
O
ne of the core values behind
the Weatherford/Parker County
Animal Shelter is to actively work
with the community to foster safe,
healthy and caring relationships
between people and animals in the
Weatherford/Parker County commu-
nity.
When people think animal shel-
ter, they think of a place full of cages
and sad animals waiting to be taken
to their forever homes — or worse.
However, the WPCAS is different,
not only because they have a beau-
tiful facility, loving staff members
and volunteers that make sure each
animal is loved and cared for, but
because they have shown time and
time again that they care for the
people of Parker County just as much
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Max and Maxine
as the animals.
A great example of this can be
found in the story of Renata Hudson
and her dogs, Max and Maxine.
When Hudson was diagnosed with
cancer, her husband thought it
would be a good idea for them to
get some dogs to help her cope with
her treatment. Hudson was able
to beat cancer and move on with
her life with the help of her dogs.
Unfortunately, around a year later,
her husband passed away.
“Her husband was everything
for her; he did everything,” Dustin
Deel, Director of Municipal and
Community Services, said. “With the