In memoriam

Boot

Boot died on March 29, 2008. Boot was a golden retriever, who was reinstated at Peggy’s house, our president. He came with a background of abuse and malnourishment. Read more about Boot on the page “about, what motivates us.” Together with Dart, Boot has been the inspiration for the creation of KFAAF. Boot was cremated after his death and his urn has a beautiful place on the windowsill alongside other deceased animals. Boot’s urn was specially chosen for him (green crystal with air bubbles as Boot loved life, playing and taking long walks in the woods and on the beach).

RIP our dearest Boot. You’re forever in our hearts. Many big hugs and paws from all of us at KFAAF.

Dart

Dart died on March 26, 2010. Dart was a golden retriever with elbow dysplasia (OCD). Read more about Dart on the “about, what motivates us.” Together with Boot, Dart has been the inspiration for the creation of KFAAF. Dart was cremated after his death and his urn has a beautiful place on the windowsill, alongside other deceased animals. Dart’s urn was specially chosen for him (transparent crystal with a blue spiral because Dart was fond of water, the sea, the beach and enjoyed life to the fullest).

RIP our dearest Dart. You’re forever in our hearts. Many big hugs and paws from all of us at KFAAF.

Guus

Guus died on August 19, 2016. Frank met Guus during an inspection when he worked at the animal protection center in the Netherlands. Guus was a German giant, a buck. Guus was abandoned by his previous owner because she could not take care for him. Guus was very sick. His back leg was dislocated, he had severe osteoarthritis and E. cuniculi (this is a single-celled organism – a parasite. This parasite affects nerve cells in the brain, the vestibular and spinal cord, as well as nerve cells of the bladder) and it was discovered by the veterinarian who examined Guus. We fought for his life and tried to get the disease under control. That was necessary so we could continue the treatment of his leg and osteoarthritis. Instead of getting better, Guus got sicker and sicker.

Because the quality of an animal’s life is paramount. We saw that Guus was in pain and was worn out, so we decided to let him cross the rainbow. He died in our vice president Frank’s arms at the vet. Guus was cremated after his death and his urn has a beautiful place on the windowsill, alongside other deceased animals. Guus’s urn is specially chosen for him (red crystal, like the color of his eyes).

RIP our dearest Guus. You’re forever in our hearts. Many big hugs and paws from all of us at KFAAF.

Carmen

Carmen died on December 17, 2016. She was rescued, together with her friend Misty, and found a for-ever loving home at our farm sanctuary. You can read more about her rescue on the page: animals. Unfortunately, she only spent three months at our farm when she suffered from a heart attack. She was very old and we watched her collapse. We ran to her as fast as we could and released her head, which had gotten stuck underneath her body. We knew she wouldn’t make it and we didn’t want her to suffer in pain. The vet let her cross the rainbow and Carmen died in our arms.

We were in shock, her death had a tremendous impact on us. Carmen was cremated after her death and her urn has a beautiful place on the windowsill alongside other deceased animals. Carmen’s urn is specially chosen for her (crystal blue, the color of the sky and freedom).

RIP our dearest Carmen. You’re forever in our hearts. Many big hugs and paws from all of us at KFAAF.

Pip

Pip died on March 14, 2017. Pip was a German Giant, a doe. Pip was diagnosed with E. cuniculi (this is a single-celled organism – a parasite. This parasite affects nerve cells in the brains, the vestibular and spinal cord, as well as nerve cells of the bladder). She got very sick and became paralyzed. One moment she was hopping around being her lovely self and the next moment she was paralyzed from the waist down. There was a sparkle of hope that she would pull through as two days prior to her death she could crawl a little with her hind legs, and push herself in a sitting position. Our joy was short lived. The same evening, she became very ill again. We went to the vet who gave her an extra dose of medication, but her body could no longer fight the decease. Our dear Pip, who lived a terrible live prior to her arrival at our farm sanctuary, died peacefully in our president Peggy’s arms.

Pip was cremated after her death and her urn has a beautiful place on the windowsill alongside other deceased animals. Pip’s urn was specially selected for her (clear crystal, with red and orange shades. Matching the red eyes and beautiful, sweet character of Pip).

RIP our dearest Pip. You’re forever in our hearts. Many big hugs and paws from all of us at KFAAF.

Max

Max was found by Philippe, our vice president, injured on the side of a road. You can read his story at the page “about, what motivates us.” Max and Philippe spent five lovely years together and became best buddies.

RIP our dearest Max. You’re forever in our hearts. Many big hugs and paws from all of us at KFAAF.