KarunaNews Story

Construction worker Richard Smith was working on a new animal shelter and adoption center in Clearwater, Fla., in July when he kept seeing a large dog walk by with a handler. Smith, 35, learned that the dog’s name was King, and he’d arrived at the shelter in mid-June with a benign facial tumor so large it caused his head to droop. King had successful surgery to remove the mass, and was getting treatment for heartworm disease when Smith first saw him. Smith fostered King during Tropical Storm Debby, and then made it permanent. After work, Smith romps with King and gives him one of his favorite cookies from Three Dog Bakery. He said he’ll always be thankful that his employer was chosen to build the Humane Society’s new shelter.