A Sanctuary for Senior Dogs, and Everyone Else, Too
In a Buffalo suburb, a former professional musician is building a community center centered on elder pups.
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It’s December 20, 2024. This is The Weekly Poop.
This week, we’re in Akron, just east of Buffalo, now home to one of New York’s few sanctuaries for senior dogs.
White Whiskers Senior Dog Sanctuary was founded by Polla Milligan, a former SPCA staffer and professional musician who back in the day played The Troubadour and opened for Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt.
“I had seen so many old dogs either put down before their time or brought to the shelter where they don't do anything because nobody wants old dogs,” said Milligan, who was development director at Niagara SPCA for four …
