While riding out on the salt flats one day, Matt Bentley discovered a famished, ailing dog with almost all her fur gone. He immediately took her to the Utah Animal Adoption Center, where her path to healing got underway. While there, she was named Kelly.
Despite what she’d been through, Kelly was eager to recover and start her life anew. She was cooperative and sweet throughout her treatment, during which time her fur grew back.
Three months after being rescued, Kelly was well enough for adoption. She was given a forever home by Jamie Jacques, a volunteer at the rescue center.
Kelly instantly fit in and became buddies with her new brother, a goldendoodle named Rocky.
Fifteen months after being rescued, Kelly visited with Matt Bentley, who was amazed at her transformation. Bentley and Jacques both teared up during the heartwarming reunion, and once you see it for yourself, you might, too. Watch this video to see Kelly and Bentley meet for the first time since her rescue!
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THANK YOU — THANK YOU — THANK YOU — you Rescuers are the BEST.
I?m impressed, I must say. Seldom do I encounter a blog that?s both educative and amusing, and let me tell you, you have hit the nail on the
head. The issue is something that not enough people are speaking
intelligently about. Now i’m very happy that I
found this in my hunt for something regarding this.
So heart-warming to watch.
Wow, there are some good people out there who care about animals enought to rescue, facilitate and provide a loving, caring home to Kelly. There are so many other animals out there who are waiting, longing to find someone who will care for them. I pray those animals don’t fall into the wrong hands like those who brutally torture dogs only to end their lives to eat them. May God protext these animals!
Wish there were more people like him . . . . .
While I want to say stories like this restore my hope in humanity, there are too many horrific pictures on this page for me to be optimistic. Perhaps i’ll be excited there are no more stories to tell. Maybe We can start to celebrate when the last shelter goes out of business, when the last place to hide finally drives out the the last dog meat festival, and when we my fellow man stops slaughtering non-human animals for sport….then I will be hopeful
Mir kommen wirklich die Tränen wenn ich das sehe,meinen großen Dank an alle die das ermöglicht und geschafft haben, es macht mich glücklich wenigstens einen kleinen Erfolg zu sehen das einige dieser Tiere gerettet werden konnten. DANKESCHÖN.
Thank you Jamie and Matt for helping Kelly, and thank you Jamie for adopting Kelly. Love you Kelly.
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LOVE THIS STORY…THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HUGE HEARTS IN RESCUING THESE BEAUTIFUL FURBABY. GOD BLESS YOU ALL
BEAUTIFUL STORY. LOVELY HEALTHY DOG. COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE.
True love has no colors or shapes. It’s just pure….
Matt, you’re a wonderful young man! And what an amazing transformation for Kelly! Great story!!!
Kelly the wonder dog deserves a good home after all she went through. What a lovely affectionate girl she is not only with other dogs but people as well. Thanks to her rescuer her brother and her adopted parents.
YOU DID A BEAUTIFUL THING FOR THIS ANIMAL, BLESS YOU AND THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
For heavens sake stop playing with these animal abusers!!!! Feed them to lions crocs or sharks. Only way to stop these barbaric crimes. Let the animals sort them out. Stop wasting taxpayers money for their upkeep in prisons!!!
God bless you , thank you !!!!
God bless you , thank you !
Beautiful story and a beautiful ending God bless
Beautiful story. Thank you you Matt for rescuing Kelly and for all those who are looking after her.
I am just blown away by the transformation. God bless the people who are a part of these unbelievable stories. As an owner of rescues throughout my life, there is nothing my rewarding than making this happen.
It is so wonderful to read a happy ending to Kelly’s life with his new family and the friend that found him. I read so many horrid stories of abuse of animals that it becomes depressing but a story like this lift’s my spirits and I know that not all people are bad. Thanks to all the folks who helped Kelly back to health and a final forever loving home.
God bless rescuer and new loving family🙏
Thank you to everyone involved in Kelly’s rescue and rehabilitation. What a wonderful girl she is – living her best life!!!
Go Kelly! Thank you Matt!!
And a big thank you to Jamie as well!!