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Chelsea's Footprints helps less fortunate families outfit their disabled pets with wheeled mobility carts. We rely solely on donations from compassionate animal lovers. Since April 2015, we've helped 31 animals walk again (or for the first time!). At times, the tearful owners were faced with euthanasia of their beloved due to a loss of life quality. Gaining mobility gave these sweet creatures a new lease on life -- literally! The carts are built exclusively by Eddie's Wheels in Massachusetts. Each one is custom built for the animal and engineered to feel natural which helps reduce adaptation time greatly. Although most of our cases are doggies, we've helped two goats, one cat, and one rabbit! It all started with Chelsea, our long-haired chihuahua with a neurological disorder rendering her without balance. She can barely stand on her own, let alone walk. Her condition was a result of over-breeding and she was essentially not adoptable without a mobility cart. She crawled across the humane society floor past a group of healthy dogs and into our heart and home. We could not afford a cart for Chelsea but desperately wanted to see her free to roam and play like we knew she could. Another charity paid for Chelsea's cart in full and since then, we've been paying it forward to other families in need. Please help! There are many more needs than donations or volunteers. Thank you so much! --Andrea