{"id":4712,"date":"2025-09-02T08:42:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T12:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tagsforhope.com\/purpose\/?post_type=story&#038;p=4712"},"modified":"2025-09-02T08:42:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T12:42:32","slug":"stella","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.tagsforhope.com\/purpose\/story\/stella\/","title":{"rendered":"Stella"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4712\" class=\"elementor elementor-4712\" data-elementor-post-type=\"story\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b771fd6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b771fd6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc3fea8\" data-id=\"fc3fea8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bec896 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"0bec896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tStella was a stray puppy adopted by a family who later subjected her to\nhorrific abuse.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6436f45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6436f45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef99ec7\" data-id=\"ef99ec7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98959cf elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"98959cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"798\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tagsforhope.com\/purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-08-05-at-7.04.39-PM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4877\" alt=\"Stella standing on two legs while chained, showing severe signs of neglect.\u2028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tagsforhope.com\/purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-08-05-at-7.04.39-PM.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.tagsforhope.com\/purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-08-05-at-7.04.39-PM-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/www.tagsforhope.com\/purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-08-05-at-7.04.39-PM-357x380.jpg 357w, https:\/\/www.tagsforhope.com\/purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-08-05-at-7.04.39-PM-508x540.jpg 508w, https:\/\/www.tagsforhope.com\/purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-08-05-at-7.04.39-PM-714x760.jpg 714w, https:\/\/www.tagsforhope.com\/purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-08-05-at-7.04.39-PM-600x638.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab8e142\" data-id=\"ab8e142\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d3615a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d3615a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Stella wandered the streets as a stray puppy until a family adopted her. What appeared to be a second opportunity, however, turned into a disaster.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">When a local rescuer got to the residence, Stella was emaciated, her little body covered in burns, tightly chained, and obviously suffering from physical abuse that no dog should ever endure. But Stella didn&#8217;t imagine that her life was about to get better.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5c7969\" data-id=\"d5c7969\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-072dbab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"072dbab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tagsforhope.com\/purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stella_7-969x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4863\" alt=\"Stella wearing a purple sweater sitting close to another small dog.\u2028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tagsforhope.com\/purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stella_7-969x1024.jpg 969w, https:\/\/www.tagsforhope.com\/purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stella_7-284x300.jpg 284w, https:\/\/www.tagsforhope.com\/purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stella_7-768x812.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tagsforhope.com\/purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stella_7-360x380.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.tagsforhope.com\/purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stella_7-511x540.jpg 511w, https:\/\/www.tagsforhope.com\/purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stella_7-719x760.jpg 719w, https:\/\/www.tagsforhope.com\/purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stella_7-600x634.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.tagsforhope.com\/purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stella_7.jpg 1423w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8874b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8874b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d27c29\" data-id=\"2d27c29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa83176 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa83176\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Stella was immediately removed from the abusive environment, but her recovery would not be easy. She suffered severe skin and respiratory issues, and also profound physical and emotional trauma that will require extensive medical treatment.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Many rejected her, fearing they couldn\u2019t care for her due to her serious condition. But the rescuer found someone willing to help her during the most difficult stage of her journey.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">However, Stella requires extensive medical treatment to cure her skin, respiratory issues and other injuries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb3d485\" data-id=\"fb3d485\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91a606d elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"91a606d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1106585801?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1&amp;h=86c84b4d0b#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dfbb5a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dfbb5a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cd793a\" data-id=\"3cd793a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb6f366 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb6f366\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">From the time Stella arrived in her new surroundings, everything improved. She kept acting like a puppy, softly biting hands and running after shadows.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Every day, her wounds heal. Her energy returns. She learns that love is real and that compassion exist, she is trusting once more. And even if there&#8217;s still a long way to go, Stella&#8217;s future seems brighter with each step.<\/p><p><strong>Thanks to the kindness of our TagsforHope customers, <\/strong>Stella has the chance to develop, recover, and, maybe, ultimately discover the caring family she has always deserved because of you.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f4c4ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f4c4ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-048bffc\" data-id=\"048bffc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-693dcb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"693dcb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;columns&quot;:3,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;3:2&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tagsforhope.com\/purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stella_1.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"693dcb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"First Vet Checkup After Rescue\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Stella receives her first gentle medical check-up after being rescued from an abusive situation.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDg3NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy50YWdzZm9yaG9wZS5jb21cL3B1cnBvc2VcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzAyXC9TdGVsbGFfMS5wbmciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI2OTNkY2I2In0%3D\" aria-label=\"Open image: First Vet Checkup After Rescue\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.tagsforhope.com\/purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stella_1-268x300.png\" data-width=\"268\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"Rescued dog Stella being gently examined,after being saved from abuse.\u2028\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tagsforhope.com\/purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stella_9.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"693dcb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Visible Healing \u2013 A Body in Recovery\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Stella\u2019s back shows the early stages of physical recovery.\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDg3MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy50YWdzZm9yaG9wZS5jb21cL3B1cnBvc2VcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzAyXC9TdGVsbGFfOS5wbmciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI2OTNkY2I2In0%3D\" aria-label=\"Open image: Visible Healing \u2013 A Body in Recovery\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.tagsforhope.com\/purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stella_9-300x254.png\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"254\" aria-label=\"Stella\u2019s back shows signs of healing from burns and infections.\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tagsforhope.com\/purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stella_8.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"693dcb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Exploring a New Life\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Stella begins her socialization journey in her foster home, bravely meeting new dogs and learning to trust.\u2028\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDg3MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy50YWdzZm9yaG9wZS5jb21cL3B1cnBvc2VcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzAyXC9TdGVsbGFfOC5wbmciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI2OTNkY2I2In0%3D\" aria-label=\"Open image: Exploring a New Life\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.tagsforhope.com\/purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stella_8-300x289.png\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"289\" aria-label=\"Stella, with healing skin, meets new dogs in her foster home.\u2028\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tagsforhope.com\/purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stella_2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"693dcb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Finding Safety with New Friends\u2028\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"After her rescue, Stella finds comfort in the company of other shelter dogs, slowly regaining trust and warmth.\u2028\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDg2NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy50YWdzZm9yaG9wZS5jb21cL3B1cnBvc2VcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzAyXC9TdGVsbGFfMi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI2OTNkY2I2In0%3D\" aria-label=\"Open image: Finding Safety with New Friends\u2028\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.tagsforhope.com\/purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stella_2-300x225.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"225\" aria-label=\"Stella resting on a cozy bed surrounded by other rescue dogs.\u2028\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tagsforhope.com\/purpose\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stella_5.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"693dcb6\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Resting in Safety\u2028\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Now in a foster home, Stella finds peace napping with other rescued dogs\u2014a sign that she&#039;s beginning to feel safe again.\u2028\" 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