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Saving four-legged lives costs money, and Jennifer Rader’s Lakeland-based rescue, Saving Paws Rescue of Florida, saves about 200 of those lives a year.

So, it needs a lot of money to carry out that life-saving mission.

“That’s an understatement,” Rader said. “These buildings are pretty much built with my — or bought with my retirement money.”

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Every dollar donated to this rescue matters, too…

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