{"id":923,"date":"2015-09-24T08:19:04","date_gmt":"2015-09-24T12:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/velologic.com\/publishing\/?p=923"},"modified":"2015-09-24T08:19:39","modified_gmt":"2015-09-24T12:19:39","slug":"a-vet-and-his-pet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/velologic.com\/publishing\/2015\/09\/a-vet-and-his-pet\/","title":{"rendered":"A Vet and His Pet"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Gulf War veteran cycles\u00a0across America with his dog<\/h2>\n<p>Harold Palmquist is a Gulf War veteran. When he lost his job as a truck driver, he lost his home and was out on the street with his beloved 9 year old dog Daisy. Homeless shelters would take in Harold, but not Daisy, and he wasn&#8217;t about to abandon Daisy.<\/p>\n<p>Finally he chanced across a shelter that would accept pets, the Phoenix shelter &#8220;Veterans and Their Pets,&#8221; which also offers food and veterinary care for pets.<\/p>\n<p>Now Palmquist is raising money for the shelter, and awareness for the plight of many veterans, by riding his bicycle across America.<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"http:\/\/player.bimvid.com\/v2\/vps\/kcrg\/01c8cd7c5aa8a6279e788222ce97f9cafdaafd85\/ref=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5rY3JnLmNvbS9zdWJqZWN0L25ld3MvaG9tZWxlc3MtdmV0ZXJhbi1hbmQtZG9nLW9uLWNyb3NzLWNvdW50cnktYmljeWNsZS1yaWRlLXRvLWdpdmUtYmFjay0yMDE1MDkyMw\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to help Harold and Daisy in their goal, you can donate via their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/vetsandtheirpets\" target=\"_blank\">Go Fund Me page.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gulf War veteran cycles\u00a0across America with his dog Harold Palmquist is a Gulf War veteran. 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