Roman McConn, a boy who’s just 7-years-old has helped save more than 1300 dogs and he began doing it even earlier-at the age of 4.
For his amazing effort, the ASPCA named him the 2018 child of the year. Roman, a resident of Augusta, Georgia, believes it’s pivotal for the dogs he meets to have a chance for finding a forever home.
And, he is firm that other children should also be doing what he’s doing.
A Boy & His Family Open an Organization for Dog Rescue
Roman, together with his parents, founded the Project Freedom Ride, an organization dedicated to rescuing dogs from high-kill shelters in Texas and then rehoming them into proper homes.
Roman and his family, for their immense success, were treated with a special trip to New York where the boy talked about the organization and why he loves what he’s doing.
His philanthropy started at the age of 3 when he asked from his loved ones to gift him with donations to his favorite animal rescue instead of gifting him with gifts like toys.
The first dog he remembers is from Washington-he was named Sullivan and they called him Sully-the sweetest boy. He was an American bulldog and his mom said it was ‘the size of a small horse.’
Together with his momma, they helped find this dog a loving home and then continued doing the same for so many other dogs.
For Roman, a big part in the successful outcomes has with his mother photographing the rescue dogs and sharing them on social media and playing with them so that the others can see them for how they truly are.
They do this because they want to improve their chances of finding a forever home that will be the best for them.
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