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Wishing a happy 4th birthday to our dedicated staff member and companion, she takes great pride in her role as a therapeutic team member. We love you Sameé! 🥳💕

Getting bake goods ready for the Leo's Helping Paws bake sale tomorrow at the Ephrata Agway! 10-2:00 please come out to support this awesome project!

Kindness and compassion go along way!

Great news from Leo's Helping Paws! This is the organization that our Snippers friends and family support thru buying and sharing our “doggie treats”

Leo’s had an article published in several local Newspapers this week. I would like to give a shout out to the Reporter George! He was Amazing ❤️🐾

Leo's Helping Paws Is All About The Dogs
January 07, 2026 | By George Deibel
It's fitting that the next fundraiser for the Leo's Helping Paws nonprofit group will be held on Valentine's Day.
That's emblematic of the love Kathy Styer and Beth Buchter have for dogs.
Styer and Buchter co-founded Leo's Helping Paws in July 2014. The pair were volunteers for another rescue organization before electing to branch out on their own.
"At that time, we were seeing a lot of need," said Styer, who is the president. "There were more rescues that were being formed, and the need for vet care was the No. 1 issue with all the dogs that they would rescue, and it's costly. In order to get them adopted, first they had to be vetted, because that's protocol for a Rescue.
Leo's Helping Paws' mission is to provide financial assistance for veterinary care to nonprofit all-volunteer dog rescue groups in Pennsylvania and neighboring states. The organization, made up of 40 volunteers, has also assisted outfits in Ohio, New York, Maryland, New Jersey, West Virginia, Virginia, Connecticut, and Delaware.
Anyone wishing to donate, volunteer, or apply for a grant can go to http://www.leoshelpingpaws.org.
Leo's Helping Paws, based in Lancaster city, has awarded an average of more than 80 grants per year totaling approximately $780,000 in its existence.
"I am a big dog lover," said Buchter, who is the treasurer. "I've always had compassion for animals. It's just in me. It's my nurturing instinct."
The nonprofit is named after Leo, a tri-colored corgi that was adopted by Kathy and Beth in 2009.
"We're just very passionate about rescue because there's so many dogs out there that need homes," said Styer.
Styer said most of the dogs the organization helps are abandoned or come from a breeding facility. "Because of some switches in the laws, the breeders will reach out to rescues to take the dogs when they're done breeding them," she said.
In October, there was a rescue in Delaware that rescued 61 dogs from a breeder facility. "We gave them $10,000 to treat every dog, to get their initial exams and all the bloodwork and things like that," said Styer. "That was our largest grant ever."
Styer and Buchter also aid dogs as a side project unrelated to Leo's Helping Paws. "(Recently) Beth and I, we picked up two 7-month-old corgis that didn't sell from a breeder in Honey Brook," said Styer.
Leo's Helping Paws usually holds one fundraiser a month. One of its biggest is the annual bake sale. This year's event will be Saturday, Feb. 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Ephrata Agway, 731 W. Main St. Hot dogs, snacks, and beverages will also be for sale. There will be chances to win prizes, as well.
Anyone who would like to donate baked goods to be sold can email [email protected] or visit the page "Leo's Helping Paws."

Wowsa! We are always so touched by the generosity of our Snippers family! Our clients really stepped it up this year! We filled TWO BOXES! Of course Samee is beyond thrilled! Chief Jen East Hempfield Township Police Department will pick up tomorrow afternoon… we’ll be open at 8:00 am for any last minute gifts! Thank you sooo very much! ♥️🎄love you all

3 more days to bring new unwrapped toys to Snippers! Pick up is this Thurs December 4th! 🎄

Happy thanksgiving! 🦃 say hello to my Aunt June! This is her 99th Christmas! Wowsa! This was her family’s Christmas tree dating back to 1961! I have such fond memories of laying underneath it with my sister and cousins watching the light wheel spin… fast forward and long story short she gave me this family treasure back in 2013 when Aunt June was 86 and down sizing her home… today she is 99! 🙀🥳 Sharp and beautiful and helping Samee encourage you all to support our Toys 4 Tots drive!! Happy thanksgiving 🦃 to you all! Samee enjoyed a ride on her “walker” 😎 Kathy HeiseyLisa Hill

Deadline for Toy drop off is Thursday night 12/4!

So Samee not sooo interested in decorating the salon for the holidays ,,, please DON’T forget about toys 4 tots last day drop off is late Thursday 12/4 or early morning Friday the 5th ! 🎅

Many of Snipper’s clients fur babies enjoy our special doggie treats we sell to help support Leo's Helping Paws… please consider joining us in supporting this outstanding organization during the Extraordinary Give

The ExtraGive starts at midnight. Please consider donating to Leo's so we can continue helping dogs who need care! Our link is: https://www.extragive.org/organization/Leo-S-Helping-Paws