{"id":27769,"date":"2022-01-04T19:05:57","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T19:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmshub.wpengine.com\/?p=365568"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:14:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:14:06","slug":"after-saving-thousands-of-dogs-tragedy-strikes-famed-rescue-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/after-saving-thousands-of-dogs-tragedy-strikes-famed-rescue-family\/","title":{"rendered":"After Saving Thousands of Dogs, Tragedy Strikes Famed Rescue Family"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Aria, Austin, and Isabella Amos are still teenagers, but they\u2019ve already spent years helping homeless animals.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Australian siblings were just kids when they joined their parents, Rachel and Anthony Amos, on a cross-country road trip across the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n

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For 3 years, the Amos\u2019 lived and traveled in an RV to raise awareness about animal adoption\u2013and the millions of shelter pets needlessly euthanized in the U.S. each year. The family\u2019s Bathe to Save<\/a> tour ultimately saved thousands of lives, raised money for rescues, and even inspired an Animal Planet series aptly called Furever Home<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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But after years of helping needy animals, the tables have tragically turned. After a series of heartbreaking tragedies, the Amos\u2019 are now desperately seeking help.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In 2020, Rachel Amos unexpectedly passed away following a botched medical procedure. Within a year, Anthony Amos had also died, leaving his children suddenly orphaned.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe literally watched them both be so healthy, and we just watched them die,\u201d said Bella Amos, who\u2013like her younger siblings\u2013is struggling to process the sudden loss of both her parents.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rachel and Anthony\u2019s deaths have also left the Amos children stranded in the U.S. without any family, savings, or even a permanent place to live. Once their father died, the Amos children were even evicted when their landlord learned they couldn\u2019t pay the rent.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The eldest daughter, Bella, has just turned 18, but without an American working visa, she can\u2019t legally get a job to support her younger siblings. Meanwhile, Anthony Amos left a life insurance policy, but insurers apparently aren\u2019t being forthcoming with the money.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This heartbreaking dilemma led family friends to create a GoFundMe page<\/a> to help the Amos children afford rent and basic living expenses for one year.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cA lot can change in a year, but for these 3 siblings, tragically losing both of their parents, their home, and their way has forced them into unimaginable circumstances,\u201d organizers wrote on GoFundMe<\/a>. \u201cMeet Aria, Austin, and Isabella Amos\u2026 3 teenagers battling the loss of their mom to medical malpractice, their father to cancer, and their family\u2019s legacy in jeopardy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The GoFundMe page<\/a> (which was organized by a family friend) hopes to raise $80,000 to pay for rent, clothes, gas, school, and other basic needs, including food for the family\u2019s pet rabbits and rescued dog, Bubbles.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now Bella, Austin, and Aria wear matching key pendants made from their parents\u2019 ashes and wedding rings to remember their mom and dad, who were both 49 when they died.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Amos children are hoping to raise enough money to rent a place where they can live together and properly grieve, which has so far been impossible following the chaos of their parents\u2019 sudden passing.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe just want to heal in our own space where we can have that freedom, where we\u2019re not stepping on anyone\u2019s toes,\u201d said<\/a> Bella, who will be caring for her younger siblings while they complete high school.<\/span><\/p>\n

Learn more about this family\u2019s heartbreaking story in the following video. Please consider making a donation to help the Amos children<\/a> weather this difficult time.<\/span><\/p>\n