Richmond SPCA's longest-staying dog gets her own mural
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Lenora — whose nicknames included Nora and. Nora Jean — and her pup cup. Photo: Sabrina Moreno/Axios
One of Richmond's newest murals celebrates a local dog named Lenora and her love of Starbucks pup cups.
Why it matters: She was in the SPCA's care longer than any other dog they've sheltered, until she found her forever home in 2018.
The big picture: Lenora now sits on the side of the Richmond SPCA's building, where its new outdoor area for dogs opens later this year.
- Artists Matt Lively and Tim Harper finished the mural earlier this month as part of an auction item from the SPCA's Fur Ball, per Lively's Instagram.
Fun fact: SPCA spokesperson Tabitha Treloar told Axios that Lenora enjoying a pup cup was how she'd end her outings with Jackie Laubacher, "a former staff member who was her best friend and cheerleader."
Lenora, a bulldog and Staffordshire Terrier mix, crossed the rainbow bridge in 2021, but her legacy lives on as a pup who adored belly rubs, going on runs and jiji frozen custard.
What they're saying: "The Richmond SPCA never gave up on Lenora. We can't even consider what her prospects may have been anywhere else, because with us she was safe," the SPCA wrote when she was adopted. "Love lives here."
📸 You can see pics of her in a pink princess hat here.