The Sad Story of the Soap Lake Pit Puppy That Sold For Six Pennies
By Alex S. Gabor
The Executor to the Estate of the Penny King in Soap Lake Washington recently sold a pit bull puppy that had been a guest of the Infinite Freedom Foundation's headquarters at 117 North Fern Street in Soap Lake Washington.
The puppy was donated out of a litter of nine to the Foundation by a neighbor who couldn't afford to feed the litter of nine puppies born to a Pit Bull and Boxer Mix.
The price paid for the pit bull puppy was six pennies! A man named Frank, a Soap Lake Local, paid the pennies from his pocket on the spot near the corner of Main and Daisy just up from the Shell on Main Street. They were standing not too far from the Soap Lake Food Bank.
The Penny King's Estate, managed by Gabriel Infinitely Acts, was sponsoring the puppy's pet food and boarding at a penny per plate and a penny a day at the property which is owned by the Infinite Freedom Foundation which purchased the property last July for a penny!
Soap Lake is a side trip from Interstate 90 heading east over the pass from Seattle. Why would hundreds of thousands of people stop coming to the "City of Mineral Waters?
People used to come to Soap Lake for a healthful stay, some even to heal or die in retirement.
Those who were not born in Grant County who come to Soap Lake for any other reason than a quick stop at the public restroom soon realize that most dogs and puppies are given more freedom and treated better than some humans by the local government.
"Most of the people in Soap Lake are sweet, innocent old folks who have given up the fight for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. They are retired pensioners that cannot afford paying more than six pennies for a puppy.
Sadly, the puppy was run over by a truck and trailer combination after Frank, its new owner, failed to keep the puppy on a tight leash. He tried to rescue the dog and in the process got hit by the vehicle himself and had to visit the doctor for stitches on his head.
He soon got another puppy from the owner of Happy Tails, a dog grooming facility, the only one of its kind in Soap Lake or Grant County.
Some say "It's a dogs life in Soap Lake!"
But I say, I am as happy as a puppy to be writing for the Examiner for Soap Lake.
