Make-A-Wish^® Idaho

Boise, ID: On May 5, Make-A-Wish® Idaho will be granting a wish to have a cow to Avery, a six-year-old girl with a genetic disorder. Avery’s wish cow is a 300-pound purebred lowline angus. The bovine named Hope will live one mile away from Avery on a pasture owned by her grandparents.

As part of the wish, Make-A-Wish Idaho has installed a fence around the land and a shelter for the four-legged ruminant.  Avery is an animal lover and always wanted a small-statured cow that she’d be able to look in the eyes and take care of. She has previous experience working with the animals that her grandparents own.

“A wish for a cow,” said Julie Thomas Make-A-Wish Idaho Regional Director, “is an unusual one to be sure. However, we grant a variety of pet wishes each year. Puppies are the most popular, but we also grant wishes for cats, rabbits and even ponies. Avery wanted a cow and that was what was going to make her happy, so we made it happen.”

Make-A-Wish Idaho had plenty of help granting this wish. Independent Fence Company in Rexburg donated the entire fence, and Rumors Pub in Pocatello helped raise money in honor of Avery’s wish.

About Make-A-Wish® Idaho  

Make-A-Wish Idaho’s mission is to grant life changing wishes to children with critical illnesses.  A wish is not a last wish.  It is a lasting wish.  Make-A-Wish Idaho serves children throughout the state, with offices in Boise and Pocatello. The organization grants around 100 wishes every year and has granted over 1,800 wishes since the chapter was founded. Make-A-Wish Idaho is one of 59 chapters across the United States. Visit idaho.wish.org to learn more about the magic of a wish!