Our Pal Princess Leah and a “Used Dog” ready to adopt!

We had such a great response to our used Dogs update – we even had one reader who wanted to adopt one of the dogs but was too late. Princess Leah, a New Orleans rescue dog herself, saw one of the Used Dogs rescues and almost got a sibling.

No worries Princess Leah – I am sure there is a companion for you out there soon!

Today – our pals at Used Dogs let us know there is a puppy that just came in for adoption. Check out this mug! Love the stripey nose – just primed for petting. If you know anyone looking for a cajun pup – this may be the one.

Woof!

Used Dogs Rescue Updates

As you know, several of our product item sales benefit Used Dogs Rescue in New Orleans. Her is an update of what is going on in the Big Easy….

With the oil spill there is a lot of extra tasks they have taken on – so if you can donate please do!

Due to the Oil Spill, Used Dogs is helping with re-homes for people in the Coast Guard who are just working ALL THE TIME now. And the Boat DOGs.

Spring brought us a lot of emaciated dogs for some reason.

Below are some happy dogs who are up for adoption as well as some who have been adopted recently. USED DOGS will be at Petcetera with adoptable dogs Saturday August 21 from 1 – 6 at 3205 Magazine Street.

Blind Dog Rescue Alliance

Blind Dog Rescue Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit group dedicated to rescuing and re-homing blind and visually impaired dogs. We rescue these special dogs from shelters and owners who can no longer keep them, foster them in our homes, and find forever homes for them. We also try to help blind dog owners with advice on helping their blind dog navigate. We also are focused on educating the public on blind dogs, and what a wonderful quality of life they have. We are based in Philadelphia, PA but we have volunteers and foster homes throughout the US, and some in Canada. We always need volunteers to help with many aspects of rescue, such as fostering, fund raising, attending local events, checking applications, and much more! If you want any photos, please feel free to take from the available and adopted dogs on our website.
Our website is www.blinddogrescue.com.
Our address is
BDRA
PO Box 63401
Philadelphia, PA 19114
info@blinddogrescue.com
877-BLIND-01

Florida Dachshund Rescue

Florida Dachshund Rescue is a 501c3 non-profit, all volunteer organization dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation & placement of homeless dachshunds into loving and permanent homes. We have members & foster homes all over the state of FL and are constantly bringing in dachshunds in need, getting them healthy, and then matching them up with homes that go through our application process that includes a home visit. All of our foster homes go through the same application process including a background check and home visit, to ensure that the dachshunds will receive the best care on their journey to their forever home.

I have attached a few photos of one of this years rescues. B.B. was an owner turn in – the owners claimed she was in perfect health, they just didn’t have time for her anymore. We were completely shocked when she was given to us completely emaciated on May 20, 2010. BB had been kept completely isolated in her previous home, and really blossomed being in a household and as part of the family. As she gained weight she also gained confidence, and started to glow with health and happiness. Less than a month later, June 11, 2010, she was considered healthy and was able to go to her forever home, where she is the love of a retired couples life, and enjoys spending days by the pool, going on walks & accompanying her new Dad on rides on the lawnmower in her special basket.

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The Scratching Post

The Scratching post is a non-profit, no kill shelter for stray and abandoned cats. Located in Silverton, Ohio (a Cincinnati suburb), the shelter has been in operation since May of 1990. We are able to find homes for about 250 cats per year. We can house about 130 at a time and are usually
at full capacity. A cat can only be accepted if we have the space, which since we are a no-kill shelter, means only if we’ve had an adoption. There are thousands each year we have to turn away. The only way to reduce this number is by spaying & neutering every cat possible until there are homes for them all.

Every animal admitted to the shelter is seen by a veterinarian and tested for feline leukemia and FIV. Once a cat has been vaccinated, spayed/neutered and has passed a health screening they enter the general population and they enter the general population and enter one of the 13 cat dens. Cats are spayed or neutered at 2 pounds and those that are too young to be spayed/neutered are confined to the kitten room.

The Scratching Post is celebrating our 20th year in operation this year. We’ve helped over 7,000 cats. We are a no-kill, non-profit facility. All of our operating funds are provided by donations. Our major fund raiser is a silent auction of donated items. The auction this year will be October 9, 2010.

The Scratching Post
6948 Plainfield Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45236
513-984-6369
thescratchingpost@zoomtown.com
www.thescratchingpost.org

Announcing Romeo Love!

Big Paw Designs and RomeotheCat.com present…… Romeo Love!

Romeo Love is a new way for you to support animal rescue. Romeothecat.com is a blog dedicated to raising money and awareness about a new rescue each month. Big Paw Designs is a unique online store providing handmade pet accessories and gifts. Big Paw Designs is passionate about rescue and has a history of donating a portion of sales to animal rescues and shelters. Together, they’ve created a new program that supports rescue. It’s easy. All you need to do is visit Big Paw Designs and use the coupon code “ROMEOLOVE” and 25% of your purchase will go towards Romeothecat.com’s monthly organization. That’s right. It’s that easy.

Greyhound Friends of North Carolina

Greyhound Friends of NC was established to rehome retired, racing Greyhounds, provide for their health and welfare and to educate the public about the availability and desirability of greyhounds as pets. Through these actions we place greyhounds into their forever loving home through adoption.

Greyhound Friends of North Carolina

Mailing Address:  2908 A Oak Ridge Rd, Oak Ridge NC 27310

Email:  adopt@greyhoundfriends.com

Phone: 336-643-0233

Contact: Blanche Fedore

The Marquette County Huamne Society

The Marquette County Huamne Society Inc, is an independent, non-profit, community-supported, open admission animal welfare organization.  Our mission is to: Aid in the sheltering & adoption of animals,

promote responsible pet ownership, Actively educate & promote the importance of spaying & neutering to help alleviate pet overpopulation and to assist in strengthening the human-animal relationship.  The

society is dedicated to educating and working with county-wide agencies concerning the welfare of animals. MCHS is located approximately one mile off of US-41 at 84 Snowfield Road in Negaunee Township in

the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  We are open to the public seven days a week 12PM-4PM.  We never turn away an animal in need and there is no feed to admit a pet that you cannot keep or that you find as

a stray. MCHS is not controlled by outside sources, nor do they receive funding from outside sources.  Please check out our website http://www.upaws.org or you can find us on facebook!

Partnership for Animal Welfare

Partnership for Animal Welfare began in 1996 with just a handful of volunteers with the goal to save any animal that needed our help. Now with over 300 volunteers, we still are continuing our efforts to find “forever homes” for dogs and cats who are strays, abandoned, neglected, abused, owner surrender, puppy mills, and intake requests from Montgomery and Prince Georges County, Maryland and Tucker County, West Virginia before a dog or cat is euthanized because of over crowded shelters. PAW provides veterinary care and shelter for each animal that we rescue.

Partnership for Animal Welfare

Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 1074 Greenbelt, MD  20768

Web site: http://www.paw-rescue.org

Phone: 301 572-4729

Contact: For adopting dogs: pawdogs@yahoo.com

Contact: For adopting cats: paw_cats@yahoo.com

Dachshund Rescue of North America

Dachshund Rescue of North America

is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with one sole purpose — rescuing, rehabilitating and re-homing needy dachshunds and mostly dachshund mixes. We are a network of experienced rescue people throughout the United States and Canada who were previously doing rescue independently and realized the benefits of joining together and combining resources. Last year we placed 1009 dogs.