tales from straydom . . . . . . tips, stories and resources for pets

Can you love some more?

 

With the millions of cats and dogs killed each year across the world, the question is “can you love some more?” Can you open your heart and your home to adopt another cat or dog?

More than sharing their stories and their photos, THEY NEED HOMES.

Will you step up?

Think how the numbers would change if everyone who says they are an animal lover adopted a cat or dog from a rescue or a shelter.

Think of the impact and the lives saved.

Please… think about it, then step up and love some more.

If you compare the number of animals killed in a community shelter to the city’s population of people, it requires only a small percentage of people to empty a shelter of it’s healthy, adoptable animals.

For example: say you live in a city where there are 285,000 people. And say the average family consists of four people. 285,000 divided by 4 = 71,250 families.

Say your local shelter kills 2500 animals in a year. 2500 animals divided by 71,250 families = .035. That number represents the percentage of households needed to save all the shelter animals euthanized in a year in our sample community. — 3.5% of the community’s households.

This sample was generated from the actual numbers for 2009 from an actual Canadian city.

Add another percentage and I bet the area rescues will be empty, too.

When you look at it that way, you can begin to get your head around how needless the killing really is.

Pet Food Pantries and Assistance Programs

 
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Animal Friends Humane Society
240-B Johnston Street SE
Decatur, AL 35602
Phone: (256) 351-2347
Email: animalfriendshs@bellsouth.

net
Website: http://www.animalfriendsinc.org/Animeals.html

Friends of Cats and Dogs Foundation
PO Box 130398
Birmingham, AL 35213
Email: webmaster@fcdf.org
Website: http://www.fcdf.org/

Greater Huntsville Humane Society
2812 Johnson Road
Huntsville, AL 35805
Phone: 256-881-8081
Email: ghhs@knology.net
Website: http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/AL43.html

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AK SPCA’s Pet-Food Pantry

Anchorage, AK 99518
Phone: (907) 562-2999
Email: info@alaskaspca.org
Website: http://www.alaskaspca.org/

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Animal Guardian Network
4815 E Carefree Hwy
Cave Creek, AZ 85331
Phone: (602) 568-5636
Email: Info@AnimalGuardianNetwork.org
Website: https://www.animalguardiannetwork.org/

Lost Our Home Pet Foundation
16211 N. Scottsdale Rd
Suite A6A #276
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
Phone: 602-230-4357
Website: http://www.lostourhome.org/

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All About Labs Rescue
1623 Leander Dr
Little Rock, AR 72204
Phone: 501-333-2833
Email: info@allaboutlabs.org
Website: http://www.allaboutlabs.org/

For Pets’ Sake
PO Box 8081
Springdale, AR 72766
Phone: 479.927.1809
Email: forpetsake@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.for-pets-sake.org/

NAFA – Northeast Arkansans for Animals
233 N Gee Street
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Phone: 870-932-1955
Email: wanndat@fastdata.net
Website: http://www.nafarescue.org/animeals_-_animal_food_bank

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Actors and Others for Animals
11523 Burbank Blvd
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Phone: (818) 755-6045 or (818) 755-6323
Email: webmistress@wom-designs.com?subject=ActorsandOthers.com
Website: http://www.actorsandothers.com/

Bakersfield Pet Food Pantry
P.O. Box 82153
Bakersfield, CA 93380
Phone: 661-619-2029 (Cindy) or 661-316-8265 (Sherry)
Email: info@bakersfieldpetfoodpantry.org
Website: http://bakersfieldpetfoodpantry.org/

Contra Costa Humane Society
609 Gregory Lane
Suite 210
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Phone: (925) 279-2247
Email: animeals.cchs@sbcglobal.net
Website: http://www.cchumane.org/animeals.htm

Heather’s Pet Food Bank
2685 Chanticleer Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95065
Phone: (831) 465-5000
Website: http://www.santacruzspca.org/foodbank.html

Helen Woodward Animal Center
6461 El Apajo Road Rancho
Santa Fe, CA 92067
Phone: (858) 756-4117
Email: Animeals@animalcenter.org
Website: http://www.animalcenter.org/animeals/

North County Humane Society
Project KEPPT
2905 San Luis Rey Rd
Oceanside, CA 92058
Phone: 760-757-4357
Email: nchsinfo@nchumane.org
Website: http://www.nchumane.org/

PAWS San Diego County
4455 Euclid Avenue
San Diego, CA 92115
Phone: 619-297-7297
Email: info@pawssdc.org
Website: http://www.pawssdc.org/

PAWS/LA
1150 S. Hope Street
Suite A
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Phone: 213.741.1950
Email: info@pawsla.org
Website: http://www.pawsla.org/

Santa Cruz SPCA
2685 Chanticleer Ave
Santa Cruz, CA 95065
Phone: 831-465-5000
Email: nancy@santacruzspca.org
Website: http://www.santacruzspca.org/foodbank.html

SPCA Pet Food Bank for Monterey County
1002 Highway 68
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831-373-2631 or 831-422-4721
Email: info@spcamc.org?subject=SPCA Pet Food Bank
Website: http://www.spcamc.org/pet-food-bank.htm

The Pet Food Bank
P.O.Box 3026
Seal Beach, CA 90740
Phone: 714-379-1456
Email: woof@thepetfoodbank.com
Website: http://www.thepetfoodbank.com/

Veterinary Street Outreach Services
San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium
1550 Bryant Street Suite 450
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: 415-355-2248
Email: vetsos@sfccc.org
Website: http://www.vetsos.org/

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Molly Hubbard’s Cupboard

Colorado Springs, CO 80920
Phone: 719-217-6803
Email: mollyhubbardscupboard@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.mollyhubbardscupboard.com/

Pikes Peak Pet Pantry
PO Box 38554
Colorado Springs, CO 80937
Phone: 719-217-9528
Email: info@pikespeakpetpantry.org
Website: http://pikespeakpetpantry.org/

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Branford Pet Pantry

Branford, CT 06405
Phone: 203-315-4125
Email: lburban@branford-ct.gov
Website: http://newhavenindependent.org/archives/2009/05/wanted_a_centra.php

East Haven Animal Shelter
183 Commerce Street
East Haven, CT 06512
Phone: 203-468-3249
Email: tashmoo5454@cs.com
Website: http://newhavenindependent.org/archives/2009/05/wanted_a_centra.php

Pet Partners of the Tri-State Berkshires

Berkshires, CT
Phone: 413-229-8579 (Bette) or 518-781-0362 (Faith)
Website: http://safepetpartners.org/petpartners.html

The Fishes & Loaves Food Pantry
North Canaan Congregational Church
Route 44, 172 Lower Road
East Canaan, CT 06018
Phone: 413-229-8579 (Bette) or 518-781-0362 (Faith)
Website: http://safepetpartners.org/petpartners.html

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Delaware Humane Society
701 A Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: (302) 571-8171
Email: dowens@dehumane.org
Website: http://www.dehumane.org/

Faithful Friends
12-a Germay Drive
Wilmington, DE 19804
Phone: (302) 427-8514
Email: outreach@faithfulfriends.us
Website: http://www.faithfulfriends.us/

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Central Florida Animal Pantry
7800 S. US HWY 17-92
STE 174
Fern Park, FL 32730
Phone: 321-252-2327
Email: HELP@animalpantry.org
Website: http://animalpantry.org/

Humane Society of Tampa Bay
3607 N Armenia Avenue
Tampa, FL 33607-1322
Phone: (813) 876-7138
Email: mmurray78@msn.com
Website: http://www.humanesocietytampa.org/services/food-assistance-program/

The Pet Project
1164 E. Oakland Park Blvd.
Suite 308
Oakland Park, FL 33334-2907
Phone: 954-568-5678
Email: info@petprojectforpets.org
Website: http://www.petprojectforpets.org/

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Daffy’s Pet Soup Kitchen (Athens)

Athens, GA
Phone: 404-345-6821
Email: thesosclubofga@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.daffyspetsoupkitchen.com/

Daffy’s Pet Soup Kitchen (Austell)
2717 Jefferson St.
Inside
Austell, GA 30168
Phone: 770-944-0600
Email: thesosclubofga@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.daffyspetsoupkitchen.com/

Daffy’s Pet Soup Kitchen (Grant Park)
Park Avenue Baptist Church
486 Park Avenue SE
Atlanta, GA 30312
Phone: 404-805-0883
Email: thesosclubofga@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.daffyspetsoupkitchen.com/

Daffy’s Pet Soup Kitchen (Lawrenceville)
2160 Oakland Industrial Ct
Suite 100
Lawrenceville, GA 30044
Phone: 404-345-6821
Email: thesosclubofga@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.daffyspetsoupkitchen.com/

P.A.L.S.
2115 Liddell Drive NE
Atlanta, GA 30324
Phone: 404-876-PALS
Email: palsatlanta@palsatlanta.org
Website: http://www.palsatlanta.org/

PAWS Atlanta
5287 Covington Highway
Decatur, GA 30035
Phone: 770-593-1155
Email: frontdesk@pawsatlanta.org
Website: http://www.pawsatlanta.org/

Save Our Pets Food Bank
1352 Middlesex Ave
Atlanta, GA 30306
Phone: 404-872-7708
Website: http://saveourpetsfoodbank.org/

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Idaho Humane Society
4775 West Dorman Street
Boise, ID 83705-5086
Phone: (208) 342-3599
Website: http://www.idahohumanesociety.org/

Meridian Valley Humane Society
3401 N Ten Mile Rd
Meridian, ID 83646
Phone: 208-794-0944
Email: meridiananimalshelter@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.meridianvalleyhumanesociety.com/

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Animal Welfare League
10305 Southwest Highway
Chicago Ridge, IL 60415
Phone: 708-636-8586
Email: info@animalwelfareleague.com
Website: http://animalwelfareleague.com/

B.C. Dog Training Club, LLC
920 Turret Road
Mundelein, IL 60060
Phone: (847) 566-1960
Email: Dobes8@aol.com
Website: http://www.bcdogtraining.com/

Bark and Purr Pet Pantry
1307 Derby St.
Pekin, IL 61554
Phone: 309-620-2136
Website: http://www.pekintimes.com/news/x1194161112/Charity-gives-out-first-round-of-pet-food-donations

PAWS Chicago
1997 N. Clybourn Ave.
Chicago, IL 60614
Phone: 773-475-9426
Website: http://www.pawschicago.org/

Red Door Animal Shelter
2410 W. Lunt
Chicago, IL 60645
Phone: (773)764-2242
Email: info@RedDoorShelter.org
Website: http://www.reddoorshelter.org/about.html

The Tree House Humane Society
1212 West Carmen Avenue
Chicago, IL 60640-2999
Phone: 773-784-5488
Email: info@treehouseanimals.org
Website: http://www.treehouseanimals.org/

Young at Heart
PO Box 1293
Palatine, IL 60047
Phone: 847.529.2025
Website: http://www.yahpetrescue.com/community/ninaspantry.html

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Brown County Humane Society
128 S State Road 135
Nashville, IN 47448
Phone: 812-988-7362
Email: shelter@bchumane.org
Website: http://www.bchumane.org/about/services/food.html

Humane Society of Indianapolis
7929 Michigan Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46268
Phone: 317.872.5650
Email: customerservice@indyhumane.org
Website: http://www.indyhumane.org/

Vanderburgh County Humane Society
400 Millner Industrial Drive
Evansville, IN 47710
Phone: 812-426-2563
Email: info@vhslifesaver.org
Website: http://www.vhslifesaver.org/

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Pet Project Midwest
2200 NW 159th Street
Ste. 400, PMB 310
Clive, IA 50325
Phone: 877-570-PETS (7387)
Email: info@thepetprojectmidwest.org
Website: http://thepetprojectmidwest.org/

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CAART Pet Food Pantry
c/o Topeka Community Foundation
5431 SW 29th Street, Suite 300
Topeka, KS 66614
Phone: 785-925-3678
Email: caart999@live.com
Website: http://shawneecaart.org/petfoodpantry.htm

El Dorado Animal Clinic
Attn: Kathy Daily
111 E. Locust
El Dorado, KS 67042
Phone: (316) 321-1050
Email: El Dorado Animal Clinic
Website: http://www.eldoradotimes.com/news/x1431152987/Local-veterinary-clinics-to-sponsor-pet-food-bank

Northland Pet Pantry

Kansas City, KS
Email: NAWShelpspets@yahoo.com
Website: http://pcnaws.com/northlandpetpantry.aspx

Spay Neuter Kansas City
1116 E. 59th Street
(NE Corner 59th and Troost)
Kansas City, KS 64141
Phone: 816-353-0940
Email: spayandneuterkc@aol.com
Website: http://www.snkc.net/

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HOPE for Pets, Inc
218 Red Cardinal Drive
Mt Washington, KY 40047
Phone: 502-955-3586
Email: info@hopeforpets.org
Website: http://www.hopeforpets.org/

The FIX Foundation
2132 Kenneth Utley Dr
Next to Simpson County Animal Shelter
Franklin, KY 42134
Phone: 270-586-6600
Email: thefixfoundation@gmail.com
Website: http://www.thefixfoundation.org/

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Footprints Food Pantry
P.O. Box 246
37 Old Post Road
Kittery, ME 03904
Phone: 207 439-4673

York Community Food Pantry
Woodbridge Road (Behind old Fazio’s Restaurant)
York, ME 03909
Phone: 207-351-1928
Email: nanef@comcast.net
Website: http://www.keysregion.org/PetFoodPantry.htm

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Frederick County Humane Society
217 West Patrick St. ( two doors up from Mick ’s Restaurant.)
Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: 301-694-8300
Website: http://www.fchs.org/programs%20and%20services/petfoodbank.html

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Adams Friends of Animals

Adams, MA
Website: http://adamsfriendsofanimals.org/about/

Berkshire Community Action Council
8 Castle Street
Great Barrington, MA 01230
Phone: 413-229-8579 (Bette) or 518-781-0362 (Faith)
Website: http://safepetpartners.org/petpartners.html

Berkshire Humane Society
214 Barker Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Phone: 413-447-7878
Website: http://berkshirehumane.org/pet-food-bank/

Dakin Pioneer Valley Humane Society
P.O. Box 6307
Springfield, MA 01101
Phone: 413-781-4000
Email: info@dpvhs.org
Website: http://dpvhs.org/help/petfood.php

Dog Days Cafe
64 Summer Street
Adams, MA 01220
Phone: 413-743-7600
Website: http://adamsfriendsofanimals.org/about/

For The Love Of A Pet, Inc

Cape Cod, MA
Website: http://www.fortheloveofapet.org/

Mill River Store
10 Great Barrington Rd
Mill River, MA 01244
Phone: 413-229-8579 (Bette) or 518-781-0362 (Faith)
Website: http://safepetpartners.org/petpartners.html

People’s Pantry
P.O. Box 1115
Great Barrington, MA 01230
Phone: 413-229-8579 (Bette) or 518-781-0362 (Faith)
Website: http://safepetpartners.org/petpartners.html

Pet Partners of the Tri-State Berkshires

Berkshires, MA
Phone: 413-229-8579 (Bette) or 518-781-0362 (Faith)
Website: http://safepetpartners.org/petpartners.html

The Pet Pantry
P.O. Box 333
Easton, MA 02334
Email: director@helpfeedpets.org
Website: http://helpfeedpets.org/

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Cascades Humane Society
1515 Carmen Drive
Jackson, MI 49202
Phone: 517-787-PETS
Email: DCarmody@chspets.org
Website: http://www.cascadeshumanesociety.org/programs/index.html

Furry Friends Food Pantry
665 136th Ave
Holland, MI 49424
Phone: 616-399-5160
Email: furryfriendsfoodpantry@yahoo.com

Humane Society of Kent County
Kibble Konnection Program
3077 Wilson NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49534
Phone: (616) 453-8900
Email: humane@hskc.org
Website: http://www.hskc.org/we-help-pca.htm

Humane Society of Midland County
PO Box 1034
Midland, MI 48641-1034
Phone: 989-948-8804
Email: info@hsomc.org
Website: http://www.hsomc.org/

K9 Resque
6530 Briggeman Rd
St. Clair, MI 48079
Phone: 810-329-1002
Email: kibbles@k9resque.org
Website: http://www.k9resque.org/

P.A.W.S. Pet Food Bank

Metro Detroit & Surrounding Areas, MI
Phone: 734-629-3837
Email: petfood@pawsofmichigan.com
Website: http://www.pawsofmichigan.com/About.html

Pet Pantry of Michigan
1202 Shettler Rd.
Muskegon, MI 49444
Phone: 231-747-6986
Email: petpantry2009@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.petpantrymi.org/

Waggin’ Tails Dog Rescue
Full Bowls, Full Bellies Pet Food Program
Throughout the western suburbs of Detroit
Northville, MI 48167
Phone: 248-788-7050
Email: FullBowlsFullBellies@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.waggintailsdogrescue.org/foodprogram.html

Wishbone Pet Rescue, Inc
P.O. B0x 776
Saugatuck, MI 49453
Phone: (800) 475-0776
Email: food@wishbonepetrescue.com
Website: http://www.wishbonepetrescue.com/wpr/foodpantry.html

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Northeast Community Lutheran Church
Companion Animal Ministry: For People & Their Pets
13th Ave NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413
Phone: 612-788-2444
Website: http://www.neclchurch.org/outreach.aspx

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Northland Pet Pantry
PO Box 981
Smithville, MO 64089-0981
Phone: 816-272-8508
Email: info@northlandpetpantry.com
Website: http://www.northlandpetpantry.com/

Northland Pet Pantry

Kansas City, MO
Email: NAWShelpspets@yahoo.com
Website: http://pcnaws.com/northlandpetpantry.aspx

Spay Neuter Kansas City
1116 E. 59th Street
(NE Corner 59th and Troost)
Kansas City, MO 64141
Phone: 816-353-0940
Email: spayandneuterkc@aol.com
Website: http://www.snkc.net/

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360 Pet Medical
1104 East Main Street
Bozeman, MT 59715-3848
Phone: (406) 551-2360
Email: info@360petmedical.com
Website: http://www.360petmedical.com/

Gallatin Valley Food Bank
602 Bond St
Bozeman, MT 59715
Phone: (406) 586-7600
Email: info@gallatinvalleyfoodbank.org
Website: http://www.gallatinvalleyfoodbank.org/

Kootenai Pets for Life, Inc
P.O. Box 1454
Libby, MT 59923
Phone: 406-295-5735
Email: kootenaipetsforlife@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.montanapets.org/kpfl/

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Feeding Pets of the Homeless

Carson City, NV
Website: http://www.petsofhomeless.org/

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Cocheco Valley Humane Society
262 County Farm Road
Dover, NH 03820
Phone: 603-749-5322 x105
Email: cvhs@cvhsonline.org
Website: http://www.cochecovalleyhumanesoc.org/PetFood.cfm

Manchester Animal Shelter
490 Dunbarton Road
Manchester, NH 03102
Phone: (603) 628-3544
Email: info@manchesteranimalshelter.org
Website: http://www.manchesteranimalshelter.org/community.htm

New Hampshire Human Society
1305 Meredith Center Rd
Laconia, NH 03246
Phone: 603-524-3252
Email: questions@nhhumane.org
Website: http://www.nhhumane.org/

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Animal Alliance of New Jersey
Post Office Box 1285
Belle Meade, NJ 08502
Phone: 609-818-1952
Email: animalalliance@comcast.net
Website: http://www.animalalliancenj.org/

Oakland Animal Hospital
The Oakland Animal Food Bank
86 Ramapo Valley Road
Oakland, NJ 07436
Phone: 201-337-7090
Email: info@oaklandah.com
Website: http://www.oaklandah.com/community.php

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ACTion Programs for Animals (APA)
P.O. Box 125
PO Box 125, NM 88004
Phone: 575-644-0505
Email: actionprogramsforanimals@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.actionprogramsforanimals.org/pet_food_bank

Deming Animal Guardians
PO Box 1275
Deming, NM 88031
Phone: 575-546-9242 or 575-544-2209
Email: pdanser@mail.swnm.com
Website: http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/NM37.html

Española Valley Humane Society
“Helping Paws” Pet Pantry
108 Hamm Parkway
Española, NM 87532
Phone: 505-753-8662
Email: evalley@cybermesa.com
Website: http://www.evalleyshelter.org/taxonomy/term/1

Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society
100 Caja Del Rio Road
Santa Fe, NM 87507
Phone: (505) 983-4309 x280
Email: bhutchison@sfhumanesociety.org
Website: http://www.sfhumanesociety.org/

The Storehouse Food Pantry
106 Broadway Blvd. SE
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Phone: (505) 842-6491
Email: Info@TheStorehouseAbq.org
Website: http://www.thestorehouseabq.org/

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All About Labs Rescue
149 West 10 Street
New York, NY 10014
Phone: 501-333-2833
Email: info@allaboutlabs.org
Website: http://www.allaboutlabs.org/

Buffalo Companion Animal Network
201 Norwalk Ave
Buffalo, NY 14216
Phone: 716-602-7169
Website: http://bflocan.org/animeals.html

Buffalo Companion Animal Network
37 Chandler St
Buffalo, NY 14207
Phone: 716-602-7169
Website: http://www.bflocan.org/

Buffalo Companion Animal Network
Animeals Program
201 Norwalk
Buffalo, NY 14216
Phone: 716-447-9699 (Rosanne) or 716-491-0306 (Pam)
Website: http://www.bflocan.org/animeals.html

Hillsdale Food Pantry

Hillsdale, NY
Phone: 413-229-8579 (Bette) or 518-781-0362 (Faith)
Website: http://safepetpartners.org/petpartners.html

Humane Society of Greater Rochester
Lollypop Farm
99 Victor Road
Fairport, NY 14450
Phone: 585-223-1330
Email: info@Lollypop.org
Website: http://www.lollypop.org/

Long Island Cares Food Bank
10 Davids Drive
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Phone: (631) 582-FOOD
Website: http://www.licares.org/General/About_LIC/About_Us.htm

Millerton Food Pantry

Millerton, NY
Phone: 413-229-8579 (Bette) or 518-781-0362 (Faith)
Website: http://safepetpartners.org/petpartners.html

PAWS of the Albany Damien Center
12 S. Lake Avenue
Albany, NY 12203
Phone: 518-944-3223
Email: info@pawsnycapitalregion.org
Website: http://www.pawsnycapitalregion.org/

Pet Partners of the Tri-State Berkshires

Berkshires, NY
Phone: 413-229-8579 (Bette) or 518-781-0362 (Faith)
Website: http://safepetpartners.org/petpartners.html

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Charlotte Mecklenburg Animal Care and Control
8315 Byrum Drive
Charlotte, NC 28217
Phone: 704-336-7600
Email: mknicely@cmpd.org
Website: http://www.charmeck.org/Departments/Animal+Control/PetFoodBank.htm

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Angels For Animals
4750 West South Range Road
Canfield, OH 44406
Phone: 330-549-1111
Email: info@angelsforanimals.org
Website: http://www.angelsforanimals.org/

Fairfield County CARES
PO Box 844
Lancaster, OH 43130
Phone: 740-654-5000
Website: http://www.fairfieldcountycares.org/

Humane Ohio
3131 Tremainsville Road
Toledo, OH 43613
Phone: 419-242-7401
Email: clinic@humaneohio.org
Website: http://www.humaneohio.org/petfoodbank.htm

Lutheran Social Services Choice Food Pantry
1460 S. Champion Avenue
Columbus, OH 43206-3072
Phone: (614) 443-5130
Website: http://www.lssco.org/lsspantry.html

Paws Pantry
P.O. Box 475
Madison, OH 44057
Phone: 440-823-0486
Email: pawspantry@windstream.net
Website: http://site.peoplecarepetpantry.com/Donations.php

People Care Pet Pantry
2994 Sandy Lake Rd
Ravenna, OH 44266
Phone: 330-389-5116
Email: Rene@peoplecarepetpantry.com
Website: http://site.peoplecarepetpantry.com/

Rascal Charities, Inc
6365 Old Avery Rd
Ste 9
Dublin, OH 43016
Phone: 614-791-7729
Email: petfoodpantry@rascalunit.org
Website: http://www.rascalunit.org/Rascal_Charities/Pet_Food_Pantry.html

The Butler County Animal Friends Humane Society
1820 Princeton Road
Hamilton, OH 45011
Phone: (513) 867-5727
Email: animalfriendshs@butlercountyohio.org
Website: http://www.animalfriendshs.org/

Your County Cares
PO Box 493
Adelphi, OH 43101
Phone: (614) 537-9890
Email: information@yourcountycares.org
Website: http://www.yourcountycares.org/

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CAT ADOPTION TEAM
14175 SW Galbreath Dr.,
Sherwood, OR
(503) 925-8903 (for directions only please)

http://catadoptionteam.org/programs-resources/cat-food-bank/

Oregon Humane Society
PO Box 11364
Portland, OR 97211-0364
Phone: (503) 285-7722
Website: http://www.oregonhumane.org/

The PONGO Fund
Portland, OR
http://www.thepongofund.org
SALVATION ARMY
Adult Rehabilitation Center
139 S.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Portland, OR 97214
503-235-4192
gives out up to 2 bags of pet food per person before 11AM each day.
Contact store for details.

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Animal Friends
562 Camp Horne Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Phone: 412-847-7000
Email: speak@ThinkingOutsideTheCage.org
Website: http://www.thinkingoutsidethecage.org/

ANNA Shelter
1555 East 10th Street
Erie, PA 16511
Phone: 814-451-0230
Email: staff@theannashelter.com
Website: http://www.theannashelter.com/

Humane Society of Harrisburg
7790 Grayson Road
Harrisburg, PA 17111
Phone: (717) 564-3320
Email: amyk@humanesocietyhbg.org
Website: http://www.humanesocietyhbg.org/index.php?pr=Crisis_Assistance

Pet Pantry of Centre County
PO Box 5159
Pleasant Gap, PA 16823
Phone: 814-441-5796
Email: PetPantryCentreCo@gmail.com
Website: http://petpantry.yolasite.com/

Western Pennsylvania Humane Society
1101 Western Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15233
Phone: 412-321-4625
Email: linda.feitl@wpahumane.org
Website: http://www.wpahumane.org/foodpantry.html

York County Food Bank Inc
254 West Princess Street
York, PA 17401
Phone: 717-846-6435
Website: http://www.yorkfoodbank.org/

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Charleston Animal Society
Lowcountry Pet Food Bank
2455 Remount Road
N. Charleston, SC 29405
Phone: (843) 747-4849
Email: info@charlestonanimalsociety.org
Website: http://www.charlestonanimalsociety.org/

Pet Helpers
1447 Folly Road
Charleston, SC 29412
Phone: 843.795.1110
Email: office@pethelpers.org
Website: http://www.pethelpers.org/

Project Pet: Pet Soup
P.O. Box 1777
Columbia, SC 29202
Phone: 803-407-0991
Email: jfrazier-scott@projectpet.com
Website: http://www.supportprojectpet.com/site/PageNavigator/PetSoup

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Fayette County Animal Rescue
595 Clement Drive
Rossville, TN 38066
Phone: 901-854-2565
Email: fayettefcar@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.fayettefcar.com/

Helping Paws Pet Food Bank
1005 East Broadway
Maryville, TN 37804
Phone: 865-233-3739
Website: http://www.blountcountyhumanesociety.org/

Nashville Humane Association’s Community Pet Food Bank
213 Oceola Ave
(behind Sprints Furniture/White Bridge Rd)
Nashville, TN 37209
Phone: (615) 352-1010
Website: http://www.nashvillehumane.org/

Southern Alliance for Animal Welfare
P. O. Box 23535
Nashville, TN 37202
Phone: 615-474-8390
Email: laurie@fixyourpet.org OR fixapet@hotmail.com

The FIX Foundation
2132 Kenneth Utley Dr
Next to Simpson County KY Animal Shelter
Franklin, KY, TN 42134
Phone: 270-586-6600
Email: thefixfoundation@gmail.com
Website: http://www.thefixfoundation.org/

Young-Williams Animal Center
3201 Division Street
Knoxville, TN 37919
Phone: 865-215-6599
Website: http://www.knoxpets.org/

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Helotes Humane Society
P.O. Box 908
Helotes, TX 78023
Phone: 210-591-0293
Email: hhspetfoodbank@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.hhsanimals.org/petfoodbank.asp

Humane Society of Bexar County
P.O. Box 290639
San Antonio, TX 78280
Phone: 210-226-7461
Email: crosenthal@humanesocietyspca.org
Website: http://www.humanesocietyspca.org/

Kritter Kupboard
Pet Pals of Texas
9834 Meadow Branch
Converse, TX 78109
Phone: 210-658-8821
Email: petpalsoftexas@aol.com
Website: http://www.petpalsoftexas.org/

North Texas Food Bank
4500 S. Cockrell Hill Road
Dallas, TX 75236 – 2028
Phone: 214.331.4104
Email: info@ntfb.org
Website: http://www.ntfb.org/gi_1008.cfm

P.A.L.S. of Central Texas
P.O. Box 401
San Marcos, TX 78667
Phone: 512-754-PALS
Email: sunket77@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.preventalitter.com/

Pet Pals of Texas
9834 Meadow Branch
Converse, TX 78109
Phone: (210) 658-8821
Email: petpalsoftexas@aol.com
Website: http://www.petpalsoftexas.org/

Rescued Pet Adoption League
RPAL Pet Discount Store & Food Bank
150 W Quitman
Alba, TX 75410
Phone: 888-473-7725
Email: webmaster@r-pal.org
Website: http://www.r-pal.org/rpal_ecommerce_website_010.htm

S.P.C.A. of Polk County, Texas
3731 Hwy 190 W.
Livingston, TX 77351
Phone: 936-967-2287
Email: spcaofpolkcounty@spcaofpolkcounty.org
Website: http://www.spcaofpolkcounty.org/

The Canyon Lake Animal Shelter Society, (C.L.A.S.S.)
2170 Old Sattler Rd
Canyon Lake, TX 78133
Phone: (830) 899-2527
Email: Pets@gvtc.com
Website: http://www.gvtc.com/~pets/programs.htm

The Pet Food Bank of Austin and Travis County

Austin / Travis County, TX
Phone: (512) 288-4480 or (512)453-7737
Email: jasper@sysmatrix.net
Website: http://www.greyhoundrescueaustin.com/gra/index.php

Valley Animal Medical Foundation
3772 Elm Bottom Circle
Aubrey, TX 76227
Phone: (760) 275-3164
Website: http://www.vamf.org/

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Humane Society of Moab Valley
PO Box 1188
Moab, UT 84532
Phone: 435-259-4862
Website: http://www.moabpets.org/

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Botetourt Food Pantry
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Corner of Roanoke and Herndon Streets
Fincastle, VA 24090
Phone: 540-473-2370
Email: smecadmin@ntelos.net
Website: http://www.stmarksfincastle.org/3_2_1.htm

Humane Society of Fairfax County
4057 Chain Bridge Road
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: 703-385-7387
Email: pets@hsfc.org
Website: http://www.hsfc.org/

Isle of Wight Animal Control
Traylor Pet Food Bank
13100 Poorhouse Road
Isle of Wight, VA 23397
Phone: 757-365-6318
Email: IOWAC301@aol.com
Website: http://www.co.isle-of-wight.va.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=84

Manassas City Animal Adoption Center
10039 Dean Drive
Manassas, VA 20110
Phone: 703-257-2420
Email: animalshelter@ci.manassas.va.us
Website: http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/manassasanimaladoptioncenter.html

Manna Ministries Food Bank
229 Walnut Avenue
Vinton, VA 24179
Phone: 540-342-3968
Email: outreach@parkwayroanoke.com
Website: http://www.parkwayroanoke.com/index.php?pageType=sub&pageID=155

Meals on Wheels
LOA Area Agency on Aging
706 Campbell Avenue, S.W.
Roanoke, VA 24016
Phone: 540-345-0451
Website: http://www.loaa.org/mealsonwheels.html

Roanoke Valley SPCA
1340 Baldwin Ave., N.E
Roanoke, VA 24012
Phone: 540-344-4840
Website: http://www.rvspca.org/announcements/index.php

The Holly Help Memorial Spay Fund
P. O. Box 1264
Bristol, VA 24203
Phone: 276-466-5375
Website: http://www.hollyhelp.org/programs.html

The Prince William SPCA
PO Box 6631
Woodbridge, VA 22195
Phone: 571-222-0033
Email: pwspca@pwspca.org
Website: http://www.pwspca.org/

Virginia Beach SPCA
3040 Holland Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23453
Phone: 757-427-0070
Email: info@vbspca.com
Website: http://vbspca.com/

Voices for Animals
PO Box 4466
Charlottesville, VA 22905
Phone: 434-979-1200
Email: info@voicesforanimals.org
Website: http://www.voicesforanimals.org/

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Baker Creek Shelter
Whatcom Humane Society
1661 Baker Creek Place
Bellingham, WA 98226
Phone: (360) 733-2080
Email: director@whatcomhumane.org
Website: http://www.whatcomhumane.org/php/index.php?outreach

Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County
2608 Center Street
Tacoma, WA 98409
Phone: (253) 383-2733
Website: http://www.thehumanesociety.org/pet_owners_resources.php#foodbank

Seattle Humane Society
13212 SE Eastgate Way
Bellevue, WA 98005
Phone: (425) 649-7566
Email: Maureen@seattlehumane.org
Website: http://www.seattlehumane.org/services/services/lowincome-senior

Williamson Way Shelter
Whatcom Humane Society
3710 Williamson Way
Bellingham, WA 98226
Phone: (360) 733-2080
Email: director@whatcomhumane.org
Website: http://www.whatcomhumane.org/php/index.php?outreach

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Metro Animal Hospital
1699 Schofield Avenue
Schofield, WI 54476
Phone: (715) 241-7387
Website: http://www.wjfw.com/print_story.html?SKU=20091222085622

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The species we made dependent…

 

dogs

Adonis, from Shelter Dogs by Traer Scott

“Over the past 15,000 years, we have succeeded in domesticating and thoroughly dominating a species that now is completely dependent upon us to survive. The gray wolf, which the dog was once domesticated from, hunts for it’s food, breeds autonomously, possesses natural immunities to disease and lives a life completely free of and in fact, antithetical to, human existence. Dogs on the other hand, have been bred for millenia to serve humans: as companions, workers and protectors. They are utterly subservient to our treatment and rely entirely on us for food, shelter, affection, amusement and good health.

“All they really require is the most minimal of care and compassion and we continue to fail them.

“We allow them to breed rampantly and then kill 4 million every year in shelters because there isn’t enough space; we make them into designer breeds like Labradoodles and Cockapoos because it’s a charming mix while 30% of the homeless dogs in shelters are pure breds; we abuse them, neglect them and even fight them until the death.

“Don’t we owe these ancient companions more respect? We show more reverence and good will to the very least and most despicable of our own species while constantly using and abusing the faithful creatures that have been at our side for centuries.” — Traer Scott, Photographer

Adopt from a rescue or shelter and let’s end pet homelessness.

Otherwise, here are some of the faces you will miss.

01 ShelterDogs Petey pan The species we made dependent...04 ShelterDogs RosieChi pan The species we made dependent...07 ShelterDogs Minerva pan The species we made dependent...10 ShelterDogs Nelly pan The species we made dependent...11 ShelterDogs Riley pan The species we made dependent...08 ShelterDogs Dumbledore pan The species we made dependent...03 ShelterDogs Terrier pan The species we made dependent...02 ShelterDogs Sophia pan The species we made dependent...06 ShelterDogs Bailee pan The species we made dependent...

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I was quite moved after I stumbled over these photos and Traer Scott’s words. Enough that I want to share them with you. More and more people from all walks of life are coming forward to lend their time and their talents to saving our homeless pets. By bringing their faces to you, perhaps you will better realize that the millions we kill in shelters every year — that’s about one animal every 8 seconds — are living, breathing, loving animals who did nothing wrong other than having the misfortune of ending up in our shelters. It’s really time to re-evaluate our thinking. It’s time to take killing off the table.

It’s time to honor our loyal companions as they have always honored us.

You can read the full post of “Death on Our Shoes” from Traer Scott on her blog.

Observations on Country

 

Having just spent a couple hours pushing the lawn mower around the backyard on this 90-degree sunny, humid day, I have to offer my kudos as I always do to the ones who invented air conditioning and freezer pops. AC and freezer pops are the great equalizers when I walk into the house with a soaring core temperature and clothes completely soaked through with sweat. Nothing like hitting the cool air in the house, slipping into dry clothes and sucking down several freezer pops. Those inventors should surely be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

diegoInFreezerPopBox 228x300 Observations on CountryAnd Diego loves the freezer pop box.

We had a few soaking rains over the past days… spin offs from Hurricane Alex. The rainfall was enough that the little pond in the backyard spilled over it’s banks and I had fish swimming in new places. Not an unusual happening. Fish get so excited when the boundaries of their environment expand and they rush for the edges so they can see just how big it is. Actually we received so much rain in short amounts of time that we had some minor flooding that ran off and soaked in fairly quickly.

The fish I have in my ponds are gifts from the gods, I guess. They appear on their own and proliferate like rabbits. First time I saw them, I thought, “Great, more mouths to feed.”

They are mosquito fish. They eat mosquito larva, so they are a benefit to a pond. They keep the mosquito population in check as far as the pond goes. Of course, they attract frogs which attract snakes and the water in general attracts dragonflies and birds and squirrels. Keep that in mind if you ever decide you want a pond.

lakeBetty 225x300 Observations on Country I discovered several fish in an area the dogs had dug beside the house. It was a fairly long hole and maybe 6-8 inches deep. I made a mental note to check the area today when the water level was down a bit and the fish would be easier to catch. I really wasn’t sure what I would do about the bazillion tadpoles that were also in this hole. I was rather wishing I had not even noticed the fish or the tadpoles. There is bliss in ignorance.

Last night, I noticed a large toad around the area. The frogs and the toads seem to be incredibly large this year. I mean big enough you could trip over them. What’s up with that?

I let Boogee out last night for his usual evening romp in the yard. This is a fairly new habit he has. He goes out after dark and explores the yard. Not far from the front porch and the light. A couple times, I had to rescue a crawdad from his frenzy. Once I put a bucket over a frog to protect him from Boogee only to later find that the frog had somehow crawled out from under. Last night, Boogee appeared at the door rather abruptly. It seemed a bit odd so I let him in. He limped in holding one paw up. Because of his odd mixture of lab and basset hound, he has slightly deformed front legs. His wrists are prone to getting tired if he runs too much. But I had not noticed him running and he was not panting. But he sure wanted my attention.

Boogee 255x300 Observations on CountryI got down on the floor and he crawled into my lap, but he was restless and would not settle. Several of the other dogs seemed to sniff at him as though there was a strange smell to him that I did not notice. He did not like this attention and really snapped pretty hard at them. I have never seen this behavior from him. Oddly, he did not snap at the cats when they did the same thing.

I looked his foot and leg all over with a flashlight — he’s so black, you can’t see anything without extra light. I still saw or felt nothing. Finally, I decided to just take him to bed to see if that would settle him. With computer in hand so I could watch a movie, we went to bed. About halfway through the movie, I checked his foot again… and finally the answer to his problem was surfacing. His foot was swelling up – snake bite. Probably a copperhead. I have coral snakes, but their mouths are so small that they would have to bit a toe to make an impact or so it seems. By the time the movie was over, his foot was so swollen it looked like a balloon. His toes were spaced widely apart with his nails sticking at in all directions. His wrist was regular sized, but the swelling started again above that point and was working it’s way up his leg.

It’s been my experience that the face is almost the best place for a dog to get snake bit. Maybe because there is less tissue to get involved. It’s different with each dog and the situation is a bit of a wait and see thing.

Boogee is doing much better today. Limping, but using his leg. The swelling in his foot has gone down, but the swelling in his leg is still evident. This can sometimes take a while to go away. He was a bit hesitant to go outside this morning and did not go far from the porch, so I have no idea where he encountered the snake. Hopefully not close by.

After breakfast, I went back to the area out back where the fish had moved to. The water was almost all gone. I cannot believe how dry the ground must have been to have absorbed all the water overnight. I found a couple pockets with very little water and bunches of tadpoles jockeying for space… and only two fish. I wonder if that frog I saw last night looked at those fish and thought, “DINNER.” I wonder if he just waited for the water level to go down and scooped up the fish as the floundered out of water. I have no idea. There were no little fish bodies.

I rescued everything moving and transferred them back to the big pond.

I left the city for the country 17 years ago – for the simplicity, for the peace and tranquility, but there is certainly a lot of activity among the various species that I could easily not notice. But once I see it, I realize the country is just as crazy busy as the city, but in a different way. The city is full of the sounds of cars and people and the noise associated with that. Stepping outside on a warm summer caterpillar 225x300 Observations on Countryevening after a rain, the sounds of the frogs and cicada and such is practically deafening. Other nights, the quiet is so large it seems deafening if you can imagine.

But I so prefer the country and all the abundance it affords me. It never ceases to amaze me.

I found this caterpillar yesterday — a Spilosoma virginica, I think. It’s the first time I have ever seen one of these. Not hard to miss. And pretty cool looking, wouldn’t you say?

Vaccinations and How They Disrupt the Immune System

 

Another great read about why you should pass on pet vaccinations

reprinted from The Whole Dog
written by Patricia Jordan DVM, VND

800px The cow pock 150x150 Vaccinations and How They Disrupt the Immune SystemThere is historical evidence that the Chinese were the first to attempt the theory of vaccination during the Song Dynasty (960-1279). [1] This procedure was called virolation and was first used with small pox crusts as snuff to blow up the nostrils of people they hoped to affect. Virolation by the Chinese predates the small pox work of Edward Jenner, Farmer Jesty and Lady Montague by five centuries. [2] The Chinese discontinued the attempts at vaccination as they discovered the process did not help and actually made conditions worse for the patient. How intelligent this deduction was back in that period of time. The Chinese from the medical perspective saw the vaccine as a pathogen and invoked the Divergent Meridians to take the pathogen and translocate it to the interior of the body. In order to do this, to make the pathogen latent, the body had to expend its resources, Yuan Qi and Yin-Jing which is dense and heavy and kept the pathogen dormant (which the body does in the joints/bones/marrow).

The problems in babies and in animals of all ages that are receiving a continuous yearly load of pathogen impact via vaccines, is that the Yuan Qi and Jing should not be disturbed at these young stages of development and thereafter so frequently in life. The additional problems of a poor diet , the use of excessive drugs like antibiotics and resultant Qi depletion is an overall lack of capability to maintain dormancy of the pathogens.

When overwhelmed with vaccinations in addition, these mechanisms leave the individual vulnerable. With so many resources being allocated to deal with the vaccines, what is left of the Vital Force to handle the vicissitudes of daily living? Poor nutrition and environmental toxins and chemicals along with the synthetic use of drugs all tax and handicap the body, so that the bodies are coming into immune compromise and depletion much too quickly.

The vaccines themselves stimulate adverse reactions causing disease, disability, organ failure, cancer, autoimmune disease and sometimes death. The number of dog vaccines has grown from 4 administered only once or twice in a lifetime to 20 and often aggressively administered twice a year! The intent of this commentary is to introduce to the reader to just a few pathways of immunopathology resulting from vaccine administration. When dealing with a patient exhibiting any clinical signs, remember to obtain vaccine administration history and remember that the ancient Chinese were indeed able to link the correlation of vaccination to the disharmonies of health that followed.

In lectures I have attended by veterinary vaccine researchers such as Drs. Ron Schultz, Richard Ford, Jean Dodd and Dennis Macy, the pathways to pathology from vaccination have been clearly associated. The only vaccine that Dr. Ron Schultz is still advocating is the 3 way vaccine for the three lethal viruses, distemper, adenovirus and parvovirus (and the rabies until we get the laws changed). [3] For the cat, the only lethal virus he advocates vaccination for is the feline distemper. Dr. Schultz lays out the pathology that follows cats vaccinated with herpes virus or calicivirus vaccines if administered by injection. He also advises that these vaccines against the lethal viruses are only necessary once in a lifetime to a mature mammalian immune system in order to result in genetic imprinting, incorporation of the viral proteins into the genome to affect pathogen sensitization of the patient’s immune cells. Additional administration just increases the adverse events and vaccine induced disease. Lymphoma is now understood to result from chronic B cell stimulation, chronic stimulation by antigen, vaccines result in antigenic stimulation, adjuvant ensures the chronic stimulation. [4]

The rabies virus vaccine is full of its own problems with autoimmune disease production and adverse events such as ascending paralysis and encephalitis which have occurred since Pasteur first started grinding up infected spinal cords and injecting them into subjects. [5] There is evidence from as far back as 1954, published, and 1945, unpublished, that only one rabies vaccine injected into the mature body of a mammalian immune system is capable of sensitizing the patient for life against the rabies virus. [6] Other work followed in the 1970’s. Research to confirm this is currently being performed by Dr. Schultz and his group as the vaccine manufacturers are not releasing their data that establishes this fact. [7] There was a study done in France on cats and dogs vaccinated against rabies that showed that animals were still resisting a rabies viral challenge 5 years after vaccination. [8] As well there are human cases where the rabies vaccine amnestic response has been effective for 14 years. [9]

Humans have pathogen recognition of small pox for 92 years after vaccination. Once thought to be 50 years in duration and even less when they first started the procedure of vaccine administration, it is now well understood that most viral vaccines give pathogen recognition for the entire life of the patient. [10] My clinical experience is that this amnestic can also be passed vertically from one generation to the next, why not, it is genetic incorporation we are talking about. Dr. Ron Schultz and Dr. Jean Dodd are on record that only one or two rabies vaccines will be sufficient for the life of the animal and are both working with the Rabies Challenge Fund to establish the scientific criteria necessary to change the laws regarding rabies vaccination in this country.

In 1972 the American Veterinary Medical Association first recommended vaccinating yearly, despite the decades of successful use of vaccines administered only in the first year of life. Representatives from the drug manufacturers and several regulatory representatives were the ones whom advised the AVMA to institute a change to yearly vaccine recommendations, not active small animal practitioners and not immunologists. [11] The AVMA enacted this radical change despite the clear acknowledgement that yearly vaccines were not necessary and that the current practice of only administering pediatric vaccines had been enough to successfully control infectious disease. What has resulted from this unscientific and non evidence based procedure of vaccination administration? Dr. Ron Schultz now sees autoimmune diseases in animals that previously did not exhibit this. Our farmed fishes that we now vaccinate due to the stress and disease that follow intensive farming practices are now being diagnosed with autoimmune diseases. [12] The AVMA appointed Feline Vaccine Associated Sarcoma Task Force has a decade of research showing the vaccine induced cancers and not just in the feline species, not just at the injection site and not just sarcomas. The unparalleled rise of chronic degenerative diseases, cancer, allergies, asthma, autoimmune diseases, disability and deaths is illustrated in the following graphs using the increased rate of vaccination on humans. [13]

Following is an incomplete list of adverse events and diseases that follow vaccination. After 25 years of being in the veterinary field, this list presented in 2007 at Warwick, Rhode Island is the first time in my veterinary career that any veterinary medical researcher has presented this information to veterinary professionals. (Schultz) Common Reactions included: lethargy, hair loss, hair color change at injection site (cutaneous vasculitis), fever, soreness, stiffness, refusal to eat, conjunctivitis, sneezing, and oral ulcers. Moderate reactions included; immunosuppression, behavioral changes, vitiligo, weight loss (cachexia), reduced milk production, lameness, granulomas/abscesses, hives, facial edema, atopy, respiratory disease and allergic uveitis (blue eye). Severe reactions triggered by vaccines included: vaccine injection site sarcomas, anaphylaxis, arthritis, polyarthritis, hypertrophy osteodystrophy, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, immune mediated thrombocytopenia, hemolytic disease of the newborn (neonatal isoerythrolysis), thyroiditis and glomerulonephritis. Disease or enhanced disease which with the vaccine was designed to prevent included: myocarditis, post vaccinal encephalitis or polyneuritis, seizures, abortion, congenital anomalies, embryonic/fetal death and infertility. Dr. Ron Schultz is on record with the statement that anytime you inject you could potentially kill the patient and to assume vaccination is safe is a serious misrepresentation of the facts. [14] The AVMA is now on record with this caution not to assume the safety of vaccinations.

From these post vaccinal reactions, it can be understood that vaccination is not an “innocuous” procedure and that the risk versus the benefit of vaccination must be reviewed. For more information on vaccine induced disease, review the United State’s Federal Registry of adverse vaccine events in humans and the reported adverse events that follow vaccination reported through VAERS. The factual link of vaccination to damage is the reason the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Compensation Act was made into law. Adverse events from vaccinations are grossly unreported in both human and veterinary medicine and the lack of a central independent site for registering vaccine adverse events leaves the veterinary medical professional at a serious advantage and unable to collect even an informed consent or full disclosure statement prior to the procedure. [15] The AVMA is on record with the statement that the canine immune system is not different from the mammalian immune system and thus the reporting of vaccine induced diseases in human medicine and research is relevant to what we see in practice. Oncology Diplomate Dr. Dennis Macy is a supporter of the Veterinary Vaccine Injury Compensation Act that would address vaccine injury from veterinary vaccines even though the only lawfully mandated vaccine for animals is the rabies vaccine. Since the suggestion that a single vaccination against only the lethal viruses was necessary by leading veterinary infectious disease experts, the author has studied what science did know about vaccine induced immunopathology and found the reasons to support a position of not causing disease in my patients through the additional vaccinations protocols still much too prevalent today.

The following is a brief overview of some of the pathophysiology produced by vaccination reported in the scientific literature: the different ingredients in the vaccines, aluminum and mercury are linked to immune dysregulation as are the viruses, the mutators and carcinogens in the vaccines. The big moment of epiphany for the author was the reaction that the antigen in vaccines does much to dysregulate the immune system by the very interaction with immune cells leading to autoantibody production, autoimmune disease, loss of tolerance, immune mediated pathology, all four forms (type I-IV) of immune system reactions, oxidative damage, chronic inflammation, cancer, to even speeding up the aging process (Selye’s Disease)

1. Lymphocyte suppression from canine polyvalent vaccines in dogs and in chickens with the avian pneumovirus vaccine. [16]
2. Post vaccinal lesions of the nervous system and the role of the autoimmune process of pathogenesis. [17]
3. Immune mediated glomerulonephritis, amyloidosis, uveitis, polyarthritis, non-regenerative anemia, renal organ failure and hepatic organ failure, auto-inflammatory syndrome, immune mediated inflammatory neuropathies, autoimmune encephalomyelitis, Gullian Barre Syndrome (post infectious auto-immune disease) Common Immune Deficiency, ischemic dermatopathologies (cutaneous vasculitis), post injection site granuloma, necrotizing panniculitis, vaccine induced type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, heart disease, pericarditis, myocarditis, dilated cardiomyelopathy, acute coronary events, vaccine induced enhancement of viral infection, aberrant viral pathogenesis, IgE class switching and behavioral changes of increased anxiety, increased aggression and increased compulsive obsessive disorder. [18]
4. Molecular mimicry (example of how measles in MWR vaccine is able to cause SSPE subacute sclerosing panencephalitis which is autism), distemper and molecular mimicry leading to myelin sheath autoimmune inflammation, neuropathy, cognitive dysfunction, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathies, and thimerasol in vaccines altering the function of the dendritic cells in antigen presentation. [19]
5. Particularities of the vasculature which promotes organ specificity of autoimmune disease. [20]
6. Histamine dysregulation up or down as a result of vaccinations. [21]
7. Inflammatory arthritis and intractable chronic arthritis. [22]
8. Immune mediated thyroiditis [23]
9. Thymic depletion [24]
10. Autoimmunity, loss of tolerance [25]
11. Vascular induction of mini-strokes, blood stasis [26]
12. T cell suppression allowing co-infections with bacteria, viruses, fungus, yeast and parasites (intestinal and dermatophyte) [27]
13. Immunodeficiency (this imparts the necessity to NOT vaccinate in any situation the cats that are Felv or FIV positive and the necessity of knowing the immune status before any stressful immunosuppressive actions taken against them (e.g. anesthesia, spay, neuter). Vaccinating immunosupressed individuals increases adverse events and expression of the very infections they are being vaccinated against. This holds true for the patients undergoing chemotherapy and other immune suppressing medications e.g. cyclosporine (Atopica) prescribed for over reactive immune systems up regulated from damage associated with earlier vaccine administration. [28]
14. Cytokine cascade promotion and onset of inflammatory cascade [29]

The above list is not comprehensive as that would be beyond the scope of this commentary due to space limitations, it is however the outline of a second book on vaccine damage by this author. There is voluminous evidence for the association of cancer with vaccines and the International Agency for Research on Cancer and the World Health Organization have clearly established the information that adjuvant in vaccines are Grade 3 out of 4 carcinogens, with Grade 4 being the most likely to induce cancer. [30] Dr. Rich Ford has stated that the adjuvant aluminum in the vaccines is one culprit in mutating our genome and specifically the P53 oncogene thereby ruining the individual’s ability to stop tumor genesis. [31] The smoking gun proof of this is the presence of the blue grey aluminum foreign body retrieved from biopsy specimens of vaccinated individuals. The vaccines are causing cancer formation not just in cats but also dogs and ferrets and not just at the injection site of a vaccine. The fact that these very same vaccine ingredients are the same carcinogens in the childhood vaccines mandated by our government in the national childhood vaccine program is of serious concern. The rise in childhood brain cancer is the most highly associated vaccine administered cancer in children and this is of certain consequence to the current vaccines and vaccination protocols. [32]

It is understood now, that vaccination is not the same as immunization, that production of antibody is not the same as immunity and to the vaccinologists out there Dr. Ron Schultz states “this is an indefensible practice”. [33] Since 1978 veterinary vaccine research authorities have been advising against yearly vaccinations. [34] Vaccination has never been linked to any science or evidence based medicine but only to precedence and since 1978 to the generation of income. [35] The problem with the veterinarians over-vaccinating is now causing public health problems. Emory University’s Rollins’ School of Public Health has a published a paper on how human illness is associated with use of veterinary vaccines. [36] Others, like Dr. Traavik, Biosafety Officer for the country of Norway, are alerting us to the dangers of the recombinant vaccine technology, the use of chimera viruses that are transferring disease to man. [37] Dr. Michael Fox has been concerned about the impact of the unregulated and uncontrolled use of these genetically engineered viruses in vaccines and the future this plaque is bringing upon mankind. [38]

My research into the number of rabies vaccines recently recalled and the hundreds of thousands of human rabies vaccines recalled in the past for “failure to inactivate the rabies virus” are very disconcerting as is the recall of rabies vaccines due to unauthorized inclusion of human DNA in the vaccines. Vaccines do not enjoy any science of benefit and were never shown historically to even affect the level of infectious diseases. John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health includes this information on their website. How far do we have to continue to keep ourselves immunized against the fact that the very act of vaccination is what is causing disease in this westernized world?

Vaccination is an obstacle to cure; vaccination is the induction into a cycle of disease and disease management that is in every way a violation of the AVMA 1969 Veterinary Oath, in every way including public health and animal welfare.

The use of TCVM will not be able to successfully restore health to our patients if vaccinations are allowed to continue to corrupt the patient’s immune system. Blood stasis, Qi depletion, Liver Yin Deficiency and Blood Deficiency will always be the root of disease while vaccinations remain the non-evidence based medical procedure that is the hallmark of conventional medicine. The body’s Qi will try to imprison these toxins and poisons in the joints bone and marrow, but the body with continual bombardment will be quickly depleted. Our patients deserve to have us conform to our duties spoken in the Veterinary Oath and our obligation to stay current with the advancements of scientific research. In my opinion, vaccination is not science based, nor evidence based medicine, but rather the risky business fulfilled by corporations able to control the licensing and the distribution, administration and promotion even the mandate by law of this poisoning of the blood. The Chinese were correct in the age of the Song Dynasty, the Dynasty associated with both Emperor’s Song and the people’s technological advancements. The ancient Chinese were able to abandon a practice that proved ineffective and proved an impediment to restoring health. This is an example where old medicine is new again and once again a gift to the world from the people of China.

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 Vaccinations and How They Disrupt the Immune System

Poem: What do you make of the stars?

 

Ben+Taylor Poem: What do you make of the stars?Written by Tim Mayor; Read by Ben Taylor
(“Dedicated to all the children here tonight.”)

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Would you look at the number of stars out tonight,
I can’t think when I’ve ever seen starlight so bright.
You can see why they say it’s romantic, all right;
All those men with Flamenco guitars.
Can you find what your ancestors pictured up there?
Can you pick out the archer, the dog and the bear?
Do you know that the starlight is crowning your hair
with the wealth of the last of the Czars?

I don’t know how much stargazing’s ever been worth.
I don’t know that the heavens acknowledge the Earth,
But it seems like a star did a dance at your birth.
Tell me, what do you make of the stars?

Do you dream of a day when a rocket appears,
And you scramble aboard and discover the gears
And the next thing you know you’re a thousand light years
From this strange little planet of ours?

And you look out the window, and what do you see?
Is it anything like what you thought it would be?
They say, “traveling is broadening”, don&Mac226;t you agree?
Tell me, what do you make of the stars?

If you go, I should warn you that somewhere in space
There’s a great big black hole with a scowl on its face,
And it’s eating the stars at a furious pace,
Just like you go through chocolate bars.

I don’t want you to worry, but what would you say
If you woke up some otherwise wonderful day
And were told that a Black Hole was headed YOUR way
Tell me, what do you make of the stars?

When we’re young we like anything fiery and bright
Like the Fourth of July or a Christmas tree light.
We strike big kitchen matches, although it’s not right,
And stick glow-worms in mayonnaise jars.

But someday we’ll grow older, as most people do,
We’ll look up at the sky and the stars and they’re no longer new.
So we’ll have to ask somebody little, like you,
Tell me, what do you make of the stars?

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If I could live on an island…

 
I wish I could live on an island. An island of a few acres, maybe 5-6, in the middle of a river or just off the coast.

Somewhere where I could still see and access the mainland to feel a connection to the world, but a place with privacy where my cats and dogs could run freely about; where neighbors’ animals would not be creating a commotion on my property with mine. Where I would not have to watch someone new buy a wooded lot, cut all the trees down to build a house and then plant new trees. It’s bothersome to see wildlife habitat destroyed.

An island where I would not worry about my neighbors when my dogs are barking insanely at a squirrel snatching every leaf it can fit into its mouth to build a nest.

An island with a few simple buildings. A main house with open areas and lots of windows so you would almost feel as though you were still outside. A wrap-around porch worthy of sleeping on when the weather invites. A porch with a view such as the one in the background of this post. And rocking chairs. A studio where I could paint or sculpt or cast metal without having to put everything securely away when I was done. A place I could work after dark. Obviously, a place off-limits to the cats and dogs. A workshop for the mower and weed whacker, tools, wheelbarrow and such. A barn-like structure of sorts for the animals that would clean up easily and be comfortable to those that want to stay outside (yes, some of mine would not come in the house if you left the door open all day). And a small cottage for guests so they could have whatever privacy they needed.

A garden full of wonderful fresh vegetables and herbs. Maybe a small orchard with pear and apple trees. Some berry plants. And grapes.

An island that gets quiet and peaceful when everything shuts down — the computer, the internet, the phone, even the music. No news about catastrophes, animal abuse, children starving to death, corporate bottom lines, needless wars, opinions, petitions.

Where minutes crawl by at a long, slow and leisurely pace.

Let my pasture grow tall and my lawn almost as tall if I want. Dance in the meadow without worrying what anyone might think.

And just as important, I would like to share this space with a most special someone that feels the same about this lifestyle. Someone who can be spontaneous, who has a wonderful sense of humor and a kind heart; someone with a large love of animals; a charitable person; a patient person; someone who still enjoys adventures and learning new things. An inventive spirit; a designer of many things; a thinker.

I’m sure there is more I can add to this wish, but I have at last written it down and released it to the universe. That’s a start.

JBM 150x150 If I could live on an island…The music choice for this evening’s “sit” on the porch is Jesse Brian Marchant — JBM — a Montreal-based singer-songwriter. His debut album, Not Even in July, was released last year. It was recorded in Henry Hirsch’s church studio in Hudson, NY. Wonderful sound for his deep, rich guitars. Moving lyrics. An incredible musician. Can I name a favorite song? Sure, but it changes with each listen, then it changes again when I listen to it through earplugs/headphones. So I guess I would tell you to pick one, any one. But listen to them all. You can hear the album online from his website.

Click this link to see the unobstructed view of this sunset.

A homecoming… nonetheless

 

I awoke this morning a little after seven. As is customary, I laid there quietly listening to the sounds in the room — the snores, the little dream barks, the deep breathing. This would be the last peace and quiet I would know once my feet hit the floor for the next few hours as I work through my morning chores — emptying litter boxes, feeding everyone, and cleaning the yard.

P3240235 300x225 A homecoming... nonethelessI heard Layla meow rather loudly from her cat carrier in the bathroom. Twice… or was there a third meow? It was an odd mix of moan and meow. A bit louder, but the same sound I heard from her twice last night.

How grateful I am that Ike spotted her yesterday evening and alerted me to her whereabouts.

P4080227 300x225 A homecoming... nonethelessAfter I rise in the morning, I stumble down the hall to turn on the stereo and get some coffee. Then I stand in front of the dining room window and check on Otis and Layla. Their cattery is just outside the dining room window.

Wednesday morning, I saw Otis, but no Layla. I kept looking, but this feeling came over me that Otis was there alone. So I went out to check, and sure enough, there was no Layla in the cattery. No signs of any trouble; no signs of an escape route, but no Layla.

For two days, I looked everywhere for her, called her name, checked the road often to be sure she had not tried to cross it and something happened. I talked to neighbors. I looked out the windows with my binoculars often and went for frequent walks looking and calling her name.

P3080216 225x300 A homecoming... nonethelessIt rained a lot yesterday. Layla is a very smart girl, so I felt sure she would be hunkered down somewhere dry.

After the rain stopped last evening, I again went out looking and calling her. I was in the very back of my property. My dogs were also in the very back, but inside the fenced part of the yard. I went to again check the road. There is a vantage point in the very back that affords a long view. Thankfully, no cat in the road or along the sides of the road.

ike 225x300 A homecoming... nonethelessAs I was coming back across the yard, Ike started barking and looking at a specific spot outside the fence. Because he was so insistent, I gave his bark more attention.

There is a small pole barn of sorts in that part of the yard. Open wood slates with an old piece of weathered plywood on top. I looked all around it and saw nothing. But Ike would not stop. So I checked in and around the few things inside and behind a piece of wood that was leaning against the back of the shed, I saw a furry back.

Layla is similar in color to a rabbit or a squirrel, so I wasn’t sure what I was seeing at first. When I got down closer, I saw it was Layla. She seemed stressed, but she looked okay; I was elated!

I ran to the house to get a cat carrier. She has all her claws so I was not going to risk getting clawed and losing her on the walk back to the house.

P3080207 300x225 A homecoming... nonethelessI put her in the carrier with little trouble. I walked the long way around to the front through my neighbor’s yard. We stopped by the cattery. I was thinking of releasing her back into the cattery because I wanted Otis to know she was okay. But she seemed a bit weary and uncomfortable. Not knowing what happened that caused her to leave the cattery a couple nights before, I put her back into the carrier and brought her in the house. I put her in the hall bathroom with food and water and closed the door so she would not be disturbed.

I visited her several times to talk to her and pet her. She seemed exhausted and stressed. She seemed to have a sore leg, but she still used it. She seemed stressed, but I did not detect that she was distressed. I thought a night of safe sleep would help her wonders.

This morning’s quiet was broken by Layla’s meows. “Ah,” I thought, “my baby is awake.” She rested in comfort and safety last night. I wanted to give her a good look over this morning and see if she needed to go to the vet. So I got up to go see her. When I looked into her carrier, I could tell by her stillness that she had just passed. There is a difference in the energy that surrounds a living body and one whose spirit has left.

P6190004 225x300 A homecoming... nonethelessMy baby Layla passed away. And I am blanketed in the solemnness.

Life is like a hike through the wilderness where every so often we come out from the bush and find ourselves on a cliff. We are left to think, “now what? Where do I go?”

Before I buried her, I took Layla to Otis so he could have closure; so he might understand. He was so happy to see her yesterday evening when I first found her. I am hoping that seeing her helps him to understand why she is not coming back; why neither of us will ever see or hear or feel her again.

I have no idea what happened. No idea how or why she left the cattery, where she has been for a day and a half nor what caused her death. But sadly, those answers would not change anything. So I just let go of the questions.

She died found and in the house with her family. For that, I am grateful.
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Otis and Layla were left behind when their family moved out in December 2007. They are foreclosure babies. In February 2008, they were diagnosed as Feline Leukemia positive and the vet wanted to euthanize them on the spot, but I couldn’t do it. So I built them a cattery where they could live freely, yet be safely away from other cats. You can read more about them at these links: [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ].

Three states eye animal abuser registries

 

National Report — Lawmakers in Rhode Island, California and Louisiana are considering registries to keep tabs on people convicted of animal abuse.

The registries would function much like sexual offender registries, requiring convicted animal abusers to register personal information with local law enforcement.

dalmations 370w 300x274 Three states eye animal abuser registriesAn animal abuser is anyone over the age of 18 convicted of a felony animal abuse offense, according to the California and Rhode Island proposals. Louisiana’s would require registration for any animal abuse conviction.

The laws would require registrants to list their personal information, employer’s name and location, the date and details of their animal abuse offense. Law enforcement authorities will have a varied number of days, according to each state, to enter the abuser’s information in to a database. Rhode Island would then require the chief of police to notify every residence, school, humane society, shelter and business within a half-mile of the abuser’s residence of their previous offense and description. The state attorney general also would maintain a central database of registrants that can be accessed by the general public.

The Louisiana and California versions of the proposal wouldn’t require law enforcement to make notifications about the offenders, but only to maintain a public database. They also would enact smaller penalties than Rhode Island’s proposed felony for failure to register, which would carry up to a $1,500 fine or two years in prison. In California, any fines collected as a result of the new law would be used to establish a state Animal Protection Fund, which would help local governments fund spay-and-neuter programs.

Votes on the bills were not scheduled on any of the three bills at press time.
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reprinted from DVM Newsmagazine

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Leaving no soldier behind.

 

rufusChris 150x150 Leaving no soldier behind.Some of the less heard about heros in the war in Iraq and Afghanistan are dogs. The ones that are adopting our troops because, in our troops, they are finding kindness and attention.

You see in Afghanistan, dogs are considered a disgrace. “According to their culture, if you’re bitten by a dog, you cannot get to Allah. The animals there have no voice, they are treated like trash, used for target practice, blown up, runover and used in dog fights,” says Anna Maria Cannan who has untaken the task of bringing five dogs back to the US. Dogs that have served as watch dogs in camp protecting our soldiers.

Here’s their story. I hope after you read it, you will consider making a donation towards the costs of transporting these little four-legged soldiers to the US.

More than just a puppy story…

hescoBear 218x300 Leaving no soldier behind.My boyfriend of 5 years, Chris, deployed in December and is currently stationed in Afghanistan. A few weeks prior to [his] arrival, a suicide bomber entered the combat outpost in the middle of the night where Chris is now located. The dogs on post must have heard the intruder… they started barking and took off after the bomber; in fact one of the dogs, Rufus, grabbed a hold of the bomber’s leg while pregnant Target and Sasha attacked and alerted the troops. The suicide bomber was startled… realizing his cover was blown, he ended up blowing himself up too early so he never made it into the living quarters. A few of the soldiers had some injuries but everyone survived.

hesco 150x150 Leaving no soldier behind.One of the dogs was killed and the two other dogs were injured but nursed back to good health. The dog who was killed was Sasha — one of the mothers of the puppies born on base.

Shortly after this incident, the soldiers arrived at their final destination where they befriended the stray dogs and the litter of puppies whom at this time were only 4-5 weeks old. The mother of these puppies was Target whom was badly injured in the blast but ended up surviving.

bear2 150x150 Leaving no soldier behind.Sasha’s puppy was left without a mother and, as Chris put it, “Target took him under her wing.” The two living heroes in this story are Rufus and Target, these amazing dogs alerted our soldiers which ended up saving over 50 soldiers lives that day. Sasha was laid to rest, her injuries were just too severe.

Chris, being the animal lover that he is, started taking care of all the dogs in his spare time along with the other soldiers. The puppies are now growing and have become very fond of our soldiers. They have built a bond that cannot be broken. These dogs are the only sense of normalcy that our soldiers experience in a land where life is less than ideal. Our soldiers feed these dogs from their own plates, care for them on a daily basis, and treat them as if they were their own.

chrisPup 243x300 Leaving no soldier behind.I don’t hear from Chris very often, but when I do, you can hear the smile on his face; his voice just lights up when he talks about these puppies. There are three puppies and a few older dogs that the soldiers tend to on a daily basis. The military does not condone befriending animals over there, but these dogs and cats tend to find their way to our soldiers. It’s as if they know the difference between Americans and Afghans. This fact is confirmed daily as Chris tells me stories on how the dogs growl at the Afghan soldiers but show nothing but love to the American soldiers. Dogs have a keen sense of danger and they truly can differentiate good people from bad. There are numerous stories where animals are the result of life saving stories… heroes come in many different forms.

prettyBoy 150x150 Leaving no soldier behind.I feel strongly about rescuing these puppies in honor of their mothers who saved over 50 soldiers’ lives. These puppies were born on a combat outpost and were immediately exposed to food and love from our soldiers. Living as strays once the guys return home would be a terrible thing for them.

I am currently in the process of raising money to help get these little pups home. While juggling work and school, I have been fundraising by selling candles and running an online raffle to help rescue these animals. It is a very expensive process and I can’t do it alone.

pups 150x150 Leaving no soldier behind.It costs about $3,000 a dog to cover the costs for transport, vaccinations, quarantine, and transport from the base to the shelter and a nearby airport. I am currently working with an organization out of the UK called Nowzaddogs which has been involved with a few other successful rescues to the US. It is my hope that we can recognize this organization for helping us Americans in succeeding to get the animals to the US. The more we raise, the more animals we will rescue. Unfortunately the SPCA International never got back to me which is why I got in touch with this organization… they have been extremely helpful throughout the process.

Thank you in advance for all your support and generosity. If we can raise enough money we are going to try and rescue Rufus and Target along with the pups. :)
– Anna Maria Cannan

 

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