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Meet Speedy.   He was just brought to the Passaic Animal Shelter in Passaic, NJ. Speedy is a sweet 12 year old West Highland White terrier (who looks and acts a lot younger).  Speedy loves to play and run around -- I guess that's what he's called Speedy. This cute little guy would love to have a family again.

Do you have room in your heart for Speedy?  If so, meet him at the Passaic Animal Shelter. His ID # is D232

Speedy is one of many dogs and cats in Passaic, NJ who needs a good home. Please, check out their website to see the entire pet list:  http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ36.html Or better still, please visit the shelter in person.  The Passaic Animal Shelter is located on the corner on Main Ave. and Brook Ave. in Passaic, NJ at 13 Benson Avenue. 973-365-5669. 

For more information on any of the deserving pets in Passaic,  contact PAS13Benson@aol.com
 

Perkins is a handsome adult male yellow lab/golden retriever/and possibly husky mix who is waiting for his forever home at the Bergen County Animal Shelter in Teterboro, NJ.  Abandoned outside the shelter several months ago, he rapidly became a favorite of shelter staff and volunteers.  Apparently, he had a home once upon a time, because he appears to be housebroken. He loves to get his neck massaged. When he was found, he was wearing a collar that was much too tight, and was cutting into his neck, so he obviously didn't get the care he deserved.

The picture doesn't do him justice, because it doesn't show his beautiful, gentle face to best advantage.  Despite his age, estimated at 6-7 years, he's active and enthusiastic.  Perkins enjoys his walks, and in his enthusiasm, he does pull a bit too much when he first starts out, but with a little training, he'll do just fine.  Perkins seems to genuinely enjoy the company of people, and he's fine with most other dogs.

Perkins is a dog who truly deserves a second chance at a loving home.  If you can give him that second chance, please contact Pam at DigDoggies3@aol.com or Doris at Pupkit3@aol.com.  Better still, visit the shelter in person to see the many wonderful animals available for adoption.  The Bergen County Animal Shelter is located at 100 United Lane, Teterboro, NJ (Meadowlands area of northern NJ not far from Giants Stadium).  The shelter is open 7 afternoons per week for adoptions.  Rescues, please visit the shelter's website at http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/bcas/  to read their rescue policies before contacting the shelter. His shelter ID is 37183

http://hsus.org/ace/21263

Rescue Notes:

--- Mary Rigdon <luvmy2beagles@yahoo.com> wrote:

 To: hound-rescue@yahoogroups.com,
   beagleRescueNE <BeagleRescue-NE@yahoogroups.com>,
   beaglerescue@yahoogroups.com
 CC: beagles2@yahoogroups.com,
 beagles-n-wannabes@yahoogroups.com
 From: Mary Rigdon <luvmy2beagles@yahoo.com>
 Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 18:50:52 -0700 (PDT)
 Subject: [hound-rescue] 50 Purebred Beagles in NJ
 need to go somewhere-HELP?!?
 
 
  --------- Forwarded message ----------
  From: "Kelly Sperber" <KSPER334@FOXTV.COM>
  To: Undisclosed-recipients:;
  Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 17:29:32 -0700
  Subject: 50 Purebred Beagles in NJ need to go
  somewhere
  Message-ID: <s1069172.081@tvho_gw_s1.foxtv.com>
 
  CROSS POST ** CROSS POST
  CONTACT DIRECTLY: "Save A Dog & Kids"
  <saveadog @ xmission.com>
 
  From:         "Save A Dog & Kids"
  <saveadog@xmission.com>
  Date:         7/27/04 9:39AM
  Subject:         FW: Up coming project. 50
 PUrebred
  Beagles in NJ need to
  go somewhere
 
  There are 50-60 beagles in NJ, that are in an abusive situation.  These  pups are NOT even in a cozy shelter and DO have health
  problems.  This is not going to be a neat and easy situation where we are asking people to take fully vetted dogs, with some idea of their temperment.  This is going to be down and dirty rescue.
 
  And we will need your help, and need to know you will be on board to
  help. Katie has already seen pictures of the living conditions of these pups and given permission to use her site to post them. 
  www.weneedahome.net .
  She suggested that you could do this, as you have been granted the status to post for that site.  We will probably have the information we need to start publishing their picutres and some descriptions in
  24-36 hours, at Katie  and I will be doing all we can to get the word out.

Rescue Notes

Please email me directly if you can help, or know someone who can...

Some guy dropped 2 ferrets off at our PetCo adoption day today at a local petco, after coming into the store stating that he wanted to return them. When he was asked if he bought them in that store and they said no, they told him they would only be able to take them back if he bought them there....
He asked several rescues who were present in the store, but no one would/could take them. He left the store and we all though he was going back to the store where he got them, but we were wrong. I went to throw the garbage out about an hour later, and the carrier that he had was next to the dumpster... ( it was a cardboard one, so my thoughts were he may have released them. I HAD to check it. We'll, he left them,and they were actually panting. We usually don't do ferrets and I would hope there is a ferret rescue who is avail. to take them to do the proper screening for them. I took them and have them now, but am actively seek a rescue for their safety, as my parents will not let e keep them. Please let me know fi anyone knows a reputable ferret rescue who can be of assistance.
I do not know if they are boys or girls, and am not sure how to tell on ferrets ( I specialize in cats/dogs.  Sorry :-(  ..Or anything else about them, except they are the normal brown ferret color. and seem otherwise in good health.

Thanks again!
"Every LITTLE bit of help, makes a BIG difference to each TINY heart"

"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog.
You're his life, his love, his leader.
He will be yours, faithful and true to the last beat of his heart.
You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."

Jennifer
President/Founder
P-U-R-R-S...N' Pups Animal Rescue Team, Inc.
www.purrsnpups.petfinder.com
 

PERMISSION TO CROSSPOST

Rogers' Rescues is currently seeking additional foster homes for dogs and
puppies rescued from kill shelters. 

If you live in NJ or eastern PA and can help, please contact me for details.

Fostering saves lives! We rescue dogs from kill shelters, many of which are
in rural areas and don't have too many local adoptions. When they reach
capacity, some of these shelters will euth by gassing. It's a horrible way to die.
Please help...please consider fostering!

Thanks
Trish
 

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Best Friend Forgotten: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Homeless Animals
in America



It stars a lovable dog named Clover and an adorable cat called Oreo, it's hosted by David Duchovny of X- Files fame, and it could be  coming to a station near you. Best Friend Forgotten, a compelling documentary that follows Clover and Oreo through two different U.S.  shelters, is slated to air on PBS this fall. But the film needs your  help to ensure that its important message reaches your community. 

Directed by American filmmaker Julie Lofton, Best Friend Forgotten  takes a behind-the-scenes look at the crisis of pet overpopulation.  The statistics are staggering: in every community in America, dogs  and cats by the hundreds and thousands are left homeless through no  fault of their own.

Only a fraction of these hopeful animals find  good homes.   Clover and Oreo are two such hopefuls, examples of the kinds of  highly adoptable pets that make their way into U.S. shelters every  day. Clover was taken in from the streets of Los Angeles while Oreo  was found in a Chicago tenement building. After being rescued by  animal control officers, each is taken to a local shelter.   Once there, Clover and Oreo face a heartbreaking reality-less than  half of the 6-8 million animals that enter U.S. shelters each year  are adopted. This is not for a lack of trying. "Animal shelters  provide care and, whenever possible, loving homes for homeless pets.  Too often, they must instead provide a humane death. Due to a lack  of appropriate resources, a shortage of families looking to adopt, a  constant influx of unwanted animals from the community and a lack of  targeted spay and neuter programs, millions of innocent animals are  euthanized annually," says Kate Pullen, The HSUS's Director of  Animal Sheltering.  

This tragedy, however, is completely preventable. But only if people  become aware of the crisis. Lofton, a former stand-up comedian,  decided to get serious about the problem of pet overpopulation after  volunteering at a Los Angeles shelter where she saw countless  animals euthanized because the shelter was overcrowded. "The plague  of pet overpopulation is invisible to most people, and this movie  will bring it home to them," Lofton said.   The film helps to spread the word by educating viewers and inspiring  them to take action. According to a press release, Lofton's  said, "My hope is that this movie will motivate people to go to  their local shelter and take home a loving animal companion. For  those who have dogs and cats at home, I hope the film will encourage  them to spay and neuter their pets."  

Several celebrities have lent their support to the project.  Duchovny, most famous for his role as Fox Mulder on the X-Files  series, hosts the documentary, while Peter Gabriel, former member of  the band Genesis, has called the film "a brilliant documentary that  needs to be seen by anyone who loves animals."   Despite Gabriel's rave, there's no guarantee that Best Friend  Forgotten will be seen in your area. Local PBS stations have the  option to add this documentary to their fall line-up, since each  station creates its own schedule based its community's needs. In  other words, it's up to the public to help ensure that this film is  shown nationwide.  

The HSUS and shelters around the country are asking animal lovers to  call, write or e-mail their local PBS station by July 23, 2004 to  request that Best Friend Forgotten be added to the fall line-up of  programs. By the end of July, local PBS stations will have made  their final decisions for the October line-up, so it's important to  take action now.  

Animal lovers should also request that the film be aired during the last week of October during prime viewing hours to help kick off  National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week, which is sponsored by The  HSUS and planned for the first week of November. This week  recognizes the indispensable role that all animal shelters play in  maintaining the safety and health of a community, on behalf of all  its residents.  

Spread the word about pet overpopulation! Follow  these four easy  steps to help ensure that Best Friend Forgotten's critical message  reaches your community:   Step 1: Find your local station using the PBS Station Finder   http://www.pbs.org/stationfinder/index.html  
Step 2: Note your station's address, e-mail address or phone number.

Step 3: Write, call or e-mail your station by July 23, 2004. Writers can  download our customizable letter. [ http://files.hsus.org/web- files/PDF/Letter_to_PBS_public.pdf ]

Step 4: Pass this article on and encourage your friends and family to take action!

Why are there no funds for legitimate animal welfare issues? Click the banner below for an education in politics and to learn what you can do to change things.

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Correspondents and Liaisons Needed!

There are a myriad of positions available for many different agencies throughout the U.S. There is a great need for shelter workers and volunteers, liaisons, political activists, campaigners, publicists and press people, photographers, correspondents and, yes, transporters!

Most of these positions are not, in and of themselves, demanding. Of course, if you care about animals they can become very time consuming efforts, indeed, and we appreciate the vast and varied talents of those who are doing this work -- many out of the kindness of their hearts.

If you are interested in volunteering for this effort or others, we invite you to write us and let us know what you'd like to do, how often and how you like to work. We're sure to be able to find a match for you!

We thank God for each and every one of you who care enough to confront almost insurmountable odds to do everything you can to change this travesty in our world, often facing your own  humanity to do so, and putting your own emotions on the line to care for the voiceless among us: GODSPEED to each and every one...

Theodore

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