Senior Rottie chained in Kentucky needs rescued!

This is from an online group I am in.  If you can help this sweet dog please contact jenniferlynhunter@hotmail.com. 


Lexington, KY - Senior Rottie - underweight & living on 4 ft. cable - owners willing to give up

We sure would like to find help for this old guy. It's very cold in KY right now and his old bones are not taking it well. He is also very underweight. He is approx. 12 years old and is living on a 4 ft. cable tied to his dog house. He gets no exercise and is suffering from muscle atrophy. He would really like to find a safe and loving home to live out his life in -- one where he could live inside but have a nice fenced yard to play and exercise in. He simply craves human attention and has never truly had it. The owners are willing to give him up. If anyone can help give this boy a good indoor home, please contact Jennifer directly at jenniferlynhunter@hotmail.com. 

Senior, blind dog living in junk yard needs rescue NY/CT/Metro Area

This is from an online group I belong to, I do not know any more information than is given here.

This beautiful 10 year old Malamute/ Husky Snow Dog Mix dog was once a
family pet but for the past few years, has had the misfortune to live as a junkyard dog.

Now he is too old to live outside. This gentle boy called Fluffy lost his
sight due to cataracts, but is extremely aware and alert to all around him.

Extremely sweet and gentle, Fluffy loves to be petted and touched. This
affectionate soul will win your heart. Very recently he was taken to a vet,
and had all his shots. He is flea and tick free. He walks slowly mostly do
to his lack of sight, but he is in pretty good shape and would love to just
rest his head at your feet and love you for the rest of his years.

Even the neighborhood feral cats love to hang around with him, and he is
fine with his feline buddies.

NY/CT/METRO AREA

If you can foster or adopt this wonderful being called Fluffy, please call
917 689 8414 and Thank you for caring!

Can you help a dog in NY?

This is from an online group I belong to, I don't know any more information than is given here:

Smokey is an 8-year old neutered Elkhound mix. He is currently
living on a chain and will remain that way until a foster or
permanent home can be found for him. He has been on the chain his
entire life and was occasionally allowed in the house when the
weather was extremely bad but was chained to the refrigerator.
His "owner" has been put in jail and the family stops by once a day
to feed him. He is currently located in Binghamton, NY. He was
brought to my home this weekend in Rochester, NY so I could foster
him but he is aggressive toward other dogs and since I have 3 dogs
(one that is aggressive herself and another that is 15 and doesn't
get around very well), it became clear very quickly that it was not
safe to foster him here. So with no options and no possible fosters
that don't already have dogs of their own ...unfortunately, my
friend drove him back to Binghamton and he is chained again.

While he was here, he was an absolute sweetheart with adults and a 9-
year old girl. He rolled over on his belly and loved belly rubs!
He slept in the crate in the house and barked at first but I gave
him a kong filled with treats and it settled him right down and he
slept through the night with no issues. He immediately sat for
treats and was so sweet and gentle when he took them from my hands.
He has a great disposition and followed the humans everywhere we
went ... desperate to be with us. He didn't know what to do with
toys ... clearly, he's probably never had one or had anyone play
with him. He did have one accident in the house but that was more
my fault than his since I hadn't noticed the time that had passed
since his last potty break. He will likely need some housetraining
since he's never been allowed to live indoors.

He has a lot of energy for an 8-year old. He is extremely
affectionate ... jumped right up on my lap a number of times and got
some loving. He was good with my cat too ... his only issue seems
to be with other dogs. He was a perfect gentleman when we bathed
him, trimmed him and brushed him ... he loved the pampering! He
also jumped gates while he was here which I understand is common for
his breed so a forever home with a tall fence is ideal.

I've got someone checking on him a few times each day (since
his 'family' only stops by once per day). It's freezing cold in
upstate NY ... 8 years on the chain is already 8 years too many.
Please help me get him off the chain and inside with the family that
he deserves.

Thanks so much for anything you can do for Smokey!
Christy Merkt
Rochester, NY
cmerkt@rochester.rr.com

 

I did a check on the weather up there in NY.  For the city he is in, today's high was 47 degrees and the low tonight is 28 degrees.  Please, please help if you can!  Thank You!

Formerly chained dog, Roscoe, needs a home in Indiana.

Roscoe, is a sweet three year old purebred German Shepherd. He is neutered, UTD on vacs and heartworm negative. He was recently rescued from life on a chain and is looking for a forever home to call his own. Roscoe hates cats but likes everyone else. He seems to have an issue with male dogs larger than himself. We think this may be because he is so little and skinny ( only weighing in at 57 lbs ) that at this point he feels intimidated by their strength and eagerness to play with him. He should weigh at least 90-100 lbs.

If you have room in your heart and home for Roscoe, please contact: chainfreeindiana@yahoo.com

Do see more formerly chained dogs who need forever homes click here!

Formerly chained dog, Donte, needs immediate foster/adoption in North Carolina.

I came from a life of living chained 24/7 in a fenced yard. I know what you’re thinking, why chained when the yard is fenced? I wondered the same thing – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

My next-door dog neighbor was fortunate enough to have a group called “Dogs Deserve Better” put up a fence for him so he could live his life unchained. While they were working on this, they noticed me in the next yard over. They asked my neighbors owner about me and she explained how I had to live, along with being hit in the face and head whenever I tried to greet my owners when they would come outside.

The representative for Dogs Deserve Better took a closer look at me and noticed evidence on my neck above my very tight chain of a previous embedded chain or collar, as well as an injury on my back leg that was caused by my chain getting wrapped up around my ankle.

She talked with my owners and was able to convince them to turn me over to her to find me another home. So my 2 new caring friends from DDB picked me up, took me to get all my shots, and I tested negative for heartworms. They will be taking me to get neutered soon.

They are now paying to keep me at a boarding kennel until they can find me the happy home that I deserve. I do have a lot of energy from being chained up for so long so I would really like to have a large area to run and play in. I am a little leery of hands coming toward my face and head because I only know of human hands hurting me when doing this. My new human friends come by to visit me often and spend time playing with me. They are helping me to learn that now the hands approaching me are good hands and they don’t hurt. I really like these human hands, as they are showing me that there are caring people out there and that I am loved.

I seem to do well with my dog neighbors at the kennel. I’m not sure about cats because I have never been given the chance to meet any. I really am a good boy, my new friends will agree. I am looking forward to settling down in a new, happy, and loving home, free from chains. If you think you can provide this for me, please contact my friends Shari or Wendy. Here are their numbers:

Shari Strader 336-207-8796 e-mail sdstray40@yahoo.com Wendy Wilson 336-749-5473

Chow Mix Needs Rescued in Hiawatha KS

This sweet boy named Snoopy has been through a lot in the last few months. He lived chained outside for over two years, then his "owners" moved and didn't want to bring him with them. He ended up at a local shelter. Apparently, he was sprayed with a hose by the shelter manager on numerous occasions for an unknown reason.

He is now living outside at a home where there are 20 other dogs. A shelter worker brought him home to prevent him from being killed. He is not being taken care of as well as he should be. Although the woman's heart is in the right place, she can't really give them all the time they deserve.

Snoopy has a small area at the front of her house that is fenced in doesn't really have a shelter to speak of from the rain etc... there is a partial porch that is really dilapidated that he can get under if need be. She leaves early in the morning to come into work and then doesn't get home til later in the evening.

It's going to get really cold soon and we are trying to get into a home.

Do you have room in your heart and home for this sweet boy?
If so, contact these people:
Marie Belanger 765.517.1532 e-mail chainsoff@sbcglobal.net
Stacy Reeves 913.208.0727 e-mail dogsdeservebetterkc@gmail.com

Piedmont, MO shelter totally destroyed; PLEASE HELP!!

Piedmont, MO shelter totally destroyed; PLEASE HELP!!
UPDATE FROM PIEDMONT, MO ANIMAL CONTROL FLOOD:

HSUS IS TRANSPORTING ALL ANIMALS FROM PIEDMONT TO THEIR MACKLIND SHELTER. WE WILL MEET THE TRUCK. ALL PAWS IS TAKING ALL THE DOGS, BUT WE NEED FOSTER HOMES FOR 13 CATS. THE TRUCK WILL BE ON MACKLIND THIS AFTERNOON. PLEASE CONTACT BEV AT ALL PAWS RESCUE AND/OR JAN SIENER (314-605-1497) TO COORDINATE WHO CAN TAKE THE 13 CATS.

PIEDMONT ANIMAL CONTROL IS A TOTAL LOSS. NO COMPUTER, FAX, PAPERWORK -- ALL DESTROYED. IF YOU CAN SEND DOG AND CAT FOOD, MEDICAL SUPPLIES (WORMER, ANTIBIOTICS, BETADINE AND LATEX GLOVES), IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED. SLIP LEADS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT BESIDES FOOD. FRESH WATER IS ALSO DESPERATELY NEEDED. CRATES ARE NEEDED. BLANKETS, TOWELS, AND SHAVINGS WOULD BE ALSO APPRECIATED. PAPER TOWELS, TOILET PAPER, SOAP, AND ANTIBACTERIAL SOAP ALSO ARE NEEDED.

OFFICE SUPPLIES -- PRINTER, COMPUTER, MONITOR ALL GONE. DESK DESTROYED. FILE CABINETS DESTROYED. CELLPHONE, SMALL SUPPLIES, PAPER, PENS, ETC., CHAIR WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

GEORGEANN GRIFFIN AND I ARE GOING TO BEG FOR WHATEVER WE CAN TAKE WITH US NOW, WE WILL BE HEADING THERE IN ABOUT 1 HOUR.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR OFFERS OF HELP! I COULDN'T RETURN ALL THE EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS, THERE WERE SO MANY. GOD BLESS YOU ALL FOR YOUR KIND OFFERS OF HELP!

PIEDMONT ANIMAL CONTROL'S ADDRESS IS:
115 W Green St
Piedmont, MO 63957
ALL SUPPLIES THAT CAN BE MAILED, PLEASE SEND THERE. DONATIONS ARE, OF COURSE, HUGELY NEEDED AND APPRECIATED AT THIS TIME.

THANK YOU!!
SUE RHOADES ACT NOW! RESCUE
JAN SIENER ACT NOW! RESCUE
GEORGEANN GRIFFIN PAWS

Can you foster or adopt a chained dog in Illinois??

(this is from a group I belong to)

Dear Friends,
“Beau” Jangles (aka “Beau”) is currently living his life on a heavy chain in West Salem, Illinois. Beau’s “family” is willing to give him up so if a rescue or foster can take him, he can be retrieved from this sad situation immediately. Beau is approximately 1 years old but you can see in his eyes that he is already losing his youthful spirit.

I don’t know what breed Beau is but he is VERY handsome and looks like a lab or lab mix (pictures attached). Please consider helping this poor soul get into a home where he can experience love for the first time. He clearly deserves it. A transport can be arranged to almost anywhere and I am willing to sponsor vetting costs.

Beau’s story is below (his words, not mine :~)

My name is "Beau"Jangles and I am about 1 whole year old. My life has actually been quite sad so far but I’m hoping you can help me to turn it around.

I was adopted into a family when I was very young (a puppy as they say) and I thought it was going to be a great life… but it didn’t turn out that way. When I was very young one of the boys in the family through a brick at my head and it knocked me out. I don’t think that anyone really cared much about that because no one did anything to help me. Luckily I woke up a while later.

Truthfully, sometimes I wish I hadn’t woken up that day because mostly I just lay here chained to the house. Sometimes I get up and walk around but I can never get very far because of my chain. When it rains, I lay in the mud, when it’s cold and windy I shiver, when it’s sunny…. well, you get the point. Sometimes the people feed me but when they do, they never stop to greet me. Sometimes they don’t even look at me. So I guess you could say I am pretty lonely and sad most of the time.

What I would really like is for someone to take me away from here; to a place that the people appreciate my great assets :~) And where they pat me on the head, maybe even hug me and take me for fun walks!! Am I getting carried away here?!

I am currently located in West Salem, Illinois but I know some folks who would take me just about anywhere if it is better than here.

Love and big doggie kisses,
"Beau" Jangles

Contact Aileen Worden if you can help this sweet dog.

Dog needs rescue in Kentucky-Will be euthanised 3.3.08!!

NOT EVEN ONE CALL TO SAVE THIS BABY!!!

PLEASE....
DON'T LET HIM DIE IN THERE!
Well folks, this is it for Ruben. :-( No one has expressed any interest in him, and his time is up Monday morning. He must receive a rescue commitment before then!
Can anyone help save this boy? He has really touched the shelter staff and it is breaking their hearts to make this decision....

*Please contact James ASAP at: 502-633-0009
or e-mail: animal.adopt@...
(at shelbycountykentucky.com)

Forwarded by Karen Hendren on 02/28/2008 09:14 AM

j c jcshelbycounty@... (at yahoo.com)
02/28/2008 09:14 AM

Hello All,
Ruben has been at the Shelby County Animal Shelter since 1-22-08. He is a Boxer/Am. Staff. mix. His temperament and demeanor is what has saved him for so long. He gets along great with dogs, cats, kids and adults. He is an all around good dog. But...... he looks like a PIT.

Ruben deserves this chance to find a loving home. He really is one of the sweetest dogs that has been in our shelter for a while.

Since he does look PITTISH, I can not continue to let him take up a kennel. We are 6 dogs over our capacity right now, and need every available space. I can only give Ruben until Monday morning, 3-3-08, to have a firm commitment, and scheduled transport from a rescue.
PLEASE, we are full, if you call our shelter, please be calling to take him. Otherwise, please cross post to anyone you think can take him. He can only go to a rescue because of his breed.

I do not beg very often, but I am on my knees. Ruben deserves this, as do they all. If you can take him, you must be a reputable 501c3 rescue and be able to transport ASAP.
**Call the shelter at: 502-633-0009,
or email: animal.adopt@...
(at shelbycountykentucky.com).

Thank you,
James C.
Shelby County Kentucky

Chained dog dying in Florida-Needs rescue

(This is a message from a group I belong to-I did not write this)

Please help!! I cannot possibly stress how important
this is!! We have no time to get there! This poor
dog is in really, really bad shape.

Let me explain, my mother is in FL visiting my 80 yr
old aunt. The man next door is a retired Indian man,
who curses constantly, and is extremely violent
towards his dog, and my aunt has known about this, but
is old, alone, and too scared to do anything. My
mother has been there for a week, and has witnessed
many horrors, but it is only today that she told me
about the dog.

Tonight when I spoke to her - she said that the poor
dog could barely
struggle to his feet a couple of times today before
collapsing. Tonight is supposed to be bitter cold, and
he is laying out there in the dirt with no food, no
water, no housing and he is skin and bones. She said
he's dying! I hope he can hang on a little longer so
he can be rescued, and experience some kind human
interaction.

She witnessed him laying there hopelessly in the bad
rain storm last night too, barely able to lift his
head to bark, and when he did manage, the man came out
and beat him with a stick. My mother said you could
see how pitifully skinny his entire back end is. I
can only imagine you can count his ribs as well.
Apparently there is no animal control there in the
area, because (according to the police officer my
mother spoke to), no one wants the job.

By the way - the police officer my mother spoke to did
not say anything to this man or make an effort to
uphold the law because I guess he's just another one
who thinks "it's just a dog".

Please I beg you - I would like to keep in close
contact with whatever is happening to him, and if
there is no one that can help him rehabilitate, I will
offer my home as a safe haven for him.

I am a single mom with 4 of my own dogs, but certainly
I can make some kind of provisions for him to see that
he gets better.

I live about 6 hours away, and I tell you, if I didn't
have a little 4 yr old, I'd be in the car right now
driving to get this dog !! God help him!!
I don't even know what kind of dog he is, but I do
know that he needs help.

My aunt lives on the corner of Ingham and South Pine
Street in Hillaird, FL. She says this guy is right
next door to her on South Pine Street.

Please call me if you have any questions. That is all
the information I know of as far as location, I don't
have a house number, but it's got to be the first
house after the corner. My aunt is petrified, and will
not go outside and look at his house for a number. She
is 80 years old and doesn't want any trouble.

Please call me if you have any questions (704)
545-7079. That is my home number.

Thank God there are people like you who reach out so
quickly to see if you can help!!! I am new down south
and don't know anyone here and don't know who to turn
to.

God Bless You,
Thank You!

Sincerely,
Ronda
(704) 545-7079

3 yr. old male dog has been chained to a bed post his whole life! Needs rescue in Pennsylvania

His owners put him in a room chained to the bed and never took him
off. He has never been taken outside or been left to roam around. He
was living is his own feces and urine because he had nowhere else to
go. His owners have now decided to surrender him so he needs a home.
Please contact me if you or anyone you know can help. We are in
Berwick, PA

(This is from a group I am in, please contact shanni1204 (at) yahoo (dot) com)

Chained dog in New Jersey needs rescue! Owner wants to euthanize her!

I was at a jobsite today, and found that there was a dog living in a small doghouse. I didnt even see her at first, until she peeked out shyly. She is a very old (16 years old) dog who has lived her life outside tied with a chain to her doghouse. She is so skinny (though she eats, it happens when they get older) and just the most pathetic thing i have seen in a long time. She has little to no human contact except when the neighbor feeds her. The man whose house it is at, has been in the hospital, and was thinking of putting her down cause he can't take care of her anymore.

The next door neighbors say she warms up to people quickly, and gets very excited when she is brought indoors when it is too cold out. Her name is Missy, and she is a White Shepherd.

I just can' stand the thought of this dog, now that ive seen her, living what little bit of time she has like this. At least perhaps she can have some joy at the end of her life............can anyone help?

Is anyone willing to put out the effort to deal with an old dog? It may require some effort, but I think its worth it to help her have some happiness. I have a house full as you all know, and I'm not sure she can do all the stairs in my house... I have a split level.

Any suggestions? can anyone take her?

If you can help, please email:
kmelvin@sarnoff.com

Dogs in Georgia need homes! To be euthanized March 1st!!

(I could only find pics of one dog)

The shelter is overfull and must move these beautiful pets or be forced to euthanize.
Shelter is extremely rescue friendly. The director is willing to give these guys a chance for life. All dogs are 100% Vetted

PLEASE HELP TIME IS RUNNING OUT
PTS DATE 3-1-08


Buster Pic 2826 and 2827 is a one yr brown lab mix neutered boy. He is up to date on all vaccinations and is a team player with other dogs.
He loves to fetch the ball for you.


Marcus: Pic 2830 and 2831 is a one yr old Tri Color neutered little guy. He is fully vaccinated and a team player with other dogs.
Also walks good on a leash


Naomi: Pic 2835 and 2838 is a three yr old Boxer mix girl. She is spayed and fully vaccinated and is GREAT FOR LEASH WALKING.
Naomi and her sister (who was adopted and now Naomi is very sad) were tuned in by a women who lived in an apt.
Therefore she would be great for apt living but needs to have a loving female owner, she is timid towards men. (pic below)










Chance: Pic 2842 and 2846 is a five yr old very sweet Irish Wolfhound. He is neutered, fully vetted, walks good on a leash and is a team player.
His owner chained Chance to a doghouse and finally turned him in when he became ill, GOOD FOR CHANCE. Poor Chance would go out in the rain and stand just to feel something touching him.
This boy is great and a wonderful dog. He only wants to be loved and treated like a family pet. PLEASE HELP HIM AND GIVE CHANCE A CHANCE AT A REAL LIFE.


Ace: Pic 2855 and 2860 is an 11 month old black lab neutered boy. He is up to date on vaccinations and loves to play.
He walks good on a leash and is a team player


Please help these beautiful dogs, the shelter is willing to give them till 3-1-08
CONTACT
Bob Citrullo
Director
Boggs Mountain Humane Shelter, Inc
Tiger, GA
Office: 706-782-5422
Cell: 706-982-4909
Come Visit Us!
Located at 261 Boen Creek Rd. off of E. Boggs Mountain, before the Recycling center/ Landfill, from 441/23 North

Blue Pit Bull Needs Rescue in Raleigh

URGENT HELP NEEDED!! (this was NOT written by me)

> I desperately need help in getting this dog into rescue. I seized him
> from an address in southeast Raleigh on February 9, 2008. The vet
> assessed his body condition score at being a 1, a walking skeleton.
> He should be a blue Pit-bull, but he has so much hair loss throughout
> his body. He has no body fat, and is losing muscle tone. The vet
> notes says he is a very quiet and sweet dog and he likes being with
> people. He is only about 3 years old.
>
> He has tested a strong positive for heartworms. He has been living on
> a chain in a back yard, and sleeping on the hard ground. He has open
> sores on both wrists, left ankle and his rear end. These are
> basically 'bed sores' from repeatedly sleeping on the hard ground and
> having no body fat to cushion his bones.
>
> I am charging his 'owner' with animal cruelty, and he will be a guest
> of the "Wake County" jail, hopefully sometime this week.
>
> Please help me in getting this wonderful sweet boy into a rescue.
>
> Stephanie P. Williams
> Animal Control Officer
> Raleigh Police Department
> Cell (919)524-0197 / Nextel 150*26*34355
Email slpwilliams@yahoo.com