I hope you had a great weekend. Here's a re-cap on last week for RESCUE:
On 4/27 former RESCUE dog Diamond was returned by her adopter. Diamond's adopter took a new job that requires her to travel a great deal. She was unable to pay for a petsitter or boarding while she was away for work so she returned Diamond to us. Diamond is adjusting well and already has another adoption appointment later this week.
On 4/29 RESCUE dog Jake moved from foster care to doggie day care. He is having a blast playing with all the dogs. RESCUE dog Fozzy also went to the vet on 4/29 for his long awaited dental. As I mentioned previously, it appeared that poor Fozzy never had his teeth cleaned. :( As a result, he needed to have six teeth removed. :0 However, none of the teeth removed were his canines or incisors, which is good news. I am happy to report that Fozzy has completely recovered and even went swimming this weekend!! He has some added energy and is enjoying his foster home.
RESCUE dog Shani continues to do really well with her skin condition. I'm hoping for more photos that I will share with you as I get them.
RESCUE kitty Tasha will be receiving her first vaccine this week. While we have a great deal of concern over vaccine protocols it is important to properly vaccine puppies and kittens.
On 5/1 RESCUE dog Misti moved from foster care to doggie day care. Everyone adores our beautiful girl. I'm sure she'll get a lot of wonderful exposure and love from our volunteers while in day care.
On 5/1 I met with GPGLCC in the hopes that RESCUE could make some connections with local businesses to help support our efforts of saving dogs and cats from the kill list. One of the GPGLCC Board Members recently adopted RESCUE dog Ariel from us so we had one foot in the door. I think the meeting went well. There were some wonderful opportunities promised to RESCUE. I am keeping my fingers crossed that they come to fruition. I'll keep you posted.
Unfortunately on 5/3 RESCUE kitty Candy was returned from foster care due to a family allergy. Candy is a long time RESCUE kitty and we were hopefully that this was going to be her forever home. It didn't work out that way, but we won't give up on finding a loving home for Candy. She is a bit upset at the moment but she'll calm down again and the RESCUE volunteers will continue to love and care for her while she awaits her forever home.
The last couple of weeks have been slow for adoptions and as a result rescues are down as well. I did see a bit of an upswing this past weekend which I am hoping will continue for awhile. Unfortunately the summer months tend to be the slowest months for adoption and rescues for the animal movement. This is due to a myriad of reasons like moving, vacations, heat, etc. This summer may follow the past trends or it may not if the economy picks up. We'll see.
The saddest fact about this information is that the summer months are the toughest on the animals in kill shelters. The number of animals that are dropped off or picked up off the streets during the summer months is MUCH, MUCH higher than any other time of the year. :( So the need for RESCUE is great, but without adoptions and donations we can't help save them when they need us the most. But there is hope....YOU! Yes that's right - YOU. You can help make a difference. You can spread the word about RESCUE. Ask people to Adopt, Donate and/or Volunteer their time with RESCUE. All of these things make a difference and allow us to continue our much needed efforts.
Please spread the word about RESCUE. We greatly appreciate your support. Thank you for following our journey. Here's to a great week!!
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