RESCUE Blog update February 22nd, 2010

Hello RESCUE Fans!

I hope this post finds you and yours doing well. Lots to update you on about RESCUE!

On 2/13 RESCUE dog Mina was adopted! Mina got a wonderful new home. For all the details and photos, click here.

On 2/13 RESCUE kicked off our fundraising efforts for our upcoming 10th Annual Beauty to the RESCUE. The event was a great success!! We received $355 in donations.

On 2/14 RESCUE attended Willo's Home Tour event in downtown Phoenix. Our volunteers and RESCUE dogs had a great time. We had a lot of people stop by our table to learn about RESCUE and what we're all about. Click here for photos.

On 2/16 RESCUE was honored to be able to save three new dogs lives. We have Davy who is a Beagle/cocker mix. He's young (about 10 months old) and a bit shy but warms up very quickly and loves to play. Then their is Jacob, a purebred Brittany Spaniel. It's been a while since RESCUE saved a Brittany but we are sure happy we got Jacob. He is an AWESOME dog. He knows sit, stay and shake on both paws. Lastly we have Wyatt. Wyatt is a Beagle mix of some sort. He's about 5-7 years old. He needs a good brushing or two. Fur is falling off him left and right. Unfortunately Wyatt did have an owner but when they abandoned their home, they also left Wyatt inside. When a new renter came to move in, they discovered Wyatt inside and brought him to Animal Control. Thankfully Wyatt's spirits don't seem to be affected by this. He is a happy, affectionate, playful boy. Click on their names for videos from the day we saved each of them.

On 2/18 RESCUE was able to save three new cats and one more dog from the kill list. We have Cole, a handsome, playful orange tabby. He has a minor injury on his tail but that hasn't slowed this boy down. Addison is the pretty long haired black kitty. She looks has an outgoing personality and beautiful green eyes. And then we have Demitri. Demitri is covered in mats, oil and dirt. However, he is so loving a gentle, albeit a bit scared of loud noises at the Feline Care Center. He warms up quickly and when Debi and I were brushing him, he promptly laid on his side and held his back leg out for us to brush!!!! He will be so handsome when we get him all cleaned up. Lastly we have Khloe, who is not a cat but a Australian Shepherd that was on the kill list. She was an owner surrender but they gave no reason for giving her up. She is very sweet, playful and affectionate. Click on their names for videos from the day we saved them from the kill list.

On 2/18 RESCUE dog Autumn was adopted! Her story and the story of her new parents is very touching. Click here for photos and all the details.

On 2/20 RESCUE dog Ernie was adopted! His new family loves and adores him. Click here for all the photos and details from his adoption.

On 2/22 RESCUE dog Hazel moved into foster care with Ernie's former foster mom! RESCUE has the best foster parents. Here's what Ernie's foster mom Ashley said after Ernie's adoption "I just wanted to let you know that fostering Ernie was ultimately a really wonderful and worthwhile experience. I would love to be a foster again!" And so today Ashley picked up her next foster dog Hazel! Hopefully with her help we will be able to help Hazel find her permanent loving home!

RESCUE's 10th Annual Beauty to the RESCUE event is just two short weeks away - Sunday, March 7th!!! We are very excited about the event. Please stop by and enjoy all the fun festivities that we will be happening throughout the event like:

Two live bands

Mini massages

Haircuts

Baked breakfast goods

Sandwich bar

SHOP RESCUE

Silent Auction

Pet Grooming

And of course our Raffle! We have two great prizes this year - A Year of Beauty at Mane Attraction or $500 CASH!!! You do not have to be present to win the raffle and you can purchase your ticket(s) from anywhere. So far 63 of you have bought your raffle tickets for our event! Thank you so much for your support! Please help spread the word and don't forget to get your tickets today at - http://www.azrescue.org/servlet/raffle. Tickets are just $5! 100% of al the proceeds benefit the dogs and cats of RESCUE!

We rely 100% on the support from our animal loving community! Please help spread the word about RESCUE! Thank you for following RESCUE's journey!

Take care,

Jennifer Berry

President

RESCUE Blog update February 9th, 2010

Hello RESCUE Fans!

I hope you are well! Here's the latest update on all things RESCUE:

On 1/25 RESCUE dogs Mandi and Duke were both adopted. For all the details about their new homes, click on each of their names.

On 1/26 RESCUE was able to save two dogs from the kill list. Ernie and Jay. Ernie is an adorable terrier mix and Jay is a lab/shepherd mix. Click on their names to watch the video from their rescue.

On 1/27 RESCUE was able to go back to the pound again to save Sonny. Sonny had been given up by his owners and after three long weeks with no one adopting him at the pound, he went on the kill list. Thankfully RESCUE was able to take this sweet guy in. Click here for a video of him from the day we saved him.

On 1/28 RESCUE cat Parker was adopted. Click here for all the details.

On 1/30 RESCUE cat Marcel was adopted. Click here for all the details.

On 1/30 RESCUE attended an adoption event up in Anthem. There was a lot of people at the event and our dogs got a lot of exposure. Hopefully some adoptions will result from our time at the event.

On 2/1 RESCUE celebrated it's 15th Anniversary. RESCUE was created to save, care and place the orphaned dogs and cats on the kill list into permanent loving homes! With the help of our volunteers, support from the community and our adopters we have fulfilled that mission over 9,400 times! Hopefully we won't exist in the next 15 years due to an end of euthanasia! But in the meantime we have much work to do on their behalf!

On 2/3 RESCUE dog Ernie moved into foster care. He is doing well and enjoying playtime with his canine foster sister Tina.

On 2/3 RESCUE dog Frederick moved into foster care. Frederick loves being in foster care. He is an older fellow and enjoys the slower pace of foster life. As you can see from his photo he looks great!!!

On 2/6 RESCUE dog Scout was adopted! Scout has a perfect new home with a 125 pound canine big brother to play with!! Click here for photos and here for video from his adoption appointment!

On 2/6 RESCUE held their 15th Annual Volunteer Picnic. RESCUE has over 250 volunteers and we honored over 80 of them for their service to our amazing organization. We have so many fantastic people that help the dogs and cats of RESCUE every single day, year after year. We couldn't save and care for those 9,400+ lives without each and every single one of them! It's truly a privilege to be surrounded by such amazing, generous people! Click here for photos from the event.

RESCUE has several special events this month and next month. This weekend we will be at the Willo Home Tour and will be having a Bake Sale at Mane Attraction (32nd/Camelback) on Saturday from 9-1pm. Please join us at our events, we'd love to tell you more about RESCUE and introduce you to some of our wonderful animals.

Thank you for all your support, for following our journey and for helping to spread the word about RESCUE!

Jennifer Berry

President