Six critically important items to consider when starting a grassroots animal rescue group, written from personal experience. First and foremost, write your mission statement!
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This is a question for anyone successfully involved in rescuing animals, regardless of animal type and whether working with a rescue group, with a shelter or independently. If someone asked you to give a speech or write a blog post or write a book about how to start doing what you do, plus some key points about keeping up the momentum, what would you include? Yes, I’m compiling a list for use elsewhere and I need lots of input. Feel free to say as little or as much as you want.
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Email and social networking sites have encouraged Armchair Rescue, where people forward information around but never actually DO anything. FYI – you aren’t helping, but here are some ways that you can.
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One month after Weatherbee was transported from the shelter to his new home, he’s living the high life. Here are some photos from his mom, Nancy, showing how he will be spoiled and doted on for the rest of his life.
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A few days ago, I got an email from a shelter about an old Shiba Inu. At the time, NYC Shiba Rescue was already in the process of helping arrange transport for two or three other old Shibas in shelters, so my first thought was “surely this isn’t another older Shiba needing a home.” But, yep, it was, and this guy is particularly in need of rescue’s help because he can’t be made available for adoption by the public. He’s dying. Renal failure. His kidneys are failing, he has Lyme disease, some dental disease and corneal scarring. Apparently he’s so [...]
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This video says so much. Just watch it. This is what we do in rescue. I wish more people would help so less dogs would suffer and die. If you help, thank you. If you don’t… well, suffice to say, I just don’t understand.
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