| July 7, 2007 |
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Summer Plan: Do One Good Deed For Homeless Pets
Adoption event today, left
to right: Indiana-PAW Founder/Executive Director, Amy Van
Ostrand; Northern Lights Sled Dog Rescue volunteer Sara;
Northern Lights Sled Dog Rescue Director Julie Hoffman; and
Indiana-PAW Foster Parent Supervisor, Karen Spikes, with her
foster dog. Click photo for larger image.
| Indiana-PAW Friends,
We
hope this note finds you happily settling into the early days of
summer, including sipping a cold glass of lemonade, reading a good
book, and enjoying fireflies in the evening. This pretty Saturday
finds us writing to ask you to please make sure your Summer Plan
includes the following: DO ONE GOOD DEED FOR HOMELESS PETS! Read
below for tips on how to do just that!
Good Deed #1: Foster A Homeless Pet
Indiana-PAW foster parent,
Billie Jo Butts, earlier today, picking up the dog she's
fostering for Northern Lights Sled Dog Rescue. Billie is one
of 70 Indiana-PAW foster heroes! Click photo for larger
image. | Indiana-PAW
supplies foster
parents to more than 70 local animal shelters and rescue groups
who are overwhelmed with more homeless animals than they can
possibly house. When citizens like you agree to provide a temporary
foster home for a dog or cat, you play a key role in saving that dog
or cat from euthanasia. For example, one of Indiana-PAW's partners,
Great
Dane Rescue, Inc., is looking for foster homes to provide
temporary care to homeless Great Danes. Similarly, another of our
partners - the Humane
Society for Hamilton County - is looking for a foster parent for
a black lab-mix named Lego while he is treated for heartworm. If
you'd like to learn more about how you can help Great Dane Rescue,
Inc., the Humane Society for Hamilton County, or another of
Indiana-PAW's shelter and rescue agency partners, click
here.
Good Deed #2: Permanently Adopt A Homeless Pet
Chance is looking for a new
home. | If you're thinking about
adding a dog, cat, rabbit or other pet to your family, adopt and
save a life, rather than going to breeder or pet store. Use the Indiana-PAW
"Super Database" to find phone numbers and addresses for more
than 300 animal shelters and breed-specific rescue groups across
Indiana who are filled to the gills with wonderful, healthy,
socialized pets awaiting adoption. For example, Chance
(pictured at right) is available for adoption through the Humane
Society of Putnam County. Chance is just under a year old. He
was one of 11 puppies in a litter, and when the puppies got too
close to their mom's food bowl, she got upset and hurt them. Chance
was the only survivor, and has a scar on his lip as a reminder of
his challenging start in life. Then Chance was adopted by owners
who, unfortunately, hit Chance when he didn't do what they asked,
and ultimately returned Chance to the shelter. Now, Chance is with a
wonderful foster family and is growing into a well-mannered fellow
who is looking for a loving forever home. Chance is neutered and
vaccinated. If you'd like to inquire about adopting Chance, click
here. And don't forget to click
here to learn about Maverick,
Rocky,
Baby,
and other
terrific animals awaiting adoption! And, while you're
considering adoption, don't forget to SPAY/NEUTER
your pets!
Good Deed #3: Volunteer For Animal Welfare Groups In Your
Neighborhood  Nearly every community in
Indiana has hard-working animal
shelters, breed
specific rescue groups, and animal
welfare agencies that are working hard to help homeless pets.
This week, for example, local and national media have covered two
Indiana agencies. USA Today ran an article that referenced a new
Indiana agency based in Greenwood called Spay Neuter Indiana Pets,
Inc. "SNIP," that is assisting Hoosiers with spaying/neutering their
pets. Click
here to read the USA Today article referencing our local heroes
at "SNIP." In addition, the Rensselaer Republican recently ran an
article about K.V. Pet PALS, an animal education group based in
Jasper County, Indiana and how they're working to encourage
responsible pet ownership in their community. Click
here to read the Rensselaer Republican article.
Good Deed #4: Donate Money Or Supplies To Your Local Animal
Agency  Animal shelters, rescue
groups and education groups operate on shoestring budgets, and are
always grateful for donations of supplies and funds. For example, Indy
Great Pyrenees Rescue, Inc. has notified Indiana-PAW that they
are trying to raise $500 to cover the remaininig cost of surgery for
a dog named Stanley who was hit by a car and dumped at a vet's
office, where he now needs surgery to fix his leg before Indy Great
Pyrenees Rescue can find him a forever home. If you'd like to help
Stanley, click
here. Also, Indiana-PAW
is raising money to start an emergency vet fund for our foster
parents who are fostering animals for shelters and rescue groups
who don't have the financial ability to provide assistance if a
foster pet becomes ill and needs lifesaving treatment. And visit our
"Super
Database" to find contact information for shelters and rescue
agencies in your community that could benefit from your donations of
dollars and supplies.
Good Deed #5: Say Thank You
Hope during her recovery,
made possible by The Independent Cat Society. Click photo for
larger image. | The next time you
drive by your local animal shelter or animal welfare agency, stop in
to thank the tireless staff who are working to help Indiana's
forgotten animals. This week, for example, we at Indiana-PAW salute
The
Independent Cat Society in Westville for their recent efforts to
help Hope (pictured left), a cat who had bleach dumped on her body
by vicious animal abusers, but who is now recovering well. The
Independent Cat Society is working hard to address animal abusers in
their community, and we at Indiana-PAW applaud them and the many
hardworking agencies like them. Click
here to see the many shelters and rescue groups who are
participating in Indiana-PAW's upcoming "Heroes
In The Heartland: Working For Indiana's Homeless Pets" video
project.
Thanks to all of our readers for all you do for Indiana
animals!
| Indiana Proactive Animal Welfare,
Inc.
Amy Van Ostrand, Esq.
Founder & Executive Director
Phone: 317-345-6773 |
Website: http://www.indiana-paw.com
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