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Saying Goodbye Every Day

by Amy Espie

Racheal Sance, a pet rescuer sent me this writing in an email and I was so moved by it that I did a search for it online to see if I could post it to my blog. I found posted on House Rabbit Society's website on this web page:
http://www.rabbit.org/adoption/saying-goodbye.html I emailed them and received permission to repost it here. It is a sad story, but one we all need to read and pass on.

Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control (TPAC) Info

What is Rescue? - Author Unknown -
I found the following info on Schnauzer Rescue of Louisiana: But thought is was worth repeating here.
You may not agree with some of the things said on this page, but please understand that these are the realities of animal rescue. You may have encountered rescues who didn’t ever [...]

Good news for the Holidays for Tangipahoa people and pets
News article: Animal Control promotes adoptions; By Sylvia Schon; Friday, December 19, 2008 8:24 AM CST
Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control is running a Christmas special with lower adoption costs and free tickets to Extreme Canine at Columbia Theater.
Dogs and puppies can be adopted for $48 instead of [...]

A poem for pet foster moms
Poem For Rescuers
There I sat, alone and afraid.
You got a call and came right to my aid.
You bundled me up with blankets and love.
And, when I needed it most, you gave me a hug.
I learned that the world was not all that scary and cold.
That sometimes there is [...]

Christmas At The Shelter
author unknown
‘Tis the night before Christmas and all through the town,
every shelter is full - we are lost but not found,
Our numbers are hung on our kennels so bare,
we hope every minute that someone will care.
They’ll come to adopt us and give us the call,
Come here, Max and Sparkie - come fetch [...]

Rescued dog - Momma Mia’s story

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By Racheal Sance; Dec 2, 2008
I rescued Mia off the side of the highway on November 12 in the pouring rain. Our vet thinks she is a young dog, but all her front teeth are [...]

Wirehaired mini Doxi girl, “Trudy” up for adoption

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Trudy’s foster mom, Cheryl Henkel, says this about Trudy…
Breed: Wirehaired Miniature Dachshund. By the way, did you know that last year at the Westminster dog show the highest-placing Doxie last year was the wire-haired!
Size [...]