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Rescue
Note: These links are to educational and rescue sites.
If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous,
he will not bite you. That is the principal difference between a dog
and a man.
MARK TWAIN, PUDD'NHEAD WILSON'S CALENDAR
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Recommeded reading from the library:
Second Hand Dog : How To Turn Yours
Into A first Rate Pet
by Carol Lea Benjamin, John Wiley & Sons; (June 1994) ISBN:
0876057350
Adopting the Racing Greyhound
by Cynthia Branigan
Adopt the Perfect Dog: A Practical
Guide to Choosing and Training an Adult Dog, by Gwen Bailey
Breed Rescue: How to Start and Run
a Successful Program (Alpine, 1998) by Shelia Boneham www.sheilaboneham.com
This book was named Best General Reference Book for 1998 by the
Dog Writers Association of America.
See also: Complete Idiot's Guide to
Getting and Owning
a Dog, also by Sheila Boneham. Available via online
bookstores.
Comment: The "perfect dog"
is the result of nurturing and training not born perfect.
He or she is not sitting there in the shelter waiting for you
to find him after you look at and reject hundreds of other dogs,
He is almost any one of them after you work with him and teach
him.
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Recommended listening
Spaymobile
- NPR segment on a free mobile
clinic that is trying to reduce the number of unwanted animal
pregnancies in Los Angeles.
Romanian
Dogs - about the exploding stray dog population. One woman
is trying to ease the situation by exporting the animals as pets
for Western Europeans.
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This enterprise is endorsed by my shelter dogs - Laura, Misha, Shirley,
Henry, Jack, Emmie, Rusty, Gina,* Robin,* Amos,* Molly,* Pixie* and
the shelter dogs I have fostered and adopted out (and in doggie heaven,
Georgie, Sandro, Sara, Rita, Chessie) *new dogs in my life since I started
this website.
If you want to link to this page
I do occasionally add links submitted by visitors, mainly rescue and
educational breed pages. No commercial sites!
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Become an informed puppy or dog buyer/adopter.
PLEASE: Check
at your local shelters first.
Check with local
rescue orgainzations.
Check the internet listed rescue organizations
such as you see on this page.
Consider adopting
an older dog.
Don't buy a puppy
from a pet shop !
about Pet
Shop Puppies
If
you absolutely think you must buy a dog from a breeder,
check
with local breeders where you can visit the facilities and meet
the parents of the puppy.
Responsible breeders do not sell a puppy, or a litter of puppies
to pet shops.
Responsible breeders do health checks on breeding stock, keep
careful records and CARE about the future homes of the puppies
they raise.
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Stories
Star's Story:
A very special German Shorthaired Pointer Rescue Story by Laura
Hansen of the German Shorthaired Pointer of California Rescue Program.
This page includes Jennifer Northcutt's lovely, heartbreaking poem commemorating
the death of Kelly, her hearing ear dog who preceeded Star.
General Rescue Sites: USA
All Breed
Rescue Alliance Information - some good information,but this is
an old site, not recently updated.
DogZone Rescuers
This comprehensive site lists rescue organizations and contact persons
for many breeds. It's intent is to be as complete as possible. Not all
sources are Internet accessible. - last updated 1999.
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San Francisco SPCA
These people seem to be doing a great job with their shelter and
other activites--plus, this is a well designed web site with great
graphics. - This was one of the very first online shelters - now
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Save-a-Pet Online
- this page is comprehensive and updated frequently
Save Our Small DOGS - links from the Small/Toy
dogs page
Senior Canine Rescue
Society
- Dedicated to the rescue, adoption and care of older dogs. Lists older
dogs needing homes, as well as happy ending stories and heartwarming
tributes.
Information about Puppy Mills
Help Reform
the Puppy Mills
by American Humane Association. Dogs in Commercial Breeding Facilities
Need Your Help!
Puppy Mills Information
and Updates
Breed Rescue Arranged by Breed
--Now listed under the individual breed pages.
Lost and Found Pets (listed
by state, country, etc. Huge)
A big paws up to the United States Department of Agriculture for starting
this service. Lost animals can be listed (with pictures) here. Other
information about finding lost pets. Arranged by state.
Humane Societies & Shelters Comprehensive
sites.
Search dog.com huge list
of links here:
AlleyCat Allies - national
- "Promoting compassion and humane care for America's feral cat population"
Dogs Connections
- our web developer's comprehensive, educational web site for dog
owners, includes breed rescue links for most breeds.
Guide to Online Pet
Resources - by state
Hugs for Homeless Animals - includes
"The Snuggles Project," and World Wide Shelter directory.
Kyler
Laird's animal rescue resources - shelters - huge listing
Kyler
Laird's animal rescue resources - breed rescue listings - huge
listing
Petfinder.org - dogs, cats,
etc. in animal shelters, search by breed. For best results go to the
breed index.
Rescuers.org - "Rescuers.org
is an internet resource for people seeking a new pet, placing a pet
for adoption, or looking for information on pet care."
Rescue
Workers Adoption Page - dogs and cats available for adoption nationwide
(with pictures)
Save our
Dogs - Rescue and Rehoming
Senior
Canine Rescue Society - an internet resouce for rehoming senior
dogs, and discussing life with senior dogs - international
Animal Organizations
These links do not equal an endorsement of any of these groups. I am
not a member of any of these organizations.
Animal Rights Resource Link
Fund for Animals
Humane Society of the United States
International Fund for Animal Welfare
People for the Ethical Treatment
of Animals
United Animal Nations - this group
sponsors
World Society for the Protection
of Animals - international, news, assistance to animals worldwide.
Puppy Mills Information
National Public Radio show,
"All Things Considered" gave the Puppy Protection Act, an
amendment to the Farm Bill now before the Senate, some positive coverage:
(2/11/2002) Listen
to it now.
NoPuppyMills.com
Puppy Mills - from Hearts
United for Animals (Nebraska)
PuppyMillRescue.com -
animals rescued from puppy mills adoption page These are just a few of the hundreds of websites available - go to
the Envirolink Library
for more.
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