Waggin Tails Pet Rescue Update 1/7/08

Hello everyone and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
We would first like to thank everyone that helped us through out the year. We have successfully helped and found homes for over 100 animals in our own group this year. We have also been working locally, networking with a number of other rescues within our communities in taking in and successfully finding homes for many others, as well as aiding other rescues in placement of animals in their care. Champion, our wonderful boarder collie was rescued from the streets of a local community about a year and a half ago by a one of our volunteers. Champion was near death when he arrived and after a major surgery as well as many other medical issues, Champion was given a second chance on being a happy and very loved dog. Most recently, Hocus Pocus, the most beautiful, loving rottie was brought to us after being left for dead in the streets of downtown Schenectady on the eve of Halloween. Again, near death she was afforded the very best medical care and boundless love and hugs from us. Sadly, Hocus Pocus’s condition deteriorated after an impressive fight on her part and she had to be humanly euthanized. However heartbreaking that was for us, knowing that she died in loving arms, with a full tummy and shiny, clean coat and not soaking wet and freezing on a sidewalk somehow made it easier to say goodbye to our new friend.
In this year of 2009, our goal is to help find homes for 150 animals. We are creating a Senior Program in order to help seniors on limited income find their new companions. We have also begun our new TNR (Trap, Neuter, Release) Program for stray and feral cats/kittens. This program is designed to stop the over population of stray/feral cats and kittens in our area. We do try to rehabilitate the kittens and when successful, we then find them new homes. We have been so far very successful with rehoming kittens that would otherwise be by themselves producing feral litters in our community. All others are also completely vetted including testing, shots, worming and altering and then released back into their community where they were found. Unfortunately this is the only other alternative for most, however because they are altered they ca n no longer reproduce and cause a larger issue of feral cat population in a given area.
In order reach our goal and to be able to make this program as well as our rescue itself successful, we are looking for sponsorships as well as foster homes for the cats and dogs that come to us for aid.
We had one big fundraiser this year. It was our yard sale that we had back in October. This was a great success and we will be doing it again this year, and possibly even one in the spring as well if all goes well. We have to thank again the POD’S company for their generous donation of one of their POD’s for this event.
Our big fundraiser this year is “Champions Run for Rescue”. This event will be held at Maple Ski Ridge and is a two day event. We have a huge goal for this event and would love to see you all there. For more information on this event, please visit our Events page. There you will also find a printable flyer should you want to share with your friends and family.
All money raised from this event will go directly for the care of “kids” that are looking for their new homes. We will also be designating a portion of the money raised to our TNR and Senior Programs. We are also hoping to be able to begin an emergency fund that would go directly to the care of animals like Champion and Hocus Pocus.
We would like to again thank everyone. Our volunteers and our community for such a successful 2008 and helping us save so many lives. We look forward to meeting more of our community in 2009!