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Sunday, June 14, 2009

Help a Finale Refuge Dog at Old Dog Haven



Above is Biscuit, one of the many senior dogs that has found a final refuge at Old Dog Haven. Final Refuge dogs are seniors who have been judged to be too sick, frail, or with very limited time left, to be subjected to the adoption process. They spend their final days at Old Dog Haven or in special foster homes. Old Dog Haven pays the veterinary bills and any other extra care expenses that these special seniors need. Please consider sponsoring a Final Refuge dog today. You can even see their photos and sponsor the dog of your choice at the link below:

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Friday, June 05, 2009

TBAR Happenings

A Texas Justice of the Peace has awarded custody of 57 Thoroughbred and Arabian horses to the equine welfare groups that have been caring for them since the animals were seized May 9.

Hopkins County law enforcement authorities and volunteers from the True Blue Animal Rescue and the Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society seized the animals from owner Carol Paselk. Melanie DeAeth, president of True Blue Animal Rescue, said the horses were malnourished and needed veterinary and farrier care.

On Tuesday, Justice of the Peace Yvonne King ruled that the horses were neglected and that rescue groups should continue providing rehabilitative care until the horses can be placed in adoptive homes. Paselk was unavailable for comment.

No criminal charges have been filed.

 

For Immediate Release


For more information:
Melanie DeAeth, True Blue Animal Rescue
Phone: (936)878-2349
Jennifer Williams, President Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society
Phone: (888) 542 5163

 
TWO RESCUES, HOPKINS COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT AND SULPHUR SPRINGS POLICE DEPARTMENT WORK TOGETHER TO SEIZE 58 HORSES FROM HOPKINS COUNTY HORSE OWNER
 
 
True Blue Animal Rescue (TBAR) President Melanie DeAeth received a neglect complaint concerning Hopkins County horse owner Carol Paselk earlier this year.  When she discovered the condition of the horses at the property, she contacted Jennifer Williams, Ph.D. of Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society (BEHS).  DeAeth and Williams agreed that the horses appear to be neglected:  they lacked proper food, access to potable water and necessary medical attention.
 
On Saturday, May 9, 2009, volunteers from TBAR and BEHS arrived at the owner’s property accompanied by officers from the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department and Sulphur Springs Police Department.  The officers served the owner, Carol Paselk, with a warrant to remove all horses from the property.  Volunteers document 57 horses living on the property in unsanitary conditions and found one deceased horse..  All living horses were removed and relocated to safe holding facilities.  They’re currently being seen by veterinarians and farriers and being started on re-feeding programs. 
 
The case will be heard on Tuesday, May 19th at 1:30 PM in Sulphur Springs.  At that time, evidence on the horses’ condition will be presented, and the owner will have a chance to present evidence.  The Justice of the Peace who presides over the case will then determine whether or not the horses were neglected.  If so agrees that the horses were neglected, she can award them to the rescues to rehabilitation and eventually rehome.
 
Rehabilitation of the animals will take several months and cost the organizations thousands of dollars.  If you would like to make a contribution to assist with the animals rehabilitation or would like to become a foster care-giver for these or other neglect case horses, please contact True Blue Animal Rescue or Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society. 


Make a donation at

www.t-bar.org 

All donations are tax deductible.

See the horses



True Blue Animal Rescue
936-878-2349 - help@t-bar.org
 
 
Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society
(888) 542 5163 - info@bluebonnetequine.org 
www.bluebonnetequine.org

 

Additional News Stories:

KBTX - Bryan/College Station

WFAA - Dallas/Ft. Worth

Brenham Banner-Press

Horsetalk - New Zealand

Cleveland Advocate

Bryan College Station Eagle

KLTV - Tyler/Longview

KTRE - Lufkin

Front Porch News Texas - Hopkins County

 

T-Bar estimates it will take a minimum of $5000 to care for and rehabilitate the horses taken in during this seizure including vet care, gelding, feeding, etc. These horses need your help! Please donate.

Make a donation at

www.t-bar.org 

All donations are tax deductible.

See the horses
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Sunday, May 10, 2009

Middle Eastern Salukis - A Growing Concern!


The situation with abandoned Middle Eastern Salukis grows worse. We need your help to spread the word that abandoned Salukis in the Middle East are in need of care and loving homes. To continue our work in helping them we need donations, adopters, and foster homes. By raising awareness of this increasing problem, we hope to get help from other groups and individuals internationally.


We regularly receive pleas for help from various parts of the Middle East. Julie from Doha has written to us: "I live in Doha and recently started to care for an abandoned and starving Saluki mother and her 3 surviving pups living in perilous conditions on a building site near my home. The watchman on the site told us she had been thrown from a car. As other dogs had started to join this family, the local residents were on the verge of calling the police, who would come and shoot them all (in reality, using them for target practice as those who have witnessed the spectacle say it can take a couple of hours until the injured dogs are finally cornered and killed). The manager of a local vets practice, Kim, offered to help by taking them into a spare room in her surgery as an emergency measure, a contact managed to convince the police to give us a couple of days, and we caught Momma (who is unsurprisingly timid), the 3 pups.... the boy pup sadly died shortly after rescue, Momma is now temporarily on a farm, one of the girl pups is fostered with me, one in a holding pen at the vets. However, we don't have a longer term solution for them. The local animal shelter is full to bursting and also takes in abandoned Salukis." Kim from Doha Vet inQatar writes: "I hope you will please help...this little girl saluki, 2 months old, we have taken in. She was being raised to be a hunting dog and has a minor fracture on her leg, which is already healing she can put weight on it. However, what is so appalling is the owner has decided at 8 days old all the saluki pups will have their ears cut off. He owns over 200 dogs. The ears are cut off without anesthesia, using scissors because they think it will make the dogs run faster.

This little girl needs love.....she is so sweet, please if anyone can foster or accept her into your family.I can look beyond this mutilation .....can you ????? her little eyes are filled with hope and thanks. We still have many pups, kittens, cats and dogs, our clinic is full. Thank you for all your help and support."

To help with this growing problem STOLA has created a Middle Eastern Saluki Cause page on Facebook to spread this news around the world. Please go to the page, donate if you can, and forward the link to your friends and family. Donations for Middle Eastern Salukis will be held in a separate fund from our regular donations for the U.S. Salukis. Facebook Save Middle Eastern Salukis Cause Page http://apps.facebook.com/causes/280093/56839785?m=8267094b You can also donate directly to the STOLA Middle Eastern Saluki Fund at our website STOLA Middle Eastern Saluki Fund http://www.stola.org

Born in squalor - we must not let this continue to happen! PLEASE HELP! If we each do just a little, we can accomplish a lot.


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Monday, April 27, 2009

HOPE ...it springs eternal...

"HOPE IS IN HIS FUTURE"


Meet TYSON, currently in foster care on Cape Cod, MA.
As with all the artists here at ART HELPING ANIMALS, I paint for my local rescues when the need arises. I was recently contacted by Friends of Falmouth Dogs to ask if I could paint one of their rescues to help with some funding...In this economy we can all use the help but the RESCUES are really getting hard hit.
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They not only get fewer dollars but they also rescue MORE animals!
We are all in this together so spread the links that will help rescue when you can!
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ABOUT TYSON:
Tyson was adopted from a shelter in Maine when he was 12 weeks old. His owner moved and her new landlord would not allow a Pit Bull to be at the house. He was surrendered to the Friends of Falmouth Dogs at 11 months. Unfortunately even prior to the move, Tyson's life was unstable and he was cared for by a family acquaintance for several months before he was returned to his owner. Despite his strength, Tyson is an affectionate dog. He's eager to please and has responded well to training. Typical to many Pits, Tyson has very pink skin and is prone to skin allergies. Cold weather as well as a collar worsened the condition. He also had a recurring problem with his ear...an old wound he received as a young puppy. Periodically it would bleed, particularly when he shook his head. His skin allergy probably impacted his healing process. Over time, the stress of the kennel took it's toll and Tyson's ear bled daily (not very appealing to potential adopters). A portion of his ear was removed and stitched in an effort to promote healing. Tyson was placed in foster care in hopes of decreasing his stress level. He is doing well and is living with 4 other dogs while he waits for his forever home.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please don't hesitate to contact:
www.friendsoffalmouthdogs.org/

This new painting (pictured above) is offered to assist FRIENDS OF FALMOUTH DOGS
20% of the sale will go directly to the rescue.
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Thanks for helping homeless animals with ART!
visit our ART HELPING ANIMALS daily ART BLOG for the latest work for all our
rescues supported by our artists!

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Percy ...Update, Happy News!

Percy the little BONES beagle baby boy gets a home!
He was recently in foster care with a Bones volunteer, Pam, and now he has met his new family and has a great future.
BONES has helped hundreds of beagles rehab and rehome and is one of the most active and PRO-ACTIVE
rescues in the New England Area!
it is lovely to report another happy tale.
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Our ART HELPING ANIMALS home page has ALL our supported charities listed
thanks for helping animals though a purchase of our artwork.
Carol Chretien

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Sunday, April 19, 2009

TOUCHES YOUR HEART!


I have to post this from one of our ART HELPING ANIMALS supported rescues...this one is not about adoption but about how to give final refuge love...an example of when hearts are BIG and every little life counts for something!

Please read below:


FROM THE DARE SITE:

Meet Tommy. He is blind and deaf and was found as a stray wondering the streets. DARE rescued him from a kill shelter. He has scabies (which is a very contagious type of mange) and is heartworm positive.

Oh and did I mention he is 15 years old? We did not want him to die alone in a shelter so we took him to a vet where he will stay until the mange is under control and he is no longer contagious. Then he will be moved to a foster home where he will be loved and cared for.

Can you help DARE help Tommy? If you would like to help DARE with Tommy's care you can help by sending a check or money order to: DARE 4495-304 Roosevelt Blvd. PMB 179 Jacksonville, FL 32210 or via the secure paypal ...VISIT THE DARE SITE FOR THE Paypal LINK:
visit our ART BLOG for art that helps. http://arthelpinganimals.blogspot.com/
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Monday, April 13, 2009

Urgent Dalmatian Help...


Despite the limited information we have about these 2 beautiful Dals, we asking EVERYONE we know for HELP.They are male & female Dalmatians, approximately 6-8 years of age, owner surrendered, heartworm negative, and both are spayed/neutered. They only have a couple of days left before their time runs out!!!!Both are currently at the Halifax Humane Society in Daytona Beach. The shelter needs to know IMMEDIATELY if someone can help, even a FOSTER would save them.
Both are in desperate need of a home, DRTB has 25 Dals under it's care and we are out of room for us to take them in. Even the kennel we've used in the past is unavailable due to a fire. If you can help the two beautiful Dals, please contact the shelter IMMEDIATELY, there is no time to waste.We also ask that you please share / cross-post this email with anyone you think might be able to help the Daytona Dals!
Thank you, Susan WeberDalmatian Rescue of Tampa Bay

Halifax Humane Society2364 W. LPGA Boulevard Daytona Beach, FL 32120-9035386-801-0731or386-274-4703386-267-0651 Fax Hours Mon-Sat 10-6Sun 10-2
DRTB is not an officially supported Art Helping Animals rescue associate...but it is one of my favorite rescues and has done exemplary work with final refuge dals and saving many dals from death by their wonderful volunteers. I stand by their commitment to helping homeless animals in the neediest situations.
Carol Chretien, art helping animals artist and founding member.
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Friday, April 10, 2009

Mercy, Mercy, Me!


This is the painting above that sold to help BONES rescue. "Mercy, Me!" oil on canvas. It was recently featured on Daily Painter's Gallery for AHA, as well as our own AHA Art BLOG.


Thought I would post a light hearted moment for one of our ART HELPING ANIMALS supported rescues...

I recently had the pleasure of painting one of the baby beagles currently in foster care through BONES that is BEAGLES OF NEW ENGLAND STATES, one of our favorite rescues. (Percy)

They have helped hundreds of beagles, both young and old, find their forever homes. They have dedicated volunteers who embrace these fosters and teach some who have never been part of families the finer things to prepare them for homelife.



Here is Percy (who is growing so fast) with his foster "sister" Ally. Just running and playing and chasing...and getting that puppy tuckered out for a nap later! LOL

Pam, Ally's mom ( and a BONES volunteer) sent me the link.
THANKS FOR SUPPORTING HOMelESS ANIMALS WITH ART!
Carol Chretien,
Art Helping Animals artist and founding member.


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Monday, March 23, 2009

Montana Horse Slaughter Bill Passes

I'm sad to say that the Montana Legislature did not listen. They passed the Montana Horse Slaughter bill. HorseRaceInsider reported the event today.

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Monday, March 16, 2009

Canada's Seal Hunt is Just About to Begin

Sadly, the 2009 seal hunt on the eastern coast of Canada is just about to begin.

According to Animal Alliance of Canada, over 366,000 seals were slaughtered in 2004 - the highest recorded number of seals ever. One year prior to this, the Canadian government announced the largest seal quota in history: 975,000 harp seals within a three-year period. During the 1950's and 60's, when seal numbers reflected similar numbers, the harp seal population was reduced by two-thirds.

In 2001, post mortems on seal carcasses were conducted by veterinarians, who found that in 42% of cases, seals did not show enough evidence of skull damage to guarantee unconsciousness at the time of skinning. Sealing is by far one of the most barbaric, inhumane activities ever to exist.

Sealing is carried out by only a few thousand fishermen from Canada's east coast, accounting for less than 1/10th of one percent of the GDP. Despite this, the sealing industry is heavily subsidized by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and Human Resources Development of Canada.

One of the greatest misconceptions is that seals are endangering the Atlantic cod industry. Despite this, scientists are discovering that throughout history, seals and cod have co-existed successfully within a natural ecosystem. A study carried out by marine biologists at the University of British Columbia reveals that 99% of marine mammal feeding takes place in areas where there is no commercial fishing (New Scientist, 15 May 2004.)

Polls have shown that public opposition to the seal hunt is escalating. It is by far the largest marine mammal slaughter in the world.

Canadian Members of Parliament, however, are not listening. They are currently meeting with Members of the European Parliament in order to encourage importation of seal products.

There is a way that you can help! Please contact Diana Wallis: diana@dianawallismep.org.uk

As a Member of the European Parliament, Ms. Wallis has been given the responsibility of writing the legal proposal regarding the banning of imports of seal products into the European Union. Please let her know that you do not support this cruel and inhumane industry.

Also, you can help by boycotting the purchase of any Canadian seafood.

For further information, please visit:
http://sealhunt.ca/
http://www.harpseals.org/about_the_hunt/index.html





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