HAPPY, HAPPY DAYS!

Painting for Homeless Animals...Our passion is painting...and Our Blessing is when the animal

gets their FOREVER HOME!

Happy news!

" DEBO"...ADOPTED! from BONES (Beagles of New England States)

I had the pleasure of using Debo as my MUSE for 2 paintings for BONES!

I got the word this morning from his new "mom" Judy that he is lovingly adopted and they can't be more thrilled with him. They already love this handsome boy dearly!

Debo was the model for my "I Will BEE Happy" and "A Wish on the Moon" oils.

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ADOPTED!!!

I just listed the finished painting with "PHOEBE" as my MUSE for OLD DOG HAVEN...I started it when she was listed on their site for Adoption...and then got the word that she had indeed

found her FOREVER HOME!

the painting is still available (see our ART BLOG) but the good news is another SENIOR dog

finds a loving home for the rest of her days!

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SO....That is how the day begins...can it get any better than this?
I planned on starting my day at the easel...jump right in, get painting...

I thought, no...let me get some news written for our ART HELPING ANIMALS NEWS BLOG first.

WELL....I can share TWO happy ending stories. SO that makes my day just soar!

The artists in our AHA fellowship paint to help rescues by supporting animals in their care with donations from the sale of our work. THAT is our mission. THAT is HOW we help them.

AND THEN....you get the news that animals you have painted have FOUND THEIR FOREVER HOME...it sends you over the moon!

it has to...it is what this is all about for an artist painting to help!

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Carol Chretien for Art Helping Animals.
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ART & GIFTS Helping Homeless Animals

INTRODUCING...

In Time For The Holidays....

Introducing our new venue for helping homeless animals with

ART & ART GIFTS by ART HELPING ANIMALS ARTISTS

Our Fellowship of Artists have a wide variety of items that

you can give this holiday season and all through the year!

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From Original Paintings to Gift Items and Cards, too...

a variety of price ranges, something for everyone...

http://artforrescues.com

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The Faces of Rescue

These animals are WHY we choose to do what we do!

Introducing our currently supported rescues represented by their own animals needing homes or being cared for by the rescues, sanctuaries or centers :

Top Row (L-R) Coast to Coast Dachshund Rescue, Willing Hearts Dalmatian Rescue, Saluki Tree of Life Alliance, Save the Dalmatians.

Second Row (L-R) National Airedale Rescue, True Blue Rescue, Turtle Ridge Wildlife Center, Beagles of New England States.

Middle Row (L & R) Bama Bully Rescue & Northern Rockies Regional Office of HSUS

Bottom Row (L-R) Tabby's Place Cat Sanctuary, Old Dog Haven Senior Dog Hospice, Cascades Raptors Center, Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary

This month the Artists of Art Helping Animals reached a milestone of giving...we, as an artist fellowship and since our beginnings, have donated over $ 70,000.00 to homeless animals from coast to coast and internationally.

This collaborative effort of giving is something we are very proud of as a small group of working artists. In February 2010 we will have completed 4 yrs of service.

These donations have had real impact on the lives of animals in rescue. Each artist has also supported other rescue groups in their own local areas and have donated time, hands on support, sponsorships of urgent need animals and have given supplies & items directly to shelters.

You can read about each AHA artist and more information on each rescue on the main page of the ART HELPING ANIMALS website: www.arthelpinganimals.com and view available art that helps homeless animals on the art blog: www.arthelpinganimals.blogspot.com

Consider giving the gift of art for the holidays and know a donation to rescue will be made with every gift.
Support rescue and help homeless animals with the gift of original art!
Please share out links with your animal loving friends...as always, thanks so very much to all who have supported our heart felt efforts of helping homeless animals in need.

Thanksgiving...Make it a Month for GIVING, Thanks!

This month of November is already upon us...thoughts of family and sharing bounty at our traditional THANKSGIVING feasts will be in our thoughts as we prepare for the season of giving.

I was visiting the Facebook site this morning and saw a Rescue Shelter Challenge telling of a matching gift for rescue for one of my local Rhode Island shelters(Friends of Bristol Animal Shelter.) Allen Shawn Feinstein charities offers matching gifts when you give to several of the local orgs at this time every year. A wonderful tradition from this local benefactor that really helps make a difference to charitable giving.

So it inspired me today to make

the whole MONTH of NOVEMBER a way to GIVE THANKS and not just on THANKSGIVING!

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Lets make it a whole month of giving thanks in many ways:

DONATE your time, your items, your dollars (what you can spare) and your heart to help your local rescues and organizations that help others this whole month.

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~Clean out your closets and give clothes that keep others warm.

~ Donate old quilts or blankets to your local rescues that might need blankets for their kennels.

(find out what is on their needs list- visit their sites)

~ Drop off some canned goods to your food banks.

~Donate some dog and cat food to your local shelters.

~Drop a donation to your local shelter via PayPal or send a check.

Purchase ART from ART HELPING ANIMALS artists who paint to help rescue!

When planning your gift giving remember a nice piece of original art that helps a rescue we support.

Every little bit helps others ...make ThanksGiving a time to Give to help those who need it the most. We are the voices of the animals who wait in shelters for the family that has yet to find them.

Please give what you can.

Happy ThanksGiving this Month!

Lets Share Peace~ Love ~ and Hope!

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BONES - Helping Beagles Find Their Way Home

Beagles Of New England States (B.O.N.E.S.) rescue is one of our long standing AHA supported rescues. They do wonderful work helping hundreds of gorgeous Beagles of all ages find new homes.
All of their rescues go into foster care, usually with other beagles and begin adapting to the family life that some of them have never really had. They all do very well in that eventually homes are found and they post the most WONDERFUL stories of success on their site.
you can read about those here: www.bonesbeagles.org

MEET "DEBO"

READ ALL ABOUT HIM!

DEBO is 5 year old male Good with dogs, cats, and kids over 8
This very cute, handsome fellow is Debo. He is a 5 year old pup who is looking for someone to share his world with. Debo is a happy go lucky guy, who absolutely love people and thinks there is nothing better in the whole world than to share a snuggle with his humans. Debo is very playful and love all toys! He also loves other dogs, although he can be a bit rough when playing with his doggy friends. He gets along just fine with cats too.

Debo is very energetic, so because of his high energy level, we do not recommend a home with small or young children; he would never hurt them, but could accidentally knock them over during play time.
Debo is blind in one eye and receives daily eye drops; it may be necessary to remove the eye at some point.
If you are looking for a happy, energetic pup to share your life with, take a look at Debo!

Artist note: It was serendipity that I was looking through BONES beagles up for adoption for some inspiration to paint new pieces for the rescue when I found Debo. At the VERY same time I was printing out a bunch of images for studio refs one of my friends at BONES was emailing me pics of the annual Beagle Bash that they just had. The image above is one of hers and she wrote the caption. She also told me that she had just heard from the good woman who pulled him from a shelter in TN and got him into foster care through BONES...everyone was remarking how well he has done...now he just needs that new family to love him all the days of his life.
PLEASE PASS IT ON!
Lets get this beauty his own family!
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Behind the Scenes - ART THAT HELPS!

So much work goes on behind the scenes that it is almost too much to mention.

But I will.

Art Helping Animals is a very small fellowship...less than 20 artists at any given time that work their brushes off to help homeless animals in need.

We have contributed over 68,000.00 and counting to help shelter animals by donating a portion of our art sales to non-profit rescues coast-to-coast and around the world.

We do it "ONE ANIMAL AT A TIME, ONE BRUSH STROKE AT A TIME"

and many people say it must be "fun" to paint...to create art.

Yes....that is the easy part.

The rest of the time: we are working behind the scenes, each in our own way. We paint for our rescues as listed on our HOME PAGE http://www.arthelpinganimals.com/

We keep our own web venues going with updates and current work. (see the main site for ARTISTS list)

We work with our own favorite personal charities and rescues unaffiliated with AHA but "friends of AHA" as we have a network of loyal friends that support homeless animals with art and even more donations.

See the Social Networking sites here if you haven't joined with us!

FACE BOOK http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/artistshelpinganimals?ref=mf

MYSPACE http://www.myspace.com/arthelpinganimals

TWITTER http://twitter.com/ArtforAnimals

Some of the artists participate in exhibits around the country, galleries, art competitions.

Some of us represent AHA on The DAILY PAINTER'S GALLERY week after week.

It is a labor of love that we do.

It takes dedication, real and true comittment and energy...the work BEHIND the easel is the elbow grease it takes to keep all the brushes in the air, to have something worthy to present to the public that will, ultimately, make a collector happy to hang fine art in their homes or work spaces and help save a life.

Continue our journey with us as ART HELPING ANIMALS goes forward to work to help the neediest get a second chance.

We are currently working to help our Focus Rescue Group SALUKI TREE OF LIFE ALLIANCE

with a collection of art from all the artists of Art Helping Animals...Please take a look at what is still available. All work sold will benefit the rescue! (link below)

http://arthelpinganimals.blogspot.com/search/label/Charity%3A%20Stola%20Saluki%20Rescue

BIG THANKS TO ALL OUR SUPPORTERS!

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Art Helps Horses in Texas!

ART FOR CHARITY

A Special Promotion will benefit True Blue Animal Rescue who recently took in 28 starving, mistreated thoroughbred horses. Read more about the horse rescue at http://t-bar.org where you can donate directly to help ... or view the Texas Sauce Gallery website to purchase art that helps horses.

View paintings at

Texas Sauce Gallery

100% of Sales will be donated to Help Horses at

True Blue Animal Rescue

Looking does not obligate you to purchase, but we hope you WILL find a painting you want to OWN and take advantage of this opportunity to donate 100% of the purchase amount of YOUR painting to help horses.

Participating "Art Helping Animals" artists include Carol Chretien, Melinda Dalke, Stella Violano and Vernita Bridges-Hoyt. The artists have donated their paintings to help TBAR and pledged 100% of sales be donated to help rehab the rescued horses. Artists will receive no profits from the sale of these paintings.

Bookmark this Special Promotion!

www.TXsauce.net

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Anyone want Straggly?

You can even change his name to Scruffy, Scrawney, or Stringbean (skinny like a stringbean).

I went outside a few minutes ago, to put something in my truck, and heard "meow, meow" in a sort of squeaky tone. And thought, "Lovely". I found Goober here hiding over by the air conditioner unit. While there are a few wild cats around that no one can catch, this guy isn't afraid of anyone.



I put flea stuff on him for the ear mites and fleas. I will probably bathe him tomorrow so he'll be looking a little more presentable. Not sure what to do with him. I'll probably call the pound tomorrow, and see if they can take him. I can post his pic on petfinder in the mean time.

He's solid white, except for a gray tail. Sort of an unusual color pattern.

You can hear him purring in the video.

Read more: http://andymathis.blogspot.com/2009/08/anyone-want-scraggly.html#ixzz0OMDnHwKw

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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:

Sponsor a Finale Refuge Dog!

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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

help@t-bar.org

Phone: (936)878-2349

www.t-bar.org

Jennifer Williams, President Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society

jenn@bluebonnetequine.org

Phone: (888) 542 5163

www.bluebonnetequine.org

 

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 19^th 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

 www.tbar.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

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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