Animal Lovers Unite!
Like most of you who are reading this, we are animal lovers! We have been in many of the local animal shelters and animal control facilities and we did not like what we found there at all! We saw the overcrowding, the animals were being euthanized due to lack of space, and thrown out like yesterdays garbage. We decided right then and there, that we could not let that continue. No animal is disposable, they are all keepers!
We are a non-profit, no-kill animal rescue group. We are a group of volunteers that are advocating for animal care and protection through public awareness and education.
Although we are still a very small rescue group, we do what we can to help out the animals in the local shelters. We hate to see them being put down, just for being there. We are hoping to get some community involvement and educate people about what is really going on in the animal community.
Overpopulation is a huge issue. One of our goals is to spay/neuter all of our pets, so there aren't as many homeless animals in shelters in the future. Education is another big issue. People need to realize that spaying and neutering their pets is a great way to help out future generations. If we alter our animals today, there won't be as many homeless pets in the shelters tomorrow.
4-6 MILLION pets are euthanized every year because they are "homeless".
That means that on average, 13,000 animals nationwide, are euthanized every day.
An animal in a shelter is euthanized every 1.5 seconds!
On average, 70,000 puppies are born every day. And only 1 out of 10 will go home forever.
I would've died that day if not for you
I would've given up on life
if not for your kind eyes.
I would've used my teeth in fear
if not for your gentle hands.
I would've left this life believing
that all humans don't care.
Believing there is no such thing
as fur that isn't matted,
skin that isn't flea bitten,
good food and enough of it,
beds to sleep on,
someone to love me, to show me
I deserve love just because I exist.
Your kind eyes, your loving smile
your gentle hands
Your big heart saved me...
You saved me from
the terror of the pound,
soothing away the
memories of my old life.
You have taught me
what it means to be loved.
I have seen you do the same
for other dogs like me.
I have heard you ask yourself
in times of despair why you do it
when there is no more money,
no more room, no more homes.
You open your heart a little bigger,
stretch the money a little tighter,
make just a little more room...
to save one more like me.
I tell you with the gratitude
and love that shines in my eyes,
in the best way I know how-
Reminding you why you go on trying.
I am the reason.
The dogs before me are the reason,
as are the ones who come after.
Our lives would have been wasted,
our love never given.
We would die if not for you.
~Author Unknown~