May 2, 2010

A video of a true survivor

Check out this video of Hallelujah, the little dog with a horrible genetic deformity who was rescued from a puppy mill in Tennessee on April 23. Hallelujah's front legs are stuck out straight to the side, so he only has the use of his back legs and gets around by hopping on his shoulders and face.

March 19, 2010

Until the next time we meet …

Sumbitted by EARS volunteer Marcia Goodman of Cromwell, Connecticut

BUT FIRST: STOP THE PRESSES!

My final blog entry was all written (see below), but then I heard from Julie Rathbun, the UAN volunteer at the Mississippi deployment who arranged with HSUS for the Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) in her home city of Mobile, Alabama to take custody of two expectant mothers. Julie then drove both dogs to Mobile.

March 18, 2010

A successful rescue, just about over

Submitted by EARS volunteer Marcia Goodman of Cromwell, Connecticut

Well, I’m back home in Connecticut, and the deployment is just about over. Tomorrow I’ll do a final wrap-up blog entry. Today I’ll focus on the two people I interviewed at the very end of my time in Mississippi: Janet Roush of Nebraska, and Janell Matthies, on staff with UAN as its Emergency Services Manager