Category: Animal Rescue

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What IS the Canine Condition?

“The Canine Condition” is a DOGumentary series and Podcast addressing what is being done to end the neglect, abuse and abandonment of dogs in the United States today, hosted and produced by actor and animal rescue advocate Jacqueline Piñol, and her husband, singer and actor Jonny Blu.

The DOGumentary is the product of several years work by Jacquie and Jonny, whose travels across the United States took them to Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey and New York. This series focuses on who is taking action around the country to improve the canine condition and how to prevent further overpopulation and neglect of man’s best friend.  Go here to see the beautiful dogs that were rescued, and see the movie trailer here!

The Podcast comes weekly every Monday, bringing awareness about all the issues associated with dog adoption, and providing all dog lovers and pet owners with information and resources on how to raise a healthy and well-balanced dog. If you’re thinking about getting your first dog, or just want to know where and how you can help a dog in need, this is also a place for you! Each podcast features a special guest, interviewed by Jacquie.

If you care about homeless animals, and want to learn more and how you can help alleviate this terrible problem, THE CANINE CONDITION is for you!

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Unsung Heroes at St. Frances Animal Center in Georgetown, South Carolina!

A friend of mine, and the most dedicated animal advocate I’ve ever known, runs this wonderful animal shelter in South Carolina, so I want to give the place a plug!

Saint Frances Animal Center (SFAC) is Georgetown County, SC’s only open-admission animal shelter. Taking in 1,500 homeless cats and dogs each year, they focus on making sure every animal who has been lost, abandoned, abused, or neglected has a happy ending to their story. Saint Frances Animal Center cares for, treats, and rehabilitates every animal that comes there, to help ensure they go on to find loving homes.
In addition, SFAC runs a low-cost veterinary clinic that provides full-service, affordable veterinary care and spay/neuter surgeries for families. They believe the love and joy that pets bring to our lives should not be limited by a family’s income. Before adopting them out, SFAC ensures that all pets are neutered, vaccinated, and healthy, regardless of a family’s financial challenges.
I hope you’ll keep this shelter in mind, and help them out whenever you can! HERE’S THE LINK TO DONATE!
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ALDF, ASPCA, HSUS, BEST FRIENDS: PLEASE NO MORE ADDRESS LABELS?

In the last two weeks, I’ve received from animal rescue and welfare organizations to which I’ve donated, two sets of almost identical return address labels, a pocket calendar, and two membership cards. Among other things.

Please STOP sending these things. I don’t want them, I won’t use them, and the money you’re spending to send me what amount to tchothkes isn’t going where it should: to help homeless and abused animals.

I don’t want to be sarcastic, but I know where I live; I rarely if even mail anything anyway, I don’t need a calendar because I have a phone, and in fact I can enter appointments into that phone’s calendar; and there’s no one to even show a membership card to–my beloved Pittie Popeye only reads Croat. And he says “Prestanite slati sitnice!”

So please, when things are back to normal, I’ll start donating again. But I won’t if you don’t stop wasting my money on that stuff. You can even put your newsletters online for a fraction of what you’re spending to print and mail them. These things don’t help critters.

Thank you!

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On 3/2/20: Tell Old Bridge Township Council NO PUPPY MILL PETS!!

PUPPY MILLS: Cruelty and Suffering

The Old Bridge, New Jersey Township Council seems on the path to approving the sale of “Puppy Mill” pets at a new township Pet Store, Safari Stan’s. Despite huge opposition from local citizens, animal advocates, shelter and rescue volunteers, and the Humane Society among others–and ordinances prohibiting them in 100+ NJ municipalities–the Council appears bent on this.

Tell them NO!  Puppy Mills are just that: Mills. They ARE CRUEL AND INHUMANE and spread diseases.  SPEAK UP FOR CREATURES WHO HAVE NO VOICE, at the Old Bridge Town Council meeting Monday, March 2 at 7:30 pm, #1 Old Bridge Plaza, Courtroom. 

You can also EMAIL the Council members:
msohor@oldbridge.com
dwalker@oldbridge.com
agbelli@oldbridge.com
agbelli@oldbridge.com
edepalma@oldbridge.com
EBrown@oldbridge.com
MRazzoli@oldbridge.com
JEMurphy@oldbridge.com

 

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Farrow is Waiting for His Forever Family (You?)–at Sammy’s Hope!

Handsome Sweet Farrow!

Hi! My name is FARROW and I’m currently residing at the Sammy’s Hope Animal Welfare & Adoption Center in Sayreville, New Jersey. As you can see, I’m a very handsome boy, and my volunteer friends here at the shelter tell me I’m also a very good boy!

AND–I’m also a “Dave’s Fave!” That means my adoption fee is already paid, for a qualified family!  So please stop in and meet me?
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Please Support Sammy’s Hope’s Annual Donor Match Fundraiser!

Sammy’s Hope Animal Rescue and Adoption Center in Sayreville, New Jersey has begun its annual Donor Match Fundraiser! This is our largest and most important effort, allowing us to provide love, medical care, enrichment and socialization to homeless dogs and cats while we work to provide them forever homes.

If we can reach our $25,000 goal by December 31, our wonderful anonymous donors will match it with their own money. All donations are tax deductible and may be made online at www.sammyshope.org/donate or by check, mailed to: Sammy’s Hope P.O. Box 7281, North Brunswick, NJ 08902. Please share and spread the word to help us reach our goal!  #ThankYou  #SammysHopeLove

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Tell the SAYREVILLE NJ Town Council to prohibit puppy mill sales!

Puppy Mill Photo-credit HSUS

With millions of homeless animals and tens of thousands being killed (euthanized, the euphemism ) daily for lack of shelter space, there is no place in a decent, humane society for any puppy mill, ever. None. 

The Sayreville Town Council will be discussing the passing of a pet ordinance to prohibit the sale of dogs and cats from puppy mills in pet stores in the Township. The meeting will be Monday evening Nov. 25.
If you care about animals, please contact the Town Council members and ask them to vote for the bill prohibiting the sale of animals bred in cruel puppy mills.

HERE ARE THEIR ADDRESSES:
dbuchanan@sayreville.com
kdalina@sayreville.com
denriquez@sayreville.com
vkilpatrick@sayreville.com
dmcgill@sayreville.com
mnovak@sayreville.com
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Help Island Animal Alliance Save Hurricane Dogs!

Island Animal Alliance (@islandanimalalliance) https://www.facebook.com/Islandanimalalliance/, led by long-time animal advocate and rescuer Niki Dawson, rescues and transports hurricane-survivor dogs–primarily from Puerto Rico–to rescues in the USA. I was privileged to drive 29 of those pups recently from Miami to Bridgewater, NJ, where they were taken by rescues from #vermont and #essexcountyNJ to new, happy, and loving homes. Please follow us on #Facebook and help us with donations if you can!  https://bit.ly/2pLQSWM

 

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Help Island Animal Alliance Rescue Pups from Puerto Rico

Mostly behind the scenes and without a scintilla of fanfare,  the Island Animal Alliance continues quietly rescuing pups from Puerto Rico, still storm-ravaged by Hurricane Maria. Let’s remember that Puerto Rico is an American territory, and its people American citizens. You can see the organizer of the IAA, Niki Dawson, doing a transport of pups all the way to New Jersey from (Miami?).  She and her team have worked tirelessly there for months!

If you care about homeless, sick and abandoned animals, and inclined to help this worthy group continue its work, visit their GoFundMe page and make whatever donation you can.  Thanks!