GREAT NEWS FOR SPANKY AND CHAMPY!

We are very excited to report that Spanky and Champy are scheduled to go North (New England area) in 2 weeks! Even though we have way too many dogs right now, my husband and I decided to foster Champy for the 2 weeks required for him to be out of the shelter. After all...2 weeks is nothing when it means saving a life right? Well unfortunately, we are one of only a handful of people it seems that are willing to do this...another day on that.

A huge thanks to Laura for helping us out by fostering Spanky! You and your daughter are incredible! It turns out both boys are absolutely wonderful young pups. When I picked them up at the shelter, they began romping and playing with each other immediately. Spanky even does great with Laura's cats (which is fantastic since alot of people in the north seem to have cats- lol)! Champy has been wonderful as well. Here are a few pictures of Champy (we hope to post pics of Spanky soon).

20 MORE PUPS SAVED THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF FELLOW DOG LOVERS!

Yesterday, Alyssa came to my house to load a bunch of crates in her rented cargo van (thanks to the wonderful people who donated of course). Later on last night, she and several volunteers met at the Forrest City Animal Shelter to load 19 lucky dogs/puppies. My husband and I even added 1 more precious little guy, Elvis, on the van on their way up North (thanks Amy and Steve)!

Thanks to many many volunteers who once again posted all over Facebook for foster and/or adoptive homes, these precious pups will be starting new lives with loving people (a second chance that they ALL deserve). It's amazing what can happen when people work together!

Die hard volunteer at the Forrest City Area Humane Society in Arkansas, Alyssa (pretty remarkable what this girl has accomplished at such a young age!).

Beautiful Alyssa!

Jennifer and Alyssa- both volunteered their time to drive over 12 hours with 20 furbabies! Amazing ladies! Great to meet you Jennifer and THANK YOU!!!

Molly Ann- this sweetie has a real home waiting!

Marsha got a reprieve along with her brother, Woodrow!
Woodrow and Marsha just taking it all in!

Little pup, Buster on top; Elvis on bottom (freedom awaits after 4 months in a kennel!); and Molly Ann on the right!

Temperance's precious puppies- 2 are being adopted together! PLEASE spread the news that mom is STILL needing rescue at the shelter!!!

TEMPORARY FOSTERS STILL NEEDED!

Come on people...can you spare a few weeks of your life to SAVE A LIFE??? We hate to keep asking but no one has stepped up at this point. These two pups, Spanky and Champy, are still stuck at the Osceola Animal Shelter. They have a rescue interested in them, but they need more information about personality, etc. The only way that they can go up North is if someone can foster them for a few weeks. We will provide food and loan you a crate if you can just provide an indoor home with plenty of love! We only have a few foster homes and all of them have multiple dogs (some in the double digits!) so we are desperate to recruit some new foster homes (we urgently need at least 2 for these pups). It is such a rewarding experience and their lives truly depend on it.

Please contact Allison at 901-240-9848 or allieot98@yahoo.com if you can help! We have others waiting for rescue as well if you prefer puppies, etc. If you could at least send our link to your email contacts, you never know who may be interested!

Spanky is a larger Cocker-mix around a year old

Champy is a lab mix??? around 2 years old. He has been shaved since this photo.

ELVIS IS FINALLY GOING TO RESCUE!!!

After nearly 4 months of waiting in a vet clinic, this precious young boy is FINALLY going to have a chance at a real life! Elvis was picked up with his sister on Easter (yes...that long ago) by his angel, Haley. Haley brought them back to the vet clinic where she worked in the hopes that they could find a home (of course she could not leave them on the side of the road). Well Elvis' sister was adopted almost 2 months ago and poor Elvis just couldn't find anyone to give him a chance. Of course everyone took great care of him at the vet clinic, but we all wanted him to find a "real home".

One day, everyone was soooo excited because someone was willing to give Elvis a try. Could this be the one??? Well after a week, they found out that this poor baby was put outside in the heat all alone...so back to the vet clinic he went! He had the chance to catch a ride up to Wisconsin a couple of weeks ago, but due to no fault of his own, he missed his ride (there was a mix-up as to the time the transport was leaving and sadly he could not make it). Now, about 2 weeks later, Elvis is finally going to start a new life (one that is well deserved!). He is bunking at our house for the night (wish we could have picked him up earlier). We have fostered a TON of dogs, but we have to say...this boy is a GEM! He seriously is going to make an excellent companion (Haley you were so right). He has such a gentle nature and would do great with kids. It's amazing how well-mannered he is for having such a rough start in life.

Thank you Haley for doing what was RIGHT, but what many many people did not do and that was stop and pick up Elvis and his sister from the streets. You have an amazing heart! A huge thank you to Amy and fellow OARS' members for agreeing to take him in and also to Alyssa for allowing Elvis to hitch a ride with the rest of the lucky pups going North! We just LOVE "rescue" people! You all should sleep well knowing how many lives you have saved!

MORE FURKIDS NEEDING TEMPORARY FOSTERS

UPDATE 7/27/10: Marsha and Woodrow are on their way North to a very small rescue group! However, we are very sad to report that rescue did not come in time for Morey... may he rest in peace. There are not enough people willing to foster and too many dogs needing rescue.

These 3 precious dogs were surrendered by their owner to the Forrest City Animal Shelter because they can no longer care for them. They are very docile and shy according to volunteers. Thanks to Aimee in Michigan, a rescue is willing to take Woodrow and Marsha (even though they are heartworm positive AND overrun at this time). Connie has offered to pay boarding for those two (up to $200!) so that they can be "safe" (thanks so much!). Morey does not yet have a doggy angel and is nearly out of time.

How can you help? Well...you could either foster Woodrow and Marsha so that their sponsor money could maybe be used to help save Morey (i.e., improve his chances of "rescue") OR you could foster Morey while we work on finding rescue for him OR you could donate funding to help board Morey. You could also help spread the word- you never know who might be interested in helping!

Woodrow

Marsha

Morey

DESPERATELY NEED TEMPORARY FOSTERS FOR 3 FURKIDS!

We have tried for months to help "rescue" these three furbabies. All that is stopping them from finding their forever homes is YOU!!! Ok well maybe not YOU, but someone locally who can foster them for a few weeks. We can loan you a crate if needed and will even help with food- that's how important it is to us to give these boys a chance.

This is Elvis! Poor Elvis has been living at a vet clinic since EASTER! We FINALLY found a rescue to take him and due to a miscommunication, he missed his ride to Wisconsin. He will be able to leave in a couple of weeks so he just needs a cozy home to hang out in until he can go. He is only about 35 pounds so he won't take up much room. Please don't let him spend another day in a cage!!!

This is Champy. He has been at the Osceola Animal Shelter for many many months. They were nice enough to heartworm treat this boy and now he is ready to go. We have a rescue group in Vermont that is willing to take him IF he can get out of the shelter for a few weeks. They have received several inquiries on him, but we just do not have enough information to tell the potential adopters. Fostering is the only way to find out the needed information. That is all that is keeping this boy from finding his forever home. Champy has been shaved since these pictures to make him more comfortable (we hope to get new pictures soon).

Spanky is yet another precious boy who needs a temporary foster home (2-3 weeks) so that he can go North! He has had many people inquire about him as well, but once again...no foster home. Please consider helping him by allowing him into your home for a few weeks.

Please contact Allison at 901-240-9848 or allieot98@yahoo.com if you can help!

THANKS FOR EVERYTHING OARS CREW!

We are incredibly grateful to all of the OARS' volunteers for helping to save so many lives. Kevin and I had so much fun meeting everyone. Thank you Nicole and Tim for gathering the OARS crew at your home on our very first night there. The food was delicious and the company even better. You really made us feel "at home". We both wish we lived much closer to you guys!

Left to right (back row): Tim, Kevin, Steve, Jaime, Amy, Emily, Denise, Glenn

Front row: Sarah, Nicole, Russ


Steve and Kevin- we all love Steve's shirt

Denise is wondering how it will all fit

YEAH!! OARS sent us home with much needed supplies- thanks Russ and Denise for loading the van!

WISHING YOU ALL THE HUGS AND KISSES YOU COULD EVER WANT IN YOUR NEW LIFE!

Romeo (aka Buffy) was surrendered by his owner to the Forrest City Animal Shelter in AR for "digging in the yard". He was out of time and needed a miracle. Thanks to relentless postings from many doggy angels, Romeo found his foster angel, Aimee, in Michigan!

Romeo is doing fantastic with Aimee. A recent update from Aimee revealed that poor Romeo had been through much more than anyone could have ever imagined. After a visit to the vet for x-rays to determine the extent of his heartworm disease, it was discovered that Romeo had essentially been used "for target practice" as Aimee put it. X-rays revealed 5 pellets, 1 by his spine, and 4 near his heart and lungs. This is a true survivor. This is one of the cases where you can't help but feel good that you were involved in his rescue. This boy deserves to experience love...once and for all!

Romeo is scheduled to start heartworm treatment very soon. We will update everyone on his progress. Say a prayer or two for this sweet boy!

We loved precious Romeo and enjoyed our short time with him. We will really miss him!

Thank you Lynn for helping to bring Romeo to his foster mommy, Aimee, in Michigan!

Precious little Derby hitched a ride with Lynn to a new life too! Derby's mom is available for adoption through OARS in Neenah, Wisconsin!

Come on already...let's go!

Safe travels!

MORE PICS FROM WISCONSIN

A few miscellaneous pictures from the Adoption Center

One at a time...amen!

Nicole with Dr. Lumpy (don't ask...lol)

This is the retail store at the Adoption Center- so great!

Just love puppies :)

How adorable are they!

Steve just LOVES precious Bella

Millie and Zappy making friends!

Cinnamon and Mac (Lucy and Ricky) learning from Amy and Steve's dogs

As my sister put it...future rescuer! This is Nicole and Tim's adorable daughter.

So precious...

OARS actually specializes in adopting cats and kitties

What a difficult life...this one's available for adoption!

How cute is this kitty room- complete with tunnels and lots of toys!

All of the "cat" rooms have windows so you can observe the little ones- what a great idea!

Another amenity that comes with bunking at the adoption center!

Look at this gorgeous cat!

Can you say spoiled???

Just a little "cat nap"

All in a day...

Had to put this one in...my hubby and I ordered the BEST pasta from Victoria's Italian Restaurant in Appleton, WI and had no idea the portions were so big! Makes us both very very happy (lol).