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three - four more little dogs from the Missouri mills. We should be getting them into the Texas foster
parent program sometime mid January. If any of you have ever wanted to help in a hands-on way, WE NEED
MORE FOSTER HOMES for these little babies. There are close to 15 more sitting in a mill in central
Missouri waiting for us to liberate them. With our current foster program, we can only absorb a couple of
these guys every two months. So, if you've ever thought of fostering, NOW IS THE TIME. You do have to
go through the same process as an adopter. APPLY HERE.
Update 12-11-2003 All three gals have had all of their vet work complete now! NO ONE HAS HEART
WORMS! This fact is amazing to me given the fact that they came from a puppymill, but YEAH!! When they
first arrived, we were told that Gidget was pregnant so we had an ultrasound done to determine if that was
true and to confirm the timing. I'm very happy to report that she was not pregnant - so she was spayed along
with the others and will be available for adoption within a few weeks. We ran blood work and took a few
x-rays to ensure we would know if they had anything obvious wrong and happily, only one thing showed up.
Gidget had a minor elevation in her glucose levels that we will re-check in a few weeks. Since they don't have
heart worms, the cost to help these little guys just went into the "reasonable" category. I'll have an update
on the total vet cost at the end of the week.
Update: 12-5-2003 The little babies have been here for close to a week now. Two of them are still very,
very shy - Maddie and Patsy. They will barely let us pet them at all and certainly will not approach us. Not
even with a lot of coaxing and treats. Oh well, we have lots of patience.
Update: 6:30 pm 11-30-2003 THEY'RE HERE!! Look at these cuties. It's so rewarding to know that
these little guys will no longer be living in tiny wire cages, just cranking out puppies. They will all soon be
beloved pets, sitting on someone's lap. They'll be going to the vet this week to get everything done, including
a dental - their teeth are absolutely horrible. Spent to date: $1750
Update: 11-30-2003
We organized a transport on Saturday 11-29-2003 from the boarding kennel in Missouri to the new foster
home in Houston. One of our volunteers drove to McAlister, OK to meet another volunteer coming from
Missouri. Here was her report after arriving home in Dallas early Sunday morning: Just got in a few minutes
ago ... Cindy & co. were late getting out of Missouri, the pups they were bidding on went last. But they felt
good about their day and they had our three girls ... GORGEOUS little Tzus, I might add. One of the black &
whites is very tiny, but all three are pretty small. All have wagging tails and want so desperately to play with
my kids. I LOVE seeing the tails wag ... I had Billy for five months before I could coax his tail up from a
clamped position. I'm meeting Max in a few hours so I'm going to try to nap a bit ... just wanted you to know
they were here and safe in case you checked email in the early a.m.
Update:11-23-2003
Originally, when we started this urgent initiative, I was trying to raise money to save the little dogs
auctioned off on November 22, 2003. Once the noon deadline hit, I removed the "donate" button. Since we
had to decide at that time how many we could get and vet with the money we had, the decision was made at
that time that we could probably handle five dogs. The buyer thought that the dogs would go for around
$200-$300 so we gave her a budget of $1500. Unfortunately, the dogs went very, very high, mainly because
of some very well-funded millers that showed up at the auction. We only got three dogs. With the money
that was raised, we can easily vet them and board them temporarily, and have a bit left over.
I've been asked by several people, to reintate the "donate" button and keep the Puppymill Refugee Fund
going in anticipation of the next auction. Please note that this is what we are doing. Anything donated after
noon on November 22, 2003, will be set aside for the next opportunity we have to liberate a few from the
mills.
Max and Dana Pachar, $300
Jan Warford, $1000
Kirby Carroll, $25
Cherie, Ginger and Snap Osborn, $500
in honor of their sisters and brothers still in the mills
Lindsay Stalcup, $50
Steve and Bobby Elkins, $25
Michelle Graham, $100
Penny Garner, $60
Janet Taylor, $200
Stephanie Price, $20
Irma Lovelace, $100
Maggie Cooper and Parents, $500
Ann Ervin, $50
Phyllis Deyo, $50
Christine Hutchinson, $25
Davis and Mary Arnette, $250
Sindy Durham, $200
Megan Lenhart, $50
Patti Bettis, $100
Linda Smith, $200
Jill Kirk, $25
Lucy and Andy Young $300
in honor of their babies, Cricket, Ripley and Pepper
Earlayne Chance $25
Clara Jessup $50
Nancy Kurtzeborn, $100
Marian Cross, $50
$4355.00
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