PAW New England had our ups and our downs in 2011, but we are excited to report that we ended the year on a wonderful note! The Matching Donations Campaign raised $14,341.76.
During 2011:
474 dogs found their loving forever home through our organization.
612 lives were saved from high kill shelters.
PAWS spayed/neutered 531 dogs. SpayUSA estimates that this has prevented 3,914,957 unwanted animals from being born over the next five years.
588 people made 702donations. The average donation was $68.73.
It’s hard to articulate our immense gratitude to all of you who made this possible. To experience this level of success in a year plagued with recession, a record breaking number of trauma cases, a heartworm medication shortage, and significant financial hardship- we are simply speechless that we were able to rescue so many dogs and end our year in the black. So please accept an enthusiastic “thank you!” for your incredible support, and know that every single volunteer at PAWS will strive for even greater success in 2012.
On Wednesday, Tipton County Animal Control received a phone call that a dog managed to get into a private home to escape the brutal cold. When the ACO arrived on the scene, he was horrified to see small Red Heeler was in agony from one of the most gruesome injuries he had witnessed in his career. The property owners claimed that the dog had “just showed up” at the property two days before and they had not noticed her gaping wounds.
Note, images of Winnie’s wounds are graphic and can only be access by following the links below. Image 1 Image 2
The ACO called PAWS knowing that the pup needed immediate medical attention and the shelter’s budget did not allot for veterinary bills. In a mere 20 minutes, the dog was named Winnie and volunteers had organized a ride for her to get to an emergency animal hospital.
Immediately after her amputation surgery..
Winnie’s condition was touch and go the first night. She was in shock from the significant blood loss and developing a life threatening infection because there was bone and muscle exposure at the wound site. The vets quickly assessed that there was no chance Winnie would be able to keep her leg- but they were also concerned that her pulse was very high and her blood levels were very low. She was started on high potency antibiotics, and given IV fluids and supportive care.
Winnie was transferred first thing in the morning to the Shelby Center in Memphis, TN where Dr. Morris cleared his morning schedule to see her. He quickly agreed that she needed an emergency amputation and was operating on her within the hour. Thankfully, the procedure went well and Winnie has an unbelievable will to survive.
The piece of this story is what really churns our stomach is how Winnie was injured. When we first posted about Winnie on our facebook site, a woman made multiple posts stating that she was the person who first sighted Winnie on her property and called Tipton County to have her removed from her home. She started weaving a web of lies about not noticing Winnie’s wounds and then gushing about how concerned she was and how she wanted to adopt her when she recovered. One of our volunteers happened to click the woman’s profile and was shocked to see that this same woman had posted three days earlier that a dog outside was “running its mouth” (ie barking) and so her husband “shot at it… LOL.” Never, in all our investigations of animal cruelty have we had a suspect freely admit on a public forum to the crime.
Winnie is getting around just great!
The case is under investigation and the facebook postings as well as the fragments of the shotgun recovered from Winnie’s wound will be used as evidence to prosecute. We remain flabbergasted that someone could “LOL” (laugh out loud) about such a disgusting act of violence and then proceed to offer to adopt the animal. This is a sad reminder that we have a lot of work left to do to educate the public about the appropriate treatment of animals.
In order to not loose heart, we remain focused on Winnie right now and ensuring that she does not hurt another day in her life. She has already amassed over a thousand dollars in veterinary bills and has a long road of rehab ahead of her. Please consider making a donation towards her care by clicking on the link below:
Sadly, we also discovered the Winnie is heartworm positive and had multiple GI parasites. The abuse and neglect of this special creature occurred long before her gunshot wound. Amazingly, she holds absolutely no grudges against humanity and loves nothing more than snuggling with her foster Mom. Winnie has a long road ahead for her recovery, but PAWS will be with her every step of the way!
When former PAWS adopter, Lindsey Smagula, called and told us “The company I work for, TripAdvisor wants to make a significant donation to PAWS New England this month!” we almost fell off our chairs! Lindsey, who adopted Leyla a year ago, knew that it had been a tough year financially for PAWS and wanted to do whatever she could to help. Being newly responsible for coordinating TripAdvisor’s monthly donations, she spoke with the executives at TripAdvisor and found out that they were huge animal lovers themselves… the rest is history! In addition, she has found an organization eager to match your donations for the next 48 hours!
So, PAWS supporters, please help us take advantage of this huge opportunity! The matching campaign starts at 9pm TONIGHT December 18th and lasts until 9pm December 20th.. To make a donation, please click the button below.
Think that TripAdvisor rocks for doing this for PAWS? Why don’t you check out their website, become a member and start contributing today!
Thanks for your support!
The Pups and Volunteers at PAWS New England How Is My Donation Spent? While searching pound photos for lost PAWS foster dog Lilly, PAWS New England cofounder Kelly Parker stumbled upon this picture from Shenandoah Animal Services. She was horrified and spent two days thinking about this dog, knowing that PAWS was already overextended and really did not have the finances to take in a special needs cases. But her heart got the best of her and she called the shelter- fully expecting to hear that multiple other rescues had called offering their services for the heartbroken pup.
Sadly, the ACO told Kelly that no one had called about this dog. He was old, covered from head to toe in mange, had multiple broken and abscessed teeth, and would likely be euthanized because his medical conditions made him unadoptable. As this shelter received next to no funding for their operations, he had not even been able to see a vet since being picked up and spent all day long laying on his blanket- starring off into space. He had clearly given up that life was ever going to be kind to him..
PAWS New England could not turn their back on a dog that had been so unfairly treated by society. A huge collaborative effort was launched between the amazing shelter director Lauren Maddox at Shenahoah Animal Services, Dr. Jennifer Miller at Woodbridge Animal Hospital, MaryBeth from Pilots n PAWS, Jessica Simone at Living Ruff, Dr. Daphne Tanouye at Clarkburg Animal Hospital and PAWS New England.
“Walden” arrived to Silver Spring, MD via Pilots n PAWS over the weekend and is currently staying with PAWS cofounders Kelly Parker. He is severely malnourished and currently weighs 67lbs when he should weigh at least 90lbs, has one of the worst cases of sarcoptic mange the vets have ever seen, bacterial and yeast infections on his skin, bilateral eye infections, kennel cough, Lyme disease, hip dysplasia, and every GI parasite in the book. But this dog is a fighter and PAWS New England will be with him every step of the way. You can follow his road to recover on his very own blog: waldenswish.wordpress.com.
Please consider making a donation in the next 48 hours to double your impact for dogs like Walden. There are many dogs who are desperate to be pulled and don’t want to be euthanized on Christmas, help us produce a holiday miracle for them!
Profession: Principal in a healthcare consulting firm Current pets: 4 Alaskan Klee Kai: Kua (Aumakua), Kiki, Kami, and Takota (Kota). Kiki and Takota are rescues (Kota is also a front-leg amputee). Kami is a breeder re-home.
How were you introduced to PAWS?
I found out about PAWS through John Gagnon’s Pet Resort, where our dogs are regulars. I figured that any organization so strongly supported by John and his team must do good work.
What do you do as a volunteer?
So far, pre-adoption home visits, transport to events or vet appointments, and adoption events.
Favorite PAWS Volunteer moment?
I really enjoy the adoption events – introducing the special PAWS dogs to potential adopters. It’s also a great chance to meet the other PAWS volunteers.
“Tis the season to bring a new furry family member home! This is one of the best adoption events in New England. Sponsored by John Gagnon’s Pet Resort, dogs of all shapes and sizes come in hopes of finding their forever family. Please help us by forwarding this email to friends and family who may be interested in adopting a dog or by sharing this message using the links below!
If you would like to bring home an adoptive dog on the day of the event, please fill out an adoption application here and make sure you have an approved application on file before you arrive!
We need volunteers to foster dogs in anticipation of the adoption day. We have many puppies, small dogs, and purebred dogs that would LOVE the opportunity to attend. If you would consider opening up your home to one of these pups, please email our foster coordinator Deb Klinch at dlc2@gmail.com.
A heartfelt and unique gift idea from PAWS New England that any dog lover is sure to love!
Each card will come from a PAWS dog that will be receiving the donation and include a photo of this lucky pup. What dog lover would not love to have lifesaving vaccinations and medications donated to a pet in their honor? Or perhaps a dog bed and blankets to keep them warm while they are awaiting a forever home?
For a donation of $150, the animal lover in your life can look at a picture of a dog whose life was saved in honor of them. We hope you will participate in this very special event. To ensure holiday deliver, please order before December 11th.
If you have any questions please contact Jenn Frankavitz at paws.jenn@gmail.com or Christina Messier at christinapawsne@yahoo.com
PAWS is thrilled to announce that our 2012 Calendar is now on sale!
Our very own PAWS photographer and volunteer extraordinaire Jenn Frankavitz has been hard at work over the last few months putting this calendar together and the final product will knock your socks off!
Calendars are $26 each (shipping is included) and make a wonderful Christmas present for any dog lover. To ensure holiday delivery, please place all orders by December 11th.
All proceeds raised from the calendars go directly to PAWS dogs in need. Order one (or ten!) today by clicking on the PayPal button below. You do no need a PayPal account and can charge the calendar to your credit through the PayPal link below.
When PAWS volunteer Carey Marston called the other day to happily exclaim, “SmartPak wants to donate 15,000 pounds of dog food to PAWS!” we almost fell off our chairs! We quickly calculated that we could feed one hundred dogs per day for almost ten months with this donation. We were beside ourselves with excitement and began to make plans to move nearly seven tons of high quality donated food to our sanctuaries in Missouri and Tennessee. Volunteers Nicole Pacheco and Christen Kotch worked especially hard on this- thank you ladies!
PAWS put out a plea on facebook to find a freight company that could give us a highly discounted shipping rate. Many of our supporters helped by calling companies throughout New England. Once again, John and Sherri Gagnon of John Gagnon’s Pet Resort came to the rescue of PAWS and not only found a company who would ship the food, but donated generously towards the cost. They even found a dear friend, Dr. Steve Harrington at Industrial Flow Dynamics to sponsor the remaining cost.
Carey Marston was at SmartPak the day the food was loaded and told us she had tears in her eyes. Meg Law (a former PAWS adopter herself) and Brad Bishop at SmartPak were the driving forces behind helping PAWS get this food and also had tears of happiness as they watch the palates being loaded in to the trucks. Dodd Corby and his crew graciously broke down most of the food into the 100 lb boxes and also loaded it onto the trucks. PAWS will be forever grateful to the wonderful team at SmartPak for this donation of a lifetime!
PAWS is also completely indebted to Jennifer Duke and Special Service Transportation, Inc. They gave us an incredibly discounted rate on the shipping and sent the most lovely drivers. One of the drivers proudly showed Carey his phone backdrop which pictured his rescued black lab who passed two years ago from cancer. He said he felt honored to be part of this project. The other driver was involved in Rottweiler Rescue and was also a rescue dog parent. Carey said she felt “Just such an amazing connection of everyone coming together for this cause.”
When the food arrived in Missouri, sanctuary director Julie Adams couldn’t find the words to express her joy. In tough economic times, finding the money to feed one hundred hungry mouths every day is not easy. Knowing that this was not something she had to worry about for months brought on tears of relief. Julie created this film to say thank you.. Our volunteers in TN were equally enthusiastic and said that this was the “Best Thanksgiving miracle we could have ever received!”
From our PAWS family to yours- we hope everyone has a safe, happy, and healthy Thanksgiving. We are so grateful to have enough food to keep many, many bellies full for a long time! Thank you for your continued support…
For the last three years, PAWS New England has teamed up with Petfinder.com in this national effort to help empty shelters across the country and place homeless pets in loving foster and adoptive homes. PAWS would like to make history this year by finding a foster home for every dog in our sanctuary by December 10th.
If we are able to achieve this goal, PAWS can go to Tipton County Animal Control and empty the pound immediately before Christmas. Can you imagine what a miracle it would be if no dogs had to be put to sleep during the week of Christmas?
Want to help? It’s as easy as 1,2,3,4!
(1) Watch the Video… Then share this video by posting it on your social networking sites and forwarding it to everyone in your email address book. We are looking to reach 10,000 views before December 10th.
(2) Volunteer to Foster...To learn more about fostering and to fill out a foster application, please click here. We are looking for foster homes willing to take their foster dogs the week after Thanksgiving and provide them with a loving, safe place to stay until they are adopted.
(3) Share your ideas… PAWS is looking for a corporate or private donor to sponsor our “matching campaign.” We want all donations made during this initiative to be matched in an effort to double our impact! If you have suggestions of potential sponsors, please email Kelly at kesalerno@gmail.com.
(4) Post this Flier… Click on this link to download a flier and post it at work, at your gym, library, local coffee shop, and anywhere else you can think that dog lovers may see it!
PAWS New England
While searching pound photos for lost PAWS foster dog Lilly, PAWS New England cofounder Kelly Parker stumbled upon this picture from Shenandoah Animal Services. She was horrified and spent two days thinking about this dog, knowing that PAWS was already overextended and really did not have the finances to take in a special needs cases. But her heart got the best of her and she called the shelter- fully expecting to hear that multiple other rescues had called offering their services for the heartbroken pup.
Sadly, the ACO told Kelly that no one had called about this dog. He was old, covered from head to toe in mange, had multiple broken and abscessed teeth, and would likely be euthanized because his medical conditions made him unadoptable. As this shelter received next to no funding for their operations, he had not even been able to see a vet since being picked up and spent all day long laying on his blanket- starring off into space. He had clearly given up that life was ever going to be kind to him..
“Walden” arrived to Silver Spring, MD via Pilots n PAWS over the weekend and is currently staying with PAWS cofounders Kelly Parker. He is severely malnourished and currently weighs 67lbs when he should weigh at least 90lbs, has one of the worst cases of sarcoptic mange the vets have ever seen, bacterial and yeast infections on his skin, bilateral eye infections, kennel cough, Lyme disease, hip dysplasia, and every GI parasite in the book. But this dog is a fighter and PAWS New England will be with him every step of the way. You can follow his road to recover on his very own blog: 
When PAWS volunteer Carey Marston called the other day to happily exclaim, “
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