January 16, 2012 Righting American Wrongs America pauses this week to remember and honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A brave man guided by his moral convictions to advocate change for the civil rights of a people that had long been abused, oppressed, and held back. He knew that racial segregation and racial discrimination were
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Archive for Animal Rescue
The Inspirational Impact Dr Martin Luther King Jr Has on Pawsitively Texas
by Alva
January
16th,
2012
January 11, 2012 The majority of the time, animal rescue groups are begging for more fosters so they can save an animal. Today, we have a Foster that is seeking a rescue group to help her save Gizmo. You know how some days, a particular dog or cat will break through and pierce your heart
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January 10, 2012 On January 6, Animal Advocates of North Texas posted this message on the Pawsitively Texas Facebook page: “URGENT! Molly is a sweet, energetic senior dog who is hoping to find a loving home soon. When she arrived at the shelter as a stray staff were able to track her owner thanks to
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It’s Not Too Late to Support Your Local Animal Rescue and/or Shelter Pets!
by Alva
December
31st,
2011
December 31, 2011 Animal rescue groups rely on donations to fund their work saving the lives of pets in need in local communities. Many shelters do not have adequate supplies to care for the shelter pets in their care. Many people have been impacted by the economy and can not give financially (but they give
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December 24, 2011 Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Happy Holidays!I know that we have a very diverse group that comprises our community and I pray that however YOU celebrate this holiday season, it is full of love, good cheer, and beauty! I personally celebrate the Christian Christmas; if you do as well, I hope you enjoy
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December 6, 2011 Tipper and Skipper, along with some other young kittens were sealed in a bag of cat food and thrown out in Urbandale, Iowa. As tragic as this story begins, it is a beautiful story of heroism. Regan, a yellow lab, found the bag of kittens and drug them home. He whined until
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December 4, 2011 Actress Katherine Heigl has a new, racy campaign to promote the spay and neuter of pets. At least that’s what appears to be the mission of her “I hate balls” campaign, but it may take most people a while to understand that is her message, given it’s buried in the silliness of
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November 28, 2011 Remember the story of Dash and Toby? Over the holiday weekend, we met them through a post on the Pawsitively Texas Facebook page and their story, like so many, really touched our collective hearts – and everyone got to work networking them. For some reason, Dash and Toby’s owner was moving and
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November 28, 2011 Have you heard about the Beagle Freedom Project? Their rescue work will touch your heart deeply and you’ll probably need a tissue when you watch the video below of former lab beagles discovering life outside the lab. The purpose and mission of the Beagle Freedom Project is to rescue beagles that have
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November 23, 2011 I wanted to take a moment and let you know how very thankful and grateful I am to the amazing people that make up the Pawsitively Texas and animal rescue communities. We share a photo, a story of a dog, cat, and occasionally livestock in need, and this wonderful community fueled by
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November 15, 2011 What an ugly war! On his Facebook no kill advocacy page, Ryan Clinton published this urgent post this evening: “EXTREMELY URGENT news for No Kill advocates: The ASPCA is buying up No-Kill domain names in a cyber-squatting attempt to prevent you from starting a group with “No Kill” in its name. If
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November 15, 2011 With pet adoptions, we often say, “who rescued who?” That has been proven true once again, by a dog saved from an Ohio county shelter kill list. A dog loving couple, Elizabeth and Lee Littler, rescued an underweight, injured St Bernard dog set to be killed at the local county shelter. They
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October 23, 2011 FLOYD COUNTY ALPHATEX KENNELS DOG SEIZURE UPDATE: In September, I reported on the Floyd County seizure of nearly 250 dogs from the AlphaTexas Kennels in West Texas (click here). This KFYO news article describes the health and condition of the dogs and has photos of some of the seizure as does this
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October 19, 2011 Susan Brawner shares Roxy’s story with us on our Pawsitively Texas Facebook page in hopes we can help her have a second chance in life. Susan reports “Roxy needs a new forever home. This sweet baby lost her family when their home caught fire. One family member could not be saved and
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October 14, 2011 UPDATE January 13, 2012: Flower Mound Place Four Councilmember and Deputy Pro Tem sent an email to me that reads: “Alva, You wrote me a few months ago about supporting an ordinance prohibiting “puppies as prizes” in Flower Mound. I just wanted to let you know that the ordinance is coming before
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Newborn Puppies, Teeny Kittens, Purebred, and More in Need at Houston BARC
by Alva
October
4th,
2011
October 4, 2011 PLEASE HELP: There are 333 pets awaiting adoption or rescue at the BARC animal pound in Houston Texas. This is a high volume intake kill shelter, so all should be considered urgent to network them all. However, some are quite young, newborns with their eyes not yet open, and should not be
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October 3, 2011 Mazie’s Mission announces the inaugural Fall In Love Fur-ever 24 Hour Adopt-A-Thon which runs from 9pm Friday, October 14 to 9pm Saturday, October 15. The 24-hour event is a one-of-a-kind for North Texas … and yes, if you attend at 3:17am, the adoption center will be open! I asked! In fact, if you come
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