Archive for Animal Rescue – Page 4

“Best Day of My Life!” – Adopted English Bulldog

Best Day of my Life - Bulldog Adoption Video by American Authors with Georgia English Bulldog Rescue

20 September 2013 The Best Day of My Life is an endearing video about the day a bulldog was adopted. Produced by American Authors in conjunction the Georgia English Bulldog rescue. It’s just greatness! But warning … tissue alert at minute 2:40. Happy tears will come. Adopt a homeless pet and give them the best
Read the Rest…






Texas Rescue Dog Makes It Big!

Rescue Dog Saved from Shelter kill list and Adopted

28 April 2013 SMALL TOWN TEXAS RESCUE DOG MAKES IT BIG IN NEW YORK! Remember Chester, the adorable black dog, at the Wise County shelter? Day after day, week after week, month after month passed, and there he sat at the shelter until he hit the kill list. Volunteers saved him by taking him to
Read the Rest…






How Seagoville Animal Shelter Became No Kill

Sgt Karl Bailey Seagoville Animal Shelter

September 17, 2012 Police Veteran Makes Open-Admission Animal Shelter No Kill & Ends Gas Chamber When police veteran Sgt. Karl Bailey was appointed over the animal shelter in Seagoville, Texas, he used his position to make two bold changes. 1. He said he would not kill animals. 2. He dismantled the gas chamber and used
Read the Rest…






Five Lessons Learned from the Fort Worth Animal Shelter Scramble

networking to save fort worth animal shelter pets

July 12, 2012 Late in the day yesterday, the Fort Worth Animal Shelter announced a kill list of about 80 pets that had until 8:00pm. I saw the posts after 4:00pm – a time Facebook activity drops off as people finish the workday and prepare for dinner. Like many others, Pawsitively Texas got behind the
Read the Rest…






The Unrelenting Struggle of Animal Rescue: Never Ever Give Up

Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, give up image

25 June 2012 Some days, animal rescue gets to us more than others. So many urgent pets in need. So little time and resources. We know some will be saved and many will not. It breaks our heart, fills us with discouragement, and if we’re not careful, it can break us. Friday was one of those
Read the Rest…






Texas Animal Shelters and Rescues Take the Just One Day Pledge

Pawsitively Texas Must Read

June 11, 2012 What is the Just One Day Pledge? “What is a day? There are many ways to answer that question. A day is 24 hours. A day is how we measure how much time we spend at work. A day can be something we look forward to, a celebration of some kind. But
Read the Rest…






Pilot Point Animal Shelter Achieves 96% Save Rate

pilot point animals shelter dogs saved by no kill actions photo

1 June 2012 I met Stephen Plyler at the DFW No Kill Workshop in March. A volunteer, he had been hard at work to transform his city’s animal shelter to no kill. At the workshop, Stephen took a lot of notes and asked questions during our Q&A session; he has continued his hard work and the
Read the Rest…






Shelter Animals – Who Will Be Their Voice?

Texas shelter animals need a voice image

May 8, 2012 Since I first began Pawsitively Texas, my dream is to see all shelter pets have a voice. To have someone work on their behalf to tell their story – to give them the absolute best chance at life. I’m so encouraged to see the many shelter Facebook pages that have been launched
Read the Rest…






HELP NEEDED – TO KEEP FAMILY TOGETHER

Pawsitively-Texas-logo

May 4, 2012 I need a Dallas area 501(c)(3) rescue to help keep a family together. They love their dogs, but were ready to surrender them because financially, they have been having a hard time caring for them. We can’t judge, love knows no financial boundaries, and the economy has been rough on so very
Read the Rest…






Dear Dallas Animal Services – Please Wake Up From Your “Positive” Slumber

dallas animal services commission wake up pets are dying in your care

April 27, 2012 My thanks to Dallas blogger Larry Powell for covering the DAS shelter commission meetings; most people can not attend a meeting at 1:00pm on a weekday due to their work schedules so his reports keep us informed. This blog post began as a comment on his blog, only to expand into a full
Read the Rest…