Injured Chi Needs Rescue and Medical In Seagoville!

April 16, 2011 Urgent Message from Sgt. Bailey at the Seagoville shelter: A lady brought this Chihuahua to the Fire Department Friday night. I picked him up and brought him to the shelter. He has a small gash under his left front leg. It appears he’s been attacked by another animal. He is alert and
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Meet Brady A Puppy Tossed in a Dumpster to Die

April 15, 2011 Lynda Stapel with the rescue Texas Little Cuties shares this horrific story of the abuse and abandonment Brady suffered before he was fortunate enough to come into their care. They could use some financial help with his medical care and if you’d like to help, please donate to the vet listed below).
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Want A Rabbit This Easter?

April 13, 2011 IMPORTANT MESSAGE! PLEASE SHARE! Each year, rabbits and bunnies are given as Easter gifts, only to be abandoned later when the novelty wears off. Rabbits will live, on average, seven to ten years, so please only take a rabbit if you plan to make it a lifelong part of your family! You
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Why We Share the Animal Shelter Urgent Kill Lists

April 13, 2011 Animal Shelter Kill Lists Save Lives Some people have told me they have to unsubscribe to our PawsitivelyTexas Facebook page because the urgent lists are just too painful to see. I agree, they are, and I’ve cried so often that the need is so overwhelmingly big. I know you do too. But
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Every Home Needs A Harvey! Pet Adoption Video

April 12, 2011 It is a proven no kill initiative to employ creative marketing when showcasing pets for adoption. Making use of video to show the pet’s personality, good photography, and social media marketing are all great tools to help pets find their forever homes more quickly. The video below is just a fun look
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Where the Ft Worth Mayoral Candidates Stand on No Kill

April 11, 2011 The Ft Worth No Kill group is asking the Ft Worth mayoral candidates where they stand on making Ft Worth a no kill city; because there are several links, and Facebook limits the length of my posts, I collected the response links here to make it easy to review them all (note:
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Dallas Mayoral Forum on Changes at Dallas Animal Services

April 11, 2011 The Metroplex Animal Coalition Mayoral Forum was held Sunday, April 10, at the Dallas Public Library. You can listen to the Forum by clicking this link. (Note: links to audio will open in a new pop-up window.) I’ve listened to the entire Forum, here are a few of my personal take aways
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Buddy & Max – A Dog & Cat That Touched Our Hearts

April 11, 2011 Buddy & Max touched our hearts when Patty posted their story on our Pawsitively Texas Facebook Page. Their Dad, a senior citizen, had to tearfully give them up to the Austin pound when he feared he would lose his home. This is the video where we first met Buddy the dog and
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Cute Dog & Cat Video

April 8, 2011 Introducing a new feature on Pawsitively Texas – Casual Fridays! A fun celebration of the absolute adorable-ness of our pets! Enjoy!






Some Things You May Have Missed! April 7, 2011

Things tend to move quite fast on Facebook, so I thought it would be helpful to include a list of things you may have missed this week! The underlined text below are links to the story; some will open in a new browser window. Tracking Pet Abuse Offenders – what and why you should know.
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