the wurstminster dog show

the wurstminster dog show is a fun show put on by the Wurst where artists are invited to "capture the look and spirit of their chosen breed in their own unique way." Artists were invited to reserve a dog breed on a first come, first served basis.

a portion of the proceeds from this show will be donated to DoveLewis animal hospital in portland, oregon.

Pictured:

elisabeth doherty - chicago, illinois
irish terrier
"finn"
3.5"x7"
acrylic yarn, mixed media soft sculpture

Cleft Palate Pups Get Surgery

Two puppies born with cleft palates have had their first corrective surgeries and are said to be doing well. The puppies, named Magic and Merlin, are about three months old. Because of their cleft palates, they were unable to eat.

They were rescued from a New York City shelter and taken to the Little Shelter Animal Adoption Center on Long Island. A veterinarian who volunteered at the Little Shelter when she was a teenager performed the surgery for free.

Pit bull found starving on Thanksgiving is now ready to be adopted

Tampa, Florida - Hillsborough County Animal Services says they have nursed a pit bull back to health and he is ready to be adopted.

Workers say they discovered the dog moments from death in the back yard of a Cherry Street home on Thanksgiving day. They have named him Pilgrim.

Officials say the dog was chained to the backyard fence and had not had food or water for several weeks.

Animal Abuse Investigator Corporal Angela Snyder was on holiday duty when Tampa Police called about the "skin and bones tied out back on Cherry Street." She arrived on scene and observed a dog-tethered, lateral, and motionless. Snyder contemplated arrangements to remove the lifeless body, but as she moved in closer, so did the dog's tail.

She rushed the dog to Hillsborough County Animal Services.

Fluffy cat is a refugee from Mideast violence

It’s hard to think of Stone as a war casualty.

Yet only a few months ago Stone, who is deaf and sports one blue eye and one green eye, was left homeless when his shelter was bombed in Beirut, Lebanon.

Stone and other cats were part of an unprecedented airlift of almost 300 animals left abandoned or wounded in war-torn Beirut. The animals were flown to the Best Friends’ 1,200-acre sanctuary in Kanab, Utah. From there, the four-footed victims of war were on their way to finding new families.

Sea Turtles Rescued From Chilly Waters

At least three dozen juvenile sea turtles have been rescued from an arctic blast that caused the water temperature in an arm of the Gulf of Mexico to fall 18 degrees in 48 hours.

The turtles, which are cold-blooded, were left comatose by the rapid temperature drop this week in the shallow bay where they feed. Animal rescuers feared that the cold would kill the turtles or make them so sluggish that they would be vulnerable to sharks.

Volunteers and others scooped them up from the surf, bundled them in blankets and towels and took them to the privately run Sea Turtle Inc. rescue center and a University of Texas marine laboratory.

Cold Duck Survives 2 Days In Fridge

A duck that was shot and stuck in a refrigerator for two days survived and now has a new lease on life.

Shot by a Tallahassee, Fla hunter, the duck was destined for the dinner table and placed inside a refrigerator for two days.

But when the hunter's wife opened the fridge, the duck lifted its head.

The hunter and his family decided to spare the duck's life, sending the animal to a wildlife sanctuary.

Noah's Ark Animal Rescue and Shelter

Noah's Ark Animal Rescue and Shelter is a home based shelter that networks with other foster homes in Ohio. They work to provide temporary homes for rescued cats and dogs until they can be placed in a "FOREVER HOME."

Do you have plans for the next two and a half minutes of your life? If not, please take that brief time to watch the video below. Maybe then you will understand why rescues exist and why they do what they do...



Noah's Ark currently owes County Line Vet Clinic over $7,000.00. If you would like to help them, please click on the donation button below. Or if you would like, you can send a check directly to County Line Vet. Their address is 15090 Louisville Street, Minerva ,OH 44657. Please make sure to memo that it is for Noah's Ark. Thank you for your generosity. Together, we can make a difference!

Retired Greyhounds as pets

MI REGAP - Rescued Greyhounds

Michigan REGAP is dedicated to educating the public about the plight of racing Greyhounds, their suitability as companion animals, and finding permanent homes for those lucky enough to enter the rescue community. We openly and adamantly oppose Greyhound racing.

Sponsor a pet at Animal Welfare League

Do you want to help shelter animals, but cannot bring an animal into your home?
The Animal Welfare League allows you to “sponsor” an animal for just $25 a month. Your sponsorship will help provide the necessary support to shelter, feed and provide medical care to an animal of your choice that needs special care.

When you sponsor an animal, you will receive a sponsor certificate, a color photograph of your animal and a printed history of the animal. A sponsorship makes a great gift for that person who has everything.

Featured Sponsor: Albie (shown left)

LABMED - Helping Labradors

Founded in 1996, LABMED is an Internet-based non-profit organization created to distribute financial aid to injured or ill rescues around the country, giving them a second chance at adoption and love from a permanent family.

To meet the dogs LABMED has helped, including Buddy, the Lab that started it all, read our Success Stories. If you'd like to help with our rescue efforts, there are many ways you can lend a hand.

Bear Cub Sleepless In Alaska

By all accounts, the little black bear spotted near Juneau should be snug in its den, curled up beside its mother and sleeping away the harsh Alaska winter.

Instead, the orphaned cub on Douglas Island is wide awake and scrounging for anything to eat — dog food, bird seed, dead crows.

“He is just a little black fuzzball,” said Brenda Greenbank, who's seen the cub and estimates him to be 25 pounds — the size of a small dog. “I just can't see him surviving without a mother to protect him.”

Now humans have stepped in where Mother Nature has failed. A live trap was set Thursday at the beachfront home owned by Greenbank and Gary Rosenberger to try and catch the "fuzzball."

LBL - Lost But Loved

LBL finds loving homes for neglected and orphaned animals. They work with the Murray-Calloway County Animal Shelter in Kentucky. All of LBL animals are rescued from shelters the day that they are scheduled to be killed. They do not have a shelter or facility to house the animals that are rescued. A network of local volunteers fosters these animals until they can be placed in their new home. LBL does not take in owner surrenders due to the large number of animals that need to be saved from kill shelters.

Abbey

Abbey was adopted to a loving forever home!
thru:
LBL Animal Rescue
Murray, KY
www.lblrescue.com
lblrescue@hotmail.com

Roscoe

Can you foster me? I am living in a kennel because no one has room for me.
Do you? Will you give me a chance. Roscoe(1405).

BROOD (Basset Rescue Of the Old Dominion)is a Basset Hound Rescue Organization dedicated to finding homes for needy basset hounds in the state of Virginia and surrounding areas.

Save a Pet Month at i-pets.com

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January is "Save a Pet Month"
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Your pets are lucky to have a safe and loving home. Think of the millions of unwanted animals waiting for a family like yours.

There are 45 cats and dogs for every person born. Only 1 out of every 10 dogs born ever find a permanent home. Only 1 out of every 12 cats born ever find a permanent home. 800 dogs and cats are destroyed each HOUR in the U.S. because there are not enough homes for them! Internet Pet Supplies appreciates and supports the dedication and concern for pets performed by Animal Welfare and Pet Rescue Organizations. To show our support and willingness to help, we're offering FREE SHIPPING on any order delivered to a Pet Rescue, Shelter, or Animal Welfare Agency during the month of January, 2007. Please encourage all your friends to visit and place an order at Internet Pet Supplies: www.i-pets.com. We have the highest quality USA rawhide treats and pet toys at the lowest prices on the Internet.

The following are some of our favorite pet rescues, animal welfare agencies and animal shelters. We will gladly add others, just let us know their URL or address.

ARF Berea Animal Rescue Best Friends BROOD CCHS cc-lab rescue CR Animal Welfare Fearless Farm Fuzzy Pawz Happy Hills Heartland Golden Rescue Humane Society of Monroe County Italian Greyhound Rescue Org. IMPS MN/WI Italian Greyhound Rescue LABMED Labrador Life Line Little Shelter Long Island Lab. Rescue Lost But Loved (LBL) Animal Rescue MAGDRL MI REGAP - Rescued Greyhounds Mixed Breed Rescue New Hope Noah's Ark Rescue & Shelter PAWS of Tulsa Pet Rescue Rohe Animal Rescue Rancho Coastal Humane Society TLC Vermilion Animal Aid Working Dog Rescue

New York Tadpoles Fly To Puerto Rico

While many of New York's snow birds head south to Puerto Rico for time in the sun, a recent batch of first-time fliers--born and raised in the city--are heading down for a different reason: to save their own species. And tadpoles generally do not fly, unless they are part of a reintroduction program to save the Puerto Rican crested toad, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), which has joined an ongoing effort to save the island's only native toad.

Specifically, animal husbandry experts from WCS have successfully reared nearly 500 tadpoles at the Central Park Zoo and recently released them in Puerto Rico's Guanica State Forest.

"The release went well, and we're hoping that this new generation of toads can help secure a future for this species" said Bruce Foster, Collections Manager for WCS' Central Park Zoo, where he and other curatorial staff successfully reared some 475 healthy tadpoles for the reintroduction effort. "Puerto Rico is an island of great natural beauty, and protecting the natural inhabitants of the island is an important part of preserving that beauty."

South African cheetah to have prosthetic leg fitted

A two-year-old cheetah, who had her paw mangled in a crude snare, is to have a prosthetic leg fitted in a ground-breaking operation by animal surgeons in South Africa.

Betty-Blue was operated on at the De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Centre, near Johannesburg, after being rescued from the iron jaws of the trap which had clamped down on her left hind leg in the province of Mpumalanga.

"She was brought in to a vet, who thought it was so serious she should be euthanised. But we are not big on euthanasia and decided we should give it a try," said project deputy director Vanessa Bouwer.

Lion cubs saved by embassy, then president

Ethiopia is a perilous place to be an Abyssinian lion — so perilous that an Italian aid group brought two orphaned cubs to the Italian Embassy, where the wife of a diplomat has been caring for them inside a fenced garden.

The Lion Zoo in the impoverished nation’s capital has been killing the endangered animals, poisoning six cubs this year because of lack of funding and space, zoo officials said.

Over 130 Animals Seized From Westchester Teen

137 animals were rescued from a building at 24 Westchester Avenue, rented by a 17-year old who fancied himself an animal rescuer. Taking in an abundance of animals for care, but improperly caring for them is also known as "animal hoarding." Most hoarders don't realize they're doing something wrong, and believe they're actually helping the animals out by taking them in.

"It appears he tried to do, with the best of intentions, to save any animal that came his way," said Deborah Mehne, board chairman of the Westchester SPCA. "Many of the animals were from other rescue groups.

Labrador Life Line

Labrador Life Line, Inc. is a 501(c) (3) Not for Profit Organization created to help owners or rescuers of Labrador Retrievers who are in need of financial assistance.

Born on the LABSR4U mailing list, members of the list joined together to help purebred Labrador Retrievers at times when financial difficulty could make the difference between life and death, or health and sickness. We hope to give more Labs a chance to a happy, healthy life!

Our financial assistance includes, but is not limited to, covering various medical costs (surgery, treatment, medication) and help to cover rescue or transportation expenses.