shelters

Northumberland County Animal Shelter is on the path to proving that it’s possible to operate a successful, open-intake municipal shelter that saves nearly all the saveable dogs (and cats) in a rural area with few resources. They have all the

Lewis Upshur Animal Control Shelter is located in Buckhannon, WV, about 1.5 hours northeast of Charleston. The shelter is in a traditional ‘dog pound’ style building (small, cement block, indoor/outdoor kennels separated by guillotine doors) nestled into the side of

In this Issue: Online Auction, SWD Work weekend, Grant deadlines, Fundraising Ideas, and more! It’s Time for our AUCTION! Our first annual Fall Silent Auction is almost here! The auction will be open on September 6 at 12 pm and

This is not a sustainable situation, but it is one that we encounter almost everywhere we go: Incredible heroes (mostly middle-aged and older women) sacrificing everything to save the animals, and counties who count on them with no plan for what happens when they can no longer continue to rescue (or the rescue connections dry up).

I asked Leonika how we solve this, and she shook her head. She said

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This month we are focused on the possibilities of shelter dogs. Too often people assume that shelter animals are ‘throwaway’ dogs with issues and health problems. That could not be further from the truth. We meet dogs all over the

Saving Webster Dogs is a unique rescue run by one of the hardest working, most dedicated woman I know (and I know a lot of women in rescue). Rose cares for between 75 and 115 dogs at a time on