Some of you, my long time blog friends, are aware of the dog rescue groups I have volunteered for for several years.. Dog Days Adoption Events and Red Dog Project. See labels on side for more on that. My experience with Dog Days and Red Dog has been wonderful. There is no better feeling than coming together with a large group of like minded people to accomplish something that benefits so many.. in this case dogs languishing in kill shelters across the country. The stats are horrible – according to the ASPCA, approximately 3-4 million cats and dogs are euthanized each year, unable to find adopters before their “time is up”. There are rescue groups trying to change that by holding adoption events to assist the rescues that pull the dogs from shelters and give them a better chance at finding a home. Dog Days and Red Dog are doing wonderful things – they’ve accomplished tremendous success and a large volunteer base as a result.
A small group of this band of volunteers recognized the need for more of these events. There are too many wonderful dogs still dying. The formula works as long as strict guidelines like quarantining, rehab where needed, full health and temperament evaluations are performed. The rescues are grateful for being given the venue to have their dogs seen by the public at an adoption event, giving them a much better chance of finding their forever home as opposed to sitting in a shelter cage hoping someone will come along. Most often their financial resources are next to none and so they don’t have the tools to promote their dogs in the best possible light. We volunteers can give them that opportunity… and so we are determined.
If you are on FB, won’t you please visit our page and “like” us.
https://www.facebook.com/#!/HomewardBoundCT?fref=ts
Our first adoption event will be held in November here in CT – updates on the dogs we’re saving and will be up for adoption will appear regularly. It will not have all the bells and whistles of the Dog Days events, but the end result will be the same… dogs surviving and thriving in their new forever homes.
Thank you –