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Saving 100 Dogs + Cats This Summer Part II

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Dear Friends,
last month I asked whether, we as a community could save 100 animals this summer.

What has happened since…

I’ve met Mary Ann, a wonderful lady from NC.She saved several cats from a property, who’s owner threatened repeatedly

Using cats for target practice for procreating? An oxymoronic situation considering who's doing the shootin'

to just use the cats  for target practice.
Mary Ann and her patient husband set up traps, and over the course of a week were able to catch all of them.

trapped kitty - ready to be spayed

All have been altered, vaccinated and an older kitty is being treated for a couple of fighting wounds.
Stay tuned for Mary Ann’s story…..

a new lease on life instead of a never ending cycle of kittens

Then there is Daniela, who literally took us up on our challenge the very next day. She lives in Atlanta, went to a high kill shelter in Rome, GA and saved a beautiful English shepherd mix from death row.

Daniela named him Borgo, after a district in Rome.

Borgo on Death Row at the Rome, GA animal pound

Within days Borgo came down with the kennel cough. Daniela spent hours taking him to the vet, treating him, comforting him.

After several baths, a trip to the groomer, lots of love, vaccinations and finally getting neutered – Borgo is ready to move to his new home, which is already waiting for him in Indiana.
Unfortunately, Daniela is a poor student, with a minimum wage job on the side and has exhausted her resources.

She needs help with transport and/or shipping Borgo to Indiana. Please contact Daniela if you can help. dragomirovad@yahoo.com

What about the challenge?

We are a community of over 2000 members in the US. I think we can do better. Daniela, a student, with a minimum wage job, living in a small apartment has proven that there’s always a way to save a life.

Borgo and his personal angel, Daniela

Every life is worth saving. No matter how old or broken an animal is. We owe it to them to make things right.
If we don’t intervene, who will?
What can WE – as a community, as individuals do this coming month?

Step ONE: sign up as a volunteer with us.
if you can’t volunteer please consider supporting us via the Simba Fund.
100 cents of each dollar go to the care of our animals, and funding of special rescue operations. Let’s Adopt! does not have any overhead, because we are ALL volunteers.
This sets us apart from any other big organization.

• Send me your stories and pictures of the animals you saved.
• Sign up to volunteer for us. We are looking for volunteers in ALL 50 States and also in Canada RIGHT NOW.

Shoot me an email with your information:

• Name
• Location
• Volunteer Interest

Let’s make this summer one to remember…

Let's Adopt! Summer Of Luuuuv 2010

The summer we saved 100 animals - TOGETHER!

BE The Change
~Misha

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4 Comments to “Saving 100 Dogs + Cats This Summer Part II”

• June 30, 2010 at 2:57 PM
  Janette Hamilton says:

  Hi Misha,
  On Friday I will be picking up two ten year old cats who were slated to be sent to the pound when their owners moved. I will foster them for as long as necessary but will need the help of Let’s Adopt to place them in forever homes. I want you to know that we normally do not take in cats (we have been rescuing dogs for over twenty years) but I did not want these two to go to the shelter and be separated or worse PTS because of their age. They will need to be placed together. Pictures and bios will follow. We personally have eight dogs and four cats of our own all rescues, so taking in these two was a stretch for us, but we are doing it anyway! Happy Summer of Love!

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• June 30, 2010 at 3:13 PM
  Misha says:

  wonderful Janette!
  What a great example of what I was referring to earlier.
  You realized the situation and probable fate of these two cats and ACTED, even though you’re dog people.
  Thank You.
  Feel free to e-mail me directly.

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• July 1, 2010 at 1:26 AM
  maeshelle says:

  thank you so much for the work you are doing. i am ashamed to say i come from nc originally. what idiots! i am glad that mary ann is still there and able to act against them. what amazing eyes borgo has. thanks daniela for taking care of him. i hope he gets to his new home soon

  i live in europe now, but post things on my wall. i hope my friends in that neck of the woods will respond.

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  • July 2, 2010 at 11:47 AM
    Misha says:

    Hi Maeshelle,
    thankfully there are more and more people becoming aware of what is going on in these states, and we see more true animal saviors being born every day.
    So, there is hope. But it begins with each of us.
    Don’t wait for someone else to do it for you. Create a list of pros and cons of why you should foster – TODAY!
    Not everyone has the room or setting to foster – I get that. But everyone has some talent or time to volunteer.
    I am asking people to step up to the plate and start by opening their eyes and see what they can do TODAY.
    PS: I am originally from Europe, and there’s a lot of neglect and abuse going on in almost all of the countries.
    ~Misha

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