A couple of weeks ago I wrote about Sophie, a German Shepherd puppy abandoned at a high-kill animal shelter and scheduled for immediate euthanasia because she couldn't walk.
The organization began in December 2010 when Shannon Keith received information that beagles who were used for animal experiments in a research lab were to be given a chance at freedom. Their mission is rescuing and finding homes for beagles used in laboratory research.
From military.com - "Dogs are often noted as heroes in the news, but in this case, army dog handler Sgt. Aaron Yoder took a bullet for his black lab, Bart, during a gun fight in Southern Afghanistan earlier this month.
Federal Way resident Veronica Myrick bought a poodle for $40 from a stranger at the Commons Mall in Federal Way 6 days after it escaped from the yard of Marcus McMillan's mother.
I love the fact that Ashley Judd calls out not only the cowards who threw the dog from their car but also the people who saw it and did nothing:
"It is almost unbearable," she said. "It defies individual and collective humanity to know not just Walter but a lot of animals are treated this way." She continued, "He has been starved for months and it is absolutely inexcusable both by the people who did it, or any neighbor or passerby who did not intervene."
Tanner is a 2-year-old blind golden retriever in Tulsa, OK living at the Woodland West Animal Hospital. He ended up there because his 2 previous families couldn't handle his intense seizures that caused him to panic and lose control of his bowels. Tanner's vet recommended more than once that he should be euthanized.
Blair is a 1-year-old street dog who landed at the clinic after being shot.
Once these 2 dogs met, they became inseperable and helped each other heal. Here's their story:
be given a chance at freedom. Their mission is rescuing and finding homes for beagles used in laboratory research.
