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Helping To Rescue Neglected & Unwanted Animals
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Helping companion animals to lead healthier, longer and happier lives is not just
our company commitment … it’s our personal mission. That’s why we have worked very
hard to not only provide the best, health-promoting products, we have also established
a foundation to help improve the lives of abandoned companion animals all across
the U.S. The Dr. Jane’s HealthyPetNet Foundation is a non-profit organization absolutely
committed to supporting a variety of animal rescue groups, all of which are dedicated
to helping to rescue neglected and unwanted animals.
Every time you purchase a Life's Abundance product, a portion of the profits are
contributed to a fund that supports the operations of this organization. Thank you
so much for your continued business! Together, we’re making a positive difference
in the world, one animal at a time.
We’ve awarded thousands of dollars to numerous worthy rescue groups, which are
listed below.
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Award Given On - 09/01/2011
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Forte Animal Rescue
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Based in Marina del Rey, CA, Forte Animal Rescue is an all-volunteer, non-profit rescue organization that’s also committed to fighting pet-overpopulation and furthering the understanding of the human-animal bond through educational programs and community activities. For example, they offer a Junior Volunteer Program for local youth in order to help cultivate tomorrow’s responsible community leaders. Since their founding in 2002, this small band of devoted care providers has saved the lives of nearly 700 dogs!
FAR imposes no restrictions on the type of dogs they rescue, and they do whatever it takes to locate forever homes for all of their four-footers. Nothing conveys this sense of utter devotion better than the story of Cruiser, who was saved both by FAR and our grant (read Cruiser’s story here) which helped to cover the costs of eight months of care for Cruiser until he was finally adopted by a caring pet parent.
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Read More - Blog Article
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Award Given On - 09/01/2011
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A Tail to Tell
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Based in Lancaster, PA, A Tail to Tell (ATTT) extracts unwanted and retired canines from puppy mills in the Northeastern U.S. Founded by members who trained at Puppy Mill Rescue, an organization recognized for their pioneering work in fighting against the multi-million-dollar industry, ATTT handles every survivor with utmost care, providing a comprehensive medical assessment and any necessary treatments. In addition to bloodwork, vaccines, heartworm tests and dental exams, each canine undergoes an alteration procedure – for many females, spaying ends years of repeated pregnancies during their captivity. In 2004, their first year of operation, ATTT saved the lives of 63 dogs. Their commitment over the years has yielded stunning results, as they rescued nearly ten times that many in 2011!
Our financial award was used to save the lives of Ava Gardner and Maryann, who were “literally just a few days from dying” at the time of their rescue.
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Read More - Blog Article
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Award Given On - 09/01/2011
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Humane Society Pet Rescue FL
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Located in Okeechobee, FL, Humane Society Pet Rescue works to educate the public about the humane treatment of animals and to end the practice of needless euthanasia. This rescue’s dedicated team of volunteers offers guidance regarding training, grooming and feeding, and facilitates low-cost medicines and spay-and-neuter programs.
When funding allows, HSPR provides dog food for folks dealing with financial hardship, as well as temporary shelter for the dogs of families working through the difficult process of home foreclosure.
All of the canines surrendered to HSPR receive necessary medical attention – including alteration surgeries, vaccinations, preventative treatments and more – as well as daily, loving care. Furthermore, they actively work to promote the availability of their dogs in hopes of quickly placing them in good homes.
HSPR is using our grant to renovate their indoor kennels to provide surrended canines a comfortable place to live until they’re adopted.
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Award Given On - 09/01/2011
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HART for Animals
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Founded in 2003, Maryland’s HART for Animals has forged a reputation as a model for compassionate animal rescues. Their volunteers specialize in placing homeless animals from local shelters with foster families until adoptive pet parents can be located. Taking in dogs and cats from other rescues, HART’s volunteers coordinate transfers of animals abandoned in rural areas to more densely populated cities, thereby increasing their chances of successful placement in forever homes. Their low-cost spay/neuter services, offered both to pet parents and other animal rescue groups, further help to reduce the number of homeless animals in Garrett County.
Our financial award will be added to HART’s Building Fund for work on their new adoption center. In the meantime they continue to provide services such as providing dog training classes, rehabilitating injured animals and supporting local efforts to enforce laws protecting pets from cruelty and neglect.
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Award Given On - 09/01/2011
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Marion Regional Humane Society
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Some rescues cater to specific breeds of dogs. Others care solely for felines. And then there are those organizations, like the Marion Regional Humane Society, which open their doors and their hearts to animals of all stripes, including dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, hamsters and more.
Located in Marion, IL, this non-profit organization works closely with the public to reduce pet overpopulation. With limited space for rescued animals, MRHS offers a low-cost spay-and-neuter program and provides pet food to pet parents experiencing financial difficulties. The kindhearted folks of MRHS know the best way to prevent animal abandonment is to keep families together.
While the directors of MRHS currently lease a 2,500-square-foot space, they are actively planning and saving for construction of a new facility for their operations.
The financial assistance we provided helped to cover the costs of veterinary medicines and vaccines, as well as critical repairs and upgrades to their central air system.
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Read More - Blog Article
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Award Given On - 09/01/2011
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Paws South Florida Rescue
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Based in Ft. Lauderdale, Paws South Florida Rescue is a no-kill, all-volunteer, animal-welfare group laboring to put an end to the cycle of feline overpopulation.
Dealing almost exclusively with feral cat communities, PSFR is not a shelter but a close-knit group of volunteers who care for the forgotten. They utilize a TNR strategy, where felines are trapped without injury, neutered or spayed, and released to return to their feral group. With the assistance of veterinarians affiliated with PSFR, feral cat communities are managed according to the guidelines of Alley Cat Allies, a popular feline advocacy organization. Any adults and kittens deemed viable candidates for adoption are live with one of their devoted fosterers until suitable forever homes can be located.
The funds supplied by our foundation award played a role in helping this organization to trap, sterilize and release 116 feral felines, and to rescue and adopt out 15 kittens in 2011.
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Award Given On - 09/01/2011
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Cats Exclusive
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A non-profit organization dedicated to helping their South Florida community, both humans and felines alike, Cats Exclusive has been in operation since 1979. They opened the first storefront feline adoption center in Broward County, in 1998. Through this adoption facility, which features sufficient space for the daily care of 60 cats, they have rescued nearly 6,000 cats!
Their Spay/Neuter & Adoption Program (SNAP), created to oversee alteration procedures of homeless felines, has proven highly successful in curbing feline overpopulation in the Greater Miami area.
Cats Exclusive operates a low-cost veterinary clinic which provides a variety of services, such as vaccines, dental care and spaying/neutering. In fact, they’ve performed just over 10,000 procedures and treatments!
Our financial grant helped to cover the costs of Cats Exclusive’s shelter operation during the last four months of 2011, when they took in 115 felines and placed 128 in loving, adoptive homes.
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Award Given On - 06/27/2011
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Carolina Boxer Rescue
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Headquartered in Hampstead, the Carolina Boxer Rescue is a not-for-profit rescue organization established in October of 2001. In their decade of operation, they have helped to rescue and find forever homes for hundreds of purebred Boxers in North and South Carolina. Liberating Boxers from nearby shelters, they also accept surrenders directly from owners experiencing hardship and welcome strays in any condition. Every Boxer receives a complete physical, immunizations, sterilization, heartworm test and treatment for any illnesses or diseases.
In spite of minimal resources, and thanks to the diligent efforts of a handful of volunteers and a broader network of caring foster parents, CBR has consistently maintained averages of 50-60 adoptions every year. They view their volunteers with utmost appreciation, as they are “by far the most important necessity” for their operation.
CBR used our donation to help cover the costs of veterinary care, including surgeries and especially heartworm treatments.
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Read More - Blog Article
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Award Given On - 06/27/2011
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Humane Society of West Alabama
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Established in 1971, the Humane Society of West Alabama is a no-kill, all-volunteer, non-profit organization utterly dedicated to the dogs and cats in their care. They operate on a spare budget, but never spare on the superior care they provide their rescues. In 2010, they placed 200 pets in new forever homes, in addition to providing support to another hundred animals and families in need.
This Humane Society actively works to improve the quality of lives of dogs and cats throughout Western Alabama, hit hard by tornados in April. Their past experience in locating homes, maintaining lists of lost and found animals, providing vet care to pets in need, and coordinating the activities of the support network of caring individuals helped them to help others post-devastation.
Our financial assistance aided in their efforts to reunite hundreds of people with pets displaced by the storms.
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Read More - Blog Article
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Award Given On - 06/01/2011
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Community Sharing
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Founded in late 2004, Community Sharing is a Michigan-based, non-profit, outreach agency that provides food and support to hundreds of families and their companion animals. Their specialized assistance keeps families together by distributing food, veterinary care and pet supplies to people in financial straights.
Overseen by a board of twelve members and operated by a group of over 100 volunteers, Community Sharing gives emergency assistance to over 300 families and more than 1,000 individuals every month. Helping all of their clients rise above their present difficult circumstances and achieve financial independence is the ultimate goal of Community Sharing.
With the funds we awarded to this laudable group of caring individuals, they were able to keep their pet pantry stocked for a full three months, providing 481 families much needed aid. All in all, 612 dogs and 531 cats received not only food and care, but also toys and treats.
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Award Given On - 06/01/2011
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Greyhound Angels Adoption
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Located in Pennsauken, NJ, Greyhound Angels Adoption, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to the placement of retired racing greyhounds into loving adoptive forever homes.
With a dedicated 3,200-square-foot facility, they provide a haven for up to 42 Greyhounds at a time. Working with responsible and dedicated professionals inside or associated with the racing industry, Greyhound Angels has been able to place over 1,400 retired greyhounds with adoptive pet parents. Even after adoption, this group offers a safety net of continued support should any problems arise with any of these graceful canines.
This caring group has committed to never refusing a greyhound based upon poor medical condition. They’ve taken in dogs experiencing seizures, blindness, deafness, broken legs, abuse survivors, malnourishment, diabetes and other unfortunate conditions. As a consequence, their veterinary costs are high, which they cover with the help of donations, like the one provided by our foundation.
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Award Given On - 06/01/2011
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Domino’s Cat Rescue League
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Located in Palm City, FL, Domino's Cat Rescue League is devoted entirely to saving homeless cats. Every one of their cats has been saved from abandonment, starvation, accidental injury, cruelty, disease or a combination of these life-threatening challenges. Their no-kill sanctuary offers a cage-free environment where their rescues can recover and ready themselves for adoption with their forever families.
Every year, these committed kitty rescuers redouble their efforts to combat feline overpopulation and homelessness; consequently, they continue to set records for both the numbers of cats spayed and neutered and for their number of successful adoptions. Domino’s is well on their way towards achieving their goal of becoming the premier feline rescue and adoption center in Florida’s Martin County.
With the funds we awarded to this group of dedicated rescuers, Domino’s was able to cover the costs associated with FIV and Feline Leukemia tests for more than fifty cats in their care.
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Award Given On - 05/27/2011
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Barks of Love Animal Rescue
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Based in Orange County, Barks of Love Animal Rescue’s mission is to work with overpopulated animal shelters across Southern California with the goal of dramatically reducing the number of dogs who are euthanized. They focus on canines who are shunned by prospective pet parents at shelters due to medical conditions and emotional problems. Often, the dogs they rescue are literally minutes away from being put down.
Under the watchful care of a devoted network of foster homes, these pitiable creatures are nursed back to physical health while working through aggression and other issues to become socially well adjusted. Thanks to the persistence of their all-volunteer staff, many of these dogs learn for the first time how to live inside a home as members of a family.
Founded by Ashley Greenspan in 2008, this grassroots organization has accomplished the remarkable feat of guiding nearly 500 dogs from tragedy to triumph.
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Award Given On - 05/27/2011
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Angela's Angels Cat Rescue
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What began as a personal experience caring for and rescuing sickly and abandoned cats, quickly became Angela's Angels Cat Rescue, no-kill feline rescue in Columbia, North Carolina.
A small organization, their focus is on saving felines from euthanasia at high-kill shelters, while also taking in stray, abandoned and surrendered cats. For many felines classified by some as “unadoptable”, this all-volunteer group represents their only chance of emerging from shelters alive. This rescue makes a lifetime commitment to every rescued cat, and all potential adopters are carefully screened and must agree that their new pet kids will live out their days as indoor creatures. They’ve also implemented a "Cats for Seniors" program, which allows senior citizens to adopt free of charge.
Our award will go towards the purchase of a new building to house special-needs cats with disabilities who require daily medications, prescription diets and daily medical care.
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Read More - Blog Article
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Award Given On - 02/07/2011
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Rainbow Rescues, Inc.
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Founded by a brother and sister duo in 2008, Rainbow Rescues of Chicopee, MA, provides a safe haven for dogs, cats and rabbits. After completing health assessments and any necessary treatments, the O’Briens place their rescues in pre-approved foster homes and work diligently to locate the perfectly matched forever homes. They also devote their time and energies to their community, working to educate the public about animal welfare and other related issues.
In spite of their high level of care, they charge only a minimal adoption fee, to help offset the costs of medical treatments and the provisions needed to outfit their foster homes.
Rainbow Rescue used our foundation award to cover the costs of crates, medicines, specialty foods for pets with allergies, several surgeries, as well as food and toys to help newly adopted companion animals make the transition to their new homes as stress-free as possible.
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Read More - Blog Article
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