This blog was created to spread awareness on the staggering amount of homeless pets that are being euthanized each year, and how we can do our part to help lower that number.
Maricopa County is the second largest animal welfare system in the country, and last year close to 100,000 dogs and cats were in our shelters either as a stray or surrendered by their owner. 14,000 adoptable dogs and cats where euthanized last year due to lack of space, kennels, foster homes and medical help.
Nationwide there are 6 to 8 million dogs and cats that enter shelters, to begin to think about how many were euthanized is more than heartbreaking. We can help little by little by being responsible owners, and having our pets spayed or neutered, adopting from shelters instead of breeders, by the way did you know that 25-30% of dogs up for adoption are purebred? We need to start taking action now!
This blog will help inform, educate, and share with its followers on upcoming events, adoptions, tips, and much more. We also encourage you to please post your pictures and videos of your pets , and share any stories you may have ,and to please forward this blog to all your friends whether they are pet owners or not.
Lets all PAWS FOR THE CAUSE!!!!!
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Nica Surf Dog
In 2006, we rescued a puppy from the Bulverde Area Humane Society to give to our son Justin who was living in Boulder, CO. After the preliminary vet checks we flew the puppy to CO. Justin named her Nica, as he had recently returned from a surfing trip to Nica, Nicarauga. Justin got a new job two months later in Kauai, HI. Hawaii has a 120 day quarantine for incoming pets as Hawaii has no rabies. Instead of putting Nica in jail for 120 days, we brought her back to San Antonio, and spent the next year doing all the shots, vet checks and rabies tests for Nica to qualify for direct release in Hawaii without quarantine. We then flew her to Hawaii to re-unite her with Justin. Since then Nica has thrived in Kauai, spending lots of time camping on the beach, hiking, and even surfing! Nica is a beautiful well behaved dog, we believe she is an American Eskimo. She lives and plays with lots of doggie friends in Kauai, all of whom were rescued or adopted. We firmly support pet adoption! Shelter dogs like Nica make wonderful loving pets.
Dyana, I love that story, I'm going to set up an area on the blog where everyone can post pictures along with their stories. I want to make this an active blog where people all around the world can post their stories and events in their hometowns to support the adoption of homeless pets.
Thanks for sharing Nica's story!
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