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Ditto Dolly Finds a Home!!

Ditto Dolly Finds a Home!!

  Ditto:  a duplicate; another of the same. Every year, we encounter a dog with mange or serious ringworm. We usually call them Dolly, in this case, Ditto Dolly. Ditto Dolly came to us in the spring last year, in pitiful shape…severely starved with mange.  We don’t have pictures of her when she first arrived. (…)

BCSP Report – Week 12

BCSP Report – Week 12

March 17-23, 2014 (written by Marilyn Neville) It is beginning to sound like a broken record: two more return to owners this week. The unusual is becoming habit, of which we are thrilled. 10 returned in 2014. However, one of these returns is much different than any of our others. One of this week’s return(…)

BCSP Report – Week 11

BCSP Report – Week 11

March 10-16, 2014 (written by Marilyn Neville) I dedicate my volunteerism this week in memory of my mother, Dorothy Rose Dauner Olson. She died March 20, 2008. It still seems like it was yesterday that we lost her. She encouraged me to embrace the volunteer spirit. Thanks Mom… We were part of another return-to-owner this(…)

BCSP Report – Week 10

BCSP Report – Week 10

March 3-9, 2014 (written by Marilyn Neville) Thursday night I listed a FOUND chocolate Lab male on our Facebook (FB) site.  Within ten hours I received a call from his owner. Another match, the sixth return so far in 2014! That is two-and-a-half returns a month.  I think that the numbers will continue to increase(…)

BCSP Videos

  Here are videos of current and former BCSP strays.  As a group, they tell the story of what Bollinger County Stray Project is all about! BCSP VideosError type: “Forbidden”. Error message: “Method doesn’t allow unregistered callers (callers without established identity). Please use API Key or other form of API consumer identity to call this(…)

Our Partners

Our Partners

  When you support our partners, you support BCSP!  Please show your appreciation of their sacrifices which have helped us in our efforts. Veterinarian Sponsors Without the help from dedicated, compassionate veterinarians in our area, we simply could not possibly help all those wonderful pets-in-need!Liza Jones, D.V.M. and Colleen Retz, D.V.M. from Bollinger County Veterinary Services provide services to(…)

Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter

    Miss Holly Hunter On Tuesday night, 2/25/2014, this 11-wk-old puppy was attacked by two adult dogs after they were let out of the house for their potty break.  It was 6:15, dark outside and that night there was a cold wind and temps would drop below freezing. We think someone dropped off this puppy(…)

Nick Becker Benefit

Nick Becker Benefit

Officer Nick Becker is an animal welfare advocate who has helped with several animal welfare situations in Bollinger County. Now he needs the help of like-hearted friends. He has stage 3 cancer which as spread to his lungs. Officer Becker is a 25-year-old husband and a father of a 1-year old daughter. According to an article in the Banner(…)

BCSP Report – Week 9

BCSP Report – Week 9

February 24 – March 2, 2014 (written by Marilyn Neville) Saturday February 22 was when we rescued the two litters from the green hunting cabin off of Highway E, about a mile from Highway 51. That weekend I received little sleep caring for their feeding and potty schedule while their bodies worked to find normalcy.(…)

BCSP Report – Week 8

BCSP Report – Week 8

February 17-23, 2014 (written by Marilyn Neville) This week I am donating my time as a rescue volunteer in the memory of William (Bill) Wright of Zalma. Bill was my closest neighbor, just up the hill going towards Zalma. He lost his battle with cancer just as the storm hit Zalma on Thursday and hail(…)

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