December 9 – 15 Last week I wrote about the Boxer in Perryville County that froze-to-death. You may remember that the dog had no layer of fat, skin stuck to bone, and bone grossly protruding from the cold body. The dog had a box without adequate bedding for any dog in the weather we were(…)
Happy Tails Update: Miss Audrey was adopted on 2/6/13. Congratulations Audrey! We wish you a long, happy life! …. She didn’t know which to take first: food or water. She desperately needed both. She just stood there taking neither… …. This dog, who we are calling Audrey Hepburn, was said to be a(…)
December 2 – 8 Monday morning I opened a Facebook link that showed a purebred Boxer lying outside of his excuse-of-a-dog-house. He was stiff: frozen to death by sheer neglect. He was stretched out like my pet cow, Carolyn, who had died when I was a kid of a heart attack in the dead of(…)
November 23-December 1 Kittens, cats: what to do about the unwanted felines. That is the question our board of directors is trying to figure out. It seems to me at least, that cats and kittens suffer the most in our county. They are easily forgotten. Being plentiful, it seems they are considered replaceable. They are(…)
November 18-22 The call came Sunday, November 10, 2013, “We have a pregnant dog at our church. Some of the members were talking about shooting her today. We don’t know what to do with her. Can you take this dog?” “She is going to pop puppies any time,” Laura, the caller warned. Laura and(…)
November 11-17 It was Friday night: the night before opening of firearms-deer hunting season. Sherry Sullivan and her family had a busy evening planned. Sherry left at around 5pm. All five of their family dogs were home including Boodo, a hound, bird dog and Pit Bull mix male. Sweet Boodo is age 7. Ashley,(…)
Henry came to BCSP earlier this year, so starved he was near death. We are happy to report Henry was adopted by a loving family in October! Congratulations, Henry, our first YouTube star! Here’s the update we received from his new family: Just wanted to send you a pic of Henry. He spent the weekend(…)
When an animal is abused, often you will find children or a spouse in the house also suffering from abuse or neglect. Below is a news piece that aired on KFVS 12 news in Cape Girardeau, MO about a child and animal abuse case in the Southeastern part of the United States. http://www.kfvs12.com/story/23985343/sheriff-dss-worker-arrested-after-child-found-handcuffed-to-porch?utm_source=buffer&utm_campaign=Buffer&utm_content=buffer933bd&utm_medium=facebook What do(…)
The following weekly report is about the history and adoption of Eugene andJR. The Officers of the Bollinger County Stray Project want to voice our gratitude: a heartythank you to the sponsors who generously donated to the Eugene and JR fund. Without your donations we can not afford to save dogs like Eugene or to(…)
Heartworm Positive Dogs Dogs treated for HW can live normal lives and live to be old dogs. However, there is a stigma against those dogs, and after treatment it is very difficult in our market to find homes willing to adopt them. We have experienced extreme challenges finding other rescues to accept them as well. (…)
