Best Friends Conference- It’s Registration Time!

June 13th, 2010 by admin2


Registration is now open for one of the most eagerly awaited animal conferences of the year. To thank you for being such a good friend to animals, you’re invited to be among the first to register at a special early-bird rate for Best Friends’ 2010 No More Homeless Pets® Conference happening from Friday, October 15, 8:00 am to Sunday, October 17, 12:30 pm at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, 3700 West Flamingo in Las Vegas, Nevada.

If you register TODAY through August 31st, you’ll pay only $275 for the three-day conference. Now that’s something to wag a tail about! But on September 1st, registration goes up to $325. So click here to register today!

Join Best Friends for one of the most relevant and informative conferences anywhere on the issues that matter most for bringing about a time when there will be No More Homeless Pets. Spend three days with like-minded people, learning about the latest innovative ideas and proven practices to help save animals in your community. You’ll come away from the conference reenergized and inspired to make No More Homeless Pets a reality in our lifetime!

And this year, there will be new speakers and new topics to make your experience even more worthwhile than ever before. New this year:
How to Be a Great Volunteer
Overcoming Obstacles
Rehabilitating Puppy Mill Survivors
Relating to Shy Dogs
To learn more about this year’s conference, click here.

Our conference rooms will be at the very front of the convention pavilion, making getting to and from your room a breeze! Reserve your room today by clicking here or calling the Rio directly at 1-888-746-6955. (Mention the discount code “SRBFASO” for a special group rate.)

And don’t forget the optional post-conference trip and tour of Best Friends Animal Sanctuary—it’s now three days instead of two! We recommend you sign up early because this trip of a lifetime sells out every year.

Thank you for all you do to help animals! We look forward to seeing you at the 2010 No More Homeless Pets Conference, where lessons will be learned, lives will be saved and hope will be sparked anew.

**HELP!!!** ROWAN COUNTY DOG POUND UNDER WATER!!!!

May 2nd, 2010 by admin2

http://www.chipin.com/contribute/id/c0ea1474a8e127f5

URGENT MESSAGE! The pound has flooded! Funds and rescues are needed IMMEDIATELY! HELP PLEASE!

STAR, Saving the Animals of Rowan is now 501c3. All donations are tax deductible.

URGENT! POUND FLOODED! Morehead KY: 5/2/10: Jan got there and the rescue boats were in the parking lot getting ready to evac the dogs. Jan had the van and they loaded them up plus others in Jimmy’s truck. Some dogs are at the old forestry building and some are going to tin woof inn.STAR needs help with boarding costs and rescues to take some dogs. www.petfinder.com/shelters/KY251.html paypal for STAR is sdcreasap@roadrunner.com (roadrunner.com)there is also a boarding chipin on the homepage of the site.

The pound will have to be completely disinfected after the flood and the dogs need to go!

PLEASE contact either:

staradoptions@yahoo.com

jandacci@roadrunner.com

juliatat@yahoo.com

 

Who We Are


STAR, Saving the Animals of Rowan is a 501c3 organization committed to improving the conditions for the abandoned dogs of Rowan County, KY. Our members work to find safe and loving homes for dogs that find themselves in the Rowan County Canine Shelter. STAR members are dedicated to reducing the number of dogs euthanized due to the overcrowded conditions of this rural shelter. We have a limited number of foster homes and we need more. Please consider providing a temporary home for a puppy or dog that is up for adoption.

Our Wish List


- Collars (especially strong medium and large sizes) -Transport Crates –Frontline Spray –Blankets –Puppy pads –Leashes –Cleaning supplies/trash bags/latex gloves/etc. –Jiffy Tags ID tags for transport –Food –Eagle Pack Holistic Solution, excellent product to fix little tummies –Dewormers including Praziquantel for tapeworm –Ivermectin –Puppy vaccinations –Adult vaccinations –Ex-Pens –Funds for vetting/pull fees/additional meds/etc…paypal buttons –Gas cards for our transporters –Nylabones/Kongs/easily sanitized toys –Pens and tarp covers…we have a Lowes locally that carries them –Dog houses

RESCUES WELCOME!

Santa Paws! We Need You!

December 16th, 2009 by admin2

CONTACT: staradoptions@yahoo.com (yahoo.com),
Jan Dacci jandacci@roadrunner.com (roadrunner.com) or
Julia Sharp juliatat@yahoo.com (yahoo.com)

CROSSPOSTING DEEPLY APPRECIATED!

www.juliasavesdogs.com   [Paypal donation also available at this site]

www.petfinder.com/shelters/KY251.html

Once again we are begging for help. We are overloaded and have waaaay too much on our plates right now. I know all of us in rescue are in the same boat:(

STAR is in deep financial trouble. We have too many dogs. Medical costs are horrible.

Paypal to sdcreasap@roadrunner.com or use ChipIn’s on STAR Petfinder page to help financially. You can also make checks out to STAR, a 501c3 non profit, and mail to STAR c/o Julia Sharp, 164 East Main Street, Morehead, KY 40351 This is also the mailing address for supply donations.

We desperately need Frontline SPRAY. We have yet another litter of lice puppies:( Frontline Spray works great on lice. Dogs have been full of fleas lately. We can also use Capstar.

We need collars, dewormers, leashes, vaccines, HW prevention, money, gas cards, food, blankets, dog beds…..the list is endless for Santa

Extra! Extra! Read All About Him!!

July 9th, 2009 by admin2

This is Archie!

Archie has come to us via a divorce situation.  It is very clear to me that his mom Maureen, has given this guy lots of love and snuggles!  He is a big, snuggly black German Shepherd.  Archie is also AKC registered and full bred GSD.  He is almost 2 years old and is well handled when eating, chewing a bone, etc., He demonstrates no food aggression or dog aggression whatsoever.  We currently have 3 of our own dogs and Archie has blended in with our pack just fine.

This boy is truly a treasure and whoever adopts him, will be adopting their very best friend. Let me assure you!  He is a tall, somewhat clumsy, fun boy to be around and a dog that we are ready to rehome.  He has nice manners and is very sociable, knows his basic commands and is house trained.

What a joy he will be- to the right family!!

I ask that adopted dogs are well cared for, vetted [though he is current on rabies etc.,] and that if circumstances of owners change, that the dogs be returned to me- no questions asked…no judgment…..I just want to ensure dogs never enter the shelter system, once adopted.

Thanks for reading and contact me soon!  info @ dogblessed.net

Please! Kentucky Needs Help!

April 16th, 2009 by admin2

DB Readers,
This is from my dear friend Julia in Kentucky. This is a very rural pound, that operates with very little means and relies heavily on the work of it’s volunteers, just to keep dogs fed! They desperately need our help and no donation is too small!  Even $5 helps.  Please give what you can!   Bless You Julia and The STAR Team!!
callie
From Julia:
I know how upset everyone is over Holstein. We are heartbroken. The 3 members of STAR absolutely loved this boy.
Please DO NOT start calling county officials and emailing the police. It will do NO GOOD! What it will do is cause conflict that we do not need.
Our warden Jimmy is installing a new gate today. You have to realize the pound is in an isolated location. Holstien was there for several weeks and he was seen by many, many people. Lots of people wanted him but they did not want him neutered. Those people were NOT allowed to adopt him. NO DOGS are adopted out of Rowan unless they are spayed/neutered!
Frankly, we need more rescue help. We need a few good bully breed rescues to step up and start helping us with these dogs. We need money badly!!!! We simply cannot afford to board every dog in the pound until they get a rescue commitment.
I had posted the below yesterday to a group I belong to. We, STAR, have done an excellent job on a shoestring budget of changing things at Rowan.
 
“Many of you know what we have faced at the Rowan county dog pound in Morehead KY. I am very happy to let you know that a small rural KY county pound that used to euth 60+ dogs a MONTH only PTS a total of 64 dogs ALL of last year. Those 64 dogs that were PTS were either vicious or injured/sick beyond hope.

So Rowan county can now be considered a low kill facility.
This has been accomplished by STAR working with our dog warden and rescue groups and lots and lots of hours put into networking our dogs. STAR is made up of 3 women. Sue Creasap, Jan Dacci and myself. We bust our butts every single day.

We would not have accomplished this without donations and help form others. We also did this by maintaining a good working relationship with our dog warden, Jimmy.

We are very proud of our work for the animals.
 r.com/shelters/ KY251.html <>http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/KY251.htmlhttp://www.petfinde
 
We spend every minute we can doing it all, the hands on work, the transporting and the networking. It’s exhausting and there are many days that we want to throw in the towel and quit. But when we see it in black and white, when we see those low kill numbers, it makes us all keep on keeping on!”
 
Yes, Rowan IS a low kill facility now because of the efforts of STAR. I think everyone can agree that the stats above are amazing and reflect just how hard we work!!!! We do our very best in spite of our personal lives suffering, in spite of the non stop dumping of animals, in spite of the long days on the road transporting and saving animals. We simply cannot control what a bunch of worthless criminals do! I wish we could but we can’t! We are doing our very best. It’s not our fault, it is not Jimmy’s fault. We cannot be at the pound 24/7!!!
 
So I am begging everyone to please not call the police or hassle our warden, Jimmy. We are offering a reward for Holstien’s safe return. If you really want to help our dogs please help us network them and get rescues for them. We have only a few people that take the bully breeds. We need more.
 
Thank you for reading….Julia


Kentucky Needs Our Help *NOW*

April 10th, 2009 by admin2

From Julia in Kentucky! PLEASE HELP US!

Hi, STAR has been extremely busy keeping up with the HUGE numbers of dogs at the Rowan County Pound. Thankfully we have a great dog warden (Our Jimmy) that works with us. Because of STAR’s efforts, a former high kill rural dog pound is now a low kill facilty.
 
We practically emptied the pound a week and a half ago and now it is full up again:( We also step up to help many strays and abandoned dogs in this area. If you can help rescue some of our dogs, please contact staradoptions@ yahoo.com (yahoo.com)
 
There are a few ChipIn’s on the homepage. We desperately need funds. STAR (Saving The Animals of Rowan) is a 501c3 and all donations are fully tax deductable.
You can also mail checks to:
STAR

123 Oakwood Drive
Morehead, KY 40351

 

 

 
OR you can make checks out to STAR and mail them to me and I will personally deposit them!
STAR
c/o Julia Sharp

164 East Main Street
Morehead, KY 40351

 

 

 
We still need to raise $225 to finish paying for Story’s HW treatment. Story was a street dog that had been terribly abused. Story needs a kind rescue ASAP!!!! She needs human socialization that she is not getting at my house. She adores me and my husband but she needs to be exposed to more people. She is a very sweet and unusual girl. She is very dog friendly and kitty friendly. She is smallish, only about 38 lbs.
Mountain Cur Picture
 
Poor Rosco was tied to a tree in a closed campground and left to starve. He is simply too adorable! His initial vet bill was almost $80 and he is not neutered but is HW neg and UTD on shots and dewormed and started on prevention. http://www.petfinde r.com/petnote/ displaypet. cgi?petid= 13440222     [***Ok Julia- I'm in love with him and will take him, if we can get tranport even close!]
 
We DESPERATELY need small and medium collars. Used ones are fine! We have LOTS of larges and extra large but no mediums or smalls. We also need slip leads.
We need more Frontline Spray badly since fleas and ticks are TERRIBLE here. We prefer the spray because it works so quickly and you can adjust the dosage for size of the animal.
 
We need all sorts of supplies. So if you have extra anything, I am sure we can put it to good use! Some things we need:
 
-Puppy pads
-Leashes and collars.
-Cleaning supplies/trash bags/latex gloves/etc.
-Food.
-Eagle Pack Holistic Solution…excellen t product to fix little tummies.
-Dewormers, panacur and pyrantel
-Ivermectin
-Gerber powerded electrolytes.
-Frontline Spray.
-Puppy vaccinations.
-Adult vaccinations.
-Medications such as antidiareah/ antifungals/ wound treatment (Cloud Star makes a great product called Buddy BooBoo) 
-Ex-Pens.
-Gas cards for our transporters.
-Nylabones/Kongs/ easily sanitized toys
-Pens and tarp covers are desperately needed for temp holding…we have a Lowes locally that carries them.
-Dog houses.
 
Thank you for reading. We could not do the work we do without your kindness and generosity.. .Hugs and Blessings… .Julia

 

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