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WOOF STREET JOURNAL
Welcome to our very first
CARE Rescue quarterly newsletter. As
an adoptive family of a CARE Rescue
pet, a home foster, or a donor and/or
supporter, together we are a family for
life. And as any family, we think it is
important to keep each other informed
and engaged with what is going on in
our lives and that certainly includes our
four-legged members.
The Board and I hope you’ll find these
newsletters informative and even a
lifeline to our CARE Rescue family.
One effort to stay connected is to ask
each of you to send or email us a photo
of your CARE Rescue pet.
We love to see how everyone is doing
and we plan to share your pets’ antics
with our entire CARE Rescue family
in a future edition.
We also look forward to sharing with
you the people who allow CARE
Rescue to save dogs from the finality
of euthanasia. Each issue will feature
a new foster family or someone who is
making a difference in the lives of
CARE Rescue pets. In this edition, we
are sharing someone who many of you
know because she has helped bring
22 CARE puppies into this world. Let
me ask, how many of you have a pup
Kendra Mays has helped deliver?
We would be remiss if we didn’t share
what is going on at CARE Rescue
and 2018 is kicking off with a bang.
First, our STAR program, partnering
inmates with our CARE dogs, has now
begun our second session. That is 15
dogs who might otherwise not find
loving homes with our new CARE
Rescue families and here you will read
how these dogs’ lives have been
immeasurably changed for the better.
You’ll also read about a CARE Rescue
pet who we feel deserves a special
‘shout out’; or one of our veterinarians
providing extraordinary care or a story
just ‘beggin’ for your attention.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart
for supporting CARE Rescue and
loving one of our CARE Rescue pets.
Hope you enjoy this 1st edition.
Angel Woodstock President of CARE Rescue Oklahoma
To All CARE Rescue Supporters:
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be
judged by the way its animals are treated.” -Mahatma Gandhi
What’s Next?
CARE Rescue is working to create a
stand-alone home for the animals in our
care. We are under no illusion this will be
easy, but we know to meet our Mission of
rescuing homeless dogs, dogs in public
shelters who are at high-risk of
euthanasia due to pet overpopulation,
or dogs given up by their owners
because of difficult circumstances and
dogs in danger of abuse or neglect, we
simply must take these next steps. We
will continue to keep you informed as to
our progress, but we want you to know
our sights are on our future.
Wish List
CARE Rescue is fortunate to have
the support of several in-kind donations.
But recently we did not receive our dog
food distribution allotment from OKC.
We are working hard to fill the gap, but
sadly we are experiencing shortfalls. As
we enter 2018, here are four (4) items
we can desperately use:
Crates Dog Beds Toys
Cash Donations (for food & preventatives)
Meet LUKE He has been with us for over 2
years! Yes, TWO YEARS! Luke is
such a handsome, sweet boy! We just
don’t understand why no one has
wante wanted to adopt him! Luke is a 4 or 5
year-old Boxer, Staffordshire terrier mix. He is a big
boy, weighing around 70 lbs, so he needs to be with a
family with children over 10. Luke is ok with some
dogs, very smart and he is well trained with basic
commands (house & crate trained also). Let’s find Luke
his forever family (click here)!
CARE Rescue’s STAR Prison Program
CARE Rescue is now partnering with the Dick Connor
Correctional Center in Hominy, OK on a program, matching
inmates with our dogs as they each benefit from concentrated
training and companionship. Of the 8 dogs who entered prison
in mid-Sept., CARE Rescue pulled 4 dogs from area shelters
where they were on the euthanasia list and 3 were stray dogs
being tortured by neighbors and owners. Day One included
entering prison gates and meeting the inmates who would be
responsible for their care and training for the inaugural 12-week
program called STAR – Save Train And Rehabilitate. After 112
days, both dogs and inmates passed their respective
performance tests, both receiving diplomas from the warden of
the prison. CARE Rescue was overjoyed to celebrate
Graduation Day, signaling the dogs decidedly new future, one
that includes kids and families who now care deeply about their
existence. We think you will enjoy these 2 media stories
showcasing this special program: Click logos
Check This Out CARE Rescue Supporters!
We have exciting news: CARE Rescue is being featured in
the March edition of Tulsa Pets Magazine and ‘Pause for
a Pet’ in the Tulsa World on Feb. 15th and April 5th.
Don’t forget to pick up your copies and share the news!
HOW ARE WE DOING?
200
150
100
50
0 2016 2017
# of CARE Rescue
Pets Rescued and/or
Placed in Loving Homes
Veterinary Expenses
Incurred by CARE
Rescue
75
36
$15,922
$21,000
Come join us at:
Meet and Greet Adoptions at Sutherlands
9503 E. 21st Street on the following Saturdays:
2.10; 2.24; 3.10; 3.24; 4.7; 4.21; 5.5
Elgin Park to donate 20% of sales to CARE Rescue
on Feb. 12th. Share with us great food & a great time!
Pinot’s Palette (Cherry St.) on March 3rd at 3pm
Spay/Neuter Clinics – For info visit spayok.org
A Special Thanks to:
[email protected] http://www.carerescueok.org facebook.com/carerescueok paypal.com/fundraiser/charity/2025692
Kendra Mays - “A LABOR of Love”
Kendra has single handily delivered
22 CARE Rescue puppies into this world,
while fostering another 18 puppies and
dogs. She is the adoptive mother, temporary
caretaker, nurse and surely best friend to CARE
Rescue momma dogs who might otherwise never have
been given the chance to deliver their amazing pups.
For many this is no surprise. In her day role, Kendra
works as a chemotherapy nurse. But when not at work,
her ‘happy place’ is knee deep in puppy breath with
pups and moms needing only her special kind of Care!
It takes a rare person who can give the time and love
needed for these special deliveries. Many of the moms
are scared, just being pulled from a shelter and days
from delivery. Yet it is Kendra who offers the entire
‘family’ what they need. As the pups grow to where
they can safely be adopted to loving homes, Kendra
knows both the pain and joy of releasing these pups.
“I didn’t know before rescuing how bad the need is and
how people can be so cruel,” Kendra said. “A human
being will hurt you even if not intentionally. But a dog
doesn’t ever hurt you – it’s only unconditional love.”
And if you are lucky to have adopted one of these
special deliveries, you share with us in saying a truly
heartfelt “Thank You” to Kendra as she lives and
embodies Mahatma Gandhi’s quote below.
2018/ Q1
Available for adoption
Available for adoption
Available for adoption
Available for adoption
In one year, we
have increased our
placement of dogs
by 100%, while
limiting our vet
costs by only a
25% increase