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Billy

Success Story: Mercy Fund Animal Rescue

Billy was a stray dog who was running along a highway and about to run down the ramp onto an interstate highway when a good Samaritan picked him up. They contacted Mercy Fund to help. Now he is living with his foster family while he waits to find his new forever home. Because Billy can climb a 5-ft....
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jackie

Success Story: Make A Friend In Animals (MAFIA)

Jackie suffered from a copperhead snake bite and was rushed, after hours, to the emergency veterinary hospital in July 2016. At the clinic it was confirmed through blood tests that she had been bitten. The options for treatment where a very expensive anti-venom or a more conservative blood transfus...
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Saving Pets in Flood-Ravaged Louisiana

Thanks to your donations to our Disaster Fund, we’ve been rushing donations to shelters and rescue groups working to save pets from the historic flooding that devastated Louisiana on August 13, 2016. Purrs of Hope Rescue We sent a $1,000 grant to Purrs of Hope Rescue in Hammond, La. “We took in 41 cats from Tangi Humane Society, a local...
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Success Story: Angels Among Us Pet Rescue

Bravery, a 2-year-old hound mix, was named because of his happy disposition despite the fact that his hind leg had been mangled. We heard he was caught in a bush but it sure looks like it was caught in a trap. Someone tried to bandage what was left of his leg but they didn't take him to a vet. ...
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Success Story: Karma Cat + Zen Dog Rescue Society

In May 2016, 86 animals were found living in deplorable conditions in a condo in West New York, NJ. All the animals were housed in one room, most of them in cages. Well, surely it must have been a large room? No. The room was approximately 81 square feet. That is roughly equivalent to three queen-si...
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