Meet “Stray Guy.”

Stray Guy needs our help.

It seems that his family moved away a few months ago and somehow forgot him. While he is doing his best to make good from a lousy situation, it’s abundantly clear that he is not doing it very well. He has a nasty scratch on the side of his nose.

A kind woman has been feeding him, but she has dogs and doesn’t think he will fit well in her home. We need to get him into a foster home, get him checked out by a vet and on his way to a better life.

That’s where the two possibilities come in.

ONE — The transportation option. We have a woman in Brantford ready to foster Stray Guy, but we need help getting him there. Brantford is about 6 hours southwest of Ottawa. If you can help us with transportation and/or can recommend someone that can help, email me.

TWO — The foster option. If you are in the Ottawa area and can foster Stray Guy, email me.

Let’s help this guy get his confidence back, his feet on the ground  and let’s find him a new home.

Please SHARE his message.

Many gracias, Holly.

Statistics say we needlessly kill millions of companion animals every year; they also say more people could actually adopt a cat or dog this year than we kill. But we need to direct them to where the biggest rehoming need is: from rescues and shelters.

Please become a pro-active pet owner and adopt a cat or dog from a rescue group or shelter. There are mutts and purebreds alike; strays, owner surrenders, young and old and in-between. They are not “damaged” animals, but merely dislocated.

Most rescues and shelters promote their available animals online, so look for their websites.

If you find one you want and it is outside your area, contact a local rescue group to assist in transporting the cat or dog to you. There are many groups of volunteers that transport animals every weekend.

Here are some of the cats and dogs that have come through our doors. Gentle souls who have enriched our lives as rescuers and the lives of the families they become members of.

There are homes for our homeless animals.

Please adopt from a rescue or shelter. The life you save may really be your own.

Join us. Let’s Adopt! Canada.

Ciao, Holly

FREE AT LAST!

Word is slowly making its way across the universe…. Brindi has been released and is finally home again! After 715 days.

Specifically, the message on Facebook reads like this:

I am THRILLED to report to you that in an unexpected development, I learned this morning that the judge’s assistant told HRM’s lawyer if they signed off on the fence, I could take Brindi home without having to appear in court!!

Done and done!!! She’s pooped out next to me on the bed right now, after a long hot afternoon. But she is getting right back into the swing of things, so fast, just so great!!

THANK YOU EVERYBODY!!! Please give me a bit of time to sort out photos and things and you’ll get all the details!

LOVE AND HUGS,

Francesca

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Just 19 days shy of two years ago, Brindi was seized by the city of Halifax in July 2008.

This is incredible news! Kudos to a well-deserved reunion. Our best wishes to them both for a very long and happy life together again!

Holly

A well-meaning gentleman in Saskatchewan has taken in many strays. His intent has been to help them… and he has. He has likely saved their lives.

But now he needs help as well.

He needs to find homes for some of them. Our immediate need is to find foster homes for these dogs. And we have just days to do so before the SPCA steps in on Friday to seize them. We need to place 4-6 dogs.

They are Malamute/Shepherd mixes, maybe 5 years old on average. They are happy dogs. They are a little shy of people at first, but come around quickly to the attention.

Can you help? Will you be a temporary home for these wonderful dogs on their journey to a new home?

We can arrange transport to the Calgary area or points in-between Calgary and the Melville (eastern SK) area.

If you are interested in fostering (or even adopting) one of these dogs, please email me. If you can offer transport, I would love to hear from you, too.

holly.ellis.la@gmail.com

Time is of the essence. Please step up and save a life.

And please SHARE/Tweet this message.

UPDATE: Word from the front lines is that fosters have been located and transport is being worked on. Thanks to everyone who responded so quickly and thank you for sharing their message. These pups are one step closer to new homes.

But please, let’s not forget Buster and Patches. They are still looking for their new home.

Gratefully, Holly

I am a rescuer… and a dreamer of greater things. Simple things. But things bigger than just me.

Things like cats and dogs with happy homes and loving companions, food to eat, a roof over their heads, warmth, security. Love. Long lives.

I subscribe to this reality.

I am quick to offer help when an animal is in need. I believe if I take care of the immediate needs – health, food and shelter — the rest will fall into place.

But I am only successful if I have a network that supports me. The larger the network and the more far-reaching the network, the more I can do… the more ALL rescuers can do.

Not everyone can rescue just as not everyone can perform brain surgery or walk and chew gum at the same time, but there are other areas of help that are just as important and just as needed. These include, but are not limited to: fostering, medical assistance, transport, social media support.

Yes, even just using your network of friends and family via Facebook and Twitter to SHARE/ReTweet our messages can help us find foster homes, adoptive families, financial contributors and more members.

Let’s Adopt! is an all-volunteer international animal welfare group that is spreading around the globe to help animals in need. We use the strengths of one area to aid the weaknesses in another so we can offer the same level of commitment and care everywhere we are. And we want you to help us. Join us!

Tell us what your interests are and what talents you bring to the group. Let’s roll up our sleeves and save some lives. Add your info to our community map so we can see where our members are when a situation arises.

The weekend is almost upon us. Maybe there will be more time to peruse the web and catch up with friends. This weekend please share this message with your networks and ask them to join Let’s Adopt! Canada.

I really do need you! And so do Buster and Patches.

Ciao, Holly.