June 2010  

Finding Pets Fur-Ever Homes www.7bellssanctuary.petfinder.com

Newsletters are not being sent out individually due to volume of work needed hands on with the fur-kids. Please bookmark the newsletter link  - http://www.7bellssanctuary.com/newsletters.html - for future newsletters. We appreciate your understanding of this need to make a change, devote more time to the fur-kids.

Bridge Kids - PeterPan leaving foster parents Taylor & Tammy to mourn; Frieda leaving Sir Gus, Buck & Mary; DazeeDuke passing in her sleep while with foster mom Judy V. K-9 Bereavement Counselor contact is Michelle at mzcgrief@yahoo.com  if you need to talk with someone who understands your grief.

Adoptions - Steve, Adrianna, Snubby & DannyBoy, all placed in their fur-ever homes by foster mom, Judy V.

Cole Camp pound full to the brim with 5 dogs, 2 adults, 3 pups.

We are adding Judy V's corner to our newsletters. Judy V, as well as the other fosters, volunteers have been handling all of the April and May rescue duties. What a TEAM! Together Everyone Achieves Much.

Here at Judy V's Corner we are still working on cook book for the Rescue Me Feral Cat program in Montrose. We gave Rescue Me partner Beth a birthday party as she is still recovering from a health issue. We have also been working on the dog yards and big dog house. Still behind on fixing it up but got one roof done and just have a bit to do on the 2nd roof for the dog porch. The kids can lay around in the shade, play in the swimming pools.  We helped our local vet with a Westie to find a rescue. We are also still helping a local Montrose young man stay in school  with the help of the town. The entire community has pitched in to help this young man as well as the school staff.  My great niece has been with me here at the farm animals helping with the farm and playing with the rescue fur-kids getting them social so they can be ready for new forever homes.

We welcome foster mom Andrea back after her return from deployment in Guam. She returned with 5 fur-kids which she soon will be listing on our site. While in Guam she spent her week-ends helping at the local shelter. With 20 pets arriving daily, very few adoptions, she has a better understanding of why some shelters are faced with killing. Not easy and definitely broke Andrea's heart. She worked feverishly to help with adoptions while there, held those that were given the fatal injection, tears falling.

Wish List - We are so grateful when we receive those gently used items. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Please continue to think of us & our little Cole Camp/Lincoln pound before throwing anything away that may be used for the fur-kids.

We give thanks to each of you who so generously give of your time & talents to help these fur-kids as they wait patiently for their fur-ever homes. Rescue life is good, yet a fur-ever home is best. We could not do this work without your continued support. God bless you each & every one.

And last, but not least, a very special prayer for those in uniform keeping us safe & free. In the words of a dear friend "How would we have the ability to take the time, enjoy the right to do so, if not for the sacrifices made, by our men and women in uniform? Perhaps today, they are sitting in a trench, walking a patrol, in harm's way  ...  Freedom has never been free:  they are making payments. To our men and women in uniform:  Thank You!"