Animal Alliance is in desperate need of foster and adoptive homes, as well as monetary donations to support the care of this sudden influx of animals.
A little over a week ago, Animal Alliance was contacted late at night by the Pennsylvania SPCA’s Humane Law Enforcement to provide immediate rescue to Chihuahuas confiscated in a cruelty raid on the home of a suspected animal hoarder.
When about 85 dogs were taken from squalid conditions in a South Philadelphia home last Wednesday evening, Animal Alliance stepped in to provide shelter, food, medical and round-the-clock supportive care for some of the most urgent cases.
Animal Alliance received 26 Chihuahuas in at 2am Wednesday July 14, with another 11 received in on Friday July 16. Ten of the dogs were newborn pups, and another 4 puppies were born to a pregnant Chihuahua very soon after her arrival at AANJ. All of the puppies are now in foster care at Animal Alliance, as well as several dogs afflicted with severe mange.
Mommy Chi with 6 pups
Mommy Chi with 4 pups
Dog with severe mange
Animal Alliance is in desperate need of foster and adoptive homes, as well as monetary donations to support the care of this sudden influx of animals.
The Chihuahuas were taken from a house in which animal waste was piled nearly 3 feet high on the floors in some areas. Most of the dogs, ranging in age from newborn to adult, show the effects of living in such unsanitary conditions but are on the road to recovery. All dogs except the newborn pups have already been spayed or neutered at AANJ’s Planned Pethood clinic in Lambertville, NJ.
It is the generosity of our donors that enabled us to say YES, WE CAN HELP.
Animal Alliance depends on donations to sustain its lifesaving work.
Please help us help these animals! No amount is too small! Together we can make a difference!
Stefan (aka SPUNKY), a 3-5 year old Chow mix, was picked up after someone moved into a new house and discovered him tied up in the back yard!
It was clear that Stefan had been neglected for quite some time – he was in very rough shape.
Once brought to a Philadelphia shelter, Stefan was sedated and shaved (he had been extremely matted). There were pieces of glass and other odd objects stuck in his matts (which may have caused some of the many open wounds found on his body). Poor Stefan also had extremely long nails that had begun to grow into his paw pads.
“Through all of this,” a shelter official said, “[Stefan] has been nothing but sweet and friendly with everyone he meets, even giving kisses to our volunteer when one of his wounds was being scrubbed. The shelter is no place for a guy like this to recover from so much…he needs rescue ASAP!”
And so Stefan came to Animal Alliance. He will be loved and taken care of while he is waiting for his forever home.
Our Planned Pethood Clinic in Lambertville is going full-tilt with 2 full days per week of low cost spay/neuter, serving well over 200 animals per month. The clinic was founded and is run by Animal Allliance volunteers, but has numerous expenses including building rental, the cost of the veterinary staff, and the cost of co-pays for owners who are financially strapped and only able to pay a small amount to have their pet “fixed.” Affordable and accessible low cost spay/neuter is a critical component to solving the pet overpopulation problem, and that is why Animal Alliance started Planned Pethood. We are reaching our target market, as nearly 60% of all client pets altered at Planned Pethood have previously had one or more litters of puppies or kittens. By donating to help support Planned Pethood, you are making it possible for many more animals to be spayed/neutered, which will substantially decrease the number of unwanted animals born in the future.
Burgess: One of the many lovely animals fostered by animal alliance volunteers.
Pet overpopulation is at an all time high during the Spring and Summer months, and Animal Alliance is besieged by pleas for help from the various shelters we work with on a regular basis, as well as from the general public.
As a result, we are in need of foster homes for some of the animals in our care as the requests for help far exceed our capacity at our kennel and existing foster care network. Fostering is a great family Summer project. It is a very rewarding endeavor for anyone to directly assist an animal in need in finding a permanent adoptive home!
If you are interested in providing a temporary home for a dog until it is adopted, please contact animalalliance@comcast.net or call 609-818-1952.
Anne Trinkle (Founder and Executive Director of Animal Alliance) was recently featured on Green Spotted Celebs. She shares how she first became interested in working with animals and some other aspects of her animal-friendly lifestyle.
Q: Where did your passion for animals derive from?
AT: When we were first married, my husband and I got our first dog together named Dollie. I fell head over heels in love with her and decided to adopt another dog. When I went to meet Mighty at the Bucks County SPCA, I saw that there were so many other lovely, highly adoptable, beautiful animals looking for homes, and it was then and there that I decided to do more than bring Mighty home.
Q: What is the most rewarding aspect of your job?
AT: Connecting great people to wonderful and deserving animals through pet adoption. We are able to serve both a population of unwanted pets on death door, and the market of people that wants to do the right thing and acquire a pet through adoption. Without Animal Alliance to get all those animals from the shelters and market them for adoption, there would be a lot more dead animals in the shelters we work with, and a lot more people buying pets from petstores or unscrupulous breeders. Saving lives is rewarding work.
Q: First you were a vegetarian, and now a vegan, how long for each?
AT: I have been a vegan for over seven years, and prior to that I was a vegetarian for 15 years. being a vegetarian came easy for me.
Q: Why did you decide to become a vegan after being a vegetarian for so long?
AT: I took at trip to Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, New York, and met farm animals that were rescued from the food production industry. Seeing how sweet and gentle the diary cows were and how friendly the egg producing chickens were was very moving for me. I learned about the horrors of the diary industry – how calves are taken from their mothers immediately after birth and fed bottles of synthetic milk, and that male calves become veal while the females are raised to be milk producers. Well I have been 100 % vegan since that drive home from Farm Sanctuary over seven years ago and I feel much better, healthier, happier and peaceful.
Q: Do you have any advice for anyone transitioning to a vegetarian or vegan diet?
AT: Visit Farm Sanctuary online or go in person to Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, New York for a visit. Learn about the horrors of the dairy industry.
Q: Do you ever find it difficult to stay vegan?
AT: NEVER! Once someone pets and looks in the eyes of pigs, cows and chicken bred to be killed for food, it’s hard to eat them. The well document and deplorable conditions on factory farms, the savagery of the slaughter process, and the amount of filth and bacteria that is present in meat makes it very unpalatable and sickening for me.
Q: Being animal friendly and vegan have a large impact on being “green”, do you have any other ways of living a “green” lifestyle?
AT: We are in the process of installing a solar energy system at our house. We live on 11 acres and besides our house, we use a lot of electric in the Animal Alliance kennel, which is on our property. Six months from now, we will be completely solar powered here for electric, very exciting! We are also big recyclers and eat mostly organic food.
Q: Do you have anything else you would like to add about the animal friendly lifestyle you live?
AT: Working with animals has proven to be a life force for me, it is work that I am deeply connected to, and gives my life meaning beyond measure. Living a compassionate life with reverence and respect for all living things, those considered food, and those considered pets, gives me a resonant peace. No other living being will suffer so that I can eat them, or wear their skin or hair. I am in complete harmony with the universe I live in, which is a joyful place to be.
TROOPER has been adopted! We are so happy that he has found his forever home!
This incredibly resilient little dog is as happy as a dog could be. Despite all he has been through, he loves everyone, thinks strangers are just friends he hasn’t met, and expects everyone to want to talk to him. He loves toys and loves to play. He has learned to “sit” and “lay down” – and he likes to snuggle.
TROOPER is a beautiful little blue Pit Bull with an ugly past. Just two months ago, he faced horrible abuse at the hands of a human. Now he has found his forever home!
See Trooper’s petfinder profile here. Please read more about how Animal Alliance works to change the lives of animals like Trooper and how you can help here.
Animal Alliance is pleased to share information about an upcoming conference. Come see an incredible line-up of speakers and learn how you can make a difference for animals!
Animal Welfare Federation New Jersey Conference
March 20th & 21st, 2010 Location:
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Busch Campus Center
604 Bartholomew Road
Piscataway, New Jersey 08854
Workshops include:
Using your Data to Focus your Efforts
Understanding NJ Animal Cruelty Laws
The Association of Shelter Veterinarian’s Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters
Dog Interrupted — the Ruin of “Man’s Best Friend” by the Pet Industry
Putting the “FUN” in Fundraising
Customer Service – YUK!
No Good Deed Goes Unlitigated
How to Think Like a Cat: Cat Enrichment & Socialization
Animal Welfare – the Business of Saving Lives
Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds about Animals & Food
Behavior Assessment Techniques for Dogs
Reduceing City Homeless Cat Populations
Foster Care: the Good, the Bad & the Ugly
Saturday panel discussion:
New Jersey’s Cats: Exploring the Cat Crisis. This panel will be an open discussion where our panelists will answer your questions regarding S/N, feral cat issues, shelter overcrowding and adoption programs that work.
Panelists: Mike Arms – Helen Woodward, Dr. Karen Dashfield – Sussex CART, Judy Crawford and Kathy Jordon – Philadelphia Community Cat Council, Dr. Gordon Stull – Burlington County (Feral) Cat Initiative.
Sunday panel discussion:
New Jersey and Animal Transport: Pro’s/Con’s and Best Practices
This panel will be an open discussion where panelists and participants will discuss animal transport in NJ. What is working and what isn’t? Bring your questions and comments – we want to hear from you!
Panelists: Mike Arms – Helen Woodward, Dr. Dashfield – Sussex CART, Beth Cruz – Best Friends Animal Society, Anne Trinkle – Animal Alliance, Nicole Lewy Drummond – Mt. Pleasant Animal Shelter, Niki Dawson – Camden County Animal Shelter.
A recent adopter, Sarah, gives us a peek into Hartley’s new home:
Hi Anne,
I hope you are well!! Here are some pics of Hartley. He is doing great, he is really comfortable, and getting along great with Brownie!! We are doing some obedience training with Susan Masinda, who you recommended, to try to break him of the “running away” he did a couple times. She thinks he is “very smart!!”
The pics are of Hartley hanging out with his new family, playing in the snow, waiting for a treat, then taking a nap on his new bed!!!
Thanks again for the work you do – your impact on the dogs and the gift to us lucky adopters is truly amazing!!!
Animal Alliance is a registered, 501(c)3, non-profit organization, staffed almost entirely by volunteers that rescues and rehabilitates cats and dogs, placing over 500 into new, loving homes every year.
