The Great Animal Rescue Chase News & Blogs
Instantly update yourself on the latest animal welfare developments. Leading animal shelters and rescuers will share news and knowledge with you, consolidated through their blogs and social media pages.
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Updates On 8th Feb 2014 8th Feb 2014, by The Great Animal Rescue Chase
SNOW SHOVELING AFTER THE STORM
Can you find the little one in this photo? Norman is a snow-lovin' bunny who enjoys playing in the path we cleared. He's a beloved rescued pet who was found many years ago on the grounds of an industrial park near the Harmony Fund headquarters. More than a decade later, Harmony Fund Founder Laura Simpson is still in that parking lot every day, feeding the feral cat colony who resides on the grounds.
"Truthfully, my back is a little sore today," Laura said, "but ...
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Updates On 6th Feb 2014 6th Feb 2014, by The Great Animal Rescue Chase
MOM WITH BABY IN ARMS, LOWERS CAT TO DUMPSTER
Written by Patricia Gordon of Calgary, Alberta
The end of the month always brought about a flurry of activity in my residential complex as the moving vans pulled into and out of the parking lot. These departures also resulted in the discarding of unwanted items besides the dumpsters. On this occasion I noticed a mother, while holding her baby, placing an empty cat carrier by the bin, but I thought nothing of it. Eventually I became bored with the p...
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ROMANIAN DOGS ENJOYING THEIR WINTER THANKS TO YOU 2nd Feb 2014, by The Great Animal Rescue Chase
How gratifying to see the dogs of the Associatia Anima shelter in Campulung, Romania doing so well this winter thanks to the huge effort that went into repairing and fortifying this once-crumbling refuge. There's a dramatic difference in the well being of the dogs today thanks to all the volunteers who went over to swing a hammer and all of you who gave them the funding to work some magic here. Here you see a few of them hanging out in a courtyard area complete with straw filled resting boxes. ...
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UPDATE ON DOGS SUBMERGED IN SNOW IN ROMANIA 30th Jan 2014, by The Great Animal Rescue Chase
Dear Harmony Fund Supporters,
Thank you all for your outpouring of kindness. We received the following update from Sava's Safe Haven shelter in Romania:
"Hello dear friends, Today I wake up to 5am and arrived home at 7pm. I'm frozen and feel tired and sick. I'm cold and my back problems are too painfull! I can't bend.
I'd like to thanks because many people responded to our help appeal from yesterday. We was able to rent a tractor and buy food for next days.
After 3 days of snowing our shelt...
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Updates On 30th Jan 2014 30th Jan 2014, by The Great Animal Rescue Chase
Cold and snow have created a dramatic rise in our animal rescue operations in cold climates. Thanks to our supporters, we're providing food, shelter, veterinary medicine and heat to animals who might otherwise perish. Thank you all, EVERY ONE OF YOU, for making the Harmony Fund a true force of love & light!
www.HarmonyFund.org
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DOGS SUBMERGED IN SNOW IN ROMANIA 28th Jan 2014, by The Great Animal Rescue Chase
DOGS SUBMERGED IN SNOW IN ROMANIA
Distress Call from Sava's Safe Haven:
"Friends I'm home after a HORRIBLE DAY. Friends I feel helpless against the weather! Today the access to shelter was blocked with snow , a huge amount of snow! Also the food room was blocked and all doors from paddocks! I do not lie , just take a look at photos! We fight with weather but we are helpless! Snow by over 2 metres!
My husband and son worked to remove the snow from the old shelter and I worked alone to remove th...
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JOY ALL AROUND AS AID ARRIVES FOR DOGS OF TRANSYLVANIA 27th Jan 2014, by The Great Animal Rescue Chase
JOY ALL AROUND AS AID ARRIVES FOR DOGS OF TRANSYLVANIA
Winter aid has just been sent to Asociatia Amicii Nostri Turda- Semper Fidelis in Transylvania, Romania. Volunteers did not waste time making use of donations today to help the 200 dogs they care for here.
Shelter volunteer Dora explains, "Today we did a lot of things for our doggies, this could only be possible with your help and concern for them! We brought the food and straw. We changed the wet straw and the dogs were extremely happy. W...
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JOY ALL AROUND AS AID ARRIVES FOR DOGS OF TRANSYLVANIA 27th Jan 2014, by The Great Animal Rescue Chase
www.HarmonyFund.org
Winter aid has just been sent to Asociatia Amicii Nostri Turda- Semper Fidelis in Transylvania, Romania. Volunteers did not waste time making use of donations today to help the 200 dogs they care for here.
Shelter volunteer Dora explains, "Today we did a lot of things for our doggies, this could only be possible with your help and concern for them! We brought the food and straw. We changed the wet straw and the dogs were extremely happy. We managed to obtain wood from a goo...
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Updates On 27th Jan 2014 27th Jan 2014, by The Great Animal Rescue Chase
-2 WINDCHILL & WARM BREAKFAST ARRIVES FOR FERAL CATS
This cat is simply named Orange. Harmony Fund Founder Laura Simpson has been feeding Orange and the rest of this feral cat colony (all spayed/neutered) for more than 12 years.
There are three volunteers who share feeding the cats here on their assigned days of the week and the cats have two hand crafted shelters that offer multiple layers of protection from cold weather and from predators. The shelters are located behind a partial cemen...
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HAPPY SUNDAY FROM CARDBOARD BOX PUPPIES IN SERBIA 26th Jan 2014, by The Great Animal Rescue Chase
Here we are at Sasha Pecic's shelter in Serbia where some 400+ dogs take refuge from the streets in a large, free-roaming oasis. This week, Sasha was out getting supplies for the shelter when he came upon a cardboard box with puppies inside.
"They were found on the street, in the box!," shelter volunteer Ana Mitrovic explains. "When we find babies like this, we always check if their mom is somewhere there, wait for her, sometime for the whole day."
And though the cruelty of separating a moth...
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FOOD FOR 1,305 RESCUED DOGS & CATS IN UKRAINE 26th Jan 2014, by The Great Animal Rescue Chase
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The Harmony Fund is helping sponsor the feeding of 1,305 cats and dogs at the Shelter Kiev SOS in Ukraine - an extraordinary refuge with an incredible back-story.
In the early 90s, the shelter's founder Tamara Tarnawska gathered fellow journalists and, with the use of hidden cameras, they revealed a long-time practice rounding up stray dogs and cats to be killed for their fur at a local factory. After Tamara brought down a massive worldwide protest against ...
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Updates On 25th Jan 2014 25th Jan 2014, by The Great Animal Rescue Chase
OWL FOUND IN VACANT BUILDING SOARS FREE!
Last week, a snowy owl was rescued after it became trapped inside a vacant building on India Street in Portland, Maine. Tom Gagne, an experienced falconer, rescued the owl from the third floor of the Grand Trunk Railroad building. After spending a few days convalescing at Avian Haven, this one was ready to fly free again and released over a nearby marsh. So thankful to all who cared for this beautiful creature.
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Updates On 25th Jan 2014 25th Jan 2014, by The Great Animal Rescue Chase
"CALL OF THE WILDMAN" TV SHOW ACCUSED OF HURTING ANIMALS
According to a report issued by Mother Jones on Tuesday, the Animal Planet television series "Call of the Wildman" has been criticized for a series of situations endangering the welfare of animals including the following:
1. Wrestling a drugged captive zebra to the ground
2. Allowing baby raccoons to become dehydrated and emaciated (one later died) in order to postpone their "rescue" to suit the needs of the show's production schedu...
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UKRAINIAN WOMAN SHELTERS 20,0000 DOGS & CATS 23rd Jan 2014, by The Great Animal Rescue Chase
UKRAINIAN WOMAN SHELTERS 20,0000 DOGS & CATS
http://harmonyfund.org/donate/1305-dogs-cats- will-be-fed-with-your-help#dog-blue
A trembling Tamara Tarnawska held her breath in the cold air outside a utility factory in Pyrogovo, Ukraine as tears spread like vines down her face. A frosty glove pressed against her lips helped to bottle a scream as she peered wide-eyed through a hole in the concrete wall. She and her fellow undercover journalists had been secretly laying in wait for days, hoping to ...
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Updates On 23rd Jan 2014 23rd Jan 2014, by The Great Animal Rescue Chase
UKRAINIAN WOMAN SHELTERS 20,0000 DOGS & CATS
http://harmonyfund.org/donate/1305-dogs-cats -will-be-fed-with-your-help#dog-blue
A trembling Tamara Tarnawska held her breath in the cold air outside a utility factory in Pyrogovo, Ukraine as tears spread like vines down her face. A frosty glove pressed against her lips helped to bottle a scream as she peered wide-eyed through a hole in the concrete wall. She and her fellow undercover journalists had been secretly laying in wait for days, hoping...
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Updates On 20th Jan 2014 20th Jan 2014, by The Great Animal Rescue Chase
RESCUERS SAVING TURTLES FROM HUNTERS
- Please take 1 MINUTE to Sign Petition to Help
A coalition effort aimed at banning the killing of sea turtles in Grenada is coming close to a pivotal moment in March. The total number of signatures on the petition is very, very close to the goal amount of 79,000. Would you please take a moment today to sign?
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/228/11 5/847/
In the photo above, you see one of the turtles who was saved just minutes before hunt...
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