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President's Message and Annual Appeal
Dear Friend of PoundHounds, December, 2016
When Billerica Animal Control was called to rescue a dog off the side of a highway, they found a beagle with such severe lacerations to her leg that she could not walk. A microchip revealed that she had been adopted from a shelter in Maine only ten days earlier by a truck driver, who claimed she’d jumped from his truck and he had not had time to go back for her. She had lost six pounds in those ten days. PoundHounds was thrilled to be able to pay for Bella’s x-rays, wound treatment, antibiotics, and pain medications.
Gizzy, a Papillion estimated to be 12 years old, was found as a stray in Greenfield. Like many small dogs, she suffered from lack of dental care, with resulting pain and bad breath (breeding for small size has shrunk dogs’ mouths but not the number of teeth that have to fit into them). PoundHounds paid for a full dental cleaning and workup to make her pain free and adoptable.
These are just two of the 60 dogs PoundHounds has helped this year with various medical and spay/neuter costs. Animal Control Officers continue to turn to us when other funds are not available, and are thrilled that we are there for them. But we cannot do this work without your help. Once again a board member has offered to match donations made by the end of the year; please take advantage of this opportunity! You can give through our website , donate below or mail a check to Box 301327, Jamaica Plain MA 02130.
Thank you so much, and on behalf of all the dogs in Massachusetts pounds, Happy Holidays!
Marcia C. Peters
President
When Billerica Animal Control was called to rescue a dog off the side of a highway, they found a beagle with such severe lacerations to her leg that she could not walk. A microchip revealed that she had been adopted from a shelter in Maine only ten days earlier by a truck driver, who claimed she’d jumped from his truck and he had not had time to go back for her. She had lost six pounds in those ten days. PoundHounds was thrilled to be able to pay for Bella’s x-rays, wound treatment, antibiotics, and pain medications.
Gizzy, a Papillion estimated to be 12 years old, was found as a stray in Greenfield. Like many small dogs, she suffered from lack of dental care, with resulting pain and bad breath (breeding for small size has shrunk dogs’ mouths but not the number of teeth that have to fit into them). PoundHounds paid for a full dental cleaning and workup to make her pain free and adoptable.
These are just two of the 60 dogs PoundHounds has helped this year with various medical and spay/neuter costs. Animal Control Officers continue to turn to us when other funds are not available, and are thrilled that we are there for them. But we cannot do this work without your help. Once again a board member has offered to match donations made by the end of the year; please take advantage of this opportunity! You can give through our website , donate below or mail a check to Box 301327, Jamaica Plain MA 02130.
Thank you so much, and on behalf of all the dogs in Massachusetts pounds, Happy Holidays!
Marcia C. Peters
President
Gizzy the abandoned elderly Pap
Belle - The trucker dog
We helped Daisy! See update
Ain't love grand?
Daisy is a 7 year old Bulldog mix who was found wandering in Belchertown and picked up by Animal Control. Not only had she recently had puppies, she was heart worm positive. No one came to claim her, possibly because of the cost to treat heart worm. PoundHounds has been asked to help, and that means we need your support. In addition to heart worm treatment, Poundhounds will be paying to spay Daisy and bring her up to date on vaccines. Please make a tax-deductible donation to PoundHounds today so that we can help Daisy and dogs like her. You can donate below or mail a check to PoundHounds PO Box 301327 Jamaica Plain MA 02130
UPDATE: PoundHounds was thrilled to be able to pay for heartworm treatment, and a spay funded by the Mass Animal Coalition License Plate Fund, for Daisy at Belchertown Animal Control. And best of all, she was adopted by her foster family!
UPDATE: PoundHounds was thrilled to be able to pay for heartworm treatment, and a spay funded by the Mass Animal Coalition License Plate Fund, for Daisy at Belchertown Animal Control. And best of all, she was adopted by her foster family!
