Military Pet Foster/Rescue Project
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Pamy | Friday, December 13, 2002 - 01:30 pm     This was forwarded to me from Grooch and I thought it was such a great idea that we should post it here also. My husband, son, and I have been fostering for the last few months and let me tell you it is such a wonderful experience!!! At first I thought my 7 yr old would get too attached to the foster animals and have a hard time letting go of them, but it has been great for him also. When we got our first foster puppy my son told his dog the following when his dog, Joey, was watching my son play with the foster pup…”Don’t worry Joey, I still love you, I just have to give extra love to this puppy cuz he needs me until a good person adopts him, so don’t worry Joey, you are my dog forever and I will always love you!!!” I thought that was so sweet and it brought tears to my eyes when I realized what a thoughtful loving son I have! I know there are some military families here at TVCH and I am hoping they will forward this info to anyone they think would be interested. If any of you would like to be a foster family, please contact one of the below sites, and I am sure they could put you in touch with a local branch of this project. NetPets.Org's MilitaryPetsFOSTER Project Keeping Love Waiting Goals: 1. To save the dogs of our servicemen and women from being abandoned and/or euthanized. 2. To drastically reduce the number of sheltered dogs. Means: Through the Military PetsFOSTER Project we will be able to greatly increase the number of foster homes nationwide. At this time, we are actively seeking volunteers to become State, Local, and Breed Coordinators for this Patriotic and Humanitarian Project. These may sound like labor intensive and overwhelming positions, but they are not. Position Descriptions State Coordinators: - email a letter to all local coordinators in their state (both the breed and generic rescues are listed inside the NetPets.Org's site). Receive and evaluate volunteer applications/resumes, send a copy to NetPets.Org. Maintain a list of all the state's Local and Breed Coordinators. Local Coordinators: - will represent a geographic area of breed and generic rescues and will email a letter with flyer to all Breed Coordinators. They will contact their local newspapers and other media with press releases pertaining to the need for foster homes for the MilitaryPetsFOSTER Project. Will maintain a list of all Breed Coordinators. Breed Coordinators: - will represent a breed or generic rescue. Will post flyers at their local pet supply stores, grooming salons, supermarkets, libraries, vets, schools and any other locations with bulletin boards. Results With this type of exposure it has been proven to easily recruit foster homes in local areas. That's it. This vital and important Project needs people like you. We would appreciate you getting back to us at your earliest. If you know some people that you believe would be effective as a Coordinator (either State,Local, or Breed), please pass this letter on to them. Email from a U.S. General's wife about this project: Subject: Volunteers for Military Pets Importance: High "WOW Thank you so very much for this information. I am a Family Member Volunteer for the US Army Reserve. I got your message from another friend. I have sent it on my Mail List which covers the US. I have asked them to pass it on to their lists. You have reached a good source to get the message out. I am on my way to an American Red Cross meeting this AM I will pass the word on to them as well. I am so excited because this was a MAJOR problem for us in Desert Shield/Storm. Please keep in touch with updates etc. Again THANK YOU SO MUCH. " Check out these links: http://www.netpets.org/mission.html http://www.netpets.org/mpfosterpress.html http://afcrossroads.com/famseparation/resources.cfm (we are now listed in all of the Military's web sites & the Coast Guards) Remember, Together, we CAN make a difference! Lenore Day SAFE www.safesocietyofflorida.com National GSD Rescue Referral National Coordinator NetPets.Org's, MilitaryPetsFOSTER Project www.netpets.org www.petmemorialportraits.com darkrain@gte.net Heaven: any place filled with German Shepherds..or cats! |
Pamy | Saturday, December 14, 2002 - 09:30 am     bark |
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