Have you seen the new PetRescue ad on telly? TOTES ADORBS! (Sorry, for a second there I thought I was a Kardashian.) It is adorable though. Check it out:
(Keep an eye out for the brief cameo appearance of a big droplet of doggy drool).
I love this ad. Making the choice to adopt an animal instead of buying is such a great way to save a life. (Head to the bottom of this blog to share your stories of a rescued animal and go in the running to WIN the most adorable book EVER.)
I have fostered dogs while they're waiting to find a forever home and loved it! Not only do they already come with a name (which is great for indecisive people like me), they also (usually) know how to not wee in the house. Bonus!
The little treasure pictured below, is a dog I fostered, named Cassius. As you can see, he needed a bit of extra love before he was ready for adoption. When he first came to Maggie's Rescue (escaping euthanasia at the pound by mere minutes) he was more than 15 kilos underweight and so weak that he couldn't even stand up on his own legs. :( We don't know for sure but we think he was raised to be a hunting dog. He had scratches on his face and bald patches on his bottom, probably from being kept outside on the cold concrete.
With plenty of hugs (and a good bath :-/ ), Cassius quickly came into his true character as a goofy, loveable boy, who wanted to sit on everyone's lap! He also became the poster boy for Maggie's Rescue. Then everybody wanted to adopt him. Let's be honest, nobody can resist a dog in a scarf!
Cassius was abandoned and came so close to being put down. But thanks to the people who adopted him he got a second chance, and is now a much-loved part of the family!
Anyway, enough of my love story for Cassius. I want to hear about the special animals in your life! Post your story below about an animal you've adopted, or who you've seen get a second chance to find their forever family.
One lucky person will win this super cute Unlikely Friendships book (OMG A MONKEY AND A DOVE AWWWWWWW). We'll judge the winner by funnelling our tears into a beaker. Whichever story creates the biggest fountain of joy will take the awesome prize. Can't wait to read the entries!Good luck!
Fine print: Entries must be less than 200 words and the competition closes Sunday 30 June.
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p.s. Cassius is beautiful!!
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Anyway I thought I would write about my girl Molly. I have a diabetic cat named Riley, his condition means I am frequently at the local vet. One day while in the waiting room one of the vet nurses asked if I wanted another dog. She knew me well, knew I was a sucker for animals. Molly had been abandoned at the local pound and was lucky enough to have been given the full 28days there instead of the usual 8. That was her last day, she had been brought in to be put down as no one had wanted her. I saw her and thought perhaps I would try and rehome her. It only took a few days before she became my best friend. I now have 3 dogs, I love them all but there will always be a special place in my heart for her.
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About a month before my birthday last year, my mum got a phone call from her friend. She called out to me and I asked her "what's up?". She said "How much would you like to have a cat?" I couldn't help anything from there, I smiled hugely and started jumping up and down screaming "OH MY GOD MUM I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!" I stayed up till midnight waiting for my adorable new kitten to be brought around. I named her Austin. She was 6 weeks old and mum's friend had taken her and her siblings away from an abusive family that night. She was very timid and ran away from us at first, but 6 months later she's fitting in just fine with the family and everyone loves her quirky personality; even our dog!
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We were moving to new place(shed really, we're saving). When we went to look at it the furious barking coming from nearby was enough to make any dog lover curious. Anyway, there were three half grown pups; Tess is now mine, but oh! the struggles we first had! When I first went up to 'make friends' she was so terrified she wet herself. Though not really 'abused' so much as neglected(and I'm not saying they didn't have the 'base-line importants', they were just typical farm('working') dogs) she was really scared of anything new. She's my best friend and a little spoilt as far as 'farm' dogs go(it's a nasty day so she's in a basket not tooo far inside
But the most amazing thing is that she now loves 'showing off'! She won the Jingellic Dog High Jump last year and you should have seen the look on her face when everyone was clapping! As blissful as a hyperactive Kelpie X can get! A VERY far cry from the skittish pup of 3 years ago!
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Hes the most beautiful and charming little man and i hate thinking about where he and so many other animals like him started there lives.
Adoption really is the kindest thing you could do for an animal and everyone who adopts is a HERO!
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When I bought Charlie home he would cower when we would go to pat him and you could see in his eyes he was miserable. Through the love of myself and my children Charlie is now a happy healthy well looked after bunny who is friendly and loves a cuddle.
The other we saved from a girl who was breeding rabbits. On view of them they were underweight and at the time had only dog food to eat. They were weaned from their mum at 3 weeks of age. It took months of feeding and love but she is now a very healthy and happy bunny
Don't we all deserve love and happiness?
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