Furry Friends Rescue

For your information:

Natural Balance has recalled the following product:

5 lb. and 28 lb. Sweet Potato & Chicken Dry Dog food – Manufactured on December 17, 2009 with a “Best By” date of June 17, 2011

States affected: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

The FDA found some instances of salmonella in a sample from this batch of food.  Natural Balance ran independent tests which came back negative.  However as a precaution, they are voluntarily recalling the food just in case.  To read the letter from the president with more information about the recall, please click here – Letter from the President.

That’s right everyone!  Paws in the Park is back!  Come check out adoptable dogs, a doggie fashion show, contests, raffle prizes, and a silent auction!

Many sincere thanks to Santana Row, Kara’s Cupcakes, and Touleh for being our major sponsors for the event!

All the fun starts tomorrow, Saturday, June 5 from 1:00-4:00pm at Santana Row.  See below for more details or visit the EVENTS page (to hear about the event and see our great sponsors)!

• Kara’s Cupcake Fundraiser for Rescue
  (Partial profits from Kara’s Sweet Vanilla cupcakes)
• Doggie Fashion Show by Touleh! featuring Rescue & Shelter dog models!
• Dog Adoption Showcase
• Dog Show Contest; Best Talent, Cutest Diva, Coolest Dude, Unique Mix, ($5.00 donation per entry). VIP Judge for Dog Show Contest: Laurie Free from Mix 106.5 and Dr. Greg,Dog Dish Diet and more!
• Silent Auction & Raffles

Come help support the rescue of dogs and cats and have loads of fun with your furry friend!  Furry Friends are welcome, it’s best to only bring pets that are comfortable with crowds and well behaved, otherwise they may be happier at home.

Do you have room in your heart to foster or adopt a new kitten or cat?  As we mentioned before there are lots of kitten out there right now that need homes and their time in the shelters are short!  Consider saving a kitten today or help foster some until they get adopted!

If cats aren’t your thing – check out two new videos of our adoptable dogs Julia and Meadow!

Kitten season is here!  There is an explosion of cats, kittens, and mother cats with kittens at all city animal shelters.

Time is very short for them due to lack of cage space and daily incoming kittens and cats.  Please help save a kitty life and adopt now or volunteer to be a foster home.

All shelters are full, but here are some kittens & moms in need at Los Banos Animal Shelter:  Please share this. http://furryfriendsrescue.org/find_a_pet/other_cats

URGENT!
Furry Friends Rescue is in desperate need of donations to continue the rescue of hundreds of dogs/pups and cats/kittens of all ages from death row from many over-crowded animal shelters.  Animal Shelters are now more then 30% fuller then ever, so they need our help to take in animals out of time and cage space.

Due to many special medical needs dogs and cats in our “Purple Heart Miracle Club” our vet bills are getting very high (currently thousands of dollars)!  This coupled with extra vet care/treatments and boarding fees to save dogs from city animal shelters before they are euthanized means we need your support to continue our work.

Every dollar counts to save a innocent dog or cat’s life. All they need is vet care, TLC at a foster home and time to be adopted.  Your donation is urgently needed and greatly appreciated.  Please help us spread the word and share this information.  Our rescue dogs and cats “Thank You”!

To Donate:  http://furryfriendsrescue.org/donations

Many thanks to Jennifer Zhang for posting an article about Hansel & Gretel article in the Oakland Dog Examiner.

Check out her article on Hansel and Gretel, two adorable and adoptable dogs from Furry Friends Rescue!

Evil step-mother of not, Hansel and Gretel were abandoned and in serious need of medical care when Furry Friends Rescue took them in.

These two 9-month-old Chihuahuas were badly neglected and suffering from demodex mange, a skin disease caused by parasitic mites that usually results in hair loss. They were very timid due to their lack of socialization and training.

Immediately following their rescue, Hansel and Gretel’s rehabilitation began…. For the entire article click here.

Zhang is a supporter of dogs, owner of Sirius Republic and a volunteer writer for the Oakland Dog Examiner.

To see their FFR page with info, photos and video, click Hansel or Gretel.

The following article features one of our volunteers and her rescued FFR chihuahua Lollie while discussing a serious problem in the surplus of Chihuahuas.

Blame Hollywood for the surplus of Chihuahuas

By Linda Goldston

lgoldston@mercurynews.com

You probably heard about the surplus of Chihuahuas in shelters on the West Coast — so many that several dozen were flown to East Coast shelters for adoption.

I blame Hollywood for its “arm candy” treatment of small dogs.

Unfortunately, people don’t spend enough time with their small dogs, not realizing that they need to work with them and socialize them as much as with a larger dog….

To read the rest of the article click here.

Cars 4 Causes has partnered with Furry Friends Rescue. Cars 4 Causes specializes in car donations and your donation through Cars 4 Causes will help raise money for Furry Friends Rescue. Read more…

If you’re ready, there are three ways to donate:

1) Online: Visit the website at http://furryfriendsrescue.org/donations#Cars4causes

2) Mail in a Form: Use the this form at Cars 4 Causes to have your donation benefit Furry Friends Rescue

3) By Phone: Call 800-766-2273 to speak with a donation representative.

Please spread the word and post our flyer: Download Flyer in PDF

See our FFR Dogs on KOFY Companions Dog Adoptions, TV20-Cable 13, on Wednesday, March 17th, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm.

http://www.kofytv.com/the-dogs/companionshow/(video clips will be posted on their website soon)

Dogs TV Stars  - Ashley, Marty, Cara, Evan, Checkov, and Spike with our volunteer star speakers, Cheryl C. and Dawn S.  Special guest speaker with Ashley, Dr. Walls, VSA – Dublin.

A BIG heartfelt thank you for everyone who made this happen, the volunteers who drove, were on the show and of course the foster homes for bringing their dogs to the pick up site – you make it happen!  It was a lot of coordination with many people, but the taping went smoothly. All the dogs did great.

Cute little Evan fell a sleep on the host’s lap.  :}