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Forgotten Paws does more then your typical rescue group. We do not ONLY house dogs and try to find them homes...we do so much more!
Volunteers are needed to assist because we do spread ourselves rather thin!
| Convenience Euthanasia Rescue & Placement: |
| Forgotten Paws works with owners and veterinary clinics to save pets the owners simply want to kill instead of deal with them. You would be amazed at the reasons owners feel justify killing a perfectly great dog! Allergies, won't stay in the fence, etc. |
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Skippy is a 4 yr old Jack Russell that after several years of bliss, he got attacked by two dogs while on a walk. Since that time he no longer got along with the dog in the home. I can only assume he thinks that dog was attacking him. His mom was at the vet to euthanize him b/c she could no longer deal with the issue.
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Bud is a 3 year old pure breed Wheaton Terrier. His owner wanted to kill b/c he scratch's all the time and he didn't want to deal with the fact that he has sever allergies to food and other materials. Bud is in our group now. We aee trying to determine his allergies so we can find him the perfect forever home
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Wallace is a 1 year old, pure breed, Australian Shepherd. His owner had her pen in hand signing away his life for euthanasia when I walked into the vet that morning. She was tired of him b/c he refused to stay in a crate and he jumped the fence. Wallace is now in a great new home in Texas (see transports below) |
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Transports: |
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Forgotten Paws aids in the coordination of and virtual and physical transports of rescue dogs to new homes. There is an amazing network of transporters out there both on the ground and in the air. If interested in becoming a transport driver or pilot, go to Yahoo Groups and put in dog transports. For Pilots, go to PilotNPaws..org.
Coordinating transports is very stressful and time consuming. We map out the route, break it into 1 -2 hour segments then start begging for assistance along that route.
There are paid transporters who go to the NE and the cost is $150 a dog. Even if we use these transporters we have to schedule everything on both ends and complete the proper vet care before they go. |
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Mom and Pups are being pulled from a local kill shelter and headed to a new rescue in Maine! We are currently working some much needed magic to get this to happen. |
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Nicholas and Paulina are in California! We sent them off on a flight last week to a new rescue. It would take us months to find homes for two solid black puppies but in California they will hopefully be in new homes in matter of days!
Thank you Marjorie with C.A.R.R.E Labs
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Selena was sent to foster care in New Hampshire to a family who adopted her sister months ago. Selena was very very shy but has quickly come out of her shell at her new foster home! Hopefully she will find the perfect forever home soon!
Selena went north with Randall from www.mybuddystransport.com
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Platinum was abandoned at the vet by his owner. He sat at the clinic for 5 months. On Sat, 10/10, Platinum flew to his new rescue group in Chicago, IL and to his new foster family.
Thank you Chicagoland Shepherd Rescue! Also thank you to Joel for falling in love with him from a far and wanting to help him, Dan for helping transport and Mark for flying him all the way from TN to IL!
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Wallace went from Acworth, GA to Dallas, TX to a new wonderful home where he can run and play and sleep in the bed!
Wallace flew with 3 private pilots and two 3 ground drivers to get to his new home and he was a perfect angel.
THANK YOU to his angels!
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Moe and Big Boy are headed north to their new homes in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. They rode in this van for an hour then got put on a Paid Transport www.rescueriderstransport.com |
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Sissy and are headed north to their new homes in New Hampshire. They rode in this van for an hour then got put on a Paid Transport www.rescueriderstransport.com |
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Large Group Placement Coordination for dogs in danger & in bad situations |
Forgotten Paws spends alot of time and energy focusing on helping people who have gotten in over their heads. This can be a hoarder or just a nice person who can't say no to saving animals when asked. We get contacted by people all the time to help them but most are far away. We have to chose and that is tough.
We do need volunteers to transport, send out emails, coordinate transports, online researchers who help us check out those who want dogs and also go to these places and do a photo inventory of the dogs and cats in need of placement. This is a big job but SO FULFILLING to watch as we put "adopted" next to their photos! |
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Rainsville, Alabama - 101 DOGS! We have placed all but the last 7 dogs into new rescues and homes across the country. We screen these rescues and homes very well before sending them a dog.
www.forgottenpaws.com/greenacres.htm
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| Spay & Neuter Transporting |
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We offer transport help when we can to those we can convince to spay or neuter their dogs. If we don't transport them we can't be sure they will go! We use the Cobb County certificates to give the owners a huge discount on altering their dog or cat (Spay $65, Neuter $45 for dogs) |
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| Trapping of Stray Dogs |
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Many of the dogs we have saved and placed have been dogs we caught running the streets. Dogs no one else wanted to spend the time needed to catch. Most rescues won't help those dogs but we do. We now have a trap of our own but we used to borrow them from Animal Control. For several years we have been trapping stray dogs in one wooded area of Decatur. They are all related because we have never been able to get them all. We do whatever it takes. Tromping through the woods to find them. Sitting and watching to figure out their routine. Setting up feeding pens to gain their trust. To the left is Mama Kelly. It took me one year to the week to catch this smart sweetheart. She had 3 litters in that time that we saved. Mama spends her days on my couch now! She and her babies were well worth it. |
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DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE |
How are my donations tax deductible? For all donations under the amount of $250, you may use your check or PayPal receipt as your tax receipt. However, Forgotten Paws Pet Rescue will send you a receipt for your donation . Only donations which do not receive anything in return can be used as a tax deduction. For example, the adoption fee paid for a pet is not tax deductible because the fee is directly connect to "merchandise" according to the federal government.
How do I make a donation?
There are three ways to make a tax deductible donation to Forgotten Paws.
.....1) you can mail a check. Please note: this address is a residence. Please do not drop a dog off at this location or come to visit pets. We will hopefully soon be able to afford a PO BOX! Address: 3360 Joseph Drive, Acworth, GA 30101
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......2) you can make a donation through Paypal
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3) Setup an automatic donation payment through your bank account online by clicking "subscribe" below |
How do I find out if my company offers a Match-Gift Program? An easy way to double or even triple your donation to Forgotten Paws is to find out if your company has a matching-gift program. Such programs typically match all or a percentage of employee contributions to charitable organizations, making the employer a partner in employees' personal philanthropy. Simply obtain a matching-gift form from your employer's personnel office, fill it out, and provide it to Forgotten Paws with your contribution First, start with your Human Resources manager. This person will usually have the information you are looking for or can direct you to the right person. Most companies have a simply form you fill out or that is mailed to Forgotten paws. We fill in the form with a copy of your donation receipt or check and they mail us a check to match the percentage they offer. We know many companies offer this program. If your company does, please let us know so we can compile a list of companies who support their smaller local charities.
View a list of Companies we know will match your tax deductible contribution to Forgotten Paws
Make a Gift Pledge for yourself or in honor of someone else Forgotten Paws welcomes your gift through a pledge — a formal statement of intention to make a gift to the group. With a pledge, you may complete your gift by making regular payments over time, allowing you to give more generously than you originally may have considered. What is more, each payment on your pledge is eligible for an income-tax charitable deduction.
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