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Prairie Paws Rescue is a non-profit
organization started by six Jamestown, North Dakota,
volunteers who are dedicated to rescuing pets in bad
situations. Kaye John, who also belongs to Dakota
Rescuers, is one of the organizers. She, as well as
the other members of the group, wanted to do have a
more local organization that they could be involved with.
Becky Johnson, who worked with Kaye John to organize Prairie
Paws Rescue, feels that her personal crusade is to save pets
from puppy mills - kennels where dogs are raised in
substandard conditions - and pounds. She despises the
fact that puppy mills frequently kill unsold puppies or
older dogs that have stopped producing. Also, animal
pounds, as opposed to humane shelters, kill abandoned pets
if they aren't adopted within a certain time period.
In cases like these, Prairie Paws Rescue likes to take
animals they believe they can place and e-mail other rescue
groups across the country about them. Rescue
volunteers arrange transportation to a group that can place
the animal in a foster or permanent home. All this is
done by volunteers who do not get paid for their efforts! This team
effort, along with thoughtful donations from the community, has allowed Prairie Paws Rescue to save many animals
that have become loved and loving pets to local residents.
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