Prairie Paws Rescue, Jamestown, ND: News

	Volunteerism Always Pays

	Pictured: Nikki Meza (Wal-Mart Associate) & Kaye John

Jamestown Wal-Mart associate Nikki Meza presented a VAP grant check to Kaye John President of Prairie Paws Rescue. Nikki is a volunteer with Prairie Paws and has put in many volunteer hours with the foster home based rescue. The money from the VAP grant goes toward medical work for the animals in the care of Prairie Paws Rescue, prior to being rehomed. Prairie Paws appreciates the dedication of its volunteers and Wal-Mart for making funds available for non-profit groups.

On Septemeber 26, 2008....Prairie Paws Rescue received its 501(c)3 non-profit status from the IRS.

That means your contributions to our rescue are now tax deductable!

NEWS

w Prairie Paws Rescue has a "Pet Meet and Greet" the 2nd Saturday of each month at TSC located at 1100 5th Ave SE. The next one is planned for September 11th from 10am-2pm. We will be serving hamburgers, hotdogs, chips and pop for a fundraiser to help with extra medical costs for our rescued pets including pets dental cleanings, and other medical costs that are not passed on to adopters.

Enter to win $10,000 for your favorite animal shelter or rescue group!

$25,000 to winners' choice of animal shelters

Grand Prize - $10,000
Runner-Up - $5,000
Honorable Mention (10 winners) - $1,000
Random drawing for 6-month supply of Advantage^® or K9
Advantix^® - 50 winners!

NEWS about CLAUS (Now Jake)

Claus has a new name... Jake... and a new home with his special friend, Kelly. His trainer (Mitch Doyle) at Great Plains Assistance Dogs Foundation says he is doing very well in his new placement. As Kaye John of Prairie Paws Rescue says, "This is a great success story!"

Donations...

Donations can be sent to: Prairie Paws Rescue, P.O. Box 1114, Jamestown, ND 58402. Did you know that we are all volunteers? No one is paid for their services, so all donations go directly to providing supplies and medical services for the animals. PPR has rescued from puppy mills, families surrendering their pets due to life changes and strays (locally and regionally) needing good homes. Our rescue group often works with dogs and cats on death row at many pounds, high kill shelters and cases where there is no room at the local shelters for them. Prairie Paws drives many miles to do what we can to get these animals into our care and give them a second chance. Your donation helps us place more animals in homes. Donations go toward medical cost of spaying/neutering, up to date shots, worming, tick and flea treatments and heartworm tests. Thank you again for the help and funds that you provide!

How You Can Help

If you would like to help an animal in the care of Prairie Paws Rescue, please contact us. You don't have to be a foster home to help. You can help by spreading the word about our group of rescuers, provide transportation, take animals to vet appointments, collect items for the pets like blankets, toys, puppy & kitten chow, pet carriers, dog and cat beds, and high quality food for proper nutrition. Also, cash donations are greatly appreciated to help with medical expenses like updated shots, wormer, and spaying and neutering costs. We want to ensure that the animals have a healthy start on a new life. Volunteers are welcome!

Donate to this organization through Drs. Foster and Smith

Dog Supplies - Cat Supplies - Dog Beds

Adam, Assistant Manager of Wal-Mart, presents $1,000 check to Kaye.

Happy Tails:

News about Some Adoptions

Take a look at some of our happily adopted friends... A BIG THANKS to everyone who donated time, money, food, services, a home and LOVE!


Here is the basset that broke everyone's heart on the news story as she was skin and bones. Daisy Duke, now Bella Ray, is loving her new life with another Bassett friend. See how good she looks?!	Alaska, now Gracie Ann, is very happy in her new home and enjoys peppermint baths, being brushed and laying on a fleece blanket on mom's lap while watching TV.	Here is Kirby, now Brian, with his new friend all snuggled together for a long winter's nap.	Elliot is happy in his new home with a gleaming coat and spunky personality.

Polo, now Teddy, was one of the Cogswell dogs rescued and now living "happy ever after" in his new home with Sonja.	Mike, a poodle terrier mix, that was on most of the TV stations when the story broke, is doing well in his new home.	Marco now Scooby is very happy with his two kids in his new home. Marco was a Cogswell rescue.	Shasta, now Ginger, is doing well in her new home. She was one of the Cogswell rescue dogs.

NEWS FROM THE PAST...

Photo Contest Results!

Take a look at the winner of the "CANDID CANINE" photo contest, sponsored by Prairie Paws Rescue, Cinema Twin Theatre and King Photography! The contest ran from September 22nd through October 19th. There were lots of great entries, but only one CANDID CANINE winner could be chosen. This year's winner is Bach and his owner is Gaylen of Jamestown.

As grand prize winner, Bach will receive an 11x14 portrait from King Photography of Jamestown, a day spa at Waggin' Tails Hotel and Daycare, a pet bed from TSC and a bag of food from Prairie Paws. We had a great turn-out of entries in the contest and want to thank everyone who participated.

April 4, 2008: Oprah Show about Puppy Mills

Oprah did a show on Friday April 4th in honor of her beloved dog Sophie who has since gone to the Rainbow Bridge. Her way of honoring Sophie was to get public awareness of the way animals are treated in puppy mills where 99% of the pet stores get their animals. It also highlighted pets in shelters who die in vast numbers because there are not enough suitable homes. Please check out this link and hopefully it will help save homeless animals in shelters and rescues and STOP the puppy mills and pet stores from the abusive conditions.

Oprah Investigates the Hidden World or Puppy Mills

A Big THANK YOU to Valley City DECA Club!

Valley City DECA club members Shelby Lentsch (left) and Teara Davis (right) present a check for $102 to Kaye John (center), President of Prairie Paws Rescue, and collected $60 worth of dog and cat items for animals in the foster care program. The check was presented to Prairie Paws Rescue at the Jamestown Tractor Supply Company. Valley City DECA took on this project to help the homeless foster care pets at Prairie Paws Rescue. The money will be used toward medical work, and the donation of treats and food will be given to the pets to make their stay more comfortable in their foster homes until permanent homes can be found.

ARTICLE FROM JAMESTOWN SUN:

Prairie Paws Going to Iowa
Jackie Hyra
The Jamestown Sun - 06/21/2008

Volunteers from Prairie Paws Rescue and Central Dakota Humane Society, Mandan, will leave for Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at 2 p.m. Sunday to help with the rescue of pets that were separated from their owners by the catastrophic flooding in that state this week.
Kay John, cofounder of Prairie Paws rescue, said hundreds of pets have been separated from their owners by the flood.

John said volunteers are taking two vehicles and a horse trailer to haul supplies to a site that is being set up for people to come and search for missing pets. In order to maintain that site and keep it clean, the volunteers need donations of cleaning supplies, dog and cat crates, food bowls, milk replacer for kittens and puppies that have lost their mothers, collars, leashes and cat litter. Even empty Cool Whip containers would be useful.

John said monetary donations to help pay for gas would also be greatly appreciated. The volunteers are also paying for their own food and lodging.

“Have peanut butter and bread, will travel,” she said.

Donations can be left at Tractor Supply Company, Country Acres Veterinary Clinic, Highway 281 South, and KQDJ Radio, 2625 Eighth Ave. S.W., near Grizzly’s Grill N’ Saloon.

For more information, call John at 320-4553.

Sun reporter Jackie Hyra can be reached at (701) 952-8455 or by e-mail at jackieh@jamestownsun.com

PUPPY MILL RESCUE

You may have heard of the recent puppy mill rescue in Nebraska where 99 animals were rescued. Several groups came together to rescue and help the dogs, and Prairie Paws Rescue now has six pups from that rescue who have just arrived. (Please see their pictures below. ) Hearts United took 40 of the dogs and put together a video which we hope you will watch. Just click here to read more about them on their blog.