by Andrea | Feb 7, 2016 | Rescue
January 31, 2016 6PM This was to be Mongo’s time of death. BUT WE FLIPPED THE SCRIPT. Instead of it being his last day on Earth, it was the first day of a bright new beginning. Mongo, now named Asher, which means happy, blessed, and fortunate, is a large, goofy...
by Andrea | Jan 10, 2012 | Rescue
Rafa wasn’t always known as Rafa. The day that he was carelessly dropped off at ACCT like a piece of unwanted trash, he was known as Benji. ACCT is Philadelphia’s only intake facility for all strays and owner surrenders. Due to very limited space, ACCT...
by Andrea | Sep 30, 2010 | Rescue
That’s me screaming in anger and frustration! The day after my Puppy Mill blog, I went into Petco for dog food. A perfectly nice woman struck up a conversation as we shopped for dog food and I shared kisses and snuggles with her sweet...
by Andrea | Sep 27, 2010 | General, Rescue
Puppy mills are cramped, crude and filthy places where unhealthy, sickly, sometimes genetically deficient dogs are bred solely for profit. Dogs are bred from the first time they come into heat until they die. Females are bred every cycle and often to multiple males in...
by Andrea | Dec 1, 2009 | Rescue
I am so glad that my first blog involves rescue. Aside from the joys of caring for my clients’ pets, rescue is what makes me happy. It is just the most rewarding thing – and it’s crucial to the pet overpopulation crisis. Two days ago, as I’m...
