PAW PALS of Hale Center

Titan was another who just needed to be able to medt potential adopters in person. He had sat with us for several months with no adoption interest. We sent him to The Pittie Project PNW via Project Freedom Ride last year, and Thursday was his one year adoptaversary!

So thankful for everyone involved in helping this amazing boy!

Sometimes dogs just need to be able to meet potential families face to face. Sometimes their personalities just don’t shine through online. Betsy was one of those girls.

Betsy found her forever home after we sent her via Project Freedom Ride to The Pittie Project PNW. We are so thankful for partnerships like these!

These pictures of Eros and his new family are simply perfection.

This sweet boy (tan) waited a YEAR for a forever home. And it looks like he found one of the most amazing families he could have asked for!

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Our beautiful girl Sky is STILL looking for her forever home! This gorgeous blue-eyed beauty is going to make someone a wonderful companion! Read her bio below:

https://www.petfinder.com/dog/star-sky-star-69850968/wi/madison/paw-pals-of-hale-center-tx2156/

She is located in Texas with our rescue. Possible transport locations are listed in her Petfinder bio.

Local adoption fee (if picking up in Hale Center) is $200. If she is adopted and goes on transport to her new family with Project Freedom Ride, her adoption fee is $600 and includes the cost of transport.

Apply for adoption here:
https://form.jotform.com/83483621192155

Today is ! The allows us to continue to help dogs from right here in Hale Center. Dogs like Smokey, who is heartworm positive. Dogs like Reign, who spent weeks roaming around, begging food off of anyone who would feed her at Allsups. It continues to support the care of dogs like Godiva, who are long stays hoping for that forever home to come around soon.

While we wish we had a tree that produced money, or even a rich benefactor, we simply don't. Our rescue is 100% funded by donations and of course our account is replenished by adoption fees. When dogs are adopted, that adoption fee is then utilized to help more dogs. But, we generally break even on adoption fees, and sometimes, for dogs like Smokey, we don't even scratch the surface of breaking even.

Rescue this year has been hard. We can't even put into words how hard it is. Adoptions are down across the country, but the number of stray dogs and dogs needing rescued are higher than we've ever experienced, even right here in Hale Center. It seems as though dogs are even being brought into city limits and dumped, knowing Paw Pals is here and will help them.

Here is the honest truth: without the help from our supporters, Paw Pals will soon cease to exist. The vetting, care, and day to day expenses don't stop just because adoptions have slowed down. Our funds have decreased substantially over the past 3 months due to low adoption rates and low donations. We’ve been able to send several dogs to partner rescues in the Northwest, but we get zero kickback from that. We invest all of the vetting costs and get zero in return. We do it because we want our dogs to find forever homes, but we know that comes at a cost to us.

Our expenses for care of the dogs generally are about $800/month. That doesn't include vet bills, which currently average about $1000-1500/month. An adoption fee of $300 barely covers the vetting for that dog (spay/neuter/heartworm test, vaccinations, chip, f***l, health certificate, flea/tick/heartworm prevention).

We want to continue to help as many Hale Center dogs as possible. Without PAW PALS of Hale Center, every dog who is picked up by our local animal control faces the grim reality of euthanasia if it doesn't get reclaimed by its owner. But without funds, that will be our grim reality as well.

We hope that you can help us out, whether by donating or sharing. We want Paw Pals to continue for as long as possible. With your help, maybe we can continue making a difference!

Adopted!!!

Turbo says, “You did all your shopping yesterday…today I’m shopping for a forever home!”

This big doodle goofball is about 80 pounds of excitement! He is very sweet, about 4 years old, and ready for his forever home.

He is energetic, and some basic obedience classes would help him out. He does appear to know the “sit” and “down” command.

Apply for adoption here:

https://form.jotform.com/83483621192155

($200 adoption fee if you are picking him up locally). If adopted through Project Freedom Ride, adoption fee is $600 and includes the cost of transport.

One of our pittie girls, Nestle, found her forever home this week! Congrats, sweet girl!

Two of our long stay boys, Eros (laying on the ground being the goof he is), and EJ (grey guy on a leash), have found their forever homes thanks to our partnership with Project Freedom Ride and one of our PNW receiving partners, The Pittie Project PNW! We are counting our blessings!!

Moose FINALLY found his forever momma after being with us since March. Congrats, sweet boy!

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Jolene is another who met her new mom last weekend. She is completely loved by her new family!

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Mary Ellen is fitting in quite well in her forever home! We’ve received several messages doting on her and how smart she is!

Rescues aren’t broken, they were often just let down by people who never deserved them to begin with. 😔

Thank you so much to her family who now loves her and is showing her what a loving home feels like!

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Funyun(little scruffy) got to her new home in Canada last month. She is happy as a clam with her family and pug sibling!!

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Oh Marshmallow, you sweet puffball…you’ve hit the jackpot! You got a wonderful new family who dotes on you constantly! Thank you for adopting!

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Cheeto waited quite awhile to be able to meet his new mom and dad, but the wait was worth it by the looks of things!

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Can these boys get any cuter?! Brutus (the bully boy) and his brother are two peas in a pod! So thankful for wonderful adopters! He looks dapper in his sweater for the chilly Northeast weather!

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Meet Smokey! This adorable little schnauzer/yorkie(?) mix was picked up by our local animal control a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunately, his family never came to reclaim him.

He was a matted up mess, but Regina and her crew at Ritzy Rascal gave him a new 'do that had to have made him feel a million times better!

Smokey appears to be around 4 years old. He's about 14 pounds at the most. He will go tomorrow to be neutered. We are looking for a local adopter (local to Plainview/HC/Olton) for him. Why, you ask? Well, unfortunately, since his previous family didn't keep him on heartworm prevention, he is heartworm positive.

Heartworms are treatable, but it's a long process. We can't send him to our adopters in the PNW or NE until he tests negative, which would be several months from now. He doesn't need to spend the upcoming winter months at our rescue. We want him to be in his forever home asap. We will help pay for the heartworm treatment. There are a couple of different options we can take.

If you're interested in adopting Smokey, please fill out our application below. His $200 adoption fee includes his neuter, all vaccinations, registered microchip, 4DX, current monthly prevention for flea/tick, and again, we'll pay for his heartworm treatment.

Please understand that we already know that we will likely receive many apps for him and we will be looking for the best fit...not just the first applicant. We need the adopter to live close enough to Plainview that they can get him to his treatments when needed.

https://form.jotform.com/83483621192155

We love adopter updates! Here is one we just received from Trixie’s family (summer 2023 transport).

“Hello from Illinois 😊

Trixie visited the groomer yesterday and looks so adorable. She brings us so much joy and laughter and love everyday. We can never thank you enough. Thank you for all the work you do. We can't wait to see what she thinks of central Illinois winter weather especially the snow.”

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Wishing Pac-Man all the best as he starts his new adventure with his forever family in the PNW. Pac-Man was a part of our transfer program where our TX Rescue Partner, PAW PALS of Hale Center, covers all the pre-transport vetting, PFR covers the transport, and our friends at The NOAH Center found him a loving family!!

Thank you to everyone who makes connections like this possible 💕

Blazer, Funyun, Dorito, Wilson, and Bella all met their forever families this weekend! Thank you for adopting from us!!

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‼️URGENT‼️ Please note if you set up a reoccurring donation to Project Freedom Ride THROUGH Facebook we have been notified that Facebook will NO LONGER BE SUPPORTING those reoccurring donations as of October 31st 2023. 😭

Please consider taking a moment a moment and setting up a reoccurring donation through our website:
https://www.projectfreedomride.org/support-pfr.html

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We get asked often how folks can help. Our wishlist is always a great starting point! Our dogs enjoy all the treat and long-lasting chews they can get their paws on!

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Yahtzee went to his forever home last month. He is living the life from what we can tell!

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Meet some of our available dogs here at Paw Pals!

Sam, Sky, Chigger, Blazer, Reign, Denali, and Bruno are all looking for forever homes!

https://form.jotform.com/83483621192155

Willow was adopted from us a few years ago. Her local fosters, Missy Dawn Albro Looney, Donnie Looney, and Camrie M Looney went on a family trip to Oregon earlier this month and finally got to meet Willow’s family in person!

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Oreo (the little guy in front) headed to Forever Changed Animal Rescue a few months ago when his elderly owners were no longer able to care for him. He looks amazingly content in his new home!

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This sweet 6 week old kitten is in need of a forever home. According to the finder, it is a male. if you’re interested in giving this cute little guy a forever home, please contact us. He is not currently with our rescue, as we are a dog-only rescue. We are simply trying to help him find a forever home.

Wow! Donation matching! By helping Project Freedom Ride, you are also helping us continue rescuing!!!

‼️HUGE DONATION MATCHING‼️

Project Freedom Ride received the most AMAZING Donation Matching Opportunity. 2 former PFR adopters and one fellow animal lover have collectively offered to match up to $30,000 in donations for Project Freedom Ride between now and October 31st.

What does that mean? It means every donation, dollar for dollar, is matched up to $30,000 giving Project Freedom Ride the opportunity to receive $60,000 in donations. This would secure approximately 3 months of rescue & transports for not only Project Freedom Ride but our Texas Rescues we work so hard to support. Please consider maximizing your donation’s impact through this amazing opportunity.

Ways to donate:
PayPal: Freedom Ride
Venmo: Freedom Ride (last 4 of phone # 4416)
Website: https://www.projectfreedomride.org/support-pfr.html
Mail a check to: PO Box 624 Evans GA 30809

Have you adopted from us? Help us win a grant from Tractor Supply Co.!

Help us out by entering your rescue into Tractor Supply Co.’s Rescue your Rescue contest!! The top 10 non profits will be selected to win a $15,000 grant!!!! DEADLINE 9/17

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/cms/rescue-your-rescue

PFR’s info:

[email protected]
Evans GA
808-382-4416

Troubadour, Peanut, Toast, Fannie, Ecliise, Charlotte, and John Boy all met their new families this weekend!

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John Boy, now Sam Elliott, is pretty happy in his new home!

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Eclipse, now Poppy, is settling into her new home! Thank youProject Freedom Ride for getting her there!

A year ago, we brought Laker to Paw Pals. He had been picked up as a stray in Levelland and would have been the first euthanized when they ran out of space. He was very old, crippled, skinny, and we truly thought we’d be lucky to have him for a couple months.

He went into a foster last August about a week after arriving here. He was an absolute perfect boy and spent one of the best years with Kim Emert and her family.

Today we said goodbye to Laker. His body just said it was time. He knew love the last year of his life, and we were all there with him as he crossed the Rainbow Bridge this afternoon. He is being cremated so that Kim and her family will always have him with them.

Days like today are hard, but we all take comfort in knowing he was loved so much and was given the best 13 months he could have. He didn’t have to die at a shelter all alone. He was surrounded by people who loved him and was kissed on and hugged and petted until he took his final breath.

Rest easy, sweet boy. 🐾

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