26.june.07

today i'm stepping up onto my soapbox.  i recently added to my blog a charity giver to raise funds for a place to bark,  a no-kill foster and adoption rescue run solely by bernie berlin. bernie takes in the dogs that have been abandoned, abused or police confiscated.  she fosters, retrains, transports & adopts the animals she takes in.  solely.  my personal menagerie consists of 4 dogs and 5 cats - all rescued off the streets and taking care of them is often a full-time job.  and expensive.  running your own shelter and truly following your heart and making a difference through your actions is beyond commendable.  i think anyone who takes action in what they believe in should be supported and their work recognized.  i urge you to visit her blog, read the stories, see the needs of her shelter and maybe be moved to make a donation. every dollar really does count.  currently, i have 177 subscribers to this blog, if everyone gave $10 a month- $1770 would be donated to a place to bark so bernie could continue to rescue and find homes for the dogs and cats people seem to easily discard and abandon.  seriously, $10- when i think about how i can run through money at homegoods, target, flea markets, martinis (!) ebay, etc.

pics of oliver and einstein, pit-bull mix brothers.  i rescued their starving mother off the streets of miami where i used to work.  she was so skinny i had no idea she was already a month pregnant.  and had heartworm.  seven puppies were born a month later in my closet- all healthy and beautiful.  mom, whom we named basia, was treated for her heartworm ($$$), neutered, nursed back to health and adopted by my niece.  five of the seven pups went to wonderful, loving homes.  two were kept together and every day they are a daily reminder of what might not have been.