About 50 Corgis rescued from Taiwanese puppy mill - (note: contains upsetting but not gruesome pictures)
Hi Corgi friends,
I wanted to write a post about the organization that I volunteer with, and where we rescued our corgi, Rocky from. The group is called Ocean Dog Rescue and works to rescue dogs from Taiwan and find forever homes for them in Vancouver, BC.
The situation for dogs in Taiwan is terrible and very often purebred dogs and dumped after they are no longer "useful" to breeders. This rescue has been operating for about a year and a half and has found homes for almost 200 dogs (2 of which were corgis)..
Anyways... the morning I got an email from one of the other volunteers about a puppy mill that has just been shut down.. it was all small purebred and about 50 of them were corgis. The Taiwanese government is not good with dog policy and if those dogs aren't rescued, they were will go to their government "shelters" and most likely will be put down. I get easily overwhelmed when I think about the magnitude of this problem... but really just have to try to do what we can.
So, in Taiwan we have a few people who house the rescued dogs for us until homes can be found in BC (or nearby areas... Washington ... etc) they are going to try to rescue as many of the dogs as they can and then over the next month or two, the dogs will be given vet care, assessments and when ready and healthy will be posted for adoption.
It is very likely that all the corgis and other dogs won't be able to be rescued.. there just aren't enough rescue resources in Taiwan. But, in a few months, we at Ocean Dog Rescue will hopefully have several healthy (and getting happier) dogs for adoption. If you have any interest, can offer support or foster for these corgis... it will certainly help with the process.
I have attached some of the pictures of the rescued dogs.. (the pictures are upsetting... but not gruesome... the actual puppy mill pictures are gruesome) and several pictures of individual corgis.
Rescuing dogs is a super upsetting, but ultimately very important thing to do... thank you for reading and for your support.
Here is a link to the adoption website (none of the corgis will be posted yet... they were JUST rescued) but as they become cleared for adoption (1-2 months) we will post their stories... if you would like more information - please get in touch!
http://www.ocean-dog-rescue.org/
And a link to our rescue story..
http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=13066394
Thanks for reading,
Munira (Rocky's mom)
I wanted to write a post about the organization that I volunteer with, and where we rescued our corgi, Rocky from. The group is called Ocean Dog Rescue and works to rescue dogs from Taiwan and find forever homes for them in Vancouver, BC.
The situation for dogs in Taiwan is terrible and very often purebred dogs and dumped after they are no longer "useful" to breeders. This rescue has been operating for about a year and a half and has found homes for almost 200 dogs (2 of which were corgis)..
Anyways... the morning I got an email from one of the other volunteers about a puppy mill that has just been shut down.. it was all small purebred and about 50 of them were corgis. The Taiwanese government is not good with dog policy and if those dogs aren't rescued, they were will go to their government "shelters" and most likely will be put down. I get easily overwhelmed when I think about the magnitude of this problem... but really just have to try to do what we can.
So, in Taiwan we have a few people who house the rescued dogs for us until homes can be found in BC (or nearby areas... Washington ... etc) they are going to try to rescue as many of the dogs as they can and then over the next month or two, the dogs will be given vet care, assessments and when ready and healthy will be posted for adoption.
It is very likely that all the corgis and other dogs won't be able to be rescued.. there just aren't enough rescue resources in Taiwan. But, in a few months, we at Ocean Dog Rescue will hopefully have several healthy (and getting happier) dogs for adoption. If you have any interest, can offer support or foster for these corgis... it will certainly help with the process.
I have attached some of the pictures of the rescued dogs.. (the pictures are upsetting... but not gruesome... the actual puppy mill pictures are gruesome) and several pictures of individual corgis.
Rescuing dogs is a super upsetting, but ultimately very important thing to do... thank you for reading and for your support.
Here is a link to the adoption website (none of the corgis will be posted yet... they were JUST rescued) but as they become cleared for adoption (1-2 months) we will post their stories... if you would like more information - please get in touch!
http://www.ocean-dog-rescue.org/
And a link to our rescue story..
http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=13066394
Thanks for reading,
Munira (Rocky's mom)
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Permalink Reply by Allen Family on
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Hi, we are the Allen Family and have just adopted Lori (now named Sierra) into her forever home. We would like to thank everyone at the Ocean Dog Rescue, Arleen Rooney at St. Anthony's Canine Rescue, and all the other countless volunteers throughout Taiwan and the US who helped get Lori here. Helping all those dogs was such a wonderful and humane act. She is very happy and she is getting stronger everyday, as her endurance is getting better each day with longer walks. She is settling in very well and loves to follow us everywhere and lick our faces. She loves to go on walks and she is beginning to take over our house! She is the sweetest dog and loves other humans and dogs. We take her to the local dog park every week and will soon take her camping with us. Here are some photos taken one week after her arrival at our home on 4/6/10.
Thank you again for everyone helping Lori coming to us.
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Permalink Reply by Jess & Willie <3 on
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Thanks so much for the update! Did you find it difficult at all with the adoption process?
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Permalink Reply by Rocky on
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Wow! Thanks for the update. I am so thankful that Arlene was able to unite Sierra with you. I remember her first few pictures and she honestly looks like a new dog; smiling and happy. Thank you so much for adopting her! Hurray!
I'll FW these pictures and the update to the rest of the Ocean Dog Rescue volunteers.
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Permalink Reply by Allen Family on
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The Allen Family are saddened to inform everyone that Sierra (Lori) pasted away due to pancreatic cancer. We thank everyone that help bring Sierra (Lori) to us from Taiwan. To complete her very special circle of life, please review our tribute video for our loved one. Thank you to everyone throughout the world that help rescue animals, you are blessed.
Sierra (Lori) YouTube video
http://youtu.be/ubhjdUvX3Jw
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Permalink Reply by Munira Murphy on
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We are so saddened by your loss... and your tribute video is so beautiful. It is clear that Sierra had a wonderful life with you! It was such an amazing transformation she went through with you. I shared your message with the members of Ocean Dog Rescue (now know as CERA (http://www.ceradogs.org/). Sending happy thoughts during this difficult time and so glad that Sierra found her way to you.
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Permalink Reply by Bev Levy on
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Thank you for letting us know and so sorry for your loss. Frap on Sierra!
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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on
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So sorry for your loss. I am happy that Sierra was able to learn that there are good people out there and able to enjoy life as a dog instead of a puppy maker:) Thank you for giving that chance!
I do remember when this happened:(
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Permalink Reply by Nicola Porter on
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I hate them, I cry for them because they cannot cry for themselves. We love you and will not let your life be in vane, I promise.
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Hi I was wondering if you adopt out to las vegas but I see that Lori did get adopted to vegas :) This really breaks my heart to see the way they are treated and it makes me want to just scoop one up and hug it. Who would I get in touch with for adopting one? Obviously BC is a problem for visiting and such but I could make the drive out to Los Angeles.
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