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Let your heart guide your hands:
be a Good Samaritan to animals
Prepare now to help animals in need, to be a Good Samaritan for pets and animals. Animal abuse, neglect, and distress is epidemic, is often institutionally supported, and is worldwide. You may find animals in distress in your own neighborhood. Be prepared to take reasonable, safe action to help them. Sunbear needed help and didn't get it; he died tragically from neglect. This site is dedicated to his memory to encourage you to be a Good Samaritan. Complete 3 steps:
Learn about animal welfare risk factors that contribute to animal abuse and neglect. Read our 10-minute tutorial to gain more confidence in making decisions and taking action.
Fill out a downloadable wallet card to keep animal welfare phone numbers with you, so urgent calls are more convenient and quick. Make copies for your friends and family.
Carry a “Roadside Rescue Kit of simple household articles packed in your vehicle and ready for use to help animals in distress.
Thank you for your every effort to report animal abuse, animal neglect, accidents, and distress. Encourage your friends and family to do the same! Send them a link to this web site: .
ABOUT THE MORTGAGE CRISIS: it has also created a crisis for some household pets of foreclosed-upon owners. The former homeowners leave their pets behind, trapped in empty homes, because they can't take their pets with them for various reasons. They don't understand that weeks or months may elapse before agents inspect the home. Please take action when a home is foreclosed upon in your neighborhood. Be a Good Samaritan. Go stand near the home and call out repeatedly for the pet; it may bark or meow or come to the window. Listen closely in case the pet is trapped in a closet and look in windows for signs of life. Do this several days in a row because some traumatized pets may be frightened, too frightened to respond at first. You may save a life!
Check out these popular pages:
Sunbear Squad,
a neighborhood watch program for pets
Inspirational sayings
about caring for animals, all original, that you can ponder
and share
Dog slang essay
that encourages you to avoid using dog-oriented slang
How can
you be a better Good Samaritan for pets? Be alert, prepared,
and ever watchful.
Reciprocal Foster
Agreement between you and close friends or family can ensure
that your pets are cared for if you are unable to care for them because
of a disaster or emergency
Posters and ads,
download these and distribute in your neighborhood
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Week of Feb. 7: Watch for dogs running (exercising) with owners in frigid weather. Paws and lung tissue can freeze and dogs might not show obvious signs of distress. Speak with the owner. HAITI—URGENT: major animal charities worldwide have formed the Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti (ARCH). Donate to your favorite today and specify ARCH to help desperate companion animals, strays, and millions of goats, chickens, and other farm animals, which also helps the people who love and care for them. Visit Sunbear's new blog for more weekly commentary. Visit Sunbear's FACEBOOK site. Watch Tips are posted weekly on an iGoogle gadget titled "Animal Good Samaritan." |
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Puppy Mill HOTLINE |
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Dog Fighting
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Poison HOTLINE |
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Who was Sunbear? He was a dog who died tragically of neglect. Yet he had a huge effect on humane laws in West Virginia. His story inspires thousands worldwide. Read his story here. |
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NEW! Download your FREE Rescue Card to place in a window at your house. It can save lives in case of fire or other emergency! Do it today. |
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Sunbear Squad, Inc., is now a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. Your donations are fully tax-deductible. |
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New Rescue Stories. How did rescuers handle some tricky situations? Read and be inspired. |
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Read Using Dog Slang Hurts Dogs, a short essay promoting the avoidance of dog slang. |
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LOGO GEAR |
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Read action guidelines from Gene Fields. When in doubt, call anyway—let a professional decide. |
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"By having a reverence for
life, we enter into a spiritual relation with the world." |