April 11, 2001

Dear Friends:

This is an updated rescue letter. The last letter was dated January 10th, 2001. This is what has been going on since January 10th to the present time.

Chloe - Cat rescued earlier by Kathleen - she now has a new home and lives happily with Kim.

Lewis & Lucy - Two kittens adopted by Deborah from Haslett - they are enjoying life and keeping Deborah's house lively.

Joey - Little terrier mix rescued earlier - received vet care - fostered by Dawn - now lives happily with Cheryl.

Fishy - Kitten rescued earlier - Updated picture - his vet care is now complete.

Buffy - Updated photo on Buffy - vet care now complete.

Julie, Honey, Aria - Rescued greyhounds belonging to Molly and Chris.

Emma - Beagle rescued by Chick from industrial area in Detroit. Chick & Merri will foster and we will help with vet care.

B.B. - Blue Merle Sheltie rescued by Dawn from Animal Control.

Wilbert - Bichon dog rescued by Sherri from Animal Control - we will help with vet care and Sherri will find home.

Justice - Large cockapoo mix - rescued by Molly - chained to car - horribly matted, weighed 15 lbs. Instead of 30, bladder infection. Was 9 years old, half-blind, but very sweet, loving and grateful once he received good care. Completed vet care and is now living happily with Mattie, Terry, and Boo Boo Marie, 9 year old dachshund. His before photo does not show how bad he really looked.

Nala - Black Cat - rescued by Arthur - dumped from a van near his house - adopted by Susie - we will help with vet care.

Blossom - Jack Russell Terrier puppy, rescued by Carlene and husband. We will help with vet care.

Snuggles - White/Brown cat rescued by Ken and Sheryl. Sheryl will keep and we will help with vet care.

Bentley - (now named Sully) Abandoned Himalayan/Siamese mix cat (beautiful) - owners moved and left him behind on his own - rescued by Lucy adopted by Deann.

Jennison - Gray/White cat walked into Molly's house while she was moving - Merri will foster - we will do vet care - he needs a home.

Fleece & Woolley - Two cockapoo/terrier mixes rescued by Molly and fostered by Sherri. Fleece now lives with Robert & Jennifer and Woolly lives with Shelia.

Kitty - Tawny cat rescued by Samantha - she will keep and did some of the vet care - we will help with the rest.

Molly - Cat rescued by Brenda - we helped with vet care - she will foster and find home.

Princess - Cat rescued earlier by Betty - she will keep we helped with some of the vet care.

Valentine - Black lab mix - taken to BAH - they found home.

Patty - Puppy rescued by Katie and friend - had telephone cord tied around neck - fostered by Sherri - now lives with Brad.

Teddy & Sugar - 2 cats rescued by Melissa - she will foster and find homes - we helped with vet care.

Chadonnary - Mother cat with 3 10-day old kittens - rescued by Fran - fostered by Marcia Licorice will be adopted by Marlene. Dusty & Pepper need homes.

Henry - Black/White cat rescued by Betsy at Sage Library - we helped with vet care & Sherri is fostering - Henry needs a home.

Fuzzy & Toto - 2 Cats owned by Glenda - we are helping with some vet care.

Nigel - Young dog dumped from truck at Meijer's parking lot - rescued by Amy - they will find home and we will help with vet care.

Cookie (now Princess) - rescued by Devon from children trying to stuff in garbage can - helped by Kathleen, and adopted by Marlana.

Pepsi - Setter mix dog rescued by Janice - she will foster and find home - we helped with vet care.

Oreo - Stray cat rescued by Dawn M. - she will keep - we will help with vet care.

Lucky - Stray cat rescued by Joan - she will find home - we will help with vet care.

Yoda - Stray cat rescued by Mark - he will keep - we will help with vet care.

Josie - Dog we helped on Spay Day - owned by Kathleen.

Smokey - Cat we helped on Spay Day - owned by Ted.

Schizo & Delilah - 2 cats owned by Jody - we helped with vet care.

Lexi - Stray cat rescued by Stacy - she will keep - we will help with vet care.

Lefty - Dog rescued from roadside by Jody - they will keep - we helped with vet care.

Ivory - Stray cat rescued b Merri - she will find home - we helped with vet care.

Blackie - Sick cat rescued by Shelley & Mike - they will keep - we helped with vet care.

Midnight - Kitten rescued by Arlene - fostered by Marcia - Adopted by Rebecca.

Peaches - Stray cat rescued by Laura from highway - fostered by Marcia - we helped with vet care - adopted by Robin & Dwayne

Teddy & Bear - 2 dogs rescued by Molly - we helped with vet care - Sherri fostered Bear and he now lives with Tammy - Dawn fostered Teddy and he now lives with Cyndi.

Rosie - Rescued kitty - owned by Sam - was part of Spay Day.

Nick - stray cat rescued by Irene - she will keep - we helped with vet care.

Chicory - Stray cat rescued by Marlene - fostered by Sherri - we did vet care & Chicory now lives with Terry and family.

Wilbur, Wendy, Wanda - 3 young cats rescued and fostered by Marcia. They were part of Spay Day - Wilbur was adopted at BAH. Wendy lives with Heather - Wanda lives with Tammy.

Mattie & Toby - 2 black cats rescued from the street by Stacey - Stacey & Dawn fostered - we did vet care- were adopted together.

Precious (Now Tigger)- Cat rescued by Eileen - we did vet care - lives with Carol & Rick.

Imposter- Stray cat rescued - fostered by Marcia - lives with Pat & Terri.

Fritzy - Stray dog rescued by Molly & Sherri - we did vet care - adopted by Betty.

Oreo - Cat rescued by Kimberly - Marcia fostered - now lives with Amee.

Ashley & Ziggy - 2 rescued kittens which were helped on Spay Day.

Sassy - Rescued cat - owned by Mary K. - helped on Spay Day.

Anonymous, Stripey, Goatee, Charcoal, Baby - 5 gray cats that look exactly alike (quintuplets) we helped for Spay Day - were rescued earlier by Sue.

Max - mixed breed dog - rescued by Merri - we helped with vet care Max needs a home.

Max - ( formerly Sam) Updated photo.

Bernie The Beagle - Rescued by Molly with the help of 2 men - we helped with vet care - Sherri fostered - now lives with Joseph.

Precious - Cat rescued by Shirley - she found home - we helped with vet care.

Pam & Yam - were apart of Spay Day.

Doberman - rescued by Molly at AC & taken to Dobie Rescue - have photo now.

Taz - Chinese - Crested Powderpuff dog - rescued by Molly & Sherri - now lives with Alberta.

Marlene rescued a dog on Midland Street and found owners. Sherri rescued 2 dogs on Jenny Street and found owners.

FUNDRAISERS:

We were in St. Hyancinth's Spring Bazaar on Saturday, March 31, - our table did pretty well considering there were not many customers.

Our next fundraising event will be a plant/rummage/gift/craft sale on Saturday, May 12. It will be followed 2 weeks later by another sale on May 26.

Potted Plants Jewelry and Gift Items Rummage Sale - hosted by Katy Bishop's Animal Friends

1168 N. Finn Road, Essexville

( between Nebobish & Center)

Saturday, May 12, 2001

Potted Plants Jewelry and Gift Items Rummage Sale - hosted by Katy Bishop's Animal Friends

3570 Wheeler, Bay City

( between State Park Dr. & Euclid)

Saturday, May 26, 2001

We have an authentic, beautifully matted and framed autographed photo of Chris Osgood, #30, Goal Tender for the Red Wings Hockey Team. Donated by the Red Wings on behalf of homeless animals. Matting and framing was done by The Stitching Well on State Park Drive. We would like $200 for it but are willing to take offers. Please call one of the numbers on the letterhead if you are interested. The Stitching Well also sells our stick pins.

We now have a booth (#362) at The Pepper Tree Place to sell our animal and craft items. We rented the smallest space for 3 months - want to see how well we do before we commit further. Marilyn Handsford from Detroit area is making darling little mice and we also have a new design of catnip rabbits. These items are at The Pepper Tree Place, along with stickpins, flag pins, bead people, other catnip toys, dog toys and doggie bandannas. Bandannas in the Detroit Lion Football Logo fabric are now available. Our stickpins are also sold at Pat's Flowers on Salzburg Avenue.

MEMORIALS

Donations have been made and received in memory and honor on behalf of the following people and pets. All donations are used to help with medical care for animals in need.

Leona - Elderly canine companion of Joe and friend of Teddy.

Tasha - Beloved canine companion of Diane and friend of Sandy.

Frazier - Friend & canine companion of Connie and Jim.

Larry - Son of Beryl and friend of Christine and Tony.

Abby - Canine friend and beloved companion of Julie and Lindsay.

Brandywine - cat rescued many years ago by Olivia and lived with Erika in Vermont.

Avery - Donation in honor of recently adopted orange tabby cat by Kristen.

Sarah - Cat rescued from Trailer Park by Marcia and Trudy - Very ill.

Max - Father of Mary and friend of Bernie and Trudy.

Donation by Irene in honor of Marcia's great fostering efforts.

Richard - Husband of Norma.

Edward - Husband of Angeline.

Brook - Little poodle rescued by Chick in industrial area but did not make it.

Stray dog - rescued by Katie - very ill.

General News

Dr. Kevin J. Stachowiak moved to Louisiana. We will miss seeing him At Ba Animal Hospital and so will the orphan animals.

Marlene and Trudy attended the non-profit organizations meeting hosted by The Bay City Times. There we had a chance to publicly thank Kathy Roberts for her wonderful Spay Day article in February in The Bay City Times and for the support extended by the Times on other events.

Spay Day USA was a big success. In partnership with Bay Animal Hospital, we were able to spay and neuter 16 animals. BAH donated the vaccinations and we paid the other costs. We are very grateful for this support and effort by BAH and as far as we know, they are the only veterinarian clinic in our area to participates in this event. Lunch was provided for the staff by volunteers on Tuesday February 27 - BAH ate heartily.

A Special Thanks to whoever anonymously sent several yards of Detroit Lions football fabric to our post office box. It has been used for several doggie bandannas and doggie dollies

Wish List - We are still looking for (1) Red Wing Hockey fabric or a source where we can purchase it; (2) Jewelry - old, new, used broken, ect.; (3) Figurines and knickknacks; (4) Even though we received several bags of stuffing, we can still use more as the stuffing is used for dog bone toys (both sizes) and doggie dollies.

Thanks to those of you who made donations in memory or honor of a loved one or a pet and those of you who donated just because you wanted to help homeless animals and give them a second chance at life. Because of your financial support, Justice was rescued from a life of misery and will spend his last years of his life, happy and loved. He is just one of the many animals you helped - animals that will have love, food, and shelter and a life with caring people. Thanks again.

Trudy Kane, Secretary

P. S. These copies were donated by The Thumb Print.