HSNEGA-2019 Spring newsletter

HUMANE SOCIETY SPRING 2019 OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA PAWESOME POSTEST.1913 Sharing the life-saving difference you make every day for our homeless rescue friends! From Sadness to Snuggle Bug It’s often hard for people to with relief and, very gently, she laid understand the level of neglect and her weary head in Erica’s lap (middle abuse animals experience, however, photo). Demi is a perfect example of a good dog who was suffering and had This was the very moment your nowhere else to turn. love found Demi and wrapped her in a blanket of kindness, and your love A stray taken in by DeKalb continued to sustain Demi through County Animal Control, Demi had weeks of intensive treatment for her the most horrific case of mange skin disease. imaginable, including open and bleeding sores all over her head and It’s heartbreaking to imagine neck (top photo). The majority of what Demi endured before she was her coat was missing and she was so rescued, but even still, her favorite skinny you could count each rib down thing to do is to snuggle up next to her side. She hurt all over. But most of you and lay her head on your shoulder all, her heart was broken. for comfort (bottom photo). Demi was transferred to It doesn’t take a lot to change the HSNEGA to recover in a less stressful world for a suffering animal, but it environment. I’ll never forget how does take you. Your support means desperate she was to be loved. When Demi, and all the rescues that need Erica sat down on the floor and spoke special medical treatment, can have to her the first kind words she’d heard the time and care they need to heal. in so very long, Demi’s face flooded Thank you for giving them that gift! Contact Us Table of Contents The Humane Society of Northeast Georgia Your Love Brings Miracles.............................. 2 845 West Ridge Road, Gainesville, GA 30501 What Happened to Walker?.......................... 2 Remembering Tom .......................................... 3 Adoption Center is open: Look What Your Gifts Accomplished......... 3 Tues-Sat 10-5 and Sunday 12-5 WISH LIST...................................................4 What Would Bessie Do? ................................ 4 Healthy Pet Clinic is open: Tues-Fri 10-4 Spay/neuter surgery and intakes are by appointment only 07189760 HSNEGA Newsletter Document Size: 11 x 17 folded to 8.5x11 Colors: 2/2 BLACK, PMS 7742 Front Cover

Your Love Brings Miracles On a cold January afternoon, a good person saw a you, mama Queenie and her babies were rescued and skinny dog running back and forth across a busy highway taken in by a loving foster family. and, concerned, followed her. The dog led her to a run-down shack in the woods and, surprise, four tiny Sadly, Queenie also has heartworms, but she is puppies! receiving the life-saving treatment she needs. Without you, this little family would have died unloved and all The little family had been abandoned, all alone, alone. Your love brings miracles to animals like Queenie during the cold, rainy winter but, thanks to friends like and her babies in their darkest hours. Queenie before rescue Queenie and her puppies after she was rescued What Happened to Walker? We’ll never know what happened to Walker. All we Walker needed a miracle, and you made that miracle know is he wound up at a high-intake animal control as a happen. You funded his surgery so he can hopefully walk stray. And he was unable to walk and extremely scrawny, again, and your love continues to be there for him as he every rib showing, with weeping sores covering his body. heals. Thank you for being his angel! When our vet examined Walker, she confirmed that not one, but both of Walker’s rear legs were painfully broken. X-rays showed the details: One of his thigh bones was split in two, and the head of a lower leg bone in the other leg was smashed. Only Walker knows what happened. We can only assume at some point he endured a terrible trauma that left his body shattered and in tremendous pain. Even still, Walker only wants to put his head in your lap for some love. But while Walker’s situation is heartbreaking, it isn’t hopeless. Thanks to you, he was able to have surgery at a specialist to fuse his broken thigh bone with a plate and to repair his shattered bone in the other leg. And, thanks to you, he has time to heal, though he may need another surgery in time. 2 HUMANE SOCIETY OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA Inside Spread

Remembering Tom Look What Your Gifts In November 2018, HSNEGA This gift in memory of Tom Accomplished lost a constant champion, will update our spay/neuter in 2018! supporter, and friend to our surgery suite which has served organization and our team when more than 80,000 animals since 1,388 homeless board member Tom Paris, Jr. opening in 2005. It was Tom’s unexpectedly passed away. wish before his passing that we animals were rescued renovate this area to provide the Tom was instrumental in our most up-to-date care and 75,000 organization’s growth the past technology. few years. His passion brought spay/neuter surgeries numerous new supporters to the At the Art with Heart gala were reached! organization, and his efforts made on February 23, our appeal for a significant difference for the evening was to raise the 250More than homeless and neglected animals. remaining monies needed to complete the surgery center “special” case rescues To recognize his enduring update. All told, more than were helped impact on the lives of animals $85,000 has been raised to throughout our community, in benefit this project, and we are 633 dogs enjoyed February, Tom’s family pledged a thrilled that Tom’s passion will signature gift to benefit the future continue on through our life- playground time in the Alice and Tom Paris, Jr. Surgery saving spay/neuter work Bark Park! Center and ensure Tom’s final for decades to come. dream for the Humane Society becomes a reality. From April-Dec, the Healthy Pet Clinic served: 6,130 dogs 2,070 cats 5,335 people HUMANE SOCIETY OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA EST. 1913 SPRING 2019 3

WISH LIST: More What Would Bessie Do? Ways to Support Rescues! Never let it be said that one your will, so will you.You will make a person can’t make a difference. Our promise to the most vulnerable HSNEGA appreciates the support founder, Bessie Bickers, is proof that if animals in this community. A promise of in-kind donations, which make your heart is filled with enough love that just like Miss Bessie, you will the lives of our rescues so much and determination, one person can watch over them... today, tomorrow, better while they are in our care! make all the difference in the world. always. For as little as $10-20, you can She did, and so can you. purchase toys, treats and other To find out more about leaving a goodies from our WISH LIST and Miss Bessie was just like you. She gift of any size in your will to the make a homeless animal a little was born with a heart bursting with most vulnerable animals in our happier! Some of our rescues’ top love and compassion for animals. So community, order your free guide picks include: in 1913, Miss Bessie took $5,000 today by contacting 770-532-6617, from her retirement fund and bought ext. 233.Thank you! q Cat toys: glitter balls, jingle a house with five acres of land.There, balls, etc. she began taking in the homeless, q Stretch & Scratch pads for abused, and broken animals in our kennels (stretchandscratch.com) community. q Dog collars, all sizes q Jolly Pet toys (balls, eggs, Miss Bessie’s actions changed the soccer balls) precious lives of countless animals. q KONG® toys (red or black And when you join The Bessie “beehive” shape) Bickers Legacy Society with a gift in q Benebones, all sizes q Nylabones, large size HSNEGA is proud to have earned the 2018 Platinum GuideStar Nonprofit Profile Seal of Transparency, q Soft, moist dog treats the highest level of recognition offered by GuideStar, the world’s largest source of nonprofit information. q Jars of peanut butter We’ve also been recognized by GreatNonprofits.org as a top-rated non-profit by our community. These q Slip rope leashes (Mendota acknowledgments underscore our dedication to fundraising transparency and to our life-saving mission. brand preferred, Mendota.com) q Towels, all sizes GET THE SCOOP! q Blankets/fleece throws (no holes or fringe) Connect with HSNEGA for all the scoop on how your support makes every day a better day for at-need pets and people! And you can help keep their temporary home clean with the You can see your life-saving impact online at: following: HSNEGA.org facebook.com/HSNEGA q Bleach instagram.com/humanesocietynega q Liquid laundry detergent twitter.com/HSNEGA q Paper towels q Hand sanitizer P.S. While on our website, be sure to sign up for our email newsletter! q Trash bags (33- and 55-gallon) © 2019. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. Purchase from our Amazon Wish List and your gifts will be delivered to our door! Gift cards from Amazon, PetSmart,Walmart,Target, or grocery stores also welcome! HUMANE SOCIETY OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA Back Cover