None of these beauties would be rescued if families didn’t step up to foster them. Rescue organizations are worthless without foster homes, volunteers & financial supporters. Please consider making a change by opening your hearts and your homes to homeless animals. Together, we CAN make a Difference!
Leo was rescued from captivity in Tehran’s Shah-Abdul-Azim area. An addict who claimed his ownership had tied up Leo and two larger dogs who often attacked and dominated him. He was given some dried bread every couple of days and mostly was surviving on eating weed and grass. Most of his body especially his ears was covered in Mange. An anonymous person brought him to the shelter seeking cure for his condition but they never returned nor paid for the medical bills. He recovered at the shelter for the most part after six months except for around his ears which healed completely at his foster home later, and soon he was vaccinated, neutered and later we were approached to take Leo on. He arrived in the US via SFO a few days ago. He is settling in well at his foster home in San Jose. At around 2 years of age, he is quite social and gets along with cats and other dogs. He has a healthy appetite and loves to try new stuff. Stay tuned as we learn more about little man Leo!
One Planet Rescue receives emails daily about innocent dogs and cats who end up in shelters awaiting their fate! One of the recent emails we received was about Chuy. Chuy the Chow was surrendered on Jan 17th because of a medical condition on his nose and eyes. He was only given 5 days before being put to sleep. He’s about 5 years old and his medical issue is treatable. They were looking for a 501c3 Rescue to take him on as a kind human and her family had offered to foster him. We are useless without foster homes but with Debra & Jared’s kind offer on the table, how could we say no?! I arranged to meet the family and once we were assured of their commitment, we arranged to go over to the shelter to have their dog meet Chuy. It all went well and we are happy to report Chuy is now home with Debra & pack! Chuy has ulceration and scabbing around his eyes and nose (suspect immune-mediated skin disease such as pephmigus foliaceous), he is an apparent owner surrender due to his health issues. We took him straight to Dr Gonzalez of Kirkwood Animal Hospital for a cytology test and a full blood panel test. They sent us home with some prednisone and 2 kinds of antibiotics. We will keep an eye to see if the medication helps relieve the inflammation and if not, we will schedule a biopsy. We later took him to @petfoodexpress for a good brushing and bath. He settled in his new digs and had a good night’s sleep. Debra and family tell us they already fell in love with little man Chuy! We couldn’t be happier for him. Thank you to every one who helped spread the word about him. Thanks to Armani of @bravedogsadvocacy & Robin of a Southern California based chow rescue for always looking out for the innocent canines on death row.
THANK YOU to those that offered donations to make this rescue possible! To honor those pledges or make a donation to help for Chuy’s medical you can do so in a variety of ways…
Paypal to Farah@oneplanetrescue.com
Website: www.oneplanetrescue.com
Venmo: @farah-ravon
If you prefer to mail a check, please send to:
One Planet Rescue
P.O. Box 24933 San Jose, CA 95154.
Please note any donation is for “Chuy”.
Our tax ID is 47-2759860.
Please help out and donate either through our Facebook page, on this website, or through any of the ways listed above!
THANK YOU EVERYONE SO MUCH for your support to save Chuy, help him get better and have the loving home he so deserves! 🏡🌹
Alex, a sweet 4 year old Shepherd from Iran, arrived at Home For Life Animal Sanctuary on Sunday night November 24, and is resting and getting the care and love he so desperately needs. His story started back in Tehran, earlier this year in the summer. He was found outside a home unable to move. A kind hearted young lady found him and took him to a vet where it was diagnosed that the tendons in his leg were badly injured. He was also severely underweight; weighing about 61lbs, he had arthritis in his hips and needed to be neutered. He was kept in the care of the vet for about 2 weeks and underwent surgery to get neutered. One Planet Rescue got involved and with the volunteer network that has helped with countless other rescues we were able to start the process of bringing Alex to the USA where he could get the help he needed. Home for Life has been a sanctuary for many international cases, many from OPR and they agreed to take Alex in and help him recover and gain strength to live a good life.A traveler was secured, an elderly lady who was travelling to Connecticut, however the unrest in Iran caused a lot of worry and delays. Thankfully Alex was finally able to make the 24 hour flight to New York’s JFK. Then with the help of The Liberty Train and Rescue, another volunteer partner, Alex was transported by car to HFL. He arrived tired and sore from the journey but he is now safe and will be well loved and has the best opportunity at an active life. We are always thankful to all the selfless people who help in saving these voiceless ones.
The new OPR 2020 calendars are out! Go to the Buy Merchandise page to order one now!
All the proceeds will go towards paying for vet bills, transportation bills, etc. It will be very beneficial going into the holiday season, so order one now!
Shali (pronounced like Holly) has a chance to come to the US (via San Francisco) just in time for the holidays IF some wonderful family considers fostering her for OPR. Shali is a 2 years old, spayed Sighthound (possibly Saluki) mix. Here’s her rescue story by Sara and her family:
“One night when we were feeding our neighborhood street dogs we saw a few stray ones in the area we noticed Shali. She was wounded and had a hard time walking. She looked hungry too but the other dogs would not let her eat, so I fed her separately. It seemed like she was hit by car on her left side. Her left elbow, left hip, and even her left eye were all damaged. I arranged for someone to take her to the hospital at my expense. But I found out later that unfortunately they only worked on her elbow, and failed to administer her antibiotics, let her lick the wound, so it got infected. The vet warned me that she may even loose her limb if it’s not cared for properly. So I brought her to my house. She was full of fleas and tics. After we got rid of those we brought her in the house and that’s when we realized she was in a lot of pain in the hip area. X-Rays showed that her leg was broken around a month earlier. It required surgery but unfortunately a month later it did not heal as expected. This time she needed a bone graft which did the job. It’s been three months since then and she is walking and running all over the place and shows no sign of pain.”
We have tons of videos to show you how sweet Shali is. Just ask us and we will happily share, or you can find these videos on our Instagram page!
Please spread the word and help us find a foster home for Shali ASAP as she has a potential ride on November 21st.
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