Diva's Wish

09/23/2024

Another update from Scott and my favorite foster Kuma. I'm always so happy to see him and know he has the best life! Thank you Scott for always keeping us updated and sending pictures! Barb

07/19/2024

Posted by Barb S. the foster mom. Sorry for the delay but I was fostering Rocco and wanted to update. While he was healing from his neuter, I was hit with the news that two of my personal dogs were nearing the end of their lives. One had cancer and one had ongoing heart issues. I just had to concentrate on them for a while and ended up losing both within 2 weeks of each other. Needed to give it some time before I made the decision to adopt Rocco myself. Today was the day when I officially let the rescue know "I can't imagine him not being here with me and the rest of his pack. We love him so much" Welcome to your FOREVER HOME! ADOPTED by Barb, Jose, Buttercup, JJ, Huey, and Cricket ❤🥰

03/13/2024

ROCCO. He is hard to get good pics out of the kennel because he wants to be right next to you or in your lap! After many tries, I think these show his personality a bit better. https://form.jotform.com/divaswish/divas-wish-adoption-application

03/12/2024

Rocco will be ready for a forever home around April 10th! He is a sweet, smart boy whose favorite things are food and being with his humans. He loves to just sit and be petted and cuddled but also loves to wrestle. He is about 12 pounds and guessing about 3 to 4 years old. He is okay with my cat and dogs with proper intro but his ideal home would be getting all the loving and attention for himself! If interested in Rocco, please fill out an adoption application at https://form.jotform.com/divaswish/divas-wish-adoption-application. When he is ready we will review the apps and choose the best fit for him.

11/16/2023

Today is alumni Kuma's 4th birthday! Love that the adopters keep us updated! Happy Birthday Kuma!

10/27/2023

Hello friends! As I’ve said many many times, I’m a big fail at keeping the page updated/current. Before the day goes haywire I wanted to share a few things 😊 We have adopted out, transferred to other rescues, spayed and neutered a LOT of animals this year. As well as providing financial assistance to pet owners for humane euthanasia when necessary. When, or if, I ever get caught up I’ll post pictures.
However, this story from this week I HAD TO take time to share. I took in 2 pot belly pigs last night. They needed a place to go and were 1000% out of options. 2 girls, they were in their 3 rd home, 2 years old, they ARE PETS. Why is she stressing they’re PETS you might ask? Because when this 3rd home got sick of them (for nothing other than being EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE, pigs!) they called a processing plant to get rid of them. That’s right- a slaughterhouse. I’m dear friends with an employee there who called me, so you know what happened. 2 piggies landed here last night.
I can’t stress enough- DO NOT GET FARM ANIMALS FOR PETS IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING OR HOW TO CARE FOR THEM. There is NO SUCH THING AS A MINI PIG. Chickens aren’t house parrots and SHOULD NOT BE HOUSE PETS. Same with goats, cows, ponies, sheep, etc. I’ve seen it all. What I haven’t seen until now is people asking for pets to be accepted by a slaughterhouse for “euthanasia” and disposal. The girls are in the pictures below. As is a message between my friend and I. They will assumably be here a while until their FOREVER HAPPY EVER AFTER is found.
It seems as though so many people, animals, and other rescues are struggling, and in always need of donations. So, I hate to ask, but if you are able to help support the piggies, and our constant veterinary bills/spay/neuter efforts, please send a donation. Link to PayPal https://paypal.me/divaswish?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US Thank you as always! -Amber

10/01/2023

Received update pictures from Kuma!! Such a pretty boy and his sister is a cutie too!

06/21/2023

UPDATE-Edit- RESCUE PENDING! Yay! Will update with confirmation. Thank you ALL for your help and sharing! -Amber

Neonatal puppy foster/rescue needed asap! Approx 14 days old. 7 puppies. No mother. They are taking a bottle. Message me if you can help, even temporarily.

02/23/2023

One of our dearest friends, and co-founder of Diva’s Wish, Tammi Smith needs help. Many of you know Tammi was diagnosed with the most tragic of diseases, ALS, several years ago. Also known as Lou Gehrig disease. Tammi’s condition has rapidly deteriorated over the past year. Tammi is now completely immobile and unable to be left alone for any amount of time. Her husband John is a self-employed plumber and has been for the last 23 years. Tammi has an assistant provided to her 3 hours every morning, which is the ONLY time John can be away to work. When the assistant leaves John must be home with Tammi, as she can NOT be left alone whatsoever. This is providing to be extremely hard for any income to be generated. Bills are falling behind, by no fault of their own. This family is going to lose a wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and we will lose our friend. ALS is 100% fatal. We are asking for monetary donations to assist with their daily bills and needs. Please, if there is anything you can give, no amount is too small, as it all adds up. Checks can be mailed to me, Amber, or Barb Simonton, made out to John Smith. We will get checks to them immediately. If you know them personally, drop off in their mailbox on the porch.
Mailing address:
Barb Simonton- 19147 Hwy 61 Bowling Green, MO 63334
Amber Hughes- 25205 Pike 244 Clarksville, MO 63336

Or PayPal Tammi

Go to paypal.me/tammi65 and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

11/29/2022

Although we have not been as publicly active this year due to unforeseen, and unfortunate circumstances, we have still been busy in the community. We have spayed and neutered many many cats and dogs this year, and we have gotten many animals transferred to other reputable rescues. I'm still going friends, just behind the scenes I guess... We need support to continue our heartfelt mission in our community. Thank you & Happy Holidays to all! Amber

Want to join me in supporting a good cause? This I'm raising money for Diva's Wish and your contribution will make an impact, whether you donate $5 or $500. Every little bit helps. Thank you for your support. I've included information about Diva's Wish below.
Diva's Wish strives to provide a safe haven and medical care for homeless animals in Pike County, MO. Your continued support is appreciated and vital to helping us help the innocent animals.

11/07/2022

Alumni Kuma turns 3 this month and his adopters sent updated pictures. He has a rescued sister too! ❤ All dogs should be this lucky!! Thank you for choosing to rescue. 😘

10/18/2022

10/18/2022

Courtesy posting-
This sweet 8 month old shepherd mix needs a home asap. Contact Jamie for more info- 636-775-5125

06/22/2022

One of my best friends, co-founder of Divas Wish rescue, Amber Hughes has had a tragedy and needs our help. Her husband passed away last week suddenly. This has been devastating to her and her children. She is going to have to figure out how to live financially while dealing with her and the young kids grief. She would never ask for help for herself that is why I am asking. Can we all come together and help Amber who has helped many many people and animals over the years?
Thank you, Tammi

Here is the mailing address.
25205 Pike 244
Clarksville, MO 63336

06/14/2022

Due to personal reasons, Diva's Wish will not be responding to messages, etc. for an undetermined amount of time.

06/13/2022

06/11/2022

Yesterday we removed the dogs from the property we posted about earlier this week. Everyone was vaccinated on site, tagged with color coded colors, and loaded. Yesterday was the first day of their new lives! Thank you to EVERYONE who donated towards this mission. We appreciate your support, as do the animals! It was a success! Xoxo -Amber

06/08/2022

Hello friends! We hope everyone is doing well and enjoying warmer weather! We've been super busy on our end with animal welfare situations lately. So... I'm asking for your support. Friday we will be removing 12-15 dogs and puppies from rural Pike County. They're not being cared for or fed. I took 100 pounds of food to them yesterday until we can remove them Friday morning. Every dog and puppy will need to be vaccinated before we transfer to assisting rescues. That number of dogs is too much for our group to take on long term. If you can donate towards food or vet care please do. We also have a 25 cat spay/neuter clinic coming up and need funds for that as well.
As always, thank you for your continued support.
-Amber