Animals R Family

Animals R Family All-volunteer, 501(c)(3) dog rescue in CT/NY. We rescue senior pit bulls from kill shelters and find them loving homes.

We hold free spay/neuter days for owned pit bulls, as that is the only way to reduce the number of pit bulls killed in shelters. non-profit, volunteer group, surrender prevention, animal rescue, support and help

01/08/2025

“Woof, I would like to introduce myself, I am Samson. I am 13 years old. I was picked up as a stray in SC, and when the shelter contacted my owner via my microchip, the man said he did not want me anymore, even though he had me since I was a puppy. After 13 years, he threw me away like garbage. I did not deserve that.

I was very sad and found myself living in a cement cell in a loud and scary shelter. So many dogs flooding in every day. So many dogs killed for space. I was so scared and thought I would die. But then humans at Animals-R-Family said they would take me and fix my health and find me a great home, like they did with Rocky (Old Man).

The humans are fundraising for my vet bills, but it has been slow, so I thought if I woofed a message, it might help a little. I am so thankful to those who have donated; you are so kind and generous, could I ask that you please share as well. Thank you. Next week I have a lot of vet appointments which is going to run into the thousands.

Thank you for helping me and for caring about seniors like me. I am very grateful. Love, Samson”

To help Samson:
➡️ https://donorbox.org/help-us-save-13-year-old-samson
➡️ Donate on this post
➡️ Venmo:
➡️ paypal.me/AnimalsRFamily
➡️ Zelle: [email protected]
➡️ Checks:
Animals-R- Family
PO Box 2444
Stamford, CT 06906

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🐶 13-year Old Samson Is Asking For Help Please 🐶Samson is due to arrive on Friday from his temp foster home in NC. His i...
01/08/2025

🐶 13-year Old Samson Is Asking For Help Please 🐶

Samson is due to arrive on Friday from his temp foster home in NC. His initial vet care - full senior work-up, Echo and ECG with a board-certified cardiologist and heartworm shots will cost $5,000.

The senior work up at the primary vet, and Echo and ECG with the cardiologist, are booked for the same day next week. That will be thousands in one day and we need to have raised the funds before then.

Samson had no chance of being adopted at the shelter due to him being 13-years and being heartworm positive. No other rescue would take him. We rescue the seniors with major medical, as they deserve to live out their remaining years healthy and loved.

Please consider donating for Samson to get the medical care he desperately needs. Thank you for caring about the seniors!

➡️ https://donorbox.org/help-us-save-13-year-old-samson
➡️ Donate on this post
➡️ Venmo:
➡️ paypal.me/AnimalsRFamily
➡️ Zelle: [email protected]
➡️ Checks:
Animals-R- Family
PO Box 2444
Stamford, CT 06906

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Countless dogs will freeze to death this week due to the brutally freezing temperatures affecting many part of the US.If...
01/07/2025

Countless dogs will freeze to death this week due to the brutally freezing temperatures affecting many part of the US.

If you think it is ok to leave your dogs outside, please go stay with them. The coroner will gladly pay a visit the following morning to collect your body.

If you leave your dog outside in these tortuous life-threatening temperatures, it is safe to say you are a POS, an animal abuser and a threat to everyone in society. The only place for you is jail.

It is time that law enforcement and the courts got serious about animal abuse, as those people are a threat to everyone. The US is going backwards in so many ways and the level of animal abuse and cruelty is worse and worse and has become totally normalised.

If you see a dog chained or penned outside, please call your local animal control and police. The dogs are depending on humans to SAVE their lives.

🆘 Warhol Loves Dogs and Cats. Needs Adopter ASAP🆘Warhol is about 8 months and weighs only 29lbs, so will prob be 35lbs m...
01/06/2025

🆘 Warhol Loves Dogs and Cats. Needs Adopter ASAP🆘

Warhol is about 8 months and weighs only 29lbs, so will prob be 35lbs max fully fown. He is itty bitty.

Warhol loves dogs and loves cats too. He is a happy guy who is loving and sweet.

He is at one of our shelter partners and needs out asap. Please share in case there is someone who is looking for a dog who loves dogs and cats. Thank you.

Clover sends many thanks and hugs to everyone who ordered items off her Chewy wishlist: food, treats, toys. She was so h...
01/06/2025

Clover sends many thanks and hugs to everyone who ordered items off her Chewy wishlist: food, treats, toys. She was so happy to receive all her goodies.

We are very grateful to everyone who sent Clover items. We appreciate it more than words can convey. Thank you so much.

We are so happy that Clover got to spend the holiday season in a loving foster home. Last holiday season, she was chained outside 24/7 with a muzzle slapped on her face.

Clover has a super loving foster family who dote and love her, get up 30 min earlier every morning to walk her before going to work, throw the ball for her, and play tug-of-war, which is her favourite. Rescue is not possible without foster homes and we are thankful and grateful to Clover's foster family.

Clover got to watch holiday movies in front of the fire, while cuddled in a blanket, and all rescue dogs deserve this.

Clover's Backstory:

Even though Clover is about 1.5 years, she has only experienced abuse and cruelty in her short life.

Initially, Clover and her litter mates were being given away at a Walmart parking lot by scumbags who said they were going to shoot the puppies if they weren't gone by the end of the afternoon. (This is why spay and neuter is so important.) People who say they will shoot puppies are a danger to all of society.

Unfortunately, Clover then ended up with someone who chained her 24/7 outside with a muzzle on her face. She was only a small puppy!

Then Clover was "saved" from the life on the chain, only to end up with someone who almost starved her to death.

We had a split second chance to rescue her at the end at September 2024, and we did, to end the cruelty and abuse she had endured. She would be dead now if we had not rescued her.

Even though humans have tried to destroy and kill her, Clover only wants love and affection. Humans do not deserve dogs.

☁️ Strong Winds Postpone 13-year Old Samson's Flight ☁️Samson was due to fly from North Carolina to Westchester, NY toda...
01/06/2025

☁️ Strong Winds Postpone 13-year Old Samson's Flight ☁️

Samson was due to fly from North Carolina to Westchester, NY today by wonderful pilots at Pilots N Paws, but strong winds have made it too dangerous for the small planes to fly. The first break in the weather is not until Friday, so the pilots are rescheduling for then.

This means Samson's "pit stop" in NC will last a little longer. We are thankful he is safe in a home with the amazing person who sent us Old Man (Rocky), Teddy Bear and Meredith.

Samson has met the resident cat and both resident dogs .... one is a xl Great Dane / Pit mix and the other is a xs Chihuahua and Samson was perfect with all. Samson is a superstar, a unicorn, and is a gift to humanity. Whoever ends up adopting him will be a lucky person.

Samson needs a lot of vet care before adoption. He went a lifetime without vet care, but with your help we will tackle his health issues and find him a loving home. Million thanks to everyone who has donated so far. Saving senior dogs like Samson would not be possible without your help.

To help Samson:
➡️ https://donorbox.org/help-us-save-13-year-old-samson
➡️ Donate on this post
➡️ Venmo:
➡️ paypal.me/AnimalsRFamily
➡️ Zelle: [email protected]
➡️ Checks:
Animals-R- Family
PO Box 2444
Stamford, CT 06906

Thank you very much! Please share!

Senior 13-year old Samson is having a "pit stop" in North Carolina for 48 hours, as he waits for his flight to Westchest...
01/05/2025

Senior 13-year old Samson is having a "pit stop" in North Carolina for 48 hours, as he waits for his flight to Westchester, NY.

Yesterday, thanks to pilots Larry and Monica from Pilots N Paws , Samson flew from his shelter in South Carolina to North Carolina, and is now staying with the same amazing human who helped us rescue Old Man, Teddy Bear and Meredith.

Samson met the resident cat and was perfect!

We pulled Samson from the shelter on a leap of faith because he had to get out. We still have a long way to go to raise the money for his medical care. Thank you very much to everyone who has donated so far. We really appreciate it! We could not rescue and treat these seniors without your help. Thank you for being part of Samson's story.

To help Samson:

➡️ https://donorbox.org/help-us-save-13-year-old-samson
➡️ Donate on this post
➡️ Venmo:
➡️ paypal.me/AnimalsRFamily
➡️ Zelle: [email protected]
➡️ Checks:
Animals-R- Family
PO Box 2444
Stamford, CT 06906

Thank you very much! Please share!

🐶 13-year old Samson is airborne and on his way from SC to NC 🐶Million thanks to pilots Larry and Monica from Pilots N P...
01/03/2025

🐶 13-year old Samson is airborne and on his way from SC to NC 🐶

Million thanks to pilots Larry and Monica from Pilots N Paws for flying Samson! This is an amazing organization where pilots volunteer to fly dogs free of charge.

We needed to get Samson out of the shelter asap as they are beyond full and with new dogs flooding in every day, and Samson sitting in a kennel means another dog dies.

Samson will be having a short stay in NC with an amazing human - the same person who helped us rescue Old Man, Teddy Bear and Meredith - while we work on his transport to NY.

His initial vet care - full senior work-up, Echo and ECG with a board-certified cardiologist and heartworm shots will cost $5,000. (Later he will need a dental.)

Samson had no chance of being adopted at the shelter due to him being 13-years and being heartworm positive. No other rescue would take him. We rescue the seniors with major medical, as they deserve to live out their remaining years healthy and loved.

Please consider donating for Samson to get the medical care he desperately needs. Thank you for caring about the seniors!

➡️ https://donorbox.org/help-us-save-13-year-old-samson
➡️ Donate on this post
➡️ Venmo:
➡️ paypal.me/AnimalsRFamily
➡️ Zelle: [email protected]
➡️ Checks:
Animals-R- Family
PO Box 2444
Stamford, CT 06906

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Pics are of Samson boarding his flight in SC.

01/02/2025

🆘 Please Help Super-Senior 13-year old Samson 🆘

The last old man we rescued was actually called Old Man. He was adopted, is now called Rocky, and living the life of a much-loved, spoiled pooch.

We would like to rescue our next old man ... 13-year old Samson.

His initial vet care - full senior work-up, Echo and ECG with a board-certified cardiologist and heartworm shots will cost $5,000. (Later he will need a dental.)

Please help us help Samson. Right now he is sitting on the cement floor of a noisy shelter. The shelter is full. He needs out and he needs medical care.

We have raised $525 so far - many thanks to those who donated. We are very grateful. We need to raise a lot more to pay for his vet care. Please consider donating. Without funds, he will die at the shelter.

➡️ https://donorbox.org/help-us-save-13-year-old-samson
➡️ Donate on this post
➡️ Venmo:
➡️ paypal.me/AnimalsRFamily
➡️ Zelle: [email protected]
➡️ Checks:
Animals-R- Family
PO Box 2444
Stamford, CT 06906

Thank you very much! Please share!

Lilly went to the primary vet this week to get her annual 4DX and f***l tests done. Just doing these basic things cost $...
01/01/2025

Lilly went to the primary vet this week to get her annual 4DX and f***l tests done. Just doing these basic things cost $336.

Lilly is under the care of a board-certified dermatologist for her allergies and a board-certified internal medicine specialist for her GERD and IBD. Lilly takes Apoquel for her allergies, and three meds for her GERD and IBD. We buy these meds every month.

Lilly is sad she spent her second holiday season as a homeless dog, but she has not given up hope. She is sweet, easy-going, loves humans (including the tea-cup ones), and can live with female and male dogs! She loves to sleep in and has perfect house manners.

We ordinally adopted out Lilly in 2015 - a whole decade ago!. She was returned to us after 8 years - in October 2023 - for being sprayed by a skunk!

To help Lilly:

➡️Donate on this post
➡️Venmo:
➡️paypal.me/AnimalsRFamily
➡️Zelle: [email protected]
➡️Checks:
Animals-R- Family
PO Box 2444
Stamford, CT 06906

Thank you very much!

01/01/2025

🆘 Help Us Rescue 13-Year-Old Samson 🆘

We would like to give 13-year-old Samson a happy new year, but without your support this will not be possible.

This is Samson’s life right now. He is lying on a purple blanket on a cement floor at a loud, overcrowded shelter. Samson is heartworm positive; he has severe arthritis. He needs out asap. The shelter is full and new dogs come flooding in very day, so he can be killed at any moment. (This is why spay/neuter is the only solution to the current crisis - get involved wherever you live).

We have raised $400 so far for his health care - million thanks to those who donated. However, Samson needs $5,000 to get him the initial vet care he needs and without the funds we cannot rescue him.

Please consider donating if you can. Samson deserves more than to die on the floor of a shelter.

Thank you very much!

➡️ https://donorbox.org/help-us-save-13-year-old-samson
➡️ Donate on this post
➡️ Venmo:
➡️ paypal.me/AnimalsRFamily
➡️ Zelle: [email protected]
➡️ Checks:
Animals-R- Family
PO Box 2444
Stamford, CT 06906

Thank you very much!

Happy New Year!
12/31/2024

Happy New Year!

🆘 Help Us Rescue 13-Year-Old Samson 🆘Samson is a sweet 13-year-old senior who was picked up as a stray in South Carolina...
12/31/2024

🆘 Help Us Rescue 13-Year-Old Samson 🆘

Samson is a sweet 13-year-old senior who was picked up as a stray in South Carolina. His microchip led back to an 80-year-old owner, who admitted to allowing Samson to always roam. The owner, feeling too old to always go out to search for him, surrendered Samson to the shelter.

While it was not an ideal home, as Samson roamed and never received any vet care, it was the only home Samson has ever known, and the thought of him facing the shelter environment is heartbreaking.

Samson’s health is fragile. He is heartworm-positive, has arthritis, and needs major dental work. We will not know what other health issues he has until we do a full senior work-up, including bloodwork, urinalysis, and X-rays. He will need to see a cardiologist for an ECG and an Echo before starting heartworm treatment. Once he has finished heartworm treatment, he will need dental surgery, but we will fundraise for the dental at a later time.

We need to raise $5,000 for the initial medical care:

➡️Senior Work-Up: Complete bloodwork, urinalysis, and X-rays
➡️Cardiology Visit: ECG and Echo to evaluate his heart before heartworm treatment.
➡️Heartworm Treatment: A series of immiticide injections to kill the heartworm.

Samson deserves so much more than the life he’s had, and we are determined to give him the chance to live out his senior years in comfort. Senior dogs like Samson get overlooked in shelters and are the first to be killed, but with your help, we can rescue him and provide the medical care he needs.

Please help us rescue Samson and give him the medical care he deserves. No donation is too small, and every bit helps bring us closer to giving Samson a better life.

Donate today and help us save Samson! Thank you very much!

➡️ https://donorbox.org/help-us-save-13-year-old-samson
➡️ Donate on this post
➡️ Venmo:
➡️ paypal.me/AnimalsRFamily
➡️ Zelle: [email protected]
➡️ Checks:
Animals-R- Family
PO Box 2444
Stamford, CT 06906

Thank you very much!

From The GuardianMichigan animal lover reportedly killed trying to stop man beating dog.Witnesses say Robert ‘Bobby’ Cav...
12/29/2024

From The Guardian

Michigan animal lover reportedly killed trying to stop man beating dog.

Witnesses say Robert ‘Bobby’ Cavanaugh struck with pipe after trying to stop neighbor abusing dog on Christmas Eve.

A reputed animal lover from Michigan was reportedly beaten to death while trying to stop his neighbor from beating a dog on Christmas Eve, according to authorities and people who knew the victim.

Robert “Bobby” Cavanaugh, 60, was riding his bicycle through his mobile home community in the Detroit suburb of Madison Heights when he noticed a fellow resident physically abusing a dog, neighbors of the men told the local Fox affiliate.

Cavanaugh purportedly stopped, got off his bicycle and stepped in to try to defend the animal. But the other man ended up striking Cavanaugh with a pipe and killing him, the victim’s sister – Jane Thompson – and his neighbors recounted to various media outlets.

“With no hesitation, Bobby tried to stop that man,” Thompson also wrote on a GoFundMe campaign page meant to raise money for Cavanaugh’s funeral expenses. “But instead, Bobby was beaten to death with a pipe.”

Police confirmed to Fox 2 Detroit that first responders found Cavanaugh unconscious and bleeding at about 7.40pm on 24 December after he was apparently beaten with an object, and he was pronounced dead after being brought to a hospital. But police maintained they were still investigating reports that Cavanaugh may have been killed trying to save a dog.

Cavanaugh’s particularly brutal death led to the arrest of Rodney Beasley, 68, on a count of assault with a dangerous weapon, according to what the local prosecutor’s office said to Detroit’s WWJ news radio station. His bail was set at $100,000, though his charges could be upgraded once medical examiners finish their investigation into Cavanaugh’s cause and manner of death, the prosecutor’s office told WWJ.

The news website ClickOnDetroit.com cited members of Cavanaugh’s family who claimed to have learned Beasley had a well-documented history of violence that previously sent him to prison for a total of about 30 years. They questioned why Beasley was out of custody at the time of Cavanaugh’s fatal attack.

Police have largely not addressed those comments in public, only telling Fox 2 Detroit that the suspect in Cavanaugh’s death had been known to law enforcement before his arrest.

Those who knew Cavanaugh told a number of media platforms that he deserved justice.

Rebecca Spencer said to Detroit’s ABC affiliate that it was particularly cruel for Cavanaugh to die at the hands of someone who essentially was signaling to him “you’re not going to tell me how to raise my dog”.

“He was an animal lover,” Spencer said of Cavanaugh in a separate interview with Fox 2 Detroit. “He would not let anybody kill an animal or hurt one.”

Citing Thompson herself, the New York Post reported that Cavanaugh had long been a pet owner – and he confronted Beasley despite living with disabilities for which he received government assistance.

“He did everything from his heart … and always gave back whenever he could, especially [to] all animals,” Thompson wrote on the GoFundMe page honoring her brother, which had raised more than $19,000 as of Sunday.

Thompson added on the fundraising platform that her family wanted to honor her brother “and give him a proper burial as the hero he was”. She also asked the page’s visitors to “continue to pray for peace [and] humanity for all of our world”.

Catch Canine Stars at Stamford Center for the Arts - The Palace Theatre in Stamford, CT 🌟 TOMORROW Dec 28th, 2024!We wil...
12/27/2024

Catch Canine Stars at Stamford Center for the Arts - The Palace Theatre in Stamford, CT 🌟 TOMORROW Dec 28th, 2024!

We will have a table in the lobby.

You can still get tickets for the show here ⬇️

🎟️ https://www.palacestamford.org/events/detail/canine-stars

Please share!

*** Clover Decompressing While Enjoying The Holidays ***These pics make us so happy, as Clover has never got to experien...
12/27/2024

*** Clover Decompressing While Enjoying The Holidays ***

These pics make us so happy, as Clover has never got to experience this before. She is learning about living a "normal" dog life with her foster family.

Million thanks to everyone who has ordered items off Clover's Chewy wishlist. We appreciate every little bit of help for Clover. Thank you so much!🎄

https://www.chewy.com/g/animals-r-family_b107119927 -list

This is the first holiday season where Clover is not chained 24/7 outside with a muzzle on her face, or being starved to death. Many thanks to her foster family who have been allowing her to decompress, walking her many miles every day, and giving her lots of love.

Clover's Backstory:

Even though Clover is at most 1.5 years, she has only experienced abuse and cruelty in her short life.

Initially, Clover and her litter mates were being given away at a Walmart parking lot by scumbags who said they were going to shoot the puppies if they weren't gone by the end of the afternoon. (This is why spay and neuter is so important.) People who say they will shoot puppies are a danger to all of society.

Unfortunately, Clover then ended up with someone who chained her 24/7 outside with a muzzle on her face. She was only a small puppy!

Then Clover was "saved" from the life on the chain, only to end up with someone who almost starved her to death.

We had a split second chance to rescue her at the end at September, and we did, to end the cruelty and abuse she had endured. She would be dead now if we had not rescued her.

Even though humans have tried to destroy and kill her, Clover only wants love and affection. Humans do not deserve dogs.

Ways to donate:

➡️Donate on this post
➡️Venmo:
➡️paypal.me/AnimalsRFamily
➡️Zelle: [email protected]
➡️Checks:
Animals-R- Family
PO Box 2444
Stamford, CT 06906

Thank you very much!

12/27/2024
12/25/2024

In three days ....Dec 28th in Stamford, CT: 🎊 The Canine Stars 🎊

The Canine Stars Stunt Dog Show features a world-class team of dog trainers and their adopted dogs.

As seen on AMERICA'S GOT TALENT, Nickelodeon Unleashed and American Ninja Warrior, these incredible pups have gone from Rescues to Rockstars!

Come watch these awesome rescue dogs perform, and before the show Animals-R-Family, and other rescues, will be there. We will let people know about our "Free Spay and Neuter Days for Pit Bulls".

Link to buy tickets for The Canine Stars in comments.

Date:
Saturday, December 28th, 2024

Place:
Stamford Palace Theatre
61 Atlantic St
Stamford, CT 06901

Pre-show Adoption Event: 2pm

The Canine Stars: 3pm

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PO Box 2444
Stamford, CT
09606

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