Rescue Pink

29/08/2024

These Angels are looking for their forever home, Tampa Bay Area. Seethe original post for all information.

28/08/2024

So true! And a cat.😁

28/08/2024

24/08/2024

Update: She has a meet and greet coming up with a great family. Paws crossed.
This is one of the saddest posts I have had to make. This precious 12-year-old Belgian Malinois needs a new home. The dog accidentally knocked down the 3-year-old child, and the mother said she wants her gone even though the dog and the child love each other. The dog is in a temp foster home but the child asks for her daily. She was the husband's dog and he is crushed and devastated but the wife will not change her mind. Yes, I would move out with my dog but he does have a young child with this woman so I understand he is in a very hard situation. Either way, here is his post. If interested, let me know and I will put you in contact with him.
I can't even imagine how confused and upset this dog is already being away from his owner of 12 yrs. This breaks my heart.

22/08/2024

This is a satirical video on the excuses people use to dump off pets at the shelter .

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=736381689857934&id=494466914049414

19/08/2024

What a great turnout for Dexter! Here is the Fox news story.

https://youtu.be/9qvIgU7OFF8

18/08/2024

Join us at the Justice for Dexter rally tomorrow!! We need the court to know we want Dexter's murderer prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law!
12:30 pm
Pinellas County Courthouse
14250 49th St N. Clearwater, FL 33762

The event link is below but you have to join the group to see it.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2868221496668702/?ref=newsfeed

17/08/2024

Another successful spay/neuter event with Harmony Vet Care in the books! 32 dogs and cats fixed thanks to our generous donors who enable us to work on fixing the cause of the overcrowded shelters, which is overpopulation! See some of the precious faces below that we helped.
We are looking for sponsors of the events so we can keep them going! If you know of organizations that care about animals and want to keep their donations local, please have them contact me!

Donations accepted through:
Zelle [email protected]
Venmo
Paypal [email protected]
Website: rescuepink.net

15/08/2024

SPAY/NEUTER IS THE ONLY THING THAT WILL AFFECT THIS CRISIS!
We cannot adopt our way out of this mess!
This is why Rescue Pink is dedicated to sponsoring more low-cost pay/neuter events.
If you want to help, be part of our Spay and Neuter Coalition!
That would entail helping us raise money to continue our very low-cost spay/neuter events.
Donations are always welcome!

08/08/2024

08/08/2024

Excellent article by THE NEW BARKER magazine.
When are we going to do something about these retail pet stores with their continued abuse /neglect of the dogs, refusing them vet care which caused this puppy's death, and predatory lending practices?? Pinellas County deserves better (and so does anywhere that allows these stores to exist).
Here is the original video of the very sick puppy, which died due to the owner of Sunshine Puppies refusing to take him to the vet.
https://youtu.be/xR9CHchBY_w
Please sign our petition below to phase out these 6 pet stores in Pinellas County:
https://form.jotform.com/240956780144057

Please write the commissioners:
Commissioner Kathleen Peters , Charlie Justice , "Comm. Dave Eggers" , Rene Robinson-Flowers , Brian Scott , "Janet C. Long" , Christopher Latvala

Bodhi's Life Mattered – We're Going to Make Sure

On or around July 13, 2024, a male Husky puppy died for lack of much-needed medical care. During that time, we shared a disturbing video that a concerned citizen took of the suffering puppy.

The puppy was for sale at the Largo, Florida location of Sunshine Puppies – one of three Sunshine Puppies storefronts selling puppy-mill-sourced puppies (Clearwater, Largo and Palmetto locations). To our knowledge, the store's owner, Dan Cohn, has refused to turn over the medical records stating the cause of death. He was fined a mere $149 by Pinellas County Animal Services, and is allowed to continue operating. No county inspection of the premises. No protocol to temporarily close to clean and disinfect, then inspected by county officials to re-open. Nothing.

In post-death, we've given this puppy a name, Bodhi. We will work hard to make sure people know his life mattered. "Bodhi" means awakening, enlightenment – which is perfect for our mission: to enlighten the Pinellas County Commissioners and awaken those considering purchasing a puppy from Sunshine Puppies.

1) You may recall that Sunshine Puppies is one of two puppy-mill industry-related businesses that continues to partner with the SPCA Tampa Bay. One of their goals, when they announced the partnership, is to import "imperfect puppies" and "retired" breeder dogs to the shelter – because "the block-headed dogs are not what the public really wants," said Martha Boden, the SPCA Tampa Bay CEO, to THE NEW BARKER almost a year ago.

Another one of the original goals of the partnership, stated by the players (SPCA Tampa Bay, Sunshine Puppies and Pinnacle Pet), is to improve the standards of the inhumane commercial breeding industry (aka puppy mills). So far, SPCA Tampa Bay, Epic fail. EPIC. FAIL.

2) We have recent videos taken of all three Sunshine Puppies locations with an eyewitness overview for each. To compare what we're working with, we also have videos of the other four businesses in Pinellas County that sell puppy-mill sourced puppies. Sunshine Puppies is, by far, the worst in terms of kennel conditions (dirty, rusty) and sanitation protocols. There were visual indications of unhealthy puppies (runny noses and goopy eyes, diarrhea, and neurological-type behavior).

3) Since Bodhi's death, we have sent letters to the Pinellas County Commissioners, the County Manager, and to Pinellas County Animal Services. What did Bodhi die of, and what were the other puppies in the Sunshine Puppies store exposed to? What has the public been exposed to? Isn't anyone concerned that this could be a health risk? To date, only one Commissioner called us to discuss. For the record, we have also heard from Pinellas County Animal Services.

4) We also voiced our concerns at a recent campaign rally in Pinellas for Commissioner Charlie Justice's re-election and Cookie Kennedy's campaign run to fill Janet Long's seat.

5) To the current BOCC: You have a business with two Pinellas County locations selling inferior/damaged merchandise for thousands of dollars to an unsuspecting consumer base. If this was a car dealership, a home builder, or a roofer defrauding your constituents, dear Commissioners, you would be motivated to act.

6) Two years ago the Pinellas County Commissioners voted against allowing any new businesses within the county to open and sell puppies and kittens. While doing so, they opted to grandfather in the existing 6 stores and allow them to continue selling puppy-mill-sourced puppies. Reminder: two of those stores are Sunshine Puppies.

Question: Isn't it a conflict of interest, or a violation of the aforementioned County Ordinance, that the SPCA Tampa Bay is importing puppy-mill-sourced puppies to sell them – under the guise of adopting them? The SPCA Tampa Bay was once vehemently against puppy mills. Now, they are in bed with them.

Would you like to help us, in the name of Bodhi, change the Pinellas County ordinance that grandfathers in the 6 retail stores selling puppy-mill-sourced puppies? Please sign the petition at this link: https://form.jotform.com/240956780144057

And, please tell your family and friends not to purchase a puppy from a retail store or online. There are ethical breeders if you're looking for a puppy or specific breed. There are breed specific rescue groups.

Special gratitude to Emerson's Humor for Bodhi's illustration.

National Mill Dog Rescue Bailing Out Benji
The Humane Society of the United States - Puppy Mills Campaign
Pinellas County Government
ABC Action News - WFTS - Tampa Bay
WFLA News Channel 8
Spectrum Bay News 9
FOX 13 News - Tampa Bay
Make it Illegal to sell Dogs/Puppies in Pet Stores
Rescue Pink
Florida Leaders in Lifesaving
Best Friends Animal Society

08/08/2024

Little dog lovers! Tampa Bay area.

06/08/2024

These beautiful babies and THE SWEETEST MOMMA CAT will be up for adoption soon!!
I am not exaggerating when I say this absolutely gorgeous momma cat is the most loving, sweet, purring, snuggler you could ever hope for!! Inbox me if interested! Tampa Bay area.

05/08/2024

To everybody who wants their designer dog, especially the French Bulldog, that are being literally bred to death because of the greed and the amount of money people will pay to have a puppy. If only people cared as much about the dogs going through this nightmare instead the status that it brings with it.

03/08/2024

Come by and meet Belle and Brenda from Pinellas County Animal Services at Pet Supermarket in Palm Harbor off 19 and Tampa road! We also have two kitties Willow and Cleo. The pups will be here till 4. ♥️

01/08/2024

Pet stores buy from puppy mills and this is what the parents look like. It still shocks me people buy from these places with all the bad press, sick and dying puppies, predatory lending practices, etc. Sunshine Puppies of Largo refused this sweet baby in the video care and he died. Sunshine Puppies were cited for neglect. Do they care? NO. They probably paid a hundred dollars for a dog they sell for thousands! There are many more where this one came from!
https://youtu.be/xR9CHchBY_w

31/07/2024

Our program for August is full!
We hope to have more programs.
If anyone wants to donate to help keep us going, there is a donate button on this page.
We hope to have more events but we need donations to keep d**g them. Stay tuned!

31/07/2024

Thank you to everyone who donated to this fundraiser! You helped me schedule another $20 spay/neuter event in September!!

I have been blown away by the number of entries, 80 so far just for this event and I only shared it on Sunday. People are willing to drive up to three hours to get their dog or cat fixed! This has made me realize with full clarity how many people would fix their pets if they had very low-cost spay and neuter options.

I want to start a spay and neuter coalition of people who are willing to help us raise money to continue these very important events. We need donations we can raffle off, and corporate sponsorships would be so welcome! Gift cards, hotel stays, event tickets, etc,, and anything along those lines that could help us raise money would be very helpful.

Spaying and neutering is the ONLY answer to overcrowded shelters and overpopulation! We can't adopt our way out of this mess! The shelters are all so full, they are waiving adoption fees. We were told it costs approximately $1000 average for shelters to house animals and give them vet care, yet they are giving them away for free just to make room for others coming in. How much money would the county save if they put a solid budget towards these type of events? To address the actual problem, and not just cleaning up after it? It costs approximately $150 per dog and less for cats to get fixed with the program I have set up with HHarmony Vet Care

I know the surrounding counties have some programs to help with low-cost spay and neuter. I'm will be researching these programs to see how many spay and neuters each county has done to help the community. Anything they have in place is wonderful, but more needs to be done.

If you would like to join me in raising money to keep these events going around the Tampa Bay Area, please inbox me for more information.

Thank you to the following donors and everyone who has ever donated to RRescue Pink! ❤🐹🐯 And those who shared!

Sweet anonymous donor who matched donations and donated $500
BBob MacleodPPatti Wooten ThompsonDDenise Huff RaychokLLeslie StrainEElias P WhiteMMiriam de WinkelMMaureen Nolan FlanaganAAnastasia DevarisAAnn Marie LeBeauLLinda DodsonDDonna DackowLLivia Del GuidiceJJohn P. GillissRRobin FernandezSSteve KnowlesTTim ReischmannGGeri-Lee DeGennaro

30/07/2024

Two cats taken off the streets at two different times and adopted through Rescue Pink! Thank you to everyone who adopts from a rescue! It's not easy but seeing pictures like this makes it worth it!

29/07/2024

BREAKING NEWS!
Due to the press conference last week showing this horrific farm, the sheriff's office FINALLY did something! They had horrible undercover video of a racehorse being shot and butchered for meat, animals being killed with hammers, etc. and nothing was done until the press conference hit the public.
FINALLY the animals will be safe!

Deputies rescued farm animals from a property in Brooksville at the center of an animal mistreatment investigation, much to the disappointment of animal rights’ group Animal Recovery Mission.

28/07/2024

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