Caswell Pet Lifeline

09/02/2024

ADOPTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

08/26/2024

Never know who you'll meet walking thru the woods.

08/23/2024

Yes, Murtaugh is looking for a home. He especially would like to join you for pic-a-nics, as Yogi used to say in the cartoons of my long-ago youth.

08/22/2024

I took 50+ pictures of Bruce to get these! Black dogs are hard to photograph, but he's so worth it. He was so much more confident today! A few days back, he hung up against me. Today he trusted and headed through the woods with assurance.

08/22/2024

We need our Facebook Family more than ever. 6 new stray dogs came in the week. No reclaims. Adoptions are at a standstill still. Rescues are few and far between. Most are full. Some rescues aren’t even answering us when we beg for help. We have a lot of amazing dogs and cats looking for homes. Sadly there are not enough homes out there. People call everyday with dogs they want to surrender, some with litters of puppies, cats they want trapped…it never ends. Our animals are stressed. Our staff is stressed. Our volunteers are stressed. We try to stay positive and upbeat while we help our animals, but we feel helpless, depressed, sad, worried, hopeless.

Please help us spread the word about our wonderful animals looking for furever homes. If you have ever thought about fostering, now is the time! If you have rescue contacts, please share them with us. Please continue sharing our posts. The more people who see our posts the better! We have so many dogs living in crates now. Come walk dogs on the nature trails next to the shelter, they love the break from the loud shelter environment. Come take pictures and videos of our animals for social media. Help us redesign our webpage. There are so many volunteer opportunities at APS! We need all the help we can get.

We have not euthanized adoptable animals for space, but we are at the point where we have no other choice. We have no more room. Animals in our care are loved by staff and volunteers. We work with our animals. We get to know our animals. We treat them like they are our own furbabies. We are all heartbroken it has come to this.

On a personal note. I am heartbroken. I love this shelter, our animals, staff and volunteers. So many wonderful things happen at APS, but I have never felt so hopeless about our future. If you love APS like I do, please help us spread the word about our wonderful animals who need homes.

Thank you all for your continued support of APS and our mission to providing medical care, comfort and compassion to stray, surrendered, sick, neglected and abused animals in Caswell County. Our goal is not to euthanize an adoptable animal including emergency medical cases.

~ Jenn Zattiero, APS President

***picture of our cat colony room full of dog crates

08/21/2024

The shelter is slammed full. Murtaugh needs out. Please share.

08/19/2024

This is Bruce, who I walked for the first time today. The shelter is so full that he's living in a big cage in the hall. He was thrilled about getting to go outside, and we did the whole mile -plus-a-bit woods walk very nicely. I stopped to sit on a log and he came up and stood tight against me. He's a good boy. Come visit!

08/10/2024

Missing dog
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08/09/2024

Today's dog walk gave a post-Debby preview of the coming acorn crop.

07/28/2024

Big, slow, easy, a bit shy of new places. I like this horse I mean mastiff mix a lot. Kratos needs time to get to know you a little. After that, I suspect it is over for your sofa.

07/23/2024

07/22/2024

Just walked this sweet girl, Oopsie-Daisy.Verythin. She perks up whenever she hears a car go by, alert but not nervous. Crates well at shelter. I think she'd be a fine companion.

07/12/2024

My dad, Grandma Toy's dog Pandy as a very young pup, and me 74 years ago. Thanks to cousin Linda Teeters for sending this to me. We were all so young.

07/11/2024

Murtaugh will be at the Farmers Market in Yanceyville today. Friendly brindle Lab mix.

Caswell Pet Lifeline is an all-volunteer rescue group focused on helping local cats/kittens in need t

07/10/2024

Some of us know how to handle the hot weather. BigAss is always cool.

07/07/2024

Lutwick, new at shelter. Sweet shepherd pup.

07/06/2024

These puppies were among those from 3 shelters we drove to Fairfax VA today to A Cat's Friend rescue. These babies had not been socialized and piled up in the corner of their crate for the whole trip. Fortunately, they're now in foster homes where they will get lots of love and handling to feel more secure. Special thanks to Fine Whines and Lickers for the use of their van, allowing 32 pups and 2 mom dogs to have their freedom ride, and Animal Protection Society of Caswell for coordinating everything.

07/03/2024

Trixie is such an easy girl-- crate trained and soft on leash, sticks close to you. Available now at APS Caswell in Yanceyville.

06/29/2024

Took Murtaugh for our first woods walk together this morning. He enjoyed the chance to just be a dog. When we got back to the shelter, new employee Chris was having lunch. Murtaugh decided he liked Chris and joined him at the table, finally working his way into Chris's lap and looking like he was ready for a selfie! Come get this house trained gentleman!

06/28/2024

Little Trixie enjoyed the Farmer's Market Thursday, and was well-received for her good manners and friendliness.

06/20/2024

Rhonda is one year old, sweet, gentle, about 30 pounds, a nice brindle coat, very aware, even stopped and pointed some workers having lunch in the shade at the edge of the woods today when we went walking. Good family pet prospect, a bit bewildered by the shelter activity. Come visit her!!

06/20/2024

Yes, that is me with a dog only about 30 pounds! I know, who'd have expected that? Trixie is a two-year-old who had a litter a year ago. She and daughter Rhonda are at the shelter in Yanceyville now. Trixie is gentle, very easy on leash, treat-motivated. She will sit in your lap if you like that.

06/19/2024

Charlie has been with me for a few days, but we took him to mast a Lab Rescue transporter today in South Hill, VA. He'll be in a kennel overnight and a foster home tomorrow. When he needed a new home, the shelter was already over capacity. Thanks to everyone who helped coordinate finding a place for him, and shelter staff for a full set of vaccines, heartworm testing and deworming to have him ready to go.

06/11/2024

Walked this fine gentleman yesterday at Animal Protection Society of Caswell. Pure hound, nose down, all around the trail.

06/09/2024

Miss Brunch says, "Hey! Come on over here and let's get acquainted! We need to go somewhere they have bottomless mimosas! Or your house."

06/04/2024

The shelter in Yanceyville has kittens. Lots of them. This one is in the front lobby condo.

06/04/2024

I need a charger (wall wart) for this size plugin. Anybody got one? I have every other type, of course, in my just-in-case box of outdated electronics. I will come pick it up and pay $5, in Caswell or Danville.

05/28/2024

I fussed at BigAss last night for being too rough playing with another cat. He ran off and hid from me.

05/22/2024

This little chocolate lab looking fellow went to Carolina-Virginia Vet today to be neutered in the morning. He's friendly, has puppy excitability, thinks treats are just the best thing ever! He'll be ready to go home with you in a couple of days!

05/16/2024

Mason is an enormous red tick hound, friendly, thrilled to get to go outdoors. He's not prospering in the kennel, really. On leash in the woods, he's easy and happy. Why do I always fall for the horse-like ones?