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Pug Mix Family Incoming!!!!Check back for more pics!!!
10/11/2023

Pug Mix Family Incoming!!!!

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A Disappointing Experience...One of our adopters chose Enzo's Acres for their board/training service. After 4 weeks, the...
11/04/2023

A Disappointing Experience...

One of our adopters chose Enzo's Acres for their board/training service. After 4 weeks, the dog returned home emaciated, leash shy and collar aggressive. A week after returning home, he was then returned to PAS, because the adopter could no longer handle him.

This rescue dog had suffered severe trauma in his younger life and lost a leg as a result. We worked for months to socialize him, help him develop leash skills using a special harness and give him a great foundation for the basics of being a good dog. In four weeks, Enzo's Acres shattered him.

Aside from the appalling training choices (they used a shock collar), this dog lost a great deal of weight during his stay at Enzo's Acres. So he was either not fed or he was so stressed out that he would not eat. One would think that if a dog is stressed and not eating, that the establishment would contact the owner. Enzo's Acres did nothing except pocket a significant fee and further traumatized a fragile dog.

They did not respond to our request for information / explanation.

Hello PAS Supporters!As you may know, prices for all types of goods and services have gone up! That includes vet service...
09/03/2023

Hello PAS Supporters!

As you may know, prices for all types of goods and services have gone up! That includes vet services! For some time, we were successful in using adoption fees to cover our vet bills but recently we had some unexpected expenses and now must ask for your help.

We are looking to raise $3900 to cover a collection of surgeries and basic care for an amazing group of dogs. Many of them are waiting for spay / neuter surgeries, so they can go home.

We don't often ask for donations and hope that we can count on your support! Please visit out donation page to sponsor one of these incredible dogs. And tell your friends!!!

https://www.pacificanimalsocietywa.org/emergency-donations-needed

KITTENS ARE COMING!!!! Pacific Animal Society is hosting an adoption event at Woodin' You Pampered Paws in Ridgefield, W...
31/10/2022

KITTENS ARE COMING!!!!

Pacific Animal Society is hosting an adoption event at Woodin' You Pampered Paws in Ridgefield, Washington on Saturday November 5, 2022 at 11am to 3pm.

We have some absolutely lovely little felines that are looking for a loving home. Get pre-approved by filling out an application at www.pacificanimalsociety.org or apply at the event. The address for the event is 4306 South Settler Drive Suite #110 Ridgefield WA 98642.

SEE YOU THERE AND PLEASE SHARE, SHARE, SHARE!!!

All kittens/cats will be listed on Petfinder on 11/1/2022.

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12/09/2022

Read and Share.

The people that need to read this probably will not.
It is an eye-opening letter from a shelter manager
It is harsh and , in parts, disturbing, so beware.
This goes on everywhere.
We are lucky that our dogs at LCDK do not face this.
Thank you to our wonderful kennel workers and volunteers and the public who support us!!

The shelter manager's letter:

"I am posting this (and it is long) because I think our society needs a huge wake-up call.
As a shelter manager, I am going to share a little insight with you all - a view from the inside, if you will.
Maybe if you saw the life drain from a few sad, lost, confused eyes, you would change your mind about breeding and selling to people you don't even know - that puppy you just sold will most likely end up in my shelter when it's not a cute little puppy anymore.
How would you feel if you knew that there's about a 90% chance that dog will never walk out of the shelter it is going to be dumped at - purebred or not! About 50% of all of the dogs that are "owner surrenders" or "strays" that come into my shelter are purebred dogs.
No shortage of excuses
The most common excuses I hear are:
We are moving and we can't take our dog (or cat).
Really? Where are you moving to that doesn't allow pets?
The dog got bigger than we thought it would.
How big did you think a German Shepherd would get?
We don't have time for her.
Really? I work a 10-12 hour day and still have time for my 6 dogs!
She's tearing up our yard.
How about bringing her inside, making her a part of your family?
They always tell me:
We just don't want to have to stress about finding a place for her. We know she'll get adopted - she's a good dog. Odds are your pet won't get adopted, and how stressful do you think being in a shelter is?
Well, let me tell you. Dead pet walking!
Your pet has 72 hours to find a new family from the moment you drop it off, sometimes a little longer if the shelter isn't full and your dog manages to stay completely healthy.
If it sniffles, it dies.
Your pet will be confined to a small run / kennel in a room with about 25 other barking or crying animals. It may have to relieve itself where it eats and sleeps. It will be depressed and it will cry constantly for the family that abandoned it.
If your pet is lucky, I will have enough volunteers that day to take him / her for a walk. If I don't, your pet won't get any attention besides having a bowl of food slid under the kennel door and the waste sprayed out of its pen with a high-powered hose.
If your dog is big, black or any of the "bully" breeds (pit bull, rottweiler, mastiff, etc) it was pretty much dead when you walked it through the front door. Those dogs just don't get adopted.
If your dog doesn't get adopted within its 72 hours and the shelter is full, it may be destroyed.
If the shelter isn't full and your dog is good enough, and of a desirable enough breed, it may get a stay of ex*****on, though not for long. Most pets get very kennel protective after about a week and are destroyed for showing aggression. Even the sweetest dogs will turn in this environment.
If your pet makes it over all of those hurdles, chances are it will get kennel cough or an upper respiratory infection and will be destroyed because shelters just don't have the funds to pay for even a $100 treatment.
The grim reaper .....
Here's a little euthanasia 101 for those of you that have never witnessed a perfectly healthy, scared animal being "put-down".
First, your pet will be taken from its kennel on a leash. They always look like they think they are going for a walk - happy, wagging their tails. That is, until they get to "The Room".
Every one of them freaks out and puts on the breaks when we get to the door. It must smell like death, or they can feel the sad souls that are left in there. It's strange, but it happens with every one of them. Your dog or cat will be restrained, held down by 1 or 2 vet techs (depending on their size and how freaked out they are). A euthanasia tech or a vet will start the process. They find a vein in the front leg and inject a lethal dose of the "pink stuff". Hopefully your pet doesn't panic from being restrained and jerk it's leg. I've seen the needles tear out of a leg and been covered with the resulting blood, and been deafened by the yelps and screams.
They all don't just "go to sleep" - sometimes they spasm for a while, gasp for air and defecate on themselves.
When it all ends, your pet's co**se will be stacked like firewood in a large freezer in the back, with all of the other animals that were killed, waiting to be picked up like garbage.
What happens next? Cremated? Taken to the dump? Rendered into pet food? You'll never know, and it probably won't even cross your mind. It was just an animal, and you can always buy another one, right? They ALWAYS deserved more than what YOU had to offer, anyway.
Liberty, freedom and justice for all.
I hope that those of you that have read this are bawling your eyes out and can't get the pictures out of your head. I do everyday on the way home from work. I hate my job, I hate that it exists and I hate that it will always be there unless people make some changes and realize that the lives you are affecting go much farther than the pets you dump at a shelter.
Between 9 and 11 MILLION animals die every year in shelters and only you can stop it. I do my best to save every life I can but rescues are always full, and there are more animals coming in everyday than there are homes.
My point to all of this is DON'T BREED OR BUY WHILE SHELTER PETS DIE!
Hate me if you want to - the truth hurts and reality is what it is.
I just hope I maybe changed one person's mind about breeding their dog, taking their loving pet to a shelter, or buying a dog. I hope that someone will walk into my shelter and say "I saw this thing on Facebook and it made me want to adopt".
That would make it all worth it.
Author unknown

FOSTERS NEEDED!!!Any PAS supporters interested in fostering a puppy or two. If so hit us up.
23/05/2022

FOSTERS NEEDED!!!

Any PAS supporters interested in fostering a puppy or two. If so hit us up.

Meet Elsie and Fred! Thanks to Lisa and Jennifer we were able to rescue these lovely fur babies!
14/04/2022

Meet Elsie and Fred! Thanks to Lisa and Jennifer we were able to rescue these lovely fur babies!

Hello PAS Supporters!We are looking for a donation of flight miles for a trip from Portland to Los Angeles. An amazing (...
30/03/2022

Hello PAS Supporters!

We are looking for a donation of flight miles for a trip from Portland to Los Angeles. An amazing (and sensitive) dog that we adopted out to a wonderful family, needs to come back to us. The family is going through a very difficult time and they can no longer care for her. Can anyone help us?

Please DM us if you or someone you know, can help.

The PAS Team

https://bfp.org/summer-boys/ Any beagle lovers out there? Check out this amazing group and the beautiful dogs they have ...
08/07/2021

https://bfp.org/summer-boys/ Any beagle lovers out there? Check out this amazing group and the beautiful dogs they have rescued from laboratories.

The Boys of Summer Rescue

Check out this profile of one of our board members! Rebecca is featured as an animal rights hero by Farm Animal Rights M...
03/06/2021

Check out this profile of one of our board members! Rebecca is featured as an animal rights hero by Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM) Give it a read and give this amazing group a LIKE!!! https://farmusa.org/rebeccarodriguez

Like many, Rebecca’s childhood was riddled with dysfunction. She poetically labels it, “Other People’s Party;” in other words, you really don’t get to choose the location, guests, theme or even food; you are merely a participant in someone else’s reality. Ironically this is the very thin...

Barn Cats Incoming!!!We have a couple of unsocialized kitty cats that are coming our way. We’re hoping to find a nice ba...
02/06/2021

Barn Cats Incoming!!!

We have a couple of unsocialized kitty cats that are coming our way. We’re hoping to find a nice barn home for them. Anyone?

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Rescued from Puerto Rico.

It takes a team effort to rescue dogs in Puerto Rico and get them safely to Vancouver, WA.