 
YOUR DONATIONS ARE NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER!
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is a website that has over 680 brand name
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of your purchase is donated to NEBCR!
It is as easy as that -
by simply buying the items you were planning
on buying anyway, you've made a donation to
NEBCR! And it doesn't cost you a penny...a
win-win situation for everyone. :)
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NEBCR, Inc. is a nonprofit, all volunteer organization.
We depend on our volunteers and generous donors
to help as many dogs as possible. Please see
the list at right and read more below for ways
you can help
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WE
NEED YOUR HELP NOW MORE THAN EVER!
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5 Border
Collies taken in by NEBCR July 18-19
from the horrible conditions of
an overrun shelter that was shut
down by local authorities and the
ASPCA.
Several
of these dogs have severe flea infestations
and at least one is heartworm positive.
Read
the news story here.
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7/23/11: In the past few months NEBCR
has responded to 2 emergency situations
where a large number of border collies
needed immediate help. This resulted in
14 dogs coming into rescue - 9 from the
closure of a puppy mill in April, and
another 5 from the closure of a terrible
shelter situation July 18-19.
All of these dogs came into rescue in
bad shape - many had flea infestations,
skin diseases, infections and other ailments.
Vet costs for these dogs are huge for
a group such as ours. We have had spay/neuter
costs, extensive treatment for various
wounds and health conditions, and it now
appears at least one of the dogs may have
severe hip dysplasia.
At present NEBCR is still fostering 6
of the April puppy mill dogs and it will
be along time before the 5 new dogs will
be ready for adoption.
Eventually all of these dogs will find
families of their own, but their most
immediate need is for vet care and to
be able to settle into their new surroundings
and to start to learn that the world is
a very different, much better place than
where they came from. Thanks to our amazing
foster homes, we know they will blossom
into the "perfect" dogs we know
they are, and move onto the next chapter
in their lives... their FOREVER homes!
As of today, there are a total of 25
dogs being fostered by NEBCR. Many are
available
for adoption, but many more are still
being rehabbed and aren't quite ready
to find their families yet. And the phone
keeps ringing!
NEBCR cannot be there to respond to dogs
in need in situations like this without
our amazing volunteers and supporters.
While we do have an adoption fee for all
dogs, we have not raised this fee in many
years and it almost never covers the costs
of vetting the "regular" dogs
that come into our rescue program. In
cases like these dogs, it won't come anywhere
close and every penny counts!
Please see
below for details on how you can help,
and thank you as always for your support!
Below
are the 5 dogs still in rescue from the
"Perfect 9" group.
These photos were taken when they first
came into rescue April 17th
after being pulled from a horrific puppy
mill/hoarding situation on April.
click on the photos
of the available dogs to read their bios
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Desi
available for adoption
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Journey
available for adoption
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Scarlet
available for adoption
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Ted
available for adoption
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Spryte
not yet available
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NEBCR's Wish List
As noted above, our
most pressing immediate need is for monetary
donations to cover the cost of the extensive
vet care required for these dogs.
You can donate online
via PayPal by clicking the button above left,
or send your checks payable to "NEBCR"
to:
NEBCR
c/o Kathy Chittenden
760 East Road
Stephentown, NY 12168
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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You can help us in a number of ways: by volunteering,
by donating to our Rescue Fund,
and by donating an item or items on our Wish List.
We specify some items by brand only because these
are found to work best for us. For example, Midwest
folding crates are easily passed around from person
to person where there is need, can be transported
folded, and work well in both a house or a vehicle,
where they can easily folded out of the way when not
in use.
Most of the items we wish for are small, but you
will also see some really big items here. You may
think "Well, that's unrealistic!" Perhaps it is, but
what good is a wish list if you cannot include everything
you wish for and need? (And if you have an "in"
at the North Pole, please pass our list on to you-know-who.)
And thank you! We appreciate your help.
Donations
You can make a
donation by check or PayPal
Please send
your checks
(payable to NEBCR) to:
NEBCR
c/o Kathy Chittenden, treasurer
760 East Road
Stephentown, NY 12168
If you have any questions regarding making
a donation, please contact Kathy at Sugarbush761@aol.com.
(Please do NOT send
adoption applications to this address)
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Although we charge an adoption fee, this is
never enough to cover our expenses. Ordinary
vet costs (vaccinations, spay or neutering,
heartworm test and preventative) often exceed
that amount, and we never recoup our day-to-day
expenses for housing and feeding rescue dogs.
When a dog comes into rescue that needs special
care or surgery, these costs can sometimes become
hundreds or thousands of dollars. Occasionally,
we run out of room in foster care and need to
board a dog for a few days or longer. This can
add up as well. We need your help to be able
to continue to provide the care needed for ALL
our rescue dogs. Giving a donation to our organization
will go towards helping to pay for our ordinary
expenses, but will also help us with our extraordinary
expenses.
NEBCR, Inc. is an ALL
VOLUNTEER, 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation and
all donations made to NEBCR are tax-deductible.
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SUPPORTING AN INDIVIDUAL DOG:
If you prefer to give a donation for a specific
dog, we welcome your generosity as well. All
our dogs need help in one form or another, even
if it is just food and care, but sometimes people
like to put a face on the dog they are helping.
You may sponsor a dog that needs boarding, help
to pay for a dog's special needs, or just help
us feed and care for a particular dog. Please
read the biographies of our dogs and if you
can find it in your heart to help one of them,
please let us know which dog you wish to support.
Your donation will then be earmarked specifically
for that dog.
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