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Click Organicats link to find out more about keeping your cat healthy.
Click to join Organicats
Kitty Kat Kaboose
Click here for feral cat information.
is a volunteer feral cat transport which is geared to enlist the help of trained volunteers to pick up and drop off trapped
feral cats throughout the bay area for spay/neuter and release back to their colonies. We have seen the numbers barely diminish
by cruelly euthanizing these animals and feel that this organic solution will eventually lower the number of feral cats which
are currently multiplying so very quickly that no one has been able to get a handle on the out of control situation. We constantly
need food donations which help these generous feral feeders, most of whom feed these animals out of their own pockets.
Click here to see what other communities are doing to help ferals.
Lucky Black Cat Rescue
is dedicated to helping older, mostly unwanted or sick cats by raising money to treat their illnesses and find homes. We also
help other cats whose families can no longer care for them to rehome so that they do not have to go to a local shelter.
Critters on the Coast
is a website idea which would include links to all of the groups which help wildlife. Many many people are licensed to help
care for wildlife such as birds, raccoons, skunks, birds of prey, shore birds and animals, reptiles and small rodents as well
as many other animals. We would love to offer people the alternative to hiring a trapper who usually just destroys the animal
as most of us just don't know who to call when we get a sick raccoon or a baby skunk in our backyard. The Peninsula Humane
Society does not offer any retrieval in this regard, so the public is mostly left on its own and rather helpless when such
incidents occur. Recently, a squirrel became caught in our rain gutter and we were lucky enough to lure him out and back into
the wild before he simply starved to death. These links would in turn link to the wildlife people/rescue/savior's websites
or if they don't have one, Critters Along the Coast would be happy to help them build a site.
Monkey Island
Our friend, Bill, has not named his rescue just yet, but is in the process oflooking for land to start a retreat for rescued
lab monkeys. His rescue is covered under Animals First.
A Wing and a Prayer
is strictly for pigeons. We presented an idea a few years ago to Marin Wildcare that if we were to give them a monthly stipend,
we could bring sick or injured pigeons to their facility in San Rafael where they would be cared for until able to be released
to the wild. This idea was met with open wings and we haven't been able due to lack of funding to embark on this dream just
yet, but plan to get started very soon. Beautiful pigeons are treated like the pit bulls of the bird community. They are the
only wildlife not taken by Peninsula Humane and are immediately euthanized when the trusting public brings a foundling or
injured bird into local bay area shelters.
Pet-ticoat Junction
We also have plans for a volunteer railroad to help relay animals to various adopters in other parts of the country. This
might even be a situation in which a family is moving and cannot take their pet right away. Rather than have the family leave
their cherished pet at a shelter, we would help them find foster care and then find a ride for their pet to their new home.
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Reunion Rescue
is perhaps the most ambitious project of all. Reunion Rescue began rescuing pit bulls and pit bull mixes which had passed
all of their temperament tests with people, children, dogs and sometimes cats, food and showed not one iota of any type of
fear or aggression. These animals, due to the breed were pushed and pushed hard. The shelter we began rescuing from only allowed
six pit bulls or pit bull mixes to be adopted at one time and when another dog passed the tests, the one who'd been unlucky
enough to not be adopted was destroyed. Reunion Rescue started a boot camp operation to take these great dogs, get them on
a good diet, get them into training with Bob Gutierrez and/or Youngblood Harris who specialize in shelter dogs and pit bull
breeds as well as other dogs. Reunion Rescue offers the potential adopter who is screened almost as hard as the dogs are tested,
a crate, food, treats, toys, collar and leash and a dog bed. The new potential adopter must attend at least one obediance
class with the dog before ever taking the dog home for an overnight visit. Each dog and adopter goes through a lengthy foster
to adopt situation and agrees to attend obedience, feed a quality food, only leash walks until graduation from obedience class.
Each Reunion dog is a member of the Reunion Play Group e-list which is a sharing board for safe play groups, discussion items,
support. Each adopter signs a contract with Reunion that the dog will always be an indoor member of the family, crated when
not supervised, keep up with training with yearly drop-ins, and absolutely no negative training is allowed or we will confiscate
the dog. We stand behind every dog and included in the contract is an agreement that the adopter if for any reason decides
to relinquish the dog, they must return the dog to Reunion Rescue. Every single dog Reunion has adopted is tracked and in
contact with the rescue. Every single dog is living an incredible life as a good canine citizen and many of them have gon
on to earn their Canine Good Citizen certification.
The Big Fix-up
One of our most important rescue organizations under the umbrella of Animals First called The Big Fix Up. This rescue is dedicated
toward lowering the pet population of all pets in the bay area. This does include small animals as well as cats and dogs.
Our idea is to form a coalition of some 20 to 40 bay area vets who will donate 2 hours per month to our organization. During
these two hours, they will spay/neuter the animals of the bay area. We do not care if the guardians of these pets live on
top of the hill or under the bridge if you understand our meaning. We are concerned with the overpopulation of animals in
the world and if our group is a success, we can show other communities how they can solve their own overwhelming problems.
We already have the interest of several vets in the bay area who are willing to join our group. In the future to sustain this
rather gigantic venture, we plan to organize grant applications to the foundations and government with funding to help subsidize
this idea.
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Apache Shores Wildlife Preserve
As land parcels are being sold in greater quantity, the habitat of our local wildlife is being challenged. As you drive Geronimo
Trail or General Williamson, you cannot help but notice less trees for the birds to perch or less protected hillside for the
deer to climb. While we understand the pragmatism of development, we also seek to find a solution while resources are still
somewhat abundant.
Apache Shores Wildlife Preserve will raise funding to purchase a small area to be used as a local refuge. The refuge will
benefit only those animals who already call Apache Shores home and will not attempt to import any other animal/wildlife. The
land purchased will be kept pristine with no fence so the wildlife will be able to seek refuge as they always have throughout
history.
While we await funding to achieve our dream, we are already hard at work providing care for the wildlife here. We have
a large feeding station to sustain the squirrels, songbirds and even a large colony of doves. We also have our nighttime prowlers,
the raccoons. We have been able to take animals in distress to be cared for at a large local wildlife sancturary through our
transport volunteer commitment. We are also in contact with local wildlife rehabbers so that injured wildlife can be returned
to good health and re-released in their home environment.
Texas Backyard Birders
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Sometimes this mean old world isn't very nice to animals. That's why we created this group for those of us who just need to
sit back and enjoy our little feathered friends. Please visit the site and feel free to join wherever you might live, even
if you're not lucky enough to be in Texas. Share your own photos and experiences with us.
Click to join texasbird
Dog Meets Man
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Meet the dogs here that weren't lucky enough to be born pit bulls. During our struggle to help pit bulls and pit bull mixes,
we kept running into other dogs who needed help. Thanks to our successful program re-homing pit bulls, the pit bulls got together
and unanimously voted to reach out and help the dog community. Thanks to the pit bulls, other dogs like cocker spaniels, golden
retrievers and little bull-terrier/Shar Pei's get a chance at a good life. We don't care about breeds here, just great dogs
getting a great new life!
Strongheart Shepherd Rescue
is a rescue run by a longtime devotee of the breed and an expert in the field of GSD's and rehoming them.She is covered under
the umbrella of Animals First.
The Dog Academy
is our dream. We are trying to create a local dog training academy which will train anyone to train any dog with any problem.
Wouldn't it be a great world if we could help people master their dog's issues, redirecting that bad behavior and not euthanizing
or just taking the dog to the shelter? Bob Gutierrez of A Better Way Dog Training and Youngblood Harris of Attention to d'Tail
Dog Training Services have been collaborating to teach an aggressive dog training class which lasts six weeks, is unbelievably
affordable and has had tremendous results. Our dream is to give seminars and workshops so that other communities who don't
have expert dog behaviorists like these two talented men can help other trainers who in turn can take their success back to
their own communities. We have many ideas for the academy and are just starting out. The aggression classes are so very needed,
but we have some really fun ideas as well such as a getting your dog in show business class and some ideas for search and
rescue, detection work, even so far as detecting cancer in human beings. We are at work right now on a sample website with
testimonials and pictures of some of our graduates and have plans for streaming video. Some of the before and after stories
are almost unbelievable. We'd really like to base this organization in Pacifica if we could find the right logistics. Click
Dog Classes below to get information about upcoming classes.
Click here for information about the dog aggression classes.
Click here to sign up for dog aggression classes.
D5DOG
D5DOG -
District 5 Dog Owners
and Guardians Group:
The mission of D5DOG is to work cooperatively with local park groups, public officials, business owners and individuals
to promote responsible dog guardianship, dog welfare, continued park and open space access through
outreach, education and service aimed at creating a positive and safe environment for parks and neighborhoods within District
5.
Who we are:
D5DOG is the San Francisco District 5 Dog Owners & Guardians group. We are a neighborhood organization of dog guardians
and dog lovers who care deeply about the health and welfare of our canine companions as well as the safety and vitality of
our local parks, neighborhoods and community.
What we do:
D5DOG members organize projects to attain these goals, and address current issues involving dogs, dog guardians and/or
park and open space usage in San Francisco, specifically those issues that would affect residents of District 5. D5DOG members
organize regular monthly clean-ups in parks within District 5. We also host seminars on canine health & welfare, CGC/Park
Manners training classes and other fun and informative events that promote responsible dog guardianship.
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