Dog of the Week

Haleigh is a 3-year old Border Collie weighing 40 lbs. She is very intelligent, well-behaved, sweet, docile and very friendly. Haleigh would make a great family companion! Click on her picture for more information.

Dog Awareness Week
July 5th - 12th

The River City Cluster of Dog Shows (RCCDS) and the City of San Antonio Animal Care Services (ACS) will collaborate with the City of San Antonio to sponsor a citywide “Dog Awareness Week” from July 5th-12th, 2009, to coincide with the RCCDS’ 5 days of dog shows being held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. The purpose is to launch a public awareness campaign with emphasis on making San Antonio a “no-kill community” by 2012. The focus will be on responsible pet ownership, increased adoptions, and aggressive spay/neuter programs. The highlight of "Dog Awareness Week" will be the appearance of Cesar Millan, the Dog Whisperer, who will reinforce the message of responsible pet ownership with emphasis on the need to spay/neuter pets. To see the entire schedule, please click here.

DOGS DO DESERVE BETTER!

Molly and her other family members were surrendered to SNIPSA during SNIPSA's "Big Fix" spay and neuter clinic in May. All four dogs were living on 3 ft. chains in deplorable conditions. This was SNIPSA's first official joint effort with "Dogs Deserve Better," a non-profit animal group that educates pet owners on the hazards of chaining dogs. Now two of the four dogs have been adopted into their forever homes. Two are living in foster homes with SNIPSA and are looking for their forever homes. To see Molly's bio, click here or to read Bonnie's bio, click here. To read the entire story of these Rotties, click here.

Another Rescue...

It was just another typical morning with the influx of emails and people needing help with a stray or unwanted dog/cat they could no longer care for. One email in particular caught our eye of little Bambi whose skin was so inflamed she looked like she had been set on fire. She had weeping sores that oozed from all areas of her body and only tufts of hair that remotely resembled a poodle. Her skin was so sensitive that it took days of medicated baths, antibiotics, and steroids just to touch her. Bambi was riddled with demodectic mange, a non-contagious type of mange that affects dogs with compromised immune systems or those that have a genetic tendency. We could only surmise how long she had been living in such discomfort. So the work was cut out for our team of foster parents who are well seasoned with skin disease. Every five days, Bambi was soaked in the tub with a special shampoo, placed on a high quality diet, and provided a stress-free environment to boost her immune system. Within weeks of her new regime, a little fuzz started to return. Our once hairless pup was actually starting to look like an apricot poodle. Her spirits picked up and her puppy-hood made its presence known. Bambi thinks she is movie star material as she whimsically runs across the living room with her stuffed toy in tote. She is just one more tribute to the world of rescue and our dedicated group of SNIPSA volunteers.

A New Leash on Life

Pandora came to SNIPSA from Animal Care Services. She had been badly injured and her eye had to be removed. It wasn't long after she was in foster care that her new family found Pandora. She is fitting in perfectly into their family. The girls and kids in the neighborhood love to play with her. She is a very sweet dog. Even a nephew that was recently visiting who is normally afraid of dogs, loved Pandora. They say they couldn't ask for a better dog for their family. Congratulations to Pandora for finding the perfect home!

The Big Fix

On Saturday, May 9th, SNIPSA hosted its first ever "Big Fix" spay/neuter clinic in south San Antonio at the St. Bonaventure Catholic Church. It was a tremendous success with 108 animals being sterilized, 98 of which were dogs. San Antonio faces one of the highest euthanasia rates per capita. And it has long been proven that the single most effective means to reduce pet overpopulation is by increasing spay/neuter capacity. So that is exactly what SNIPSA set out to do. To read more about the event, click here.