S.A.F.E Animal Rescue
2060-D Ave De Los Arboles
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
fax: 805 493-1446
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Saving Animals From Euthanasia
ADOPTIONS held at
3835 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd Westlake Village (Next to Trader Joe's)Plenty of parking available in the BACK of the store Saturdays 10 - 4:30 *********_______________________________________ Recent rescues Robbie5 year Shih Tzuulcerated eye(We couldn't use a flash because of his eye)
Indy and her puppies3 boys, 3 girls(email for availability)A couple of them are just getting over an upper respiratory inection. 3 will be available on 7-31If you would like to adopt one before available date, please email us. We will schedule an appointment to meet them once we receive an application and they will be released to their new homes when healthy. They will be spayed/neutered/microchipped.(Tan one on the left is adopted)Indy, Mom, is available....VERY sweet
_________________________________________________________________LAMB CHOP 6 year old PoodleSpecial needs girl needs a special person to call her ownRead her story on ADOPTABLE DOGS
_______________________________________________NateFRACTURED SPINE THANK YOU, DR. SLATONWhen Nate first came to S.A.F.E. his short life of 12 weeks had already been filled with abuse. He had been confiscated by animal control and held as evidence until his owner was prosecuted for abuse. Poor little Nate had spinal fractures and was completely paralyzed on his hind legs.No one would touch Nate because of the severity of his injuries and everyone was sure he would never walk.....and then he came to S.A.F.E. where we promptly took him to Dr. Slaton. There was no guarantee that any surgery that could be done would be successful, but Dr. Slaton was Nate's last chance. Dr. Slaton performed a decompression surgery, wiring of his spine and put in a stabilization bar along Nate's spine. That was back at the end of June. It is now October and Nate is able to use his hind legs! He still has a lot of weakness in his legs, but he now walks (kind of looks like he's had a bit too much to drink!) more than scoots or slides around the room. We are hopeful that Nate will continue to get stronger as his nerves regenerate, but without the skills and compassion of Dr. Slaton, Nate would never have had the chance at a happy life. UPDATE(first videos of Nate): Video Video1 Video2Update:3 weeks post-surgeryVideo We have received Nate's cart....and he took off in it immediately!! VIDEO UPDATE: 9-9-09: And he continues to improveVideo
For informtion on obtaining one if you have a disabled pet, or for other products available for handicapped pets, please visit their website and mention you were referred by S.A.F.E.
Nate's a happy boy....enjoying a moment of relaxation with his toys.
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Through your donations, together we can continue our mission of rescuing, caring and placing these forgotten dogs!
Donations are TAX DEDUCTIBLE and all donations are greatly appreciated!
100% of donations go directly to the care of the animals!
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FOSTER HOMES NEEDED
Open your heart and home to a dog in need!
Foster homes are an essential part of rescuing. With each foster home it allows us to save another dog in need. We provide all the essentials, food, bed, blanket, toys, collar, leash, medical. We need homes that can take in a shelter dog, care for them, help them to feel secure again, and give them the attention they need to be able to be adopted to a permanent home. If you'd like to become a foster family, please contact us at SAFEanimalrescue@aol.com
(please note that we do not adopt to our fosters)
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Below are just a few of the wonderful dogs S.A.F.E. has been fortunate enough to rescue and place in forever homes (still available for adoption where indicated)
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Her picture says it all! Peggy was dropped off at the shelter with broken front legs! She required orthopedic surgery on both legs.
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Yoli came to us with both back legs broken, one too severe to save and had to be amputated. The other required multiple surgeries with the final one fusing it straight.
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Harvey came to us with a broken foot and needed to be splinted for several weeks.
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Rags was dumped at the shelter by his then owner. He came in with double eye infections and a tumor growing out of his mouth. We had the eye infections treated and the tumor removed. He got a wonderful new home where he is spoiled.-_____________________________
Banshee, who only weighed 2 lbs ll oz, was picked up on the street with chemical burns to her entire body.
Shyla was confiscated by animal control from a horder who had 38 dogs and held as "evidence" for two months. Most of her hair was gone due to flea infestation.....read about her wondeful new home on our Happy Endings page!
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Tiny litte Canela was turned in on her death bed by her owner. She had been in labor for two days and needed an emergency c-section or she would die. The surgery was performed. Then it was discovered she was unable to walk. Both of her back knees were completely deformed which required two surgeries to allow her to walk.
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Max was taken to the vet by his owners to be euthanized because he had allergies. So wherever he could scratch, was bald (ears, stomach, eyes, ). Apparently since he wasn't perfect, they no longer wanted him! Can you imagine that...and he was only 1 1/2 years old!! The vet called us to see if we would take him. Of course, we did. By the time he was adopted, his hair was growing back...he just needed to be on a strict diet!
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Little Bebe was completely bald due to demodectic mange and was totally emaciated when we got her.
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Victor was picked up as a stray and had a broken leg which required surgery for it to heal. _____________________________
Jett is yet another guy who needed to have his eye removed. His eye was shriveled up in the socket and had no fluid in it.
Sadie, who originally we were told had two broken legs, actually had a broken lleft eg and dislocated right shoulder and needed surgery to repair her broken leg and to apply the proper sling for her dislocated shoulder.
DeDe is a 7 week old puppy that we rescued because we were told she had a "back end" deformity and mange. After we brought her to S.A.F.E. we discovered the next day that she was also DEAF! Imagine how scared she must have been in the shelter!
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We found Newman at a high kill shelter. He wasn't being adopted due to his "cherry eye".
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S.A.F.E. often rescues "special needs" dogs from shelters. These dogs are usually overlooked by the public because of their medical conditions. We have successfully rescued and placed dogs with demodectic mange, eye removal, leg amputation, skin conditions, tumors, broken bones, spinal injuries, cherry eye, head trauma, and otherwise considered "unadoptable" dogs.
We don't think they are!
Please visit our HAPPY ENDINGS page to see some of our wonderful matches!
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Kenny had to have his eye removed. No one knows what happened to him, but he was taken to the shelter by his then owner claiming to have no knowledge of what happened to him.
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Billy, just a little puppy, came to S.A.F.E. we were told with a broken leg. After further examination and x-rays it was discovered both of his front legs were broken. _____________________________
Stitch (now Willie) the vet thinks was attacked by a larger animal and as a result had an injured leg and had to have his eye removed. See our happy endings page to see him now with his new family!
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Bixby had been hit by a car and had large open wounds all over his body. He had a degloving injury to his leg (the skin literally peeled off his leg) and required a skin graft and bandage changes every 3 to 4 days until the skin grows back. He now has a happy home with a wonderful family!
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$ Lexie, a small Pomeranian, had been struck by a car. She had a shattered pelvis and both of her hips were broken completely away from her body. It took months of strict crating for her to heal. Above is a pic of her bruising and road rash.
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Reba has had both of her front legs broken. She required surgery to have a plate put in one of her legs.
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ChaLee had been hit by a car and had a broken hip on one side that needed to be wired closed and a broken leg on the other side that required orthopedic surgery. _____________________________
Reggie's leg was "rotting" away from an untreated infection and needed to be amputed.
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Little Cindy had been hit by a car and had internal injuries as well as a broken pelvis and hip.
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Noodles had been attacked by a large dog. Her throat had been ripped open, torn through the muscle down to the jugular vein. Her owners didn't want to pay for treatment, so they took her to the shelter.
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Almond was picked up as stray after being hit by a car. When we went to get her out of the shelter, the tech tried to talk us out of saving her saying her injuries were too extensive. Not true! She required multiple surgeries due to a broken leg, broken hip and leg amputation.
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Peanut and Joey (now Chuy) were dumped at the shelter by a backyard breeder along with their mother and sister. They were born with mange (BALD!). Check out our Happy Endings page to see their new homes!
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Bentley was picked up as a stray. He had severe head trauma and could only walk in circles. He had to be confined to a very small crate so he wouldn't kink his IV as he "circled". He now has a great new home!
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If you would like to help S.A.F.E. in our efforts to rescue, shelter and care for these pets, please donate today.
If you would like to send a check, please address it to:
(mailing address)
SAFE Animal Rescue
2060-D Ave De Los Arboles, #193
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
To donate using a credit card through PayPal.com, please use our email address of safeanimalrescue@yahoo.com
DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE
S.A.F.E Animal Rescue
2060-D Ave De Los Arboles
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
fax: 805 493-1446
alt: MAILING address only
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