Cascade Beagle Rescue

Cascade Beagle Rescue-East has accepted over 50 retired laboratory beagles and is expecting an influx (20+) of many more over the next few months. If you have a passion for helping beagles used for biomedical research, and are willing to open your home and give the greatest gift you can give a beagle, please consider becoming a foster home for us!



To learn more about our Laboratory Beagle Adoption Division, please visit http://www.cascaderescue.org/labdivision.html.

If you would like to help a rescue beagle in general by becoming a foster home, please visit http://www.cascaderescue.org/foster_east.html to learn more and apply!

Please Help ALEXA at the North Shore Animal League

Boy oh boy. When your mother says look both ways before crossing the street, you should listen.
My name is Alexa.

I'm a young, adult terrier mix and because of a really unfortunate accident, I only have three legs. I don't really remember much of what happened; it all went by so fast. One minute I was running loose in the street and the next minute there was a really loud screech of a car.

The next thing I remember was my leg hurting really badly. It wasn't working right either. I must have managed to make my way into someone's backyard 'cause that's where I woke up.


When I was finally found, I was rushed to the medical center at North Shore Animal League America. My leg was very damaged, and I kept going in and out of consciousness. I needed emergency surgery and sadly, my leg needed to be amputated. The doctors said that by the time I arrived, my right hind leg had already died. There was no saving it. But the good news was that I could be saved. Thanks to the Animal League's Help Me Heal Program, not only am I alive, I'm going to be nurtured back to good health.

I can't really remember anything before the accident, but the Animal League thinks that I may have come from a loving home already. They are going to do everything they can to see if they can find my family, and if they can't, or if I don't have one, they will make sure to find me one. But first I need to heal. This was a major operation and I'm going to be in the hospital for several months and will need intensive nurturing and care.

You know what? Having three legs isn't too bad. In fact, I think three's the charm! I can get around pretty well already and everyone gives me tons of attention. When my wound is all healed, I will be back to running and playing and even jumping, too. When I'm not sick, I'm pretty active and lively. The doctors say that I have a real fighting spirit!

I'm happy that there are good people out there who care about animals. If it weren't for people like you who help put injured animals like me back together again, we wouldn't make it. If it weren't for you and the Animal League, pets like me wouldn't get rescued, wouldn't get nurtured and we wouldn't find loving, permanent homes.

Please watch my video at http://www.nsalamerica.org/help-me-heal/hmh_animals/alexas-video.html

If you are interested in adopting Alexa, please contact JeniR@AnimalLeague.org.

How the ASPCA can help animals....

The ASPCA is fighting cruelty to animals.

In 2008, they handled over 4600 cruelty investigations, rescued hundreds of animals, answered over 50,000 phone inquiries, responded to 8200 emails and conducted numerous training seminars across the country (where over 3000 agents have been trained in animal cruelty laws)

Help is needed to care for all the animals that come through the doors of the ASPCA. I myself am a supporter of the ASPCA and I hope that you can help out as well. (I know times are tough, but even a few $$ can help)

Here is how donations can help animals:

$20 will feed an abandoned dog or cat for THREE WEEKS

$35 will vaccinate TEN homeless cats & dogs

$50 Will provide a medical exam to BOTH a puppy & a kitten

$100 will spay or neuter a dog or cat

Thank you for reading this, and if you are unable to help, please pass this along in hopes of someone down the line being able to make even a small donation.