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Rescue Stories
Fiona
Fiona came to us very emaciated after being dumped by Fellows Lake. Despite her starvation, Fiona was a very sweet dog, with a pleasant temperament toward people. Fiona was in no shape to be adopted out, but thanks to the many generous donors who contributed supplies and medical care, she regained her proper weight and we could begin the process of finding her a forever home. Months later she found the perfect home. Finally, she is a happy dog and has a human who loves her.
Harlow
Sweet Harlow was found after being shot point blank in the head. She was rushed to the vet where she had to have surgery to remove her eye and bone fragments from her jaw. She bounced back in no time and found her forever home!
Hervil
Hervil was found in the woods by hikers. He had been shot in the head, so they immediately contacted Rescue One for help. The bullet was lodged in his nasal cavity and had to be surgically removed. After a couple of months of healing, he found a wonderful forever home!
Ingrid
When Ingrid was rescued, she was in terrible shape. She had an injury to her mouth that was very infected, as well as infected ears and skin. She was also over 20 lbs underweight. She appeared to have given up hope. Over the next several months and with aggressive treatment, she began to blossom! While her muzzle is permanently disfigured, she found her forever home and is very loved!
Jetta
Jetta came to Rescue One with 7 other dogs. She was only a couple of months old, and had a terrible injury to her nose and severe mange. She had to have surgery to be able to breathe out of her nose, and it healed wonderfully! Her skin healed as well, and shortly after that she found her forever home!
Lindy
Lindy was spotted by someone driving down the road; they could see her ribs from their car. She had a massive tumor on her back left leg that totally encased her foot. Dr. Katie Loula of Christian County vet clinic removed the 2½ lb. tumor, plus a couple of toes. In no time at all, Lindy was walking around without any issues. The hair has all grown back and you can’t even tell that she’s missing a few toes. She put on 15 pounds on in one month, making those ribs disappear. She was adopted by a family with children and now is living the dream in a suburb of Denver with a family that loves her very much!
Morgan
One of our volunteers shared Morgan’s story. She had been in a shelter in rural Arkansas for over 4 years. After seeing her face, we could not turn away from helping her. Our volunteers drove the 3 hours to get her, and after being in our care for 3 months, she found her forever home!
Topher
Topher was found after being dumped in the trash. His stomach was very enlarged, and several liters of fluid had to be drained from his stomach. He was sent to the MU Vet Hospital where he was diagnosed with Cor Triatriatum Dexter, which is a very rare birth defect. He had corrective surgery and is looking forward to living long and happy life!
Zander
Zander was rescued in Stone County. It would have been impossible to count all of the punctures on his poor body. Some of his teeth had been pulled, which is not uncommon in bait dogs. He also had a fractured scapula and broken ribs. He was hospitalized for over a week and was unable to get up for 5 days. After several months of rest and love, he recovered! He is a wonderful, loving dog.
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This dog was found in the pen with the dead puppies in the cruelty case posted below. Mckenzie said she recently found it. It is safe with us. Please email rescueoneinfo@gmail.com if this is your dog.
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UPDATE - GREAT NEWS! GAZELLE HAS BEEN DISCHARGED TO HER FOSTER HOME!
Follow up to previous post:
Last night was long for all of us. No one here got much sleep. Gazelle (pictured) is still at the emergency vet, and the other two are doing okay for now. But the weight of all this… it’s heavy.
We keep replaying everything and blaming ourselves. But the truth is we could not build a shelter big enough to take in every animal we are asked to help. No one could. It’s an impossible volume, day after day.
And because of that, we try to help however we can in the moment. We didn’t give Mckenzie these puppies to foster. This was not a normal Rescue One foster situation. We agreed to vet them and help find them homes so they wouldn’t be handed off on Craigslist or in a Walmart parking lot with no shots, no spay/neuter, no chance.
Outreach is messy. It’s unpredictable. And every day, we are asked to help in ways that stretch us to our limits. We do our best. Is it a perfect system? Obviously not. But we live in an imperfect world where people lie and where some people are just… terrible.
Why she took these puppies from someone, only to starve them in her backyard, we have no idea. We will probably never know. There is no explanation that will ever make sense of that kind of cruelty.
All we can do now is fight and make sure she is held accountable.
And we will.
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