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Hello Ava,

So many people want to be a part of the solution in these very trying and uncertain times. That is why #GivingTuesday is launching a new campaign called #GivingTuesdayNow on May 5th, 2020. It is a global day of unity in response to the extraordinary need caused by COVID-19. As so many of us rely on in-person events, like our annual gala fundraiser that will not take place this year, we are looking to other resources. 

How can you make a difference?

- Create a Facebook fundraiser for us with a goal amount that is right for you (this is a beautiful way to share our mission with your friends and family).

- Add donation stickers for Second Chance Rescue NYC Dogs on your Instagram stories, and once you donate to our cause on Instagram, you will find the ''I donated'' widget (sticker) in your toolbox. Then share in your stories and tag @NYCSCR.

- Donate through Paypal, Venmo, or our website (we will have our a Giving Tuesday landing page which we will  share with you on Monday evening)


Please join us on May 5th. We will have a full day of sharing stories, videos, and beautiful outcomes with you. It will be like looking through a treasured family album where you can see all the difference your contributions have made to the animals. 

 

Hello Ava,

Ferngully is now stable and under the care of our excellent vet partner, Dr. Terry, and her team. She weighs the weight of her bones and skin. It took some time before this poor dog got to be in this condition. Our primary concern right now is to avoid refeeding syndrome. The medical team had to back her off to every 3 hrs, 1/2 a can of food. She can''t handle too much too fast right now. They have her on IV antibiotics and gastrointestinal meds. They will slowly try to bump up her food every day.

This dog can''t stand on her own without collapsing and can''t even take one step. How she managed to survive is a testimony to her will. Her sweet innocent eyes looking around, wanting to be helped, wanting to live. She has an incredible spirit and will to survive. This dog has gone through so much in her short life and still, her reaction to being touched shows how much she wants to love and be loved. She still trusts and knows she is being helped. Ferngully will remain hospitalized for several weeks due to the severity of her condition.

Thank you for being strong beside her, we know how unfortunate these cases are. Her first year of life has not been a good one, but from now on, with your help, her life will only get better.

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Hello Ava,

Thank you to all that have contributed to our #GivingTuesdayNow fundraiser. We feel so thankful for your immense generosity and caring. 

Well, we had a plan to send you another video we created for this special day of giving, which we are still adding to this email, but we have a case happening at this moment. It only proves that nothing in rescue is ever really planned. 

Our rescue was just called about a dog we''ve named Shortbread that had been abandoned and tied to a fence in Brooklyn. Our president, Jennifer, raced over to get him and take him to our vet. No matter what, Jennifer is always there when an animal is in need. 

See Below.

Hello Ava,

We have two very happy and inspiring updates to share with you! 

Remember Martini? She is a hard one to forget.  Her story was a little out of the ordinary to some, but it is a very sweet story that wouldn't have had such a happy ending without people like you.
 
Martini didn't have a name when we met her. She was found at only three weeks old in Georgia. She had a very rare genetic malformation where she was born without a rectum. She was peeing and passing bowel movements through her vulva (the same opening). Everything met in one vestibule and came out the same hole.
 
As you know, Martini had surgery and it was a huge success. She is now able to poop from her newly crafted rectum. 
 
This was uncharted territory for us and we had to do our best to make all the right decisions by her. We did not want her to ever suffer a day in her life. Together with this army of volunteers, supporters, and medical team (including Foster Dogs NYC who scored her an amazing foster who nursed her through her recovery) we kept Martini safe, loved, and happy all the way through this journey. 

Raise your glass because we are celebrating something huge! Martini and her brand new rectum went home to her family in NJ. She''s our miracle baby, she''s such a special little girl.

As you can see from the photo below, she was a tiny ball of beautiful fur when she was first found and now she is emerging into a beautiful regal healthy girl. 
 
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Hello Ava,

Can you imagine this life? A life where you have no choices, no voice, and are shut in the darkness left to die? This may sound like a lot to hear, but this has been his life.

This miniature poodle, we have named Waldo, was picked up from the field by animal control. A homeless person claims to have found little Waldo in the dumpster and thrown away with the trash.

To start, Waldo''s muzzle was tied and sealed SHUT so hard by a piece of rope that it has sliced through his entire muzzle on the top, sides, and bottom. Exposing bone, teeth, and gums through the sides of his face. It looks like a horror movie. His whole mouth is necrotic. All of his teeth are 100 percent rotted out and maggots are eating at his gums. 

Waldo weighs half the weight that a 4-year-old mini poodle should weigh. He is emaciated and severely dehydrated. He obviously couldn''t eat or drink because his mouth was sealed shut for who knows how long. This was torture. 

Someone took the time to dye his hair red and blue. This act was something that took thought and time to do. But why? And Why would someone be so cruel and sick to tie a rope around his mouth and throw him in a dumpster?

Waldo also has a severely injured arm, his eyes are crusted shut, he has dry eye, a gaping wound on his cheek, ALSO there is an infestation of maggots in his anus.  All of these sites are severely infected and gruesome.

All of this was done intentionally, and it pains us beyond words to think why anybody would want to hurt such an innocent little boy. He has been rushed to Blue pearl specialty hospital for urgent medical care. 

So many of the animals we save have horrific stories that we will never know. They are left to live them in their minds, bodies, and souls.

That is why, together, we can heal them through our love, support, and commitment never to be hurt again.

Waldo needs urgent, immediate funds for his specialty care; he only has us.

Hello Ava,

Here is Bikini, and he is a survivor of human neglect. He had been kept outside in a trailer park, attacked by homeless dogs, and left in the grass, bleeding out for two days. Can you imagine turning a blind eye to a sentient being in need? We sure can''t. 

Well, this little chi spirit fought to live and was rescued. Fulton County Animal Services came, and then we were called to help. After several surgeries and intensive care, Bikini survived. 

Then something even more amazing happened. Two days ago, Bikini, who is now named Simon, arrived in Long Island to his new family, who is DIE HARD CHI folks. He lives with other fur siblings and is surrounded by love.  Thank you so much, Mama and Papa, for giving him a new home! 

Your contributions saved Bikini''s (Simon''s) life. There''s always gold under the dirt, you have to keep digging until you find it and Bikini (Simon) sure found it.

We understand this is a time of uncertainty and suffering for so many, especially financially, emotionally, and physically. So we want to be mindful of our asks, and we want you to know that no matter what you can do, it makes a difference.  Tomorrow (May 5, 2020) is #GivingTuesdayNow and we hope will join us. 

 

Hello Ava,
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Do not be dismayed by the brokenness of the world. All things break and all things can be mended. Not with time, as they say, but with intention. So go. Love intentionally, extravagantly, unconditionally. The broken world waits in darkness for the light is that you. 

- L.R. Knost 

We are reaching out to you because we believe you are part of the world that loves with intention, and you are part of the light.

We have a code red situation at one of our shelter partners. They are full and need to make space. We want to highlight that most of these dogs'' previous owners failed them by dumping them, not reclaiming them, neglecting them, and not giving them vaccines. When a shelter is out of space, it is full, and there is no other place to put animals. They don''t want to kill them.

We hope to help pull as many dogs as possible. This is just one shelter out of the dozens we work with that sent us a list of dogs to consider pulling so they don''t get euthanized. They sent us 13 dogs; how are we to choose who gets to live or die. How do we look into the eyes of these sentient beings and say we choose you but not you? You will walk out the door into the light, but you won''t.  We can''t. 

How do we financially swing a big pull of 13 dogs when we have other shelters begging us to help other animals as well. A cost this big ( and this is an estimate without even being seen by a vet yet to identify more health issues) will cost our rescue a minimum of $12,000 to $13,000. Why so much?
 

• Two to three of these dogs are heartworm positive.  
• Two to three of these dogs have mange or severe skin issues.
• All of them either have or will break with an upper respiratory infection since they are more than likely not vaccinated ( I can guarantee this).
• They all need deworming, fecal, vaccines, microchips, alters, medication.
• Medical boarding for 2-3 weeks in GA and eventually transport to NYC at $150 per dog fee plus additional costs for a health certificate for each one. 
• One has just been diagnosed with Parvo, and if he has Parvo, this means some of these other guys might as well.

Hello Ava,

The dog with the dinosaur pajamas is the toughest urgent case we have taken into our care this year.

Usually, when we share a plea, it is accompanied by graphic footage that immediately speaks to the degree of urgency. However, this plea is a little different. Rocket is 1.5-years-old, and he weighs nearly a third of what he should weigh. He is losing about a pound a day. He''s down to almost 20 pounds right now.

Medically speaking, this is a very complicated case. You see, Rocket showed up to a shelter in Texas as a stray. He is very sick and is riddled with multiple old fractures. His body is only two years old but is so ravaged and broken that he looks much older. Here is what we know so far about Rocket:

1. He has severe megacolon.  A condition in which his colon is severely distended with HARD fecal material.  We have never seen megacolon of this degree in any animal before. This may be due to obstruction of the last part of his colon as it passes through his pelvic canal. It may also be due to neurologic trauma to his colon from his pelvic fractures, causing his colon to be unable to contract and move feces out. 
2. He has old, healed fractures of his right pelvis and his right thigh bone. The fractures are due to trauma. While the fractures themselves have healed poorly, the pelvic fracture has healed in an abnormal shape - the bone is pushing inwards against his colon, which may be causing feces to be unable to pass through this portion of his colon in a usual fashion. 
3. His left hip joint is dislocated. 
4. He has several objects in his intestinal tract that look like rocks, pieces of hard rubber, and plastic. Because of his megacolon, we cannot tell for sure exactly where these objects are in his intestinal tract. Most likely, surgery will be necessary to remove them as they are causing an obstruction in his intestinal tract. 
5. His white cell count is high due to the retention of feces and an infection. His blood albumin is low, which is due to malnutrition. All of this is causing him to vomit and poop all over the place frequently.
6. He is dehydrated and in excruciating pain. 

Denise, our Director of Operations and head of our medical team, said this: The dog in the Pajamas immediately caught my eye and when I read his medical, I knew he was going to be euthanized at the shelter, no group was going to be willing or able to tackle this. It is an incredibly expensive case that will run a minimum of $10,000, even to ATTEMPT to correct  EVERYTHING this dog has going on. There is no bandaid fix for this, and if we don''t help him, he''s going to die. The picture of him standing was taken days ago at the shelter; since then, he has declined severely and is now struggling even to stand to urinate. Rocket needs us to come together and join forces. We can do this for him. 

The shelter knew if they didn''t make Rocket stand out to somebody and make him irresistible in the dinosaur pajamas, no one would help him. He would be another statistic who wasn''t given a chance at life. Rocket doesn''t want to die. 

Rocket needs us to come together and join forces. Together we can do this for him. 

Hello Ava,
 

You are so appreciated, and as a special thank you, we are sending you some incredible transformation treasures! This is to show you exactly how your contributions and support make a difference. 

Bear was suffering in the shelter with a gunshot wound. He had been shot by police officers that were responding to a call they received at a trailer park. They thought Bear was aggressive and shot him. Bear had also been thought aggressive because it was claimed that he had attacked a smaller dog (name Bikini).

We decided to save Bear from his suffering and give him the chance we knew he deserved. Your contributions saved Bear''s life. He is now a tri-pod and was just adopted to an amazing person who we know will give him an incredible life. Not to mention he is perfect with other dogs! 
 

Hello Ava,
 

Tenders is a purebred apricot-colored miniature Poodle who is about four months old and only 4.5 pounds. Her former owner reached out to us because she was injured while in her possession. She says she fell off the bed when she was younger and hurt herself.

Why did Tenders'' owner wait so long to get her care? This person indeed did a number on her. She initially reached out to us to help but it was too late. We responded to the inquiry immediately and said we could help her and asked for a phone number and address. We received that information promptly from Tender''s owner but then when it came time to arrange pickup to our rescue, she went missing. She decided to go on vacation! 

We asked our medical director to get involved and to keep on trying to reach out until she could connect with the owner. We needed to get this baby poodle into our program fast so this baby could get on some pain meds and receive emergency surgery for what we assumed was a broken leg. The window of effective treatment was closing in on this dog fast, it was very frustrating and we felt powerless.

Now Tenders has no use of her hind legs. As you can see, they wrap around each other and are very muscle wasted. The way she drags her backend around is really heartbreaking to watch. It hits us right in the core. Tenders has endured significant trauma. 

Once we were able to get Tenders into our care, we brought her to our orthopedic surgeon for an MRI. Just the MRI was $2,000 and was just the beginning of her recovery journey.

We are very saddened to let everyone know that our sweet puppy Tenders received her MRI this week, and she is not a candidate for surgery. The spinal trauma she endured under the care of her original owner was nearly a month ago, and too much time has passed to have a viable window for surgical correction. 

However, this does not slow down this happy little 4-month-old puppy! She does not need to be expressed and can eliminate on her own, which is a great sign. The next step for Tenders is an evaluation at a physical rehabilitation center where she will be measured for a customized wheelchair, and she will be enrolled in physical therapy for an undetermined amount of time. 

Tenders will be our 4th dog in our rescue this month to enroll in a physical therapy facility, this is very costly to our rescue, but she needs this. Each dog can cost an average of at least $2000 for physical rehabilitation. The extra costs for Tenders will be the evaluation and the custom fit wheelchair. 

Tenders falls asleep with her baby bear every night. What a doll she is! Will you help us get Tenders an evaluation and a custom fit wheelchair?


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Hello Ava,
 

We have received so many beautiful messages sharing your love and support for Hustle. We continue to be so touched and blown away at the immense grace, so many of you are sharing despite all of the incredible tragedies and hardships of the current world events. We are so grateful for your generosity. 

Hustle was taken to our vet partner, and we have received a lot of information regarding her diagnoses and medical needs. She currently has a severe upper respiratory infection, which is not uncommon for dogs that are kept in shelters.
She is on heavy-duty antibiotics and pain medications.  She wasn''t able to have XRAYS yet because we need to wait for the infection to clear first. 

Here is what we do know about Hustle:
 

• She is about six years old, and she was overbred. Her body has been used, and she is tired.
• She is Heartworm positive.
• She has hypothyroidism and, as a result, has terrible skin issues.
• Upon examination, the doctor found that she has two blown-out knees (cruciate tears and bilateral patella issues).
• Most importantly, Hustle is the vet favorite. Despite absolutely everything she has endured and the excruciating pain she has been in, she is nothing but pure love and light. She is terrific with all of the other dogs and cats. As we shared in our first email, she tucks herself into bed every night. How can we not immediately fall in love with this creature?

This is going to be a costly case, but we made Hustle a promise never to let her suffer again, and we are here to live up to that incredible commitment.


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