have you rescued an animal?

I have! Her name is Hershey.

[AdoreMyDogs]

Most of my pets were rescues, except for my betta fish, Bubble Boy, my cockatoo, Pica and my green cheek conure, Oliver.

Graham, my dog, was a rescue. All of my past hammies, guinea pigs and rats were rescues. 3 of my past birds were rescues. My yellow labbie (who's at the RB ) was a rescue. All of my cats were rescues. One cat that I rescued off a busy road, and from kids who were trying to scare her into the road was pregnant and so her and all of her 9 kittens were rescued.

I think I am going to be buying my first pedigree dog this summer, a golden retriever. I feel guilty not rescueing this time, but I have lots of plans for her and I want a well bred puppy who I can actually raise from puppyhood (Graham was nearly full grown when I adopted him and I was too young with my yellow labbie to remember what puppyhood is like)

[aly]

All of my animals with the exception of the fish are rescues.

In fact, I was looking into getting a rescue box turtle this week, but my living conditions aren't right for one right now. Hopefully when I get more settled in I can get one. I need to be in a place where I can have an outdoor pen. I had wanted to get one to keep indoors but read up on them and they thrive on being outside.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

All the pets I've ever had have been rescues but my baby, Leonardo, I had to rescue twice. He was about 10 days old when I found him outside my kitchen window, abandoned by his mother, yelling his head off. I adopted him and he grew and grew. When he was about 4 months old, one day there came an awful screetching from the kitchen. There he was dangling by his front left paw from the back of the refrigerator. He had crawled up on it an fallen behind it, getting his paw trapped in the coils. I unplugged the fridge while I tried to get him loose. Those coils can get pretty hot. He had his paw caught in such a way, that the only way I could see to get it loose was move the fridge; a task I can not do. The only thing to do was call the fire department to see if they could help us out. But what to do in the meantime? I couldn't leave him dangling, he would break his leg or paw. I got the idea to see if I could push him up so he could sit on the coils while I called for help. When I shoved him back behide the fridge, he turned his paw and popped out! What a relief! He had a sore leg for a few days but nothing worse. I was so relieved. He still will not get on top of the fridge almost 12 years later.

[C.C.'s Mom]

My 2 cats are rescued from a private cat rescue organisation. My male cat Rudie has lived the first 3 years of his life in a shelter until he got rescued by us (nobody ever wanted him because he's so large and shy - but he bloomed after only 6 months). The girl cat Eddy came to live with us after she got Rudie's buddy in the shelter and I didn't want to split them up.

My dog isn't a rescue. I went to the local shelters a few times, but they were really strange and didn't want to give a dog except a so called fighting dog. (There have been many complaints about the shelters and the managements are changing now, but too late for us). I didn't want that, and so we got a pedigree Golden Retriever puppy because we knew her momma and loved her incredible nature and behavior. I don't feel bad about having a puppy who wasn't a shelter dog, because there are hardly any puppies in shelters here and we had cats with an attitude who needed a puppy to get used to.

[Gio]

Almost all of my cats were/are rescues (except from one), they have either been found in the street or adopted from a shelter.

When I will finally be able to get a dog I will adopt him from a shelter.

I just couldn't have it any other way, there are far too many abandoned animals around.

[Randi]

I suppose I could say that we've rescued Fister, he was born in our backyard and had a sister who someone else took. We managed to get him up after about a year and he has settled in nicely - but it took a looong time and a lot of patience. He still visits the yard but less and less. His mum died last Easter so there's only one other male cat left there. he's very old we think. He lives in his 5* hotel and get fed every day! Will try and get a picture of him soon -and of Fister and his mum!

[Daisylover]

2 of my bunnies came from the rabbit sanctuary where I volunteer. Velvet was turned in because his "mom" was 8 yrs old...her father had just died and her mom was diagnosed with incurable cancer.
With all that trauma, can you image having to give up your beloved pet as well?!!! He is my most mellow bunny and mom #1 did a great job with him.
Emma came as well to the sanctuary and had been abandoned at least twice before I took her. Chocolate was on her way to the humane society when I ran interference and took her....her first mom was having baby #2 and the toddler was just a little too rough with her.
My last two I also consider rescues.....as I rescued them from the Pet Store. I know, I KNOW, I shouldn't buy anything from a P.S. but I saw
them and I just couldn't leave them there......

All five are delightful companions and proof positive that it does PAY to rescue animals.
These guys are my best friends and wonderful companions and I wouldn't trade any of them in for anything.

[Blackfly]

I guess you could say little Puck was a rescue, though it was kind of our fault he needed rescuing...
When we first bought him, we didnt really know that much about caring for an African Pygmy Hedgehog.
I asked the people at the pet store if i needed to know any special care instructions, and they said no, they only told me what to feed him, etc...
What they didnt tell me is that if hedgies arent kept very warm, they go into unnatural hibernation resulting in death if not quickly treated.
Well, we live in eastern Canada, and it tends to be quite cold for half the year.
We werent the only ones who weren't told this, because every hedgie from pucks litter was returned exept our little guy, because they all didnt know what was wrong when the hedgies stopped eating and moving around, and we were the only ones willing to put in the extra effort of nursing him back to health (we also got him a great big heating pad for his tank)
He quickly recovered and now hes a very healthy, extremely adorable addition to our family, and we love him lots.

[Tigeress]

I am a Wildlife Rescuer. I have been working with wildlife for over 7 years now, so I've probably saved thousands of animals by now. The summer is baby season and that's my favourite time of year. I have raised everything from Blue Jays to Screech Owls to skunks. Saving animals is the most rewarding thing in the world! Visit my web site for some cute pictures of both rescued wildlife and domestic pets.

http://members.tripod.com/Balme/Tabetha.html

[Sara luvs her Tinky]

MY Tinky was rescued........ IT IS A GOOD FEELING ISN'T IT!!!

[rg_girlca]

I have a 10 year old little lady name Katie who is a female tabby. She was rescued from the S.P.C.A. when she was 11 months old the day before she was to be put to sleep because she had been there too long. Well we couldn't have that now could we. Katie has turned out to be one of the most affectionate and loving cats that i have ever owned.
Then there is my little Lhasa Apso named Buddy, who is about the age of 9 or 10, who was rescued off the street. I was only suppose to keep him for a few days until we could find the owner.
We posted fliers in the area he was found, put an ad in the paper and called the S.P.C.A. But no one came forward to claim him, i guess he must have been abandoned. That was 8 years ago. He is such a joy and the best little doggie anyone could have. He has the sweetest disposition and just loves everyone and is very sociable with other animals.
I also had a few more cats that i rescued off the street who have since passed on.

[suns4me]

I have rescued a 15 year old sun conure. Who was a former breeder. His name is Dakotah. Poor Dakotah is plucked from his former mate. Seperated now, and taming down we hope to offer Dakotah a life of leisure, and much spoiling!!! His website is at http://www.angelfire.com/va3/dakotahspage

[luckies4me]

[COLOR=blue]I run an exotic animal rescue and wildlife rehabilitation center in Eugene Oregon. I am currently applying for non profit status through the IRS. I have many rescued animals.

My bengal cat Houdini I found in the playground with a family who had just bought her.The family knowing that Bengals are leopard hybrids mistakingly thought she was tougher than she really was.

I caught the family throwing the kitten up the kiddy slide just so they can watch her slide down. In all this she sufferd a contusion. I asked the poeple why they would ever do that to an animal and they just said they thought she was strong enough to withstand it. I asked if the kitten was theirs (which it was) but they lied and said that she didn't belong to them.
This was a purebred Bengal cat and show quality. I couldn't understand why someone would spend 3,000 dollars on an F2 Bengal and then abuse it like that. I scooped the cat up off the ground and took her home. I returned to the families house the next day and they confessed the cat was theirs. The lady admitted that she had gotten the kitten because it was considered an exotic and she just wanted something different.

The lady handed custody over to me along with the kittens papers and pedigree. She is very beutiful and has since become a grandma. I chose to breed her because I felt that I could improve the Bengal line through breeding her. She has been in 6 shows and has placed 4 times. her name is Houdini. I am not a profit breeder and no longer breed my Bengals. Houdinis daughter Cheetah just had a litter 7 weeks ago and that will be my last litter. All of my last litters (two) all went to family and I kept 3 of them. I fell in love with that type of cat and now I rescue them.

I just rescued 7 kittens from a backyard breeder. I also have a male up for adoption right now. He is such a charater. Don't get me wrong about breeding. I know what I am doing and not just breeding because I wanted my cat to have a chance to experience birth. I am not like that. I am supposed to get two more Bengal cats in tomorrow from the local Humane Society.

[suns4me]

We have four Sun Conures. Tango a 2 Year old Male. I have had him since his weaning. He is the love of my life. We also have a 8 month old disabled sun conure female named Baby Girl who has a splayed leg and loves to give KISSES. We also have a Five year old X Pet, that someone tried to turn into a breeder and it did not work out named Peanut. We are currently working on returning him to a Pet status and he is Semi tame. He does bite when you first get him out of the cage. After that he is sweet and will allow you to pet and handle him for short periods of time. However he is his own bird and likes the T Stand and to be talked to best. Then we have Dakotah a 15 year old X Breeder sun conure. Retired. He has a slightly plucked chest from his Jenday mate, and is now seperated from her. He will take Peanuts from your hand but is by no means a pet. We are dedicated to offering him the rest of his years at being spoilt and just kicking back and relaxing, he has done his bit already! I also am purchasing a female sun conure in Massachusetts that is a pet and she loves to dance, laugh and give kisses and hang with her human. Her name is Sunkist. We also have ferrets and several other birds. All the birds pics are up on this website www.angelfire.com/va3/tangospage go to the links at the bottom and enjoy!