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WEEKLY WRAP-UP 


HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND EVERYONE!
Here's a weekly wrap-up of highlights and updates from this past week:
START Rescue Update & Pictures:
WILLOW'S Story…
All we can say is WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW!! We LOVE getting updates like this! Below is a letter from Liesl.
 
Hey Everyone – Another Happy Ending I had to share – I was inspired to tell WILLOW’S story when I was texted a photo of her wearing blue socks…(See below) I have no idea why WILLOW is wearing blue socks, haha, but the important thing is that she is now a million miles away from the Cal City Shelter (where the first photo was taken) and she lives with two people who love her, and have her wear blue socks.
It makes me want to cry, I’m so happy.
WILLOW was pulled from Cal City by Julie Joseph, VERY pregnant, and brought to LUVABULL thanks to START.  She gave birth a week later to 10 healthy babies, surrounded by caring LUVABULL staff.
It took a lot of work and time to find amazing homes for ten Pit Bull puppies… but we did it.
And now WILLOW has been adopted by a couple who takes her for walks in the woods, and loves her like crazy.
 
Thanks to everyone who helped to save WILLOW. . .  And thanks to START for getting her safely to us in Oregon.
 
Liesl
Executive Director
Luv-a-Bull
New homes for former Riverside Shelter Residents
RENARD & PEACHES...
RENARD'S new family :)
Great news from Deb at Oregon Dog Rescue, see below.
 
Two more START dogs went home this week. RENARD and PEACHES seemed to have an affinity to children so it was great that they both have a couple of well behaved kids in their family!  RENARD will also share his home with a big brother boxer.  PEACHES will be an only dog and get all the attention. 
 
Deb Bowen
Oregon Dog Rescue
A new home for PEACHES :)
Former Riverside Shelter:
"MOTHERS DAY MOM & PUPS"
Before: Sad at the shelter 
"MOTHERS DAY MOM & HER PUPS" arrived safely today in Oregon with Luv A Bull. Pups have kennel cough but all in all everyone is doing great.
Because of your kind donations we were able to give them all a new lease on life.
Thank you
After: Happy girl
The latest on CHAMP...
A letter from Sam:
The news keeps getting better! His Red Blood Cell numbers are up from 19% to 25%.  Dr. Woltz wants to keep him on the current cocktail of meds he is on for another week then do another blood draw. If his levels are at least 35% the plan is to ween him off the meds and see if his body can do the work on its own. I can see everyday he is almost back to normal through his mannerisms and personality. Again I can't thank everyone enough for the thoughts, prayers, and good vibes. 
Champ & Sam 
IN OTHER NEWS...

Only TWO more days left to enter in START'S before/after rescue contest!!!
CONTEST GUIDELINES:
In ONE email send us your best BEFORE and AFTER picture of an animal rescued (Dog or cat) with a short paragraph including:
- Name of rescue group (or independent rescuer)
- Name of animal
- Which shelter the animal came from.
- The story of the dog/cat
- Contact info and donation info (so we can pay pal or mail a check)
 
All contest entries must be emailed to: 
Jessica@STARTrescue.org
With email subject line:
"Your Name(or rescue group)-Before/After Contest" 
by 11:59pm PST on May 26th 2013.
 
START will donate to the top four rescuers with the best before/after picture and story. 
PRIZES:
1st: $500
2nd: $300
3rd: $200
4th: $100
The WINNERS will be announced by June 2nd. If you have any question regarding the contest guidelines please email Jessica@STARTrescue.org. 
Good luck!
In loving memory of Roma Alexander 

DOB 2.24.52  - Died 5.12.2013
 
Our thoughts and deepest condolences go out to Roma's family.  

Roma was a wonderful person who loved dogs and especially the Pitties. She sadly passed away two weeks ago.  
Roma was a contributor and supporter of START from our very beginning and she will be dearly missed.
Her dogs will be well taken care of by her family.
Roma & one of her beloved dogs. 
Roma's 4 legged children.
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ABOUT US:

Shelter Transport Animal Rescue Team (S.T.A.R.T.) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded
in order to address the issues of overpopulation by providing two very important components:
TRANSPORTS and SPAY/NEUTER.