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Dear Santa,

I have a lot to ask of you , not for me, but for all of my friends that really need your help.  Actually, my ask is more of a wish…..

I wish that all of my furry friends could have a forever home. 

Over the past few weeks, I have seen so many of my friends being left behind in an empty apartment when their people have moved away.  I don’t understand this because how are they to survive?  They are left in a cage and cannot find food and water for themselves.  All of their furniture & belongings are gone….did they forget their pets?  Sadly, I only know of the ones who were lucky enough to have been found before they died…..for some others, they were not so lucky. 

I also wish that people would be brave enough to take their animals that they no longer want to a place where they will be safe.  Again, many of my friends have been left taped up in boxes on the door step in the middle of the night or else when they thought no one was looking.  Thankfully they almost all survived.  Apparently there were 7 rabbits that came in this way but one didn’t make it.

Why are people so cruel to my friends?  Why do they agree to take us and then abandon us when we are no longer wanted?  What did we do?  Do you think you can help?  We have been very good this year and are hoping for a Christmas miracle for all of our furry friends….I know miracles are hard to come by but we can only hope.

Something to celebrate!!

SARS BC recently hit the milestone of 1,500 animals finding their adoptive homes.

Compared to a lot of other agencies, this number may be small, and perhaps it is, but to us it really is something that all of our volunteers can be proud of. 

SARS BC is 100% volunteer run and each volunteer has their own animals, job, family and personal life on top of what they do for SARS.  Everyone of the 1,500 animals has had multiple people working for them behind the scenes, so each small success is indeed, a success for all those involved.  Volunteers are busy with picking up, trapping, rescuing, transporting, grooming, feeding, cleaning, vetting, socializing, doing home visits, promoting, fundraising and anything else that comes their way in order to help the animal in need.

Looking back over the past 5 years, there has been happiness, joy, sadness and heartache.  Sometimes it is overwhelming to look at all the animals still needing help and those still awaiting their own forever home however we must not loose sight of the fact that 1,500 have found homes…..1,500 rabbits, guinea pigs, mice, rats, degus, chinchillas, birds, hamsters, gerbils and hedgehogs. 

It’s a nice way to close the year and we look forward to the new year…..you never know what it might bring….it always keeps up hopping

All that glitters is bronze

SARS  BC would to thank my co-workers for donating their pennies and other spare change to the small animals at this years Christmas celebration.

Special thanks go to Paul & Victoria for making the load to the car *extra heavy*.

All in all it was about 3 inches deep and  contained over 5,000 pennies.    For us it’s bronze, not gold that lies at the end of the rainbow

Unfortunatley the holiday season is not so festive for many small animals.

Everyday our phone has been ringing off the hook with people no longer wanting their animals.

People are moving into places where they cannot take their pet, their kids are no longer interested and some even resorted to leaving them in a taped up box and running away.  7 rabbits have been dumped this way in the past 2 weeks.

Homes for these little ones are just as important and needed as they are for yourself.  They want to be part of the family.
There is nothing like Home for the Holidays.

Or is it that people are too busy with their own holiday activities to provide care, warmth & happiness to your pet….or have they become an inconvenience?  People want to go on a holiday and animals simply get in the way.

We’re not sure the real reason, as most people will tell you what they think you want to hear.  We just know it’s very sad and a really rotten way to see the new year.  Maybe 2011 will be a kinder, gentler, year?  We can only hope.

Nothing to laugh about however, this You Tube clip does make light of the things we and all shelters, go through regardless if it is a cat, a dog, a rabbit, a guinea pig, a hamster.

I am moving

Just in time for Christmas, we have a wonderful book by Theo Dombrowski about ‘Sammy the Rescue Bunny’. In this book, for ages 4 to 10, two children rescue a terrified bunny, come to love him, and beg their parents to be allowed to keep him. Through narrative and artwork, the book introduces ideas of responsibility and care.

Makes a fabulous gift for kids!

Animal friends unite!!

Please log in to vote for us starting Nov 1, as we have a chance to win $25K.  This would be enough to pay our vet bills for one year.

PLEASEeeeeeeeeeeee send this to all your:
Friends, Family, Co-workers

Please post on all your message boards, to all your FaceBook friends, CL, intranet sites at work……anywhere you can think of.

Please – it doesn’t take much and you can make a difference.
CLICK HERE TO VOTE

Please lend me your voice so I can be heard.

Please sign the following petition. 

Hope to See You There!

Please save your bottles and pennies for the Small Animal Rescue Society of BC’s upcoming Bottle & Penny Drive, Oct 24, 2010. Thank you for supporting small animals in need by dropping off your returnables, pennies,and even Canadian Tire money at the
Burnaby Bottle Depot at 6893 E. Hastings St. on Sunday, Oct 24, 2010 bewteen noon and 3 pm!