FOUR BEAUTIFUL DOGS Found FOREVER HOMES!!!!

2 Female Adult AKC Chihuahuas, ONE male PUPPY Chihuahua & Female Toy Fox Terrier

Found FOREVER, LOVING HOMES!

For more information please call Sandy at ARF

216 831 0975

Snoopy the Beagle needs a forever home

He is only 2 years old and soooo sweet!

SNOOPY NEEDS A HOME!

Snoopy is a sweet, 2 year old, male beagle. The family who owns him are having financial difficulties and want us to find him a forever, loving home. Once he gets to know you, he is your companion for life. He is not neutered, yet. Please call us for more information to adopt Snoopy and give him the loving home he deserves and let him love you.

PLEASE HURRY WE NEED FOSTER OR ADOPTIVE FAMILY! SNOOPY's FATE HANGS IN THE BALANCE!!!!!

For More Info Call:

Sandy at ARF

216.831.0975

Sandy@AnimalRightsFoundation.com

4 Beautiful Dogs Found a Forever Home !!!

    Rosie the female loving Poodle

    Star the beautiful female Poodle

    Bee-Bee the sweet female Poodle

    Leo, the male sweet Pekingese

4 incredible dogs

Thank You! We received an incredible number of calls and e mails and found these wonderful dogs forever homes.

Thanks for your kindness and understanding , we are stretched to the limit and have just a few, dedicated volunteers (of course we would love to have you volunteer for ARF to help us find the other rescues great homes).

If we did not return your call or e mail, please understand that we are deluged in finding forever homes for beautiful dogs & cats.

Thanks for your support & understanding!

Sandy

ARF

216 831 0975

PEMBROKE WELSH CORGI
Finds A forever HOME !!!

Three Yr. Old. Tri Female Corgi named Molly has a forever home!

Because of relocation, a beautiful Pembroke Welsh Corgi tri female named Molly needed a forever, loving home.

Thank you for the outpouring of support and calls to adopt her. We had so many wonderful prospects for Molly, it was truly incredible! It was impossible to get back to everyone because of the overwhelming response and we apologize if we didn't return calls or e mails to everyone. And we thank you for contacting ARF. Molly did find a great home which was of uptmost importance.

Thanks again for your support!

Sandy

ARF at 216 831 0975
www.AnimalRightsFoundation.com

Note from Sandy regarding the 3 corgi puppies-

Thanks so much to everyone who called. We received such an abundance of calls, itr was impossible to get back to everyone. But thank you for your interest , we hope you understand that we are very small and are stretched to our limit in helping to rescue animals and do our best to find forever, loving homes for them.

The 3 corgi puppies found wonderful, loving homes and will have a happy ever after story life.

Thanks again for your interest and understanding.

-Sandy

Two 6 Week Old mix Maine Coon Female Kitties were adopted!

Two sweet babies found a home. Beautiful Maine Coon kitties found a forever, loving home.

Call Sandy at 216.831.0975

Two six week old mix maine coon kitties

this is a generic picture of the 2 mixed maine coon kitties

CONTACT US FOR DOGS AND CATS THAT DESPERATELY NEED YOUR HELP!

HELP SAVE THESE DOGS THAT ARE IN DANGER OF BEING GASSED!

MANY OF THESE BEAUTIFUL DOGS & CATS HAVE ONLY HOURS!

YOU CAN FOSTER FOR ARF OR ADOPT THEM OR SPREAD THE WORD!

WE NEED A NETWORK- MORE VOICES ABOUT THESE DOGS & CATS THAT NEED OUR HELP!

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! ASK ABOUT BECOMING A TRANSPORTER

ARF RADIO NETWORK

Join us for our new 24 hour radio network. Listen to special rescues, entertaining music with an animal “theme,” great guests that work in the animal world, and a live call in show. We are just starting the network, so be patient as we build the station. Ads are accepted and they help support the rescues at ARF. Click on the link or go to: http://Live365.com/stations/rlertzman

Let's Make Animal Abuse A Felony In Ohio!

A bill has recently been introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives to make the abuse of companion animals a felony. Several Committee Members are not showing support for the bill. They need to hear from as many people as possible so they will reconsider their position on this issue.

Even if you are not from Ohio, please let your voice be heard. There are 23 Committee Members and you can reach them all just by writing a single letter. Please include your full name and address in your letter for impact and credibility. This information will not be shared or used for any other purpose.

Click here to show your support for House Bill 22:

http://www.animal-justice.org/felonyohio.html

HELP PASS ANIMAL CRUELTY LAW!!!

Your help is needed to pass legislation (H.B. 22) that will increase animal cruelty penalties in Ohio. This bill will increase the penalty for committing cruelty to animals for a second or subsequent violation from a misdemeanor to a felony. The bill will also require the courts to order a child under 15 who commits animal cruelty to undergo psychological counseling.

TAKE ACTION!
Our local, state representative is Josh Mandel, sits on the committee that will consider this legislation. Please contact Representative Mandel today at (614) 644-6041 and ask for support of H.B. 22 and a vote to get it out of committee.

Making a call is easy. A staff member will take your message and pass it along to your legislator. You can say:

"Hello. My name is [your name] and I am calling from [your town] to ask Representative Mandel to support H.B. 22 and vote it out of committee. Ohio needs stronger penalties to punish those who commit acts of cruelty against animals. Thank you."

After you make your call, send a follow-up email to your representative to reiterate your support for this legislation.

Finally, please let your friends and family in Ohio know how they can help, too.

Thank you for taking action to help protect animals against cruelty, and for all you do for animals!

READ STORY BELOW AND CALL YOUR REPRESENATIVE TO PASS THESE LAWS IN OHIO!

Lawmakers crack down on ’puppy mills’
Monday, June 4, 2007

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Bob Baker has seen the worst of the worst in his 27 years as an animal cruelty investigator.

There was the Missouri breeder who would skimp on food by skinning dead dogs and feeding them to other dogs in his kennel. There was the South Dakota breeder who used a handsaw to amputate the leg of a pregnant Rottweiler, injured in an attack by another dog, in hopes that the Rottweiler would survive long enough to give birth to another litter.

Baker says such cases are the exception, but adds that mistreatment of dogs in large-scale breeding operations remains common and troubling.

“Most breeders learn how to keep their standards just above violating cruelty statutes, but the conditions are still unacceptable,” said Baker, a St. Louis-based national investigator for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. “It’s difficult dealing with these people. We file charges on the most egregious ones.”

State legislators across the nation are attempting to crack down on rogue breeding operations and pet sellers.

The week after the May 16 rescue of 173 dogs from the property of a Dawson County man, the Nebraska Legislature passed a law that increased the number of state kennel inspectors from one to four and requires new operations to be inspected before opening.

Puppy lemon laws, which let buyers get their money back if health or genetic defects are discovered within a set time, are on the books in 16 states and were introduced in four others this year.

California lawmakers are studying a bill that would require cats and dogs over 4 months old to be spayed or neutered, unless the person caring for them obtains a breeding license.

Laws that would tighten the regulation of retail pet shops are pending in Oregon, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and bills establishing standards for breeding operations were introduced in Minnesota and Ohio.

Mass breeding has been a hot-button issue for decades with animal welfare activists, who use the term “puppy mills” to describe the most unsavory of operations, which are usually situated in rural areas.

The Humane Society of the United States has long identified Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Ohio and Pennsylvania as the major puppy-mill states, said outreach director Stephanie Shain.

Of the 7 million to 9 million dogs brought into U.S. families each year, Shain said, an estimated 2 million to 4 million are products of puppy mills.

The demand for popular breeds, and the high prices people are willing to pay, keep breeding operations churning, Shain said. A quick Internet search showed many puppies with four-figure sale prices, and some breeds, including bulldogs and Belgian Malinois, with top prices exceeding $3,000.

Many dog breeders chafe at the term “puppy mill,” saying it is inflammatory and lumps conscientious commercial dog breeders together with the unscrupulous.

Clem Disterhaupt, president of the Nebraska Dog Breeders Association, said most commercial breeders have the animals’ best interest at heart.

“We don’t associate ourselves with puppy mills, but sometimes people are under the impression that if you have a lot of dogs, you must be a puppy mill,” Disterhaupt said.

Disterhaupt said reputable breeders are licensed with state or federal agencies and provide adequate space, cleanliness, heat and air conditioning and ventilation.

“That’s not a puppy mill,” he said. “People need to distinguish the difference.”

Daisy Okas, assistant vice president of communications for the American Kennel Club, said breeders, kennel operators and pet stores register all types of breeds with her organization. The AKC has 15 inspectors who visit about 5,000 places a year where significant numbers of dogs are registered.

Shain, however, said people who want a puppy should avoid pet stores and instead buy from a hobby breeder or adopt from a shelter.

Puppy mills, Shain said, damage dogs emotionally and physically because the animals are confined in tight, unsanitary quarters with little or no socialization with humans or veterinary care. Females are bred repeatedly, some when they’re as young as 6 months.

The overbreeding, combined with the dismal environment, results in sickly puppies that have genetic defects and temperament problems, she said. The dogs are sold in pet stores or on the Internet to unsuspecting buyers.

Investigators such as Baker inspect breeding operations after receiving complaints. Breeders usually cooperate, but when they don’t, he said, he gathers information by interviewing neighbors and observing the facility from afar.

Baker, who said he has visited more than 750 breeding facilities since 1980, said that when he finds evidence of animal cruelty, he notifies local law enforcement.

“Most abuse we see is neglect,” Baker said. “They know some of the stuff they’re doing is wrong, and they’re embarrassed. They apologize a lot of times when we come see them. But they’re blinded by the greed and money they’re making off of this.

“Some start out with the right intentions. They breed a few and make money, so they get more dogs but don’t put money back in. They get swamped.

Until you have held a tiny puppy in your arms as it kissed your face with slobbery puppy breath and felt the love,
Until you have held an injured or severely ill dog in your arms and felt their pain
and until you have looked into the eyes of a tired aging senior dog and felt their wisdom,
You will never understand the life of a rescuer.

We find beauty in the most incomprehensible places and the otherwise homely faces.
It is our gift to see beyond the dirt, terror, sadness and defeat and find the true soul that lies within.
We are Rescue.

-Kathie Sullivan-Parkes, Topsham, VT

3 female Himalyan cats need a forever home!

These cats were owner surrender, due to not being able to care for them. When we got them, they were extremely malnurished with fleas and flea allergies. They are getting stronger every day, they should be ready for adoption after the first of the year. All interested parties and people should contact Barb (440)759-9871 of Abandoned Animal Welfare. They are all spayed females. I'll start with Audrey, the is 7 years old and the mother of the other two. She doesn't like small children. The next one is Winnie, she is 4 years old. She is also not good with small children. The last one is Fatty, she is 3 years old. She, like the others, is not good with children. I would like to place Winnie and Fatty together.

For info call Barb at 440 759 9871

UPDATE!

WE FOUND FOSTERS For the 25 CATS!

25 cats taken from a Solon home were be put to sleep- ARF in conjunction with another humane person found foster homes for them! They are all young cats, fully vet checked, no feluk, beautiful cats, -

Many Thanks to everyone for their help!

It is the ARF crede that animals deserve to live according to their own natures, free from harm, abuse, and exploitation. This goes further than just saying that we should treat animals well while we exploit them, or before we kill and eat them. It says animals have the RIGHT to be free from human cruelty and exploitation, just as humans possess this right.

Are You a Volunteer or Member of ARF yet?

Join the fight for all creatures-big & small!

Visit the volunteer/membership section for details

or call us @216.831.0975

BELOW IS THE ARF "Tip Jar"

Show your heart-Please Donate

PLEASE MAIL ANY DONATIONS TO:
P.O. BOX 24564

Cleveland, Ohio 44124

For more info contact Sandy at 216 831 0975 or AnimalRightsFoundation.com or sandy@animalrightsfoundation.com or PetFinder below

ARF NOW HAS BUILT A CAT SHELTER!

With the rescue of 6 Kittens & 5 young cats

SAVED from being Euthanized!

ARF stopped the killing

ARF BUILT A SHELTER TO ACCOMODATE THE KITTIES

WE JUST PUT IN A HEATING SYSTEM ALSO!

WE NEED HELP!

ARF rescued 5 adult cats & 6 kittens and all of our fosters are stretched to the limit-so we built a shelter. We need your help. If you can foster a kitten(s) or a cat, ARF will sponsor your work. We desperately need your help! They are, totally healthy and socialized. The young (all about 1 y/o) adult cats include a Calico, Himalyan, Norwegian Forest, a mostly white short hair, and gray. All are friendly and sweet.

If you can help us as a foster (or adoptive home), please call us anytime. Our 24 hour hotline is always open. Our organization is small and we desperately need your big hearts & help!

ARF offers a pressure free atmosphere as a foster!

WE NEED TO FIND THEM A FOREVER, LOVING HOME!

See Petfinder link above for more info.

Please call Sandy at 216.831.0975

sandy@animalrightsfoundation.com

ARF DESPERATELY NEEDS VOLUNTEERS!

Animal Rights Foundation

Welcome to the Animal Rights Foundation (ARF) website. ARF helps in the rescue and finding forever, loving homes for abused, abandoned and unwanted dogs, cats and horses. ARF also is working toward creating legislation to protect the rights of all creatures-Big and Small. ARF is dedicated to helping all animals through creating stronger laws to protect every living being ("Bill of Animal Rights"). Our goal is for the eventual creation of an animal NO KILL Sanctuary for all abandoned, abused or any creature in harm's way.

Join the ARF family by becoming a volunteer or a member (information in Member section of our website). We are also looking to create ARF chapters throughout the U.S. and to network with all of our wonderful sister organizations. Contact us for more information.

ARF is non-profit and only can do its work by donations from fellow animal lovers.

Please explore through our site and discover more about ARF. ARF needs your support to make the changes in creating a better world for all Animals. We can only do this through a strong network of a family of volunteers. JOIN THE FIGHT FOR THE ANIMALS. Join ARF and become a volunteer or member. We need YOU!