Pet Assistance, Inc.

.......helping people and their pets since 1973
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 The following dogs were considered 'unadoptable' by other "animal groups."
 
 
'Cody'  an 8 year old collie mix who was adopted from a ‘no-kill’ shelter that would not take him back when the family’s circumstances changed. No other animal welfare group would help, saying Cody was ‘too old.’ Pet Assistance, Inc. found a fabulous home for him with a woman many shelters would consider ‘too old.’ ALL dogs should have homes as good as the one Cody now has. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 'Barney' sat in a cage at a pound for 10 months before Pet Assistance, Inc. “pulled him.” The girl in the photo always pleaded with her parents for a dog and when she turned 16, her parents finally conceded. What a perfect match!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Free to good home.” The ad was appealing to the family looking for a free dog. At 7 months, Brute was already 75 pounds. They brought him home, he chased their cats and they confined him to the basement for one month. Fortunately for Brute, his adopters heard about Pet Assistance, Inc. We placed this oafish, lovable dog, renamed Samson, with newlyweds who had just bought a house. He has been obedience trained and lives peaceably with three cats.

 

 

 

 

 

‘Lucky’ (the cream colored shepherd mix) was found in the Bronx. He had tags, was microchipped and was ten years old. Certified letters to the owners on record were returned: “no forwarding address.” NYC animal control (CACC) did not want to euthanize this fabulous dog so Pet Assistance, Inc. rescued him. It took months for us to find the perfect home for Lucky. He is staying young by keeping pace with his English Mastiff “sister” Athena. Good luck, Lucky!

 

 

 

 

 

''Frisky’' a timid 35 pound stray was found in NYC and brought to Pet Assistance, Inc. He now lives with ‘Diva,’ a lab mix who was also adopted from Pet Assistance, Inc. several years ago at age seven, when her original owner died. And with “Smokey” a PA cat!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         The following dogs are a few of our 'beneficiaries' 

 

 

 

 

 

 “Remy” a 10 month old, white pit bull terrier who was hit by a car while being walked on a leash. Two veterinarian refused to care for her because her owners didn’t have money and sent her out the door with a dangling leg. Five days later, they called Pet Assistance, Inc. We paid for Remy’s leg pinning and did her post op care.

 

 

 

 

“Einstein.”  At eight months old, he already needed two surgeries to remove foreign objects. Although Einstein loves kids, he needs a home with active, organized, adults so he won’t be tempted to once again eat socks and gloves.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Nina” had a broken leg for nine days before her owners were told to call Pet Assistance, Inc. Nina broke her leg playing with the family cat! She was chasing it; jumped from the couch to a chair and missed. .Like Remy, Nina was turned away by two veterinarians because her owners only had $75. We relayed Nina from the Bronx to one of our vets in CT. Unfortunately, because of the complex break and the age of the injury, her leg had to be amputated. Three years later, Nina is still doing well despite living on the third floor in a walk up building.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Skipper” was an inmate at a high kill municipal pound. Pet Assistance, Inc. happened to call there one day and the officer on duty told us about this cute, old stray that they hated to put down. To the rescue! Pet Assistance, Inc. had Skipper neutered, vaccinated, had dentistry performed and discovered he has a very serious heart murmur. He is about thirteen years old. Because his days may be numbered, this foster parent offered to keep him. Pet Assistance, Inc. will pay for all of his tests, medications, etc. for life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Tank" came to us at twenty months. He had spent most of his life in a crate. He had difficulty breathing, had entropion and already had scars on his cornea. Pet Assistance, Inc. got him neutered, had his eyes ‘fixed’ and had his elongated soft palette surgically corrected. He now lives happily with an elderly Bassett Hound (and a woman.)