On February 28, 2023, we accepted Katya and her puppies as an emergency request. Her puppies story was told in a previous blog, If Love Could Save Them. Katya had severe Demodex Mange and secondary skin infections all over her face and body; she also had an eye infection, was very anemic, had low blood …
It was a TOUGH quarter. Our revenues for the quarter were $52,923 from adoption fees, donations, and various fundraisers, which is “pretty” good. But not against expenses of $83,632. Most of that was from our medical expenses, which totaled $59,321. (See story about the Survivor Puppies in the previous blog for more information.) Boarding (because we don’t have enough fosters) was $10,405. We incurred dog …
On February 28, 2023, TXHR received an URGENT request to take a mama and her four newborn puppies. Mama Katya (her story will be told shortly!) was unable to care for the puppies, but thankfully, our amazing foster volunteers bottle-fed the puppies every 2-3 hours. The puppies, Red/Gray (males), and Purple/Green (females), were at HIGH risk, and now needed …
For Joshua’s eleventh birthday, he didn’t ask for anything for himself (but he did get a GREAT Texas Husky Rescue t-shirt!). He chose to share his birthday with Texas Husky Rescue, and he raised $110 to #savemorehuskies! Plus, he shared the AmazonSmile link with his family and friends, so we will see good from that …
Drayson had a rough start because he was the runt from a litter of pups of a backyard breeder. He found his way through several rescues until arriving as rescue #1286 with Texas Husky Rescue. Since we are 100% volunteer, foster-based organization, we rely on fosters to take care of our dogs so we can learn …
From Bobblehead to UConn Stand-in: Drayson’s Story Read More »
Guest Blogger: Geneva is a hardworking college English major, volunteer, and (now!) first-time foster. Having been working behind the scenes for TXHR as a grant writer for a little over two years now, I had always admired our fosters who would take emaciated and abandoned pups and turn them into happy, healthy, and adoptable dogs. …
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Despite the COVID restrictions, our awesome Texas Husky Rescue applications team processed 630 applications in 2020! Yes! 630 prospective husky owners applied for adoption, and each application had to be carefully prescreened, including veterinary reference checks, and landlord checks. If the hopeful applicant made it past this initial screen the team interviewed, completed virtual home checks, …
Update: Nala was adopted and in her furever home! Rescue NEVER stops…not even on New Year’s Eve. We receive 15-20 requests a day from shelters and good Samaritans with info on huskies needing help. We can’t help them all, but when we commit, we fully commit! Nala came to us from Corpus Christi on New …
Pupdate on our supermodel Sabrina! Sabrina went home with her forever family on the 13th of January, and continues to rock the supermodel life! Check out her saucy hat and her paparazzi-ready smile for the crowds. She also can still sport her inner diva, with her side-eye behind stylish sunglasses! She was fortunate to find …
