Nursery Update

As some of you may know, LSBR was recently blessed and happy to welcome 12 baby boxers into our family. The beautiful Brenna gave birth to the pups about one month ago. Brenna was brought into the LSBR program with heartworms and her foster family wasn’t aware she was pregnant. Imagine the surprise when their family grew by 12 more!

The healthy little pups will be ready for adoption starting March 15. At this time, there are only 3 left that aren’t spoken for: Shemp, Skittle and Reese. These little boys are praying everyday that when March 15 comes, they have forever homes to go to like their brothers and sisters. They don’t want to be left behind.

If you have room in your heart and your home to give these little guys the life they deserve, please visit http://www.lsbr.org/info/display?PageID=6230. There you will find pictures of their adorable little faces along with an adoption application so you can begin the process of adding a new love to your life and another heart to your home.

Be a Boxer Valentine

We’d like to thank all the sponsors, participants and volunteers who helped to make this year’s Poker Tournament a great success. We had a great time and thanks to all your help, we were able to raise funds to continue our mission to help our Boxer friends find forever homes.

We have many dogs in foster homes right now that are searching for the perfect owner. If you’ve been thinking it’s time to add to your family, please look to rescue groups first. Our dogs are current on all their vaccinations and have been spayed or neutered. They are waiting patiently for someone to show them that even though they’ve been previously rejected by their owners, they still have a long life of love and happiness waiting for them. If you open your heart and home, they will fill it with love and happiness for all their years.

Please join us for this month’s Mobile Adoption on Saturday, February 14. We will be at Willowbrook PetsMart, 17723 Tomball Parkway in Houston from noon until 3pm. Come see Bonnie, Clarabelle, Frenchy, Lupe, Mardi, Teddy and Willie, who are all anxiously awaiting a loving family. You can learn about all of them ahead of time at our website, www.lsbr.org. Our next Mobile Adoption won’t be held until March 14, so make plans to attend this Saturday and be one of these beautiful dogs’ Valentines.

No Kill Houston

No Kill Houston is a group of volunteers on a mission to reform The City of Houston’s Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care (B.A.R.C.), also known as the Houston City pound. Animal shelters in the City of Houston kill approximately 80,000 healthy and treatable animals (i.e. those with minor illnesses, such as ringworm) EVERY YEAR. The Houston Chronicle has been running stories on the atrocities at B.A.R.C. including the hiring of an unlicensed veterinarian, allowing animals to suffer in pain for hours, etc.

One of the goals of No Kill Houston is for the city to meet with No Kill expert, Nathan Winograd. Mr. Winograd has integrated this program in many other cities and has an abundance of ways the city can save more adoptable animals at B.A.R.C. through volunteers with no cost to the city. In October 2008, the City of Houston agreed to hire Mr. Winograd to perform an assessment of B.A.R.C. and citizens of Houston raised the money to pay for Mr. Winograd’s fees.  However, the assessment contract has been stalled since that time and is still waiting to be signed.

We are asking that you and your friends PLEASE send an email to Ms. Austin, Arturo Michel, the Mayor and City Council today asking them to sign the contract immediately. A form letter has been created for you to use, if you wish. Further information and the form letter can be found at www.nokillhouston.com.

Also, LSBR urgently needs your support. As of last week, there were almost 20 boxers and 50+ other breeds that need rescued. Without financial support and fosters, we cannot save them.  Please consider donating today to help us save these animals in need.  The average cost to LSBR to rescue a boxer is $600 and that doesn’t include food, toys, crate, etc.  No amount is too small.

Please go to www.lsbr.org today to donate on-line.  You can also send a check to:

LSBR

P.O. Box 541286

Houston, TX  77254

Finally, please support the LSBR Poker Challenge Fundraiser on Feb. 6th.  You do not have to know how to play poker to participate and there are many other activities available that night of the event.  Please join us! You can register to play, sponsor or make a donation at www.signmeup.com/62013.