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The Truth About Laboratory Beagles
You may not know it, but you might have a beagle to thank for the medicines you take. In 2010, approximately 65,000 beagles were used in biomedical research—mainly for safety testing of human and veterinary medicines. Beagles are chosen as subjects in research because of their size, gentle nature, and ease of handling. Contrary to..
read moreHelp Us Help Kaia
Kaia came to Happy Paws Rescue Inc. as a retired laboratory-research beagle. The two-year-old pup was adjusting to being just a normal dog and was ready to start a new life with a loving adoptive family. But Kaia had a set back. After having a spay surgery, she had a reaction to the suture material..
read moreHappy Paws Calendars Are Here!
The 2012 Happy Paws Rescue Inc. calendars have been printed! If you pre-ordered your calendar, check your email. We have sent you pick-up/shipping instructions. If you’d still like to buy a calendar, you can place your order using the Paypal button below. The calendars are $17 each. You can pick them up at a Saturday..
read moreCalendar Contest Winners Announced!
We are pleased to announce the final winners of our 2012 Happy Paws Calendar Photo Contest. Thanks to all those who entered and voted! But before we announce the winners, we’d like to share a little surprise with you—the cover of the calendar! One of our talented volunteers was able to incorporate all of the..
read moreVote for Our Calendar Contest Winners!
We’ve been inundated with adorable photos of adopted pets for our calendar photo contest! Now it’s your turn to choose which precious pets will be featured in our 2012 Happy Paws calendar! Here’s how it works: We have uploaded an album of all photo entries on our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/happypawsrescueinc. “Like” your favorite photos...
read moreMore Happy Tails!
We’re so proud to showcase some of our recent adoptions: Peach has gone home! Thanks to the generous donors who helped us, Peach had her surgery to amputate her leg with the infection. Soon after, Peach was adopted by a woman who heard about our sweet Peach and wanted to give her a forever home. Peach,..
read moreSpirit Goes Home!
Each and every adoption is so important to us. Each one represents a shared victory between the rescue and the adoptive family in saving a dog’s life. Some adoptions are cause for a little extra celebration. That was the case when Spirit, our pittie puppy with the broken leg, went home last week. The adopter..
read moreEnter Our Calendar Photo Contest!
Happy Paws Rescue is holding its first annual calendar photo contest! The winners of the photo contest will be featured in a 2012 Happy Paws calendar! We will sell these calendars as a fundraiser to support the mission of our rescue. If your pet is a ham for the camera, here’s how you can enter: 1...
read morePlease Help Our Sweet Peach
Life hasn’t been so peachy for our 10-week-old foster kitten, Peach. She and her siblings Pippa, Parka, and Peanut, were brought in from the outside by a local couple. The couple asked us for help in finding the cats homes, so we took them in as Happy Paws kitties. We noticed that Peach was limping..
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