Today is national dog day and to honor all of those babies who have been murdered in shelters I am posting this. This is what happens when dogs are dumped and not adopted please find a rescue if you need to get rid of your dog please support local rescues and if you're looking for a dog please please adopt!

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15 Quietest Dogs ..........

1.)      Great Dane
2.)      Newfoundland 
3.)      Great Pyrenees
4.)      Italian Greyhound
5.)      Whippet
6.)      Mastiff
7.)      Bernese Mountain Dog
8.)      Bullmastiff
9.)      Saint Bernard
10.)    Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
11.)    Golden Retriever
12.)    Chinese Shar-Pei
13.)    Rhodesian Ridgeback
14.)    Irish Setter
15.)    Collie

Looking For Low Cost Support With Your Dogs or Cats In The St. Louis Area ......

Low Cost Spay/Neuter

Spay/Neuter Program Name	Location	Phone Number	E-mail
BARC	St. Louis	314-773-6400	e-mail
Carol House Quick Fix Pet Clinic	St. Louis City	314-771-PETS	e-mail
FCHS Low-Income Spay/Neuter	Franklin County	636-583-4300	e-mail
Heartland Humane Society H.E.L.P.	Lincoln County	636-922-0569	e-mail
HSMO Low-Cost Spay/Neuter	St. Louis Metro	314-802-5700	---
Operation Spot	St. Louis	314-995-8678	e-mail
Pet Savers Foundation - Spay/USA	National Referral	800-248-SPAY	e-mail
Pound Pals	St. Louis City	314-776-SPAY	e-mail
SNIP Alliance	Alhambra, IL	618-488-2656	e-mail
St. Charles County Humane Services	St. Charles County	636-949-PETS	e-mail

Feral Cat and Barn Cat Programs

Feral and Barn Cat Program Name	Location	Phone Number	E-mail
Metro Animal - TNR, Education	St. Louis Metro	314-995-2655	e-mail
St. Louis Feral Cat Outreach - TNR	St. Louis City	314-669-5228	e-mail
Missouri Barn Cat Placement	St. Louis Metro	314-995-2655	e-mail
Sterile Feral - Spay/neuter clinic	St. Charles	314-995-9266	---

Pet Food Pantries

Pet Food Pantry Name	Location	Phone Number	E-mail
Bi-State Pet Food Pantry	St. Louis City	314-596-2128	e-mail
Five Acres - Animeals Program	St. Charles	636-949-9918	e-mail
Jefferson County Pet Food Pantry	Arnold	314-723-6127	e-mail
Lucky Paws Pet Food Pantry	Lincoln County	n/a	e-mail

Local Animal Rescues and Shelters

Foster-Based All-Breed Rescues	Location	Phone Number	E-mail
4 Paws 4 Rescue	Fenton	314-420-7930	e-mail
Abandoned Paws Rescue	St. Louis County	314-643-7297	e-mail
ACT Now Rescue	St. Louis County	314-614-8976	---
All About Paws Rescue	Bridgeton	636-724-6014	e-mail
All Paws Rescue	St. Charles County	636-288-2999	e-mail
Angel Acres Animal Rescue	St. Louis County	n/a	e-mail
Animal Welfare Association	Warren County	636-297-0486	e-mail
CAPA	Pike County	573-470-2767	---
Feline Friends of Missouri	St. Peters	n/a	e-mail
Felines Forever	St. Louis County	314-707-0795	e-mail
Frisky Whiskers	St. Louis County	636-343-7106	e-mail
Gateway Pet Guardians	East St. Louis	314-664-7398	e-mail
Heartland Humane Society	St. Charles County	636-922-0569	e-mail
Judy's Forgotten Jewels	St. Louis City	314-351-4700	---
K9 Rescue & Rehab	St. Louis City	314-982-3232	e-mail
Pet Rescue Network	High Ridge	314-995-9260	---
Senior Dogs for Seniors	Chesterfield	636-458-1892	e-mail
St. Louis Pet Rescue	Fenton	314-827-5543	e-mail
St. Louis Senior Dog Project	St. Louis County	314-781-5727	e-mail
Tenth Life	St. Louis City	314-808-2454	e-mail
The Cat Network	St. Louis County	636-386-7877	e-mail
The Pet Doctor to the Rescue	O'Fallon	636-561-9122	e-mail
Vet-Pet Rescue	Chesterfield	636-530-1808	e-mail
Breed-Specific Rescues	Location	Phone Number	E-mail
Chihuahua Rescue Midwest	St. Louis County	n/a	e-mail
Come Bye Border Collie Rescue	Highland, IL	618-532-7289	e-mail
Dirk's Fund - Golden Ret. Rescue	Pacific	314-966-3326	e-mail
Faery Tails Corgi Rescue of St. Louis	Webster Groves	314-631-2577	e-mail
Love A Golden Rescue	St. Louis County	314-963-5232	e-mail
Pet's Second Chance Corgi Rescue	St. Louis County	314-422-2350	---
Phoenix Pack (bully breed rescue)	Foristell	314-306-6888	e-mail
River City Chihuahua Rescue	House Springs	n/a	e-mail
Serendipity GSD Rescue	St. Louis City	n/a	e-mail
St. Louis Samoyed Rescue	St. Louis County	314-867-4755	---
St. Louis Scottish Terrier Rescue	Florissant	314-383-5778	e-mail
Listing of Other Breed-Specific Rescues	--	---	---
Neonate / Maternity Rescues	Location	Phone Number	E-mail
A Mother's Safe Haven	St. Charles County	---	---
SNUGGLE	St. Peters	636-441-1728	e-mail
No-Kill Shelters	Location	Phone Number	E-mail
Alton Area Animal Aid Association	Godfrey, IL	618-466-3702	e-mail
Animal House	St. Louis City	314-531-4626	e-mail
Canines in Crisis	DeSoto	636-208-9037	e-mail
CARE	Hillsboro	636-208-6267	e-mail
Clowder House	St. Louis City	314-776-PURR	e-mail
Country Acres	St. Louis County	636-577-2007	e-mail
Five Acres Animal Shelter	St. Charles	636-949-9918	e-mail
Granite City APA	Granite City	618-931-7030	e-mail
Massas Creek Companion Animals	Hermann	636-488-5965	e-mail
Open Door Animal Sanctuary	House Springs	636-671-3643	e-mail
PALS	Lincoln County	636-338-1818	e-mail
Partners for Pets Humane Society	Troy, IL	618-540-7387	e-mail
Stray Rescue	St. Louis City	314-771-6121	---
Shelters/Animal Control Facilities	Location	Phone Number	E-mail
APA	St. Louis City	314-645-4610	e-mail
Belleville Area Humane Society	Belleville, IL	618-235-3712	e-mail
Franklin County Humane Society	Franklin County	636-583-4300	e-mail
Humane Society of MO	St. Louis Metro	314-802-5700	---
Humane Society of Monroe County	Waterloo, IL	618-282-7387	---
Jefferson County Animal Control	Jefferson County	636-797-5577	---
St. Animal Pet Adoptions	St. Ann	n/a	e-mail
St. Charles City Animal Control	St. Charles	636-949-3395	---
St. Charles County Pet Adoption	St. Charles County	636-949-PETS	e-mail
St. Louis County Dept of Health	St. Louis County	314-615-0650	---

Advocacy and Assistance

Advocacy and Assistance	Location	Phone Number	E-mail
A.D.O.P.T. - advocacy	Jefferson County	n/a	e-mail
CARES - advocacy	Swansea, IL	n/a	e-mail
Even Chance - Pitbull Advocacy	Kirkwood	n/a	e-mail
Shelter Buddies of MO - advocacy	Jefferson County	n/a	e-mail
PAWS - HIV owner assistance	St. Louis City	314-333-6666	e-mail

Make The Internet Dog Friendly....

By The Times Editorial Board

Many large-scale commercial breeders of dogs that sell to pet stores have been criticized by animal welfare advocates and public officials as puppy mills, where female dogs are often overbred in inhumane conditions. Nonetheless, large breeders of animals for the pet trade are required to be licensed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and to meet very minimal standards of care set by the Animal Welfare Act. That, at least, gives the department's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service the power to inspect facilities and penalize or close down bad operators.

But large-scale breeders increasingly conduct their business over the Internet, selling directly to customers rather than pet stores, and the Animal Welfare Act doesn't subject online sellers to licensing and regulation. Even USDA officials say breeders selling online — or by mail or phone — are taking advantage of a loophole that improperly exempts them from licensing. Last year, the USDA proposed a change in the rules that would eliminate that loophole. Now it's time to put such a rule officially in place.

The Animal Welfare Act, which was passed in 1966, long before the Internet, exempted from licensing very small-scale breeding operations (three or fewer female animals) and retail pet stores. The rationale was that the stores were selling to local customers, who could see the animals in person before purchasing them as well as observe the conditions of the store.

Breeders selling online have been classified as retail pet stores because they sell directly to the public. But most of that is interstate commerce, and buyers almost never see the animal in person before ordering it or the conditions under which it was kept. And the breeders aren't regulated by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. "Without consumer oversight or APHIS inspections, there is no assurance that the animals are monitored for their overall health and humane treatment," USDA officials wrote in a 2010 audit of the inspection program. The audit pointed out that some Internet breeders were very large, noting that one had 140 breeding dogs.

Allowing commercial breeders to sell over the Internet without federal licensing subverts the intent of the Animal Welfare Act and leaves hundreds of animals at the mercy of unregulated breeders. USDA officials, animal welfare advocates and members of Congress have all said as much. The government should issue a final rule that makes it clear that breeders selling online are not retail pet stores and should be regulated by the USDA like any other large-scale commercial breeder.

International Soccer Star Supports Rescue !!!

International Soccer Star Comes To The Rescue For Abused Animals
Challenges St. Louis Community To Help Stray Rescue With Soaring Medical Bills

Tim Ream of England’s professional soccer team, Bolton Wanderers, and his wife, Kristen, have vowed to match up to $10,000 given to The Stracks Fund, Stray Rescue of St. Louis’ emergency medical program. Now the soccer star is challenging others, including St. Louis pro athletes, to get more involved.

“This matching gift challenge from Tim and Kristen could not come at a better time, and we are so grateful for their compassion and kindness,” said Stray Rescue founder, Randy Grim. “We continue to deal with so many severe abuse and neglect cases, and my hope is that pro athletes in St. Louis will answer the Ream’s call to help.”

Ream, formerly of the New York Redbulls soccer club, and his wife, both native to St. Louis and graduates of Saint Louis University, have a deep passion for Stray Rescue and lending a helping hand to animals, including their three rescue dogs who live with them in England.

“After our visit to Stray Rescue, we met the amazing staff and they took us on a behind the scenes tour that was eye opening to say the least,” said Ream. “You could not look into their eyes and not want to help. This emergency medical fund is crucial for stray rescue and for all of the dogs benefitting from the medical attention.”

Due in part to Stray Rescue’s key role in the increasingly vital Mayor Slay Animal Cruelty Task Force, the organization continues to be inundated by appalling abuse and neglect cases that require extensive medical treatment. Though The Stracks Fund has been hit hard and depleted by the increase in these types of heartbreaking cases, they are able to push forward with the help of caring and concerned supporters like the Ream family.

“The rescue of our first dog, Rosco, really opened our eyes to the world of rescue and how fulfilling it is to change an animal’s life,” said Ream. “We like to think that all of our dogs have impacted our lives in such a positive way and led us to want to help more dogs.”

Sun(ny) Should Shine Light on Federal Dog Policies

Let us add our congratulations and best wishes to the newest First Dog, Sunny. Cheers all around.

As the keeper of a new rescue—a six-year-old beagle mix named Lily—I know the joys of having a new pet in one’s life. Lily has doubled the number of daily smiles and laughter in my life. Only occasionally are there more exhales and other signs of exasperation!

Sunny
Official White House Photo

The White House announcement that Bo now has a little sister to romp with did not provide detail about Sunny’s background, except to say she is 14 months old and was born in Michigan.

As we always say in such circumstances, we hope the Obamas considered adoption or rescue as the first choice in obtaining a pet. We are pleased to learn that the First Family made a donation in Sunny’s name to the Washington Humane Society, which shows the family’s awareness of and concern for the problem of homeless dogs and cats in our nation.

With Sunny in the limelight today, we take the opportunity to express to the President our hope that he will make dogs not just a family priority, but a national policy priority too.

His Administration has promulgated two rules to reduce the suffering of dogs who wind up being sold in retail commerce. One rule would prevent the importation of dogs from puppy mills in foreign countries for sale here until they are at least six months old (part of its regulatory responsibility after The HSUS worked to include a provision banning imports in the 2008 Farm Bill). The other would close a loopholeand requires Internet sellers of puppy mill dogs to be licensed and inspected by the USDA—which came at The HSUS’s request in the wake of a searing USDA Office of Inspector General review of deficiencies in federal Animal Welfare Act enforcement efforts.

Both are small steps that can make real differences in the lives of dogs who are not so fortunate as Bo and Sunny. We’ve been anxiously awaiting the final rules, and they’ve been a long time in coming. It’s time for the White House to make these policies law. No more delays.

For those not familiar with the economics of dogs, remember that puppy mills are the primary source of dogs sold in pet stores and online, and also a source of great misery. A far better alternative for those who want a pet is to find aresponsible breeder or, better yet, visit a rescue or shelter—where dogs of specific breeds or mixed-breeds, as well as dogs with special qualities—are waiting for a home.

Four Ways To Indentify A Legit RESCUE ......

Full disclosure: They should reveal vet information, especially when injuries or illness is involved and give people the option of paying the vet or boarding directly. When rescued they should reveal their identity so that people can not only donate to them to help, but that so people can follow-up via their website to see pictures of the dogs while in foster and then in their permanent home once they have one. Plus legit rescues like to take credit for the animals they rescue because they rely on donations in order to operate their rescue. Legit rescues should have a website other than just one Facebook and an application for you to fill out to apply to volunteer, foster, or adopt. Real rescues will answer normal rescue questions and not attack you, bash you, or block you for asking a question.

Qualifying: Legit rescues do not pull a dog for random people on Facebook threads. They should always make sure there is a back-up plan also and that back-up plan should not be boarding (no animal, esp a dog should have to live in boarding long-term). Rescues should make people fill out an application, verify the information, do a vet check, do a home check, and require a contract stating if they get rid of the animal for any reason they have to return it to them. Their application should ask a lot of questions. Some examples include: about all of their animals, who lives in the house, their ages, is their yard fenced, where will the animal sleep, where will the animal be when they are at work or gone, how many hours a day will the dog be alone and or in a crate, etc. and make sure that temperament, size, and health wise that adopter or foster is a good fit for the animal.

Money: Legit rescues do fundraisers, adoption events, and network. While rescues can always use money, they should never be continually begging for money by telling sob stories that include personal details of their lives or discussing their own bills. They should not only pull animals with high pledges. They should allow people to apply to adopt but make sure they qualify. If they have an application that looks great online, but they will actually “adopt” them to anyone with money: this is brokering. If they pull or rescue animals that already have a local adopter or rescue to send them to a rescue that is far away.

Ethics/Morals: When they send or receive large numbers of animals from out-of-the-area on a regular basis. Legit rescues know that finding qualified adopters can take time. For instance, if they are sending Pit Bull Terriers from California to New York then that’s a huge red flag. New York shelters are very crowded with Pit Bulls and they have to kill them all the time. Another example is a woman who would take about 30 Pit Bulls to New York each week from Florida shelters and claimed to adopt them all out in just 4 hours on a Saturday (or so she said). Statements like this should serve as a warning.

Another red flag, is seeing large numbers of dogs being sent to Canada. A large number of dogs consistently going anywhere should serve as a warning. Legit rescues do not delete the Facebook threads right away or edit comments from them and they never ask people to pay their pledges until the animal is out of the shelter. Rescues should allow you to visit and to follow-up on the animals they take in. In addition, they should always be honest and properly report the number of animals they have at a time to the State Department of Agriculture or Finance, depending on the state.

Remember, animal cannot speak for themselves. They cannot tell us if they are being abused. They count on us to keep them safe.

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How To Report ANIMAL ABUSE & RESCUE SCAMS by examiner.com

Everyone is always asking us where to report animal abuse, rescue scams, or anyone soliciting money or trying to raise money for rescues that is not using the money as it was intended. For this reason, we decided to compile a list of information for you to use to help in reporting animal abuse and helping to stop abusers and anyone using animals to make a profit.

• If an animal is being abused or in danger, then call your local police or sheriff’s department (911) asap.

• Report to your local animal control or humane society.

• Report to the State Department of Agriculture or State Department of Finance, depending on which one regulates animal shelters, rescues, and veterinarians etc regarding animal abuse in your state.

• This form is to be used to report and person or business including a charity that you have a complaint about to the IRS. The completed form, along with any supporting documentation, may be mailed to IRS EO Classification, Mail Code 4910DAL, 1100 Commerce Street Dallas, TX 75242-1198, faxed to 214-413-5415 or emailed to eoclass@irs.gov.

• This form is to be used to Report Internet Fraud: Mail Form 3949-A or the letter to: Internal Revenue Service, Fresno, CA 93888.

• Report all internet crimes to the FBI Internet Crimes Division by clicking here. This includes anything involving animal scams, fraudulent fundraising, etc.

• Report animal abuse to PETA online here.

• Report a charity, business, or person to the Better Business Bureau by clicking here.

55 Actions to Help Animals and The HSUS

Photo: Diane LewisVolunteer with The HSUS.

Perhaps the number-one question I get in my travels and meeting with our supporters is, “How can I get more involved with The HSUS and with the cause of animal protection?” Today, here’s an updated and expanded guide to help you or people you know get involved.

By taking some of the following actions, you can exert a tremendous, beneficial impact on the lives of animals. And when lots of people take the actions, we become an even more powerful collective force in our communities, in the political arena, and in the marketplace.

Please take some time in the days, weeks, and months ahead to make your way through as many items as you can. And as you do, let me add an item—please share this list or any specific elements with friends or family members who are also interested in advocating for animals.

Get involved in your community:

• Write letters to the editor on our issues and encourage radio and television talk shows to cover animal issues (humanesociety.org is a great resource for information).
• Ask your local radio and television stations to air HSUS public service announcements and our Shelter Pet Project PSAs.
• Work to engage your church or place of worship with animal protection issues. Our Faith Outreach program website offers many resources.
• Encourage your office to implement dog-friendly policies. Our book "Dogs at Work: A Practical Guide to Creating Dog-Friendly Workplaces" provides step-by-step advice.
• Help feral cats in your neighborhood with our Trap-Neuter-Return resources.
• Join us in applauding pet stores that have taken a stand against puppy mills—support the more than 1,900 stores that have joined our Puppy Friendly Pet Stores initiative. Encourage local stores that do sell puppies to stop.
• Ask your local restaurants and grocery stores to switch to cage-free eggs, and to protect seals byboycotting Canadian seafood.
• Buy a subscription to Animal Sheltering magazine for your local shelter or animal rescue group.
• Sponsor a “Stop Puppy Mills” billboard in your community.

Help animals in your everyday life:

• Follow the 3 Rs of eating: reducing your consumption of meat and other animal-based foods, refining your diet by avoiding animal products derived from factory farming, and replacing meat and other animal-based foods with vegetarian foods.

Help farm animals with Meatless Monday and the 3 Rs.
• Purchase cruelty-free cosmetics and household products.
• Support compassion in fashion, consulting The HSUS's list of fur-free retailers, designers, and brandsand our guide on how to tell real fur from fake.
• Adopt a friend for life from a local animal shelter or foster an animal waiting for a home.
• Learn about non-lethal methods of managing urban wildlife and about creating sanctuary for wildlifearound your home.
• Make sure your pets have collars with identification, and encourage others to do the same. And keep yourcats safe indoors.
• Provide for your animals’ future in case you can’t care for them.
• Participate in Meatless Monday and sign up for our weekly meat-free recipes.
• Prepare a disaster kit for your animals.
• Visit our pages on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, and other online networks. And “like” your state Facebook page to stay up-to-date on local issues affecting animals.
• Add an HSUS video to your website, blog, or social networking page.
• Sign up to receive text message alerts from The HSUS on your cell phone.

Participate in trainings and events:

• Attend The HSUS’s Animal Care Expo (location varies), Taking Action for Animals conference (Washington, D.C.), or the Genesis Awards (Los Angeles).
• Attend or help organize a Lobby 101 training program in your community.
• Train to become a humane educator and develop outreach programs in your community.
• Take a workshop or online course through Humane Society University.
• Organize a World Spay Day event in your community.

Heather Fone/The HSUS
Volunteer at a wildlife center, animal shelter, or rescue.

Volunteer to help animals:

• Explore volunteer opportunities with The Humane Society of the United States.
• Volunteer your time and skills with your local animal shelter, wildlife rehabilitation center or rescue group. You can visitwww.volunteermatch.org and search the term “animal.”
• Sign up to be an Animal Rescue Volunteer.
• Volunteer to monitor property with The Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust.
• Help people and pets in under-served communities by volunteering with our Pets for Life or Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association Rural Area Veterinary Services programs.
• Volunteer for egg addling or other humane wildlife control programs for Canada geese or other species targeted for killing by government officials.

Get political:

• Find out which elected officials represent you at local, state, and federal levels.
• Contact your federal and state legislators about animal protection issues. There is a raft of pending legislation now before Congress.
• Sign up for our email alerts to get involved in helping to pass state and federal legislation.
• Study our legislative priorities and attend lawmakers’ town meetings to urge them to support these issues.
• Work for the passage of local ordinances in your community, for example to protect chained dogs or improve the lives of dogs in puppy mills.
• Register to vote.

Reach out to youth and schools:

• Sponsor a local classroom and give the gift of KIND News to elementary students or a young animal lover you may know.
• Engage kids and teens with humane education activities and lesson plans.
• Lead Mission: Humane projects for students and animal clubs who want to help animals.
• Work to get your local universities or your child's schools to join our "Cage-Free Campus" campaign or toadd vegetarian options to their menu.
• Book and sponsor Humane Society of the United States staff for lectures at schools and universities—contact us if you're interested.

Help animals while you shop:

• Shop at Humane Domain—our online store—for pet products, Cause Gear that supports our campaigns and programs, and unique gifts for animal lovers.

Liz Bergstrom/The HSUSGet pet health insurance from Petplan.
• Purchase pet health insurance from Petplan and receive a 5 percent discount—and with each completed application, Petplan will make a $20 donation to our Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association's Rural Area Veterinary Services program. Use code HSUS20.
• Purchase or renew your subscriptions at The HSUSMagazine Store for up to 80 percent off newsstand prices, order personal checks through our website, and create custom gifts from Zazzle, including stamps and cards.
• Shop with other HSUS Corporate Supporters and help animals with every purchase—coffee, flowers, wine, jewelry, skins for electronic devices, and more.
• When searching or shopping online, use theGoodSearch toolbar; if you shop on eBay, check out what people are selling to benefit us.

Help fundraise and spread the word:

• Make a personal annual gift to The HSUS or sign up for an automatic monthly pledge on your credit card.
• Make a memorial gift in honor of a friend or animal companion or give gift memberships to friends or family members.
• Host a house party through our Philanthropy department, and have an HSUS executive or subject expertspeak at the event.
• Arrange coffee or lunch dates to introduce The HSUS and our programs to people who care about animals.
• Ensure The HSUS is eligible for giving programs at your workplace.
• Donate your used vehicle to benefit The HSUS.
• Include The HSUS as a beneficiary in your will.