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Berryville, VA
Patch, a Shepherd/Pitbull mix, was having a tough day. One of his best friends, Beth, Jenn's daughter, had just left for school. That prompted him to lie down on the floor and bawl like a baby. The way Jenn Moye tells it, that's not unusual for Patch. read more...
A Little Bit Of Love
Goes A Long Way
Cashing out his savings, Lee got in his car and left his home state of Pennsylvania, drifting toward Radford, Virginia. But he didn't leave by himself. There was only one other he trusted implicitly and loved with all his heart, and that was Little Bit, his dog, a Welsh-Corgi-Pitbull mix.
 Golden Gracie Cheats Deathfrom Georgia with love... Gas chambers. Even if you're not old enough to remember World War II, you've seen the pictures. The emotions they arouse in all of us are ones of mortal terror. How could anyone mastermind such an evil?
Living In The Lap Of Luxury
A young mixed breed dog about 10-12 weeks old was forced to live in this luxury prison for an undetermined amount of time in cold November weather. Karen found Willi as she was taking a walk. His head suddenly popped up, turning it from side to side in a gesture of curiosity and uncertainty.
Poor Mayson suffered a severe trauma – probably hit by or dragged by a vehicle. He sustained severe damage to his back legs, where all the skin peeled off his feet. His owner was unable to afford the cost of treating his wounds and contacted The Mosby Foundation for help. We provided some funds for his initial treatment and he is now slowly improving.
This 1 year old Boxer needed emergency surgery to correct an intestinal obstruction. A week later, she needed to have a second surgery after she developed a post-surgical infection. Sahara’s doctors approached The Mosby foundation for help, and we made a donation toward her care. Sahara has made a full recovery and is back at home with her family.
This girl was rescued in the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav. While looking for a permanent home for her, the rescue group requested assistance to treat her for heartworm infection. The Mosby Foundation made a contribution toward her care and we hope Queenie soon finds a forever home.
This poor little Pomeranian wandered into the home of an elderly woman on a fixed income. She was unable to find Molly’s previous owners and, with help from another group, she was able to have Molly spayed. Unfortunately, Molly had complications from her surgery and needed a second emergency surgery to stop all the bleeding. We contributed towards the cost of the second surgery, and Molly has now recovered and is acting like a sweet little fluffball again.
Thor This elderly Shepherd-Collie mix needed his teeth cleaned and he had a tumor in his mouth that needed to be removed. His owner contacted us for help and we made a contribution toward his dental procedure and surgery. Thor's Mom works very hard cross-posting and saving hundreds of dogs each year. We were proud to be of some assistance to two such special beings!
The Mosby Foundation was contacted by Black & Tan Coonhound Rescue to help with the vetting for 22 rescued dogs found chained and in deplorable condition after their owner passed away. We gladly paid a portion towards their vet care. Unfortunately, one dog was diagnosed with rabies and the majority of the dogs were destroyed. Fortunately, several remain in quarantine and so far do not appear to have any symptoms. Not only did everyone involved with handling the dogs need to have rabies shots, the staff at the clinic had fallen in love with these dogs and was emotionally devastated.
A year old Labrador mix, Buttercup developed severe lameness in her right rear leg. Her veterinarian diagnosed her with a torn cruciate ligament in her right knee and dysplasia in her right hip. The vet explained that Buttercup needed to have surgery to stabilize her knee. Buttercup’s owner contacted the Mosby Foundation for help and we made a contribution toward her care. Buttercup is back at home with her family while she recovers from her surgery.
This little dog was roaming in the road and was hit by a car. She was taken to a veterinary office by a Good Samaritan and needed surgery for her injuries. The veterinary office contacted us for assistance and we made a donation toward her care. She had her surgery and was adopted by a new family several weeks later.
This 1 year old Pit Bull Terrier was rescued as a puppy from irresponsible owners who intended to give her to a breeder of fighting dogs. Luckily, a responsible owner adopted her. When she injured her cruciate ligament in her left knee her owner took her for surgery. Unfortunately, the surgery was unsuccessful and needed to be repeated a couple of months later. She ended up with permanent nerve damage and severely decreased function in her left rear leg. When she injured the cruciate ligament in her right knee and needed yet another surgery, Maiya’s owner contacted us and several other groups for financial assistance. The Mosby Foundation made a contribution toward her surgery fee. When she recovers, Maiya will have 3 good legs to bounce around on.
Poor little Oreo, an older Jack Russell mix, had severe dental problems with bleeding gums. His owner contacted us and we made a contribution towards his surgery. He is back home, happy and finally pain free.
Cloie  This
Cocker Spaniel mix was rescued by a police officer who found her in a
cage at a school bus stop. The
dog was transferred to a private rescue group who had her evaluated by
their vet. Cloie was
diagnosed with “cherry” eye and severe “dry” eye.
Unfortunately, Cloie’s dry eye was not responding well to
medical treatment, and the vet advised referral to a veterinary eye
specialist. The eye
specialist performed surgery to correct the cherry eye and better
control the dry eye. The
Mosby Foundation contributed toward her surgeries and she is recovering
at the rescue facility while she awaits a forever home.
Update: Cloie has
been adopted by a wonderful family!
UPDATE: Thank you for your pledge and payment to KCAAP for Cloie's eye surgery. After a rough start, her eye finally began to heal and the surgery was deemed successful. Last week we received an inquiry about adopting Cloie and the home sounded perfect. With joy and sadness, she went to her forever home. We loved her but a family, including 2 cats, can give her what we dreamed of for her. Without the financial support and your personal guidance, this would not have happened. Thank You! (editors note: Cloie was in AKC Rescue, a wonderful rescue located in North Texas)
Cash  This
four month old Malamute puppy was taken to a shelter along with his
brother, and euthanasia was immediately authorized. Both were suffering from Parvovirus infection.
Luckily, Malamute Rescue found out and were able to pull and save
Cash, but sadly his brother died from the infection.
The Mosby Foundation made a donation towards his hospital care,
and this wonderful little boy now has a forever home.
Pooka  A Shepherd-Collie mix, Pooka was diagnosed with a liver shunt when he was
about eight months old. Pooka’s
owner treated him with medication and special diet from her vet and
started saving up for the major surgery that he would need to correct
the shunt. After six months
of saving, Pooka’s owner had him evaluated by the specialists who
would do the surgery. They
thought the surgery would be the less-complicated kind where the shunt
is outside the liver. Unfortunately,
during surgery they found the shunt was inside the liver and it turned
into a much more difficult surgery.
Pooka’s owner contacted us and asked for help in covering the
extra (unexpected) costs of the more complicated procedure.
The Mosby Foundation made a donation towards his care and Pooka
is now at home and starting to feel like a normal dog.
And greatly LOVED!
Coda  A
two year old mixed breed, Coda became suddenly blind from an acute onset
of glaucoma. This disease
causes intense pain, and she needed to have surgery to remove both eyes,
so she could live a comfortable life.
The Mosby Foundation made a contribution toward the cost of
surgery, and Coda is now at home with her family and coping well with
her disability.
UPDATE: We wanted to thank you for helping with Coda's surgery. She is a wonderful 2 year old golden retriever mix that had glaucoma (unknown to us when we adopted her from Angels of Assisi last year) and needed to have both eyes removed to alleviate the pressure and the pain. Because of your help we were able to make this possible for her. We have a 20 month old baby girl, Bailee, with cerebral palsy. With her condition we have unexpected medical bills. Also because of the cerebral palsy, only my husband works and is on a small salary as a police officer, while I stay at home with Bailee and do her therapy with her and take her to her doctor's appointments. We would love for Coda to come help out in Blacksburg at the booth if she is allowed or for any other events we could attend. She is a wonderful dog and we are so thankful for your help so we could help her.
Maggie's Incredible
Journey Home
Still, she trudged on. Two days away from the safety of her home, Maggie, an 18-month old Corgi-Lab mix, refused to lie down and die. She not only walked with the traps savagely gnawing into her flesh, Maggie dragged one of the stakes with her, too.
 Miracle MollySTAUNTON, VA So often you'll read in our newsletter tragic stories of abuse and determined survival. But this time it's different. It's the kind of story that catches in your throat. A tragedy, yes, but one only nature can create. A house fire in Greenville, Virginia destroyed everything Sandy and Eddie Smith owned, including three completely adored cats, Jasper, Gator and Daisy. Firemen found their sweet Pit Bull, Molly, curled up in a heap, singed, smoking and not responding. It was only when she moved a little they realized she was alive.
JASMINE
My hat is off to you and all the
wonderful work that The Mosby Foundation does and thank you so much for
your support, Karen G.
WILLOW
Karen Wilkins
Animal Control picked up this young stray Terrier
mix alongside the road. Thinking he had been hit by a car, they took him
to a veterinarian, who took x-rays and found he had a bullet in his leg.
The Mosby Foundation helped to pay to have the injured leg amputated, and
Henry is now in a forever home and loving his new life!
BRIANNA Brie's owner called us for help when she found that this 8 year old Boxer would need hip surgery. Brianna had been rescued from an abusive home 7 years ago, with a severe injury to one rear leg. While she had managed well over the last 7 years, now her "good" leg was so painful that she could barely walk. Brie's family had saved enough to pay for more than half of surgery cost and The Mosby Foundation contributed toward the remaining balance.
Forever Grateful
We received a plea from a rescue organization in Tennessee to help this 18 month old Chow mix, who was abandoned when his owners moved out of their rental home and left the dog behind. While a local rescue volunteer was attempting to erect a shelter for this pup, a neighbor's dog climbed the fence and attacked Simba in his own backyard. Simba suffered severe fractures of both bones in his right front leg. We contributed toward the cost of surgery, and Simba is now in foster care, while he waits for a forever home.
A fantastic pit boy, who escaped euthanasia in a Pulaski Co shelter FOUR times. He was so good they used him as the "test dog" when testing dogs for compatibility with other dogs. He was great with kids and scared of CATS. But his time was up! The Mosby Foundation sent out an urgent e-mail to see if we could help find him a rescue or a foster home. It worked! Butchie is now in a wonderful forever home. You can see by his big ole smile he's now a happy, happy boy. We love you Butchie!
“The animals we take in are the ones no one else would have because of age or illness. We take them into our home and we take them into our hearts…they will know what it feels like to be loved.”
Update
- ADOPTED 3/27/2008! Meet
the Basset that became a Beagle - Harley Beagle, Basset,
what’s in a name? Jll Rinaca, Adoptions Team Leader for the Basset Rescue to Old Dominion (BROOD), called us for some help. It seems a man in Jonesville, Virginia had been feeding a stray Basset. The nephew of the man, who lives in Florida, contacted BROOD to come pick him up. UPDATE: THANK YOU so much for featuring Harley in your newsletter. You cannot imagine how thrilled I was to see Mr. Harley Jones peeking up on the front page of your newsletter! Fortunately for Harley, he was adopted about two weeks ago. The family who adopted him had previously adopted a dog with an amputated leg. Their other dog is a senior and I think they are finding that Harley has a lot more energy than their senior. I received an inquiry yesterday from a family from Virginia Beach who saw Harley in the newsletter and was interested in possibly adopting him. I have just sent them an e-mail telling them that he was adopted. Thank you and The Mosby Foundation for helping Harley. He is such a great dog. All my best,
Sampson, a German Shepard, knows all about being a throw away companion. His owner at Fort Bragg took him to the pound to be euthanized. The pound was not told why the owner wanted to voluntarily end his dog's life.
Animal Rescue sent out a plea for help with a male Alaskan Malamute who was turned into a shelter in horrible shape. He had severe demodectic mange, open sores all over his body, his toes nails curled under, he had fleas, was loaded with roundworms and hookworms, had a secondary skin infection and on top of all of this tested positive for heartworm. The most wonderful thing is that he has a wonderful temperament and is very sweet and loving. Bart has begun his numerous treatments and is handling everything quite well so far. We've been told he is especially fond of Greenies!
Thank
you SO much for helping him!
Update:
He is doing so well!
His hair has almost all grown back and he has finally tested
negative for mange!
He has the sweetest personality, and he has blossomed with all of
the attention that he gets at ARF.
He deserves to be spoiled for the rest of his life!
Thank you so much for your generous donation! Nikki
Stephenson,
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At seven weeks old, Toro, a Rottweiler mix puppy, was given to a family with only darkness in their hearts. What should have been a happy, carefree puppyhood became a nightmare existence. Read the rest of the story here . . .
It’s Never Too Late For A Happy Ending
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“Do you know anyone who would want a special needs dog?” The woman, a visitor, watched as a seven-month-old Maltese dragged himself across the floor, his back legs limp, eager to meet her. Born with a spinal malformation, Chip’s current family did not take the time to work with him. In fact, they had considered putting him down... Read the rest of the story here . . .
Jake,
Opie and Skippy – Louisa, VA 11 SHITZUS AND A BORDER COLLIE MIX - BOWIE, MD A veterinary hospital in Maryland called us for help after Animal Control confiscated 12 dogs from a private home as part of a foreclosure action. Several of the dogs had ear infections, skin infections and needed their teeth cleaned. One of the Shitzus was so sick that it needed to be euthanized, but the remaining dogs are being treated, turned over to rescue, and being placed up for adoption into forever homes. The Mosby Foundation helped to pay a portion of the costs. Rocky – We were contacted by a friend of Rocky’s owner.
She said the dog was chained outside and appeared to be very thin
and weak. By the time this
Border Collie Mix made it to the vet, he was so severely malnourished and
anemic from a severe flea infestation that the vet advised euthanasia.
The Mosby Foundation covered the cost of the euthanasia, and
Rocky’s owner was found guilty of animal cruelty.
Little Ginger fell off her owner’s lap and broke her right front leg. The Mosby Foundation contributed toward the cost of surgery and she is now happily back at home with her owner and feline friends.
Sadie – An Animal Control Officer called us for assistance with this
approximately 6 year old Pit Bull. Sadie
had just given birth to a litter of puppies and needed to be treated for
her advanced heartworm disease before she could be spayed and adopted.
We paid for her heartworm treatment, and she is in foster care and
recovering nicely.
We were contacted by a Husky rescuer about this lovely dog in the Rutherford County Shelter. We paid the vetting fee so the rescue group could transport her into foster care, while she awaits a forever home.
This little Pomeranian mix was rescued a year ago from her previous neglectful owners who kept her chained outside. When she became suddenly weak and wouldn’t eat, her new owner took her to the vet. Emergency spay surgery was performed to remove her infected uterus. The Mosby Foundation helped to cover the cost of surgery, and we received a grateful thank-you from her owner. She is so happy to have her back home and healthy.
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Nobody wanted him. That was the
bottom line. Suffering with anxiety and depression most of his life, Lee
trusted no one. A misunderstanding with his boss caused him to lose his
job. His frustrated family simply did not know what to do with him, or
how to deal with him.
Aaahh, the SUV! It's America's symbol for achievement, wealth and
prominence. But two neighbors in Syracuse, New York looked at an SUV and
saw something entirely different.
Flash
– TN
Mayson
Jill
Sahara
Queenie
Gretel
Molly
22
Alleghany
Buttercup
Little
Terrier
Maiya
Oreo
Billy the
Kid
It
was cold, 15 degrees cold. But it wasn't just the temperature that had
Maggie shivering. Two traps, one on her front right paw, and one on her left
back paw, were sinking painfully deeper into her paws.
UPDATE:
I want to thank you and The Mosby Foundation for what you did for our
boxer Jasmine.
GINGER
JANEY
UPDATE:
Willow is just amazing! She will come into the middle of the living room
and flop down on her back, waving all four legs like a cockroach, and
start to howl -OOOW OOOW- and the puppies come running to play with her.
They all pile on her, one to a leg and she trashes them around. I will get
pictures of this act. In the yard she runs and never hits anything - she
follows other dogs and I suppose she can hear plus smell where they have
stepped. We have a blind diabetic dog coming in from Tennessee this month.
His owner is elderly, ill and unable to care for him so we are going to,
and he may go into our Seniors for Seniors program. He may be a good
companion for Willow, although she gets along so well with all the others
she is never lonesome. Willow THANKS AND BLESSES everyone who helped her!
HENRY
BACH
UPDATE:
We wanted to thank you for your kindness and support for our family!
Brianna had her surgery just over a week ago and is slowly recovering. She
spends the majority of her day sleeping but we understand healing will
take time. Again, we just wanted to let you know this surgery would not
have been possible without some very wonderful people out there. I just
can't begin to explain how much it has meant to me and my family. Thank
you, thank you, thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
RESCUE
SIMBA
BUTCHIE
Hope
Lives On
BART
– MUNCIE, IN
Thank
you for your donation for Bart, our demodex mange Husky.
A
Blessing For All Time
It’s A Dog’s
Life
A
Healing Love
Early
in May, The Mosby Foundation got an e-mail from an
organization in Illinois that wanted to rescue an
old lab/hound dog with no teeth. Destined to be
euthanized, he was picked up as a stray and placed
in an animal shelter in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
The
Chipster - Cincinnati, OH
WAFER
– GRIFFIN, GA
Ginger
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No
Name – 
Sassy
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Sissy
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