Does Your Dog Have A Story?

Happy Tails Books is collecting stories about adopted dogs for books that support dog rescue and
they want to hear from you! Each story submitted or book purchased by someone associated with AFH rescue results in an annual
donation to our rescue group from Happy Tails Books.
To learn more, please read the attached flyer and see if you can help AFH while sharing your stories, poems etc... about your
rescued dog! Click Here to See the Flyer.
In Memory of Grace

A Forever Home is very grateful to our generous donors who contributed funds,
food, crates, toys and other supplies to aid in the recent puppy mill rescue. It is very expensive to
care for all the animals in our rescue and we would never be able to do it all without the generous support
of people like you and like Elizabeth and her wonderful Grace. Elizabeth Anderson made a generous gift in
memory of her beloved Grace. This was a wonderful way to honor a very special pet. We are sure that Grace
is very proud of Elizabeth and that she appreciates her help for these needy animals. If you would like to
make a gift to AFH in honor or memory of a current or deceased pet, please donate online or send a check to
A Forever Home, P. O. Box 222801 Chantilly, VA 20153. Thank you.
AFH Helps Missouri Puppy Mill Dogs

Here is the latest story published by the Animal Advocacy Examiner:
www.examiner.com/examiner/x-5936-Animal-Advocacy-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Puppy-mill-dogs-delivered-from-a-life-of-horror-into-loving-homes
Also, see a very nice slideshow created by our young volunteer Neha Khurana:
http://www.slide.com/r/gPoVzlEEjj-uuqFdeVmprY518BvdCDHa?previous_view=mscd_embedded_url&view=original
In partnership with National Mill Dog Rescue (NMDR) www.milldogrescue.org, A Forever Home (AFH)
coordinated the rescue of 111 dogs from puppy mills in Missouri. The pups arrived Sunday, November 8, 2009 after a long transport.
This is the first time NMDR and AFH worked together and both groups hope the partnership continues so that more mill dogs are saved.
Cross-country transports are both time consuming and expensive. We hope the out pouring of public support will enable future transports.
Many of these dogs were in very bad condition from years of horrific neglect. Some were emaciated and ill and all were unsocialized as they have
never lived outside of a crowded cage in a mill they used to call home. To see more photos,
Click Here. If you would like to see video of their arrival, please click the following
links: Video 1, Video 2, and
Video 3.
All of these babies are now safe in foster homes where they will be taught to trust and love.
With hard work from our wonderful fosters, we expect most to find their forever homes within the
next few months, but some will definitely take longer.
Due to the lack of medical care provided by the puppy mills, it is estimated that each dog will require an
average of $500 to get them treated medically and ready for adoption. Some of course will require care in the thousands of dollars
because their needs are much greater. If you would like to help AFH provide for these babies so we are able to rescue more needy pets,
please send a donation via the "Donate" button on the right hand side of our website or send a check to AFH - Puppy Mill Fund,
PO Box 222801, Chantilly VA 20153. Your generosity is badly needed and greatly appreciated.
For those of you intersted in adopting our doggies, we are working hard to get their pictures and descriptions up on our website.
These babies will have "Missouri Puppy Mill" listed under their history so they will be easy to spot. If you would like to adopt
one of these babies, please e-mail us at info@aforeverhome.org and your message will forwarded to the appropriate foster parent.
You can also fax an application to get into the que as many of these dogs are of highly-sought after breeds.
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2009/11/11/GA2009111125285.html?hpid=artslot
ABC Channel 7
www.wjla.com/news/stories/1109/676582.html
WUSA TV Channel 9 CBS
story: www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=93392&catid=158
video: www.wusa9.com/video/default.aspx?aid=81861&storyid=93392#/WUSA%2DNews/Rescued+Dogs+Brought+To+Virginia/46371336001/45927990001/49425218001
slideshow: www.wusa9.com/slideshows/gallery.aspx?slideshowname=dog_rescue
WRC TV Channel 4 NBC
story: www.nbcwashington.com/news/local-beat/A-Place-to-Call-Home-69607612.html
video: www.nbcwashington.com/news/local-beat/Puppy_mill_refugees_in_rehab_Washington_DC.html
