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Charlotte’s Corner February 2018

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SO MUCH NEWS

The past year (2017) saw Meade Canine branch out in order to further support the dogs and cats at the ranch with the purchase of a thrift shop in Atascadero.  Right now signage still reads Cause for Paws located at 4303 El Camino Real so do stop in and visit and find treasures as there is an abundance of fun stuff to peruse.   The shop has not only engaged so many great volunteers but has led to a lot of work for everyone involved which somehow I think we all seem to thrive on in the rescue business!  Retire seems not to be in many of our friends vocabularies.  We are open daily from 11 to 4 but because we are staffed by volunteers it is best to ring first.  Phone contact is 805-200- 4017.  Nice donations are accepted during store hours and right now we appreciate furnishings, higher end clothing and furniture.  People stopping by can also say hello to many MCR dogs who ‘man’ the shop with volunteers and love to offer greetings.

 What else is new?  Well, we have had our usual share of dogs coming and going – adoptions and rescues and beloved dogs who have finally passed on after years of care and car rides and trips to the beach.  We saw more people adopting seniors with issues and were thrilled about that.  We took in more cats last year as well to live at the ranch, chase mice and keep our garage area in order.  Our barn remained full every weekend with dog people and their pets.

What to expect in 2018?  Hopefully the ability to help more dogs in danger and help more local dogs.  Meade Canine receives a lot of calls to help people rehome and care for their dogs in the county.  We pride ourselves that we answer our phones and we help advise people in need.  We also continue our efforts in Connecticut as fosters Jan and Amy keep things moving in that part of the world.

We thank our regular donors and monthly contributors and sponsors.  We love to hear from adopters with updates.  Most recently we heard from a young couple who adopted  a hound in December 2016 and lost him just 13 months later but the heartfelt joy and love they expressed for that one eyed old man made all this worth it.  He changed their lives and they certainly changed his!  We  thrive on those stories and will never stop trying to change lives for the better for both dogs and humans.

Thanks too to our Board of Directors who volunteer and who spend precious time supporting our cause.
Be well, be kind and always treat animals with the respect they so deserve
Sincerely,
Charlotte
Charlotte Meade
Meade Canine Rescue
PO Box 252

Creston, CA 93432
805-239-4004
501c3Giving old dogs new lives

Fall 2016

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CHARLOTTE MEADE President & Founder

Time to send thanks and update our supporters.

2016 has been an interesting year at the rescue with a few changes.  We have been working hard as always, still taking in dogs in New England and California and finding great homes for many.  Just this week our senior sanctuary in Creston placed 5 dogs, one who had been here for 4 years.

We still maintain a kennel free environment and all of our dogs have freedom to bed down in or out, explore the world around them or sit at my feet while I am typing.  They are happy and healthy and fortunate, we continue to take dogs with no other options and many special needs.

Geraldine Gilliland of Chiquitas Friends, true to her word, raised 20k in Giving Grid funds that she matched to renovate our barn for dogs in danger and now for people and their pets who visit to help the rescue.  This will help on an ongoing basis to raise funds for MCR.  Geraldine also threw a fundraiser in July at her lovely ranch in Malibu that raised 50k for our dogs and drew the likes of rescue fans Allison Eastwood, Arielle Kebbel, Cindy Landon, Pamela Malcomson, Sylva Kelegian, Teresa Rhyne, Michael Rosenbaum and other Malibu kind hearted animal enthusiasts.  Our volunteers came down to help and worked HARD.

That was the fun stuff, as well as our fundraiser at Cass Winery in June that drew attention and great support.  Our volunteers work diligently all year on that event and thanks to them and Melora and Karen who initiated this 3 years ago, this annual event is something we all look forward to.  This year we honored Chela Landau of the LA police force who saves many lives from the mean streets and Geraldine for her support and collaborative efforts.  Dave Congalton ran the mic and our rescue dogs had a grand time.

Thanks too to the Small Kicks for an amazing concert fundraiser a few weeks ago at Barrelhouse.  That was a bonus and even though it was 109 at 6pm that day we had alumni and friends come out to support MCR.

So a heartfelt thanks to all the people who continue to support us as the ‘little’ rescue in town because little doesn’t mean we don’t do BIG things for so very many dogs in danger.  We field calls daily trying to help people get their pets to safe places, get the care they need and keep more dogs out of dog pounds.  And we continue to intake as many as we can successfully care for.

Special thanks to Chris Crofford for creating a relevant, attractive and up to date new website and to Elaine Giannini for stepping up to work on our adoption sites and for working so well with Chris.  Thanks also to El Camino Vet hospital for taking on our vet needs this year.  Friendly office staff and last minute appointments that we greatly appreciate

MCR continues to make a huge difference helping animals in need and we appreciate your continued support.  We have a busy fall ahead.  If you can lend any time or funding to the building of our Bama Dillert Memorial Garden or the renovation of our garage for our educational center it will be greatly appreciated.  You are more than welcome to visit and say hello to all of our wonderful companions, here and in Connecticut.

Until next time,

Charlotte ♥

Fall 2015

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CHARLOTTE MEADE President & Founder

Dear friends, there is always so much going on at MCR and this fall is no different.

 

We are still saving lives, making sick dogs well, healing mouths and skin and spaying and neutering so that some pretty sad dogs can live better quality lives. Thanks to financial support from Rachel at Cause 4 Paws Thrift Shop in Atascadero, we are able to spay and neuter SLO county dogs not in our rescue. We are busy changing the guards (our board), rewriting our bylaws, and rethinking where we can make the biggest difference going forward.

Long overdue is a revamping of our website. You can look forward to better tie-ins to our adoptable dogs and our dogs to sponsor and a site that is a whole lot more fun to view.

Alexandrea H. is still hard at work getting more people involved in our social media sites and keeping the rescue in the news. Please go Like and Share both of our MCR Facebook pages –Main Page, West Coast:Secondary Page, East Coast: – and help us spread the word of the work we do!

Stay tuned for more detailed information in the next few months. There are always ways to help, those never change. Every 100 donation helps us take one unfixed dog off the streets. Every adoption saves two lives. Every sponsor gives us a thrill and helps us care for an animal.

On a more personal note, I speak from the heart words that need to be said, considering the circumstances and experiences we’ve come across this year at the rescue. We are very proud of our dogs – they are amazing, stories we cant even begin to tell. Do right by your pets, think hard before you decide to move to places that wont take friends and avoid circumstances that lead to your having to do the wrong thing by your pets. We see many broken hearts; dogs do not always live in the moment. If you think you wont be able to commit for the long term, then buy a pair of shoes and don’t adopt. Keep your life pet free. The best thing you can do instead is to reach out to rescues and organizations who are committed to helping unwanted pets. And this year, sponsor a Meade Canine dog with a small monthly stipend.

Until the holidays, signing off for now,

Charlotte ♥

Summer 2015

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CHARLOTTE MEADE President & Founder

This summer will mark 4 years in California and we can proudly say, we HAVE made a difference.

 

Spring 2015 brought some tragedy as we lost two admirable human volunteers but in the spirit of the Jazz Age tune “Yes, We Have No Bananas” there is fortunately so much good that sustains us in the spirit of our canines and cat, that we successfully soldier on.

Connecticut fosters are busy finding great homes for younger dogs and remain dedicated to the cause.  Likewise a very dedicated group of California volunteers continue to lend many hands at the Sanctuary.

This July 4th has blessed us with 57 dogs and Petey the cat, and though we often say we wish we could ‘go out of business’ due to the lack of need for a place for unwanted pets, it is not going to happen sadly, ever.

Help us please, send your support in the way of donations and helping do what you can in your communities.  We love hearing from you.  Help by sponsoring if you can’t adopt.  Go to our Petfinder, Adopt-a-pet or Facebook page and chose a buddy.  Look for new postings and updates.  2015 has MCR, a 501c3, working to help establish a low cost clinic primarily for spays and neuters in a county that has none and hoping to transport on a bigger scale dogs from LA to our fosters in CT.  We hope to fund some of these programs with grant monies and donations.

Thank you all and stay in touch!

Best from Charlotte and the dogs and our cat Petey who all send their love!!