Mommy & Me Rescue 610 E 5th Street Mt Carmel, PA 17851 570-847-0144 rescue. me. pa @ gmail. com
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Mommy & Me Rescue 610 E 5th Street Mt Carmel, PA 17851 570-847-0144 rescue. me. pa @ gmail. com
I guess you could say I’ ve always been a rescuer. I started saving animals when I was just a child. Birds, turtles, dogs, cats, any animal in need could count on me to try to help. But it wasn’ t until 2013 that I started a‘ real’ rescue. I had a friend who called me late one night about a friend of hers. She said their Boxer had been bred for the second time in 10 months and was having trouble delivering. A few pups were born dead, one was struggling to breathe, and they had no idea if mom was done delivering or not. They refused to take her to the vet. My friend wanted to know if I could help. I was furious at their lack of responsibility and over-breeding their dog, so I said“ yes, I’ ll help. I’ ll take the dog to the vet right now, IF they’ ll sign her and the pups over to me.” They did and off we went to the vet. And the journey began.
Before I knew what hit me, I was inundated with messages asking me to help dogs in need. I had never realized just how many dogs are in such desperate need! Of course, I couldn’ t say no. I knew I had to help as many as I could. I still didn’ t know that I would form a rescue; it never even occurred to me. I was just a person who loved animals doing what I could to help. But over the next few months, the calls kept coming. Then someone suggested that I start my own rescue and with her help, I did just that. I wanted my focus to be moms with pups and pregnant moms. So many times these moms were left out. The pups would be taken and the mom left to die. That’ s how we became Mommy & Me Rescue. It didn’ t take long, though, before we started taking in dogs that weren’ t moms or moms to be. We also take in the dogs and pups that no one else can / will take in. The ones with extreme medical needs. We’ ve had blind, deaf, paralyzed, ones that needed an eye removed or liver shunts, ones that need a limb amputated, and more. We ' ve had quite a few puppies that have had heart surgery( PDA), to the tune of 5,000- $ 10,000.
All of our special needs and pregnant dogs and pups are cared for personally by us or one of our amazing vet tech fosters. Our babies get one-on-one attention and love. They live as members of the family until they are adopted. We have a small rescue center where some of our dogs are housed if they are medically, mentally, and emotionally stable. Dogs with serious issues are cared for personally by me or one of our vet tech fosters.
We adopt out approximately 200 dogs yearly. We average around 300 dogs through our rescue yearly, including those we rescue and transport to other rescues we work with and strays returned to owners.
We also have started a program at the local state prison in Coal Township. It is called FIDOS and you can find that page here https:// www. facebook. com / fidosSCICoalTownship /
Mommy & Me is a 100 %, no-kill, Pennsylvania state licensed, charitable non-profit 501( c)( 3) rescue center, servicing the central Pennsylvania area. All donations are fully tax deductible. All staff are non-paid volunteers. All funds donated go directly to the rescue and care of the dogs and puppies. We depend on your generous contributions. With your support, we will continue striving to save and rehabilitate as many dogs and puppies as we can. Together, we can do this!- by Carol Kalinowski
Photos: A dog named Tommy: Before and after coming into our Rescue. ADOPT • FOSTER • SPONSOR • RESCUE
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