This story is worth repeating, as another Hound Dog, George Mason is now safe and secure, loved and healthy.
Once upon a time…Yepper, that is how long Pamela Rosenthal and me have been in cahoots – been acquaintances, fought for animal rights, health, and welfare, and worked together in rescue.
Our first encounter was through the Beagle Freedom Project; Campaign Identity Program. Together, with hundreds of others, we advocated for the information and then the release of the Beagles and Hounds that were being used for laboratory testing and experimentation in the colleges and universities throughout the US. We found however, that typically we were too late, we were advocating for a Beagle that had already been euthanized. That is when, with the help of others; Rebecca Neff Pugh, Karen Musselman Sellner, Kelly Mackey, Patti and Rick Richardson, Erica Leary, Sarah Mews, and many others, formed a tight-knit bond, pulling dogs from shelters and pounds throughout the south and getting them to Minnesota to be vetted and readied for transport to California…to Rescue for North Bay Beagles, a Beagle rescue founded and operated by Pamela Rosenthal. Hundreds of Beagles and Beagle-mixes were saved using this network of individuals.
In January of 2016 Pamela asked me to be the Intake Coordinator for her rescue. We had another 2.5 years of pulling and saving Beagles from the south. Then, due to health-related issues, Pamela was not able to continue. Almost Home Foster Kennels applied for, and obtained a license and 501c3 status, changing our role from foster to rescue.
Although unable to continue with the full aspect of rescue, Pamela and Ed still stay involved. Pamela has always had a love for the senior hound. Pamela contacted Almost Home Foster in September and asked if we could pull and set up transport for a Senior Hound in Amelia County Virginia. With the help of Gail Asher, Mike Dunlow of Dunlow’s DogHouse, LLC, Michelle Zdybicki and all of the dedicated, volunteer drivers, George Mason made his way out of Amelia County Virginia, travelling, literally across the USA to Corvallis Oregon.
Pamela and Ed, thank you for your never-ending commitment to save those that have been neglected, abused, and sometimes, the forgotten. Thank you for giving this boy a second chance at life.
Heart Hugs always!
