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Society for Animal
Rescue & Adoption
sarasanctuary.org
UNCONDITIONAL LIFE | SUMMER 2019 NEWSLETTER
LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR, TRACY FRANK
The heat makes everything harder
Hello SARA Friend, hungry dogs for whom I kept to all of the kittens, but one
It’s that time of year again: ordering hamburguesas at a is here recovering.
the season of sweltering resort because there was no And that’s why we’re
temperatures and high dog food to be found. Those here: to help animals—
humidity. I used to love sum- experiences and images still no matter what.
mer; going to exotic locales, haunt my memories. We are facing the tough-
scuba diving, sunbathing, I’m not trying to denigrate est part of the year and we
margarita sipping…. those other countries, but that trip need your help. Incendiary
days are long behind me. to beautiful, sunny Mexico temperatures mean more
Actually, the last time I took was my last. I made a deci- work, more water, 24/7
that kind of vacation, I had sion to never go anywhere air-conditioning, exorbitant
an awful time because of the unless I could bring animals electric bills, and more staff
animal suffering I saw. I saw suffering back with to keep the animals safe and
me. Of course, animal abuse comfortable—all putting an
GIVE TODAY Things started changing
and neglect is widespread even bigger burden on our
sarasanctuary.org/give for me in the early 1980s.
Don’t get me wrong: I’ve here, too. Just read any news already stretched budget.
always loved animals, but bulletin and you’ll see all The heat makes every-
back then I still ate them kinds of horrors inflicted thing harder. So for the next
and wore leather. I had an on helpless animals every 120 days or so, we will need
awakening on that trip. The
vacation I had so excitedly
planned for ceased to be
After that trip, I made a decision to never go
fun when I saw the scraw- anywhere unless I could bring animals I saw
ny horses straining to pull suffering back with me...
buggies loaded with tourists
from the luxury hotels, a day. Recently, one of our more money than usual to
drugged lion cub paraded employees witnessed a man keep the place humming and
around at a loud disco, the dousing kittens with gaso- I hope we can count on you
poor iguana that a skeevy line and setting them on fire to make that happen.
guy tried to sell me on the in San Antonio! The police Your support is needed
beach, ending up at a bull were called, but nothing more than ever. Thank you
ring when I got lost driving happened to the perp. We in advance.
… and most vividly, the don’t know what happened All my best, Tracy
PHOTO BY FARMSANCTUARY.ORG
Wish List
●● Dry dog food
●● Canned cat food
BROILER CHICKENS – NOT A PRETTY PICTURE ●● Deer corn
●● Pig food
Believe it or not, the chickens pictured
●● Apples, kale and carrots
at right are only five months old! They
●● Cruelty-free dog and cat toys
arrived here as tiny yellow chicks in late
—no feathers or fur, please
January after they were rescued from a
●● Water hoses
factory farm near Dallas.
●● Paper towels
Every year worldwide, 51.4 billion
●● Toilet paper
chickens are artificially hatched, fat-
●● Cruelty-free cleaning supplies
tened up, and slaughtered at 42 days in
●● Brooms
farms like the one shown at the top of
●● Dust pans
the page. A “normal” chicken’s lifespan figure only covers birds within their
●● Wheelbarrows
is 10–15 years. Chickens and turkeys first 42 days of life. The rate of heart
●● Plastic kiddie pools (small)
together represent 99% of land ani- failure increases in the weeks to come.
●● Gift cards to Home Depot, Target,
mals slaughtered for food in the U.S. Their hearts cannot keep up with their
Wal-Mart, H-E-B, or Amazon
Chickens bred for meat are arguably adult-sized bodies. “Ammonia burn,”
●● Newspaper
the most genetically manipulated of all respiratory diseases, and fatalities are
animals, forced to grow 65 times faster common from exposure to high concen-
than their bodies normally would, trations of ammonia emanating from Big Ticket Items
and the industry continually seeks to large accumulations of feces. Email for details:
increase their growth rate. After six weeks, chickens are tracy@sarasanctuary.org
Chickens are housed in giant, over- violently cornered by “catchers,” who ●● Bravecto for dogs (must be
crowded sheds, where they are packed grab terrified chickens by their feet and purchased through our vet)
in by the thousands and forced to roughly stuff them into crates. In the ●● Tractor with bucket
stand and sit on manure-laden floor- process they suffer broken legs and ●● Concrete slab
ing, typically cleaned out only every wings, lacerations, hemorrhage, dehy- ●● Central AC/heat for new
2–4 years. “Free range” is a meaning- dration, heat stroke, hypothermia, and dog building
less term in this sense, since almost all heart failure. Millions die before even ●● Barn for horses/donkeys
chickens raised for meat are uncaged. reaching the slaughterhouse—and
Heart failure afflicts chickens at a they’re the lucky ones. To help pay our vet bill directly, you
rate of at least 4.7% and is attribut- Please consider giving up eating ani- can contact China Grove Vet Clinic
ed to genetic manipulation, but this mals. It’s never been easier. #GoVegan 210-648-1940. Ask for Nadine.
NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS
Mundo’s Birthday Fiesta Texas Vegan Revolt Adoption Events
Thanks to everybody who Fundraisers for SARA Thanks to Tara Fisher-
came out to celebrate We’re always so grate- Munoz for inviting us to the
Mundo’s birthday. The food ful for everybody’s help. Wells Branch Elementary
was fabulous, the weather The good people at Texas Spring Fest in April. We took
beautiful, and the mariachis Vegan Revolt have hosted some of our cutest, most
were incredible! We still several fundraisers for us adoptable dogs there for
have lots of commemorative in San Antonio this year the day.
glasses for sale, so if you with another one com-
would like a fun keep-sake, Puppies and Poses! ing up in June. These are #BigGive $15K Raised
they’re only $10 each or two How fun! Doggy yoga was family-friendly, kids and A big thank you to everybody
for $15 (add $2 for shipping a big hit at the “Free Range dogs welcome. For details, who helped us exceed our
and handling). They’re avail- Yoga and Counseling” class visit: texasveganrevolt.com goal this year. You are the
able through our website: in San Marcos. Thanks to best!
sarasanctuary.org Kim Frueh for thinking of us!Help Us Help Them
Become a Fundraiser! We’ll provide SARA liter-
Start a personal fundraiser ature and have lots of ideas
on Facebook or other social about how to do it. We’ll
site, invite your friends for even bring some animals if
coffee or drinks, hold a you’re not too far away!
board game tournament,
host a dinner … hold a party Collection Jars
at Painting With a Twist in Put a collection jar in your
Austin and San Antonio or place of business and peri-
similar venues—the possibil- odically send us the dona-
ities are endless! tions! We will send one to
It’s never been easier to you along with SARA info to
help SARA (or any nonprofit). display alongside the jar.
Facebook and other social
media now practically do Planned Giving
the work for you. It’s pretty Leave a legacy of com-
effortless and a great source passion by naming SARA
of support for us. in your will. Contact us
Or, you can hold a for more information:
fundraising party! It doesn’t tracy@sarasanctuary.org
have to be fancy: invite
friends over for coffee or Sponsor a SARA
drinks and ask them to
Animal!
consider making a donation
to SARA. We will provide Already have a houseful?
information to pass out. No problem! Give uncondi-
Of course, you can get tional life through our virtual
fancy if you want! Host a full- adoption program—details
blown fundraiser for SARA at are at sarasanctuary.org.
your house. Makes a great gift!
Questions about hosting a fundraiser?
Contact tracy@sarasanctuary.org
Updated SARA Website Work, Work, Work CUDDLY.com fundraisers, along with
We needed a makeover We’re plugging away and We’re signed up with this wishlists, to support animals
and we think you’ll like the plan to have all the improve- dynamic new site which in their care.
results. Check it out at sara- ments listed below ready by helps animals in an innova- Through CUDDLY’s ‘give’
sanctuary.org the fall. tive way. program, animal lovers can
●● New perimeter fence line CUDDLY enables animal purchase and give in a mod-
Visitor Days and drive rescue centers to create ern, transparent way.
Due to the extreme heat of ●● New building for incom- With more than 1,300+
the months of June, July and ing dogs/isolation and animal welfare organizations
August, we will be closed grooming area on board, CUDDLY’s mission
to visitors until the fall in ●● Refurbished geriatric is to help save as many
mid-September. dog home animals globally through
●● Goat playground community, innovation, and
creativity.NON PROFIT ORG
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
PERMIT NO. 1425
AUSTIN, TEXAS
PO BOX 813
SEGUIN, TX 78156
ADORABLE ADOPTABLE ANIMALS TRIXIE, POPPY, & TINY PANCAKE PHOTOS BY DESTIN WERNICKE
Best Friends From Heartbreak to We sent two of our staff
Our precious blind goat, a Happy Ending to St. Hedwig, a little town
Trixie, was lonely and not too far from us, to try to
Recently, a friend of SARA
needed a friend. Our goats pick her up.
spotted a sad, disoriented
were already bonded when At first, she was shy and
female pit-bull walking along
she arrived last fall and afraid, but when our staff got
a stretch of rural road and
wouldn’t accept her into creative and played puppy
contacted us. As so often
the herd. Fortunately, little sounds on a phone, she
is the case, the poor dog
Poppy came into the picture. came right over to investi-
stayed close to the spot she
Just 8 weeks old when we gate and realized we were
was dumped in hopes that
got her, she quickly bonded there as friends.
her person would return.
with Trixie and now they’re Abbey is now ready for
She had been abandoned
This Little Piggy the kind of home she’s
inseparable. near a new subdivision and
Got Lucky! always deserved.
was too fearful and trauma-
This piglet was spotted in To make Abbey part of
tized to let anyone approach
the middle of a busy high- your family, get in touch at
her. Several people tried to
way at night, dodging traffic. adoptions@sarasanctuary.
help, but the dog wouldn’t
Fortunately, a kind hearted org or submit an application
allow anyone to get closer
person showed up in time online through our website.
than about ten feet from her.
and saved her from certain
death, risking his own life.
Tiny Pancake enjoyed her
life with her new family for a
few weeks, but her rescuers
live in the city and could not
keep her, so they brought
her to SARA. She’s adjusting
and learning how to be a pig!You can also read
