Mission Statement
To place Beagles in need into
loving, permanent homes and to provide educational resources to help
prevent future displaced Beagles.
Our program is funded by private
donations. Your support is appreciated!
About Us
Cascade Beagle Rescue-East, is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation founded in March 2006, for the purpose of rescuing, rehabilitating and re-homing unwanted beagles. Our beagles find their way into our program through many venues – from shelters, animal control officers, research laboratories and on rare occasions, as owner surrenders (when space allows). We bring all of our dogs up to date on vaccinations, ensure they are heartworm negative, neutered/spayed and micro-chipped before they go to their forever homes.
Our organization is comprised of a caring network of volunteers. Every dog is fostered in a private home and we try our very best to match pets and new owners based on the best fit for both parties. Because some of our beagles have lived less than happy lives, it is our sole responsibility to make each match work!
Pattie Scully and Carolyn Sterner
Co-founders
East Coast Chapter
Our own rescue beagles:
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Pattie's Cody |
Carolyn's Samwise |
Pattie's Tucker |
Carolyn's Pippin |
Carolyn's Rosie |
Pattie's Penny |
Carolyn's Elmer |
About Pattie...
Pattie first entered the world of Beagle Rescue in October, 2004. She was recruited by the co-founder of Cascade Beagle Rescue's sister site on the West Coast. Having been brought up with beagles as a child it was only fitting that her own first dog was a beagle pup named Poky. Poky was purchased (as a gift!) for her during the holiday season in 1994. Poky came from a PA breeder and at age 6 was diagnosed with renal failure. For the next 2 years of her life Poky's health was maintained through the support of alternative medication and traditional medicine but she only lived to be 8 years old. When Poky passed, the experience was so traumatic that Pattie began volunteer work at local shelters promising that as long as she could save a dog from an untimely death she would do whatever was needed and eventually Pattie found her way to rescue. Since then she and her husband have added 3 beagles to their home – Tucker, Penny & Cody. All three of her dogs are rescued beagles and two (Penny & Cody) were laboratory research animals who have adjusted to the real world with amazing speed! Pattie has volunteered in the past with other beagle rescues and believes that she has come full circle in co-creating Cascade Beagle Rescue's East coast hub. Cascade has brought together kindred spirits with a common goal and similar philosophies regarding rescuing/rehabilitating and re-homing unwanted beagles and Pattie hopes that Cascade becomes a springboard for educating the public about the consequences of irresponsible breeding.
By trade, Pattie has worked in the Technology division of a major US insurer for over 20 years. She supports a network of over 500 individuals, providing software/hardware and web based assistance on a 24/7 schedule. Flexibility, an eagerness to learn and the demands of an ever-changing career have given Pattie the tools which enable her to multitask, a critical asset in the world of rescue where there is so much work to do and so little time to do it in.
Pattie's thought on dogs:
"He is
your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his
love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of
his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion"
-- Unknown
About Carolyn...
Carolyn first learned about rescue after purchasing a pet-store beagle puppy named Bailey in 1996. After years of caring for Bailey's numerous medical problems (including glaucoma, a heart murmur, colitis, kidney disease and arthritis) and searching for what was wrong, she learned that he was a true puppymill puppy, and vowed never to buy another puppy from a pet-store again. She adopted her first rescue beagle (Rosie) in 2000. Four years later, in 2004, when Bailey passed away at the age of 7 from all of his medical issues, she adopted yet another rescue beagle (Pippin) and decided to devote more time to helping beagles in need. Carolyn now currently resides with 4 adopted rescue beagles. You can meet them here. She has volunteered with other beagle rescue organizations since 2004, and has learned from each and every experience. Knowing the CBR President and Vice-President, she knew she was "home" when she and Pattie were invited to start a sister chapter of CBR on the East Coast.
In her career, she is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst working in the field of autism, and has learned that we should never stop learning about how to improve life, and how we can make a difference. This applies to EVERY aspect of our lives. In rescue, every beagle, every adopter, and every volunteer has his/her own story. We need to slow down and take the time to listen. There is a solution to every problem, and almost always a way to help if people work together.
About our mascot, Giani...(click her picture below)
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