Cruelty case: 9 beagles
Their story 9 Beagles and 4 rabbits living in filth, thirsty and hungry. They wait and wait for help as hope fades. When the authorities finally were able to confiscate all of them, their first call was to CBR to reach out for help. How could we not? We exist to help these very [...]
Read MoreWell, almost a beagle!
Today at lunch, I decided to drive up to Safeway to pick up a salad or something. I only get 30 minutes for lunch and it’s only a couple of miles away. A quickie, I thought. When I got inside the store, I did a double take when I saw a little dog prancing up [...]
Read MoreWhat’s Up Doc?
Her shelter name was “Bugs Bunny” and she came to us as a horrible mess of infection. Her name stuck, but shortened to Bugs. The infection? Long cleared and her only remaining therapy is to keep her on grain free food. Easy enough. She arrived into our care 438 days ago and has been waiting [...]
Read MoreAdopting a Special Needs Pet
This piece was written by CBR Foster mom, Mara Burns, from her personal perspective of being and adopter and foster of special needs dogs. ”Duncan” is pictured above. Mara is currently fostering ‘Betty’, who came to us blind, but had a miracle surgery on 3/13/12 to restore her vision! Special needs dogs are….special! If [...]
Read MoreThe Impact of Technology on Rescue
With the launch of our brand, spanking, new web site on our 7th anniversary comes fun and some challenges. Mostly, it’s exciting to get all the bells and whistles that comes with today’s technology. Social media, phone apps (we’ll save the Apple v. Android discussion for another time!), e-fax, Google Voice, bluetooth, ‘the cloud’, [...]
Read MoreWho Lives?
Every day…and yes, I mean 365 days a year, my inbox is filled with pleas from across the country. The subject lines read like a death row diary. “Please help….Beagles living with hoarder.” ”Injured Beagle – need help!” ”Can’t keep Beagle – we’re moving.” ”Beagle dies tomorrow due to shelter overcrowding- help!” Since [...]
Read MoreHappy 7th Birthday CBR!
Seven years ago today Cascade Beagle Rescue was born. Several hundred beagles later and we’re working harder every day to fulfil our mission. Rescue is hard work but pales compared to the hard lives most of our rescued beagles have endured, so no time for whining, time to get back to work! What We [...]
Read MoreBeagles, Bastards & Angels
What a week. It started with my usual 5:00 am email checking only to find an inbox full of pleas to help beagles in need. I start disecting them one by one, looking at where they are, what the current status is and if we can help. No, we can’t help them all..that’s a given. [...]
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