The Bail Hotline is helping out this month (Unchain a Dog Month) by “posting bail” for dogs located at the Escondido Humane Society.
We love dogs here at the Bail Hotline and we want to help inspire other people to get involved and save a pet. Read the Article below to learn more:
Inspired by recent media coverage of dog abuse in San Diego County and a PETA campaign to protect canines during cold winter months, several local businesses teamed up to “bail out” five pooches at the Escondido Humane Society. So far, their efforts have resulted in two adoptions.
As inducement to prospective pet owners, Bail Hotline Bail Bonds is paying the adoption fees for the dogs on the list, totaling about $700, and has worked with four local pet-oriented businesses to provide free vet checkups, grooming, food and training. My Perfect Pet in Poway, Wag’n Tails in Coronado, The Buried Bone in Poway and Collared Scholar with several training schools in the county, are offering their services.
“It was just something that came about,” said Pablo Fonseca who works in the marketing department at Bail Hotline Bail Bonds and orchestrated the browser bailout. “My bosses are dog lovers and when they heard about PETA’s ‘Unchain a Dog Month,’ they thought it was a great cause.
“In some circumstances, individuals and families are hesitant to adopt dogs because of the costs that come with the initial adoption. We wanted to give potential adopters some help with those costs and services so they can rescue a dog that truly needs their love and care.”
Two of the dogs on the list were adopted earlier this month. Willow, a pit bull mix who had been at the society since July, was adopted by a family, and Riley, a greyhound mix who had been at the society since October, was matched with a couple.
Still on the list are Grizzly, a “fun” chocolate lab mix; Elvis, a 7-year-old Chihuahua; and Daisy, an older lab-border collie mix.
“The vast majority of our pets come in as strays,” said Kate Woolsey, a spokeswoman for the Escondido Humane Society. “Willow and Riley were here a relatively long time when you consider a shelter is not a home environment.
“We don’t want them to be here long. Nothing can replace that feeling of being in a loving family.”
Just like any pet adoption at the Escondido Humane Society, people interested in adopting one of the dogs on the bail-out list need to fill out an application, interact with the animals to ensure the best compatibility, and realize the long-term financial commitment that comes with pet ownership, Woolsey said.
“When you do promotions like this, you obviously want to raise awareness about the many pets who need good homes,” said Woolsey. “Even if one of these dogs on the list isn’t a good match, there are so many pets here who need to be adopted.”
Woolsey said that after the month is over, if Grizzly, Elvis and Daisy have not been adopted, they will be kept at the shelter and efforts will continue to find them homes.
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Article By Caroline Dipping
Caroline Dipping writes about philanthropy and people making a difference. Contact her at [email protected]
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