AWSOM  Needs your help. This lovely lady is 6 year old Belle.  After arriving at the shelter, AWSOM had Belle checked out by one of our veterinarians and it was discovered that Belle has Lyme Disease and a Torn ACL which will require surgery.   You can see her raising her rear leg in the picture to the left because it hurts this poor baby to stand on. 

AWSOM is currently full, past our capacity, housing 33 dogs in 18 kennels and we have exhausted our Yelp for Help funds for surgeries of this magnitude.  This plea is going out to raise funds to replenish our Yelp for Help funds so that we can help Belle.   Right now we are keeping her confined and on pain medication to keep her comfortable, with volunteers letting her out daily for short walks.   Please donate using the secure PayPal Donate button above to help us get Belle the surgery she needs.

Belle will also need a quiet foster home once she goes through her surgery.  If you can foster Belle, please call 570-421-DOGS.

Thank you for always showing your kindness and compassion towards our AWSOM Animals!

We've named these two Snydersville babies Suzie and Shelly, after the two dedicated volunteers who rescued them and brought them to us from the Snydersville area. Both dogs are SEVERELY underweight, riddled with fleas, nails curling under their feet, skin red raw and very scared.  This is a case of neglect/abuse and we are pursuing that with the cruelty officer.

The first priority now is to feed, vet and care for these poor dogs. They are stuck together like glue and wolfed down the food we gave them. Both girls look to have had puppies a few months ago. Her nails are overgrown and turning under, making it very painful for her to walk.

We need your help with the costs we will incur to get the Snydersville Babies back to health. Please, any amount you can donate will help us help them. Click on the PayPal Donate button above and put 'Snydersville Babies" in the message area.

We are so grateful for your support!

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This is neglect beyond belief.  We named him Johna.  On Saturday Johna walked in front of a car in Brodheadsville and laid down on the ground.  He wanted the person in the car to help him.  She got out of her car a found this dog emaciated and weak.  She put him in the back of her car and brought Johna to AWSOM the next day.  I am fostering Johna at my home to nurse him back.  He is going to the Vet today at 11:30.  Johna is covered in white scabs. His nails are so long that they are pushing his toes apart.  His teeth are broken off and some have rotted out of his mouth. Johna probably weights 39 pounds.  The white you see on his face is not fur. They are white scabs all over his face.   Johna has an eye infection and both ears are infected.  Johna's feet are very sore and red on the bottom.  We do not know who starved him and what he has been through.  We do know that despite his condition, He is a friendly loving boy.   I want to throw my arms around him and hug his frail body, but I can't because of the sores on him.  I don't want to hurt him.  Once again, we ask you for your help.  The shelter has mounting vet bills from Cupcake and Cupcake is still being hospitalized at Barton Heights.  We have exhausted our medical funds.  Johna is the second neglect case this week.   Please help us because we can't do this without your help!

UPDATE: 

Cupcake is still being hospitalized and her chest x-rays have revealed that she has fluid in one of her lungs. Barton Heights feels she has an pneumonia.This on top of Pancreatitus.  Cupcake is still not eating and remains in isolation on IV fluids.  The results for the diagnostic testing for influenza and the respiratory panel had to be sent out and we may not have the results for another few days or longer. In the mean time they are continuing to treat her. If she stabilizes she may be able to return but would need to be in isolation from any other animal, thus to a foster who has no other animals, dogs or cats.

If there is anyone who can foster Cupcake , and we pray she will rebound from this,  please email info@awsomanimals.org.  She cannot come back to the shelter.  She will need to be isolated. We will keep you updated.  Please keep Cupcake in your prayers.  She needs them now.

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Once again AWSOM needs your help. Meet Cupcake. She had to be hospitalized this weekend and is still in Barton Heights hospital. Cupcake became very ill at the shelter with bloody diarrhea, bloody vomiting, not eating and lethargic.  Shelter staff rushed her over to the emergency dog hospital.  They have run a battery of tests on her.  She has tested negative for PARVO. They are thinking it is Pancreatitis.  Today she has a heavy nasal discharge and needs further tests and chest x-rays.  She is still not eating, she is still lethargic. They have her on IV fluids and they are caring for around the clock.   Please pray for her, she is only 2 years old and she was named cupcake because she is so sweet.

If you can help AWSOM with her vet bills,  we would appreciate any donation into our "Yelp for Help" fund on behalf of Cupcake.  AWSOM shelter is running at above capacity with many ill animals that need our help daily.  Please help us if you can.  All of your donations are tax deductible and go directly toward the medical expenses of our ill and injured animals.  Thank you for your kindness towards our AWSOM shelter animals.

This was Faith.

She was brought to us on 8/3/12 by the Dog Warden, through the Cruelty Officer. She was missing an eye, the wounds around her neck were terribly infected and infested with maggots inside and out. This precious girl was in such bad shape, she couldn't even stand up. 

Faith died, in our arms, the same day. What if she was brought to us a few days sooner, what if the people that owned her did not neglect her, what if she were loved...

We can no longer help Faith, but we can ensure that when these abused, neglected or abandoned dogs and cats come to AWSOM, they get the medical care and human love they deserve. We can only do this together. We certainly can't do this without the support and love of the community. Please consider any amount you can. Even $5 makes a difference in the life of the animals we serve.