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More PetSmart Charities sponsored houses!
Thank you again to our friends at PetSmart Charities for their generous donation to help us help dogs living outside in Alaska who had inadequate shelter or no shelter at all as a result of Typhoon Halong!
Here are some more pictures of these sweet puppies with their new Straw For Dogs insulated dog houses that were sponsored by PetSmart Charities
Thank you to Lynden Air Cargo, Ryan Air, INC., Grant Aviation, Northern Air Cargo and BERING AIR for donating and/or discounting the shipping for these big heavy houses!
Thank you to everyone who donates to help us provide some comfort and protection to the dogs who live outside in Alaska. If you would like to donate or if you know a dog who needs help please go to www.strawfordogs.org
Thank you again to our friends at PetSmart Charities for their generous donation to help us help dogs living outside in Alaska who had inadequate shelter or no shelter at all as a result of Typhoon Halong!
Here are some more pictures of these sweet puppies with their new Straw For Dogs insulated dog houses that were sponsored by PetSmart Charities
Thank you to Lynden Air Cargo, Ryan Air, INC., Grant Aviation, Northern Air Cargo and BERING AIR for donating and/or discounting the shipping for these big heavy houses!
Thank you to everyone who donates to help us provide some comfort and protection to the dogs who live outside in Alaska. If you would like to donate or if you know a dog who needs help please go to www.strawfordogs.org
Please share and send a quick email in support of HB258. A statewide spay and neuter program for Alaska!
https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HB0258
https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HB0258
House Finance Committee is scheduled to hear HB 258 – Statewide Spay & Neuter Program - next Thursday, May 7 beginning at 9:00AM.
https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HB0258
Hello Everyone,
If you’re seeing this post, then you have likely helped get this Bill to where it is today and I am greatly appreciative of that contribution and effort.
Because you understand the impacts that overpopulations of stray/unwanted/feral animals have on our communities throughout Alaska, I call on you to once again to write-in, call-in, and share this urgent request to everyone you know that would take the time to at least send a quick email or short phone call. IT DOES MATTER
Please direct emails to the three co-chairs (Schrage, Foster & Josephson), with cc to the other eight members of the House Finance Committee if that makes it easier for you.
*If you or anyone you know, actually have a personal relationship with anyone of the members listed below, give them a call to urge them to support HB-258*
Anchorage Representative.Calvin.Schrage@akleg.gov 907.465.4931 Co-Chair
Nome Representative.Neal.Foster@akleg.gov 907.465.3789 Co-Chair
Anchorage Representative.Andy.Josephson@akleg.gov 907.465.4939 Co-Chair
Bethel area Representative.Nellie.Jimmie@akleg.gov 907.465.4942 Majority member
Anchorage Representative.Alyse.Galvin@akleg.gov 907.465.3875 Majority member
Juneau Representative.Sara.hannan@akleg.gov 907.465.4766 Majority member
Ketchikan Representative.Jeremy.Bynum@akleg.gov 907.465.3824 Minority member
Fairbanks Representative.Will.Stapp@akleg.gov 907.465.3004 Minority member
Fairbanks Representative.Frank.Tomaszewski@akleg.gov 907.465.4457 Minority member
Eagle River Representative.Jamie.Allard@akleg.gov 907.465.2995 Minority member
Wasilla Representative.Elexie.Moore@akleg.gov 907.465.4833 Minority Member
Very respectfully with much appreciation,
Nick LaJiness
Assembly Seat E
Ph.907-590-1317
Fax907-459-1224
nick.lajiness@fnsb.gov
Fairbanks North Star Borough
907 Terminal Street
P.O. Box 71267
Fairbanks, AK 99707-1267
https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HB0258
https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HB0258
Hello Everyone,
If you’re seeing this post, then you have likely helped get this Bill to where it is today and I am greatly appreciative of that contribution and effort.
Because you understand the impacts that overpopulations of stray/unwanted/feral animals have on our communities throughout Alaska, I call on you to once again to write-in, call-in, and share this urgent request to everyone you know that would take the time to at least send a quick email or short phone call. IT DOES MATTER
Please direct emails to the three co-chairs (Schrage, Foster & Josephson), with cc to the other eight members of the House Finance Committee if that makes it easier for you.
*If you or anyone you know, actually have a personal relationship with anyone of the members listed below, give them a call to urge them to support HB-258*
Anchorage Representative.Calvin.Schrage@akleg.gov 907.465.4931 Co-Chair
Nome Representative.Neal.Foster@akleg.gov 907.465.3789 Co-Chair
Anchorage Representative.Andy.Josephson@akleg.gov 907.465.4939 Co-Chair
Bethel area Representative.Nellie.Jimmie@akleg.gov 907.465.4942 Majority member
Anchorage Representative.Alyse.Galvin@akleg.gov 907.465.3875 Majority member
Juneau Representative.Sara.hannan@akleg.gov 907.465.4766 Majority member
Ketchikan Representative.Jeremy.Bynum@akleg.gov 907.465.3824 Minority member
Fairbanks Representative.Will.Stapp@akleg.gov 907.465.3004 Minority member
Fairbanks Representative.Frank.Tomaszewski@akleg.gov 907.465.4457 Minority member
Eagle River Representative.Jamie.Allard@akleg.gov 907.465.2995 Minority member
Wasilla Representative.Elexie.Moore@akleg.gov 907.465.4833 Minority Member
Very respectfully with much appreciation,
Nick LaJiness
Assembly Seat E
Ph.907-590-1317
Fax907-459-1224
nick.lajiness@fnsb.gov
Fairbanks North Star Borough
907 Terminal Street
P.O. Box 71267
Fairbanks, AK 99707-1267
https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HB0258
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to 2 incredible animal lovers Anita Powell and SCOTT SMITH!
While serving the rural community of Shishmaref as Physician Assistants, Anita and Scott quickly saw that many of the community's doggie residents needed help too.
Anita first reached out to Straw For Dogs to purchase a house and pay for shipping for a dog who was tied up outside with no shelter at all. But soon they realized that one house was not going to be enough. The more they saw, the more they knew they needed to help.
In the 6 months that followed we worked together with Anita and Scott as they applied for, built, and delivered 47 of our insulated dog houses and straw to doggy residents of Shishmaref. They worked with owners to send out 6 dogs for rehoming, one sweet girl needed immediate medical care, and one lucky puppy named DUKE was adopted by Anita and Scott! All of this work was done during their "free time" out of the love and the deep empathy they have for the dogs living outside.
They provided longer tie-outs to dogs on chains that were too short, they distributed treats and food to the dogs who needed it, and they were a constant resource for anything the families needed to make their dogs lives more comfortable. If families couldn't fill out the application, Anita and Scott would do it for them...whatever it took to help the dogs in Shishmaref.
Anita and Scott have now relocated to the lower 48 for their next chapter. Their new community is incredibly fortunate to have them....but they leave behind a lasting legacy of unwavering compassion in Shishmaref.
The dogs of Shishmaref were so very blessed…something brought these two angels to their community......because of them AT LEAST 53 DOGS are warmer, safer, and more comfortable. Lives were saved!
ANITA AND SCOTT, WE WILL MISS YOU SO MUCH!
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR TIME, ENERGY, FUNDS, AND YOUR IMMENSE LOVE FOR ANIMALS!
Anita and Scott have been loyal supporters of Straw For Dogs from the beginning…even though they have moved they still continue to donate to help dogs living outside in Alaska.
While serving the rural community of Shishmaref as Physician Assistants, Anita and Scott quickly saw that many of the community's doggie residents needed help too.
Anita first reached out to Straw For Dogs to purchase a house and pay for shipping for a dog who was tied up outside with no shelter at all. But soon they realized that one house was not going to be enough. The more they saw, the more they knew they needed to help.
In the 6 months that followed we worked together with Anita and Scott as they applied for, built, and delivered 47 of our insulated dog houses and straw to doggy residents of Shishmaref. They worked with owners to send out 6 dogs for rehoming, one sweet girl needed immediate medical care, and one lucky puppy named DUKE was adopted by Anita and Scott! All of this work was done during their "free time" out of the love and the deep empathy they have for the dogs living outside.
They provided longer tie-outs to dogs on chains that were too short, they distributed treats and food to the dogs who needed it, and they were a constant resource for anything the families needed to make their dogs lives more comfortable. If families couldn't fill out the application, Anita and Scott would do it for them...whatever it took to help the dogs in Shishmaref.
Anita and Scott have now relocated to the lower 48 for their next chapter. Their new community is incredibly fortunate to have them....but they leave behind a lasting legacy of unwavering compassion in Shishmaref.
The dogs of Shishmaref were so very blessed…something brought these two angels to their community......because of them AT LEAST 53 DOGS are warmer, safer, and more comfortable. Lives were saved!
ANITA AND SCOTT, WE WILL MISS YOU SO MUCH!
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR TIME, ENERGY, FUNDS, AND YOUR IMMENSE LOVE FOR ANIMALS!
Anita and Scott have been loyal supporters of Straw For Dogs from the beginning…even though they have moved they still continue to donate to help dogs living outside in Alaska.
Hi I'm Balto! I live in a rural community in Northwest Alaska! I am a pretty happy dog. My tail is usually wagging and I love to play...I am only a year old so I am just a big puppy you know!
As you can see I do have a dog house but I got too big for it so I don’t like to use it anymore. My family noticed I was sleeping out in the snow and they didn’t like that one bit so they asked Straw For Dogs to send me a big new dog house with insulation….not sure what insulation is but it sounds like it's something good for me to have.
Look at me now lounging on top of my new house. AND NO! I DID NOT CHEW up the corners of the roof. It was damaged on it’s way out to me. Straw For Dogs said they ship hundreds of houses all over Alaska and sometimes these things happen. But DON'T WORRY, I got a NEW ROOF sent to me right away. You can see it in the last 2 pictures.
I am pretty happy with my new pad, it's big and sweet, like me. I plan to sunbathe on top of it this summer...and I can pounce on my people when they come out to play.
I would like to thank everyone who donates to Straw For Dogs to help dogs like me who live outside in Alaska.
If you know another dog like me who got too big for their house or if you want to donate to help....please go to www.strawfordogs.org
Thank you.
Love,
Balto
As you can see I do have a dog house but I got too big for it so I don’t like to use it anymore. My family noticed I was sleeping out in the snow and they didn’t like that one bit so they asked Straw For Dogs to send me a big new dog house with insulation….not sure what insulation is but it sounds like it's something good for me to have.
Look at me now lounging on top of my new house. AND NO! I DID NOT CHEW up the corners of the roof. It was damaged on it’s way out to me. Straw For Dogs said they ship hundreds of houses all over Alaska and sometimes these things happen. But DON'T WORRY, I got a NEW ROOF sent to me right away. You can see it in the last 2 pictures.
I am pretty happy with my new pad, it's big and sweet, like me. I plan to sunbathe on top of it this summer...and I can pounce on my people when they come out to play.
I would like to thank everyone who donates to Straw For Dogs to help dogs like me who live outside in Alaska.
If you know another dog like me who got too big for their house or if you want to donate to help....please go to www.strawfordogs.org
Thank you.
Love,
Balto
Please share!
We need to email again! There is an email below to copy and paste and send to the district attorney in Palmer and the attorney general of Alaska…. Thank you Sara Hogan
Feel free to add your own opinions or just copy and paste this one. We just need a lot of emails to be sent to ask that Misty is punished to the fullest extent and not just given a slap on the wrist, as is the case with so many animal cruelty charges.
Thank you!
Picture of sweet little Woody to inspire you to write another email in support of him and the family he lost so tragically.
We need to email again! There is an email below to copy and paste and send to the district attorney in Palmer and the attorney general of Alaska…. Thank you Sara Hogan
Feel free to add your own opinions or just copy and paste this one. We just need a lot of emails to be sent to ask that Misty is punished to the fullest extent and not just given a slap on the wrist, as is the case with so many animal cruelty charges.
Thank you!
Picture of sweet little Woody to inspire you to write another email in support of him and the family he lost so tragically.
UPDATE: MISTY REHDER HAS BEEN ARRESTED! WE NEED TO EMAIL THE D.A. AND ASK THAT THEY PROSECUTES HER TO THE FULLEST EXTENT....NO BAIL, NO DEALS!
LET'S MAKE AN EXAMPLE OUT OF THIS EVIL WOMAN AND LET HER KNOW ALASKANS WILL NOT TOLERATE ANIMAL CRUELTY!
Sending prayers to sweet little Woody who has suffered more pain than anyone should ever have to endure.
Praying changes are made that will ensure this never happens again. Praying Misty Rehder is CHARGED AND PROSECUTED for 26 counts of animal cruelty...26 class C felonies.
Borough Assembly meeting tonight at 6:00. GO GET 'EM MATSU! We are all with you!
Fight for Woody and those 25 angels who were failed by the system that should have protected them. Instead they were left to suffer and die.
Do not let those babies have died in vain....do not give up until there is accountability and change!
LET'S MAKE AN EXAMPLE OUT OF THIS EVIL WOMAN AND LET HER KNOW ALASKANS WILL NOT TOLERATE ANIMAL CRUELTY!
Sending prayers to sweet little Woody who has suffered more pain than anyone should ever have to endure.
Praying changes are made that will ensure this never happens again. Praying Misty Rehder is CHARGED AND PROSECUTED for 26 counts of animal cruelty...26 class C felonies.
Borough Assembly meeting tonight at 6:00. GO GET 'EM MATSU! We are all with you!
Fight for Woody and those 25 angels who were failed by the system that should have protected them. Instead they were left to suffer and die.
Do not let those babies have died in vain....do not give up until there is accountability and change!
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how you can help
We encourage concerned citizens to work with caretakers in order to improve the life of a dog outdoors. Talk to your neighbors, offer support (not judgement) and do what you can, where you are.
Together we can make a difference!
Straw For Dogs is a 501(c)3 organization that depends on individual donations to support our mission of providing supplies and resources for pets outdoors.
Your donation is tax deductible, meaningful and accounted for.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
how we help
NEED ASSISTANCE?
Straw For Dog assists caretakers and concerned citizens with pets outdoors in Alaska.
Do you know a dog who needs a warm, sturdy shelter? Does your own pet spend time outdoors?
We offer free supplies such as doghouses, straw, food, toys, and treats as well as resources including spay/neuter services and training advice to Alaskan residents.
Please fill out our easy, online application form found on our Application for Assistance page.
