Spring Fling Success

Our first SPRING FLING was a nice success...

It was a glorified stoop sale afterall...

We brought in $500!!

And we plan to do a few more over the next few months, so stay tuned!

A huge thanks to everyone who donated items...and to Daisy Dudley & Nate Grandner for volunteering with me all weekend!!

OUR SPRING FLING STOOP SALE MAY 9th!!!

Mutts & Mitts of Brooklyn is holding its first SPRING FLING Stoop Sale!!

SATURDAY May 9th...Noon-6P

Underhill Avenue & Bergen Street

in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn

ALL proceeds will be used to support our DOGS & CATS who need special vet care or are in boarding at the moment awaiting their own FUREVER HOME!

And we NEED YOUR THROW-AWAYS…

Here’s what we’re looking for: (All Items must be in good enough condition to wear or use and not need any major repairs)

*Clothing of any size and shape*

*Shoes*

*Accessories (Bags, Jewelry, Belts, etc)

*Books (of course)*

*Houseware Items*

*Electronics*

*Office Supplies*

*Linens, Towels, Blankets*

*Small Pieces of Furniture (Stools, Tables, Chairs, etc)

And anything else you think might sell. Please PASS this ALONG to others. The SPRING FLING Stoop Sale will take place in Prospect Heights Date, Time & Place TBA! Please contact April Biggs at muttsandmitts@optonline.net if you have items you’d like to DONATE!!

Our Mascot, LADY OINK, DESPERATELY Needs a FOSTER so she can leave NYC Vet Specialists!!

A few weeks weeks ago, a precious dog who has now been named LADY OINK for her unbelievably sweet disposition and cute little snorting sound when she's licking you, under horrible circumstances ended up at the Brooklyn kill-shelter with a snapped front leg. After seeing specialists it was determined she had to have the leg amputated! She took it like a champ but had to go back to the hospital because she was crying out. She has been at the hospital for nearly two weeks while they tried to determine what was causing her to cry out. She is finally on a cocktail of anxiety and nerve pain meds to help ease her. But now that she is ready to go home, she has nowhere to go! Her crying out has dimished almost to nothing over the past week. Now she lets out a slight whimper every once in a while. We can guarantee you she will love you to pieces. Could you be the one to give her a FOSTER or ADOPTIVE home while she heals?

LADY OINK is a sweet sweet AmStaff mix (she looks and acts like part-manatee!) who loves people and other dogs. She is a 4 year old true angel of a dog. As you can see in the pics below, she is so loving! LADY OINK can get around very well on her three legs-we think she was without use of the leg which was amputated for some time. It would be best for her if we could place her with a foster or adopter who has an elevator building, lives on the ground floor or is strong enough to carry her up a flight or two. She was on the euthanization list before we rescued her and is going to be interviewed in a feature for the ACC, so she is already a star!

We want to get her into a warm home for the holidays!!

To see LADY OINK on video, see our adoptapet link: http://www.adoptapet.com/cgi-bin/public/petsearch.cgi/pet_details?pet_id=1952698

If interested in FOSTERING or ADOPTING LADY OINK please contact April NOW at 917-270-3841 or muttsandmitts@optonline.net

Adoptions in the month of August!!!

We have some great things to announce!!

In the month of August, we found adopters for a few of our animals:

Kisser, after being in foster since March, was ADOPTED by her foster mom, Jesse! Way to sucker her Kisser!

Bird Louise, previously known as Gemma, was ADOPTED by a wonderful chick in the East Village named Amy. It was love at first sight according to Amy, Bird's foster mom Brooke and even Bird confirmed it!!

Lil Charlie, one of our most trying cases, was ADOPTED by a great family (and by family I mean a husband, wife, 4 yr old daughter, 2 other cats, a dog and a ferret) and is coming around to all of the love in the house! We thought we might not be able to "turn" him as he had been feral for so long, but I took him into my home and strictly followed the advice of a good friend who often deals with ferals (shout out to Sonia!), and Charlie became a sweet mush of a kitty! It was tough to let him go!!

And we say goodbye to an old friend...

Goodbye PRINCESS...

Unfortunately we lost one of our precious rescues, Princess, today.

Princess was an amazingly sweet Rottie mix who was rescued from the pound at an elderly age. She remained with her adopters until the moment she passed. I am so grateful for those people who welcome senior pets into their hearts. In this case, Princess's family had less than a year with her and they don't regret a thing as heartbreaking as it was to let her go in the end.

Thank you Fran & Joe for all the love you gave her!! We will all miss her sweet and simple beauty!

We Got Our EIN Tax Id # & an Official MMOB Account!!

Step by step, we grow and become a more official animal rescue entity!

Due to our recent incorporation, this week we received our official EIN tax id #! As a result, we were able to open up a bank account in our name! Now we can accept donations in the form of checks!! All of our previous donations had to go through a paypal account. These funds have now been moved into our MMOB account!

Soon to come: a PO Box...

Beautiful Gemma

Well, we pulled our first dog from the ACC this week after recieving our New Hope status!

INTRODUCING GEMMA:

Gemma is a gorgeous lovess of a dog. She is a 3 year old white pit mix, with 2 blue eyes and an angelic personality to match. There is not a soul she doesn’t get along with. Gemma is in a foster home with a Cocker Spaniel mix named Rocco (as you will see in the pics) who is her new best friend. From the moment Gemma met Rocco she was gentle and knew exactly how to play with a creature smaller than her. Some children on the block easily befriended her as well. In the dog run she is a perfect example of the kind of dog who thrives there. And she has the cutest woof when she’s trying to talk to you!

Gemma is gentle and playful, rolls over to give you her belly. She loves toys and never destroys anything when home alone. We would love to adopt her out to a home in which there is another dog, but that is not a must should the right person come along. Although we rescued Gemma from the pound where she may soon have been euthanized, she shows no signs of a shelter dog—she is a resilient one!

If you are interested in meeting this special dog, please email us!!
As with all animals pulled from the ACC, Gemma is up to date on shots, has been spayed and is microchipped. She is a very smart dog who repsonds very well to training and is housetrained.