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Thanks to all who supported and attended the First Annual Global Animal Welfare Lecture Series

https://villanova.evenue.net/events/MMISC

1 Love 4 Animals Reaches a Major Milestone: The Grand Opening of The Blaine Holt Finkbiner Sanctuary in Chester County , PA

A shelter like no other named after a man like no other. Blaine Holt Finkbiner was an educator and philanthropist, and the love felt by those who shared his life, and loved and knew him well has been the driving force behind bringing 1 Love that much closer to realizing our dream of creating a truly remarkable new facility. Renovations to our main shelter building will be completed this month and our new kennels and cat rooms will soon provide temporary lodgings, veterinary care, and safe, open spaces to thousands of animals in the years to come.

As 1 Love 4 Animals’ Capital Campaign reaches its halfway mark, there is still much to do and ways for you to help. 1 Love needs to raise the necessary funds to create separate kennels and additional spaces for our larger dogs, launch our new onsite veterinary clinic, build an isolation and recovery unit for incoming animals with contagious but treatable diseases, and complete a variety of other projects all designed to better the lives of abandoned and abused dogs, cats, and other animals in our community and throughout the country.

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As the world reacts to a pandemic affecting millions of people, many non-profits struggle to maintain their lifesaving programs. 1 Love 4 Animals continues to rescue and provide veterinary care for animals suffering from neglect and abuse, while our Animeals Program provides free dog and cat food to pets belonging to housebound seniors and families facing financial hardships. You can support our efforts by donating pet food to our food bank, or making a contribution online to offset our monthly operating expenses.

Animals can provide comfort and companionship in these difficult times so now is the time to adopt or foster one of our cats, adopt one of our dogs, rabbits, or guinea pigs. When uncertainty is the rule of the day, the one thing you can always count on is the love of a rescue pet.

Puppy Mill Rescues

When we appeared on Oprah in 2008, we made it very clear that not all Mennonite and Amish families operate puppy mills (wrong the generalize about a specific group of people). That said, the overwhelming number of puppy mill operators we rescue dogs from are members of the Amish or Mennonite communities.

We are told repeatedly by Amish and Mennonite breeders surrendering dogs that there is no justification for keeping, or even feeding, a dog if she cannot produce saleable puppies. 1 Love has rescued dogs that have been caged in barns for more than ten years, all the while providing income for the Amishman and his family, but were never given names or received any veterinary care? The breeder will ask us to wait as he removes the collar or chain around the dog’s neck, to use on the neck of the next dog coming up. Greasy pieces of leather with rusted buckles and frayed ropes: family heirlooms passed from one dog to the next.

Why would a breeder give up a breeding dog to a rescue? Several reasons: If the dog gives birth to stillborn puppies, or grows too old, or the breeder is switching to a more popular breed, or a mother dog is being replaced by one of her daughters, or the dog is suffering from an obvious injury or untreated illness that may lead state inspectors to levy a fine or citation. Why would a breeder give a puppy to 1 Love volunteers? If the puppy has a physical defect and is unsalable or has simply grown too old to command the asking price, a breeder will often pass the dog along to 1 Love.