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October 8, 2008
Millie and Red, two of the
hounds from the severe starvation case in July (see our Recent Rescues page), found their forever homes! Millie was near death when
we found her in a locked, dark stall, and Red was emaciated on a very short chain with no food or water, but now they've
found love with wonderful new families. Dogs from that case who are still with us looking for homes are Karen,
Baby, Chief, Tom Bigbee, Josephine, Sammi,
Bernie and a litter of Walker Coonhound puppies.
Remember to vote for MHF every day for the Animal Rescue Site Shelter Challenge!
The shelter in the U.S. with the most votes receives a grant of $25,000 which we really need right now.
As of today, we're up to #23! But you have to vote every day. Click on "Vote for MHF" on the navigation bar to the left and vote!
Welcome to Stef Perkins, our new spay/neuter coordinator! Stef was a volunteer at
MHF and has a ton of equine experience -- she's a great addition to our team!
September 23, 2008
Hilleary went to court for the large cruelty case involving
the 65 animals yesterday (see our Recent Rescues page), and the man pled guilty -- he was found guilty on 6 counts of
criminal animal cruelty and will be going to prison for 3 years for that, on top of the years he received for other unrelated
charges.
Welcome to Janel Barton, our newest animal care
staff member!
Recently, we helped a woman with 18 dogs who was unable to care
for them any longer -- we're taking several at a time, getting them healthy, and finding them homes.
Last Monday, we took in a very emaciated Mastiff who was found on
Zulla Road near the tennis club in Middleburg. As of today, no one has come forward to claim him. He's a very
sweet dog -- we're calling him Andre!
August 14, 2008
Hilleary and Officer Phillippe (Fauquier County Animal Control)
went to court this morning for 3 of the 6 horses seized last week from Goldvein (see Recent Rescues for more details).
The owner released ownership for his 3 horses to MHF, and we go
back to court on October 16th for criminal cruelty charges on the other 3 horses (the donkey, the miniature horse, and the
standardbred).
A note to our volunteers: We have so many horses right now
that keeping up with the fields is really hard! Please contact us if you can help "poop scoop" over the next few weeks
until we get these guys adopted/fostered. Even one wheelbarrow-full would be a huge help!!!
August 7, 2008
Today was the seizure hearing for 50 of the animals seized on July
28th. The owner released ownership of the animals to MHF and is facing 44 counts of "unfit owner" and 16 counts of "criminal
cruelty to animals". The trial date for that will be set on August 21st.
Please see In the News for articles in the Fauquier Times-Democrat pertaining to this case.
August 1, 2008
Many thanks to Donna McCain and Karen &
Autumn Owens for representing MHF at Wylie Wagg's adoption day in Middleburg. A lot of interested was
garnered in several of our animals, and our friend Snickers found a home through this event!
Also, our volunteer coordinator, Lisa Andrews, would like to thank
the following MHF volunteers for training the counselors of the Fairfax Leadership and Resiliency Program, and also for supervising
the groups of counselors and teenagers that have come out to interact with the shelter animals: Tammy Brown,
Kathy Durand, Ann Emery, John Kronley, Donna McCain, Martha
Munn and Debra Utterback. Lisa couldn't get it all done without you, and the LRP kids really
enjoy their time here thanks to you!
July 23, 2008
Finally, we're updating the Water Cooler! It's been very busy
at MHF this spring and summer.
The Wingfield Garden Tour on May 10 and 11 went
very well, in spite of the sketchy weather. We raised money for the shelter and several of our animals who attended
found homes. You can see pictures of the tour on our Recent Events page. Many thanks to Meg Gardner for hosting this event at her gorgeous home!
Our office was closed for a couple weeks while we set up for and
then cleaned up after our 14th Annual Black Tie Benefit at Peace & Plenty in Bollingbrook. The
event was spectacular and raised much-needed funds for our organization. Many thanks to our auction donors, underwriters
and volunteers for making this another wonderful event! Photos of the gala can be found on our Recent Events page.
We're in the middle of cat and kitten season: it typically starts
in the spring and runs through summer. As of today, we have 47 kittens at the shelter, and that's not
counting the adult cats we have as well. Please tell your friends and family who are looking for a cat to visit us or
their local county shelter -- every shelter in the area is overrun right now, and is having to euthanize almost all new arrivals.
These kittens need homes!
See our Recent Rescues page to read about some of the animals we've rescued in the last couple of months, and visit our Available Animals page to see everyone else!
April 22, 2008
A great big welcome to Kathy Bailey, our new spay/neuter
coordinator!
April 18, 2008
Tickets for the exclusive, one-time Garden Tour at Wingfield Farm in Middleburg
are selling well. This will be a wonderful way to spend Mother's Day weekend -- absolutely gorgeous private gardens, animals
avaialble for adoption, a terrific book sale, sweets and more. Please try to join us! For more information, please visit
our Upcoming Fundraisers page.
 April 15, 2008
Today, Hilleary seized 20 cats that were being housed in a car.
Their owner has been moving and/or homeless for the past two years and did not understand that this was not a safe or healthy
situation for her cats. Many are in very poor body condition. They will go to court on Thursday, April 24 for
the seizure.
April 9, 2008
A little Terrier that we named Tony was wandering aimlessly in the
mountains in West Virginia. He was scared, skinny and shy and no one could catch him. Tony was suffering from
a broken back leg. Finally, after several weeks, a great group -- Potomac Highlands Animal Rescue -- was able to trap
him and brought him to us. Tony had his back leg repaired by Dr. Love at the Middleburg Animal Hospital today.
He is still shy but very sweet, cute and very appreciative!
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is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. All donations are
100% tax deductible. MHF continues to be entirely funded by private
donations with no state or county funding. Please
donate via paypal or make your check payable to: MHF and mail to MHF, PO Box 1238, Middleburg, VA 20118. Click here for other ways you can help.
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