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        <DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>Owner support program/ spayed and nuetered 12 adult dogs in a hoarding case. we took in the young adult dogs and puppies as they were easier to find homes for knowing we has only so much room to take in but so many. Lot of the puppies had passed away from over load of intestinal worms and lack of nutrition and care previous to us being able to get them off of the property. The 12 adult dogs that stayed were spayed / nuetered one a week for a total of 12 weeks. They also recieved their rabies vaccine dewormer, and some flea meds to give them some relief from the infestation of fleas This case of getting these dogs fixed and puppies out of their helped more than just the owner. it helped the whole community in ways. it helped a situation where the number of animals were multiplying out of control and spreading sickness to any others that came in contact. The cost ended up roughly about $190/ $200 to vet with the rescue's rescue discount for each X 12 dogs totally out around $2400. this also included the rabies vaccine and flea prevention..</DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>
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        <DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>owner support a puppy name Ruby Mae came down with the sickness of parvo which is very deadly to puppies , The owner couldnt afford the expensive lifesaving treatment the puppy needed to save its life so we took care of the cost at our vet.</DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>
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        <DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>another case was a dog named Blizzard a 8 yr old great pyraneese. He kept escaping his back yard to go find female friends . the owner brought him to the rescue trying to surrender him to the rescue because of this and she had just got frustrated about the situation. Since there was no room for a do that size we may the agreement with the owner to get him nuetered for her and help fix the bad places in her fence that he kept escaping out of the yard through. This helped not only the owner and the dog but also the whole neighborhood he lived in because Blizzard was becoming a neighborhood nuisance.</DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>
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        <DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>owner support 2 dogs fixed with two seperate families spayed/ nuetered to help keep from having accidental litters. one dog was named little bit, a chihauhau, and the other was named Bishop, a male shit-tzu mix</DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>
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        <DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>owner support a dog named Nino Nino was attacked by another dog and owner was unable to pay to have him seen by a vet. we helped get his wounds taken care of.</DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>
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        <DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>owner support bags of dog food were donated to several differnt families that were in need of dog food for their dogs. These bags of dog food that were given to these families were spread out different times of the year to several different famiies</DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>This amount is the total of vet bills paid for the owner support program we run through the rescue. This program is to try to help keep the dog in their home instead of the owner surrendering their pet to the rescue. examples of this is: helping cover the cost of the vet bills when a emergency arises and they can t afford to get their e treated, some times its just buying them dog food if they cant afford the food because of some unexpected other surprise expenses, and we also spay and nueter owned pets to keep from them having accidental litter making even more animals that are also unwanted.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <ExplanationTxt>Had some personal issues(going through a divorce) and between the court dates and getting things ready for the divorce courts. I was unabke to get things together to get return filed. I apologize for being late</ExplanationTxt>
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