CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio

A dog fights to stay alive, but the organization that saved his life once, now needs help to save it again.

In fact the well being of more than one hundred other animals is also on the line. Funding has dwindled down to nothing at the Ohio SPCA. The executive director says the organization won’t be able to care for the animals at the sanctuary or take new animals in. One special life is in jeopardy. Buddy is the poster dog of the Ohio SPCA, his rescue launched the organization.

Teresa Landon, the Exec. Ohio SPCA says, “We actually rescued buddy 20 minutes before he was to be shoved into a gas chamber.”

Buddy now limps on three legs after bone cancer forced an amputation. He needs chemotherapy to prevent the cancer from spreading, but right now the Ohio SPCA can’t afford the treatment.

You can help save buddy and the other animals by logging on to our website keyword Ohio SPCA.

When you donate be sure the money is going specifically to the Ohio SPCA, and not to another SPCA group.

Jasmine’s Rescue…

Jasmine is a sweet senior girl with a lot of love to give.  Her story is one of neglect.  When rescued from the Scioto County Dog Shelter, she had a huge mammary tumor hanging near her back legs and some hair loss on her back.  Her little ears appeared to have been frost-bitten.  Jasmine  had surgery and was placed in a wonderful foster home.  Her future seemed full of hope.  Recently, another tumor was found and the return of the mammary cancer was confirmed.  Jasmine will now remain in the Ohio SPCA’s Sanctuary Care Program.  She is able to run and play on her good days and relax and chew on bones or toys on days when she is feeling tired.  Most importantly, Jasmine has someone who will love her for the rest of her life.   Special thanks to Kevin and Megan for opening their hearts and allowing this sweet girl to share their home.

The Ohio SPCA rescues to give life. Old age or illness are not reasons to give up on an animal. If the animal can be helped and their quality of life is good, then care and treatment are provided.
If you would like to help the Ohio SPCA care for special animals like Jasmine, click here.

Sweet Pea arrived full of lice and with a leg that had been broken and never repaired. She now needs expensive surgery to repair the leg before she gets any older. Funds are needed for this surgery which will be done at the OSU Veterinary Hospital in Columbus.

Angel, a sweet small white goat, will forever live with damage resulting from neglect. When she came to us, her hooves were grossly overgrown and she had been walking on her knees for a very long time. Her knees will never be normal and she still wants to graze while on her knees. Due to long-term neglect, Angel walks slower than normal and raises her legs abnormally high. Additionally, she has what is called a parrot mouth. Her upper jaw extends beyond the lower jaw. Volunteers continue to treat her skin issues which have resulted in loss of fur. Despite her handicaps, Angel is thriving at the farm sanctuary. Both Sweet Pea and Angel have become favorites on the farm. Their rehabilitation continues.

Please consider making a donation towards their care and Sweet Pea’s surgery. Donations may be made through PayPal or by mail

Donate now to help Buddy!

Buddy, our poster dog, was diagnosed with canine osteosarcoma on Tuesday, April 28. On April 29, his right front leg was amputated and he must now receive chemotherapy to prevent the cancer from traveling throughout his body.

Buddy is special (aren’t they all?) and loved by many. He was the dog that launched our efforts to make a difference in Ohio’s county pounds. Rescued just 20 minutes before being shoved into a gas chamber, 18 other dogs that day were not. We had to fight just to get this one dog released to us.

Since that day, the Ohio SPCA has been investigating county dog shelters. We have been successful in halting the use of engine exhaust, gas boxes, gas chambers, and bullets to end the lives of homeless dogs. Our work must continue as we have many rural county pounds that continue to function as nothing more than catch and kill facilities. We are currently working to end the use of gas chambers in numerous counties.

Do to the current economy, our funds are dangerously low and Buddy’s treatment is beyond our current ability to pay. Additionally, we are now being forced to turn animals away until we are back on our feet again. The Ohio SPCA operates a 40-acre farm animal sanctuary. The farm is home to over a hundred formerly abused and abandoned animals. Medical care, feed, and shelter must be provided for Buddy and the other animals in our care.

Buddy has been released from OSU Vet Hospital. He will return on May 11 to start chemotherapy. We saved his life once. We would like to do it again.

Update:

Thanks to the generous support of a caring public, Buddy received his first chemotherapy treatment on May 11. He has totally recovered from surgery and is the fastest dog we’ve ever seen on three legs. He is full of life.  Buddy’s chemotherapy treatment ended on July 13, 2009. Those who love Buddy pray that the cancer did not spread to his lungs prior to surgery. We would like to say “thank you” to each person who donated so Buddy could be helped.

Funding for the Farm Sanctuary is still at an emergency level.

Hundreds of dogs taken from a Pike County puppy mill weekend are on the road to recovery Monday morning.The cocker spaniels were brought the Gahanna Animal Hospital for treatment over the weekend.

Veterinarians say the four male puppies, all brothers, were malnourished, severely under weight and didn’t know how to respond to human contact.

The two adult female cocker spaniels acted the same way and were also under weight, starving and needed medical attention.

Dr. Joy Harkins says it’s hard to see dogs brought to her in this condition.

“[I am] more saddened and disappointed. Unfortunately these things happen and people are more interested in making money than caring about animals, which are really the innocent people on earth that need to be looked after,” says Harkins.

Since the dogs are still part of an investigation, they won’t be available for foster homes for a couple of weeks. If you do want to become a foster parent, contact the Ohio SPCA

Holly E. Hazard, Executive Director of the Doris Day Animal Foundation said of Landon, “Through your work investigating animal cruelty cases, pushing to prosecute offenders, and rescuing and rehabilitating innocent animal victims, you have set a shining example for others to follow.”

“In the face of what can seem like society’s limitless indifference and cruelty towards animals, people are often tempted to look the other way or give up in despair when they come across non-human beings in distress. Fortunately for the dogs of Morgan and Adams counties; a mange ridden mother dog and her four pups; and animals throughout the state of Ohio, your empathy and compassion compel you to act where others might not. Thank you, Ms. Landon, for proving that one person really can help make this a kinder world.”

From the Doris Day Animal Foundation (www.ddaf.org)

“As founder and director of the Ohio SPCA, Ms. Landon has personally responded to animal abuse complaints in rural southern Ohio, and then worked with prosecutors, sheriff departments, and the media to prosecute the offenders and alert the public. With her own funds, she has rescued many innocent animals and rehabilitated them, both physically and emotionally. Ms. Landon also helped persuade the Morgan County animal shelter to stop shooting dogs as a method of euthanasia by obtaining video footage, and ultimately shaming the county commissioners into ending the practice. She also successfully sued Adams County, Ohio to stop shooting dogs as a method of euthanasia and severely limited their use of the gas chamber which is currently allowed under Ohio law.” (2005)

On September 23, 2003, one month after the Ohio SPCA rescued her, Sweet Pepper was held and helped across the Rainbow Bridge. For one month she was loved and spoiled, given nutritional food (and occasionally her favorite – Tim Horton’s plain Timbits) and provided soft clean bedding and stuffed toys. She will no longer suffer and once again she is running through the green meadows with those fur babies who have gone before her.

Sweet Sweet Pepper, you are still loved and missed.