RESCUING DOGS & CATS from georgia kill shelters--approved by leon

[forazzurri2axz]

Originally Posted by forazzurri2axz

will follow up with them!!

Ken--I played with the words "love shack" also but it's the name of the local adult sex shop here so I vetoed that name pretty quickly!!!!

[drcy]

Interestingly, Curly of the Three Stooges was an animal lover and spent his free time finding homes for stray dogs.

I've said that there's nothing nobler in life than giving an animal a good, happy life.

[Jobu]

Hi Bill,

Best of luck in an admirable undertaking! My dog is a rescue and I we will never have anything but in the future.

As for 501(c)3, in Wisconsin anyway (and I assume elsewhere), you can start by filing your articles of incorporate with the state with the intent to file your 501(c)3 with the feds. The state decision is usually faster and then allows you to operate as a 501(c)3 pending the review of your federal application. I think some law schools offer free consultation services for things like this, so you might see if you can find someone to review your completed 501(c)3 application before you submit it. You might find this site useful:

https://www.firstinspires.org/sites/...ng-a-501c3.pdf

For the website, you might look at Wix and Squarespace. Both of those are pretty user friendly.

I would also like to ask that you keep any cats you house inside or in an outdoor enclosure 100% of the time - and require that people that adopt a cat from you do the same. Cats kill an estimated 2.4 billion birds and 12 billion mammals in the US each year. Outdoor cats also transmit diseases to people and have shorter life expectancies than cats that are always kept inside.

[forazzurri2axz]

Originally Posted by Jobu

Hi Bill,

Best of luck in an admirable undertaking! My dog is a rescue and I we will never have anything but in he future.

As for 501(c)3, in Wisconsin anyway (and I assume elsewhere), you can start by filing your articles of incorporate with the state with the intent to file your 501(c)3 with the feds. The state decision is usually faster and then allows you to operate as a 501(c)3 pending the review of your federal application. I think some law schools offer free consultation services for things like this, so you might see if you can find someone to review your completed 501(c)3 application before you submit it. You might find this site useful:

https://www.firstinspires.org/sites/...ng-a-501c3.pdf

For the website, you might look at Wix and Squarespace. Both of those are pretty user friendly.

I would also like to ask that you keep any cats you house inside or in an outdoor enclosure 100% of the time - and require that people that adopt a cat from you do the same. Cats kill an estimated 2.4 billion birds and 12 billion mammals in the US each year. Outdoor cats also transmit diseases to people and have shorter life expectancies than cats that are always kept inside.

thanks for the suggestions..much appreciated

[pawpawdiv9]

Your doing a great deed. I live up here in North Georgia and theres several of these organizations that you could ask for advice. I believe you can also partner with a few.
I always loved the show on t.v. called Pitbulls & paroles.
Here is a list of a few:
Furkids
Angels Among Us
Homeward Bound
You Lucky Dog

[philliesfan]

As an animal loving family, I will also donate when up and running with some auctions here on net54. We have 5 loving dogs and I would adopt more if I could afford it. Two of our dogs we inherited when my mother-in-law passed away in April 2016. Even though they are a little difficult, we could Not put them in a shelter or find them a home where we would not know what happened to them. Dogs are truly mans best friend. Keep us up to date with everything.
Best of Luck!
Robert

[earlywynnfan]

we have 2 rescue dogs and my wife fosters stray kittens in the spring for a group that will catch strays and have them fixed. Very rewarding!!

Keep us informed!!
Ken

[kmac32]

Originally Posted by forazzurri2axz

Ken--I played with the words "love shack" also but it's the name of the local adult sex shop here so I vetoed that name pretty quickly!!!!

Love Shack Dog recue from Landers California to be more exact