Support NELR/NYWRC Through Amazon Smile

You have to shop anyway, right? Why not sign up with Amazon Smile. Each qualifying purchase (there is always a notation by the item if it qualifies) earns a donation to NY Wildlife Rescue Center and Northeast Llama Rescue. There is no cost to you, and Amazon does all the work.

As much as we are all tired of hearing about Black Friday, Amazon does offer some great deals. Are you going to shop online? Shop for the critters!

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Donations Needed: 100+ New Rescues at NELR/NYWRC

This week (11/17/15) there was a large animal rescue that occurred in a neighboring town of Westerlo, NY. Over 200 animals were retrieved from deplorable conditions at a home there. Northeast Llama Rescue / NY Wildlife Rescue and Wes Laraway have taken in over 100 -- all of the chickens, ducks and pigeons as well as all of the rabbits.

Funding is desperately needed to care for these animals (and all of the others who reside at NELR/NYWRC). As you may know, Wes's only sources of income for these animals are your donations and his own paycheck as a school teacher. Please donate generously! Winter is coming fast, and the population of NELR has just risen substantially!

To donate, visit the website at http://www.redmaplefarm.net and click the button at the bottom of the page, or in the sidebar of our blog at http://nywildliferescue.blogspot.com/ . Checks may be sent to: Wes Laraway, Northeast Llama Rescue, PO Box 410, Middleburgh, NY 12122.

Ways To Support NYWRC/NELR

Did you know that there are many ways to support Northeast Llama Rescue/New York Wildlife Rescue Center? And some of them won't cost you an extra dime!

Donations

Of course, there is always the option of sending a donation directly. These gifts to the animals are so gratefully appreciated, and are the backbone of our ability to care for them. With winter breathing (coldly!) down our necks, your donations are even more needed than ever. In the winter, feed and housing costs go up, we wind up with unexpected medical situations, and our ability to attend public events (where many of our donations come in) dwindles to next-to-nothing.

How can you donate?

If you prefer PayPal, look on this blog page for the "Donate" button in the sidebar. Also, there is a "Donate" button at the bottom of our main website, http://www.redmaplefarm.net, which is always accessible.

If you are not comfortable sending money online, you may always send a check instead. This can go to:

Wes Laraway

NELR/NYWRC

PO Box 410

Middleburgh, NY 12122

Or if you prefer, you may download and fill in our mail-in form and send that with your check. It is located here:

http://redmaplefarm.net/NYWRCdonation_form.pdf

Other Ways To Support The Animals

Amazon Smile is a wonderful program that donates a percentage of all sales that go through them to a person's chosen charity. It's only a small donation, but if enough good-hearted people sign up, it can definitely make a dent in our expenses. Now that the holiday season is approaching, if we can get enough people shopping through Amazon Smile, it would be wonderful. Please sign up through the following link, and tell your family members, friends, neighbors, dentist. trash collector and second cousin twice removed to sign up, too! Amazon Smile is absolutely free to shoppers, and is as easy to use as signing in to Amazon through the Smile portal (they will even give you a button to click on your browser so you can do that in one step).

Sign Up Here: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/20-3361678

Similar to Amazon Smile, but with hundreds of other participating stores, is iGive. When you sign up for iGive, which is also free to you, you can shop at a huge number of online stores, which will then donate varying percentages to NELR/NYWRC. It's perfectly fine, also, to sign on to both Amazon Smile and iGive, so that wherever you shop, you can help the animals, 

iGive's Sign-up is here: http://www.igive.com/NYWildlifeRescueCenter

iGive also has a search engine that, when you use it instead of one of the many other search engines online, will donate a penny per valid search to NELR/NYWRC. Look for the search bar at the top of the page here:

iGive Search: http://www.isearchigive.com/NYWildlifeRescueCenter

Stuff Besides Money

Of course, monetary donations are always our primary need, but if you have goods and services that you would like to donate, here is our ever-evolving critical needs list as of the time of this posting:

Building materials

Treated posts

Cattle Panels

Sheep Fencing

Hay and Feed

Architect/designer

Corporate sponsors

Celebrity connections

Monetary Donations (always on the list, of course!)

Gift Certificates to Kelly Farm and Garden/Agway, Tractor Supply (both in Cobleskill) and/or Crewell's Feed Store (Middleburgh)

Occasional muscle power for repairs and construction needs (call/email ahead to find out if we need help with a project -- you can find contact information on our website, above)

Volunteer help with fundraising, grant research, etc

There you have it! There are so many ways to help the animals at NELR/NYWRC. Take your pick, and join us, as we rescue, rehabilitate, release and rehome the wonderful souls who come to us for help.

Thank you with all our hearts!

--Your Friends at NELR/NYWRC--

And Happy Holidays!

Amazon Smile: our new support option

NELR/NYWRC

Fall is Here....

...and Winter's a'Comin'!

All the volunteers and the animals want to thank our supporters for the love, the encouragement and the donations they have faithfully sent over the past year.

Soon the "tough months" here in upstate NY will be arriving. The animals' needs will be changing with the seasons. As the pasture disappears under a blanket of snow, feed costs will climb. The need for warmth and shelter goes up along with the electric bills. Then there are the inevitable repairs that are part of fall and winter for every farm and sanctuary.

Would you like to help the animals of NY Wildlife Rescue Center and Northeast Llama Rescue through those "tough months"? Please click the "Donate" button on the right of this blog (which can also be found at the bottom of our website at http://www.redmaplefarm.net ). If you're more comfortable sending a check, it can be sent to:

Wes Laraway
New York Wildlife Rescue Center
PO Box 410
Middleburgh, NY 12122

NELR/NYWRC is a U.S. 501(c)(3) charity and all donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Please feel free to forward this information if you have friends you feel would also like to help.

And Thank You!

Spring 2014 Fundraiser. Come see us in Middleburgh!

2014 Looking Forward

    It is easy to reflect on 2013. What went well, what didn't...what we wish that we could change. I am glad that 2013 is over. I like looking ahead to what needs to be done, not what has been accomplished.   Gayle and I have been working hard to update the website, calendar of events, end of the year paperwork, etc.  I want to thank everyone that donated to "our" mission in 2013, I should have the donors page updated soon.   We could not continue to do what we do without support from friends like you.   Every year we grow and we rarely say no to an animal in need.

     Last night Jan 8th, I did a program for the Cobleskill Boy Scouts  (Troop 56 I think). It was also a night that Webelos were visiting the troop.   One of their Scouts, Nick Rehberg, just completed his Eagle Scout Project.  For his Eagle Scout Project, he coordinated and built 32 Barn Owl boxes with his fellow scouts, family and friends.  The project was awesome (and I don't give many compliments).   I was really impressed by Nick and the huge amount of work that he put into this project.

I have nearly 20 nesting boxes that I brought home with me for installation before nesting season. I have several great sites for nesting box installations already planned.   I will also have a few nesting boxes left over that I will be looking for an old barn with a good location to attract some owls.  Please let me know if you have a good site for a nesting box.  I am even going to offer a $50 Gift Certificate to Hubies Restaurant for the person that gets barn owls in their nesting box first!

The scouts were awesome and I enjoyed sharing my love of wildlife preservation and conservation with them. I am an eagle scout and I look forward to seeing Nick achieve this great milestone. Hopefully "we" can inspire other people to continue to expand on the "build a bird house" program. I have a packet of blueprints for various nesting boxes. I like bluebird, kestrel and owl boxes equally.  Let me know if you are a bird house builder; I'll send you a packet.  (I will try to figure out how to get some of the photos off of our facebook page from this project and) I will get them on this blog so you can see how great this project was. Great job Nick. (Pictures added below! Enjoy!)

     2014: There are people that talk about making the world a better place and/or people that do something about making the world a better place. I would rather do something than talk about it.   Make it your resolution to get involved this year.  Everyone has something to contribute!  Think warm thoughts, it is cold enough.

'Tis the Season

Hi everyone. I just wanted to let you know that our last event of 2013 will be tonight. We will have our "Wise Owls" at Iron Horse Tattoo Shop on Main Street Middleburgh for our village wide Miracle on Main Street holiday celebration. There are many activities going on. The stores and the restaurants will be open late and Santa will be there. Please stop by, visit our owls and enjoy the festivities.
     This also seems like a great time to send out our holiday plea for donations. Winter is tough for us at our facility and feed costs have not went down. Your tax deductible donations are needed NOW more than ever to overwinter our domesticated animals that are awaiting adoption or the wild animals that are unreleasable back into the wild. Your generosity is greatly appreciated as always, feel free to use our paypal button on our website OR mail checks to Northeast Llama Rescue, NY Wildlife Rescue Center,c/o Wes Laraway, PO Box 410, 167 Llama Lane,  Middleburgh, NY 12122. 
     Our phone continues to ring, we have a nice selection of reg. alpacas looking for adoption and we have 12 llamas coming in soon that will be looking for adoption as well. Feel free to email me at Laraway@midtel.net for more details. All my best and I will try to get back into the routine of blogging again soon.  Have a safe and wonderful holiday season. WES

Happy Update: Lovely Dogs Need Homes

These lovely dogs came to us in need of a home when their owner had to move and was unable to take them. Thanks to our wonderful friend network, and the kind souls who follow and support us, both the year old Boxer boy and the sweet 2-year old Doberman girl already have loving new homes.

Don't you just love happy endings?

Thank You
from all of us at NYWRC!

Lovely Alpacas Need New Homes

Northeast Llama Rescue has just taken in eighteen beautiful female alpacas who are in need of new homes. These are really nice animals, and will be available to approved homes only. Please give us a call (our number is on the contact info page of our website, http://www.redmaplefarm.net) or email northeastllamarescue@gmail.com if you are interested in learning more about these girls.

Our adoption application is online to fill out, print, and mail:

 http://redmaplefarm.net/pdf/NELR_Adoption_App_fillable1.pdf

 Be aware that filing an application is not a guarantee for approval to adopt.

We Can't Wait Till Christmas

We Can't Wait Till Christmas....

Can you make a donation now?

Normally, as August wanes in New York, and September approaches, we don't expect to see new little baby rescues coming in for our help.  These baby squirrels, so little their eyes aren't even open yet, and the baby barn swallows (pictured below, as well as a couple more images of the little squirrels), had other ideas. Both the litter of seven squirrels and the barn swallow babies were victims of human interference (nest sites destroyed prematurely) and came to us desperately needing our help.

The influx of animals in need never seems to slow down.  However, the inflow of donations and funding most certainly has.

We at NY Wildlife Rescue and Northeast Llama Rescue are always incredibly grateful for your generous help.  We do understand that times have been tough for everyone, including the animals.  We're hoping that our friends who read our blog and Facebook page can find it in their hearts to donate.  Whether you are a long time supporter or a new friend, please know that you have our loving and sincere gratitude.

At the side of the blog page is a Paypal "Donate" button, and there is also one located at the bottom of our main website, http://www.redmaplefarm.net.  We are also happy to accept checks or money orders, and the mailing address is:

New York Wildlife Rescue Center

PO Box 410

Middleburgh, NY 12122

In addition, if you work for, or are associated with, an organization which is dedicated to helping animals and the environment and which might like to donate to the cause, please feel free to contact us at any time. Corporate donations of any amount are welcome with our thanks.

And now, a few more photos for your enjoyment:

Thank you, friends!
Wes 
and all of the animals (and the humans who serve them) at
New York Wildlife Rescue Center

Run Free, Jake

Jake

The best horse ever.  Twenty-plus years.

...Thanks.

Guest post: "If you Care, Leave it There"

We hope you enjoy the following article:

http://www.gazehound.com/creature-thoughts-june-2013/

Excerpt:

Friends, it’s baby season. It is normal, good, right, perfect in the ways of nature to see baby animals "alone". The truth is they are not "alone" at all. The parents, 99% of the time, are nearby, watching, staying out of sight like a dad at his child’s first piano recital because he wants to encourage her independence and not distract her from her task. This goes for mammals as well as baby birds. If a little bird has all of its feathers and you see it on the ground, it’s supposed to be there! If you find a nest of baby rabbits seemingly "abandoned", do not touch them–mother rabbits only visit the nest once or twice a day, a tactic developed by nature to keep the nest safe from predators being drawn to it. Fawns are left "alone" by their mothers, who are actually quite nearby, for the same reason; babies have very little scent whereas the scent of the adult could draw predators to the bedding-down site.

You're invited to click through to the link above to read the full story of a little sparrow who thought he was having a good day, only to have things turn south rather unexpectedly.

Rescue of the Week: The Sole Survivor (Baby Raccoon)

The Sole Survivor: would you like to help him?

A tree fell.

Little did the family who lived on the property know, at the time, that the tree was a home to another family.  By the time the homeowners found the raccoons, the mother and all of the babies were dead....

...Except for one.

The Sole Survivor was barely alive.  He was dehydrated and very weak.  When he was delivered to Wes at New York Wildlife Rescue Center, his chances for survival were slim.

He was given fluids and once rehydrated, attempts to feed were initiated.  The little fellow was so debilitated, that he could not even suck on the bottle.  Wes fed him for several days, 'round the clock, with an eye dropper and special formula.  Finally, he told the baby, "Listen, little guy, if you're going to survive, you're going to have to start putting some effort into it."

Shortly afterward, the baby raccoon figured out what the nipple was, and started to do his part.  Since then, he's been improving greatly, and is now a greedy little fellow who takes his meals happily.  His chances for survival have increased considerably, and we're now pretty confident that he'll survive to be released.

This little fellow is eating well, and going through about $10 worth of formula and supplies each week.  Once he gets older, he'll eat more, requiring other foods besides his bottle, so the cost of caring for this one baby is going to go up.  We're looking at between $250-$300 worth of care, food and supplies for this one baby raccoon through the summer months.

Would you like to help with his care?  If so, we at NYWRC, and this little Sole Survivor, would be ever so grateful.

Just click the Paypal button on this page, or if you prefer to mail a check, that can go to

New York Wildlife Rescue Center

c/o Wes Laraway

PO Box 410

Middleburgh, NY 12122

Thank you for visiting our blog, and thinking good thoughts for our little survivor!

Rainy Day Updates

     April Showers may bring May flowers but I am already seeing the little crocus flowers popping out all over the lawn. The Turkey Vultures have been back in the area for almost a month now. I can smell the air, look at the new mission in the birds attitudes and I know that spring is here. The extra daylight hours have given me more time after school (and weekends) to get spring chores done. Our lawn looks like a frozen minfield of defrosted dog poop.  My wife has been connected to a rake for hours but her persistence is looking great. I cant wait to mow the lawn, dont try to understand it......I love mowing the lawn.
     St Pattys Day was uneventful, Easter with family was nice.  I have sent in our taxes and now hope to win the lottery to pay all of the bills. A corporate sponsor would ease a lot of the financial pressure on what we do.  Since we are entirely not for profit, all donations are tax deductible.   Right now, your donations are the only thing keeping our mission going, we couldnt do it without you.   The demands placed upon us get greater every year.  Our Easter Photo (5th annual) Spring Fundraiser was great as always. Our sincere thanks go out to Shelly Wood Photography for doing this for us every year. We also need to thank Kelly's Farm and Garden in Cobleskill and our friends at the Middleburgh Hardware Store for providing the location and hospitality.
     The only other thing we are doing to generate operating expenses (besides teaching fulltime at MCS) are our awesome "Wildlife Alive" education shows.  I have been on the road a lot with our message of conservation and wildlife preservation. Mrs. Burgetts Environmental Class and I have gotten over 100 Kestral Boxes hung up around Schoharie County. What an awesome project and it is not too late to get your box for $20- and get it hung up in time to get a family of Kestral Falcons nesting in it this year.  I will have the last batch of boxes with me at the SUNY Cobleskill Wildlife Festival on April 27th.  All of our events are on our website, try to tell friends and family about what we do and that we survive entirely on donations and programs.
     All of the alpacas have found great homes and we are really happy about our involvement in making that a happy process for nearly 40 great alpacas. The dog that escaped from our place while being groomed has been found and is now back home where she belongs......Thanks Cheryl Baitsholt and Kelly Martin. The deer in Summit (that I was worried about) has spent the winter with an arrow sticking out of her shoulder but amazingly (as I hoped) she  has lost the arrow and has healed nicely.
     We lost two old friends recently. My uncle David Hallock has passed to the other side. I credit him and my aunt Joan for making me into a farmer. RIP.  Thank you for never being too busy to let a kid follow you around asking questions.  It is only appropriate that I mention our pet cow Claire has passed on as well. She was the best cow ever and we all miss her.   I want to Thank a few people right now that I never say thanks to.....my friends in particular. You know who you are and I couldnt do it without you.  You give me a kick in the ass when I need it and a helping hand when I get overwhelmed.  When I wonder outloud why I have to try to save the world,  you smile and give me encouragement.  I get to meet great people all of the time.  I want to thank everyone that sends a check or hits the paypal button when I am looking at the bottom line. I want to Thank everyone that comes to my wildlife shows and tells me how great the shows are afterward. Just in the last couple of weeks, I want to thank the lady that caught the duck with the broken leg. I want to thank the lady that spent days trying to catch a crow with a horrible wing injury because she couldnt stand watching it hop around her yard. I want to thank the guy that chased an injured Barred Owl in the road  over in  Sharon Springs and the SUNY Students that transported it over to me at the school.   When ever I have a bad day and question why I am doing this, I remind myself that it was a destiny not a decision.....  I am lucky to know people that will go out of their way to help a injured, sick or orphaned animal.  It  gives me faith and inspiration that there are good people out there that care about things other than themselves. I am glad that those types of people are those I keep around me as friends....THANKS. WES

Spring Is In The Air

Spring is in the air, I love spring.... I am not even going to complain about the mud this year. Things are getting busy at our farm and I am looking forward to wildlife orphan season starting soon. This past weekend, we picked up another trailer full of alpacas and a guard llama. They will be available for adoption so schedule an appointment to come and meet them. I am thrilled with the homes that we found for the female alpacas. I am confident that we can find great homes for these male alpacas as well.

We also have some very important events coming up. This Wednesday night we will be doing a program on the "Kestrel Project" for the Carlisle Historical Society. We will also be talking "All About Owls". The meeting starts at 7:30 pm. This weekend we encourage everyone to attend our 5th Spring Fundraiser. On Saturday from 11-2 we will be at Agway (in Cobleskill) for Easter Photos with the kids. We will have a bunny or a lamb and Shelley Wood does a beautiful job with the photos. On Sunday we will be at The Middleburgh Hardware from 11-2.... Please come by and see our birds of prey and support our cause.

Middleburgh Rebuilds, This Time for Kestrels

Press Release written by Mollie Burgett, Middleburgh Kestrel Project

                The American Kestrel is a small falcon native to most parts of North America. It feeds primarily on large insects and small rodents. Due to habitat loss and competition from invasive species, American Kestrel populations in our area have declined by an estimated 62% over the past 40 years. That is why students at Middleburgh High School have started a local kestrel conservation program. 

It is the Middleburgh Kestrel Project’s (MKP) hope that we can help to keep this amazing bird from being placed on the threatened species list in the years to come. The project started as a suggestion from local wildlife rehabilitator and teacher Wes Laraway. Mrs. Mollie Burgett’s AP Environmental science class was able to build thirty five nest boxes after a generous grant from the West Fulton Rod and Gun Club and assistance with space, tools and equipment training from David Dickerson in MCS’s technology department. It quickly became evident that thirty five boxes would not be enough to meet demand from the community. Students attending the Capital Region Career and Technical School in Schoharie in Mr. Matt Millard’s class constructed an additional twenty four boxes with another batch currently in the making. Wildlife Management students at SUNY Cobleskill have also placed several nest boxes in conjunction with New York Wildlife Rescue Center.

Middleburgh’s environmental science class will be placing 8 boxes around school grounds in the next week and submitting nesting data to the American Kestrel Partnership. The AKP is a national citizen scientist project that is working to research wide-spread kestrel declines and have recognized and praised the work being done by Middleburgh students. The MKP intends to partner with local business and land owners in placing more boxes for monitoring and research purposes. The Middleburgh Kestrel Project is also consulting local wildlife rehabilitator Kelly Martin as well as NYS DEC in the placement and construction of their boxes. 

The nest boxes are now up for sale. The $20 cost of each box will be put back into the program and used to buy more building supplies. The boxes measure 18 inches tall, eleven inches wide, and eleven inches deep with a 26 inch back mounting board. Boxes come with predrilled mounting holes, screws, shavings for nest substrate and mounting / monitoring instructions. They can be hung from most trees and poles, ideally 8-12 feet off of the ground, if not higher. Placement near a field is essential with the box ideally oriented south east. The best time to hang boxes is now; just before kestrels begin their northward migration, but can be hung as late as April in order to attract kestrels this year. If you have any questions about the project, or would like to purchase and place a kestrel nest box, or make a donation to the project please contact the Middleburgh Kestrel Project through their e-mail:  middleburghkestrels@yahoo.com

Ground Hog Day

      Another 6 weeks of winter, I think that I can handle that Phil.....now get back in your log and go back to sleep.  I couldn't sleep again last night. One of my many problems is that I think too much.  I wanted to start this blog with my condolences to the Burton family on the death of one of the two kittens that they adopted from us at Xmas time.  The little guy was a mess between ear mites and respirtory problems....many trips to the vet, I am really sorry that you (and your kids) had to go through that heartbreak and expense.  I really try to do the right thing. It was right to get all of those kittens into new loving homes.  I am so tired of so many things..... so many people, so many problems and so much animal abuse.....  I know I can't save the world but I can change the world for one animal at a time.  I have four favorite quotes on my desk at school.

     "We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give" Churchill
   "Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little" Burke
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind dont matter and those who matter dont mind " Seuss
     " You can judge a nation by the way it treats its animals" Gandhi

    So many people want so many things.....I dont.    When all is said and done and they kick me in a hole, I want the world to have been a better place because I was in it.   If more people tried to make a difference, the world could be a much better place.  It isnt always about you. What have you done to make the world a better place lately? Volunteer for a community group or walk dogs at the local shelter? Help a kid get a winter jacket?  Save an unwanted pet?  I will get off my soap box, I am only one guy.....and one guy can make a difference.   Donating time or money does make a difference.

    Speaking of making a difference, I have to share what our science teacher Mrs. Burgett at MCS is doing with her students. She has started a Kestrel Nesting Box Project with her Environmental Ed students......  What she is doing is amazing and I will post her press release to the blog later today.   She has so many people involved in this project and it is so worthwhile.  The Kestrel Falcon has decreased drastically in numbers over the last couple of decades due in large part to loss of nesting sites.  With her students and students at Schoharie VOTEC, they are distributing Kestrel Nestboxes to anyone that wants to put one up for $20-.  That is very cheap and all profits after expenses are being invested right back into making more boxes which will be hung around the MCS property and where I have seen Kestrels locally.   They have built, sold and hung over 50 boxes already. I am really impressed by what they are doing and have bought several boxes to support the project. Great time of year to buy and hang a box since Kestrels will be returning from Central America soon and will be looking for nesting sites. Email me at Laraway@midtel.net if you would like to buy a box to get hung up this month.  I love this project.

     We have also already started to book a lot of events for 2013 already. Gayle and I will try to get the events page on our website updated on a regular basis so you can see where we will be doing Wildlife Alive Programs.  I also want everyone to take a look at our 2013 Donors page of the website.  Hopefully your name is on that list, these are the people that we could not continue without.    I have so many great plans, all it takes is a dollar and a dream.   Ill be back later with more info on the Kestrel project, WES

Winter Blues

    Not much new since last time I blogged. I went ice fishing for the first time ever. It was fun but it was really cold and windy.   I caught a fish when we were picking up the tip-ups to leave. I could see how on a nice day, with a shanty, cooler, bbq and some good friends it could be really fun.  I think that I am ready for spring. I am not looking forward to anymore of that -25 degree nonsense again.  It makes everything real miserable.   I love being outside and working.  I try not to complain about things that I can't change but that was just too cold.....
     Schoharie County finally had an animal rescue, see this weeks Times Journal.....a local cat hoarder got shut down.  She has been cooperating completely and asking for help.  She has even been getting cat food (for months) from the Animal Shelter.   Simple fact is that no one wants cats by the dozen and it is too expensive to have them neutered and spayed.  I dont really want to talk about it because I will get depressed.  I am sick of some of the other groups that call themselves "rescues".  I have said for years that there should be some sort of accrediation process for becoming a licensed or inspected rescue group.  I have seen it time and time again over the last 20+ years we have been saving animals.  Some of the worst rescues that I have ever been on have been other animal rescue groups that have gotten in over their heads and can no longer do things the right way.  I try not to judge the people, just help the animals.   Anyone calling themselves a rescue should be OPEN to the public and you should be able to visit their animals.
     The alpaca gals have been happily going to their new homes. I have 4 more leaving this weekend to go to their new forever home.   That should leave us with just 5 of the gals waiting for homes.
The hard part is going to be getting the next load of alpaca boys here in between bad weather, storms, etc....  They will all have to get gelded as well.   It will be a lot harder to manage 20-40 males. It will also be a lot more expensive than finding the female alpacas homes.   I know that this time of year is hard for everyone financially but donations are few and far between for the first quarter of every year.
      Have a great Superbowl this sunday.....enjoy the spring like weather today.  Tell anyone you know that would like to adopt alpacas to give me a call. :) Till next time, WES

Bloodhound x Coonhound pup needs new home

Update: Dixie has found a new home.  Thank you for your interest!
 

Hi, all.  One of our supporters is in need of a new home for her beautiful pup.  We offered to help her spread the word.

Please read the note below, enjoy the photos, and use the contact information provided by the puppy's current owner if you are interested in this pretty little girl.
--Your Friends at NYWRC--

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I NEED A GOOD HOME

I am an eight month old tri-color bloodhound/coonhound mix female.  I am very friendly, loving and playful.  I like to use my long legs to run and play ball and I get along well with kids, cats and other dogs.  My shots are up to date and was spayed in October.  I don’t have much room to play now and the road is too close.  I am a puppy in training and need more attention and a schedule.  I can bring along my bed to your house but need a large crate because I am around 50 lbs.

Call me Dixie