FROM: Valerie Kleine, VP of Intakes
Col. Potter Cairn Rescue Network

The month of July was a slow one for Intakes which was good because our foster homes were full as summertime had put a strain on availability, and our finances were stretched. Well, August is going to more than make up for the slow period!!!!!

We have an opportunity to rescue about FORTY Cairns from several puppymills / breeders over the next couple of weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is not a misprint or misspelling on my part ... 40 Cairns from puppymills. Some of the females may be pregnant and I want this to be their last litter and their babies to be born into freedom.

Believe me, I want to go after every single one and I want to be successful ... BUT I can't do it without ALL of your help! WE NEED FOSTER HOMES AND MONEY ... pure and simple, no other way to say it than straight out. If we can't get commitments from foster homes, we can't go after them. If we can't get the money for their vetting which will add up quickly, we can't go after them. One without the other will not help -- we need BOTH foster homes and money!

We know you all have done so much monetarily already with supporting the search for Sunnie and those that attended CA POOP. We know that many of our foster homes have not had a break from fostering in quite awhile and others have continually had multiple fosters. We understand what we are asking of you and know that it is asking a lot. We also know the life of a puppymill cairn and we can't bear the thought of having to say NO, we can't help because we don't have a foster home, or can't afford the vetting costs. But that is exactly what will happen ...

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE if you are able to foster, please see below. These cairns really don't ask for much -- just a soft, safe place to sleep, good food, fresh water and love. They aren't used to much in their lives and just these simple, basic things are like heaven to them. You will never be rewarded more than watching a puppymill cairn blossom and bloom into a real Cairn.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE if you are able to skip that extra cup of coffee from the vending machine at work everyday, or bring your lunch one day a week rather than going out, or combine trips to save a gallon of gas -- if we would all do that, we could afford to give these cairns the life they deserve, a life of freedom.

Update, Labor Day Weekend
So far this weekend TWENTY FOUR, yes I said 24, furkids made their way into the loving arms of Col. Potter.
These cairns are going to run up some pretty high vet bills and that doesn't even contemplate our little boy Celebrate in FL who is awaiting surgery and heartworm treatment. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS MADE A DONATION TO THE 40 PM KID CHALLENGE!!! Every dollar is crucial now and is most certainly appreciated and will be put towards these cairns. If you haven't made a donation yet, waiting to see if there really were going to be 40 PM cairns, I can tell you they are here and they need your help! THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT!