Jackies Animal Charity Events

Articles

Greyhound Rescue Fife - August 2009 Newsletter: "Each time it has snowed I thought of the all the dogs in kennels throughout the UK" Click here to read this article on pages 6 and 7

Paisley Daily Express: An animal lover is hoping buddies will warm to an unusual fundraising event that aims to coin in enough cash to buy coats for 100 rescued dogs. Click here to read more

Paisley Daily Express: Dogs will stay cosy after psychic day. Click here to read more

Psychic News magazine article: Glasgow animal charity event is a resounding success. Click here to read more

Thank You letters

Celia and Jimmy. Founders of Greyhound Rescue Fife
We at Greyhound Rescue Fife thank you very much for your very kind donation of dog beds for our homeless hounds. From the snoring coming out of the kennels, just before we close down, it is obvious that the residents have voted them a great success.  Your kindness is much appreciated. Thank you for all your help, which we appreciate very much. We wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Elaine Warnock , Give A Greyhound A Home
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your very kind donation of collars and leads you donated to Give A Greyhound a home. As you know, our main source of income is public donations, we are not in receipt of any grants so we really have to beg,borrow and steal ! A couple of weeks ago we had a wee greyhound pup called Daisy in much need of very epensive life saving treatment, £5000 to be exact, We sent out an appeal to all our followers and despite it being a very expensive time of the year everyone dug deep to enable us to meet the vet bill, I am glad to say Daisy's operation was a complete success and she is well on the way to recovery. Once again If it wasn't for folk like yourself we would really struggle, so keep up the good work !

Susan Tonner, Dogs Trust
A very generous number of coats were donated to our centre. I have enclosed a couple of pictures of three of our dogs wearing the donated coats and as you can see, they absolutely love them.  We were extremely grateful to have the coats as it is often very cold at this centre and the dogs much prefer their walks in the cosy coats.  This winter in particular, with the temperatures below minus 12 for much of the day, we were in need of coats for many of our dogs.  Please do pass on our sincere appreciation to everyone who helped  raise money to fund the purchase of these much needed coats.

Arthurshiel Kennels photos

These dogs are at arthurshiel kennels: They received dog coats

Snoopy hates the camera

AJ has just woken up, sorry about the look

Don't I look smart

Greyhound Rescue Baltree, Fife

Celia and Jimmy of Greyhound Rescue Fife alongside George Petrie's dogs Billy and Lassie

George with two of Greyhound Rescue Fife's " residents " - Starsky (testing the bed)  and Ariel

Celia and Jimmy beside the beautiful beds for which they and the hounds, thank her very much

Dogs Trust Dogs with Coats

Animal Mothers & Friends

George died to save children

Elderly George the Jack Russell died saving the lives of children being attacked by dogs. He has been awarded medals and has a statue built in his honour in New Zealand where the tragedy took place.Photo attached.

Fascinating Animal Videos

Hero dog saves wounded dog on a motorway

Dog on TV repeatedly says "I love you"

Fascinating Animal Photos

Instructions for properly hugging a baby:

1. First, spy a baby.

2. Second, be sure that the object you spied was indeed a baby by employing classic sniffing techniques -- if you smell baby powder and the wonderful aroma of wet diapers this is, indeed, a baby.

3. Next you will need to flatten the baby before actually beginning the hugging process.

**Note: The added slobber should help in future steps by making the 'paw slide' easier..**

4. The 'Paw Slide': Simply slide paws around baby and prepare for possible close-up.

5. Finally, if a camera is present, you will need to execute the difficult and patented 'Hug, Smile, and Lean' so as to achieve the best photo quality.

PERFECT!!!

An Orangutan story

The orangutan was in a rescue and not doing well.  This old hound wandered in absolutely emaciated and the orangutan snapped to, like his buddy had arrived.  He stayed with the hound night and day until he was well and in the whole scenario, found a reason to live.  They are now inseparable.  Isn’t that sweet?

Suryia and Roscoe - Best Of Friends

Where you lead, I will follow...best friends Suryia the orangutan and Roscoe the Blue Tick hound.

Doggy paddle's the order of the day here for the couple who live at the Tigers sanctuary in Myrtle Beach , South Carolina .

Suryia and Roscoe spend hours together every day - they're particularly keen on swimming.

The two mates see the funny side of most things.

There's always time to chill.

For once, Roscoe's letting it all hang out.

The three-year-old orangutan goes everywhere with Roscoe.

A dog's not just a man's best friend, he's an orangutan's too.

Dogs commute to work in the city

Canine commuter ... wild dog waits on the platform

Stray dogs are commuting to and from a city centre on underground trains in search of food scraps.
The clever canines board the Tube each morning. After a hard day scavenging and begging on the streets, they hop back on the train and return to the suburbs where they spend the night.
Experts studying the dogs say they even work together to make sure they get off at the right stop after learning to judge the length of time they need to spend on the train.
The dogs choose the quietest carriages at the front and back of the train. They have also developed tactics to hustle humans into giving them more food on the streets of Moscow.
Scientists believe the phenomenon began after the Soviet Union collapsed in the 1990s, and Russia's new capitalists moved industrial complexes from the city centre to the suburbs. Dr. Andrei Poiarko of the Moscow Ecology and Evolution Institute, said: "These complexes were used by homeless dogs as shelters, so the dogs had to move together with their houses."
Because the best scavenging for food is in the city centre, the dogs had to learn how to travel on the subway to get to the centre in the morning, then back home in the evening, just like people.

Well trained ... dog enjoys a nap on the underground

Dr. Poiarkov told how the dogs like to play during their daily commute. He said: They jump on the train seconds before the doors shut, risking their tails getting jammed. They do it for fun. And sometimes they fall asleep and get off at the wrong stop.

Dog tired ... mutt naps on tube seat in Moscow

The dogs have learned to use traffic lights to cross the road safely, said Dr. Poiarkov. And they use cunning tactics to obtain tasty morsels of shawarma, a kebab-like snack popular in Moscow. They sneak up behind people eating shawarmas then bark loudly to shock them into dropping their food.
With children, the dogs play cute by putting their heads on youngsters' knees and staring pleadingly into their eyes to win sympathy and scraps. Dr. Poiarkov added: Dogs are surprisingly good psychologists.
The Moscow mutts are not the first animals to use public transport. In 2006 a Jack Russell in Dunnington, North Yorks , began taking the bus to his local pub in search of sausages. And two years ago, passengers in Wolverhampton were stunned when a cat called Macavity started catching the 331 bus to a fish and chip shop.

Polar Bear: I come in peace

Norbert Rosing's striking images of a wild polar bear coming upon tethered sled dogs in the wilds of Canada's Hudson Bay. 

The photographer was sure that he was going to see the end of his dogs when the polar bear wandered in

It's hard to believe that this polar bear only needed to hug someone! 

The Polar Bear returned every night that week to play with the dogs.

May you always have love to share, Health to spare, And friends that care

This is extraordinary

The tiger temple in Thailand is a place where an extraordinary bond between man and the world's biggest cats has been formed. The tigers here are so peaceful its almost as if they have accepted Buddhism as their religion. In fact, they even sit for the meditating sessions with the monks and kneel down in front of them as it they are the gurus. The tigers are so docile that the monks have to sometimes train them to fight otherwise they would lose all their power of self protection.

The link started in 1999 when a sick baby tiger, orphaned after poachers shot its mother, was brought to the monks. Within a few years several other tiger cubs similarly orphaned by poachers had arrived. The most amazing thing is none of the cubs turned out ferocious on growing up. The monks believe that these tigers are none other than the former Buddhist disciples who have taken rebirth in the same place.

A paradise for tiger lovers!

Just shows that with love, kindness and a gentle way, the world can be a better place!