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Success Stories
You can’t rescue all the animals in the world. But you can rescue one at a time. And for that animal, it makes all the difference in the world.
In the last couple of years, Rescue Ink has saved thousands of dogs, cats, birds, horses, even pigs and chickens. Some are hands-on operations, like the “cat house” with more than 150 felines in residence, or the pig rescuer who needed help corralling a couple of enraged sows. Other efforts raise awareness, from anti-puppymill marches to caravans to help overwhelmed shelters.
Here are just a few of our recent success stories.
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Rebel
Originally named “Ribbons” because of his tattered, shredded ears, this red-nosed pit bull was found as a stray in Kentucky after a suspected dog-fighting ring had been busted. The ligature marks on his legs and nose suggested he had been bound and used as a “bait dog” to train fighting dogs; his ears were severely infected and oozing pus. Hearing the pit bull’s tragic story, Joe and G spent 16 hours in the air on four-seater plane rides organized by Animal Rescue Flights to bring him to the Rescue Ink clubhouse, and a new life of hope.
Despite the horrors he has endured at the hands of humans, Rebel is a shining example of the remarkable ability of animals to forgive and live in the moment. He is the official Rescue Ink mascot, his scarred face and muscle-bound body embodying the truism that you should never judge a book by its cover. |
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Nevaeh and Adajio
These 5-month-old colts are the product of an underground industry that essentially is puppymilling for horses: So thoroughbred mares can get right back on the track, their newborn foals are given to “nurse mares” whose displaced offspring are simply left to die or sent to slaughter. Rescue Ink helped equine advocate Amanda Sorvino of the Gray Dapple Thoroughbred Assistance Program rescue five of these unwanted weeks-old babies and place them in loving foster and forever homes.
Nevaeh (which is “heaven” spelled backwards) is a petite sorrel female, and Adajio is a palamino male. They have been raised by Pennsylvania-based rescuer Marlene Boyd, who they follow around like she is their mother. Now that the foals are weaned and getting independent, Marlene plans to train them for riding, and would love to see them in family homes. Contact her at 717-867-1543. |
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Nike
Nobody would have given this middle-aged Rottweiler a chance: Found emaciated in a Long Island backyard, the black-and-rust dog had eyes so infected they were almost glued shut, and his teeth were worn down from chewing on rocks, his only playthings. Once Nike gained some weight, lab tests revealed a life-threatening parasitic infection – heartworms – and he began to exhibit food aggression and resource guarding.
Thanks to Rescue Ink’s persistence, Nike now has a shot at a good life and a forever home: Mountain Rottie Rescue in upstate New York has taken Nike on, and already has helped him make progress on some of his behavioral issues. Now undergoing a second treatment for heartworm after the first was unsuccessful, Nike has the will to live that Rescue Ink hopes will see him through. |
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Junior and the Harem
Most rescuers don’t list chicken-chasing on their resume, but – like we keep telling you – the Rescue Ink guys aren’t like most rescuers. This spring they were called in to help New York City animal control round up a band of renegade cluckers who had taken up residence in a Queens neighborhood. After much stalking, chasing and net-waving, Rescue Ink captured the unruly rooster (nicknamed Junior, for the group’s newest member) and his harem of hens.
The feathered Junior is now living the high life at a working farm in upstate New York. The three hens have been named Sophia, Isabella and Henrietta, and at last report, two of them had clutches of chicks in tow. Atta boy, Junior! |
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Pinz
Pinz – named for the bowling-alley fund-raiser that took place around the time Rescue Ink took her in – was brought to the New York City municipal shelter to be euthanized because her eyes were bulging and she was walking in circles. Veterinarians concluded that the 4-year-old long-haired Chihuahua mix had neurological problems that likely resulted from blunt-force trauma to her head.
Today, Pinz has more than doubled her weight, will follow sounds and movement, and will walk in a straight line with encouragement. Whenever the Rescue Ink members gather, whether at a meeting in their clubhouse or a rescue event, tiny Pinz is there, gingerly passed from one set of burly arms to another. |
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