Welcome to Global Rescue Welfare League!
The Global Rescue Welfare League is an all volunteer
organization which was started to help raise awareness in
regards to all the homeless animals all over the world. It is
our mission to help save as many innocent animals as possible
while raising awareness about altering (spay and neuter)
and responsible animal ownership. GROWL is directly
involved in pulling animals from high kill animal shelters,
coordinating volunteer transports to safety in rescues, raising
funds for animals in need, educating the public on the
importance of spay/neuter and assisting individuals in finding
their ideal furry family member. From the time GROWL was
created on September 1, 2007 and December 31, 2007 more
than 286 pets were rescued and rehomed by GROWL
volunteers. We look forward to saving MANY more in 2008!
GROWL is always in need of donations for altering, pull fees
from shelters and medical care. To make a donation, click
below...
The Global Rescue Welfare League is an all volunteer
organization which was started to help raise awareness in
regards to all the homeless animals all over the world. It is
our mission to help save as many innocent animals as possible
while raising awareness about altering (spay and neuter)
and responsible animal ownership. GROWL is directly
involved in pulling animals from high kill animal shelters,
coordinating volunteer transports to safety in rescues, raising
funds for animals in need, educating the public on the
importance of spay/neuter and assisting individuals in finding
their ideal furry family member. From the time GROWL was
created on September 1, 2007 and December 31, 2007 more
than 286 pets were rescued and rehomed by GROWL
volunteers. We look forward to saving MANY more in 2008!
GROWL is always in need of donations for altering, pull fees
from shelters and medical care. To make a donation, click
below...
GROWL IS ALWAYS IN
NEED OF VOLUNTEERS...
Here are ways you can help:
NEED OF VOLUNTEERS...
Here are ways you can help:
 | Transport animals from | |
| high-kill shelters to rescues or forever homes. | ||
| Spay or neuter your pet | |
| Donate | |
| Foster a homeless animal | |
| Click HERE for more | |
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| Recent GROWL Adoptions: We are thrilled to announce that Woody is finally in his own forever home! He has been adopted by an amazing family who has many years experience with the Belgian Malinois breed. We wish Woody and his family all the happiness in the world! WOODY'S STORY: Woody was born to a breeder who could obviously not sell him. A family finally bought him at around 7 months old. The family who bought him had enquired about a GrowlKid the week before but did not like the requirements we have for our adoptors. After 4 days, they dumped Woody at the kennel where lucky GrowlKids wait for transport. UPDATE ON BUD, NOW KNOWN AS ROCKY: Bud had his surgery to remove his broken leg and was renamed Rocky because he is such a fighter. Rocky has been adopted by a family in Greenville, SC. He has 2 fur- siblings (also cockers) and 2 human siblings. GROWL and Rocky thank Larkin and John for fostering him and giving him so much love prior to his surgery and during his care after the surgery! BUD'S STORY: This Buds for you! Bud is a 14 week old cocker spaniel who wandered up to someone's house with his leg broken in two places. He will be going to the vet's office in Spartanburg, SC to see if it can be repaired or if it needs to be amputated. After Bud is treated and recovered he will be able to find his own forever home! |
Rescue of the Month:
Meet Maddie! She is a two year old
hound who is looking for her own
home and forever family. Maddie
was heartworm positive but has
successfully completed treatment.
If you are interested in Maddie,
please contact a GROWL volunteer!
Meet Maddie! She is a two year old
hound who is looking for her own
home and forever family. Maddie
was heartworm positive but has
successfully completed treatment.
If you are interested in Maddie,
please contact a GROWL volunteer!
With one easy click you can help
save lives every time you shop
online. iGive does not cost you
a dime, but will help save shelter
pet's lives.
save lives every time you shop
online. iGive does not cost you
a dime, but will help save shelter
pet's lives.
Click here to feed
a shelter pet!
a shelter pet!
| GrowlKid Count: Shelter pets rescued by GROWL in 2008 -765- so far! |
We invite you to join our Yahoo
Group. This is the easiest and
fastest way to stay up to date on
transports, adoptions, updates
and current GROWL events! Just
click the link below-
Group. This is the easiest and
fastest way to stay up to date on
transports, adoptions, updates
and current GROWL events! Just
click the link below-
| Visit our CafePress store to purchase GROWL merchandise! |
In Memory of those GrowlKids
who wait at the Rainbow Bridge...
click below to meet our
GrowlAngels!
who wait at the Rainbow Bridge...
click below to meet our
GrowlAngels!
| Click HERE for our Frequently Asked Questions! |
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We use Patented Kuranda Dog Beds because they are durable, chew proof and easy to clean. If you would like to donate a bed to us, click here. |
| GROWL NEWS We are happy to announce that 19 lives were saved by GROWL this week. Dawn flew down to SC and drove a van load of GrowlKids up to safety in NJ. We are so excited for each of those who made it to safety, especially because some of them were to be euthanized the same day they jumped aboard the van to freedom! GROWL is so excited that we are now able to have Kuranda dog beds donated towards the animals in our program. If you would like to donate a comfortable, chew resistant bed, please click the link at the top right of the page. Although usually we would not consider a shelter pet lucky, there are just some days when there is no denying the fact that they are! Today was one of those days for 23 shelter dogs in Greenville, SC. As some of the GROWL fosters went to pick up some dogs to foster, some others got darn lucky and went to the foster homes also. As the euthanasia time clock counted down to the 2pm deadline, the GROWL volunteers and Greenville staff pulled together to save a total of 23 lives! These babies were literally within minutes of being put to sleep but now will be fostered until they have their own forever homes or can jump aboard a transport to the north! GROWL was contacted about a cat rescue in Israel who desperately needs help. This cat rescue is doing all they can to control the cat population and keep cats healthy. As we all know, this is an ongoing job. This rescue educates the public about the need for sterilizing your pet and also humane animal treatment. We encourage you to look at their website (look for the link for English, unless you are fluent in Hebrew) and see the impressive work these devoted people do to help those who can't help themselves. This devoted rescue has the space and manpower to make a huge difference but are in need of funds. We at GROWL are grateful to hear of those across the globe who are fighting the same fight for the animals as we do here. Click here to visit our Israeli friends. Jeff is a cocker who came from a high kill shelter in West Virginia. He came down to SC with Joey, a fellow cocker. Jeff is heartworm positive and when he arrived he was too overweight to go through treatment. We are very excited for Jeff that he has now lost enough weight that he can go through heartworm treatment. We will keep everyone up to date on his progress. GROWL would like to introduce you to Animal Experiences in NY. They are an exotic animal rescue who have gone above and beyond to assist GROWL and all GrowlKids who have been transported up north. As GROWL and Animal Experiences have been working together, we have been able to help a wide variety of animals and educate people of all ages about animal welfare and treatment. We thank Nicole for her assistance and devotion! |
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Why foster?
This is what one of our most loyal foster mom's had to say about
the highs and lows of the emotional roller coaster she has
experienced. This experienced foster has taken on some of the
most challenging (medically and socially) that we have come
across. Fostering can be one of the most rewarding experiences
in your life as our devoted and loving foster mom explains:
This is what one of our most loyal foster mom's had to say about
the highs and lows of the emotional roller coaster she has
experienced. This experienced foster has taken on some of the
most challenging (medically and socially) that we have come
across. Fostering can be one of the most rewarding experiences
in your life as our devoted and loving foster mom explains:
After reading the article in the Greenville News about the great
work that the rescue group GROWL was doing I called to obtain more
information. After talking to GROWL, I decided on volunteering to be a
foster since this group had a fast turnover for adoption of 2-3 weeks, which
would suit my need of not being able to become too attached by fostering for
months at a time.
As luck would have it my first litter of 8 puppies that were 2
weeks old and needed bottle feeding 6 times a day turned out to have the
herpes virus. They were dying one at a time having convulsions that caused
blindness and loss of motor skills. To make matters even more traumatizing
was the fact they would die screaming in excrutiating pain which sent my
female Doberman into a frenzy who had been mothering them. After the last
one died I tried to quit, but Audra pleaded with me to try again. I relented
and received eight 4 week old black lab mixes that looked like teddy bears.
They arrived at 2 lbs. each and left in 3 weeks at 10 to 12 lbs. each and were
the sweetest most loving puppies ever. Turned out there was a waiting list up
north to adopt them. Feeling more confident I continued fostering and having
much success watching sick, unsocialized, dirty or just all around frightened
puppies blossom into wonderful pets. Somehow I became the official foster
for puppies instead of grown dogs and it was working out just fine for me.
Then it happened again. I accepted a litter of eight 6 week old
Rottweiler/hound mixes that had one tiny female runt that was a fraction the
size of the rest. The rest of the litter had various dog bites from a larger dog
in the head, neck and eyes. I kept the runt seperate who I named "Pebbles"
because she was tiny, but was like a rock trying to live. She could only
swallow Nutra-cal and pedialite, choking on anything else. She'd wobble
around and was full of spunk, trying to play with my dogs and her siblings,
but the smallest bump would knock her over. She even barked making a
squeaking noise. The vet did a blood transfusion diagnosing her with a severe
iron deficientcy which only helped a little. Pebbles went from a one pound runt
to a two pound runt in 3 weeks, but she just kept fighting to live so I kept
trying. Then one day she layed down for a nap and quietly died not making a
sound. It was about an hour before I realized she was no longer breathing. I
could hardly believe she just quietly died after fighting so hard tolive, but after
calling the vet and explaining her symptoms he was fairly certain she had
cystic fibrosis, dying from congestive heart failure and would have begun to
suffer with choking, liver and pancreatic damage. This by far was the most
emotional for me out of all the puppies I've fostered and will affect me for a
long time. I had already decided that I would keep her and probably have the
smallest rottweiler in South Carolina. Pebbles has been buried in my yard with
a cross and statute honoring her short life.
Even with the heartbreak that goes along with fostering, the rewards far
outweigh all else and I recommend it highly to anyone who can give up their
time to do this knowing each puppy would be euthanized through no fault of
their own. I feel nothing but satisfaction when I see these puppies bloom and
are immediately adopted all fat and healthy, having wonderful personalities
having been socialized with other dogs and lots of people.
I have to go now because I have seven 3 1/2 week old unknown mixed
puppies that require lunch and are loudly telling me so. Please keep telling all
your relatives, friends, neighbors and anyone who will listen to SPAY and
NEUTER and we can eliminate so much of useless killing of healthy animals
and consider opening up your home to a shelter pet in need of a foster home!
A.C.
Greenville, SC
work that the rescue group GROWL was doing I called to obtain more
information. After talking to GROWL, I decided on volunteering to be a
foster since this group had a fast turnover for adoption of 2-3 weeks, which
would suit my need of not being able to become too attached by fostering for
months at a time.
As luck would have it my first litter of 8 puppies that were 2
weeks old and needed bottle feeding 6 times a day turned out to have the
herpes virus. They were dying one at a time having convulsions that caused
blindness and loss of motor skills. To make matters even more traumatizing
was the fact they would die screaming in excrutiating pain which sent my
female Doberman into a frenzy who had been mothering them. After the last
one died I tried to quit, but Audra pleaded with me to try again. I relented
and received eight 4 week old black lab mixes that looked like teddy bears.
They arrived at 2 lbs. each and left in 3 weeks at 10 to 12 lbs. each and were
the sweetest most loving puppies ever. Turned out there was a waiting list up
north to adopt them. Feeling more confident I continued fostering and having
much success watching sick, unsocialized, dirty or just all around frightened
puppies blossom into wonderful pets. Somehow I became the official foster
for puppies instead of grown dogs and it was working out just fine for me.
Then it happened again. I accepted a litter of eight 6 week old
Rottweiler/hound mixes that had one tiny female runt that was a fraction the
size of the rest. The rest of the litter had various dog bites from a larger dog
in the head, neck and eyes. I kept the runt seperate who I named "Pebbles"
because she was tiny, but was like a rock trying to live. She could only
swallow Nutra-cal and pedialite, choking on anything else. She'd wobble
around and was full of spunk, trying to play with my dogs and her siblings,
but the smallest bump would knock her over. She even barked making a
squeaking noise. The vet did a blood transfusion diagnosing her with a severe
iron deficientcy which only helped a little. Pebbles went from a one pound runt
to a two pound runt in 3 weeks, but she just kept fighting to live so I kept
trying. Then one day she layed down for a nap and quietly died not making a
sound. It was about an hour before I realized she was no longer breathing. I
could hardly believe she just quietly died after fighting so hard tolive, but after
calling the vet and explaining her symptoms he was fairly certain she had
cystic fibrosis, dying from congestive heart failure and would have begun to
suffer with choking, liver and pancreatic damage. This by far was the most
emotional for me out of all the puppies I've fostered and will affect me for a
long time. I had already decided that I would keep her and probably have the
smallest rottweiler in South Carolina. Pebbles has been buried in my yard with
a cross and statute honoring her short life.
Even with the heartbreak that goes along with fostering, the rewards far
outweigh all else and I recommend it highly to anyone who can give up their
time to do this knowing each puppy would be euthanized through no fault of
their own. I feel nothing but satisfaction when I see these puppies bloom and
are immediately adopted all fat and healthy, having wonderful personalities
having been socialized with other dogs and lots of people.
I have to go now because I have seven 3 1/2 week old unknown mixed
puppies that require lunch and are loudly telling me so. Please keep telling all
your relatives, friends, neighbors and anyone who will listen to SPAY and
NEUTER and we can eliminate so much of useless killing of healthy animals
and consider opening up your home to a shelter pet in need of a foster home!
A.C.
Greenville, SC
| UPCOMING EVENTS GROWL WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN: September 14, 2008: Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer, Race for the Cure! GROWL is thrilled to be represented in the Race for the Cure in New York City, NY in an effort to help find the cure for a horrible disease which affects so many people's lives. To support Dawn in her efforts to help find a cure, click HERE! September 20, 2008: Puppy Mill Awareness Day! GROWL will be attending this event in an effort to help stop the horrible, inhumane treatment of animals in puppy mills. It is a life which is too unbelievable to describe and we look forward to representing not only the GrowlKids who have come from these lives, but also the furkids who never made it out. Not only has GROWL pulled out many furkids from these situations but there is a special GROWL child who lived this life for many years. Dawn's special girl, Mindy was a puppy mill mom. Mindy was bred so often that she developed mammary tumors which Dawn had removed but those years of horrible conditions are as engraved in her past as the tattoo she has on her stomach which says W2. Thankfully Mindy was rescued and now lives the life of a princess and is now Dawn's special girl rather than just a number to her puppy mill breeder! October 26, 2008: Alzheimers Association Memory Walk! GROWL will be represented by Team GROWL in New York City to help raise funds to find a cure for Alzheimers. So many families have been affected by this disease and the GROWL family is no different. Dawn and Audra will be walking, along with some of their family members, in memory of their grandpas, John Bomar and Harold Omer. We look forward to keeping their memory alive and helping those who are currently enduring such a tragic disease. We would love for everyone to come out and walk with us or you can help raise donations for the Alzheimer's Association. You can visit and/or join our Team GROWL page HERE!!! |
