*Say "Yes" to Tulip and "Do More Today"*
HART rescued Tulip and her sister, Daffodil, from a high kill shelter in North Carolina.  For weeks  these two sweet kittens remained locked in a shelter cage waiting for a hero to come along and  rescue or adopt them, only to be constantly overlooked.  When their time was just about up, a  plea was sent out to save their lives, and HART said "Yes, we will take them!"

Shortly after arriving at her foster home, Tulip's foster mom noticed that Tulip was having  trouble breathing.  HART's veterinarian saw Tulip and referred Tulip to a specialist.  It was there that Tulip was diagnosed with a feline inflammatory polyp.  The polyp interferes with breathing, eventually severely complicating Tulip's ability to breathe properly as Tulip grows.

Sometimes we rescue an animal who is perfectly healthy -- all they need is a spay/neuter and  some vaccinations, and they are ready for their new family.  In other instances, animals may  have minor, easily fixed conditions such as worms, kennel cough, or an ear or skin infection.  With a trip to the vet, proper medication and a little TLC, they are ready for their new homes.   Then there are special cases like Tulip who require special care. The shelter and HART did not  know of Tulip's condition prior to rescuing Tulip.  However, once HART commits to an animal,  we will work hard to give that animal every chance at life.  HART believes that every cat and dog  deserves a chance, despite unexpected circumstances where costs are higher than we had  planned -- and that is why HART and Tulip need your help! 

Tulip is one of hundreds of animals HART rescues each year from rural shelters.  If you do  rescue well, as HART does, you take care of the ones you save and do what you can to give each  animal a wonderful life, and sometimes that includes providing lifesaving medical treatment.

You now have an opportunity to invest in saving the lives of hundreds of dogs and cats.  

Our goal for our most important fundraiser of the year is to help over 1,000 animals like Tulip  and Nutmeg (see below) in 2017.  Please help us help them!  All it takes is YOUR HELP, and Tulip  can have a chance to live the normal, happy, and loving life that she deserves.  We know her  future family will be grateful that many generous people donated to make that love possible.
*Nutmeg's Challenge*
Thursday
June 8. 2017
12AM to 11:59PM

*** Early Bird Donations*** Starts May 25 th  - Help Us Win the $2,500 Early Bird Prize!

https://domore24.org/npos/hart
Say Hello To
Some of Nutmeg's 
Friends
She was thrown from a moving truck on a busy street in Columbia S.C. After rolling several times she got herself up and started running after the truck to get back to her "person."  A motorist who witnessed this horror stopped and grabbed the frightened dog and called the police. The dog ended up at a high kill shelter and was on borrowed time. HART heard her story and said "Yes!"  We named her Nutmeg.

Unlike Nutmeg, we know nothing of the back stories of most of the animals we rescue. They are discarded at overcrowded shelters by people who don't bother to tell the workers the animal's name. They are left without a care for their future... will they be adopted by someone else?  Will they be killed?  Is this just to avoid the financial expense (or inconvenience) of having a pet or to avoid the emotional toll of having them euthanized?  Homeless Animals Rescue Team (HART) looks at each one and says "Yes!"

Year after year HART responds to an increasing number of pleas to help dogs and cats in high kill shelters where their only real chance to get out alive is through a rescue group.  The work is painful because there is never enough money or fosters to save every sweet and adoptable dog or cat. But HART says "Yes!" more often than not. For the remainder of 2017 we have set an aggressive goal to rescue another 550 more dogs and cats, in addition to those we have already rescued this year, and find them homes...over 1000 precious lives. This will be a significant increase (about 35%) compared to the number of lives saved in 2016. But to succeed, we need your help.

On Thursday June 8th HART is participating in the "Do More 24 Hour" challenge campaign in support of non-profits. Nutmeg is challenging you to help us raise $77,000.00 this year to say "Yes!" to an additional 550 dogs and cats -- roughly $140.00 per animal-- to defray just some of the veterinary costs. HART and Nutmeg need your help to make this goal.  Not just your financial support, but we need you to reach out to your network of friends and family, and let them know about this challenge and ask them to donate to HART on this day. Tell them about Nutmeg and her indomitable spirit.  Ask them to remember all the animals that have blessed their lives.  Tell them about all the dogs and cats that still need our help. Any amount will help us achieve our goal. Remember....

Say "Yes!" to Nutmeg!

Do More 24 is also allowing people to donate early starting May 25th. There is a prize of $2,500.00 to the organization that gets the most early donations and both HART and Nutmeg are hoping to get enough early donations to get this prize! 
Say Yes to Nutmeg & Her Friends!