A PUBLICATION OF THE PLACENCIA CHAPTER OF THE BELIZE TOURISM INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
PHS: We are Rescued Animals
We cannot speak. We bark. We purr. We do not have words to share our former lives of hardship, neglect and abuse. It is only in the moment of rescue that we finally find our voices. No, we still cannot communicate our past painful experiences in words, but in animal rescue, there are people who have mercifully become our advocates, and yes, our voices. These advocates are members of the Placencia Humane Society.
Because of PHS, we are rescued from certain death: we are given a second life. These good people don't hold it against us that we were pathetically weak, sick and scrawny or covered with open sores and bug infestation. These advocates only recognize that we are survivors, and believe that we have the right to a healthy, caring and loving home.
The mission of the PHS is to restore us to good health and yes, find us that permanent caring and loving home.
Sadly there are way too many of us, abandoned pets. But the Placencia Humane Society is changing that with its dynamic outreach rescue program.
Between 2005 and 2007, a total of 30 kittens were rescued. All but 7 of these have been adopted. These 7 have remained with their foster family and still need a home.
In 2008, 19 dogs and 10 more kittens were rescued and adopted to new homes.
The statistics for 2009 are: 12 dogs have been rescued and 9 have been adopted. Seven kittens have been rescued, and 4 of them were placed in permanent homes, 3 are still available for adoption. There is a definite shortage of homes for rescue animals, and PHS will not be satisfied until all rescued animals find loving families.
We are only a few of those survivors who have been placed in permanent homes.
Please read our stories.
We cannot tell you details of our former lives; however, our photos speak volumes.
Hi, my name is Simon. No one wanted me. I was hiding under a house in Seine Bight because people were throwing bottles and stones at me. Mary Smith crawled underneath the house and gently removed me. I now have a wonderful life with Cindy and Jim Weller in Placencia!
Simon Before Simon After
Greetings from Booker T. I was homeless in Seine Bight. I had such a severe case of mange that with treatment, it took over three months to clear up. When I was rescued, I was so frightened that I could not make eye contact with my rescuer. But I was curious enough to look at her out of the corner of my eye. I knew she meant well, but I was still a little scared. I†now enjoy being picked up and petted. Thanks to the Placencia Humane Society, I have found a good home with a lovely couple in Belmopan who make me feel very, very special.
Booker T Before Booker T After
My name is Sadie and I now trust and love Susan Harris, my new adopted family in Monkey River. I was hanging around Seine Bight, abandoned, and I actually bit Pamela Keck when she came to take me to her home. I was extremely emaciated, had no muscle tone and had scaly skin as a result of a bad case of mange. You will be reading more about me in an upcoming PHS article. I am a great success rescue story and I cannot wait to have my new family tell it to you!
Sadie Before Sadie After
Hello from BooBoo, Vandy, Hooper, Ubey, Cookie, Sulu, Miss Piggy, Paint, Chico, Callie, and Luigi. We are all rescued kittens. Someone actually threw acid on Luigi. Can you believe that? Did you know that our foster families needed to bottle feed us with specially made formula sometimes every two hours?! Is that love, or what? We are so proud to tell you that we were all adopted into different families in Seine Bight, Placencia, and Plantation. Luigi is being adopted by a PHS board member along with his brother Mario.
Ubey Luigi
From all of us, the very fortunate ones, the rescued pets placed in loving homes--thanks to everyone who supports PHS.
THANK YOU PLACENCIA HUMANE SOCIETY FOR THE GIFT OF LIFE. THANK YOU PLACENCIA HUMANE SOCIETY FOR THE GIFT OF ONCE AGAIN TRUSTING PEOPLE.
Want to know more about adopting a rescued animal or how you can support Placencia Humane Society?
Please contact Mary Ann Kaye 670-3491/523-3651 or Pamela Keck at 625-3123 / pkeck11@yahoo.com or check out our website at www.placencia-pets.org.
Thank you. The PHS Board
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