Home is where Paddington is!

As you can see, Paddington is a pleasantly plump 22-pound guy who loves to hang out on his leash no matter what the weather. He loves his home and now he gets to stay in it because we were able to help his owners with the cost of the insulin he needs twice daily. They contacted No Kill Lehigh Valley about finding Paddington a new home and instead we paid for two months worth of insulin. His owners have had this 10 year old since he was eight weeks old and were heartbroken at the thought of giving him up. They had already contacted shelters and vets but no one would take Paddington due to his medical condition. We're so glad he can stay home! Please check out our new raffle, the Board O' Bargains so we can have more happy endings like this.

The Cute Side of Trap Neuter Return

This adorable litter of kittens came from a colony we trapped in Bath. They were old enough to be spayed and neutered so we paid for the surgeries for the six adult cats and five kittens at this location. Thank you to our trapper, Judy McHugh Rauh, for her hard work!

Valley Central Vet and NKLV able to help Snoopy!

Snoopy got out of the house by accident. He was missing for four days. When his owner finally found him, she discovered that he had been hit by a car and had a broken leg. She called us in desperation. We sent her to Walbert Animal Hospital to have the condition confirmed. It was a severely broken leg and he was referred to Dr. Hodges at Valley Central. We told the doctor that we would not be able to pay right away as we are still waiting for our state grant to come in. Dr. Hodges graciously agreed to wait for payment and we are so grateful to him for his patience, generosity and trust. Here is Snoopy recuperating from his successful surgery.

Trap Neuter Return

After winning the Pepsi Refresh Project, one of NKLV's first purchases was additional havahart traps in order to jump start our trap, neuter, return (T/N/R) initiative. This farm in bath was home to 12 cats that needed to be spayed or neutered. Not only did one of our trappers, Judy McHugh, take care of the T/N/R at this farm, but she convinced the farmer to clean up the area of the barn where the cats live and ensure they are receive clean water and nutritious food.

No Kill Lehigh Valley has subsidized the surgery costs for many feral colonies in the Lehigh Valley since receiving our grant money. T/N/R is an ongoing program to help us reach our goal to reduce the cat population and thus the number of animals surrendered to shelters and euthanized.

Shea the Beagle Needs a Happy Ending to His Sad Story

About two weeks ago we received a call from a veterinarian with a very sad case. A man had recently been brutally murdered. He left behind 3 dogs who were being cared for by an unemployed friend. One of the dogs, a beagle named Shea, suddenly had lost the use of his hind legs. He needed spinal sugery and there was no money. We talked to the surgeon who gave the dog a guardedly good prognosis. We agreed to finance the $2600.00 surgery. The surgery was performed and Shea did beautifully. He is now recovering in the care of Scott's friend. He is devoted to helping Shea recover completely. Then he would like to find this very special dog a special home. If you would like to be that home or can help, please email nokill.lehighvalley@yahoo.com.

Another example of how we - you - are making a difference.



A moving picture of Shea with her owner.

Cali was saved during a Trap Neuter Return effort!

One of our volunteers discovered a dairy farm teeming with cats. Part of the farm was where the cows marked for slaughter were held. The cats that lived in this section were not being fed properly and were living in dreadful conditions. We began to T/N/R (trap/neuter/return) this group so that at least more kittens would not be born in such a place. One cat tugged at the heart of our trapper, Judy McHugh. She was an older female with a crunkly ear, very sweet. We had her spayed and Judy decided that she could not go back there. We sent out pictures of her and some of the others through email and Cali, as she is called, finally got lucky. Just look at her in her new home.

Operation Catsnip - Thank you to the veterinarians!

On Sunday, March 27, No Kill Lehigh Valley held our 6th Operation Catsnip at three area veterinary hospitals: Dr. Karen's Critter Care, Lehigh Valley Animal Hospital and Walbert Animal Hospital. The veterinarians at these clinics donated over 8 hours of their time on Sunday to spay and neuter 112 cats! These pictures from Dr. Karen's Critter Care show Dr. Christine Bongiorno cuddling one of the cutest cats of the day and operating on a male cat.

Dr. Karen, Pam and Wendy get ready for the long day ahead while 12 cats that Diane Davison, our president, picked up early that morning wait in their carriers. These low-cost spay neuter clinics are instrumental to achieving a no-kill community and without these veterinarians and their technicians, would not take place.