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[cara williams @carawil17888192]

IN DANGER OF BEING EUTHANIZED ‼️

Russel Cnty Phenix City, Alabama 

These pledges are not for adoption.
They will go directly to the rescue’s vetting & transport for Solo.

Goal: $500 to help Solo to get healthy and on the way to recovery.

SOLO NEEDS A HERO 💔🐾
Solo is just a puppy who was found abandoned at a shopping center, sitting alone in the scorching heat, waiting for someone to help. No puppy should ever be left behind like this.
Despite everything he's been through, Solo deserves the chance to know love, safety, and a family who will never leave him again. Right now, he's sitting in a crowded shelter where his future is uncertain.

Please don't let Solo be forgotten. ❤️🐶

#61275862
M
4wk-6mth
17.6lb
Ret/Golden mix

#AdoptDontShop #RescueDog #ShelterDog #PitBullLove #ShareToSaveALife #AlabamaDogs #Rescue

[Adopt Storm & Friends @adopt_storm_ny]

Dino has now been at the shelter 1,248 days 💔

Bio: https://t.co/qG14QpGhzQ

Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter, Wantagh, New York (Long Island.) Email: [email protected]

#Dogs #NewYork #LongIsland #AdoptDontShop

[Not the Same @notthesameone2]

🚨 Last call for 5-y/o Pimienta, now under kill command. Surrendered b/c she has allergies. Housetrained, smart, knows cues. Shy w/ strangers, gentle w/ kids, nervous/ avoids dogs & cats. Loves baths, balls & treats.

[RoCo🇬🇧God Save The King🇬🇧 @RoCoGB]

🚨THIS is the cruelty in Texas 💔
Sweet 6yo Mastiff mix GRAYBEE’s in agony #A389121

Basketball-sized ulcerated, bleeding mammary mass,
HW🪱,skin infections
She’s suffered too long😭

Corpus Christi ACS end her life 2morrow 7/2

Unless rescue/sponsor steps up
🙏Plz #Pledge help save her❤️‍🩹

[Adopt Storm & Friends @adopt_storm_ny]

Reilly has now been at the shelter 57 days 💔

Bio: https://t.co/a6HofLuQw5

Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter, Wantagh, New York (Long Island.) Email: [email protected]

#Dogs #NewYork #LongIsland #AdoptDontShop

[Fionaismybitch @fionaismybitch]

FULTON COUNTY, GA💔💔💔💔
💔 The Hardest Part Isn't Saying Goodbye. It's Knowing He Expects It.
One day, I'll say goodbye to Thumper.
I hope it's because he finally found his family.
Every day I visit him at the shelter, he's waiting for me with that happy face that somehow makes the whole building disappear for a little while. We go for a walk. We practice a trick or two. We spend time cuddling. For a while, he gets to be somebody's dog.
Then something happens that gets me every single time.
When it's time to head back, Thumper gently leads me to the building and straight to his kennel. He doesn't resist. He doesn't plead to stay outside. It's almost as if he's saying, "Don't get too attached to me. We both know this isn't forever."
I close the kennel door. He takes his treat.

"Until tomorrow, Thumper."

The first time I met him, we could barely get him out of his kennel. It took nearly 30 minutes. He was too scared to walk down the hallway and so timid in the play yard that he almost disappeared into himself.
Then he rolled over for belly rubs.
Right then, I knew there was a beautiful dog hiding underneath all that fear.
A staff member took him home for a few days, and we learned even more about him. He loves other dogs. He loves to romp and play. He just needed a chance to breathe outside the shelter.
Now he's back.
He's still a little unsure of the world. Thumper is a sensitive soul. He's been abandoned before, and I think he remembers. He wants to trust. He wants to believe someone will stay. But life has taught him to be careful with his heart.
I believe the day will come when someone walks into that shelter, clips on his leash, and this time they won't bring him back.
When he finally realizes, "This is my family. This is forever," I think every wall he's built around his heart will come tumbling down.
It will be the best day of Thumper's life.
And if I'm honest... it will be one of the hardest days of mine.
Because I'll miss my little buddy—the dog who has become a constant in my shelter visits for far longer than he ever should have.
Thumper has waited long enough.
It's time someone showed him what forever feels like.

Thumper can be visited at 1251 Fulton Industrial Blvd 11:00am-7:00pm

— at Fulton County Animal Services.

[Moishe's Mom @MoishesMom]

🚨Renee TBK 💉June 3️⃣0️⃣NYC 🚨

To be a five year old girl dumped in a pound is soul destroying…this little girl is trying her best to be brave☹️

DM @notthesameone2 to keep her smiling ☺️ 🙏🏻💞🙏🏻

[Not the Same @notthesameone2]

🐾Meloni is abt out of chances, listed many times now. At ACC in Dec adopted 6 months & returned early May b/c adopter says Meloni is too fearful. Timid, sweet, smart, knows cues, protective, spayed, healthy. Earned 2nd best behavior rating, tolerant w/ kids & familiar dogs. Loves fetch, stuffies & bananas. Available to foster or adopt 6/30: https://t.co/4YQVR3GAaU

[Not the Same @notthesameone2]

🚨 Last call for Beaver, no one paid attn to Beaver when he was listed, so now he is under kill command. Came in early May. Listed for jumping at his kennel door & being too excited - grabbing staff's PPE. Wiggly, adoptable, loose, energetic, enthusiastic, affectionate, young, healthy & lots of personality. Earned 2nd best behavior rating, neutral w/ strangers & dogs.

[cara williams @carawil17888192]

IN DANGER OF BEING EUTHANIZED ‼️

Russel Cnty Phenix City, Alabama 

These pledges are not for adoption.
They will go directly to the rescue’s vetting & transport for Tess.

Goal: $500 to help Tess to get healthy and on the way to recovery.

Tess is a stray who found herself in a loud, overcrowded shelter. While she is a sweet girl, she is understandably scared and overwhelmed by all the noise and chaos around her.

In a full shelter, fearful dogs are often overlooked, and Tess desperately needs someone to see past her fear and give her a chance. She deserves a safe place where she can decompress, feel loved, and show her true personality.

Tess needs visibility before it's too late.

#61198141
F
6mth-2yr
55.2lb
Mixed

#AdoptDontShop #RescueDog #ShelterDog #PitBullLove #ShareToSaveALife #AlabamaDogs #Rescue #UrgentDog

[Layla’s Heart Ranch and Rescue @LaylasheartOR]

🌟 WISH LIST WEDNESDAY 🌟

Today, our wish is simple.

On July 5th, Layla’s Heart Ranch and Rescue will celebrate FIVE YEARS of saving lives.

Five years of second chances.

Five years of saying yes to the animals others wouldn’t help.

What started as a dream has grown into a place where animals can find safety, healing, love, and hope.

To celebrate this milestone, we’ve launched our $100,000 5-Year Anniversary Fundraiser to help us continue this mission and build a stronger future for the animals who need us.

So far, we’ve raised just $600.

If you’ve followed our journey, cheered on an adoption, cried over a rescue story, or rooted for one of our animals, we would be so grateful for your support.

Donate to our 5-Year Anniversary Fundraiser

GoFundMe: https://t.co/Fc4gKk8rdI

Donate: https://t.co/UahIUXeu6H

📚 Pre-order a signed copy of my new children’s book, Am I A Bad Dog?, releasing July 5th.

Signed copies are $40 shipped and can be purchased via:
Venmo: @katiejohnsoncreative
Paypal: @katiejohnsoncreative
Please include your mailing address and “Book” in the notes.

This story was inspired by the animals who have changed my life and the rescue that changed it right along with them. A portion of the proceeds will help support Layla’s Heart Ranch and Rescue.

Can’t donate or purchase a book? Sharing this post helps more than you know.

Five years ago, I never could have imagined where this journey would lead.

Thank you for believing in second chances.
Thank you for believing in this mission.
And thank you for helping us write the next chapter.

#laylasheartranchandrescue #dogrescue #animalsanctuary #animalwelfare #beingkindiscool

[Adopt Storm & Friends @adopt_storm_ny]

Storm has now been at the shelter 478 days 💔

Bio: https://t.co/LPOqafsbj9

Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter, Wantagh, New York (Long Island.) Email: [email protected]

#Dogs #NewYork #LongIsland #AdoptDontShop

[Adopt Storm & Friends @adopt_storm_ny]

Hilly has now been at the shelter 356 days 💔

Bio: https://t.co/tANUX4C7UF

Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter, Wantagh, New York (Long Island.) Email: [email protected]

#Dogs #NewYork #LongIsland #AdoptDontShop

[𝐴𝑠ℎ⁷ @kthnoir7]

There’s a lot to unpack here, and I’m going to say it directly. I dont care if I get cancelled but this needs to be said.

For years, BTS were told they weren’t big enough, mainstream enough, or "Grammy material." Then they became one of the biggest acts in the world. They broke records, sold out stadiums across continents, topped charts repeatedly, and built a global cultural impact that few artists in history can match.

And when they became too successful to ignore?

The Grammys nominated "Dynamite" and "Butter"—both English-language songs.

Let that sink in.

The songs that got BTS into the major Grammy conversation were the songs that fit most comfortably into the Western industry framework. Yet BTS's discography is filled with critically acclaimed Korean-language music that has had enormous cultural and artistic impact.

Now we have a "Best Asian Pop Music Performance" category.

And before anyone calls that progress, let's ask the obvious question: why does there need to be a separate category at all?

If Asian artists are good enough to dominate global charts, sell millions of records, headline festivals, influence culture worldwide, and compete with every major artist in the industry, then they are good enough for the same categories as everyone else.

Inclusion isn't creating a separate lane after Asian artists prove they can win in the existing ones.

Inclusion is treating them as equals.

That's why BTS's lyrics in "Aliens" hit so hard:

"어쩜 그래 shameless
예의를 차려 we aliens
해는 동쪽에서 risin'
Aliens, aliens"

No matter how successful some artists become, there are still systems and institutions that treat them as perpetual outsiders.
And that's exactly why this conversation matters.
Because when BTS were impossible to ignore, the response shouldn't have been to create another box and place Asian artists inside it. The response should have been to judge them by the same standards as every other artist competing for the biggest awards in music.

ARMYs, we have a mission.

Talk about Arirang everywhere. Put it in AOTY conversations. Put it in ROTY conversations. Write threads. Make edits. Share analyses. Start discussions.

If we believe it deserves those nominations, then let's make enough noise that nobody can pretend it doesn't belong in the room.

They ignored BTS until they couldn't.

Let's make sure they can't ignore Arirang either.

[Not the Same @notthesameone2]

🐾7-y/o Zena at ACC b/c her owner died. Staff have to lasso her to remove her from her kennel b/c so afraid, she stays frozen in place when staff come to clean her kennel. Needs a foster offer by 6/18:
https://t.co/IoBj3LpQ3h

[Not the Same @notthesameone2]

🚨 Last call for Goku, out of time & under kill command. Found wandering outside a building mid Jan & brought in. After 4 months stuck in a kennel, he is tired of it/ barking, jumping & licking his kennel glass. Good leash-walker, social, sweet, cute, available, neutered & healthy. Looking to be a solo pet. Loves attn & treats.

[Not the Same @notthesameone2]

🚨 Last call for Coco Mango Cherry 🍒 now out of chances & under kill command. At ACC last summer, adopted 6 months & returned late April b/c owner says cannot afford a vet/ nipped a stranger outside the home/ has no time b/c new baby. Crate-trained, adoptable, knows cues, protective, sweet & polite. Shy w/ strangers & kids, friendly w/ dogs & cats. Has ear infection & allergies. Loves toys & running

[Leisha @LoneStarChica]

❤️ Foster Needed for Waffles ❤️

This sweet 2-year-old Corgi/Terrier mix weighs about 30 pounds and has an incredibly gentle, loving personality. He’s affectionate, people‑oriented, and just wants to be close to someone who will give him a chance.

He already knows how to sit, walks nicely on a leash, and appears to be potty trained. He’s food motivated, eager to learn, and truly wants to be a good dog. Everything about him says he’s ready for a real home.

He needs:
• A foster home
• OR a foster‑to‑adopt home ready to give him a real chance
Hill County Animal Rescue will support the foster, they just need someone to say yes for him.

Call: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
📍 Fredericksburg, Tx

[Not the Same @notthesameone2]

🚨Last call for Gabby, out of chances & under kill command. Just 2-y/o, arrived early May whale-eyed & trembling, spent time w/ finder who said she was very gentle & was friendly w/ cats. She has made huge improvements at ACC but still made the list. Timid, sensitive, mellow, housetrained, asks for attn, walks well on a leash, knows basic cues. She is doing her best even though she is very scared. Loves hot dogs.

[Adopt Storm & Friends @adopt_storm_ny]

Storm has now been at the shelter 467 days 💔

Bio: https://t.co/LPOqafsbj9

Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter, Wantagh, New York (Long Island.) Email: [email protected]

#Dogs #NewYork #LongIsland #AdoptDontShop