We are thrilled to be partnering with Charity Dispatch in an effort to raise much needed funds for IBR. Click Here to start the process of donating your car to our program. Charity Dispatch makes it easy and safe and does all the work from towing your vehicle away, and also providing the necessary documention for your tax deduction once your car sells at auction. Thank you for your consideration!
More about Charity Dispatch's Vehicle Donation Program: Automobile owners who believe that their vehicle is not suitable for an automobile donation, are advised that we will accept automobiles in all in conditions, and the car which is not in runni...ng condition will bring in funds by stripping the car for spares. The sale of the spares will be used for the funding of the charity organization, and as such, any type of automobile donation, no matter the condition or the age of the vehicle, is a selfless act and will go a long way in assisting an organization that is battling to stay afloat because of a lack of funding. The automobile donation is very common and in fact, donating a car is as common as donating used household goods or money and since the automobile donation process is expertly handled by Charity Dispatch, which will handle the collection of the automobile at no cost to the donor, those who would like to make an automobile donation will find our services to be very helpful.
Charity Dispatch is a specialist in automobile donations and more than offering assistance with an automobile donation, donors are free to make donations of SUVs, boats, motorcycles, airplanes and timeshares. Those making an automobile donation will not only be offering a helping hand to organizations that are in dire need of funds, but since the charities represented on our website are all IRS Approved non-profit organizations, the donor will benefit from a tax deduction with the automobile donation.
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McCartney (Click on his name to see more Facebook photos and video) is our latest English Setter rescue. He was found as a stray in Perry County, Illinois. His condition was deplorable- his eye was infected and he needs Cherry Eye surgery. I don't think I have ever seen a tail so matted and when he was groomed- wire was found embedded in his fur. Upon arrival to the vet he had a temperature of 103.5 and surely he is infected with at least Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. As he also has an upper respiratory infection- he is currently in quarantine at the vet and is being medicated to help him get better.
While McCartney has suffered some terrible neglect- he was still wagging his tail when I pulled him off the transport run. It is because of generous donations that we can help dogs like him. We are asking you for your help again.
UPDATE 1-26-12: McCartney is doing GREAT! His treatment for Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Lung worm is going well. He is happy and safe in foster care and in a few more weeks, he will have his much needed eye surgery. Thanks to all that have helped with his care!
| With nearly 45 dogs and puppies in our program at present, one of our biggest expenses is holistic dog food for some of our special needs dogs and medication for those that are still fighting tick borne diseases in foster care. Due to Setter Gavin's liver issues- he is on a combination of a Northwest Naturals Beef raw diet and Wellness canned Lamb besides all his supplements. Cost per month to feed him alone is nearly $200. Please help us this HOWLiday season with a thoughtful donation for the care of some of our wonderful pooches. |
Come on out to Bass Pro Shops at Gurnee Mills Mall and meet some of the wonderful hard working IBR Volunteers and many of our adoptable pets. If you are thinking about fostering- we'd be happy to chat with you too. We could sure use new volunteers that can open their homes to some of our amazing dogs and puppies.
When: The first Saturday of every month!
Where: Gurnee Mills Location
Email Lisa for more info.
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Check out IBR's 2012 Fundraising calendars! We are so lucky to have two amazing photographers donate their time and photos to make these possible. IBR President- Lisa (who also contributed a few photos of past foster dogs) worked hours and hours editing to make these wonderful keepsakes. I decided to go with the 11 X 17 and 17 X 11 formats so that folks can save the pictures and maybe even frame them! We only make $10 on every sale- so I hope you find one you like and enjoy it throughout the year!
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With the colder temps upon us- many of the dogs in IBR's foster care program could use a nice warm snuggly coat. Please help ChipIn so that we can buy a few to keep them warm! Average cost of the Foggy Mountain Dog Coats runs between $50 to $60 for a 30 to 50lbs dog. These coats are beautifully made and are also machine washable.
Thanks to a ginormous and generous donation from IBR volunteer Carol Malik (Louis the Leaner's foster mom) we will be having an ongoing Longaberger Collectible Fundraising Auction on Ebay. Click here to get to the IBR Auctions. Besides Carol- we have four IBR volunteers helping with inventory and uploading onto Ebay. This is going to be a huge undertaking- but hopefully a profitable one as we really need $$$ to help with the care of our dogs and puppies in our foster care program. Thanks and happy bidding!
We keep hearing of more dogs and puppies that need help and will die unless we can find foster homes and donations to help with their care. Kisska, Harley and Betty White are our new girls that need foster homes besides our lab mix Frankie, Remy and Bertie. All were moved to boarding to help save their lives--but we need to get then into homes where they can be loved on and taught house manners to get them ready for adoption. If you'd like to help, please fill out our Foster Home Application. The average cost to completely vet a dog with the IBR standards including vaccinations, heartworm testing, intestinal parasite screening, CBC/Chem and tick panel, and spay and neuter is nearly $500 per dog. That does not include retesting and antibiotics. Please consider a donation for the new dogs in memory of the ones we couldn't save in time.
Email Lisa for more information.
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Designed and illustrated by IBR Founder and President, these Pointer and Setter shirts are fun and say it all! Took me a while to figure out Adobe and Cafe Press.--but glad I found some time to get some new designs out for the IBR fans!! Enjoy--Lisa
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Petey Pie was pulled from a shelter in Hinsdale, IL. He was surrendered by his owner and was originally bought by a breeder in Bloomingdale, IL. He was frightened and the shelter staff deemed him unadoptable at just 6 months old and had an IBR volunteer not stepped up to pull and foster, he would have been killed.
Rex was in an over crowded shelter in Indiana--the victom of his owner losing his job and being evicted. His owner had no luck finding a home for his house pet and hunting companion and as his breeder was unwilling to take him back, Rex was surrendered to the local kill shelter. We were so full when his photo and pleas for help kept coming via email. We didn't have a foster home and funds were low--but a plea on IBR Facebook brought in a donation from Canada so we saved him and put him into boarding. Rex's shelter papers had the name and phone number of his previous owner and after a phone call, we found out his story. Rex came from good bloodlines and had been hunted in Indiana, Nebraska and South Dakota. He had over 1,000 birds shot over him. What a tragedy his death would have been.
Blood work via the IDEXX 371 Serology panel showed both boys were infected from tick borne illnesses and given their low titers and repeat testing--Petey was certainly infected from birth. He still struggles with health and behavior issues- but his foster family eventually adopted him and he is now dual registered with the FDSB and AKC and competes in Hunt tests and hopefully Field Trials as he is nearly 100% broke to Wing and Shot.
We were thrilled to have the opportunity to put both boys on pheasant in March. What a pleasure to see two Pointers that would have been killed--doing what they were bred to do and benefitting from IBR's tick borne illness research. This is why your donations are so important to help keep us going!
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After 2 years of testing and retesting using several different tick panels available to us depending on the availability of each test per state per foster home, our data is in. Out of 159 dogs and puppies tested, 136 came up positive for one or more of the following diseases: Anaplasma, Babesia, Ehrlichia, Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF). While the testing methods were not consistent and we feel we missed many co infections, the fact that 81% of our incoming rescue dogs are infected is alarming. We do feel that most infections are transmitted from mother to pup and sadly most dogs and puppies will never get diagnosed and treated because the information available to pet owners and their vets is inaccurate. Rocky Mountain spotted fever continues to be the most common infection and was found from coast to coast.
As we have foster dogs that have been in our program for several years and all the laboratory data (Tick Panels and CBC/Chems) to back up our findings-- we are also quite confident that there is no such thing as an "Exposure Titer" and any positive titer must be treated aggressively. We are starting to realize that while RMSF is never considered a disease that will go chronic, we have dogs and humans that have struggled with it for years and it may not be curable.
On April 3rd, 2011, IBR's adopted Pointer Cassie completed her fourth qualifier to achieve her AKC Junior Hunter Title with proud papa Steve. Cassie was saved from an over crowded shelter in Manhattan, Kansas in the winter of 2008. She was adopted by Christine and Steve Selep in early 2009. They have both worked very hard on Cassie's training and she achieved her four Junior's passes is four attempts gaining perfect scores of 10 along the way. Many judges were very complimentary of her hunting abilites and can't believe she is a rescue dog. Chris and Steve also adopted Pointers Abe and Petey (pictured above with Rex). You Go Girl!
View the new Powerpoint slideshow showcasing our rescue
legacy from the past nine years.
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Illinois Birddog Rescue wants to make sure all of our adoptable dogs stay healthy throughout flea and tick season. We welcome donations of Frontline, Heartguard, or any similar product. Email Lisa if you would like to help.