Sometime this past September we were approached by the Wabaunsee County Sheriff ’s office about helping some dogs that were abandoned on a foreclosed property, on Windy Hill Road, in a rural area of the county. We were told that there were several adult dogs and a bunch of puppies, wow!

The PPAWS treasurer, and lifelong dog lover, Tina Turner was on it! She went to the location and took pictures of these poor dogs. All were starving, literally had no food or water and were living under the porch of the house! You know how they say it takes a village to save homeless dogs, well these volunteers proved up for this challenge! Tina immediately started feeding all the dogs and providing clean water daily. She

contacted Mary Glotzbach to foster the momma and puppies as they were the most tame as well as vulnerable! An employee of the sheriff ’s office donated a very large kennel, to provide a safe place for momma and the pups. Veterinarian, Amy Bandel, went to the site and treated all the dogs with the necessary vaccines and wormers. Momma had no milk, even though these pups were only 4-5 weeks old! These pups learned how to eat food very fast. Everyone was so happy to be rescued! There were two other adult dogs still at the site, very fearful of people. We kept feeding them at the site and as time went by we were able to get them into crates! Both were taken to Tail Wagger Inn, a boarding facility in Manhattan, who have been wonderful rescue friends for years! Star and Gunner stayed at Tail Wagger Inn for a few weeks, until they could be spayed and neutered. From there they went to live with Cate, a PPAWS foster, who has done a great job with these pups. Both dogs are so loving and did very well in a real home! We dedicate this story in memory of Cuddles, one of the seven puppies, who we lost to illness. Dr. Jon Pachta did all he could to save this little one, who probably would not have lived very long had he not been rescued. We can feel good in that this puppy knew love and care before he passed. All of these puppies found wonderful forever homes and Star has a great new person.

Our MissionPurple Power Animal Welfare Society is dedicated to helping save the lives of abused, neglected and homeless companion animals. We are involved in pulling death row dogs and cats from shelters where they would have been doomed to euthanasia. We are building a network of caring foster homes, providing veterinary care, socializing and adopting out these fur friends.

Our aim is to raise funds in order to be able to help as many pets as we have foster homes for, and assist other rescues along the way in any way that we can. We are a 501c3 non profit charity as well as a state licensed pound/shelter.

Our long term goal is to create a no-kill community in the greater Manhattan area by taking in pets BEFORE they go to the shelter and pulling animals out of kill facilities, educating the public about the importance of spay/neuter, and about the advantages of adopting pets. Eventually, we plan to build and operate a no-kill sanctuary in the Manhattan area.

To learn more, visit our website at www.purple-paws.org OR like our Facebook at

www.facebook.com/PurplePAWSKS.

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What does it take to be a foster?By Megan Guatemala What does it take to be a Purple Paw foster? It takes love, time, dedication and patience. We rescue dogs from different places: kill shelters, stray dogs, and from people who think dogs are just animals. Dogs are part of the family and are a lifetime commitment. Fostering is taking care of the ones who need the most, learning from each other, and to feel what it is to have a home. For me it has been a great experience to save the dogs. Seeing the process from being shy and scared to playing with other dogs and people. Working with them every day creates a bond between the foster and the dog making them feel safe. I’ve been fostering for PPAWS for over one year and have had many foster dogs in my care. I started fostering because it’s awesome to see the changes in the dogs behavior and life. It is awesome to see my foster dogs learn so much in a short period of time. I consider it a big part of fostering, to help these dogs learn new skills in order to be more adoptable, to be able to find new forever families. I love fostering dogs because I feel love for animals and want to give them a better chance in life.

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The Costs of Saving Lives You might be wondering how rescue organizations such as Purple Power Animal Welfare Society spend the funds that are donated to them. Believe it or not, it does require a fair amount of funding in order to save lives ;) We receive NO government funding at all. All of our funds come from private donations or fund raising activities that we organize and participate in. The pets that we pull from shelters or take in from negligent situations are almost always in need of stabilizing their health. This requires veterinary care, which is not free and is not cheap! We vet our pets where ever they are in the state, usually with local vets, who may or may not give us discounted fee for their services. The cost of these vet fees constitutes two thirds of our budget.

We also try to feed our pets quality, grain free foods. Many are not in great physical shape when they come to us, most are under fed, have parasites and other maladies. We do get donations from the generous local community, but that does not cover our expenses to provide good nutritional food for these animals. In order to rescue pets, we often require short term boarding, which costs. Also there is the matter of transporting the pets from where they are to their new foster homes. While the larger very organized trans-ports do not require funds, most transporting of rescue pets involves our local volunteers transporting in their own vehicles. And then there are the leashes, collars, treats, grooming and on and on....

We Couldn’t Do It Without Your Help! Bear was brought to PPaws in April after being

found in western Kansas and instantly won over many hearts with his shy, yet sweet personality. Soon after his arrival during an adoption event, he got scared by motorcycles and ran away. After a week of running around Manhattan and many sightings, Bear was lured in with food. In June, a newly wed couple that fell in love with him in April but were not able to have pets, adopted Bear. As an only child, Bear’s favorite past time includes cuddling, people watching at coffee shops and going on long walks where he can smell everything in sight. Bear’s biggest achievement over the past six months has been passing obedience training and no longer running towards open doors. Thank you to everyone who helped search for Bear and to Meg and Trey for fostering him!

Bear Finds His Forever Family

Interested in supporting Purple Power Animal Welfare Society?

Visit our website at www.purple-paws.org or call Susan at (785)844-9199.

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• Dog crates• Cat crates• Cat treats• Dog treats• Dog joint supplements• Puppy pads• Furminators

Thank you to everyone who is part of Purple Paws, especially to Susan Clasen -- without her none of this would be possible. Thank you also to our amazing donors and sponsors including Petco, PetSmart, AJ’s, Which Wich, Pizza Ranch, Westar, Delta Sigma Phi, Manhattan City Park, Kansas Farm Bureau, Dillon’s, and Texas Roadhouse, fosters, volunteers, every single one of you are big part of what makes this organization great.

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Contact UsP.O. Box 953 Manhattan, KS 66505

(785) 844-9199www.purple-paws.org

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Thanks for Helping Purple Power Animal Society Save OVER 500 Dogs So Far

Here are just a few of the dogs we’ve found forever homes for.

P.O. Box 953Manhattan, KS 66505