WHAT’S INSIDE:
ADOPT-A-BULL
WAIVED FEES
RETURNS
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3 EASY WAYS YOU
CAN HELP
Join HALO’s
Doggy Dash
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Summer 2015
Paw Prints
THANK YOU FOR HELPING ZOE SMILE AGAIN!
Your donations gave Zoe the care she needed to
heal her broken jaw.
When Zoe came to HALO with a broken jaw, we knew we needed to move quickly.
You could smell the infection in her jaw from 3 feet away! We rushed her to the
vet to determine the extent of her injury.
The prognosis wasn’t good. She would need a special fixator to stabilize the broken
bones while they healed and that particular vet wasn’t able to do the surgery. But
we knew you wouldn’t want us to give up on her! We gave Zoe antibiotics to fight
the infection and pain medication to keep her comfortable while we searched for
a vet who could perform her special surgery.
Thank goodness, a fantastic team of vets at Midwestern University agreed to
take on Zoe’s special case. But between visiting two vets, a specialized surgery,
and recovery care, her treatment was going to be expensive! So we sent you an
emergency plea.
You were amazing! Within 2 days, you donated more than $2,000 dollars to
give Zoe the veterinary care she needed!
Your donations gave her antibiotics, pain medications, x-rays, advanced surgery, a
specialized medical device, a soft bed to rest on, and wet food that she could eat
without chewing. And the staff and volunteers made sure she was comfortable
and cared for on your behalf.
Thanks to the great vets at Midwestern University, Zoe’s surgery went well. They
put 7 screws in her jaw and attached them to a special external fixator to hold
everything in alignment while she healed. Zoe continues to recover in foster care
and is doing well. Thanks to you, Zoe is no longer in pain and is on her way to
finding her forever home. For the latest updates, check out our Facebook and
Twitter.
Turn to the next page
to learn more about
HALO’s treatable pets
and how you can help!
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YOU CAN HELP TWICE
AS MANY PETS DURING
THE 1+1 CHALLENGE
This September your donations will be matched up to $33,500
September 1st-30th, HALO will be conducting the 1+1 Challenge! The goal
of the challenge is to raise funds for treatable pets, so that medical problems
don’t hold them back from finding a forever home.
Purina will be matching gifts up to $25,000 and a group of anonymous
donors will be matching gifts up to $8,500. That means your donations will
be matched up to $33,500!
We will also be launching a new online crowd funding page. So you’ll be able
to share the fundraiser with your friends and family and watch as the counter
rises towards the goal!
Zoe, the Schnauzer featured on the front cover, is one of the many treatable
pets that we’ve cared for this year. Her case was extreme, but we care for
runny noses, ear infections, and more every day. We hope you’ll join the 1+1
Challenge by donating and spreading the word this September. Together
we can make sure that our homeless pets get the care they deserve.
Sebastian came to us
with his leg so badly
broken that it needed
to be amputated. He
healed well and soon
found his forever
home. This September,
your donations will be
matched to help treatable
animals like Sebastian.
ADOPT-A-BULL WAIVED FEE
PROMOTION RETURNS FOR 3 MONTHS!
Your support will help change the fate of more bully breed dogs
On July 1st, HALO launched our second Adopt-A-Bull waived fee promotion, and this
year the special will continue for 3 months! During last year’s pilot you all showed
the dogs your love and support. Sponsorship fees poured in. And adoptions of
bully breed dogs increased by leaps and bounds. Thanks to your support, last year’s
promotion helped us find homes for 35% more bully breed dogs.
Zailee was one of
the special dogs who
found her forever home
during the Adopt-A-Bull
promotion last year. Let’s
keep it going for all the
other dogs like her!
We knew we had to find a way to keep this life saving program going. So we
reached out to our partners in the animal welfare community. We told them how
much these dogs needed them, and how you had already helped prove that
waived fees could save their lives. Thanks to all of you who helped make the pilot
a success, Fix. Adopt. Save. and Best Friend’s Animal Society have provided grants
to sponsor adoption preparation and waived fees for our bully breed dogs!
You can still help too! You can Sponsor-A-Bull for $125 dollars by visiting our
online donation page. We can’t wait to help these great dogs find their loving
forever homes. Spread the word! Together we can save more lives!
JULY 1ST-SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2015, ALL BULLY BREED MIXES, 6 MONTHS
OR OLDER WILL HAVE THEIR ADOPTIONS FEES WAIVED!
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Your Support Saved the Lives of These Animals and
Their Moms and Dads Can’t Thank You Enough
Hello HALO!
I just wanted you to know that I am currently a deployed soldier
about to serve overseas for our wonderful country! I am proud
to be doing so. I also wanted you to know that I adopted Sweet
Pepper, a year ago in March from HALO in Phoenix. She is simply
a delight in our lives, love, love her! Here she is hanging with my
daughter, Kori (who was also with me when we adopted her)
and one of our cats, Charlie (who loves her). We love her SO much! I also want you to know that your
organization is directly in my will (not for anytime soon, but you are in my will upon....someday....) LOVE
HALO <3
HALO Animal Rescue
A SPECIAL THANK YOU FROM OUR ADOPTERS
Whitney
Hello HALO!
I adopted my cat Tyler from HALO all the way back in May 2006. It was love
at first sight when we met at the PetSmart at Camelback Colonnade. Tyler
was already 7 years old at the time but the sweetest bug who snuggled
up to me immediately. We just celebrated 9 years together and he’s still
doing well at age 16. He’s been with me through a move to Washington,
D.C., meeting and marrying my now-husband (who is just as attached to
Tyler as I am), adjusting to a sibling kitty and now awaiting the arrival of
his first human sibling any day! I would encourage anyone considering
the adoption of a senior kitty to go for it. They have years of love to give!
Valerie
Dear HALO,
My husband (Bill Mason) and I rescued a cocker spaniel
you had named Davida on Jan. 1 of this year, and she’s
such a delight. We named her “Phantom”, because she
has a mask on her face like Phantom of the Opera. She’s
very happy in our home, with an older sister “Bambi”
and lots of love. Her tail is non-stop; all we have to do is
look at her with a smile and that tail goes crazy. We take
Phantom and Bambi to the dog park at least twice a day,
and they love that. Phantom loves to run laps around the place, and chase away birds. They enjoy walks
around the neighborhood. They also have a grassy backyard and patio that they enjoy. Just wanted to thank
you to you and your staff for helping us adopt this wonderful doggy. We have had a very good experience
with HALO, and would adopt again through you when the time comes. Thank you for all you do!
Leslie Fountain
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YOUR DONATION DRIVES ENRICH THE LIVES OF
SHELTER PETS
Ever wonder what happened to that $10 you donated to your work’s fundraiser? At HALO, it vaccinated
a puppy against deadly diseases and protected him while he waited to find his forever home. Public
fundraisers and donation drives led by thoughtful people like you make a huge difference to the animals
every year. With so many animals to care for we can’t do it alone. So, thank you to everyone who
organized or donated to a donation drive for the pets!
YOUNG HALO SUPPORTER ASKS FOR DONATIONS
INSTEAD OF PRESENTS
In celebration of her 17th birthday, Hannah Davis
collected over $1,000 dollars plus a barrel full
of toys, food, and treats for the pets! Like many
young people with a love of animals, Hannah was
disappointed that she couldn’t volunteer directly
with the animals until she was 18, so she wanted to
try to find another way to help. Hannah explained,
“I know that I am very fortunate and that there
are many animals that deserve help. My family and
friends share my passion for helping animals, so I
decided to ask for donations to HALO instead of
gifts for my birthday.” What an amazing young
person!
Will loved playing with the toys Hannah and her friends
donated. The toys you donate brighten the days of the
cats and dogs while they search for their forever homes.
3 Easy Ways You Can Help
1. Sign up for Fry’s Community Rewards! Go to
frysfood.com and select Community Rewards under the
Community tab to help the pets every time you shop.
2.Buy your doggie door through HALE Pet Door. You’ll
save 10% and HALE will donate 10% to HALO!
Harry is relaxing in his cozy pet bed. Making tied
fleece blankets is a great way you and your kids
can help the animals from home!
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3.Host a party to make beds for the pets – fun for all
ages! The kitties love soft fleece beds!
Our adopters at the Chihuahua Races did!
HALO Animal Rescue
DID YOU FALL IN LOVE AT FIRST
SIGHT?
This year HALO’s booth at the Chandler Chihuahua Races was run
completely by volunteers. And they rocked it! All 10 of the Chihuahuas
that attended were adopted!
Buddy and Peter on adoption
day at the Chihuahua Races!
Your kindness helped Buddy
find his forever family.
Buddy was one of the lucky dogs who found a forever home that day.
His adopter, Michelle, sent us an update, “I'm very happy to tell you
that Buddy is now my son's Emotional Support Animal. Buddy is such a
blessing to my son, Peter, who has autism. Thank you again HALO for
allowing this sweet boy in our lives.”
On top of all the great adoption news, a HALO alumni Chihuahua
won King!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Join HALO’s Doggy Dash!
Road Runner Sports and HALO have teamed up to bring you the Doggy Dash! This dog-friendly 5k run/
walk will be fun for the whole family. Sign up now to take advantage of our early bird rates!
WHERE: Road Runner Sports Tempe
WHEN: Saturday, November 7th
Sign up online or donate to support
the runners at halorescue.org
Show Your Pride at Pittie Palooza!
This year’s Pittie Palooza will include a microchip and vaccination
clinic, training demos, 500 spay/neuter vouchers, ID tag sales,
raffle prizes, and adoption specials on some of the best dogs
around! In partnership with Fix. Adopt. Save. rescue groups
from all over the Valley will be coming together for this bully
breed celebration!
WHERE: Metro Center Mall
WHEN: Saturday, October 17th, 10AM-2PM
Merlin was one of the special HALO
dogs who found his forever home at
Pittie Palooza last year. Your support
helps loving dogs like him find happy
homes.
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HALO Animal Rescue
Thank you to Purina and Tidy Cats for providing
all the food and litter our animals need!
HALO is proud to be one of Purina’s Shelter Partners. Purina helps us make
sure that our animals always have the nutrition they need. They even provide
go-home bags to help our animals have an easy transition between the shelter
and home. And Tidy Cats helps us make sure our cats and kittens always have
clean litter boxes. We couldn’t be more thankful for their support!
15 HALO Chihuahuas found
homes in Boise, Idaho
There aren’t many small dogs available for adoption in
Idaho. That is why HALO chose to partner with the All Valley
Animal Care Center in Boise for a Chihuahua transport
mission.
Thanks to your support, we sent 15 Chihuahuas to find
their forever homes in Boise. And this opened up space in
our kennels so we could take in 15 more dogs.
It was a long drive, but it only took 2 days for all the dogs
to be adopted!
Rosaria (pictured with her mom) is one of the dogs who
found her new home in Boise.
Thank you to all our 2015 grant partners
who have supported the animals!
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HALO Animal Rescue
A Letter from the President
Dear Friend,
What a wonderful, action packed year it has been thus far! I’ve taken a little time for reflection
in the last few weeks as I often do around HALO’s birthday. Celebrating 21 years of operation
for any organization, be it for profit or non-profit, is quite an accomplishment! What started
out as a team of two, mother and daughter out of our garages, has turned in to an entire army
of staff and hundreds of volunteers and donors, all driving HALO forward to save more lives!
The love and support you all have given to HALO by way of your time, attention and dollars has
enabled us to grow from saving a handful of homeless pets per year to saving over 7,000! For
well over a decade HALO Animal Rescue has focused our efforts almost completely on those
pets who are already within the shelter system in Maricopa County at Animal Care and Control’s
(MCACC) facility. Because of this laser focus on our community’s pets, a closer partnership with
MCACC was formed to put our teams together, combining resources toward the common goals
of providing a higher level of care to the pets and people as well as saving more lives. While the
road to success is not straight, our partnership continues to be successful as we come to a close
on our third year together. With your support, we will continue to push forward to be that
safe landing spot for pets who find themselves with nowhere to call home. With your support,
together, we will continue Helping Animals Live On.
Thank you!
Heather Allen
President and Co-Founder
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ADOPTION
NUMBERS ARE UP!
With adoptions up 9% so far this year, more animals
are finding their forever homes.
We put your donations to work every day to rescue just one more
animal, and we’re happy to report that in the first 6 months of
2015, you helped us save 3,832 animals, 319 more pets than in the
first 6 months of 2014.
We’ve been running adoption specials every month to help pets
get homes, like our March Madness special, our Aye! Chihuahua
special, and our 21st birthday celebration. We’ve also been
partnering with PetSmart during their National Pet Adoption
Weekends to help the pets get more exposure.
But there is still a long way to go! Our goal is to adopt out more
than 8,800 pets this year.
We’ll keep the specials going, but we need you to help us spread
the word! We know we can count on you! Let your friends,
family, and co-workers know how much you love your adopted
pet. Share our specials on social media. Volunteer or donate.
There are so many ways to help keep adoption numbers up.
Remember, behind every
number is a wet nose!
Emmie learned a few tricks during
the March Madness special and
won her way into her adopter’s
heart. You can help dogs like her
by spreading the word about our
adoption specials.
DID YOU KNOW?
HALO’s average cost per animal is
over $300 and our average adoption
fee is just $125. Adoption fees help,
but they don’t come close to making
up the cost of care for each animal.
This is why your donations are so
important! Thank you!
To learn more about our life-saving programs,
visit our website at: http://.halorescue.org
15-HLOAZ-0815-N
Shelter
2500 South 27th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85009
(602) 971-9222
HALO Pet Adoption Center
9617 North Metro Parkway West
Phoenix, AZ 85051
(602) 997-HALO (4256)
Thrift Boutique
11649 North Cave Creek Road Suite F
Phoenix, AZ 85020
(602) 274-3444
PetSmart Everyday Adoption Center
2901 West Agua Fria Freeway
Phoenix, AZ 85027
(623) 492-9045 Option 5