I’ve been honored to watch, first-hand some of Pepper’s journey with M.A.I.N…and “journey” is indeed the right word, because this girl has had a long
Author: M.A.I.N.
Just one of the many volunteers with M.A.I.N., Medical Animals In Need. A 100% volunteer based rescue group that saves hundreds of sick and injured dogs (and a few cats, too) from the county's euthanasia list each year.
That’s probably a pretty tough question, isn’t it? After all, there have been more than 170 dogs to choose from! But for many of us,
Meet Sawyer! Sawyer has Mange…thousands of tiny mites burrow through his skin every minute of every day. He cannot sleep, and as you can see,
I fostered 32 wonderful dogs in my home this year, but Fonzie really tugged at my heartstrings. I kept imagining what it must have been
Meet Zimmer! Zimmer’s owners turned him in to our County Shelter saying that he had cancer in his leg… Poor Zimmer is having a hard
Meet Skipper! Skipper was rescued off the county euthanasia list with his kennel mate, Gilligan. Both have tested positive for Demodex Mange (non-contagious type). They
Meet Sherlock! Sherlock has a broken leg, secondary to a fall… Sherlock was initially adopted at an off-site County location; his adopters placed him on
Meet Sebastian! This adorable one year old Terrier mix was scheduled for euthanasia because of an infection with Sarcoptic Mange. Luckily for Sebastian, M.A.I.N. stepped
Meet Scooby. Scooby was abandoned by his former “family”- dumped at the pound at ten years old and left to a fate unknown with a
Meet Rose! Rose was rescued from county after staff called M.A.I.N. pleading for us to help…she is severely emaciated and in horrible physical condition. Rosie’s
Meet Pippy. Pippy is approximately two years old and was pulled from the shelter with a condition called “Happy Tail”… Pippy was found as a
Meet Penny. Penny was rescued from the county euthanasia list with multiple fatty spots, likely lipomas and a suspected mammary tumor. Update, Oct. 9th: Not
Meet Maggie! Maggie was dying at Apache Junction Animal Control with an enormous tumor between her legs that had burst open overnight… Medical Update: After
Meet Harley. Harley is a senior dog who was rescued from county with mats, ticks and a huge testicular tumor… Estimated at 15 years old
Meet Gibbs! Gibbs was brought in as a stray after being struck by a car. Gibbs has a broken elbow (of that left front leg),
Frasier was rescued from County with a non-weight bearing leg that is causing him pain. Unfortunately Frasier’s leg was not able to be saved and
Meet Frankie! Frankie was rescued from County after being attacked by another dog. Frankie is currently receiving treatment for his wounds at BAH. In addition
Meet Flaco. Flaco has the worst case of Valley Fever the vets at Bethany Animal Hospital have ever seen; his Valley Fever infection is both
Meet Emma! Emma is our sweet senior gal…cast aside by a family that she spent her life trying to please, she was turned in to
Meet Penelope! This sweet puppy was scheduled to be euthanized because she had Mange, until M.A.I.N. stepped in to save her life. After just a
Meet Patrick! Trish was walking the shelter yesterday and noticed a lifeless body in one of the kennels. This poor baby had been hit by
Meet Paige! This sweet girl is Paige, a five year old Husky mix. She was adopted from Apache Junction Animal Control (AJAC) in May of
Meet Kona! At just five months old, covered in hundreds of tics and her time up at the County pound, she was scheduled for euthanasia…
Meet Journey! Journey was found wandering in the desert, alone and ill… Severely emaciated, her nails long and digging into her pads, covered in ticks
Meet Moose! Moose is approximately five years old. He was scheduled for euthanasia at the County pound due to suspected medical issues. His medical notes
Meet Duke! Duke was rescued off the county euthanasia list with a leg injury. He will be transported to Bethany Animal Hospital where he will
Meet Cagney & Lacey! For two long months these babies struggled to survive while mites began to take over their little bodies until it got
Meet Butch. Butch was rescued from the Apache Junction Shelter by M.A.I.N. with a condition called Megaesophagus. Megaesophagus, is when the esophagus lacks the ability
Meet Lucky. This is “Lucky,” however with a head over-run with small tumors, his name didn’t fit him at all… He was on his last
In an article about Jessie in the Examiner, Penny Eims writes: Jessie, the sickly, emaciated, tick-infested pit bull mix who was saved from the Maricopa