Noah’s Hope: Year of the Dog

Sioux City Now - Noah's Hope Animal Rescue - Year of the Dog

Greetings! It’s 2015, the Chinese Year of the Sheep. But at Noah’s Hope Animal Rescue, it’s always the Year of the Dog. And so we’re starting this blog to open a conversation with the Siouxland community about dogs and pets in general. We’ll write about issues that concern us as we go about our business of rescuing homeless and abused dogs, and we hope you’ll chime in with comments and concerns of your own.

Today, for starters, we want to talk about leaving dogs outside in severe weather. As we’re writing this, it’s below zero with several inches of new snow blowing around on strong winds. It’s the kind of day nobody wants to be outside, and yet we received six calls last night about dogs being left outside.

Why do people leave their “best friends” outside? Yes, dogs have fur coats and can usually survive cold weather, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t suffering. A dog that has been kept on a chain all his life is usually missing the tips of his ears due to frostbite. The bigger question is: Why have a dog at all if you are going to keep him or her outside? What is the point?

If you see a suffering dog this winter (or any time), we invite you to let us know. Or if you live in the City, you can call the Sioux City Animal Rescue and Adoption Center. Some people won’t call because they are afraid the dog will be picked up and euthanized. That is not true. SCAARC has an excellent record of bringing dogs in and finding them new homes with responsible pet owners. We work hand-in-hand with them to take the more difficult cases. Just call or write. It’s the kindest thing you can do.

You can reach us at 712-253-8394. Or visit our Facebook page or website for more information:

https://www.facebook.com/NoahsHopeAnimalRescue

www.noahshomeanimalrescue.com

Noah’s Hope Animal Rescue is an all-volunteer, 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation. We rescue the underdogs: the old, the sick and injured, the used-up by breeders, the forsaken and misunderstood. We nurse them, bring them back from the brink, and give them another chance. We believe they make the very best pets because somehow, they understand and are grateful.