Rescued from the Millington Puppy Mill!
Even though they were living in neglect all their lives, they are ready and waiting to become wonderful pets for you and your family!
Click on Our Adoptable Pet List
to see these dachshunds available for adoption.
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This cute little beagle boy is longing for a forever home!
News
You may have seen the news about a puppy mill that was raided on Friday February 1st in Millington, TN. Over 60 dogs were rescued that day, but it is believed that the owner was tipped off and able to get over 100 dogs out of there before the authorities arrived. We expect too see many more puppy mill dogs surrendered over the next few weeks because of the publicity of this case.
WHAT IS A PUPPY MILL? It is a business that breeds puppies in mass quantities for profit. The sad part of this story is that it usually means that mass quantities of dogs are living in horrid conditions with little or no veterinary care & improper diets. The dogs that were at this puppy mill in Millington were living outside in rabbit cages with grated floors. Most of the dogs are heartworm positive, have lost many of their teeth (and those that are left are covered in tartar) from their poor diet, had never had their nails trimmed, suffer from hair loss from flea dermatitis, longhaired breeds were painfully matted, and they all have been bred over and over and over.
HOW DO PUPPY MILLS STAY IN BUSINESS? Most people do not even know that there is a puppy mill in their neighborhood. The puppies are sold on street corners, from ads in papers, or even to pet stores, so the people that purchase the puppies have no idea what condition the parents that produce there new puppy are living in. Since little or no money is spent on veterinary care or food, then that means all the profit goes directly into the puppy mill owner's pocket.
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP PUT PLACES LIKE THIS OUT Of BUSINESS? Be sure to never buy a puppy unless you are able to see the parents and where they live. If the seller wants to meet you somewhere... recognize that as a huge red flag. Educate your friends and family to do the same. If no one bought the puppies, then the puppy mill owners would close up shop. Even better... RESCUE, RESCUE, RESCUE!!! There are too many dogs dying in shelters and stray on the streets... puppies included. Do not pay someone to overpopulate our world with more dogs... SAVE A LIFE THROUGH ADOPTION. Not sure you are ready for the health responsiblity of adopting a dog saved from a puppy mill... adopting any one of our other dogs helps us by freeing up space so we can take in more of these rescues as they come out of the wood works.
NOT READY FOR A NEW DOG? Help us by donating to our medical bills. All of these dogs rescued from the puppy mill need to be vaccinated, spayed/neutered, have their teeth cleened and some extracted, and many of them will need to be treated for heartworms. Their adoption fees will not even come close to covering their medical costs. Every dollar donated goes directly to our vet bills.
We would like to send out our thanks to the entire staff at Snowden Grove Animal Hospital in Southaven, MS for caring for all of our dogs medical needs. Without their help, we could not rescue as many dogs as we do.
Our current balance at Snowden Grove is
$1442.75
Please help us pay our vet bills.
To make a donation, please use the donate button at the
MidSouth Animal Rescue League site, and denote for Mostly Beagles and which animal if applicable.
Who We Are
Mostly Beagles Rescue was formed to rescue, rehabilitate, and re-home beagles that are in local shelters, surrendered by their owners, or found as strays. While our members have been involved in all breed rescue for many years, we decided that we would follow our hearts and help our number one favorite breed, the beagle. We did name it Mostly Beagles because we do occasionally find a non-beagle that we cannot pass up. All of our dogs are temperament tested, fully vaccinated, spayed or neutered, on heartworm preventative (or if necessary treated for heartworms), and receive basic obedience training. In addition to helping homeless dogs find new homes, another primary goal we have is working on public awareness of heartworm prevention, spaying & neutering, and behavior training. Our goal is to reduce the number of unwanted litters, strays on the streets or in shelters, and owner surrender dogs.
Meet our Beagles!
Mostly Beagles Rescue is not a shelter. All our beagles are living in foster homes waiting for a forever home.
Our beagles are available for a meeting by appointment or you may come to one of our scheduled adoption events.
We are currently collecting gently used baby and kids items for our annual fundraiser. Please contact mostlybeagles@peoplepc.com or (901)336-9553 to donate your items. All proceeds from the sale are donated directly to our medical bills. Sale date and location TBA.
Volunteers and temporary foster homes are always needed.
Please consider offering your time to help a rescued beagle.
Often Mostly Beagles must turn away beagles due to lack of space in foster care.
Because of this, many beagles placed in local animal shelters will never find their way out.
Foster families are so very important to the work of rescue. Fostering beagles is good for you too !
You will have a continuous source of unconditional love.
You will discover a world of precious personalities.
You will see how much you are really needed.
If you choose to foster, Mostly Beagles will pay all of the expenses involved for medical care, heartworm preventative and even food.
Remember, fostering a beagle SAVES A LIFE !
Complete our
volunteer form and we will contact you!
Not to hurt our humble brethren is our first duty to them, but to stop there is not enough. We have a higher mission--to be of service to them wherever they require it.
-- Francis of Assisi
Adopt a beagle, and get a Friend for Life!
WANTED:
Loving persons and families that will devote time, energy, patience,
and
especially love to train and care for a beagle.
If that describes
you, and you want to adopt a beagle, then the following adoption process will
apply:
To
begin the adoption process, please click here to complete our adoption application.
A
yard with at least a 4-foot high fence is required. Some beagles require a
higher fence or particular types of fences, because they are jumpers,
climbers, and/or diggers. Sorry, no invisible fences. Beagles do not respond to the correction of a collar when in pursuit of ... well... pretty much anything they set their little hearts on trying to catch.
A
home visit by a Mostly Beagles volunteer will be conducted prior to the
adoption.
Your
adoption donation helps us cover our costs of spaying and neutering,
vaccinating, and other medical care we provide the dog. Puppies up to 12 months old are $150, dogs 1-6 years old are $125, and senior dogs over 7 are $100. For some dogs, such as
those that must be treated for heartworms before they are adoptable, your adoption fee does
not come close to covering all of the expenses for the dog.
All adopters are required to sign our Adoption Contract.
Every dog adopted from Mostly Beagles receives, at no extra cost, the benefit of a six week obedience course for the dog and new owner AND a discount on all boarding in the future with Good Dog University, based in Olive Branch. Obedience courses are offered in Olive Branch, Memphis, Cordova, and Collierville.
Your donation can help!
We have several heartworm positive beagles that we are treating. That treatment, which typically last 6 weeks, is expensive. Please consider a donation. Every $1 will help!
The Hero Medical Fund
Hero was a special beagle puppy born in Texas.
When Hero passed away, his mom established a memorial fund for him at Mostly
Beagles, so that other beagles could be helped in his memory. All
donations made as memorials to Hero will go directly into our medical fund.
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"Hero was born 3rd in line. Although he gave me a bit of a scare right
at first, he quickly grew into the largest and loudest puppy. He was the
first to stand, the first to play, the first to really steal my heart.
He liked nothing better than to be held, right under my chin,close enough that he could lick my face. He touched many, many people in his
short merry life, and I am so much happier for having had him to love, even
for so
brief a time. We miss you, Bub-kin!"
--Gina, Hero's mom
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Freckles' Fund
This special fund has been established in memory of Freckles, a 12.5 year old
beagle that was rescued after her owner surrendered her to a shelter in
Vicksburg Mississippi. Click on her picture to learn more.
To make a donation, please use the donate button at the MidSouth Animal Rescue League site, and denote for The Hero Medical Fund or Freckle's Fund and which animal if applicable.
Mostly Beagles Rescue
6229 HWY 305 Suite O
Olive Branch, MS 38654
Phone: (901) 336-9553
Email:
mostlybeagles@yahoo.com
Click here for a list of pets at this shelter
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