We are Registered with the State of Tennessee & IRS
To Receive Charitable Donations - EIN# 26-1353836.

"We Can Only Keep Helping - As Long As You Keep Giving"

OUR MAILING ADDRESS:
Happy Endings Animal Rescue
P.O.Box 1613
Madison, TN 37116 - 1613

You can watch our other You Tube Videos by going to www.youtube.com
and typing in Happy Endings Animal Rescue in the search tab.

LATEST UPDATE - JUNE 28, 2009

"Where Will We Go When H.E.A.R. Closes"...
This is the End of the Road for us.

We Desperately need Donations for all sorts of Depleted items. We Need Dog Food, Laundry Detergent (to wash Blankets),
Human Food and Sodas to Feed the Volunteers and Cash Donations to pay monthly expenses to keep this facility open
along with doing much needed Repairs around the Rescue and our Rescue Van.

The end is near for H.E.A.R. if help doesn't come real soon. It will mean closing and turning all dogs over to
Metro Animal Control. Without any help, we will be closing in the next few days.

PLEASE GIVE WHAT YOU CAN
THE FUTURE OF H.E.A.R. NEEDS YOU

Thank You For Those Who Have Given to Save H.E.A.R.

TOTAL RECEIVED $2,105.00

Kay Gaines $100.00 / Matt Ragan $40.00 / Amy Meador $100.00 / Mia Walker $50.00 / Lucy McCullough $100.00

Mary Spalding $100.00 / Robert Learmont $25.00 / Tyfanni Cassidy $10.00 / James Martin $250.00 / Bettina Schwan $10.00

Kristin Walker $10.00 / Kay Gaines $100.00 / Keely Caplinger $100.00 / Deborah Ballard $250.00 / Janice Harris $100.00

Michele Loftis $25.00 / Janet Brooks $25.00 / Benja Whitelaw $25.00 / Kevin Lorance $20.00 / Lucky Louie Productions $25.00

Gene Hawkins $50.00 / Michelle Shults $10.00 / Charles Pfeiffer $10.00 / Jack & Martha Pierce $30.00 / Anonymous $75.00

Duke Family $50.00 / Gonzales Family $100.00 / Joy Bishop $50.00 / Karen Hatcher $75.00 / Deborah Evans $25.00

Dorothy Hale $50.00 / M.A. Colmon $25.00 / Wanda Ray $50.00 / William Shepherd $10.00 / Maryaltani Karpos $10.00

William Jones II $10.00 / Deborah Vail $10.00 / Harold Hester $100.00 / Regina Stephens $10.00 / Amy Meador $10.00

Kelly Fenesan $10.00 / Michele Martens $10.00

Rob & Ann Kopfur Drove by and Donated 500 lbs. of Dog Food
We had 2 Wonderful Families Stop by and Donate 500lbs of Dog Food, Blankets and Detergent.

If you prefer to Remain Anonymous, we can do that.

H.E.A.R. Would Like to Thank FOX 17 News
and Reporter Sky Arnold for Their Story to Help H.E.A.R.

Click Their Logo to See the Story

THANKS AGAIN, FOR ALL THOSE THAT HAVE HELPED H.E.A.R.

Through your Donations, we have been able to catch up with all our bills. Our Mortgage is now current,
our electricity and other utilities are now current and we have been able to tune-up our Rescue Bus.

THANKYOU - THANKYOU - THANKYOU

But please don't forget us next Month. This Rescue is a Special Rescue that helps those Dogs that would
normally not get a chance at other Shelters and Rescues because of their age, health or temperment.
That's why it's so important that you come back each Month and give what you can for the Animals at H.E.A.R.
Please consider becoming a Sponsor of H.E.A.R. - You can sign up from this Website through Paypal.
For as little as $10.00 a Month, you can give these Dogs a Home, until their Forever Home is Found.

We Currently Have 34 Sponsors of the 200 we are Seeking.

A Sponsor is every $10.00 Generated
EXAMPLE: If you Donate $50.00 each Month that's 5 Sponsors.
Each Dog Requires 5 Sponsors Per Month for Their Care.

Become a Sponsor - it's only $10.00 a Month.

YOUR NAME WILL BE ADDED TO OUR
SPONSOR SECTION OF THIS WEBSITE

MEET BUCK

THIS IS WHAT H.E.A.R. IS ALL ABOUT

Buck was Rescued off the Streets of Nashville about 4 months ago. He was left and abandoned from a former family who lost their home. Buck was on the Streets for about 3 months from what neighbors told me. As you can see he wasn't in the best of shape. He had lost most of his hair from Mange and was infested with fleas, nobody would touch him or help him. The Pound was called numerous times to come and catch him, but he would always hide when they showed up. People would throw rocks and sticks at him to scare him off. When I found him he was very cautious when I came up to him and over time, he came closer and closer to me until I was able to put a leash on him. Once I leashed him it's like he just totally gave up and looked up at me with sadness in his eyes as though he was saying "Save Me"...

I grabbed Buck and put him in our Rescue Van and headed back to the Rescue. The first thing I did was feed him and water him and gave him a little one on one attention. He eat and eat and filled himself up. I set up his dog house and put some cedar chips in his dog house. He walked right in and did about 2 circles and laid down, looked over at me and went to sleep. He knew he was safe.

The next day I went to see him and assess his skin and hair loss issues and thought the best thing for him was to put him on Advantage Multi Plus and just let him heal. Over the weeks he became more healthier and started to play again. I noticed his skin clearing up and hair was starting to grow back. It took about 3 months of treatment with the Advantage Multi Plus but eventually his skin totally cleared up and all his hair grew back.

Buck is now a happy dog who was fortunate he got a chance to come to H.E.A.R. and recuperate his heath issues. If the Pound would of caught him and since he was an abandoned dog with no home the Pound would of just put him to sleep. This is a sad reality, but fortunate for Buck he did get a chance to come to H.E.A.R. and now he is back to normal.

Buck looks about 7 years old, he has been neutered and only gets along with female dogs that are smaller than him. He is very protective of his yard from other Male dogs. So if you would like to offer Buck a home where he will be loved the rest of his life. Let us know what sort of forever home you have to offer him. We do require you to be a home owner with a secure fenced in back yard. He is a Newfoundland / Chow Mix Dog with a beautiful black shinny coat and loves to be petted. He weighs about 60 lbs. He is NOT potty trained and has pretty much lived his whole life outside. He does have a lot of Love to give the right person or family. I would only consider him going to a single dog home or a home with a female dog who weighs no more than 30-40 pounds. This way Buck can be King of the yard.

GIVE BUCK A HOME

Buck has a Happy Ending and this is what H.E.A.R. does best. We Rescue the Ones other Shelters or Rescues didn't want to.

That why it's so Important that you give what you can to save Dogs like Buck.

They deserve a Forever Home, Love and a Family just like any other Dog.

AT HAPPY ENDINGS ANIMAL RESCUE

Every Dog Who Needs Help, Deserves To Be Rescued

MEET "MONTE"...

Monte came into H.E.A.R. almost 6 months ago. He was extremely underweight and had favored his right rear hip from either being hit by a car or someone had hit him with a bat. He was also very fearful of humans and defensive. Once he got here we just gave him time to come around. I would let him play with our very friendly dogs who loved to be sociable and also liked people. Over time Monte's leg began to heal and he came around and started to play again. I also introduced him to the puppies and he was very gentle with them. Monte has proven to be a wonderful dog who's personality has finally come out. He can be himself who loves to be around other animals and people. If Monte would of been turned over to the Pound or the Humane Society of Nashville they wouldn't of spent the time he needed to come around and just euthanized him. But, at H.E.A.R. he did get that time and I now feel he will make a wonderful family pet when he finds his new forever home.

Monte was lucky, because he got the chance to come to H.E.A.R. and heal his wounds. We have to turn away many dogs who need help just like Monte, but with our limited funds we can only take in so many.

H.E.A.R. was built to care for those dogs that wouldn't have had a chance at other Shelters or Rescues.
H.E.A.R. takes the dogs in that no one else wants and gives them the time to heal and come around.

This is a Sad Reality that most people only want the cute friendly ball chasing
well mannered perfect dogs. Not many want those that truly need help.

That's why H.E.A.R. needs to be here. To help Dogs like "Monte"...
Those that have NO other place to go, need H.E.A.R...

THIS IS MONTE TODAY, AFTER HEALING

FROM FEELING LONELY, HURT AND UNSURE OF PEOPLE
TO FEELING CONFIDENT AND HAPPY AGAIN
HE HAS DEVELOPED INTO A HANDSOME DOG
AT A WEIGHT OF ABOUT 100 POUNDS
Happy Endings Animal Rescue is One of the Few Rescues in the Country that takes in ANY Dog
who needs help which includes Breed, Age, Color, Health or Temperment. As Long as we have the Space and Funding Available.
We take in Pit Bulls, Rotties, Chows, Dobermans, German Sheppards, Elderly Dogs or Dogs that have Been Abused
or Neglected and are afraid of People. These Dogs will find a place where they can be safe, secure and find new friends to play with.

WISH LIST

We Need Dog Food
H.E.A.R. Goes Through 120 lbs. of Dog Food a Day

If you have thought about how you could help us in caring for the Animals at H.E.A.R.
We need Dog Food, it cost's us about $45.00 a day to feed all these dogs (based on 2-5 lbs per dog per day).
We use to Receive 700-1500 pounds of Dog Food a week from our Retail Stores. We had plenty and even
helped other Rescues or People on Fixed incomes feed their Pets. We are now only getting about 200-300 pounds a week.
We are now forced to go out and purchase 400-500 pounds each week which is digging into our Rescue Budget.
With our food donations dropping because of better Dog Food Bags and less getting torn, are supplies are dwindling.
This is the first time in 12 years I have put out my hand for help with dog food to feed the Animals at H.E.A.R.
With all the Dog Foods out there we have found that Wal-Mart's Krunchy Bites & Bones in the Yellow Bag
fits our Budget and gives the dogs all the Nutrients they need to meet their Diet.
If you would like to help, you can either purchase the Bags and bring it to our Rescue or you can send us
a gift card for $45.00 which will feed all of our dogs for ONE day and we can pick it up at Walmart.
Send it too: Happy Endings Animal Rescue or H.E.A.R. - PO Box 1613 - Madison, TN 37116.
We also have a Donation Button Set-Up (enter your own amount)
that goes Directly to Our Food Budget.

THANK YOU

This is What we can get with your $100.00 Donation
(10) 20lb. Bags of Dog Food (200 lbs of food) Lasts about 2-3 days

PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO
MAKE A DONATION TO H.E.A.R.

OPEN YOUR HEART AND WALLET FOR THE ANIMALS AT H.E.A.R.

Our Goal is to Reach $2,000 each month to Run this Rescue.

PLEASE HELP...
The Names You See Listed Below are From People who Believe in our Mission
to Help the Homeless, Abandoned and Abused Animals of Nashville.
Through their Donations, we are able to give these Animals a Safe Happy
Temporary Home until their NEW Forever Home is Found.

Donations for July 2009 - $765.00 - Our Goal is $2,100.00
Wanda Ray $50.00 / Lucky Louie Productions $25.00 / Gene Hawkins $50.00 / Michelle Shults $10.00 / Charles Pfeiffer $10.00
Anonymous $75.00 / Duke Family $50.00 / Gonzales Family $100.00 / Joy Bishop $50.00 / Karen Hatcher $75.00
Jack & Martha Pierce $30.00 / Deborah Evans $25.00 / Dorothy Hale $50.00 / M.A. Colmon $25.00 / William Shepherd $10.00
Maryaltani Karpos $10.00 / William Jones II $10.00 / Deborah Vail $10.00 / Harold Hester $100.00 / Regina Stephens $10.00
Amy Meador $10.00 / Kelly Fenesan $10.00 / Michele Martens $10.00

FOR THOSE WANTING TO GIVE EACH MONTH

YOU CAN BECOME A MONTHLY SPONSOR - WE'VE MADE IT EASY
Wanda Ray $50.00 / Amy Meador $10.00 / William Jones II $10.00 / William Shepherd $10.00 / Michele Martens $10.00
Deborah Vail $10.00 / Lauren Tyrone $10.00 / Kelly Fenesan $10.00 / Regina Stephens $10.00 / Harold Hester $100.00
Stephanie Gladhart $25.00 / Alexei & Eva Ovtchinnikov $50.00 / Michele Loftis $25.00 / Michelle Shults $10.00

OUR CURRENT MONTHLY SPONSORS TOTAL $340.00

Our Goal is to Reach $2,000 Worth of Sponsors Each Month
Our Vet Bills alone, range from $250 to $500 each Month.
The Rest goes to paying the Mortgage on the Rescue, Utilities and Supplies.
JUST $10.00 A MONTH CAN REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE
If you think $10.00 can't buy much for this Rescue - Here's what we can get for your $10.00 Donation
15 Rolls of Paper Towels or 5 Gallons of Gas to Run the Power Washer
to clean the kennels or 2 Rolls of Plastic Bags for Pooper Scooping.
It also covers Flea and Tick Protection for 3 dogs per month or 4 Gallons
of Bleech or 5 Gallons of Gas to run our Rescue Van for errands
This is just some of what we can do with your $10.00 Donation
Imagine what we can do with a $100.00 Donation.

ONLY $10.00 A MONTH WILL GIVE THESE DOGS A HOME
UNTIL THEIR FOREVER HOME IS FOUND
$10.00

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IF BY CHANCE YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO GIVE MORE
WE HAVE LARGER AMOUNTS SET UP
$25.00

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$50.00

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$100

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It Doesn't Hurt to Sign Up - It's Very Simple - NO Contracts or Commitments to Sign
NO Salesman Will Contact You - Your Just Helping Because You Want to - Stop Any Time You Want

You Can Cancel Anytime You Want

Every Penny You GIVE Goes to the Animals at H.E.A.R.

For Those That Have Given So Far - THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU...
If you would like to make a Donation by mailing a check, you can send it to:
Happy Endings Animal Rescue
PO BOX 1613
Madison, TN 37116 - 1613

LINKS OF RESCUES THAT H.E.A.R. SUPPORTS

Just Click Their Logo to Go to Their Web Site

SOME OF OUR GREAT ADOPTIONS OVER THE YEARS

AS WE ENTER OUR 12TH YEAR OF SAVING THE HOMELESS, ABANDONED
AND ABUSED DOGS OF NASHVILLE
Here is just some of the Families who have Adopted a Pet
from over 400 lives that we have saved over the last 12 years.
Just click their picture if you would like to know more about each Dog Adopted through:
Happy Endings Animal Rescue

These are some of the wonderful people that have adopted a new family pet from:
"HAPPY ENDINGS ANIMAL RESCUE"

OUR CURRENT LIST OF ADOPTABLE PETS

PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR ADOPTION QUALIFICATIONS LISTED BELOW THE PHOTOS.
If you by chance have room for two dogs, we have several buddies here at the Rescue.
It would be wonderful if they got to stay together when Adopted.
We offer 50% off on the Second Adoption when Adopting a Pair.
You would have two dogs that love to hang out with each other
and keep each other company while your away.
( Just Click Their Picture To Go To Their Profile For More Information)

- - - - - - - - - - Hope - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Roscoe - - - - - Buster - - - - -- - - - - - Munchin - - - - - - - - - - - Corky - - - - - - - -

- - - - Duke - - - - - - - - - - - - Baby Bear - - - - - - - - - - - Buddy - - - - - - - - - - - - Wally - - - - - - - - - Toby - - - - - - - - - - - Dolly - - - -

- - - - - - - Elvis - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Emmy - - - - - - - - - - - - - Spencer - - - - - - - - - - - Shaka - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bruno - - - - - - -

- - - - - - Bradly - - - - - - - Sydney - - - - - - - Big Blu - - - - - - - - - - - Racheal - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sabrina - - - - - - - - - - - - - Honey - - - - - -

- - - - - Sherman - - - - - - Hannah - - - - - - - - Jeb - - - - - - - - Sebastian - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 Lab Puppies - - - - - - - - - - - Charlie - - - - -

- - - - - - Gus - - - - - - - - - - Rudy - - - - - - - - - - - Monte - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sadie - - - - - - - - - - - Troy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Buck - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - Tylor - - - - - - - - - - - - Jordon - - - - - - - - Emma - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Lucky - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Beanie - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - Zelda - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Andy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Barney - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Puddy - - - - -
If you would like to know more about these Dogs or Cat available for Adoption
Please click their picture and go directly to their profile site.

Click Here for Our Current List of other Adoptable Pets

Here are Some Great Links to Dog Training your New Family Pet

NOW THIS IS WHAT YOU CALL GREAT DOG TRAINING!!!

ADOPTION QUALIFICATIONS:
You need to be a Home Owner with a secure fenced in back yard. We also require a home check prior to approving the Adoption and you need to live within a 30 Mile Radius of this Rescue to make sure your fence is high enough and secure enough for the dog your interested in adopting with no escape areas. We have reduced the Radius for Adoptions from 50 miles to 30 miles due to the high cost of fuel to make home inspections and follow up home checks on each adoptable pet.
We also require you to Fill Out an Adoption Application Form with Vet References which is checked out before considering the Adoption. You must also allow follow up visits to see the dog and how they are adapting in to their new forever home.

ADOPTION FEE'S $75.00
The Adoption fee covers spaying or neutering and updated shots before Adoption...

VIEWING OF ANY DOG AT THE RESCUE:
If you see a dog you would like to Adopt, please email me and let me know what sort of forever home you have to offer. Where you live. How big your fenced in yard is (Pictures are Helpful). How tall is your fence and other pets you may have. Tell us about previous pets and how they were part of your family and what happened to them. Go ahead and brag, it's a good selling point. (If you write us a letter and say in two lines you want to Adopt So and So and have a fenced in yard will NOT get you an immediate response). We want to know all about you. Take the time to write a letter as to why you want a pet in your family, how they will be treated, and how much joy your previous pets made in your life. Our job is to find these dogs the best home possible. If all checks out, we can then set up a time for you to come by and meet the dog your interested in Adopting. If after you come by and decide you want to Adopt that dog, we would then set up a time to come out and do a home check to verify your fenced in yard, height, and make sure it's secure and see where the dog will eat and sleep at night.

A PERSONAL THOUGHT ON WHY WE RESCUE ANIMALS:

(By Cody Gosseln - Founder & Director of Happy Endings Animal Rescue)
Most of the people involved in the Animal Rescue work have their own reasons why we do this. It not for the money. I am a witness to that. The Rescue Business if anything will make you go broke. It will take a lot of your time. It's a job 99.999% of the population of this World would never do, but for some reason we are chosen. We were chosen to help these animals out of a bad situation and get them into a loving forever home. It's a 24/7 commitment that has rewards of a different kind. It's seeing that dog that once came in broken, hungry, beaten and felt unloved.
It's an Animal Rescuers responsibility to show this animal that not all humans are bad people and slowly build up their confidence to trust humans again and when they are ready, we locate a loving forever home they will go to and be loved for the rest of their lives.
I never asked for this job, but here it is, I am an Animal Rescuer. I do the best I can, I have saved many, I have lost a few. I have cried over a dog I never knew and buried more than I want to count. I remember everyone of their names and their personality.
One of the few joys I get is when people and families send me pictures and letters of the dogs they have adopted from here. Thanking me for saving them and how much joy, laughter and love they have given to their families. This is what makes it all worth while.
Helping animals comes slow at first. You see one on the road or walking alone with their ribs showing from not eating. You decide to help one, you bring them back to health, you find them a loving home and you see how good it makes you feel that you saved a life.
Then two more come knocking, you help those two and four more come knocking. It's a battle we will never win, but as long as we save a few, those few will know they were saved and become loving happy family pets. We in the Rescue Business are doing a job you would never do, even though you love animals. Some just don't have the heart. You have to take the bad with the good.
When you have seen some of the dogs that I have seen over the years, you sometimes want to take their X owners and give them just ONE day in the life of a dog they had, but then I would be arrested for being in-humane...

AN ANIMAL RESCUERS OATH:

"I AM AN ANIMAL RESCUER"
My job is to assist God's creatures. I was born with the drive to fulfill their needs. I take in helpless, unwanted, homeless creatures without planning or selection. I have bought dog food with my last dime. I have patted a mangy head with a bare hand. I have hugged someone vicious and afraid. I have fallen in love a thousand times. And I have cried into the fur of a lifeless body too many times to count. I have Animal Friends and friends who have animal friends. I don't often use the word "pet". I notice those lost at the road side and my heart aches. I will hand raise a field mouse and make friends with a vulture. I know of no creature unworthy of my time. I want to live forever if there aren't animals in Heaven, but I believe there are. Why would God make something so perfect and leave it behind? Some people think we are masters of the animals, but the animals have mastered themselves... something people still haven't learned. War and abuse make me hurt for the world, but a rescue that makes the news gives me hope for mankind. We are a quiet but determined army and we are making a difference every day. There is nothing more necessary than warming an orphan, nothing more rewarding than saving a life, no higher recognition than watching them thrive. There is no greater joy than seeing a baby play who, only days ago, was too weak to eat. By the love of those who I've been privileged to rescue, I have been rescued. I know what true unconditional love really is, for I've seen it shining in the eyes of so many, grateful for so little. I am an Animal Rescuer. My work is never done. My home is never quiet. My wallet is always empty, but my heart is always full. (Author Unknown)...

JUST THIS SIDE OF HEAVEN IS A PLACE CALLED RAINBOWS BRIDGE:
When and animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbows Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water, and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable. All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remembered them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for the one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind. They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster. You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart. Then you both cross Rainbows Bridge together... (Anonymous)

HAPPY ENDINGS ANIMAL RESCUE & SANCTUARY
Madison, TN 37115

EMAIL ONLY PLEASE

For Questions Contact: Cody Gosselin - Founder & Director at:
Email: cody47@bellsouth.net

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