Happy Endings Animal Rescue

Happy Endings Animal Rescue

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Nashville - (Davidson County) - Madison - Tennessee

HAPPY ENDINGS ANIMAL RESCUE
& ANIMAL SANCTUARY

also known as H.E.A.R.

The Largest Privately Run Non-Profit NO-KILL Animal Rescue in Nashville, TN Since 1997

We Have Never Euthanized ONE Dog in 14 Years to Make Room for Another

We Do Not Receive any Government Grants or Corporate Sponsorships

We Survive through Sponsors and Supporters from the Community

Hundreds of Lives Saved As We Enter Our 15th Year

A Member of Petfinder.com since January 2004

Dedication, Love and Compassion 24/7.

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". . . Saving just one pet won't change the world. . . but, surely, the world will change for that one pet . . . "

Click here for Our Current List of Adoptable Pets

Not all Dogs are kept at this Rescue and some are at Foster Care.

Click here to see Adoptions Done Through H.E.A.R.

Adoption Qualifications Are Listed Near the Bottom of This Web Page

For Questions Contact: Cody Gosselin - Founder & Director at:

Email: cody47@bellsouth.net

We Are Only Adopting Out - NOT Taking In

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We are also sorry to say, that we don't have any connections
as to who may have space.

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January 17, 2012

This Animal Rescue needs Rescuing

Due to a sever drop in Donations, this Rescue Facility has fallen into Forecloser.
Our hopes were to raise enough funds in December 2011 to keep this from happening.
We are now in EMERGENCY mode and if we don't raise at least $1,200.00 by the end of January, 2012.
It could mean having to close this facility that has been in Nashville almost 15 years.
It would be a sad ending to the animals who call this home and for those waiting for a new home.
Please Donate what you can $5. - $10. - $25 - $50 or more, so this doesn't happen to H.E.A.R.

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Donations for February 2012 - $1,310.00

Anonymous $600.00 / Ruth Keown $40.00 / Kelly Fenesan $10.00 / Tami Fowler $50.00

Deborah Vail $10.00 / Brooke Orgain $100.00 / Riverside Village Pharmacy $500.00

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Donations for January 2012 - $1,331.00

Kelly Fenesan $10.00 / Nicole Antonutti $20.00 / Deborah Vail $10.00 / Stephanie Gladhart $25.00

Melinda Arnett $19.00 / Cher Pendergrass $50.00 / Jennifer $150.00 / Alice Peacock Haller $50.00

Catherine Kraus $50.00 / Lisa Ernst $50.00 / Amanda SansoneIman $40.00

Al-Hussein $500.00 / Talal Alsaleh $200.00 / Melissa Gerber $19.00

Ned Gerber $19.00 / Karin White $19.00 / Courtney Jones $100.00

LATEST UPDATE

THANK YOU - THANK YOU - THANK YOU

January 27, 2012

I wanted to thank all of those that helped us out in keeping H.E.A.R. out of forecloser.

Through the donations we have received we have been able to put off a Month of going
into forecloser and was able to bring a lot of our bills up to date. The battle is not over,
we now have to keep the donations coming in to bring our mortgage current and forecloser
as far away from this Rescue as possible. As we enter into February 2012 we start all
over again with another set of bills and need enough funds to bring our mortgage current

Our goal for February is to raise $1,800 for the Month.

Once everything is current we can run this Rescue on as little as a $1,000 a Month
(This excludes any major Vet bills that may come in for the Month)

We are an all Volunteer Animal Rescue
all funds raised go to the animals and keeping this Rescue running.

LATEST UPDATE - February 3, 2012

Our Mortgage Payments are all up to date

Thank you to all of those who have helped to save H.E.A.R. from falling into forecloser.

We are now back to square one with our Mortgage Payments and I'm sure glad that is past us.

We are close to meeting our goal for February and we couldn't do it without you.



Where a Dog - Get's to be a Dog

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Being in a Shelter doesn't have to mean being in a cage 24/7.
A Temporary Home, Until Their New Forever Home is Found.



HELP H.E.A.R. SAVE LIVES
THROUGH OUR SPAY & NEUTER PROGRAM

For a Single Donation of $79.00
We can have a Dog or Puppy Spayed or Neutered

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A Sponsor can be an Individual or Company

First Call Ambulance Service (sponsored 3 Puppies)

Your Donation or Sponsorship is totally Tax Deductible



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Items that we always need and can never have enough of
but always seem to run out of when we need it most.

HELP H.E.A.R. GET OFF THE GRID

Our goal is to be the first Animal Rescue across the Country to run totally off the Grid.
This means no more electric bill, water bill, gas bill or trash bill. We will be totally self contained.
In the end it will mean no more utility bills and funds were able to raise will go towards the animals.

A BIG THANKS TO

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(click their logo to go to their website)

For Donating 2 Marine Batteries

AND

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We now currently have 6 marine batteries which totals to almost 650 amp hours.

Batteries & Solar Panels are our life source of running lights inside and out.
The more batteries & solar panels we have means more hours of light.

Unfortunately, batteries and solar panels work together. Solar panels can only produce so much electricity per day.
We currently have more battery power than solar power and now need to build up our solar panels to match
our battery output so we can have plenty of FREE electricity. If you would like to help by purchasing 1 of the 5 solar panels
were going to need, simply call Sun Solar USA and let them know your buying a solar panel for us and they will take care of the rest.

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A little solar education: If we can get 5 more 100 watt solar panels, that will give us a total of 645 watts worth of solar panels
times 6 hours of daylight a day = 3,870 watts of power a day. Enough to run all our lights, the computer, the telephone, a mini
refrigerator to keep our medications cold, a radio and even a small TV. 3,800 watts is almost enough to run this entire place.
We won't be able to run our washing machine or dryer, but we have a generator for that.

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Help us get a Wind Generator

Your Donation to help us in getting a Wind Generator gets us one step closer to running
this Rescue totally off the Grid allowing us to use our donations for the animals instead of paying utility bills.

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(Click the NES Logo and get redirected to their website to make a payment donation)

DONATIONS RECEIVED TO PAY DOWN THE NES BILL

Anonymous $10.00 / Anonymous $50.00

Balance is now down to $1,650.00



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Projects accomplished because of your Donations.
(A Fireplace to heat the building)

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A SPECIAL THANKS TO THOSE WHO DONATED THE MATERIAL
TO BUILD A FIREPLACE TO KEEP THE DOGS WARM THIS WINTER

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Tractor Supply for Donating the Chimney Pipe - Northern Tools for Donating the Stove Kit
Home Depot for Donating the Tools & Material - Barrels "R" US (615) 775-7384 for Donating the Metal Barrel.

Now all we need is a few people donating firewood to keep it going this Winter

A BIG THANKS to Jennifer for buying us 3 Rics of firewood to help keep our Rescue warm this Winter.

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If your in need of Firewood, give Casey Davis a call at 615-202-7547
He will even deliver it and stack it for just a few dollars more.
He's located in White House and delivers all over Nashville.

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Because of your Donations
We got a Larger Generator to Handle our Washing Machine

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I am happy to announce that we won't have to go to the laundromat any more. Since we lost our electricity
and running this rescue off the grid. We have adapted pretty well. The only thing we couldn't do with the
generator we had (900 watts) was the laundry. I had to go to the laundromat once a week to do the laundry
and it took a couple of hours each time. Well, through the cash donations we have received this Month I was
able to purchase a used 3000 watt generator. Our current generator runs the lights and helps to charge the
batteries and run the computer. I picked up this used generator for $80.00 and it works great. I am back to doing
the laundry here at the Rescue and drying them on a cloths line outside, just like my mother did when I was a kid.



Our Next Project at H.E.A.R.
A Rain Water Harvesting System

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As most of you might know, our goal is to run this Rescue totally off the Grid and not rely on
any utility company to provide services that cost us money each Month. We lost our Electricity on
April 19, 2011 due to an electric bill that we just couldn't pay anymore because of a drop in donations.

We have totally run this Rescue off of Solar Panels, Batteries and a Generator and even though it took a
while to get into the groove of not having electricity we have managed to keep this Rescue running by making
changes in normal operations but were doing it. We have lights when we need it, a computer to update
things going on at the Rescue and a phone that we run off of MagicJack.

Our Facility was built back in the 1950's and it has it's own septic tank so none of our gray water goes into
the sewer system of Nashville. Our building is an old barn type structure that has a slanted roof sending 80%
of the rain water to one side of the building. If we were able to capture this water and filter it through a couple
of filtering systems it would be perfectly fine for the dogs to drink, give baths and wash down the Rescue.

This means NO more water bill of $50 a Month. We have the space to store the barrels, we could hook up an inline
pump on the water line which is wired to a battery so when we turn the water on it would be just like city water
coming out with the same type of pressure while the battery is charged by the solar panels. The rain water
would be filtered through 2-3 inline water filtering systems making it perfectly drinkable for the dogs to enjoy.

What would be the cost to build this system? With the cost of the barrels, plumbing parts, building a stand for the
barrels, filtering system, water pump, it's own battery and back up solar system to charge the battery, about $600.00

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For the cost of a years supply of water from the city we could run this Rescue with all the water it needs
for ever at no more additional costs. Help us raise the funds we need through a donation to this Rescue.

Help H.E.A.R. come closer to their Goal of running this Rescue totally off the Grid

So far we have eliminated our electric bill, phone bill, heating bill and trash bill.
It's now time to drop the water bill of $50.00 a Month and get closer to running off the Grid.

Donations Received for the Water Harvesting System
Total $50.00

Jennifer Bippus $50.00



Adoption Updates - Tank in his New Home

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Occasionally we get updated pictures of the dogs that get adopted and I thought this was a great picture of
Tank in his new forever home and his best friend. Another happy ending from Happy Endings Animal Rescue.



HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF EVERYONE YOU KNEW OR LOVED, LEFT YOU...

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"Where would we go if H.E.A.R. should ever close"?
This would be the end of the road for most of us...
Some of us are too old
Some of us have health issues
Some of us have temperament problems from being abused
Some of us are breeds that people are afraid of and
Some of us are the wrong color. (Black Dogs)
H.E.A.R. IS OUR FOREVER HOME

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

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Over the Years, we have Received Donations from all across
America, Canada, Europe and even Australia.

Donations for February 2012 - $1,310.00

Anonymous $600.00 / Ruth Keown $40.00 / Kelly Fenesan $10.00 / Tami Fowler $50.00

Deborah Vail $10.00 / Brooke Orgain $100.00 / Riverside Village Pharmacy $500.00

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Donations for January 2012 - $1,331.00

Kelly Fenesan $10.00 / Nicole Antonutti $20.00 / Deborah Vail $10.00 / Stephanie Gladhart $25.00

Melinda Arnett $19.00 / Cher Pendergrass $50.00 / Jennifer (Donation for Firewood) $150.00

Alice Peacock Haller $50.00 / Catherine Kraus $50.00 / Lisa Ernst $50.00 / Iman Al-Hussein $500.00

Talal Alsaleh $200.00 / Amanda Sansone $40.00 / Melissa Gerber $19.00

Ned Gerber $19.00 / Karin White $19.00 / Courtney Jones $100.00

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Donations for December 2011 - $611.00

Kelly Fenesan $10.00 / Deborah Vail $10.00 / Heather Taylor $25.00 / Stephanie Gladhart $25.00

Melinda Arnett $19.00 / Case Jumper $50.00 / Alexander Sack $10.00 / Melissa Gerber $19.00

Ned Gerber $19.00 / Karin White $19.00 / Jennifer Bippus $50.00 / Jason Rinks $50.00

Jack & Martha Pierce $30.00 / Patricia Brochier $100.00

Pepper & Brothers PLLC Attorneys at Law $175.00

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Donations for November 2011 - $64.00

Kelly Fenesan $10.00 / Deborah Vail $10.00 / Stephanie Gladhart $25.00 / Melinda Arnett $19.00

This Rescue operates solely on Donations from the Community.



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Become a Monthly Sponsor for Just $19.00 a Month.

Your $19.00 a Month provides food, boarding and care for One Dog a Month.

You can even select the dog you want to Sponsor and we will post your name on their Profile
as their Sponsor and you will get updates when that dog gets adopted and a picture of their new family.

When the dog you Sponsor gets adopted you will have the option to select another dog to Sponsor
or stop your Sponsorship altogether. We hope you don't but you can at any time.

Just $19.00 a Month

TOTAL SPONSORS $121.00

Our Goal is to acquire $1,500 a Month in Sponsors

CURRENT PET SPONSORS TOTAL $76.00

Melinda Arnett $19.00 - Sponsoring "SUGAR" / Melissa Gerber $19.00 - Sponsoring "JORDON"

Ned Gerber $19.00 - Sponsoring "HONEY" / Karin White $19.00 - Sponsoring "THOR"

CURRENT SHELTER SPONSORS $45.00

Kelly Fenesan $10.00 / Deborah Vail $10.00 / Stephanie Gladhart $25.00

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If you would rather become a Shelter Sponsor we have that also

When you become a Shelter Sponsor your Monthly Donation goes to Daily Operation Expenses such as
Paying the Mortgage on the Rescue, covering repairs, building new projects, emergency pet care,
Spaying or Neutering of the animals in our care and covering any costs that may come up.

You can become a Shelter Sponsor for as little as $10.00 a Month.

You can cancel at any time by pressing this button

No Salesman will contact you - Your just helping because you want too.



Help us FEED the Dogs at H.E.A.R.

We go through a 100 - 150 lbs. of dog food a day. As to the dog food brand, we usually purchase the
Walmart Old Roy Complete Nutrition in the Red Bag. It comes in a 44 lb. bag, but sometimes you can
catch the special bag that has a wide blue line at the bottom that gives an extra 4 pounds FREE for the
same price, which costs about $15.97 a bag + tx. We go through 2-3 bags a Day.

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Click the Donate Button above and we will go and get it for you.

Or you can contact or go to your local Walmart and purchase any amount of dog food you like and let
the salesperson know that the H.E.A.R. will pick it up at the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Madison, TN

Then contact us that you purchased some dog food for us and we will go and pick it up for you.



HELP US, HELP THEM

YOUR DONATIONS GO A LONG WAY IN SAVING LIVES



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




We Can Only Keep Helping, As Long As You Keep Giving.



MEET BUCK

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

Buck was Rescued off the Streets of Nashville. 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"...

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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 ate and ate and filled himself up. I set up his dog house and
put some cedar chips in his new home. 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 medication 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,but eventually
his skin totally cleared up and all his hair grew back. Buck was a happy dog again...

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Buck was fortunate he got a chance to come to H.E.A.R. and recuperate his heath issues and just be a dog and make new friends.
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.
He still has some issues and will need a little more time to come around from the abuse he must of gone through.
He only started to truly trust me after a few weeks. If your interested in Adopting Buck. He Looks about 8-9 years old,
he has not been neutered and only gets along with 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.
I would only consider him going to a single dog home or a home with a dog who weighs no more than 35 pounds.
This way Buck can be King of the yard and will be a great family dog in time.

Check out our Adoption Qualifications listed below and let us know if you would like to Adopt Buck.

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.

Give, so we can help more Dogs like Buck



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SOME OF OUR GREAT ADOPTIONS OVER THE LAST 14 YEARS

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OUR ADOPTION POLICY'S

Home Requirements

We require all Adopters to be Home Owners.
Minimum Home Lot size 50' X 100'.
Your back yard needs to be fenced in with a minimum height of 4 ft.
Check for escape areas where the dog could slide under, climb through or go over the fence.
(like wood or trash piled up against the fence that the dog could climb up on and jump over).
NO Renters, Townhouses, Condos, Apartments or Mobile Homes in Mobile Home Parks.
We do not accept underground fencing, electrical fencing or shock collars to meet our fencing requirements.
Prospective Families must live within 15 miles (surrounding counties from Davidson County).
of this Rescue in Madison, TN 37115. Home Inspections are required before approving any adoption.
VET REFERENCES: On all current and past pets so we can check with your Vet.
A non-refundable charge of $25.00 for home checks if your more than 15 miles from this Rescue (zip code 37115).
This charge is to help cover the high cost of fuel and time away from the Rescue. Maximum distance is 30 miles.
If you live 20 miles away but you know your home would be approved and you really want to adopt a
certain dog then you may want to approve of this charge so you can get your home inspection out of the way.
It can be paid up front through our Pay Pal account as a Donation only after we have spoken and set up a time to meet.
If your approved for adoption than that $25.00 can go towards the adoption fee and then just pay the balance.
If your home is not approved you will be given the choice to repair or fix the item or items and then pay another $25.00
to do a follow up inspection of your property to make sure it meets our requirements.

Letter of Interest to Adopt from H.E.A.R. (This is part of your adoption application)

We ask those interested in Adopting a dog from H.E.A.R. that you submit a letter of introduction to us through email that you
would like to adopt a particular dog and tell us about you, your lifestyle, other family members, past pets, current pets,
and where the dog will eat and sleep. We would also like to know if the dog will be an allowed inside or kept outside.
Don't worry about bragging, it's a good selling point when being considered for adoption.
Email pictures of your home, both inside and out, along with pictures of your fencing and play yard is required
before setting up a home check. We will then contact you to set up a time for your home check and bring the dog with us.
You will then get to meet the dog your interested in adopting to see if you want to adopt them and to also see if the dog
likes their new home. This adoption goes both ways, you liking the dog and the dog liking you.
One you have been approved we then fill out the final paperwork for adoption.

Adoption Fee's - $100.00

This is a basic adoption fee and does not include but may have already been done as to spaying or neutering,
updated shots, rabies certificates, deworming, heart worm medication or flea protection. Upon any adoption
we recommend that you wait a week before setting up a time with your Vet to get all or part of these procedures
done if they haven't been done already. This way you will know for sure if your happy with the dog and the dog
is happy with you. We do not offer any refunds for Vet expenses should the adoption not work.

We have a 90 day refund policy on the adoption fee only. Return the pet for a full refund.

After 90 days, we will still take back any H.E.A.R. dog or for as long as they live. Should for some
reason you can no longer care for that pet, just return them to H.E.A.R. and we will find
another home or let them live out their lives here at the Rescue.



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HAPPY ENDINGS ANIMAL RESCUE & SANCTUARY
Madison, TN 37115

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EMAIL ONLY PLEASE

For Questions Contact: Cody Gosselin - Founder & Director at:

Email: cody47@bellsouth.net

Click here for a list of pets at this Rescue




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