You don't have to adopt or foster a dog to save a life, all you have to do is sponsor a dog or a cat through a donation. Nick of Time Rescue (NTR) was set up specifically to pull dogs from high kill Animal Control shelters in rural Georgia. Lee Caswell, director of NTR does not get paid, she does this out of the goodness of her heart, driving hours at a time to save animals from a barbaric death. The animals are then boarded at her state licensed facility until they can be transported to  a no-kill shelter or a forever home in the northeast, where homeless pets are welcomed due to strict local spay and neuter policies. The animals that are rescued from Animal Control shelters must be vaccinated, spayed/neutered before they can be adopted or accepted into most no-kill shelters. 

Nick of Time Rescue works to save lives in the trenches, but is limited in what can be done without donations. You have the easy part, all it takes is a donation. You don't have to look into the sad eyes of the animal that is left behind because there is not enough money to pull him or her out. Please sponsor a dog today. You can even give a heartfelt gift to an animal lover by donating and letting the recipient choose which dog to sponsor.

Please note: Nick of Time Rescue is not yet a non-profit so you cannot deduct your donation. If you are interested in helping Nick of Time Rescue with obtaining non-profit status please e-mail Lee Caswell at nickoftimerescue@yahoo.com.

WHAT IS ANIMAL CONTROL?
 
Contrary to what some people believe, Animal Control  shelters are not the same as humane societies or rescue organizations. Animal Control is primarily designed to control stray pet populations in cities and towns. These shelters hold animals for a certain number of days before they are killed. People who surrender their pets are often under the mistaken belief that their pets will be held until they find a loving home with someone else. However, these pets are often the first to be euthanized, many times the very same day. In the US, 800 dogs and cats are destroyed by AC facilities every hour.

HOW BEST TO KILL

Euthanasia is defined as the act of inducing humane death. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, painless death to an animal should result in rapid unconsciousness followed by a loss of brain function. Many private and city animal shelters euthanize unwanted pets with sodium pentobarbital, a controlled substance. When the substance is injected into a dog or cat's vein, animals die in seconds, without pain or suffering - they simply go to sleep.

Gas chambers are often used by shelters that do not have the funding or a veterinarian/trained personnel on staff to administer sodium pentobarbital. Gas chambers are also less expensive for the city so there is less motivation to change. Gas chambers are not considered humane. Click here to read "I put dogs in the gas chamber."