PepperTree.org
Title
Peppertree Rescue
Description
The primary purpose of Peppertree is to help find homes for dogs in need who represent the character and temperament commonly associated with Golden Retrievers friendliness, intelligence and a peaceful, loving nature. Those of us who formed Peppertree worked for many years with a Golden rescue group, GRROWLS-NY, which continues to assist Goldens and almost-Goldens in upstate New York. In the course of this work, we became increasingly aware of the many Golden mixes, Golden "wannabes" and the utterly non-Golden dogs who exhibit these same wonderful characteristics and who very much deserve a second chance. Since GRROWLS is there for the purebred and almost-purebred, we felt that a refuge was needed for the "others of Golden spirit."
Peppertree will also assist and hopefully contribute to the growing interconnection between rescue groups, shelters and others working with homeless animals. We will publish contact information for rescues and shelters our area we will notify responsible rescue groups when we learn of dogs of their breed and we will help to continue the efforts already begun to develop a working, sharing community of all area rescue groups those for specific breeds, for all breed and mixes, for dogs, for cats, or for other animals.
Our public education work will stress the importance of spay/neuter. We will also attempt to convince families and individuals looking for a companion animal to consider only TWO alternatives 1) adopting a "second hand" dog from a rescue, a shelter or a private party, or 2) obtaining a puppy or older dog from a responsible breeder -- one who guarantees, in writing, that they will always take back and lovingly care for their dogs so that those dogs will never need to be rescued. As with all rescue groups, our most fervent prayer is for the day when we will no longer be needed.
