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New Hope Animal Rescue, NFP is a fully accredited 501(c)(3) nonprofit created to save the lives of dogs and cats at risk of euthanasia. We save the discarded, the lost and the unwanted, and we can’t do it without your help.
We are not a shelter. Every one of our rescues is cared for by fosters and volunteers, and we provide the medical care and rehabilitation they need so they can find their forever homes.
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New Hope Animal Rescue
Learning What Happened to Bernie...and an Update from his Vet Visit
Thank you to everyone who has donated toward Bernie’s care. He has seen our veterinarian and is now with his foster family. Your support means so much, especially after what we learned today.
While we were at Prairie Creek Animal Hospital, the shelter shared heartbreaking information about how Bernie was found. He was discovered in a utility box pictured here, between two homes. According to the shelter, a witness told animal control they had seen someone pouring something "hot on him".
We know that is awful to read. But today Bernie was surrounded by people determined to help him.
At the vet, after a thorough exam, his oil soaked hair was shaved,his bath became a team effort—the veterinarian, vet tech, our founder, and his foster parents all helped get him clean as ticks were pulled off of him one by one. Bernie happily accepting treats throughout.
He received a Bravecto chew and his rabies, DAPP, lepto, and Bordetella vaccines, and went home with Heartgard and Drontal Plus. His heartworm and tick-disease screening results are pending. We also sent out bloodwork to assess his overall health, along with thyroid testing.
His teeth are severely decayed. He has started antibiotics to prevent a dental related infection as we fundraise for a dental and assess his health to proceed with dental surgery.
And through all of this, Bernie still wants to love and trust, and was pushing his head into his foster parents for assurance. He is eager to jump in the car and go wherever you’re going. His foster parents are ready to love Bernie for however long he needs them.
Please keep sharing Bernie’s story and donate toward his care if you’re able. Thank you to Austin Bulldog Rescue for helping get him to us, to his volunteer transporters who made the long drive and bought him a special toy you see pictured, to his veterinary team and foster family for showing up for him, and to everyone who has donated to help us keep our promise to Bernie.
Tonight, he is safe. He is clean. And he has people who already love him.
New Hope Animal Rescue
Bernie Is on His Way to Safety. Help Us Give Him a Chance.
Nine-year-old Bernie was facing euthanasia at a shelter five hours south of Austin. Today, he is on his way to us—and we need your help with what comes next.
Our friends at Austin Bulldog Rescue were asked to take on an extreme medical case at that shelter when they also came across Bernie. Knowing New Hope Animal Rescue has stepped up for dogs like him before, they reached out to ask whether we could help, with their support.
They arranged transport and shared our donation link to help get Bernie’s rescue underway. This is what rescue is supposed to look like: working together to give another animal a chance.
We are so grateful for their help. But Austin Bulldog Rescue has its own extreme medical cases to fund, and now we need to take it from here.
New Hope is running on fumes financially, but we were Bernie’s only option. We said yes, and we are asking our community to help us get him the care he needs.
Bernie arrives around 2 PM today and has a veterinary appointment scheduled this afternoon. We don’t yet know the full extent of his medical needs. We will share what we learn and update our fundraising goal as his care plan becomes clearer.
Your donation will help cover Bernie’s veterinary evaluation and treatment. Please donate what you can and share his story. He has a rescue and a foster home waiting. Help us give him the care—and the chance—he deserves.
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New Hope Animal Rescue
✨Welcome Bernie✨ PLEASE DONATE!
Today we welcome Bernie to New Hope Animal Rescue. Thank you to everyone who shared, donated, and supported Bernie thus far. It takes a village!
Bernie is on his way to Austin with a little bulldog friend who Austin Bulldog Rescue has rescued.
We will be posting updates on Bernie shortly but for now we need your donations for him in his healing journey. He is going straight to the vet this afternoon!
(We will also be posting an Amazon wishlist if you would like to shower sweet senior Bernie with gifts to show your love. 🥰)
Follow along Bernie’s journey here! Next up: a glow up!