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Coffee. Rescue. Repeat! Nespresso fuels many of us working around the clock to save lives at New Hope, including some of our veterinary partners! Adoptable Pie Pie reached for the Costa Rican to play with today! Don't worry, it's an empty box, but it got us thinking - Hey Nespresso, do you love animals!? Because we love your coffee and are interested in a partnership! Adoption events at the Domain? Nespresso donated for our volunteers or to help us raise money? Donations for our dogs and cats!? We have lots of fun footage we can share . #AdoptPiePie who finds the simple pelasures in life, even in an empty box of Nespresso! An empty box of #nesspressovertuo #nespresso can be a sad sad thing until a rescue dog turns it into a happy toy! Don't worry, foster mom ripped open a new box and brewed another cup. And don't tell anyone she was recording this while taking a conference call. @nespresso@nespressopresentsvertuocof6211

Nespresso, Rescue Dogs & Cats Need You

We’re so excited to become a @PetSmartCharities Adoption Prep grantee to help pets just like Monty get the help they need prior to adoption! And look how healthy and amazing Monty is! He now wants to SEE YOU at PetSmart Charities National Adoption Week! Come meet him and other amazing adoptable pets [cats and dogs] this Saturday in Austin at PetSmart 12-3pm! [Mueller Location - 1201 Barbara Jordan Blvd]. For more information or to apply to adopt or view other adoptable pets, please visit NewHopeSavesLives.org

We will also have adoptable cats at additional Petsmart locations including Sunset Valley, Bee Cave and Balcones! Don't miss out on a great opportunity to meet your new best friend. #nationaladoptionweek #picme #AdpoptLove ##ADOPTIONPREPGRANTEE

Monty wants to see you at PetSmart Charities National Adoption Week!

Professor Peter van Nostrand has an important public service announcement for anyone who hasn't felt like they have not WON in life lately! The Professor was an "underdog" at a public shelter due to his fearful behavior. Thankfully our shelter partner alerted us of his immediate risk and we were able to save him. Watch the Professor's PSA if you can use a smile today or a hug from him this weekend!

This Video Is rated Paw-G 13 for Cuteness Overload by the Pawesome Picture Association of America: Viewing it May Create a Sudden Urge to Audibly utter "Awwww" and Fill Out an Adoption Application. Viewer Discretion is Advised.

#NationalAdoptionWeek #PetSmart #PicMe
PetSmart @petsmartcharities PetSmart Charities @petsmart

Professor van Nostrand's PSA for PetSmart Charities National Adoption Week - Win in the End!

We want to take a moment to celebrate the incredible volunteers, donors, fosters, and adopters who make our cat rescue mission possible! 🐾

Your unwavering support has been the backbone of our efforts to save and improve the lives of cats and in need. From opening your hearts and homes to fostering and adopting, to generously donating your time and resources, you have all played a vital in our life saving mission! And we could not do it without each and every one of you!

Tribute to the Cat Rescuers of New Hope Animal Rescue

The shelter was full with zero open kennels. Owners who were scheduled to surrender their pets that day were called to reschedule appointments because otherwise their dogs would be euthanized. The only dog owner who refused was Saint's dad. He was moving and did not want Saint to join him. The staff was heartbroken because Saint showed them immediately what a sweet and gentle soul he was just hungry for love and affection.

We happened to be on the phone with reception when Saint came in. When we asked what his deadline was they said "the moment a vet tech is available he will be euthanized, we have nowhere to put him".

Watch to see how his story ends and if you appreciate our life-saving work, please consider a small donation to support our mission as we take on a lot of medical needs dogs and cats.

It's Amplify Austin week, which is the largest fundraising campaign in Austin and donations will be matched through the I Live Here I Give Here [a local nonprofit] Amplify Fund. We do NOT normally post fundraising pleas on YouTube, but this is too important because donations are doubled - and too many pets like Saint are being euthanized just north of Austin and need our help.

Donations made through the official AmplifyAtx website linked below, are matched through an anonymous donor to animals welfare organizations. We also have a private donor matching dollar for dollar up to $10,000 between now and Friday March 8th!

https://www.amplifyatx.org/organizations/new-hope-animal-rescue-nfp

Saint's Owner Left Him at a Full Shelter to Be Euthanized

Adopted from an open intake shelter outside of Austin 5 years ago, Kokomo's adopters would return with the same dog. Except this time, no one would recognize her. Not only was she in deplorable condition missing most of her fur and extremely underweight, they asked the open intake shelter [this means they are not allowed to turn dogs away, even when there is no space], to do the unthinkable - to euthanize their dog that trusted them.

A shelter staffer was taken with Kokomo's sweetness and heartbroken by this injustice. Kokomo acted happy to be at the shelter, getting the attention and affection from the staff she longed for. The Shelter staffer fell apart and plead to management "Please, at least can we try to save her". No one believed it was possible - with only a couple of hours before closing , her euthanasia was imminent because there were no kennels. With not much of hope of success, the rescue coordinator made a "Hail Mary" phone call to New Hope Animal Rescue, a new rescue partner who had shown to have a heart for the "under dog". The type of dog other rescues might turn down for "not being lab enough", for their age or for their medical condition.

Watch Kokomo's Rescue Story to see how her journey unfolds.

For more information visit NewHopeSavesLIves.org

*****We normally don't post fundraisers on YouTube but this week in Austin TX it's the biggest fundraising campaign of the year - it's called Amplify Austin and our nonprofit is eligible to receive matching donations between today through March 7th at 5:59pm. No gift is too small whether it's $1, $5, or $10, your gift will be "amplified" by the I Live Her I Give Here Amplify Fund to Help Pets Like Capri and other the other pets you see on this channel and on our website!
https://www.amplifyatx.org/organizations/new-hope-animal-rescue-nfp

If you can't donate, we understand because we are broke rescuers! We do invite you to share our content with friends and family and encourage them to subscribe to our channel because that is a FREE way to support our nonprofit that helps the pets others turn away from. And who knows, maybe that effort will inspire someone to adopt instead of purchase their next pet!

If you are able to donate OR you can even sign up to fundraise! Visit our landing page for Amplify Austin Here:
https://www.amplifyatx.org/organizations/new-hope-animal-rescue-nfp

Kokomo's Rescue Story - Her Owner's Requested The Shelter Euthanize Her

Miss our Puppuccino and Pooches adoption event at PetSmart Saturday? No worries, we have a Sunday Funday movie for you! #ThePuppuccinoClub!

Just sit back, relax and enjoy the cuteness and see if any of our adoptable pooches are tempting you with their sweetness!

Our Puppuccino & Pooches adoption events are in Partnership with PetSmart and PetSmart Charities to amplify adoptions in 2024 so we can save more lives!

And big shout out and thank huge thank you to CBS Austin We Are Austin for promoting our adoption event on the air along with adoptable Penny Benjamin who didn't let fame go to her head! She remains humble and will always make time for a pawtigrahph!

PetSmart PetSmart Charities We Are Austin and tagging Penny Benjamin's original shelter of origin Killeen Animal Shelter which has so many great dogs just a short drive north of Austin! Go save a life!

We hope to see you at our next PetSmart Puppucino & Pooches event in March which wll be Saturday March 23rd at the Mueller PetSmart in conjunction with #NationalAdoptionWeek!

The Puppuccino Club

Bunny's foster mom had an unexpected guest climb into the shower. He had been crated so this was definitely unexpected! But his love of water is was no shock as Bunny has an endearing and annoying habit of swimming in his water bowls. Now that Bunny has experienced a shower, he can often be found lounging around in a dry bath tub attempting to "will" water to fall from the faucet. We think Bunny would greatly enjoy a swimming pool, don't you?

Bunny is a very sweet, one year old dog who isn't jumpy and and is very well-mannered. He is crate trained and quiet in his crate and relaxed in his crate, but like an enigma, can sometimes just show up in the shower or by your side.. when you are pretty sure you crate him. So he's ab it of a stealth Houdini but foster mom isn't worried about him being alone crated. He is not a destructive pup and has behaved like a house -trained pup too.

He is a wonderful with his dog friends, and when they try to fight with him over a resource, he doesn't escalate things and backs down. He is a peacekeeper. He was used in all of the "dog tests" videos at the shelter he came from. He has met cats and is curious about them. He might sass them but he doesn't seem to have a prey drive.

Bunny just truly seems like an all around very tolerant and sweet dog who loves everyone he meets! He's about 44 pounds and clearly was loved by someone at some point because he doesn't seem to show fear or and seems to have pretty good manners over all. Bunny would make a great addition to a family or single person. He enjoys the company of both dogs and people.

Bunny Sneaks Into His Foster Mom's Shower

We just received a miracle update on Capri from her foster mom! Capri is/was a paralized dog that was set to be returned to the shelter from a shelter foster home to be euthanized due to compassionate concerns about pain from a local vet who did not do a thorough screening. This vet assured the shelter that she was suffering, and with her suffering in mind, the shelter was faced with a tough decision but thankfully, engaged with us to expore options and partnered with us to have her evaluated by our vet Dr Poling at Prairie Creek Animal Hospital! You can see from the video linked in early December Dr. Poling did actual testing to see what she could and could not feel and determined Capri was not suffering and deserved a chance in a foster home and was happy. This involved actually touching the dog, not just reviewing x-rays. The first vet who recomended she be humanely euthanized, who is NOT the shelter's vet on staff who did advocate for a second chance by the way, only reviewed x rays and did not touch Capri at all!
CAPRI IS WALKING! We are all stunned. This is news as of today and we have no idea what it means and we just sent this video to Dr. Poling. If you are unfamiliar with this precious girl's rescue story, you can watch her video on youtube here - https://youtu.be/JeHyBhcII7c?si=k0bWcOaj4XYlAo6x
*****If a vet is not TOUCHING a dog but only LOOKING at mobility compromised dog to determine pain, please get a secong opinion if the dog otherwise to you seems to be happy - eating, drinking, engaging, happy. Dr. Poling has given us opinions that differed from other vets in the passed who also just made snap visual decisions judgments - he tests for what they can feel and not feel. Other factors are to be considered - your ability to care for a the dog and provide for it's needs as well. Does the dog seem happy? Capri for example, seems extremely happy! Can still get around on her own quite a bit. She does need to be kept clean, wears a diapers and sometimes had her bladder expressed only to make sure she FULLY empties it to avoid bladder infections. But if the euthanasia recommendation isn't feeling right to you based on what your gut says and how your heart feels, don't be afraid to get a second opining or phone a friend.

MIRACLE UPDATE ON PARALYZED CAPRI- WALKING!!!!! [Video Update from Foster Mom!]

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