Furry Friends Friday!

This week, C.A.R.E. will highlight two furry friends!


The first furry friend is Bobby! Bobby is a little tri-color Jack Russell Terrier mix. He has spent his life in an outside pen, and is now ready to live the life he deserves with a loving forever family. Bobby is a little shy at first, but he is very sweet and loyal once trust is established. He would do best as the only pet. Bobby is available for adoption at the Ozark adoption center.

The second furry friend is Carmen! Carmen is a 5 year old Basset Hound mix. She is a great girl with a sweet and loving personality. Carmen loves everyone she meets and loves to get belly rubs. She gets along well with most other pets. Carmen is also most likely housebroken. Carmen is available for adoption at the Springfield adoption center.

Nixa's Next Top Paw!

Do you have a pooch that stands out from the crowd? Do they have what it takes to be the Next Top Paw? Bring them to enter in the most barked about event in Nixa!

Doggie Styles Dog Grooming and Studio 1910 photography will host the first ever “Nixa’s Next Top Paw” animal fashion event benefiting C.A.R.E. Animal Rescue on Saturday, March 31, from 1 – 4 p.m. This pet fashion event will be held at Doggie Styles Dog Grooming, 308 W. South St, Nixa, Mo, 65714.

 Owners can uniquely dress their four-legged friends or borrow from the fashion trunk at the event. Each Next Top Paw participant will be photographed during this event by Studio 1910. The participants will receive a 4X5 print from the photographers to take home!

A panel of judges will choose a winner based on fashion style, personality, and creativity. There will be special prizes for the winner. 

The fee to participate is $5 or the equivalent in pet supplies for C.A.R.E. All proceeds raised at this event will go directly to C.A.R.E. Animal Rescue. 

You won't want to miss all of the fun raffle prizes! C.A.R.E. will also have animals available for adoption that day.

Top 10 Reasons to Adopt a Black Cat or Dog

10. You'll save $$$ on their Halloween costumes.

9. You can always find them in the snow.

8. Holding a black cat or dog is very slimming.

7. Black cats and dogs will match any decor.

6. A lint brush isn't required for a black-tie affair.

5. When you love a black cat, luck is on your side.

4. Black cats and dogs are like onyx, a beautiful gem.

3. Hey, they don't care what color you are.

2. Love knows no color.

And the number one reason to adopt a black cat or dog...
1. They are the least likely to be adopted!

Kinsley's Rescue Story

Our Spring 2012 Rescue Review is now out! In case you missed it, here is Kinsley's rescue story. 

During a C.A.R.E. rescue visit to Springfield Animal Control, C.A.R.E.’s Director Melissa Sartin rescued six dogs that had been living in a Suburban. There was a total of 12 dogs living in the Suburban with their owners. The owners would drive around from parking lot to parking lot like it was a miniature mobile home. The Suburban was feces ridden, and the dogs were very sick and unsocialized. 


Kinsley, a German Shepherd mix, was one of the dogs that C.A.R.E. rescued. Over a period of two months, several times each day, volunteers and employees cleaned, fed, and provided socialization (play time) to Kinsley and the other animals. After much rehabilitation, Kinsley is now a whole new dog! She is available for adoption at the Ozark adoption center.


Kinsley’s story will have a happy ending but many other animals are not as lucky. We work hard to educate the public and provide a rescue, spay/neuter and adoption service to the homeless animals in southwest Missouri. Your contributions make our work possible. Kinsley and everyone at C.A.R.E. would like to thank you for making this rescue possible.

For Inspiration:

If I can stop one heart from breaking;
 I shall not live in vain.
If I can ease one life the aching,
 or cool one pain,
or help one fainting robin onto his nest again;
I shall not live in vain.

-Emily Dickinson

C.A.R.E. For A Pounding Success!

Our first ever "C.A.R.E. For A Pounding" event was held at Springfield Skateland on Sunday, March 11. Those tough roller girls from Springfield's Queen City Roller Derby are tough, but they have a soft spot for the animals! 

We took 9 animals to the event and 5 went home with his/her forever home! Anyone who brought a donation for C.A.R.E. received a ticket into the raffle. We received quite a bit of food for the animals as well as monetary donations!

One of the roller girls adopted Lou, one of our feline friends. They were so happy together!

The roller girls escorted the dogs out onto the rink for a C.A.R.E. animal half time show.

C.A.R.E. and Springfield's Queen City Roller Derby were LIVE on KSPR talking about the bout! Here is the link in case you missed it.

http://www.kspr.com/news/local/kspr-kspr-community-closeup-care-for-a-pounding-springfield-queen-city-roller-derby-20120309,0,5364896.story