DOG OF THE WEEK: 

BEEZEL

Hi, I’m Beezel! I’m an energetic, playful, gentle and loving male Plott Hound mix puppy looking for my forever home. I’m approximately 6 months old and about 38lbs.  I had a rough start in life and was previously neglected but I haven’t held a grudge! I love to play and wrestle with other dogs – I attend doggie day care during the week and am extremely well socialized and I have NO aggression of any sort (I will allow you to thoroughly inspect every inch of my wiggly body, paws, teeth, ears, etc and I LOVE belly rubs!). I have been around cats and kittens and I act curious/playful with them. I love all people and children but because I will grow large and am still a puppy, I may be best in a home without toddlers.

Since being in foster care I have been learning housetraining and am doing extremely well! I know to “wait” before going outside and also to wait for my food. My foster mom has trained me on the basis that “Nothing in Life is Free”. I now walk great on a leash and am learning to heel at stops. I have learned all basic commands such as sit, down, wait, stay, touch and paw.

I would love to go to home with another canine companion that has a moderate energy level and enjoys to play.

Can you HELP SAVE ME?

 Our Mission:

Thunder’s Angels is a small private group of volunteers who rescue dogs from animal control facilities where they are scheduled to be killed in gas chambers by carbon monoxide poisoning (aka: suffocation).   

The shelters that we work with do their best to help the dogs but they are small, underfunded and understaffed – many of them have no veterinarians, no spay/neuter clinics, and no adoption programs—despite their best efforts, their “kill rates” can be as high as 95%.

Thunder’s Angels recognizes that pet overpopulation is a nationwide problem and we are saddened by the fact that thousands of animals are being euthanized in our local shelters too—however, given the cruelty of the gas chamber, we consider the animals who are doomed to this horrible fate to be most urgent and we are committed to saving as many of them as we can, no matter where they are located. 

In addition to rescuing and facilitating adoptions for the animals who are languishing in these gassing facilities, Thunder’s Angels supports the passing of legislation that would outlaw this cruel practice in states where it is still legal.  Please see our “About Gassing” and “How You Can Help” sections for more information and updates about proposed legislation that would permanently ban gassing. 

Until the laws are changed, we will remain committed to rescuing these dogs because we do not feel that it would be fair to the ones who are suffering right now if we were to wait for change.  Animals are being gassed to death today.  More will be gassed tomorrow.  And even more, the day after.   These are sweet, loving, loyal companions who have been abandoned by the people who were supposed to love them the most.  We won’t turn a blind-eye or give up on them, even if we can only save one at a time… 

We hope that you will take a moment to watch the following video so that you can see and hear the realities of the inhumane gas chamber that our government still considers acceptable. 

 We realize that the video is sad and can be hard to watch but now that you are aware of this horror, we hope you will support our work.  Please see our “How You Can Help” page for more information on what you can do to save these dogs.