Homeless animals food drive this Friday, Dec. 30th!

Sticky Rice 50% off voucher campaign going on now!

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Love RVA is a local marketing company that offers up a phenomenal deal each week in Richmond. They use the “daily deal” model to facilitate positive change in our city.

Click here to see the Sticky Rice 50% deal!

Jingling is meant for bells, not collar tags!

While tags are very important to keep on your companions at all times, many of us just can not stand the constant jingle jangle of all those tags. A fantastic RDR adopter has located the answer. Below is the link to purchase a heavy duty, velcro tag bag. You place all the tags inside the velcro sack (still connected to collar) this way your companion has his/her required I.D., Rabies and License tag, while not have the irritation of all that noise.

http://www.valleyvet.biz/ct_detail.html?pgguid=a2b40729-f2e0-448c-9969-4f8ef33c4aa5

The ASPCA awarded us with a generous grant!

Ring Dog has just received a grant, from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, to provide proper care for dogs seized from puppy mills, fighting raids and cruelty cases — we are EXTREMELY grateful!!! Without these critical funds, our ability to continue operating, as we have over the past 6 years, was threatened. This year alone we've taken on 30 cases of heartworms, 5 orthopedic surgeries, 12 dog fighting case dogs, plus countless emergency and regular vet visits.

Thank you, ASPCA, for awarding these urgently needed funds to our organization.

Public Meeting on Animal Welfare

Animal Welfare Institute Announces 2011 Schweitzer Awards

This is an extremely prestigious award, and it has been awarded to Richmond, Virginia's own Michelle Welch. Without her continued work in animal welfare, the Commonwealth of Virginia would not be one of the leading states on animal welfare issues, laws and prosecutions of animal abusers! Ring Dog Rescue wants to officially congratulate Michelle on this most deserved award! 


Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Washington, D.C. -- On Monday, November 14, 2011, U.S. Assistant Attorney General Laurie Robinson, who heads the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, will present the Animal Welfare institute’s (AWI) Albert Schweitzer Award to three outstanding prosecutors. Michelle Welch, Assistant Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Virginia, and Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys Raj Prasad and Amy Slameka from the Wayne County (MI) Prosecutor’s Office, are leaders - indeed, pioneers - in aggressively pursuing animal cruelty and animal fighting cases and raising awareness about the need to take such cases seriously.

In 1951, Dr. Albert Schweitzer gave his permission to AWI to strike a medal in his honor to be presented for outstanding achievement in the advancement of animal welfare. In granting his permission, Dr. Schweitzer wrote, "I would never have believed that my philosophy, which incorporates in our ethics a compassionate attitude toward all creatures, would be noticed and recognized in my lifetime."

This is the first time that AWI has honored members from this branch of law enforcement. The first honoree from law enforcement, in 1964, was, interestingly, also from Detroit: Patrolman John Mobley of the Detroit police department, who was recognized for his prompt reporting of the suffering and neglect of animals in an experimental laboratory, which led to improvements in their care. In 1965, Associate Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas received the award for his previous work as author of the first bill requiring the humane treatment of animals in research.

Pit Bull dies after being shot

RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) – A beloved family dog was shot and killed in his own backyard. His owners said four and a half-year old Cooper was shot four times on Saturday night. The pit bull's injuries were so devastating; they had to put him down.

Just before midnight Saturday, Richmond Police officers got a call for random gunfire. When they got to the scene, they found a woman clinging to her dying dog.

It is a loss almost too difficult to bear.

"He was a real big part of the family," explained Kaitlen Roane. "I feel like I'm mourning the death of my child."

Roane's description of the yard where Cooper was shot and the path he took to reach safety in the home is gruesome.

"The whole entire house looked like a massacre had happened," she said. "Everything was covered in blood."

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