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4/25/08 DogsInDanger announces program giving money back to shelters
Registered shelters don't have to do anything more to participate. Commencing May 1, 2008 shelters will see the amount of their earning each time they log on. The money will be distributed to the shelters annually. Oh, one more thing, there are no strings attached to the use of funds - we just know that people who care enough to go through the extra one minute it takes to upload a dog will also do the right thing with our money. 4/22/08 Live euthanasia shelter from Oprah show joins DogsInDanger
And again this week we extend our thanks to Officer Menefee for registering Ft. Worth Animal Care & Control to list their dogs on DogsInDanger.com. Those Texas dogs will now have one last chance at life through the DogsInDanger lifeline. Our government has institutionalized euthanasia as an acceptable method of animal control. Officer Menefee's courage in lifting this veil and embracing transparency is admirable and a prerequisite to a more compassionate society. 4/4/08 DogsInDanger provides shelter dog pictures for Oprah's show 
Hopefully everyone in America saw Oprah's groundbreaking show on the horrors of puppy mills. Thank you Oprah for showing the many colors of your heart!
What you probably did not realize (unless you can read the credits while they scroll at 75mph), is that DogsInDanger was contacted by the show's producers and supplied pictures of shelter dogs past and present for the one hour report. We were more than proud to be a part of this noble endeavour with this noble lady. 3/23/08 In a surprise move perezhilton.com features DogsInDanger and huge traffic
For the few of you that have not heard of Perez Hilton, he is one hot dude...and only the most popular celebrity writer gossip columnist in the country! His website is amazingly popular -drawing millions of visitors DAILY! All this is not a surprise, the surprise is that a celebrity gossip website chose to highlight a good cause dog adoption site. To us that means Perez is one classy guy who wears his heart on his sleeve. Muchos gracias Perez, the pooches and us love you! 3/7/08 People Magazine features DogsInDanger as full page HERO!
2/9/08 Barkathon Challenge award winner drives shelter count past 300
Well the results are in and Tonya is the WINNER leading by just one shelter. All this activity drove our participating shelter count soaring past 300 - 316 shelters to date - just to be exact! Then when it was time for Tonya to receive her $500 award, she gracefully declined offering to instead give $100 to Jackie her competitor, $100 to Alice (the PawereSquad coordinator at DogsInDaner) and $300 donated back to DogsInDanger. Now, we have had the privilege of knowing some classy people but this tops it all. Like we said in an email to Tonya, thanks for the effort, thanks for the generosity but most of all thanks for being you! 1/31/08 DogsInDanger wins "Most Touching website of 2007" award!
We're not about glitz or winning awards from hip youngsters, but thanks Daily Candy for having your hearts open enough to be touched by the plight of our dogs. 1/11/08 Benefactor saves 37 dogs listed on DogsInDanger
Next week Britt is flying her private jet to meet Sylvia in person and adopt a second dog for herself, of course one listed on DogsInDanger. Way to go Sylvia and Britt, you give us all hope. 12/31/07 DogsInDanger nominated as Best New Website of 2007
KTLA.TV, Los Angeles' leading television station nominated DogsInDanger.com as one of five sites for its Best Website of 2007 Awards. Kurt the Cyber Guy announced the nominations on air, explaining how DogsInDanger makes us feel uncomfortable, as it should. 10/25/2007 Shelters around the country report SUCCESS!
Many shelters report they are so inundated with inquiries about their dogs that they don't have the time to update the dog's status, thus resulting in temporarily erroneous data on the web site (the shelters control all data on DogsInDanger.com). Mail to DogsInDanger.com is running 50 to 1 positive about the site and the awareness it has brought to the plight of shelter dogs. Sounds like the dogs are getting a break for once! 10/25/2007 Comments on Philadelphia shelter spark controversy
Now hold on there Derby! There is a big difference between estimate and fabricate. We never asked anyone to create fictitious dates to manipulate the public. In a conference call with PACCA's Director of Development, we told her that to use the site a shelter must be able to estimate euthanasia dates, which could be adjusted based on a variety of factors, not the least of which is INTEREST IN THE DOG. If the dogs are dying, and we all agree that dogs are dying at PACCA, surely there is some methodology for selecting those unfortunate pups. She went on to accuse us of actually encouraging the dogs death by forcing it to be euthanized on the “euthanasia date”. Some things are so absurd that they don’t deserve a response, this was one of them, but hey Tara here’s some breaking news for you, a DogsInDanger euthanasia date is not the same as a court ordered execution date. Why did we press the issue with PACCA? Because there are 4 million dogs a year dying in shelters, some of them at PACCA, that's why. PACCA closed the door on us unless we agreed to take away the very core concept of the site. We tried a second time to find a compromise and the door was shut on our faces once again. Following this, PACCA supporters took to the blogs posting vicious personal attacks, and untruths against DogsInDanger co-founder Alex Aliksanyan and his family...of course always under pseudonyms. They have tried in every way they can to discredit, disparage and destroy this organization because of our one line statement of why they refused to participate. Derby then started sending out emails accusing DogsInDanger of "lying" and "misrepresentation". We don't know who their legal advisor is, but they may want to seek new counsel. DogsInDanger refused to get down in the mud, never posting any insulting or derogatory comments about PACCA or Derby. Now both parties have served each other with cease and desist requests, the lawyers are working away. All this stupidity does nothing to help the unfortunate dogs that will die at PACCA, never having a chance at life through our lifeline...that's all we care about. Wish they felt the same way. Do the research, check the blogs, make up your own mind. But if you want the full version of the story click here. 10/16/2007 Alex Aliksanyan and Brenda Bush appear on NBC's Today Show 10/16/2007 ABC's Good Morning America covers DogsInDanger.com 10/16/2007 CNN Live interview with DogsInDanger Co-Founder Brenda Bush 10/14/2007 DogsInDanger in USA Today 10/14/2007 Associated Press (AP) newswire coverage of DogsInDanger.com 9/27/2007 Public Relations campaign launches with national media coverage 9/12/2007 Shelter outreach program launches with mass email to shelters! 
September 20th, 2007
Dear Shelter, I’m writing to let you know about our new adoption website solely for urgent shelter dogs. DogsInDanger.com is an Internet-based national shelter outreach program dedicated to helping shelters save the millions of dogs that they are forced to euthanize. Dogs are listed with a photo and a profile similar to what you’ve seen, and perhaps had posted, on other pet adoption sites. The big difference with DogsInDanger is that this site is only for urgent shelter dogs. The date each dog is scheduled to be euthanized will be displayed along with the dogs’ pictures and names. We’ll also list the reason (medical, breed, age, behavior, or space) why euthanasia is scheduled. You can login to update the dog’s status if a dog has been rescued/adopted, euthanized, or had its euthanasia date extended. In addition to gaining exposure with potential adopters, we hope rescues will also search this national database listing of urgent dogs to pull into rescue. We’ve designed the site specifically to assist shelters reach more adopters than they can on their own. The fact is few shelters have the advertising budgets needed to get their dogs the public attention they deserve. DogsInDanger is managed by a group of dedicated animal lovers with experience in sheltering and rescue. It may be uncomfortable for some to see lists of names and photos of dogs scheduled to be euthanized, but, the truth is uncomfortable. By making it personal, we believe more people will be compelled to help these dogs. DogsInDanger is an absolutely free service, designed to give you as much help as possible without creating more work for your already overburdened shelter staff. We’ve made everything easy, including the registration and update process. In fact, no special computer knowledge is needed - anyone on your staff can keep the list current. Here’s how it works: After registering with us, your shelter will have access to an Internet page where you can list dogs in your shelter facing euthanasia. Keeping the page current is simple, when you save the list and upload photos, the changes take effect on our site immediately. And if you don’t already have one, we'll even send you a digital camera at no cost. Today we started registering shelters. Two weeks from now we will commence an internet and print marketing campaign targeting potential adopters and driving traffic to the site to see your listed dogs. When you visit DogsInDanger.com, you’ll note that it is tasteful and almost quiet in its presentation. At the same time, however, DogsInDanger is about reducing dog euthanasia, and we’re not shy about telling people beyond our community the magnitude of this needless national tragedy. Of course, we have a section featuring the happy endings that we, and our partner shelters, help arrange. But possibly unique among dog rescue sites, DogsInDanger will feature a “memorial wall” where we’ll keep the names and pictures of the dogs for who time simply just…ran…out. We believe in the power of compassion, and that the American public would be doing more to help and adopt from shelters, if only they knew how many dogs shelters are forced to euthanize. We also believe that shelters don't really want to euthanize dogs, if they had any other option. We welcome comments and suggestions to make this site as shelter-friendly and successful as can be. I hope you can take a few minutes today to visit our site, learn more about us, and let us help you save your dogs. Sincerely, Brenda BushDirector, The Buddy Fund Inc. www.dogsindanger.com info@dogsindanger.com 8/25/2007 DogsInDanger.com launches website of national shelter outreach program
DogsInDanger.com launched its national shelter outreach program to list shelter dogs slated for euthanasia on its website. The program has an initial goal of reaching all kill shelters in Ohio and Georgia. The group will then review and assess the results prior to registering the shelters in large urban communities such as New York and Los Angeles. The nonprofit group seek | ||||||||
