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1/31/10 Alex and Brenda extensive interview on Animal Wise radio
Give it a listen right here! 12/30/09 The Huffingon Post Christmas blog by Alex and Brenda
Alex and Brenda wrote a very personal blog about life in the trenches. The stories will lift your spirit and maybe, just maybe make us think about more than our own needs. Read it by clicking here. 12/22/09 Chicago papers report on the heartwarming case of Randy and Rowdy
12/15/09 CBS.com Reports on DogsInDanger and its impact on LA shelters
No way we can beat that one! 12/12/09 Alex Interview on NPR regarding Florida dogs
11/18/09 DogsInDanger Press Release on Oreo's case and pending law
9/10/09 Charlene Pedrolie, Director of New York AC&C leaving!
Charlene Pedrolie
We never figured out if Ms. Pedrolie is a good guy or a bad one, but it now does not matter. Certainly we were terribly critical of her spineless management of NYAC&C. We pray and cross our fingers that the new incoming Commissioner of Health will choose a director full of passion and compassion! In the end we predict, humbly, that Ms. Pedrolie's two years will be relegated to the dump bin of history. 9/1/09 DogsInDanger and The Buddy Fund take new offices!
Plans are now being put into place to hire several employees. The Buddy Fund will be putting forth a unique plan to continue our lifesaving mission. Stay tuned! 7/16/2009 500 animal shelters now registered with DogsInDanger
A heartfelt thank you and congratulations are in order and appropriate for those participating shelters that have put the lives of our pet animals and THE TRUTH ahead of personal gain. The finger of shame though is exclusivelly reserved for shelters in the Northeast 10 states where not a single shelter is using the free, life saving service DogsInDanger provides. How they look at themselves in the mirror each morning is beyond our comprehension. 6/17/2009 DogsInDanger abandons all attempts to reform NY Animal Control
On the aforementioned date a document nearly 100 pages long was delivered to DogsInDanger that basically stated "no way to bring a lawsuit against NYAC&C under current NY State laws". Apparently when it came to animal affairs in NY, only parties directly involved can bring an action. Well that left the dogs, (their speech is incomprehensible therefore they make terrible witnesses) and The City of New York (since they sign the contract with AC&C). Now friends what are the chances Mr. Bloomberg was going to sue his own Commisioner of Health (who sits on the Board of NYAC&C)? So we chalk one up for the bad guys and move on! 1/24/09 MSNBC runs story of DogsInDanger and "Crazy dog lady"
to replace the lovable pup she lost in a car accident ended up adopting 27 of the furry creatures! How do we fit in, well you guessed it, she was searching
on DogsInDanger, found her new doggie, went into the Delano CA shelter to pick him/her up and WHAM...she fell in love with 26 more of them.
Read the full story.
Once home though Colleen of course had her hands full and ended up trying to adopt out many of them. The MSNBC story did the trick and all is well that ends well we like to say. However there are good and bad things in this story. 1) DogsInDanger traffic went through the roof, peaking 240% vs the day before the story. 2) This is exactly the kind of adoption we get so criticized for! We know how hard it is to see these gentle creatures be put to death but it is the way it is folks! Don't accept it, fight it from the inside...no one's interests are served when a caring, dog loving individual is labeled a "Crazy Dog Lady" by the national media. We may not know much but what little we do know is this...the political hierarch of this country will never respect our views as long as they are marginalized by attaching the prefix "crazy" to our movement. 11/21/08 DogsInDanger given $120,000 grant from google.com!
conscious of the greater world around them. This week google announced that a $120,000 grant is being given to DogsInDanger.com from GoogleGrants! The
funds are to be used for advertising on google.com to promote DogsInDanger and our life saving mission.
Using these much needed funds we will be able to reach thousands more potential adopters, and expand our lifesaving reach. The folks at google are amazing. They create fantastic applications like google maps, google docs, etc., and they give it away to the public for FREE! This is a company that all companies dream of being but cannot. Thank you google! Thank you for hearing the quiet cries of millions of dying dogs and caring enough to do something about it. Human beings are by their nature followers in search of a leader. Google is a great leader and we are eternally grateful to them for their kind and generous donation to our cause. 11/15/08 Find Obama a dog campaign launched
Emails went out and the story was added to our homepage. Hundreds of people responded that they contacted the Obamas by email, phone and fax, to encourage the family to gain a buddy, and save a life, through DogsInDanger. We thank every one of you that had the kindness of heart to participate. But let's not get too carried away folks. The chances that the Obamas will even hear of DogsInDanger, much less act on it, is less than the chance Mr. McCain will run for President again in 2016 (he would be 85 years old then). However we can't but wonder at the thought of a lonely, scared dog facing death in some cold shelter becoming America's first dog, romping happily through the White House hallways. Hmm, isn't that what the founding fathers envisioned in "the American Dream"? 11/1/08 DogsInDanger celebrates it's one year anniversary
the world applauded DogsInDanger for it's humane mission. Suddenly the quiet killing of our best friends was no longer cloaked in secrecy, the veil had been
lifted and a new era of transparency begun.
One year hence DogsInDanger celebrated the occasion in typical subdued fashion. Saving 12,000 dogs while still seeing millions die did not put us in much of a celebratory mood! Nevertheless we take comfort that 12,000 kind individuals strode up to the plate and saved a life, that 450 shelters from all states found the courage to do the right thing and that thousands of you put their hands into their pockets, donating small or large. These things we do celebrate while we humbly thank you. As Churchill said, we are not at the end of the fight, we are not even at the beginning of the end but we may have crossed the path to the end of the beginning. In the land of the animals victories come in small, hard to recognize packets. 6/23/08 DogsInDanger 1st ever event draws everyone to Doggywood
All that was good and fun, but there was also an air of melancholy as the rescue dogs took the stage. For among the happy splendor were eight little dogs, walking the custom built fashion runway, dressed in cute designer clothes, and accompanied by stunning world famous models. The irony was that these dogs were once just minutes away from being killed, saved through DogsInDanger by the graces of kind hearted Californians. Ah, but such are the trials of life on earth. These were the winner dogs and we celebrated their second chance at life in style. To see pictures from the event click here. 6/10/08 Two fabulous fundraising events make DogsInDanger a star
The event features a doggie fashion show starring pooches saved in their last minutes of life through DogsInDanger. It really is a dog's world, one day you are condemned to death for no reason and the next you are walking down a runway accompanied by Ryan Seacrest enjoying the refined air of Beverly Hills. The second event is at the fashionable W hotel in San Diego on June 24th. Audrey Davidow is the woman this time making the magic happen. What would life be if it weren't for ladies like Shana and Audrey? 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 seeks to display a listing of all dogs scheduled for euthanasia on it's web site thus allowing the public an opportunity to save the dogs through adoption. |
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