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Key Contacts
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Alison Shanahan - President, Founder
828-817-3932 Elizabeth Northrup - Vice President 828-817-0944 contact@leeshorerescue.com Paulina Putnam - Founder 702-327-3921 |
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Fire Relief
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dog food ruined by fumes
the pet store has been condemned due to roof instability
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fire response, May 15 2020
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About Lee Shore and our Rescue Philosophy
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President Alison Shanahan with a Lee Shore residentFounders Alison and Paulina review each Lee Shore resident's needs individually with regular assessments. Through a combination of personal attention from the experts and the care of well-trained volunteers, Lee Shore has been successful in rehabilitating and finding homes for dogs who would have been euthanized in other shelters.
Indigo, born at LSR's Maternity HouseIndigo's mother, Blue, came to Lee Shore from a high-kill shelter in North Carolina. Many organizations in the south and across the country are unable to care for pregnant dogs, who are sadly euthanized. Thankfully, little Indigo and all seven brothers and sisters were born healthy and survived to be adopted into loving homes.
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Longterm Lee Shore rehab resident, HarrietHarriet came to Lee Shore pregnant with eight beautiful puppies. Sadly, Harriet was already desperately ill with parvovirus. It was a bad year, and shelters across the region lost dogs, Lee Shore being no exception. Harriet's puppies were weaned early for their health and hers, but all but two puppies passed away. After losing her puppies, semiferal Harriet retreated into anxiety and depression, not allowing any human contact.
Over the ensuing through years, LSR president Alison Shanahan has patiently nurtured Harriet's emotional needs. Her philosophy states that by meeting physical needs reliably and offering kindness as it is accepted will eventually work for almost every dog. Harriet has proved this theory, slowly progressing from hiding from human eyes and stealing food, to living indoors and accepting bowls prepared for her, to eventually allowing the occasional pat and even barking to let Alison know when she needs to go out. The loss of her puppies did not extinguish Harriet's maternal instincts, and during her rehabilitation she has provided foster mother care for several premature and sick infants. In some cases, this has meant only giving love and warmth to help a little one pass on. In some cases, Harriet's nurturing has led to seemingly miraculous recoveries, including a pair of puppies who were cured of blindness and deafness, respectively, under Harriet's ministrations. Lee Shore is one of very few organizations where the kind of extreme emotional rehabilitation Harriet needed is possible or even attempted. The fact that she has survived long enough to heal, and even to save other lives, is a miracle of modern animal welfare practices, and the reason Lee Shore was founded. |
Ladybird and the "Kippies"
Ladybird came to Lee Shore pregnant with a single sweet baby who lived only a few hours. Ladybird herself had a congenital deformity that left her lacking a foot, so it seemed that her puppy suffered from additional genetic abnormalities. Despite her loss, Ladybird's desire to mother was not diminished. This led to her adoption of these orphan kittens, thereafter known as "the kippies." With supplemental formula feeds from a human foster mother and the mother love Ladybird gave them, the kippies grew healthy and strong. The entire family was ultimately adopted together.