The Bow Wow Buddies Foundation

 

 

 

 

OPERATION FREEDOM TAIL

Help Camp Bow Wow, The Bow Wow Buddies Foundation, and Freedom Service Dogs Raise Funds to Offer a Second Chance to a Shelter Dog and a Military Veteran.  (Donations will be accepted Dec 15th – April 15th)

About Freedom Service Dogs

Freedom Service Dogs (FSD) enhances the lives of people with disabilities by rescuing dogs and custom training them for individual client needs. FSD provides lifetime support to its client-dog partners to encourage increased independence and the loving, therapeutic bond between canine and human. Freedom Service Dogs is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and has received numerous commendations, national press features, and government resolutions in support of our innovative work.  For more information visit them at www.freedomservicedogs.org

About Operation Freedom Tail:

Colorado Camp Bow Wow Franchisees have joined forced with Freedom Service Dogs in hopes to raise enough funds to pay for the training of a service dog which will be paired with a Colorado-based disabled Veteran.  Freedom Service Dogs works exclusively with shelter dogs, therefore giving second chances to both the dog and its Veteran partner.  With the increase in the number of Veterans returning home from military endeavors, there is a greater necessity for Service Dogs than ever before; the number of Veterans with disabilities in the United States is currently estimated at 5.5 million.

Meet Dan, Colorado Veteran:

Dan, a Vietnam Combat Veteran diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) will be matched with a Service Dog being trained with the funds raised by Camp Bow Wow.  Dan has been struggling with PTSD for over 40 years.  Recently, he met a few Veterans who are also living with PTSD, all of whom had been paired with Service Dogs.  Hearing their stories and learning about the positive results that the Veterans are experiencing each day with their furry companions has inspired Dan to become involved with Freedom Service Dogs in order to positively counter his affliction.

How to “Paw it Forward” (Donate):

Camp Bow Wow is accepting cash donations to “Operation Freedom Tail” between December 15-April 15, 2012 at any of the Colorado Camp Bow Wow locations.  Donate online (use the paypal widget on the right side of this webpage) or mail your donation to The Bow Wow Buddies Foundation (make check payable to The Bow Wow Buddies Foundation.  In the memo line write “Operation Freedom Tail” and mail to 8820 W. 116th Circle, Unit D, Broomfield, CO 80021).

The Bow Wow Buddies Foundation will also be matching funds dollar to dollar up to $10,000 of the total funds raised.

“The On Our Way Home Project”! – Camp Bow Wow’s Bow Wow Buddies foundation will provide participating and approved shelters operational training, marketing guidance, real estate and construction assistance for remodels and new facilities and additional instruction and tools that have made the Camp Bow Wow franchises flourish.  Further, the On Our Way Home Project will train shelter managers wishing to incorporate socialization for pets, ultimately helping the animals to become more adoptable.

Help us fund additional Grants, Donate through PayPal today!  Thanks for your support!

Did You Know?

• One in four dogs dies of cancer? It is the number one killer of our canine friends, and accounts for half the deaths of dogs age 10 and older.
• 6 – 8 million cats and dogs enter U.S. shelters each year, and half of those are euthanized?
• Of the 1,880 animal cruelty cases reported to the media in 2007, dogs represented the most common victims (64.5%)?

Our Mission – The mission of the Bow Wow Buddies Foundation is to promote the health and welfare of animals worldwide by focusing on finding foster and lifetime homes for unwanted animals, promoting humane education and treatment, and investing in research and treatment for those devastated by illness and disease.

Home – Every animal deserves a loving home. The Bow Wow Buddies Foundation works with Camp Bow Wow franchisees throughout the county to provide foster care and facilitate adoptions for homeless pets. Since 2003, we have found homes for over 5,000 animals—and we plan to find forever homes for an additional 1,000 this year.

Health – Working to find a cure for canine and feline cancer is our top priority. In addition to funding a yearly scholarship at the world-renowned CSU Animal Cancer Center, Bow Wow Buddies has launched K-9′s Against Cancer, a campaign to raise money and awareness for the research and treatment of cancer.

Humane – All animals have the same basic needs— clean food and water, shelter and love.  Worldwide animal overpopulation leads to neglect, abandonment, abuse and suffering.  Our financial efforts in 2011 will be focused on the On Our Way Home Project, a shelter play yard socialization grant program, installing fencing into participating shelter’s and providing best practices surrounding enrichment and increasing adopt-ability in shelter animals.  Increasing our participating shelters live release rates through enrichment is the main priority of this program.

Contact Us!
Address: 8820 W. 116th Circle, Unit D, Broomfield, CO 80021
Phone 720-259-2254
Fax: 303-484-6617
Email:info@bowwowbuddies.com