In October 2008, a notorious puppy mill in Pennsylvania was raided by the Philadelphia SPCA and state authorities. Over 800 animals were found on the premises, including 65 dead dogs in a freezer. Of the 50+ dogs who were immediately removed due to their need to receive medical care, two were Gordon Setters.
Both "Hank" and "Rosie" were neutered/spayed by the SPCA and relinquished into the custody of the Brandywine Gordon Setter Club Rescue. After receiving additional medical care, both were delivered to their respective foster homes. Fortunately, both dogs have extremely sweet and wonderful temperaments. Hank is doing very well and was adopted into a new home. Rosie, unfortunately, has a malignant tumor at the base of her tail that will require surgical removal with follow-up radiation. The opinion of her surgeon is that radiation is the best option for Rosie's long term survival.
Brandywine will be assuming the costs of the surgery, but we are asking for help to cover the costs of the raditation treatment. Normally we do not make individual pleas for monetary help, but this time, we must. In spite of all that Rosie has endured, she is happy and full of life. We would like to give her every opportunity to beat the cancer and live out the rest of her life with wonderful, caring owners.
If you would like to contribute to Rosie's medical expenses, please contact Alison Rosskamp, treasurer, at LARosskamp@aol.com. Or if you'd like your contribution to be tax deductible, please send your check with a notation "for Rosie" to Magnolia Gordon Setter Rescue, c/o Bonnie Foster, 17590 S.E. Hwy. 452, Umatilla, FL 32784. An additional option for donations is through PayPal. Please visit www.setterrescue.org and click on the PayPal button. Magnolia is a 501(c)3 charitable foundation. All donations through Magnolia for Rosie's medical care will be acknowledged with a tax receipt.
Thank You.
-Jean DeSteel and Anne Pickrell
Brandywine Gordon Setter Club Rescue
Please check out the following story on the Philadelphia SPCA's raid on Almost Heaven as well as other puppy mills at
www.pspca.org/news/puppy mills.
Rosie Update, January 2009
First and Foremost the Brandywine Gordon Setter Club would like to thank all of you wonderful people who took the time to donate to Rosie's fund for her treatment. You are all incredible and have made caring for Rosie much easier. We are thankful at the beginning of this year that the University Of Pennsylvania has give Rosie the green light for adoption. They did not feel that the radiation therapy was necessary at the sight of the tail amputation. The biopsies from the surgical margin were clear of cancerous cells and they feel that radiation at this point was not necessary. So thankfully, Rosie is now looking for a new home to call her own for 2009. Her foster home reports that she is an incredibly loving, snuglly, funny and joyful dog that would like nothing better then to please her owners. She is playful and would love a fenced in yard to play in. She does fine with other dogs. She has not been around cats or very young children at this point. Her skin condition has cleared up quite nicely on antibiotics, weekly medicated baths and a great diet. She will need to be on some joint supplements on a regular basis as do many large breed dogs. If you are interested in Rosie, please contact Brandywine Rescue at Brandywinegordonrescue@hotmail.com.
Thank you.
Rosie Update, January 17, 2009
I am so very happy to announce that Rosie has found an incredible home with Karen, Harry and their 2 Gordons, Cooper and Maggie. We brought Rosie to their home, she walked in announced she was there, took a tour on her own and settled right in. They reported she is very interested in the bird feeders and the birds in their back yard and had to be encouraged to come back into the house. Animal Planet on TV has been some area of interest with Rosie as she couldn't figure out where the ball was that the dog on the screen was playing with ...Maybe someday she will figure it out. I thought I would be very sad leaving Rosie as we had grown quite attached to her. But Tori and I were all smiles in the car, knowing she had found an incredible home. THANK YOU Karen and Harry, and everyone who helped me with my first Gordon Rescue. It was truly a pleasure!!
![Rosie's new "butt", minus a tail but minus the cancerous tumor.](http://content.breederoo.com/users/BrandywineGordonSetterClub/images/photos/gallery/2222892.jpg?3 "Rosie's new "butt", minus a tail but minus the cancerous tumor.")
