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Zion Gets Adopted – Gideon Still Recovering!

Zion Gets Adopted – Gideon Still Recovering!

by KWilson | Mar 18, 2016 | Animal News & Events, Bear's ANgels Header, Bears Angels, Blaze's Friends

Gideon and Zion were found in rural North Carolina by a good samaritan. She was full to the brim with foster dogs but wanted to help. She temporarily took them in and searched feverishly for a rescued. Mitchell Mill Animal Hospital in Raleigh not only agreed to treat...
Tortorellas Help King Make a Full Recovery

Tortorellas Help King Make a Full Recovery

by KWilson | Mar 18, 2016 | Animal News & Events, Bears Angels, Blaze's Friends

King is a house dog. He was attacked by two off leash dogs in his own yard. His owner called Nina Dix in North Carolina, desperate for help a few days after the attack because King’s wounds started getting infected. His owner could not afford Vet care. Dix...
3 Mange Dogs Get Much Needed Help

3 Mange Dogs Get Much Needed Help

by KWilson | Mar 2, 2016 | Animal News & Events, Bears Angels, Blaze's Friends

Wally, Jewel and Ruby all came to Suruluna with mange. Mange is a skin disease of mammals caused by parasitic mites and occasionally communicable to humans. It typically causes severe itching, hair loss, and the formation of scabs and lesions. The cost to treat these...
Laverne & Shirley Headed North!

Laverne & Shirley Headed North!

by KWilson | Feb 19, 2016 | Adopt Me?, Animal News & Events, Bears Angels, Blaze's Friends

Just before Thanksgiving the foundation learned of two pigs who could be euthanized if not rescued before the Thanksgiving weekend. Five other pigs were rescued just days before, and there was no one who could take them. The Tortorella Foundation got an offer to take...
TFF Helps Fund Medication, Care for 17 Cats!

TFF Helps Fund Medication, Care for 17 Cats!

by KWilson | Dec 7, 2015 | Animal News & Events, Bears Angels

                                      Prior to the Thanksgiving holiday, The Tortorella Family Foundation learned of a woman who pulled 17 cats out of a North Carolina...
UPDATE: Maddie is our newest angel — She still needs help!

UPDATE: Maddie is our newest angel — She still needs help!

by KWilson | Nov 5, 2015 | Animal News & Events, Bears Angels, Blaze's Friends

Meet Maddie. Maddie was found on the side of a rural road in North Carolina with significant injuries. A Good Samaritan took her to the vet, and it was discovered she was not only hit by a car, but had bullet fragments in her hind quarters. She is also pregnant and...
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