Project Hope 2012

Happy February Everyone!

Can you believe that it even is February, I can’t but I’m glad because that means that winter is almost over, not that we’ve really had much of one here in Chicago but I’m definitely not complaining. 

For most of you that read this know that English Bulldogs hold a very special place in my heart.  Their squishy wrinkly faces kill me, their sweet demeanor and their ability to just fall asleep anywhere at anytime and snore louder then a human tugs at my heart strings.  The way they sniff your face and kiss you makes me giggle every time. The swagger when they walk with is an attitude all in itself, it says “ I’m gonna do what I’m gonna do because I can”.  

Every once in a while I check the ChicagoEnglish Bulldog Rescues website, just to see what they are up too, where the bullies are going to be and if they are in need of any help.  Well the other day when I checked their website, I found a video of 8 bullies they had just rescued from a puppy mill.  The picture montage is disturbing, I had tears in my eyes watching these helpless cuties and what this puppy mill had let them become.  I can not begin to understand the kind of person that can allow this to be done to helpless animals.

Now on this blog I try and not get into “heated” topics of things that I believe in or don’t believe in, but puppy mills are just something THAT I DO NOT BELIEVE IN!  I do not believe in Pet Stores, I believe in rescuing/ adopting a dog or purchasing one from a family where you meet the family and see the puppies parents, and the conditions the puppies are being brought up in.  I’m not going to sit here and say that I’ve never been to a pet store, because I have, but every time I have gone into one I have had the overwhelming urge to take home every single one of those puppies! But when I’ve seen puppies laying in their own feces and look all mangy and sickly I’ve never been back to one.

Just eight days into the new year, Chicago English Bulldog Rescue was called to action for a rescue project involving three different puppy mills in the Midwest. They have named this incredible and heartwarming mission Project Hope 2012. It took the effort of three rescue organizations to make Project Hope happen, but eight beautiful bulldogs that came from horrendous conditions are now in CEBR's care and have already begun their medical rehabilitation. 

 For the month of February I will be donating 10% of my total monthly sales from both Junk in da Trunk Girls and Jadarie Handmade to the Project Hope fund, because I believe that these bully babies deserve a chance to be rehabilitated, get healthy and have a chance at a loving home!  Even if there isn’t anything in either shop that you need to have as your own, I hope you take this information to heart and share it with whomever and take a minute donate to those cuties. There is a donate now button on the bottom of the Project Hope page.  You can follow along with the bullies progress on Chicago English Bulldog Rescues WEBSITE or TWITTER.

If you have a pup or two please hug them extra tight after you read this and send up some hope for these pups. Thanks for Reading!
Over-N-Out


*Information and Pictures via Chicago Bulldog Rescue website