JOYCE NEEDS A FOSTER HOME!
If you are able to foster her, please email your completed Foster Form.
Without a foster or permanent home, Joyce cannot begin her second chance at life!
Name: Joyce
Age: 4-5 years old
Sex: Female ( neutered)
Weight: 65 lbs
Breed: possibly Jula Hound, but your guess is as good as ours!
Personality: very friendly, calm, can get along with other dogs very well
About Joyce:
Joyce’s story is another tragedy which occurs every day here in Taiwan. Joyce was a breeding dog on a puppy mill. It is not hard to imagine that Joyce was a “baby-producing machine” , who has obviously given many birth to several litters in her prime time.
When the owner felt she outgrew her breeding purposes, Joyce was dumped because the maintenance cost for a breeding dog is high. The boss of the breeding farm hired a truck to “dump” some senior and sick dogs in the remote mountains. Joyce was chasing after the truck and tried to jump onto the truck but the driver pushed her down. It was then that Joyce broke one of her left front leg.
A pineapple farmer living near by witnessed what happened but he couldn’t do anything for the poor dog. Since then, Joyce had been lingering around there. Sometimes, hunters or farmers might give her some food or water but most of the time Joyce had to do without anything. The poor living quality and harsh life seriously did damage her health and skin. To make matters worse, her broken leg hindered her from walking easily for the seek of food. According to a farmer who knew Joyce, it was seven months before the rescuer found this miserable dog and sent her to the animal hospital in late July.
This poor girl was in such need of medical attention. Her hair had fallen off due to a skin disease. She was tested positive for heartworm. And of course, she had her broken leg. Over the next few months, Joyce was treated for the skin disease and heartworm and is now doing well. Unfortunately, the vet in Taiwan was not able to mend Joyce's leg, which did not heal properly after the break, resulting in a twisted paw. However, some volunteers are raising funds for her to receive more expert vet care in the US in the hopes that Joyce will finally find her forever family here.
If you are interested in adopting Joyce, please email your completed Adoption Application. She will arrive at SFO once a place has been found for her to begin her new life. We do request a $200 tax-deductible donation to help cover a portion of each dog's medical and transport expenses. A homecheck will also be required because we do want to be sure that each dog goes to an environment suited to them. Once Joyce arrives in the US, she should be taken to the vet to have her leg examined. Should any procedure be required, the rescue will cover the costs relating to her damaged leg.
For an additional $50 tax-deductible donation, you will receive as a thank-you gift a doggie starter package. This includes a dog bed, a 5-lb bag of Canidae kibble, 2 ceramic bowls, leash, collar, toothbrush, toothpaste, kong, hypoallergenic shampoo, rope toy, stuffed animal, and bully stick treats--almost everything you need to get off on the right start, at a fraction of the price you would pay at a pet store, and the proceeds benefit our rescued dogs.
According to the World Society for the Protection of Animals, Taiwan is among the worst places in
the world for animals. There are at least 2 million stray dogs in Taiwan,
many of them 2nd or 3rd generation strays. There are virtually no humane
societies, shelters, or even laws prohibiting cruelty towards animals.
Government-run dog pounds don't offer humane euthanization--instead, dogs
are electrocuted, drowned, burned, or left to starve to death. Certainly
very little if anything is done to curb the reproduction cycle. Strays and
cruelty towards dogs are such a fact of life there that most people turn a
blind eye. Horrible abuse cases such as that involving (WARNING -Graphic: )
"Thin-Necked Blackie"
happen more
often than we like to think and right in the public eye.
Needless to say, the chances of survival let alone a life of happiness for a
homeless dog in Taiwan is almost nil. Generally, dogs are not valued as companions and family members there as they are here. Small grassroots rescue teams in
Taiwan like The Animal Rescue Team, Animals Taiwan,
and Taipei Abandoned Animal
Rescue Foundation work tirelessly to do
what they can to give at least a small percentage of the millions of stray
dogs a chance at a better life. And in the majority of cases, the only
chance lies outside of Taiwan.
