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Saturday, December 15, 2012

Lincoln Wants a Home for the Holidays

Orphans of the Storm in Riverwoods has dogs and cats ready for adoption.

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Editor’ Note—Orphans of the Storm in Riverwoods has been rescuing animals on the North Shore and putting them up for adoption for more than 80 years. Patch will be featuring a dog, cat or both available for adoption on a regular basis. We give a special thanks to Community Outreach Director Jackie Borchew for her help with this.  By Jackie Borchew, Community Outreach Director, Orphans of the Storm  Lincoln . . . a noble name for a noble dog. This three year old, male beagle - jack russell terrier mix is always anxious to get out of his kennel and get going. Whether to a weekend adoption event, a presentation at a local school, or a long walk up the winding Riverwoods bike trail, it doesn’t matter as long as he is on the end of a leash with…

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Orphans of The Storm Animal Shelter (in Deerfield Patch)

LORRA

6:57 am on Saturday, December 15, 2012

What a wonderful article-- about a blessing of a place. Sounds like those who adopts Lincoln will be one lucky family who will be getting a houndful of love.   more ›

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

20 Persian Cats Rescued from Highland Park Garage

What started as two kittens became 25 cats in a room with no ventilation, heat, air conditioning or litter boxes.

It took Kelly Moyer a week to get 20 Persian cats out of the Highland Park garage they had been trapped in for years. The Tails of Hope founder had heard that a family in the community was trying to get an organization to get their cats out of their garage so they could renovate it. Tails of Hope is a no-kill animal rescue and adoption nonprofit based in Highland Park, so Moyer naturally felt compelled to offer her help. What she saw in the garage shocked her -- and, as she told Patch, she's seen a lot. Want Highland Park news in your inbox every morning? Subscribe to Patch's newsletter. There were no litter boxes so the floor was covered in feces, and no ventilation. "The smell -- oh my God, the smell was overwhelming," Moyer said. It …

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Stashs Owner Opens BYOB Enoteca and Tails of Hope

js

2:25 am on Sunday, August 26, 2012

I know this rescue first hand.Kelly works beyond hard to save animals like this. Anyone that takes 2 seconds to imagine that her motives are anything but pure should be "put down" for being ignorant. I appreciate the work her and the team she has does.   more ›

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