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If you would like to make a donation to aid us in our work, we would gladly welcome your assistance. We are a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, and your contributions are fully tax deductible. We do not have any paid staff, and 100% of your donations will go to our animal rescue efforts.
To make a donation or contact us, please write to one of our volunteers at:

The Bucket Foundation
P.O. Box 23
Millwood, VA 22646

or

The Bucket Foundation
303 Williams Ave Suite 1421 Huntsville, AL 35801
Thank you.

 
Rescue Stories
Although the Foundation has rescued numerous animals, the following 2 stories are especially heart-warming.

Ducky and Little Foot
Ducky and Little Foot were observed to be wandering down a remote road where they had been apparently dumped by some heartless soul. Little Foot was a gorgeous adult male Rottweiler who was working very hard to keep the very young German Shepherd puppy, Ducky, out of the road. When a shelter worker stopped and tried to pick up Ducky, Little Foot became very upset and tried to push the puppy away. Apparently he had been taking care of this little puppy for some time, and he was exceptionally devoted to the little guy. Fortunately, we were able to catch Ducky and put him in the car, so Little Foot, despite enormous misgivings, had to follow his "little brother" into the back seat. After a lengthy treatment for heartworms in Little Foot, both he and Ducky were found a loving home.

Baby (Beagle)
Baby was found whimpering in a plastic trash sack that had been thrown out onto a busy road. Inside were her dead mother and several dead siblings. Baby was so young that her eyes were still closed, and she required around the clock feedings. With the help of the Foundation, Baby's rescuer was able to adopt her and pay for her medical expenses. She is now a much loved companion pet.



Hay Baby Before Good Samaritan Care


Hay Baby After Good Samaritan Care

Hay Baby (Horse)
   Hay Baby is one of 5 horses who were abandoned in 2 nearby fields without feed, water, or shelter.  The owners would not turn them over to Animal Control, and Animal Control would not intervene until they were near death.  A good Samaritan (non-horseman) stepped up to help these poor starving horses by taking on their feeding and watering on her way to work.  Their living conditions were horrendous with dangerous fencing, dried up weeds for grazing, no usable shelter, hazardous debris littering the grounds, and incompatible herds.  Hay Baby (a black Tennessee Walker gelding) fared the worst as he was turned out with 2 stallions who were relentlessly attacking him.  Unfortunately, the pasture area was too small for him to escape their constant kicks and bites.  He will always be lame from an untreated fracture he suffered 3 years ago (according to the owners) after being viciously kicked by the larger stallion.
Good Samaritan eventually convinced the owners to move Hay Baby into their other field with their old arthritic mare and another ancient, almost blind, gelding.  Hay Baby has now gained weight under G S's care, and he has grown in a lovely black coat which covers up most of his scars.  The Bucket Foundation has been funding the costs associated with feeding and providing veterinary and farrier care for these horses.  Our goal is to facilitate getting them removed from these owners and out of their terrible living conditions and placing them into good homes.
 
   UPDATE:   March 2009  One of the 2 stallions has been rescued (via purchase) by a very compassionate farrier who will geld and train him for riding.    Hay Baby and the arthritic mare "Shelley" will be going to live out their days at the Have a Heart Horse Rescue in Muleshoe, Mississippi. We will be transporting them there in April 2009.


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