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From our grantees at @marylandhorserescue

We are so grateful for DDAF’s generous support! Our horses had their annual vet check-ups and vaccines to keep our herd healthy and happy!

Thanks to DDAF’s support, we are able to fill our hay loft for the horses and ponies, like our adorable blind pony, Theia, and blind mini, Trixie and her buddy Bo who can’t be out on grass!

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From our grantees at @nehumanesociety

In late March, the Nebraska Humane Society’s (NHS) Animal Control Officers came to the aid of a stray dog that had been hit by a car. This 1-year-old German Shepherd mix was unable to bear weight on his right hind leg, and x-rays showed his leg was fractured and needed surgery. NHS arranged for a veterinary orthopedic clinic to perform surgery on this sweet pup (now Falcon). After surgery, Falcon went to a foster home where he had doting care and received physical therapy to recover. While in foster care, he gained weight to fill out his thin frame. Once his leg had fully healed and he was walking and trotting normally, Falcon was ready for his forever home. And he found it in a friend of his foster parent – what an incredible new future for this young dog!

The Doris Day & Terry Melcher Foundation’s lifesaving grant for Falcon’s surgery and medical treatments means this handsome dog has the chance for an active life! His medical costs were $5,798. Thank you so much, we are all very grateful!

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From our grantees at @horsesoftirnanog

Happy Father’s Day from our mustang herd! Though we don`t know which of the geldings in the herd have had offspring when they were stallions, we believe that there are definitely a few "fathers" in the herd.

Our mustang all have Kumeyaay names. The Kumeyaay are the indigenous people of San Diego.

These “dads” are Muttaweir, Chekal, Chxuuy, Sholuk, EeKytch, and Ehwiiw.

“A father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you grow.” Unknown

Our mustang herd at Horses of Tir Na Nog wish all of the fathers, as well as father figures, a Happy Father`s Day! Thank you for the love.

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From our grantees at @workingdogsforconservation

Working Dogs for Conservation (WD4C) was in Arizona for another season of searching for the federally protected black-footed ferret. This is just one example of the unique work of WD4C, where they train rescued, rehomed, and career-change dogs to become highly skilled conservation canines, using their noses to protect wildlife and wild places.

This black-footed ferret work is an advanced project that presents numerous challenges beyond just finding the target species. This work also requires incredible fitness and endurance of the dogs to cover large distances and search into deep burrows, repeatedly requiring strength and flexibility. It also requires excellent focus, including working around and not disturbing any wildlife encountered.

This work was coordinated to coincide with recently released, captive-raised black-footed ferrets as part of a larger collaborative effort to save the species. When deployed in this way, the teams are searching for where the ferrets may have moved after being released, for continued monitoring. They survey thousands of acres of prairie dog habitat, called prairie dog towns, where the ferrets live and hunt. The dogs check countless burrows, sniffing each one, searching for ferret activity. When the dogs do smell ferret (and remember, they`re also completely ignoring prairie dogs the whole time – this is a high level of difficulty and advanced training project!), they have a “change of behavior” or an alert to a specific burrow, which is then marked and monitored further. The dogs were very successful this year so far, and WD4C looks forward to helping to further expand the collective knowledge base on this species as they continue this partnership into the future.

This is a wonderful example how the support of Doris Day Animal Foundation not only helps support domestic animals, but wildlife and conservation as well through their support of organizations like Working Dogs for Conservation.

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From our grantees at @underdogrescuemoab

I`m thrilled to share the impact of our May clinic held in Upper Fruitland, New Mexico. In just three busy days, our dedicated team of staff and volunteers accomplished the following:

109 spay/neuter surgeries
621+ animals vaccinated
75 animals were seen for illnesses or injuries

This wouldn`t have been possible without you. Every spay or neuter surgery, every vaccine, and every treatment at our wellness clinic was possible thanks to your support. Thank you so much for standing with the animals and communities of Navajo Nation.

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