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Friends of Rescued
Mastiffs, Inc.
Philosophy
Maintaining homeless Mastiffs is an expensive
proposition. Since Mastiffs are classified as a giant breed, most of the
normal expenses associated with caring for a dog are great due to the sheer
size of the animal. For example, medications must be issued in great
strengths, food and supplements are consumed in larger quantities and at great
rates, surgical costs can total into the thousands of dollars and containment
systems are larger and more costly, all due to the size of this breed of dog.
Dovetailing with the above is the increased popularity of this breed with the
public. Annually, hundreds of families obtain this kind of dog with little or
no knowledge of the breed, the costs involved in maintaining such an animal or
it the proper care and training that are necessary to successfully keep a
Mastiff. The result is an alarming increase in the number of Mastiffs which
are mistreated, neglected, abused and/or abandoned by their owners.
Friends of Rescued Mastiffs, Inc. has a two-fold
aim: 1. To provide information to owners and potential owners so that they can
better care for their Mastiff, thereby preventing potential mistreatment, abuse
or re-homing situations and 2. to provide supplies, services and financial
assistance for the Mastiffs which have been relinquished or abandoned by their
owners. Our organization shall solicit for cash and non-cash donations for the
items necessary in the care of the Mastiffs in need (including, but not limited
to food, nutritional supplements, toys, bedding, leashes, collars and
medications), distribute these supplies and subsidize veterinary expenses
incurred by these homeless Mastiffs. By undertaking these two endeavors, Friends
of Rescued Mastiffs, Inc. can actively decrease the number of homeless Mastiffs
and provide the necessary supplies, services and funds needed to care for the
dogs who need to find new, loving homes.
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