Humane Society of NWLA

The Humane Society of Northwest Louisiana recently rescued Boris and Bubbles from a local animal control facility. Boris is male unaltered heartworm positive German Shepherd and Bubbles, a female German Shepherd who also was heartworm positive and PREGNANT! This bonded pair settled in nicely into the rescue. They were vaccinated and Boris was neutered and began his heartworm treatment. Bubbles was moved into her own personal room to deliver her soon to be puppies. During her stay in the room it became obvious she had severe separation anxiety and began tearing up the room and several kennels purchased for her. After 24 hours of being in her "own" room she gave birth to  6 beautiful puppies on Jan 28 2018. One of them, we named Blue, was born the color blue and Bubbles bit the umbilical cord too short. Blue was rushed to the Emergency Veterinarian and his precious life was saved. Bubbles was very thin after giving birth, almost emaciated but her and the 6 newborn puppies began to thrive and grow! On Monday Feb 12 Bubbles was unable to stand and was very lethargic., The puppies at this time only 15 days old would unfortunately lose the ability to nurse from her. Bubbles, passing out from the pain, was rushed to the veterinarian and had a high fever and was on the verge of becoming gravely ill as her body was being destroyed to a massive infection caused by mastitis. Immediate and extensive efforts were made to save her life. Bubbles was put on IV fluids and antibiotics and after a few days she was no longer in danger of losing her life but her mammary tissue became necrotic and began to sluff from her body. Bubbles stayed 10 days at our veterinarian and received laser and hydrotherapy as well as many procedures daily to remove the dying tissue to prevent more infection. Bubbles body began to heal and her mammary tissue was able to be surgically repaired. She is to continue at home care and will have her sutures removed and begin heartworm treatment soon. Once heartworm treatment is complete Bubbles will be spayed and up for adoption!!! 
Bubbles puppies were placed with a board member and experienced bottle feeder in hopes they would thrive and survive. The puppies took to the bottle after about 15 hours and all began to nurse and grow daily! Being bottle fed every 2-3 hours for the first few days and now averaging every 4-5 hours.  But then there was Blue, on Feb 16 when he was just 2 weeks and 5 days old, was rushed yet again to the Emergency Veterinarian for lethargy, vomiting and diarrhea. Despite our efforts of deworming 3 days prior Blue was diagnosed with severe hookworms and coccidia (intestinal parasties). The veterinarian on call agrees Blue was caught in time before he suffered hookworm anemia that could have been fatal. Blue and all of his siblings were put on another round of dewormers and day by day Blue began to thrive and gain weight. He has almost completely caught up to his siblings and enjoys food time! The puppies are eating on average 6 cans of milk a day, 2 cans of puppy food and going through approx 20 puppy pads a day!!!The puppies will remain in Courtneys home until they are vaccinated and able to come back to the rescue. Once back at the rescue they will then receive more vaccinations and be spayed and neutered prior to being place for adoption! 

We need your help!!!! 
Boris vet bills- $600
Bubbles vet bills- $3200
Bubbles puppies vet bills- $1500
Bubbles puppies care(formula, puppy pads)- $1000
Bubbles separation anxiety damage to our rescue - $700

The veterinarian bills do include our rescue discount. The Humane Society of NWLA is a 501C3 and has been rescuing dogs in the Shreveport Bossier Community since 1998!! We need your help to help us RESCUE ON! 
The Bubble Bunch has become an extremely expensive case and while we will pay these bills no matter what it will limit our funds to the next dog that needs our help. EVERY SMALL AMOUNT HELPS!!!

RESCUE ON

Buddy's Story

In December 2013, Buddy was found as a stray. The nice lady that took him in had him scanned for a microchip, reported him as found to local animal control, contacted numerous veterinarian offices and posted on social media. Her local animal control stated that after a few days, if no one came forward, that Buddy would be considered hers. After a few weeks of having Buddy, she realized she could not care for him as needed. He had bloody diarrhea that was not clearing up and was not good with her other dogs. She reached out to the Humane Society of Northwest Louisiana. We agreed to take him in since she had done her due diligence in trying to find his owner.

Buddy arrived at HSNWLA on January 6th of 2014. He was taken to our veterinarian, where he was diagnosed with colitis, HGE and moderate to severe heartworm disease. We immediately began treatment for colitis and HGE. Preparations were made for him to undergo heartworm treatment.

After Buddy was in our care for over a week, cops swarmed our rescue after a man claimed we had possession of stolen property. The man claiming to be the owner had veterinarian paperwork for the same breed dog from 2009 showing a deworming and heartworm positive, but no vaccinations or other veterinarian records. He produced a picture that was not of our Buddy. We refused to release him without proof that this was his dog. Buddy was very ill and was being monitored closely by our veterinarian. We quickly retained a lawyer to protect us and our interest in Buddy. The man hired an attorney as well, but we heard nothing from either until we took legal action.

For OVER 28 months, we cared for Buddy. We treated Buddy for heartworms, gave him yearly vaccinations, annual dewormings and lots of love. We were instructed not to post about him, not to show him to the public and not to neuter him until ownership was determined by a judge. Not one time did this man contact us, have his attorney contact us or even have his attorney contact our attorney to check on the well-being of a dog he said was his. Buddy was our boy. We tucked him in bed every night. We fed him. We gave him his favorite squeaky toys. We played with him. We danced with him. We cried with him. We snuggled him BUT most of all, WE LOVED HIM. Buddy was heartworm NEGATIVE in our care after going through treatment, Buddy was fully vaccinated with annuals every year and any time there was a medical need Buddy was at the veterinarians office. The HSNWLA spent close to $2,000 on the care of Buddy getting him healthy and maintaining vaccinations while in our care.

On March 31, 2016, we finally went to court. but it was delayed until May 17th. The man, claiming this was his dog, had his veterinarian drive into town to exam our Buddy to determine if there was a scar on his lumbar area. He claimed his dog had a old injury that left a scar. There was nothing of a scar in his dog's records. Our veterinarian also examined Buddy. No evidence of a scar on his lumbar area was found by either veterinarian. There was a discrepancy in age in our regards to the familys dog and our Buddy. The family claimed their dog was 9-11 years old while our veterinarian determined our Buddy was about 6 years old. 


On May 17th, 2016 we entered the court room again. After more than 8 hours in a court room, it was determined that “more likely than not” this dog was this man's dog and our beloved Buddy was handed over to this man that claimed he was his owner. The judge decided this man was the only one claiming ownership.

Our hearts shattered. Our minds froze in time. Our hands became sweaty. Tears formed a pool of water. Our knees buckled. We collapsed to the floor. Our Buddy, our beloved Buddy, was taken from us.

On September 26, 2016 the Humane Society of Northwest Louisiana entered the courtroom one last time for closure. 
The courts found that the HSNWLA owed the family $5,000 mental and emotional anguish and court cost(amount to be determined). 

$5,000+ is a HUGE blow to our small 501c3 non-profit all volunteer based organization. $5,000 is a HUGE blow to the dogs at local open intake kill shelters relying on us to help them! 

$5,000= 70 dogs vaccinated with annual shots 
$5,000= 84 dogs spayed/neutered 
$5,000= 17 dogs treated for deadly heartworm disease 
$5,000= 111 dogs treated for Sarcoptic/Demodectic Mange
$5,000= 18 puppies treated for the deadly Parvovirus

We are not out to bash anyone, we are out to let Buddy's story be heard. We are out to seek justice for the dogs in the state of Louisiana. We are going to abide by the rulings of the courts BUT we will need your help keeping our doors open! The 45 dogs in our care need us. The hundreds of dogs on kill lists at local shelters need us. On average the HSNWLA takes in and cares for 250+ dogs a year. On average the HSNWLA adopts to APPROVED adopters 250+ dogs a year. We are their voice, they need us AND WE NEED YOU! 

When we get the final and exact amount of judgement against us we will share/update, but it will be AT LEAST $5,000! 

Please share- Please donate- Please help us continue our mission to....

RESCUE ON FOR BUDDY!

Other ways to donate
Mailing Address 2544 Linwood Avenue Shreveport La 71103
Airline Animal Health and Surgery Center, Bossier City La
Caddo Animal Clinic, Shreveport La 
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