01/22/2026
*****911 CALL-OUT*******
Hey, guys - it’s CRUNCH TIME before the freeze! A few facts - Animals Lives Matter Of East Texas is a FOSTER-BASED rescue. So a lot of dogs are fostered here (over 40!!) now that NGDR (now NGFF) is VERY HAPPILY an ALM-only foster facility.
But I’m not the only one, by far! Tina Akins, for example, is fostering approximately 60 KIDDOS, many of whom are “littles” - small breeds, chihuahuas, etc. - AND our sweet mama Ginger, who many of you know her tragic yet heroic story! Tina and her amazing daughter are in the midst of transitioning to bottle-feeding Ginger’s six (of eight) babies who survived their premature birth, and this is NO SMALL TASK!
THIS IS A CALL-OUT FOR HELP!
For anyone living within a reasonable distance from Livingston, over the next two days, I can come pick up donations of blankets, towels, crates, outdoor dog houses (like Igloos - I am picking up a donated one tomorrow - YAY!!), dog sweaters of ALL sizes, heat packs (you know, like the kinds you use for hand warmers), dog food (both dry and soft food - we have MANY puppies and special-needs kiddos at the moment!), straw bales (not hay - it’s gonna get wet, and hay holds in moisture), FIREWOOD, and pretty much any item that I haven’t listed that you know would HELP US KEEP OVER 100 DOGS safe during the freeze, ESPECIALLY IF WE LOSE POWER!!
If you’re not near here and still want to help, PLEASE order for online pickup at Tractor Supply or Walmart in Livingston and tag it for Animal Lives Matter. Tammy Lawson will make sure that I and the other handful of local boots-on-the-ground volunteers get all items to the ALM fosters who desperately need them!!
We are counting on all of you - please help us keep all these babies warm and safe!!! Much love, Angels, and PLEASE SHARE!!!!