IMPS New York

03/21/2017

The role of the VALAC is to be an “animal law guardian,” who is responsible for monitoring the legal status of an abused animal from the moment an appearance ticket has been issued.

10/24/2016

Our foster failure Daisy! Look at this little bundle of love 💖 Every day I think she rescued me more than the other way around. Rescues love deeper!

07/22/2016

Our little Foster Failure, Daisy with her human brother, Chef Joe Joseph Dubanos. Little Daisy was supposed to be one of my fosters but at 7 months old following much abuse I didn't have the heart to re-home her AGAIN. So here we are 2 years later. She still has a few quirks but when she loves you, she LOVES you! Here she's swimming with her brother but has to take time out for a kiss. She's our little misunderstood fur baby but I can't imagine life without her! Thanks to IMPS Daisy's life was saved and transported from D.C. to us on Long Island. We LOVE IMPS. If you can't commit to adoption how about fostering?

08/08/2015

The importance of giving your new dog time to adjust after adoption. How to introduce a new dog to resident pets and family members.

07/04/2015

To all of the dedicated and hardworking dog rescue volunteers please take care of yourself too. http://barkpost.com/compassion-fatigue-animal-workers/

These are the humans who speak for those who can't speak for themselves.

07/03/2014

Do you hate hearing how dogs are put to sleep because there is not enough room at the shelters? What can you do to help? Become a foster home. Foster homes provide a safe & caring environment for...

06/23/2014

Ty is our most recent NY foster dog looking for a new family. Could it be yours?

05/10/2014

What a smart min pin!

http://youtu.be/ge4rfwW-BL8

Mini pinscher goes through some commands

05/08/2014

Happy 14th birthday Chip! I love you so much!

03/25/2014

The beautiful min pin that started it all!

This is an internet story of Lister Orion Saluki - a MinPin Rescue Story!!

01/26/2014

Beautiful.

This is so powerful, true, raw and honest. We had to share...

"A friend of mine just posted this on my wall. It literally got me out of the bed to go to my computer to share with all of you. This is the best way to explain what we do everyday, what we see and what we feel while doing it.

For animal lovers like me, animal rescue is the most incredible, rewarding job... in the history of ever.

At the same time... it's also the most heartbreaking...
The truth is...
You see a lot of things... you never thought you'd see.
You witness a level of cruelty... you didn't think was possible.
You feel a degree of helplessness... you never thought you'd know.

You stare at painful images... soon burned into your memory... that will haunt your thoughts forever.
You try to pick up the pieces... so many pieces... of the damage you didn't do.
You do everything in your power... but even still... you'll never reach them all.

You'll try to stay strong... but you'll mostly feel weak.
You'll build walls to protect your heart... but they'll never keep you safe.
You'll place barriers around your soul... but the pain will always reach you.

And no matter how hard you try to fight it... over time... here's the truth about what happens in animal rescue...
The neglect changes you.
The abuse hardens you.
The suffering breaks you.

The ignorance angers you.
The indifference disturbs you.
The injustice destroys you.

On a daily basis... your faith will be tested.
Your heart will be wounded.
Your soul will be altered.

On a weekly basis... you'll question yourself.
You'll question your strength.
You'll question the world.
On a monthly basis... you'll fall down.
You'll get up.
You'll go on...

On a yearly basis... you'll look back...
You'll see faces...
You couldn't save them.

You'll learn to mourn.
To grieve.
To sob.

You'll learn to trust a little less.
To do a little more.
To fight a little harder.

You'll learn to try.
To hope.
To pray.

You'll learn to fail.
To succeed.
To accept.

You'll learn when to hold on.
When to give up.
When to let go.

You'll learn who you are.
What you stand for.
Why that matters.

Then... at times... you'll forget why you matter.
You'll question what you're doing.
You'll wonder if it's worth it.

But... here's the good news...

When you forget...
When you question...
When you wonder...

All you have to do...
Is take a look around...
And you'll see them.
You'll see their faces.
You'll see their smiles.
You'll feel their love.

In their eyes, you'll see their journeys...
You'll remember their beginnings...
You'll know how far they've come...

You'll remember when they didn't know you...
When they didn't trust you...
When they'd given up.

You'll remember how you healed them...
How you loved them...
How they loved you, too.

And as you look back...
You'll want to move forward...
For them... and because of them.

In your darkest hours, you'll look around...
To find the differences made... the hope given... and the lives saved...
Because you existed.

In those moments, when you look into their eyes... every doubt will be erased.
Every question will be answered.
Every worry will subside.

Because in that instant... in each of your hearts...
You both share the very same thought:
"Every bit of pain was worth it... for this moment here with you."
And honestly... no matter what else happens...
Those moments hold all the strength you need...
To keep going.

Rescue is pain.
Rescue is joy.
Rescue is worth it... because they are worth it.

And that's the honest truth."

12/09/2013

Blue & his sister Rosie were adopted today. Siblings together again! Bittersweet for us Foster Mom & Dad's, but they went to a great family