Dear Friends and Fellow Animal Lovers,

I am pleased to announce that after a successful inaugural year, the Boulder Project will
continue to rescue dogs from Animal Control in Kingsville and fly them to the Humane
Society of Boulder Valley, which will help them locate wonderful forever homes. I
sincerely hope that you will continue to support this innovative program.

Last year, a total of 32 dogs were pulled from the pound or rescued during the Boulder
Project and 24 of these dogs were transferred to HSBV (attached, please find two
documents that describe the process and animals saved). Others found forever homes in
Texas.

This year, the Boulder Project is proud to partner with Tip of Tex K-9 Rescue
(www.tipoftexk9rescue.org). Tip of Tex K-9 Rescue is a 501(c)(3) organization, and was
founded to help the large number of unwanted or abandoned homeless dogs in South
Texas. It is also a member of The Very Best Pet Network as well as being one of few no-
kill shelters or rescues in South Texas.

With Tip of Tex, the Boulder Project will continue to provide vaccination, medical
treatment, and transportation to homeless dogs in this community, giving them a chance
at a better life. All of the funds raised go directly to animal care and transportation with
no funds spent on marketing or overhead. The next transfer date is scheduled for October
3, 2009 and one dog has already been rescued and will be fostered until the transfer
(please see photo below).

Your donation is crucial to the operation of this program. Donations can be made
directly to me, via PayPal (labunski@aol.com), or via a check sent to:

Tip of Tex K 9 Rescue

c/o Dee Labunski
1514 S. 77 Sunshine Strip, Suite 24
Harlingen, Texas 78550

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you would like more information about the project
and its accomplishments.

Thank you for your contribution to this rescue effort!

Sincerely,

Becky Huss
(619) 962-7737
 Dr. Amy Hamilton Hubert was an
integral part of this project and
provided the required health
certificates for the dogs to fly to
Denver. Dr. Hubert has one of
the largest veterinary practices
in Kingsville and is a long-time
supporter of ARK and its mission.
Dr. Hubert holds two bachelors
degrees from Texas A&M
University in College Station, one
in agricultural journalism and the
other in veterinary science. In
May 2000, Dr. Hubert
graduated magna cum laude
from the Texas A&M College of
Veterinary Medicine.
The Results
In the first week of their stay in Boulder, 6 of the dogs rescued
from the pound found permanent homes and as of Aug 20, only
Alex was still waiting for her forever home. We were able to get
updates on two of the dogs in their new homes.
Thor has landed in an amazing home. Almost immediately
after his picture was posted on the HSBV website, Caitlin knew
that he was a dog that she wanted to meet. Right after
seeing Thor in person and reading the description from his
Texas foster family, she decided to adopt him. After being at
the pound for approximately three months and not having any
family interested in saving him, Thor now lives in a very happy
home and has a life full of camping, hiking, the dog park,
bicycling, rides in the car, and snuggles on the bed in the
morning. Thor, now re-named Zulu, has had his life transformed
by your generosity and love of animals.
“My name is Helen and my
family recently adopted a
cute little terrier you called
Billy. We named him
Murphy. We adopted him
from the Boulder Humane
Society in Colo. And we
love him. He is so smart
and fun to play with or
just cuddle with. At the
end of the day he finds
someone who is sitting
on the couch, looks up
with his loving eyes and
says please let me up.
I'm such a softy my kids
then look at me and say
pleeeze let him up Mom!!
I do and we all want to
cuddle with him at night.”
Talk about a great home! After spending weeks at the
pound in a tiny run, Timmy is now living a luxurious
life. In addition to a big home, Timmy has a ¼ acre
fenced in dog run, a kid-friendly neighborhood and
and gets spoiled rotten by everyone in sight. He enjoys
chasing rabbits and long walks in the country with his
new family. They report that he’s made a huge positive
impact on their lives and they couldn’t imagine not
having him.
For More Information
Visit the HSBV website at www.boulderhumane.org
Visit the ARK website at www.ark1.petfinder.com
Visit ARK at 225 E Henrietta St, Kingsville TX 78363
Contact ARK at (361) 516-1456
ARK Rescues Pound
Dogs in Partnership
With The Humane
Society of Boulder
Valley
The Problem
Due to low levels of animal sterilization in the
area, animal overpopulation is a serious problem.
In 2007, of the 1,500 live dogs that entered
animal control, almost 900 were euthanized.
ARK has continued to partner with animal control
to improve these statistics through publicizing
the available animals, pulling them into ARK, or
helping them enter new rescue groups. HSBV
has the enviable position of not having enough
animals in the local area to match demand for
adoptions and were willing to be a part of the
solution for a number of pound animals that
were at risk of being euthanized.
Timmy & Tommy at
the pound before
being rescued
Tommy, Billy, & Timmy
enjoying fresh
air while in quarantine
in the country
 The Trip
The dogs assembled the night before the trip and early The Process
in the morning on July 18, everyone was loaded up HSBV requires that all animals be vaccinated
into crates and began the 4 hour trip to Houston. and quarantined prior to transfer to ensure
Due to the large number of dogs, two vehicles were the safety of their existing pet population.
needed, driven by Gary and Becky Huss. After having As a result, ARK had to make room for 10
amazing luck with Houston rush hour traffic, there was more animals within its already over-crowded
even time for a long walk before arriving at the airport.
foster care system. Thanks to Judy Anthony,
The dogs all flew direct to Denver from Houston on
Continental Airlines and were met in Denver by HSBV JoAnn Hand, Becky Huss, Teresa Mayorga,
Transfer Coordinator January Morgan who drove them and Kyle Vandegriff for taking these dogs into
up to Boulder. their homes for 3 weeks!

Alex in her
Thor tries to Thor gives Monica, one of ARK’s foster home in
hurry along tireless volunteers, his sad face Kingsville
Gary and the as he gets a bath Thor in his
other dogs foster home in
(Jen, Melanie, Kingsville
and Angie)
at the rest The Money
stop
The appeal for funds to rescue these dogs
was extremely successful, with donations coming
from as far away as San Diego, London, and
Annapolis. Almost $2,500 was raised for this
rescue effort. In addition to cash raised for
shipment, Dr. Amy Hamilton Hubert generously
donated the airline-required health certificate for Melanie hanging out
each dog, saving the rescue effort a significant in the sun in her
Alex finds her Kingsville foster home
comfort spot amount of money. Approximately $750 was spent
for the long on sending the first group of dogs to Boulder.
trip to Houston Further shipments of rescued dogs are currently
being planned.

Thor takes a nap on the

trip to Houston. He’s not
used to getting up so early!
Jen in her
foster home in
Kingsville

Thor gets some advance After baths, worming, and vaccinations, everyone dries
publicity off outside in the South Texas heat
Dear Friends;

Thank you to all who responded to the appeal last summer to help save dogs from the pound in Kingsville
by sending them on to forever homes in Boulder, CO. We have surpassed our original expectations and
the project was completed with 24 transfers which took place in the fall of 2008, the winter of 2008 and
the spring of 2009. We previously provided an update on the fall transfer but wanted to let you know how
the balance of the transfers went. The winter transfer of dogs to the Humane Society of Boulder Valley
took place on December 6, 2008. Although it was anticipated that 10 dogs would be able to make this
trip, only five dogs made the trip from Kingsville to Colorado and quickly found forever homes.

This transfer was complicated by an outbreak of Canine Distemper Virus in Kingsville. Thanks to
information from HSBV’s Dr. Lesli Groshong and a referral to Dr. Sandra Newbury, we were able to
safely transfer some dogs to Boulder. Sadly, three dogs that had been rescued from the pound for transfer
succumbed to the disease and had to be humanely euthanized but two others survived and were adopted in
Kingsville.

The spring shipment took place on March 21, 2009 and used the remainder of the funds that were raised
last year. Two dogs were pulled from the pound and adopted in Kingsville and a total of 10 dogs made
their way to HSBV and everyone was adopted in less than a week! The puppies were definitely a big hit
and the adults quickly found homes as well. The problem with distemper that impacted the winter
transfer did not affect the third group of dogs, although distemper continues to be a significant problem in
Kingsville.

We have already heard from four of the adoptees from the spring. Wiry is living in a home with two little
boys and enjoys his snuggles, learning tricks, and walking to the bus stop each day. Wendy is outfitted
with a sweater to protect her against the snow and has bonded with a boy who is also from Texas. Otto
got to ride the bus on his first day with his new family and enjoys taking them for walks. Blaze has
learned to walk up and down stairs and has been on a ski weekend to Vail! It sounds like they are all
doing well and the happiness they have bestowed on their new families would not have been possible
without your support.

In addition to financial support, there were a number of people who were instrumental in this rescue effort
and we gratefully acknowledge their contributions. We would like to thank our foster families for
supporting this effort. Judy Anthony & Mark Tews fostered dogs in both shipments, while Becky Huss,
Teresa Mayorga, and Chris Dunick fostered dogs in one shipment. Dr Amy Hamilton Hubert continued
to be an essential part of the rescue effort by providing the health certificates that are required in order for
the animals to fly to Denver. April Lopez and Monica Garza provided the required heartworm testing.
Gary Huss transported the dogs to the airport and used his shipping discount – without which the project
would not be financially possible. Finally, we appreciate the assistance of our new friends Caitlin Lepper
(adopted a dog from the fall shipment) and Michelle Tregoning for their assistance in getting our animal
crates back to Kingsville!

Finally, we would again like to express our thanks to everyone who supported this rescue effort. A total
of 32 dogs were pulled from the pound or rescued during this effort and 24 dogs were transferred to
HSBV and given a second chance due to your compassion and hard work. Thank you to all!