Animal Alliance of New Jersey

The Rescue Staff

   Heather Edwards
      Adoption Day Committee Co-Chair
      Spay Day Organizer
      Contact Person
      Foster Guardian
      hedwards@animalalliancenj.org

Max

Heather and Max

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"Max lived in an abandoned house in Trenton where he was a "guard dog." When his [guardian] kicked him down a staircase, Max injured his back and became paralyzed in his back legs. Since Max was no longer useful as a guard dog, his "guardian," fortunately, let the rescue group Animal Allies take him at that point.

Max lived in foster care for about six months and received acupuncture for his back. The acupuncture quickly helped Max and today he has the use of his back legs again and can get around quite well. I adopted him in April of 2002. He is the world's best dog and is wonderful with children and my cats."

Jackson

Jackson

"Jackson was picked up by Animal Control in Hopewell in September of 2002. He had been living outdoors, perhaps abandoned by his family due to his health problems. He weighed only five pounds and the vet estimated that he was about 20 years old. Animal Alliance rescued Jackson on the day he would have been put to sleep. He was very sick when we first got him, with hyperthyroidism and liver problems. I fostered Jackson and decided to adopt him for Christmas that year. He gradually got better and received Radioactive Iodine treatment for his hyperthyroidism. Today Jackson is plump and happy. He has staked out his bed in the kitchen and prefers not to leave the kitchen since he sometimes gets confused in new locations!" ~ Heather

Grace

Grace

"Grace came to Animal Alliance through one of our wonderful foster parents, Tammi Graciano. Tammi found her outside near her home, covered in animal bites. Tammi nursed Grace back to health and fostered her for a year, but looked for a new foster home for Grace when she was mercilessly persecuted by Tammi's other animals. Grace went to another foster home and then came to my house, where she has thrived ever since and gets along beautifully with the other cats. Grace was diagnosed with kidney disease and she is doing well with fluids and acupuncture. She is a tiny cat with a wonderfully sweet personality."

Isis

Isis

"Isis was my first cat. I adopted her in October 1999 while I was living in Massachusetts. She is the queen of the household - she supervises all activities and makes sure that I am never late for a feeding. She will bite my ankles if I'm too slow with the food! I adopted Maya in September 2000 as a companion for Isis. Maya is a gentle cat and allows Isis to set the agenda for the two of them. They often sleep together and work in tandem to plot against the dog!"

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