HAVANESE RESCUE INC
by Joan Ambrose President - Havanese Rescue Inc
W e find new homes for Havanese from owner surrenders, shel- ters, and occasionally other rescues. We do not buy dogs from mill auctions as that supports the very system we abhor. More than 1200 dogs have been re-homed by HRI. Sound simple? Not really! Ours is a 501c3 tax deductible charity and celebrated 15 years at the Havanese National Specialty this October. It was a difficult beginning for sure. Originally many of us were working on the Rescue Committee within the Havanese Club of America. Suddenly we were all told to stop everything. There was great turbulence. It was most unpleasant. A bitter wrangle was to take place. In any case, from the ashes of the old committee a new 501c3 emerged and became Ha- vanese Rescue Inc. Our guidelines and protocols have been refined over the years. On our board, the president serves for one year or two, and then the vice presi- dent becomes president. The past president also serves on the board after his or her term. The “Triad,” which ismade up of the president, vice president and past president, governs.
64 • T op N otch T oys , D ecember 2019
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