Buddies Rescue looking to adopt out dogs

Sunday, June 28, 2009

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Buddies Rescue has taken in almost 50 dogs.

MANATEE COUNTY (Bay News 9) -- A man who rescues dogs has taken in so many that he can no longer afford to care for all of them.

Bay News 9 previous followed the story of Keith Wendell, who owns Buddies Rescue and saves older, sometimes abused or abandoned dogs. Wendell has received so many dogs that his organization is in danger of foreclosure.

Wendell recently made the decision to stop taking in dogs. He has about 50 dogs and wants to adopt out some of them.

"My fiance and myself kind of mutually decided a week ago to call off my engagement and I gave the abandoned ship order so I could stay here with the dogs and they could end up in a better situation that's more fair to them," Wendell said.

Wendell says he only has a four day supply of food for the dogs and $20 to his name.

"If I can't raise $4,000 by July 7, I'm going to have to find a veterinarian that would volunteer to come out here and euthanize all 49 dogs," Wendell said.

He says without the money, the dogs will not survive.