Justice for Dogs

12/24/2025

12/23/2025

Important pet safety tips

🎄 Tip Tuesday: Keeping Your Pets Safe During the Holidays!✨️

The holidays are full of joy, food, guests, and decorations—but they can also bring a few hidden hazards for our furry family members. Here are some quick tips to keep your pets safe and stress-free this season:

✨ Holiday Safety Tips:
• Skip the table scraps — rich or seasoned foods can upset your pet’s tummy.
• Keep chocolate & sweets out of reach — many holiday treats are toxic to pets.
• Secure your Christmas tree — curious pets may jump, climb, or pull it over.
• Avoid toxic plants like poinsettias, lilies & mistletoe.
• Watch the cords & lights — chewing hazards for puppies and curious cats!
• Create a quiet space — guests and noise can overwhelm pets; give them a calm retreat.
• Be mindful of ornaments — glass, tinsel, and hooks can be dangerous if swallowed.

Keeping your pets safe means keeping your holidays happy. 💚🐶🐱

From all of us at Healthier Pet, wishing you a safe and cozy holiday season!

12/23/2025

Unleashed dogs running in the woods can disturb a denning bear. Please keep them on the trail and keep your dog and the bear safe.

12/22/2025

🎁 The holidays can get busy for both people and pets.

Whether hosting guests or traveling, a little preparation goes a long way to keep your furry family members safe and stress-free.

🏡 If hosting: Create a quiet, cozy space away from noise and visitors. Remind guests not to feed table scraps or leave doors open.
🚗 If traveling: Pack familiar items like beds, food, and toys, and make sure your pet’s ID tags and microchip information are current.

A calm pet is a happy traveler and host. 🐾✨

12/21/2025

Plan ahead if bringing a new cat home during the busy Christmas season, make the commitment for life, not until...

TNR Works

12/19/2025

Stop by Lamoille Kennels for a visit and make a donation to Justice For Dogs and get a special treat today 3:30-5:00! Reminder, your donation will be matched by Lamoille Kennels until the end of the month!

For the month of December Lamoille Kennels would like to match donations in honor of their new sweet family dog Pebbles who they got from Justice for Dogs. They shared that Pebbles has fit right into their family and was a perfect match for their kids (who were hesitant around excited dogs)! Lamoille Kennels will be matching donations up to $1000 made to Justice for Dogs over the next month in honor of Pebbles. You can donate at justicefordogsvt.org and then Text Lamoille Kennels at 802-730-7548 a screenshot of your Justice For Dogs donation and Lamoille Kennels will match it!

Use this link to submit your donation to Justice For Dogs and then remember to do a screenshot to Lamoille Kennels to match your donation (up to a total $1000 from Lamoille Kennels)

https://www.paypal.com/US/fundraiser/charity/1875244

Justice For Dogs wants to thank Lamoille Kennels for this generous match. It is much appreciated.

12/18/2025

Urgent!!!
Four Feral cats in need of new home as caregiver died. Please share and reach out 802-472-3894!

12/17/2025

Up for Adoption!

Casper is a 3 year old Terrier! He is as white as the snow! Casper came into our care after his owner died. He loves cats and playtime with other dogs! He is a very happy boy that would fit into most homes!
He is neutered , vaccinated and house trained! Please go to justicefordogsvt.org to fill out an application or call Amy at 802-472-3894 for more information! PLEASE SHARE!❤️

12/17/2025

Justice for Dogs is an all volunteer organization that rescues dogs and cats and finds good adoptions for them.

12/14/2025

As your holiday returnable cans and bottles accumulate, just a reminder Justice For Dogs has an ongoing bottle drop happening at Morrisville Beverage. Simply take your returnables into the bottle redemption center at the back of the building and give your returnables to the very helpful staff there and tell them this is for Justice For Dogs. You don't even need to put them through the machines.

Also in Hardwick at New England Auto Glass at 17 Craftsbury Rd in Hardwick there is also a drop box for returnables that helps Justice For Dogs.

A huge shout out to both the very helpful staff at MoBev and also to Dean and Kelly Mercier at New England Auto Glass for helping Justice For Dogs. Happy holidays to everyone.

12/11/2025

Remember if you see something say something!!!!

🐾 International Animal Rights Day🐾
A day to speak for those who can’t.

Today, we honor every animal in Vermont — and beyond — who depends on humans to treat them with dignity, compassion, and basic protection.

Animal Rights Day isn’t just symbolic. It’s a reminder that animals feel pain, fear, abandonment, and suffering, and far too many experience those things at the hands of the very people responsible for their care.

Every day in Vermont, animals face neglect, abandonment, and situations that demand attention — not tomorrow, but now. These challenges aren’t abstract; they’re happening in our towns, our neighborhoods, and sometimes right next door.

Instead of focusing only on celebration, Animal Rights Day asks us to look honestly at the realities animals face here in Vermont. Behind every cruelty report is an animal who needed someone to notice, someone to act, someone to care. And too often, these animals are let down— not from lack of compassion, but from a system stretched thin and inconsistent in its response. Our work steps into that space: helping connect resources, elevating concerns, and ensuring that when an animal is suffering, the situation is not ignored or forgotten.

Animal Rights Day reminds us that cruelty doesn’t end unless communities stay alert, speak up, and refuse to look the other way. Awareness truly saves lives — silence never has. One report, one question, one moment of courage can be the difference between safety and suffering for an animal in danger. And at the same time, it highlights how much animals rely on our justice system to treat their protection as a priority, not an afterthought. Laws only matter when they’re enforced, and every animal deserves nothing less.

If you see something concerning, please say something. And if you’re unsure where to turn, VAACA is here to help guide you toward the right reporting channels and resources. You don’t have to figure it out alone — and animals can’t afford for anyone to stay silent.