Howllow Fellow Hound and rescue lovers: This is an important, informative blog posting. Please read and pass it to as many people as you think would benifit. This will save alot of rescue folks alot of work, time, stress, and effort.

Yesterday, I receive an innocent e-mail from a dear friend who knows I am involved in basset hound rescue. She wonders, if I can help out this lot.

I NEVER IN A ZILLION YEARS, would have ever thought it was a hoax. Of course, my friend was angry as well.

So, being the good girl I am I pass this e-mail to my local Lab Rescues and find out the following.

Portions of E-mails back to me:

AHHH! The Free Lab Puppy E-mail is attacking Oklahoma City today!

I received it a few times last week and today I have received it over 15 times from volunteers and friends! I sent an e-mail out to all our volunteers as I knew they were probably getting it – hopefully this will prevent more forwards!

Another portion of another e-mail back to me:

We have gotten a few e-mails last week and several today about lab puppies needing homes.

Since all of you are lab lovers, I can imagine you may have received this e-mail trying to get help for the puppies and wanted to pass this information along:

This is a hoax, it has been all over the country, the problem is it does not have a location or a date so it continues to get passed around. (note from Cat, mine had a location and date)

Here is the link on snopes – scroll down to the middle: http://www.snopes.com/critters/ crusader/puppies.asp# update

The Good news is , there are no puppies to save! BUT there are so many that ACTUALLY need homes – if you get this e-mail from someone here is a great reply to help stop it and to get attention to dogs that do need homes:

“Thanks for the e-mail however, this is a hoax that has gone all over the country – you can find a link here at snopes: http://www.snopes.com/critters/ crusader/puppies.asp# update.
BUT there are many that actually do need homes at www.heartlandlabres cue.com – please pass this along to the person that sent it to you.”

OK, Cat back blogging.

So, folks, if you get this e-mail delete. Warn others and check out the facts before you forward an e-mail. Here is the body of the one I received. I felt it a close to home cause due to the location at the bottom of the message which I have deleted, Cincinnati. This person most likely was targeted for meaness. I have deleted the personal contact information so I can help stop this e-mail.
Subject: 6 Black lab puppies need homes badly…

We rescued 6 black lab (mix) puppies out of the middle of the road on

Saturday. PLEASE help me find them homes – otherwise, it’s Animal Control –
which means they only have 5 days. We’ve bathed them, sprayed them for fleas
and wormed them….but we can’t keep them. They are currently in a kennel in
my basement since I don’t have a fence. I’ve lost count of the number of
rescue groups that I’ve contacted, only to be turned down due to no room.
Please check with every dog person you know to see if they need a puppy. If
you have any questions, please write e-mail to

(personal contact information deleted by Cat)

More Later…Cat, Chaps and Emma

P.S. How pathetic are the people who do things like this?

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