It has been a tradition here to feature sites that have a wide reaching theme, yet act in a smaller geographic area. I call it “thinking globally, acting locally.” Today we visit a site that has a very important mission, one that could be anywhere, but it is located physically in the bluegrass state of Kentucky.

The name of the site is Bluegrass Basset Rescue. The mission of this site is to provide a loving environment for basset hounds, either by providing foster homes for abandoned dogs, or by taking dogs from people who just don’t want them anymore. It also organizes adoptions between dogs and prospective owners. I like the way the site is described: “Done for the dogs… done for the volunteers, and most of all, done for you; the people viewing it right now.”

There is a page that tells about available dogs, and also about the successful adoptions that they have had (35 in the year 2005 so far, and 67 in 2004). There is a section where you can offer to be a volunteer or foster parent (it doesn’t have the form up yet, but please contact the organization for that information), and other ways that you can help…

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