Coton Rescue
Until there are none, please save one
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Koa Koa is a sweet young male Coton who has found a new home. If you are interested in adopting a Coton, please contact UCARE at Coton Rescue and fill out an adoption application. UCARE is in great need of foster homes to provide temporary care for rescued Cotons. Contact Jane Arrington at clover1@flash.net to find out how you can help. |
| UCARE was founded in the year 2000 by Jane Arrington. It is a club independent, non-profit organization for rescue of Coton de Tulear. UCARE also educates Coton owners and Coton breeders. The UCARE volunteer organization has grown nation-wide with coordinators, transporters and foster homes in many states. The rapidly growing popularity of Coton de Tulear in the United States ensures a continuing need for rescue and education. UCARE needs donations and volunteers in many areas. To find out what you can do to help, visit the UCARE site at www.cotonrescue.us. |
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Coton de Tulear rescue is becoming increasingly important as the popularity of Cotons
continues to dramatically increase in the United States. In the past, some
of the Coton Clubs have done nothing about the problem of rescuing unwanted and
abused dogs; others have formed their own rescue In the year 2000, the independent Coton rescue organization, UCARE, United Coton de Tulear Association for Rescue and Education, was founded and has grown into a national non-profit organization with Jane Arrington as the national coordinator. All donations to UCARE are now tax deductible. ACC does not believe in the fragmentation of rescue efforts. The Cotons know no club boundaries. Rather than forming yet another club related rescue effort, we support UCARE, an independent organization which rescues Cotons from any or no "official" club affiliation. UCARE members have been personally involved in the rescue of many Cotons over the years. There's nothing more rewarding than helping to provide a wonderful forever home for a little lost dog. There will be more needing our help so sign up now. On November 10, 2001, for perhaps the first time, three Coton de Tulear, a male and two females, imported from Europe were sold in a puppy auction in Missouri. Dogs in auctions are often sold to commercial breeders and to puppymills. Since then, the floodgates have opened to large numbers of Cotons being sold in auctions, appearing in pet stores, sold by puppy brokers and languishing in animal shelters throughout the United States. ACC asks everyone to become involved in the prevention of these kinds of activities and for every Coton owner to become involved in Coton Rescue, whether it be by a donation to UCARE or by directly volunteering for fostering, transportation, publicity or other activity. A number of reputable European breeders have been working hard to find European sources of the puppies and help to stop this practice. We particularly thank ACC breeder Viktoria Deak in Hungary for her efforts. Only If reputable breeders, Coton owners and Coton Rescue work together to educate the general public can we slow down or stop this practice. Click on UCARE to learn more about this growing problem and what you can do about it. If you want to help or get on a waiting list for a rescue, fill out an application and contact Jane Arrington at UCARE. The UCARE logo was designed and created by volunteer Carol Porter.
Copyright 2001, 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005 by American Coton Club (ACC), The Coton de Tulear Club of the
Americas.
ACC is devoted to "All Cotons All the Time". |