Hi Everyone,

Most of you know that we have two Rhodesian Ridgeback dogs. Without going into a lot of detail, we had a litter of purebread African puppies (11) that almost ended up in the hands of unscrupulous breeder and puppy miller. The individual who ultimately saved us from making a huge mistake was Bonney Williams who is the founder and sole operator of Etosha Rescue and Adoption Center.

Bonney and Etosha function purely with donations and grants. We have gotten to know this individual very well over the last couple of months and know that she would rather starve herself than let her rescues go hungry. She lives in a very old trailer with no running water. She sleeps in a recliner because a bed takes up space that she can use for crates for the older dogs that cannot handle the temperatures outside. She has driven all over the state to rescue dogs in horrible conditions. She even works at night as a limousine driver to earn extra money. We could go on and on about some of the things we have seen, but instead I have attached just a couple of pictures of dogs we have personally seen rescued. The first two pictures are of dogs rescued from the same unscrupulous breeder that Bonney saved us from and the third is a picture of a dog who is missing a large part of his lower jaw. He was just recently rescued from the dog fighting ring in Seguin that the police just broke up with Bonney's help.

There is a contest for rescue organizations going on that ends on December 14th. We believe in our hearts that Bonney Williams deserves to win this contest! We are asking that if anyone could help us help Etosha win by voting, we would be eternally grateful. It is an easy process and can be done everyday (sometimes more than once a day). The following is the link:

http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/c...faces?siteId=3

All you have to do is key "Etosha" under shelter name and Texas under state and then hit search. The name "Etosha Rescue and Adoption Center" will come up. Then you just press "Vote". The system will take you to a second screen and ask you to identify an animal (cow, fish, sheep, etc) just to ensure that the voting isn't computer fraud. You type in the type of animal you see and press vote. A screen comes up that thanks you for voting.

Anyone who is willing to help would be greatly appreciated. Please vote as often as you can. We actually got started two weeks after the contest started and have moved her up to #3 in Texas and we believe #49 overall.

You can find more information about Etosha if you would like at Etosha Rescue and Adoption Center.

Thank you again for any help you can give!
Nick and Angel Smith

P.S. Please forward this to anyone you think might help us!