Meet Envy... I know it is hard to look at her pictures but it is reality. On January 7th I (Nina) got a call from a friend about a dog and her babies abandoned in a vacant garage. Upon arrival I found Envy and her 5 puppies starving and left to die.

At first I just wanted to cry because looking at Envy broke my heart. Then I got mad and realized it was all on me to get these sweet babies help.

In September of 2010 MVHS was advised of a home in Menifee that had a Mama cat and a litter of 4 kittens living in a backyard. Animal Control had also been called and were coming to get the cats as they were feral and becoming annoying to the local families. Had Animal Control gotten to them before we did they would have all been put to sleep.

Betty Cargile, a longtime member and a former director of MVHS, died on April 22. Though she will be sorely missed by her family, her friends and the cats she has left behind, we are certain that she has been greeted by many, grateful, rescued animals who preceded her.

Early man shared the spoils of his hunt with wild dogs, probably to alleviate the loneliness of the hunt. The dogs were quick to see the benefits of this relationship. They could flush the prey, but the man had weapons...perhaps only a sling and some stones, but the man had knives. He would field dress the kill in moments, and the dog received hairfree cuts of meat, without the work of tearing it apart with his jaws. It became a symbiotic relationship when, in the bitter cold of winter, the two huddled together, at night, sharing each other’s body warmth, until today the dog is considered man’s best friend.