On the Fifth Day is holding a pasta fundraiser this month! The rescue / sanctuary receives 40% of sales of pasta in many fun shapes: dance, dogs/cats, sports teams, hearts, music, & more!
Orders will ship directly from the website.
ON THE FIFTH DAY (animal sanctuary) is currently holding a Hairball fundraiser, asking groomers & salons to post a flyer asking patrons to 'cough up' a donation when they check out. Donations will go towards feeding the animals, supplying monthly flea & heartworm preventatives, & other day to day needs. Jessica Jones at the Hair Doctor in Smyrna, TN, and Lox in Murfreesboro, TN, immediately stepped up and are currently collecting donations.
On the Fifth Day was born in 2003 from a Divine inspiration. Since then, rescuing homeless and abused animals, paperwork, planning, forming a board, studying, training, more paperwork, and more rescuing has taken place.
It will be an entity whose name everyone knows because of its revolutionary good works for animals and for being kind to those who work within its boundaries and to those who grace the doorway. Although the grounds will always be community-driven with the animals living cage-free, the highest goal will be to have no more homeless animals through: Education for all ages, spaying or neutering every animal and finding quality homes for them, and creating more foster homes.
No goal of this magnitude is completed alone; therefore, every effort will be made until unity is achieved between On The Fifth Day and: Veterinarians, Shelters, Animal Control, Individual Rescuers, Spay and Neuter Facilities, and Citizens. Together, the positive effect of combining forces and loving animals will be one that will end mass euthanasia and one that indifference cannot penetrate.
On The Fifth Day is open on Saturdays and Sundays during August for the public to come and meet the adoptable dogs, as well as the resident animals. People are welcome to stop in Saturdays from 10am-2pm and Sundays between 1pm-5pm.
ON THE FIFTH DAY (animal sanctuary) will be open on Saturdays and Sundays during August for the public to come and meet the adoptable dogs, as well as the resident animals. People are welcome to stop in Saturdays from 10am-2pm and Sundays between 1pm-5pm. Anyone interested in possibly adopting should contact On the Fifth Day in advance to request an application.
On the Fifth Day was born in 2003 from a Divine inspiration. Since then, rescuing homeless and abused animals, paperwork, planning, forming a board, studying, training, more paperwork, and more rescuing has taken place.
It will be an entity whose name everyone knows because of its revolutionary good works for animals and for being kind to those who work within its boundaries and to those who grace the doorway. Although the grounds will always be community-driven with the animals living cage-free, the highest goal will be to have no more homeless animals through: Education for all ages, spaying or neutering every animal and finding quality homes for them, and creating more foster homes.
No goal of this magnitude is completed alone; therefore, every effort will be made until unity is achieved between On the Fifth Day and: Veterinarians, Shelters, Animal Control, Individual Rescuers, Spay and Neuter Facilities, and Citizens. Together, the positive effect of combining forces and loving animals will be one that will end mass euthanasia and one that indifference cannot penetrate.
Hopefully, somewhere along life's journey, we find our mission. My lightbulb went off in my (very) late 30's. Slow learner. But it was then that I knew my forever-vocation would be to rescue homeless and abused animals. So here we are, seven years later, doing just that. Located in the beautiful country in Beech Grove, TN, we have the wildlife: Deer, rabbits, snakes, cicadas (joy joy) and the like. And we have our rescued animals: Dogs, cats and those glorious beings called "Puppies". Now who doesn't love a puppy. Even Scrooge would crack a smile at those adorable faces and frantic licking.
We saw our first litter when one of our own became, oops, pregnant. As staunch supporters of spaying and neutering, it wasn't our proudest moment, but we embraced the responsibility head-on. Roxy/Roxanne had eight perfect puppies and oh, what a great mom she was. On The Fifth Day's handler - my husband, Ken - and I threw ourselves into loving, socializing and training these wonders of the world. What we didn't expect were the wonderful people who came into our lives, from all walks of life, to adopt that certain special pup not realizing that, in fact, puppies choose us. Even 200-lb men would rub noses with the wiggly and often wobbly little cuties. Puppy love does that to a person.
In no time at all, all eight of those incredible creatures were gone, but (unbeknownst to us) we were just getting warmed up. Shortly after the final adoption, the sanctuary was called upon to help a pregnant dog named Angel. In a blink, there were nine new mouths to feed. The "runt" of the litter truly deserved the moniker. She just wouldn't eat. After all our efforts were exhausted, she died peacefully at her mother's side. The morning I found her, I gently picked her up and promptly began bawling like a baby. Our 6-yr-old daughter wrapped her arms around my waist, consoling and comforting me saying everything was going to be alright. I knew it was, but I also knew I had to just let it flow. After a couple of minutes, our exasperated little girl - with a heart of gold, I might add - said, "Mom. We live on a sanctuary. Suck it up!"
And so it was. Our first loss of a puppy. And then there were eight. About a week later, the sanctuary was asked again to step in and save the lives of sweet Maggie and her ten (huh?) puppies. We had just had nine, my mind reasoned, so why not ten more. So we hunkered down, put our seatbelts on and prepared ourselves for the ride.
"Oh my goodness," "There's so many!" and "How do you do it?" accompany looks of sympathy and outright horror. We don't mind because along with the twice-a-day feedings, the training and the puppy run upkeep comes the good stuff....Watching eighteen nine- and ten-week-old puppies run all at once, the incredible bond, formed so quickly, between Ken and one of the pups that it moved him to call her "Shadow", seeing a 4-lb. puppy stare down a 5-lb. Teacup Chihuahua, now that's a hoot....we only feel blessed as we begin the process of adoptions all over again. In fact, a father and daughter are visiting today to choose just the right one for their own family. And even though we'll miss him, we also realize that it is in the best interest of the animal and that comes first around here.
I know we'll see many, many more puppies ahead and that we'll welcome them with open hearts. After all, if it weren't for puppies, we wouldn't have that famous breath!
The 4th Annual Yappy Hour asks you to sit, stay and pop (balloons that is) to benefit On The Fifth Day, a no-kill, non-profit animal sanctuary in Middle Tennessee. The event is Friday, March 25th from 5:30-7:30 at Coach's Grill, located at 127 SE Broad Street, Murfreesboro, TN. The evening will include a "safari" with animal print balloons that guests can pop for $5 to win great prizes from local vendors such as Bonefish Grill. In addition to these goodies, fabulous door prizes will be available. When the dinner bell rings, the pizza and wing buffet will have you salivating like Pavlov's dog and Yappy Hour beverages will be available for purchase. If this isn't enough to have you waiting at the front door, pull out your birthday suit: The Founder and Director Jen Osborn will be celebrating her birthday along with the accomplishments of OTFD. Tickets are $10 at the door and $5 for students and sanctuary members.
"The economy is still serious and animals still need us so we want to have fun, raise money and celebrate all the animals that have and will be rescued by OTFD," said Rebecca George, director's assistant for the sanctuary. The event is sponsored by Linda Dillon and Properties Unlimited of Tennessee. On the Fifth Day rescues, cares for and re-homes homeless and abused animals in Middle Tennessee.
To sponsor and/or RSVP:
e-mail:
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phone: 615-732-3425
Contact: Jen Flatt Osborn- Founder, Director
