Adorable East Orange Shelter Dog Overdue For Her ‘Guardian Angel’

EAST ORANGE, NJ — Brownie lived most of her life confined in a backyard. Now she finds herself at a local animal shelter – and isn’t doing well, an East Orange nonprofit says.

On Thursday, the East Orange Animal Alliance (EOAA) put out a call for adopters or fosters for an adorable pooch who “needs to get out of the shelter ASAP.”

It isn’t the first time that Brownie has found herself at the shelter, according to the EOAA. The nonprofit wrote in April:

“The good news is that we have beautiful photos of Brownie. The heartbreaking news is that @marcepaws took these photos in January 2020 – 15 long months ago. You see, this is not Brownie's first time landing at the East Orange shelter. But this time she won't be returning to living a life almost entirely outdoors in a backyard. This time, when she says goodbye to the shelter it will be for good. We've promised her that. Rescue groups: won't you help us give Brownie a long overdue second chance? She has been waiting long enough!”

The effort hasn’t been successful – yet, the EOAA said Thursday.

“Brownie has been playful around other dogs and received a positive dog evaluation by certified dog trainer, Spencer from Walk With Us Two Pet Care,” the nonprofit stated.

Brownie previously lived and got along well with young children and another dog, the nonprofit said.

Other details include:

• “She is timid when she first meets new people, but trusts quickly and loves gently”
• “She is young and seems to be healthy”

Want to help? According to the EOAA:

“Rescue groups can email us at info@eoanimalalliance.org if you can step up as Brownie's guardian angel. Interested in fostering or adopting but not with a rescue group? Visit our website, eoanimalalliance.org, for information on how to foster through one of our rescue organization partners.”

Rescuers pointed out that the EOAA is not an actual rescue that does direct adoptions. Rather, it works with rescue groups to pull the dogs and cats from East Orange and foster or sponsor them until permanent placement is secured.

The group’s mission statement reads:

“Our 501(c)(3)’s mission is to provide resources that enable the City of East Orange to most effectively care for its at-risk animals and support the people who are dedicated to them. Our volunteer-run organization carries out this mission by fundraising for needs above and beyond the City of East Orange Animal Shelter’s budget, increasing exposure for the shelter’s adoptable animals, funding shelter diversion programs to keep pets in homes, and connecting the shelter’s animals with adopters and rescue groups.”

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