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Ashley Oelsen and Sol Foundation bring Christmas to rescue dogs all year long. In between placing the dogs in a loving and compatible home Ashley puts in overtime by visiting inner city schools and community centers educating students about being a responsible pet owner and the incredible bond an owner and their can share.

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Sharing our Love Foundation: With Our Best Friends, Respect for Animals

December 15th, 2011 · 1 Comment

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“I’ve committed my life to this.”

By Sheila Appleby Williams

Los Angeles,CA(Hollywood Today)12/15/11/—Phoebe Rose, celebrity Pug joined Ashley Oelsen, President and Founder of SOL (Sharing our Love) Foundation at the Los Angeles East Valley Animal Shelter in the San Fernando Valley.   The recently relocated and upgraded East Valley Shelter is one of the busiest facilities in the Los Angeles Animals Services Department with 165 dog kennels and one of the largest shelter community rooms that has hosted a number of celebrity pet causes and provided canine adoptions for Hollywood A-listers like Drew Barrymore and Hilary Swank.

Ashley and volunteer, Andrew Brown

with Siberian Husky
Ashley Oelsen, referred to as the “Harriet Tubman” of the dog world, praised the committed staff  “This shelter has a really good group!” Ashley had recently returned from  transporting 6 canines from the East Valley Shelter to a Canadian rescue group, Adopt a Paw, Pethaven, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.  The East Valley Shelter has had a very successful adoption relationship with this Canadian rescue organization-particularly for Chihuahuas-which are seen as exotic as well as with Pitbulls-no bans here on “bully breeds.”
 
 
The physical logistics of her solo mission – transporting the 6 dogs in crates and negotiating through customs was a labyrinth of obstacles -”a logistical nightmare” says Ms. Oelsen, but “I’ve committed my life to this.” In fact, this determined and indefatigable young woman has maneuvered these rescue missions on several occasions.

Sweet, loving and trained pups

are eager to join your family

The SOL Foundation, recently featured on Good Day, LA, targets long term solutions to the problem of unwanted pets and animal cruelty through inner city elementary school classroom programs emphasizing education, awareness and empathy.  “There are huge cultural differences in the treatment of animals and my goal is to teach a new perspective”, says Ms. Oelsen.

Studies have shown that child neglect and abuse and animal abuse are both elements of a family violence system.  Animal abuse has been found in 99% of families that were under state supervision for the physical abuse of their children.

This sweet Silky Terrier will be

one of the lucky ones to find a home

Ashley is trying to break this cycle by going into the classrooms with her Delta Society service animal, SOL, a rescued Weimereimer, to teach responsibility and respect for animals and humans.

The children follow up by signing awareness pledges, working on creative writing and art assignments and collecting donated items for local shelters.

Most chihuahuas are not as fortunate

Just adopted!  SOL

Ashley has created, designed and personally funded this program.  100% of donations and contributions go directly into the foundation.

For more information about SOL :  www.sharingourlove.org

Phoebe Rose with Ashley Oelsen and

Weimereimer, Sol of Sol Foundation

Petsblogs.com: People Making A Difference

Safety for our pets is a desire for all pet lovers. Living amongst us are individuals that carry the passion for safety beyond the normal efforts. We feel they deserve to be featured in an article telling just how they are trying to make a difference. The two we are featuring today are Ashley Oelsen and Melissa Ramirex.

Ashley Oelsen

Ashley Oelsen has embarked on a journey to help save millions of rescue dogs by building awareness through education and community outreach. Inspired by her love for animals, Ashley brings something very unique and diverse to her day-to-day operations.

Sol

Sol Foundation (Sharing Our Love) named after her rescue dog Sol, was founded by Ashley in 2008 and is truly one of the most unique foundations that unite rescue dogs and children. The bond between humans and animals can be so strong not to mention life changing for both. Her mission is to prevent cruelty to animals through education, awareness and advocacy. She created a very distinctive way to teach kids an established sense of responsibility, and kindness towards animals and other humans that begins with weekly visits, with Sol by her side, to local schools and community centers helping students in the curriculum of reading and writing. In addition to the basic stepping-stones of education that will hopefully lead to the success of future generations, Ashley and Sol commence that initial connection between kids and animals. Unfortunate but factual, many of these kids and rescues share similar backgrounds such as physical abuse, abandonment and lack of attention. Aside from the tutorial benefits that Ashley brings to the table, these students are able to bond with the animals, respect them and learn that with hard work, and responsibility they can find unconditional love in one another, something they may have never experienced.

Ashely was recently awarded a $10,000 donation by Dog Time Media along with a fellow rescuer for their hard work and dedication. Sol Foundation can add this wonderful donation to it’s rescue fund allowing Ashley to continue rescuing, caring for some of the dogs that come out of shelters very ill and then placing them in the proper home. It’s always more than a days work and it NEVER ends. She gave up her full time job to start her foundation and works 24/7 living up to Sol’s mission.

She has determination and a true passion to save homeless pets and unite them with a loving owner. Ashley is an amazing humanitarian with a very big sol. You can learn more about Sol Foundation by visiting Sharing Our Love.

www.SharingOurLove.org