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 Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 8:52 pm Post subject: NoWhere Man -- a very special needs cat. Grayson Humane, KY | |
| ***Permission to Crosspost*** Contact dwhite@aggressiveonline.net Donna White Grayson County Humane Society 213 William Thomason Byway Leitchfield, KY 42754 270-230-8839 www.graysoncountyhumanesociety.petfinder.org “He’s a real Nowhere Man ;;” Here's this guy's story. A couple found him living in a feral colony. They noticed how friendly he was and thought he was a spayed, declawed female. They asked us to find him a home and gave us $125 to do so. He was in terrible shape, matted fur, diarrhea, upper respiratory -- so the focus went into getting him back in shape physically. Through all of this he remained a very friendly cat. It was soon discovered that he was not a she and he was not declawed -- something was obviously wrong with his feet. A first trip to the vet explored a possible neurological condition (Lyme test $38, fecal $10, venipuncture $15, office visit $30); a second trip to the vet resulted (finally) in an x-ray ($50 2 views metacam to relieve possible pain $2.50) showing that his 2 front ankles have been broken and healed back improperly, resulting in the way he walks (see his video). He is a very loving cat. We are not sure what needs to be done for him at this point (we have spent the donation and then some and more vetting needs to be done). Finding him a great home would be a great first step. "Nowhere man, please listen, you don't know what you're missing, Nowhere Man, the world is at your command." http://www.youtube.com/v/LUPbpRpGIPs This video will show you how he walks. A woman and her two girls came in or advice on treating a sick kitten. They fell in love with him but could not afford his adoption fee. | |
The Senior Dogs Project
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..."Looking Out for Older Dogs" ...........
"Blessed is the person who has earned the love of an old dog."
- Sydney Jeanne Seward
 Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 10:21 pm Post subject: Gorgeous Aussie/Heeler 2nd Time Facing Death URGENT | |
http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=10759227 Kayla is approximately 4 years old. She has to find a new home because her owner was forced to move into an apartment and could not take her with her. . The owner was able to find someone to foster her for a few weeks and hopefully we can place her by that time or she will be euthanized. Arkansas is over run with Australian Shepherd/Cattle dogs up for adoption so her chances of being adopted are slim. Kayla was rescued by her owner when she was 2 years old from a kill shelter. She was scheduled to be put down. Now she may face the same fate. She is timid at first but once she gets to know you is very sweet. She has not been around children so a home without small kids is recomended. She would make an excellent running or hiking partner. She does well with other big dogs as long as they don't start something with her but she would love to be your one and only. This is a beautiful dog as her picture does not do her justice. She will be a sweet, loving and loyal family member. Shelter pays a Transportation Service from Arkansas to bring the dogs to New England. The adoption fee is $250.00 for altered dogs. $350.for unaltered puppies, with $100 refundable after spay/neuter. All Senior dogs 6 years or older have a reduced adoption fee of $200. This includes vaccinations, spay/neuter and transport from Arkansas to Maine. All dogs will be tested for Heartworm prior to adoption. Almost Home Rescue will process your adoption. Applications can be found at www.almosthomerescue.net and can be e-mailed attention of Christine: Animalhaven_ahr@yahoo.com for this particular dog. | |
Please crosspost.
"After nine months and 26 cities, more than 76 hours of presentations,
thousands of people, and tens of thousands of books sold, the 2007-08
national Building a No Kill Community tour is coming to an end. During
my last appearance, 517 people registered to hear the message of hope
contained in the No Kill philosophy, more people than attend most
national conferences. The tide is turning. And it all comes down
to all of you. Believe in your dreams, hold on to your principles, and
never doubt that through hard work and perseverance, you will succeed.
They'll tell you its impossible, even though it has already been achieved.
And they'll use it as an excuse to continue killing. To whitewash their failures
to hold staff accountable. Or their failures to implement lifesaving programs.
To keep customer service poor and the shelter dirty. To fill body bags
, despite empty cages.
And when you call it into question, they'll label you "divisive."
They'll give you one excuse after another:
But if you believe that, the animals haven't got a chance.
It is time for change. Demand No Kill.
Nathan
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Independent Publishers Best Book Awards, 2008
Redemption: The Myth of Pet Overpopulation & The No Kill Revolution in America is a semi-finalist for the Best Book (Animal/Pets) of 2008. Finalists for the Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals will be announced at a ceremony in Los Angeles on the eve of Book Expo America, the nation's largest bookseller's convention in North America.
A Photographic Tour of U.S. Shelters
During the last several years, I have traveled to cities across the country trying to reform animal shelters, offering alternatives to killing, telling the story of promise embodied in the No Kill philosophy. My travels have taken me throughout Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and elsewhere. Mostly, I found despair. But I also found hope. And it is that hope that will pave the way for a No Kill nation. Take a photographic tour of what I found by clicking here. [But please note: the photographs in the pictorial are very graphic.]
Animal Wise Radio
After several weeks of absence, I return to join Mike Fry and Beth Nelson, hosts of Animal Wise radio, to talk about No Kill this Sunday morning on KDWA AM 1460 in Minneapolis. But you don't have to live in the Twin Cities to listen. Nationally, you can also download the program as a podcast on iTunes or directly from the website at www.animalwiseradio.com.
| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 8:07 am Post subject: Labs in NW FL kill shelter | |
| "It's a new day. Please help these two darling dogs! There are two labs in a high kill shelter in NW FL. Animals from this shelter are rarely posted on PF so it's really only by word of mouth or pen or keyboard that people know about them. The shelter has fabulous people working there and they try everything they can to help gets the animals adopted. If they say a dog is great, I believe them. I rescued one from there a few weeks ago. The yellow lab has passed his PTS date, but I put a hold on him yesterday so he's safe for a couple of days. They think he's about 2 years old. He's fairly mellow. http://www.co.walton.fl.us/animalcontrol/DetailsViewer.aspx?ID=10144 The choc. hasn't reached his PTS date, but will soon. He's maybe a year and a bundle of energy. He has them playing fetch as long as he can. He LOVES his tennis ball. http://www.co.walton.fl.us/animalcontrol/DetailsViewer.aspx?ID=10155 I am willing to pay to pull them and vet them. I just can't take them right now. I'll even transport them to someone in the Panhandle or S. AL or GA If you need more info, please email me at runnerthirteen@lycos.com or call the shelter directly at 850-638-2082. Posted Tue May 20, 2008 7:00 pm: I'm not giving up on these guys. If there's someone who can help, please contact me or the shelter!"  | |
Also under this proposal a dog warden or other officer that has probable cause to believe that a dog is a pit bull dog, may apply for a search warrant. With the search warrant the officer will have the authority to seize the pit bull dog and surrender it to the dog warden to be killed."
Read more at: http://www.animalla wcoalition. com/breed- bans/article/ 524
http://www.understand-a-bull.com/Findthebull/findpitbull_v3.html
| Post subject: Many with special needs/continuing care. Leitchfield, KY | |
| Grayson County Humane Society cares for and works for the pets that are surrendered to the Leitchfield Animal Shelter in Leitchfield, KY. Working to keep each pet alive and searching for treatment and rescue for them is a full time job. We have had three fundraisers in the last 7 months but still are not able to keep up with the vet costs to care for these pets. JBird still has an outstanding balance at the vets. Bess the Bassett Hound had $260 worth of heartworm treatment before she went to rescue. The rescue did not reimburse for the treatment and Bess' balance carries on. Bentley, Ariel and Beaumont have all been treated for mange and did not have sponsors. Beaumont has moved on to rescue but they reimbursed for basic vetting only. Mr. Majestik, Demi, Jelly, Nimbus, Sugar Ray, Jenny G, America, Montgomery, Howard and many other cats have received additional care for skin, ear, eye, parasite and other issues. Just buying Revolution, wormer and earmite treatment for the cat room is a phenomenal cost each month. Now we are well into tick season and are buying Frontline for all the dogs. Cats always need sponsors to get to rescue. Dog sponsors sometimes help them get to rescue. If anyone has a suggestion for fundraisers with low amt of volunteer involvement we are very desperate at this time. Our bank balance is half of what we owe at the vets. The s/n clinic bill must be paid. The annual insurance bill is now over $1000 with the add ons the city required and is due by the 25th of the month. Our pet food/Science Diet bill is due each week. We have hit a wall on the coin banks locally. No one wants to add any others. We already send in used cell phones and cartridges, sell collected aluminum cans and we are holding a yard sale of donated items next weekend. We usually only get about $700 per yard sale. We have a WalMart day scheduled for June 7th but we usually put our own donations in to get to the $1000 funds for matching. The chili supper/auction is not until October. We are registered for GoodSearch, GoodShop. the reason i say low volunteer involvement is there are only 4 of us there many days a week and two more there 1 day a week each. Two of us have FT jobs M-F. Two have relatives they have to care for when they aren't at the shelter. We have to get some bills paid or we will not keep the shelter open long term. www.graysoncountyhumanesociety.petfinder.org | |
In the last seven months BETA struggled hard to become
an organization to be proud of while working under very
difficult circumstances. Thanks to your support, our team
efforts, and our executive director - we made it... However,
as we hope you are all aware of, due to the recent fighting
throughout Lebanon we are stuck again. While barricades
and fighting stopped many people from moving about in
the streets, gun shots and grenades kept others locked
inside their homes. Some of our team members were
victims of this situation, one worker was stuck inside
his apartment and desperately needed our help to get out.
While two essential team members were stranded outside
the country, another cofounder finally had to evacuate
her apartment after gunfire pierced the windows.
The country is in crisis, with flights being cancelled
and borders being closed.
Though we all wish this would end immediately, we have
no idea what the coming days will bring and we have no
option now but to prepare for the worst. We might not be able to
offer our animals 100% safety - as we are in danger ourselves –
but we want to make sure that there are enough supplies
. We need to stockpile food, medicine and basic supplies for
all the animals in our care. Local fundraising has
understandably dried up, but with your help we will get through this.
As always, donations can be made with credit cards on
our website - http://www.betalebanon.org/donate.asp
Thanks to Animal People - http://www.animalpeoplenews.org/ -
anyone can now donate to BETA through them, and this should
also make it tax deductible for US residents.
Please send checks to -
PO Box 960
Clinton WA 98236
CHECKS MUST BE MADE OUT TO 'ANIMAL PEOPLE'
AND WRITE 'BETA' ON THE MEMO LINE TO ENSURE
THAT WE RECEIVE THE FUNDS.
To keep you close to us and updated, we have created a blog
to share with you our personal experiences. Your support
means so much to the animals and us, and sharing is the least
we can do. Please go to http://betalebanon.blogspot.com/
and we will try to keep you updated on a daily basis until
this ends.
To contact us please write to beta.team@hotmail.com
Sincerely, Beta Board
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Yesterday one of our dog agility friends experienced a tragedy and wanted me to pass a special message along to all of my dog loving friends andfamily. Please tell every dog owner you know.
Over the weekend the doting owner of two young lab mixes purchased Cocoa Mulch from Target to use in their garden. They loved the way it smelled and it was advertised to keep cats away from their garden. Their dog Calypso decided that the mulch smelled good enough to eat and devoured a large helping. She vomited a few times which was typical when she eats something new but wasn't acting lethargic in any way. The next day, Mom woke up and took Calypso out for her morning walk. Half way through the walk, she had aseizure and died instantly.Although the mulch had NO warnings printed on the label, upon further investigation on the company's website, this product is HIGHLY toxic to dogs.
Cocoa Mulch is manufactured by Hershey's, and they claim that "It is truethat studies have shown that 50% of the dogs that eat Cocoa Mulch can suffer physical harm to a variety of degrees (depending on each individual dog). However, 98% of all dogs won't eat it."
True information about the mulch can be found here -
http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoa.html
This site gives the following information:
Cocoa Mulch, which is sold by Home Depot, Foreman's Garden Supply and other Garden supply stores, contains a lethal ingredient called "Theobromine".
It is lethal to dogs and cats. It smells like chocolate and it really attracts dogs. They will ingest this stuff and die. Several deaths already occurred in the last 2-3 weeks. Just a word of caution, check what you are using in your gardens and be aware of what your gardeners are using in your
gardens.Theobromine is the ingredient that is used to make all chocolate especially dark or baker's chocolate which is toxic to dogs. Cocoa bean shells contain potentially toxic quantities of theobromine, axanthine compound similar in effects to caffeine and theophylline. A dog that ingested a lethal quantity of garden mulch made from cacao bean shells developed severe convulsions and died 17 hours later. Analysis of the
stomach contents and the ingested cacao bean shells revealed the presence of lethal amounts of theobromine.
Please email the manufacturer at michellemessick@hersheys.com and request that accurate information about this product be posted on the packaging to avoid further tragedy.
PLEASE GIVE THIS THE WIDEST DISTRIBUTION !!!"
Amy Beichler
Executive Director, Public Animal Welfare Society, (PAWS)
A Nonprofit Humane Society Serving the Animals & People of Greater Cleveland and Cuyahoga County Since 1976
"The agent who led the Michael Vick investigation deserves recognition by his agency.
Please write to Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer and request that he nominate Special Agent Jim Knorr for this honor.
Below is the email I sent - you need not be long-winded - just a couple of sentences will do.
I would like him to come to work on Monday morning and have 1000 emails waiting for him. Please forward this email widely.
Contact Mr. Schafer at: AgSec@usda.gov
My email to Mr. Schafer:
Mr. Schafer
Please nominate Special Agent Jim Knorr for the IACP Police Officer of the year for his work on the Michael Vick case. Without his determination, drive, and dedication, this case likely would have had a very different outcome. The deadline for submission is June 2, 2008. Thank you.
I would also like to speak with you about how we, as citizens, can help your Department get more funding to combat dog fighting and other animal cruelty. As concerned citizens who work to help animals, we want to help.
If his email box gets full, please call him at (202) 720-3631.
Patti Stinson
Volunteer, www.aforeverhome.org
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/maarr
Founder (inactive), 4 Paws Rescue Team
www.fourpaws.org
I no longer use language that accepts the current concept of animals as property, commodities and/or things. Rather than refer to myself and others as 'owners' of animals, I now refer to myself and others as 'guardians' of our animal companions and to animals as 'he' or 'she' rather than 'it'. I urge you to do the same."
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 Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:37 am Post subject: Dogs Dying Daily - Stark County, Canton, Ohio | |
| City pound, tons of pits, euthing daily. Stark County Dog Warden Department Canton, Ohio Reduced adoption fees. www.starkdogs.org Two groups on Facebook: Friends of the Pound (Stark County, Ohio) Friends of the Stark County Pound | |
| Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 3:27 pm Post subject: DESPERATE:SHORT-TERM Fosters 4 Dogs | |
| Canine Crusaders, Youngstown, OH 501(c)(3) Non-Profit organization (All donations are tax-deductible) http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/OH673.html If You Would Like To Open Your Heart & Home And Foster A Dog In Need, Please Contact Shannon at: shannon.sell@yahoo.com "Heaven is where you meet all the dogs you ever loved." The primary goal of Canine Crusaders is rescuing dogs out of the Mahoning County Pound, Ohio. Foster homes can be as much as 180 miles away. They are located directly between Cleveland, OH and Pittsburgh, PA. "We are in DESPERATE need of SHORT-TERM FOSTERS for dogs awaiting transport to rescues. Foster time for dogs going to rescue is generally only 1 to 3 weeks. Foster time for dogs waiting to find their forever home may take a little longer. Foster homes provide temporary shelter, food and love." Canine Crusaders provides necessary vetting. The cost of food and toys is up to the foster. Prerequisites such as fenced yard, experience, etc., may depend on the type of dog to be fostered. | |
Sam was a friendly 6 month old puppy. Reason for euthanasia: Behavior, not aggressive behavior that you and I might think would make a dog unadoptable, but rather because 6-month-old puppy Sam was getting "depressed" in the shelter environment. Sasha was surrendered to the shelter as a healthy 1.5 year old when her owners moved to an apartment that did not allow dogs. Like many dogs, within days of arriving at the shelter Sasha developed a runny nose and cough, common signs of an upper respiratory infection that makes so many shelter dogs sick. Reason for Sasha's death: Medical.
