UPDATE, added August 21, 2013: All 4 pets have foster care lined up. Thank you to everyone who shared.
Original post:
Reader Melissa and her family are heading for a homeless shelter. She is hoping to find immediate foster homes for her 4 pets as the shelter will not allow them. She posted her story on Facebook and has given me permission to post her contact info here. If you can offer any assistance, please call Melissa at (225)567-5057 or e-mail her. If you can’t help out yourself, please share with your animal loving friends so we can find care for these 4 pets. Melissa wants to stress that her hope is to be in a position to reclaim all 4 pets as soon as possible as they are beloved family members.
The following photos and captions are all taken from Facebook.
“Sugar is a 4 year old spayed female. She is very obedient and well behaved. She is housetrained, crate trained, and gets along with cats, other dogs, small children, and people of all shapes sizes and ages. She is microchipped.”“Tasha is a 13 year old spayed female. She was originally rescued after Hurricane Katrina. She is very quiet and a little shy, but very sweet. She has lived in lots of different places and been around a lot of different people. She gets along with cats, other dogs, and small children as well, and is perfectly housetrained and also crate trained. She is very well mannered and calm and just likes to have a little spot to rest.”“Mr. Towel is a 3 year old neutered male who is very calm and easy to care for in the house and gets along with other cats, dogs, and small kids. He is microchipped.”“Kitty Kumquats is a 5 year old spayed female. She gets along with other cats, dogs, and small kids. She is very well behaved and easy to care for. She is microchipped.”
I am keeping a good thought for you Melissa, and for your entire (human and pet) family.
24 thoughts on “UPDATED: Urgent: Pets in Need of Foster in New Orleans”
This is exactly what I dream of doing someday, having a nationwide network of fosterers who can help out in these situations. Instead, I’m losing my animals due to homelessness and carlessness.
Boo. I meant to add that I sincerely hope people will step up and help them, because I know the feeling of loss. Will share with the folks I know to network.
Melissa mentioned that the length of time for fostering might be just a month or two. Please help spread the word for her. She’s got three kids under five. Her 2 dogs and 2 cats are well-socialized– and her situation is already so heartbreaking. Surely there’s a way to keep it from being even worse.
I’m sorry you are having to go through this. I am from but don’t live in N.O. & shared this on Facebook. Hopefully my friends down there will share. Any rescue groups notified? Prayers for you & your fur babies.
I was able to find a family who can take the two kitties in, so I just need someone for the two dogs still. They do not have to stay together, and they get along great with other dogs and cats.
Everyone has a place to go now!!! Yay! A family in Covington is taking the cats, and Humane Society of Louisiana ( http://humanela.org/ ) is taking the dogs. We will all be able to be reunited when we get back on our feet! Thank you everyone!
If anyone is interested, here is a link to donate to HSL and thank them for caring for my dogs and many other homeless animals over the years: http://humanela.org/donate.htm
This is exactly what I dream of doing someday, having a nationwide network of fosterers who can help out in these situations. Instead, I’m losing my animals due to homelessness and carlessness.
Boo. I meant to add that I sincerely hope people will step up and help them, because I know the feeling of loss. Will share with the folks I know to network.
Melissa mentioned that the length of time for fostering might be just a month or two. Please help spread the word for her. She’s got three kids under five. Her 2 dogs and 2 cats are well-socialized– and her situation is already so heartbreaking. Surely there’s a way to keep it from being even worse.
Shared, I hope someone can help, the animals look like real sweet hearts
I’m sorry you are having to go through this. I am from but don’t live in N.O. & shared this on Facebook. Hopefully my friends down there will share. Any rescue groups notified? Prayers for you & your fur babies.
Reblogged this on and commented:
Reposting, these beloved family members need a temporary home. Please help.
Reblogged. Hopefully someone will step up and open their home to them.
Maybe I’m having an emotional day, but this literally made me cry. I shared her album on Facebook.
According to her FB page, she has someone to take the cats but needs to find a home for the dogs.
Reblogged this on Sherlockian's Blog and commented:
Please help this family, if you can.
I see that the kitties have a foster! YEA!! I shared on both my face book pages.
Great news – and so fast! All paws crossed the dogs get lucky too.
I’ve shared the link with my social media accounts. I hope they find someone to help!
I was able to find a family who can take the two kitties in, so I just need someone for the two dogs still. They do not have to stay together, and they get along great with other dogs and cats.
Posted at Ken Foster’s FB page for “I’m a Good Dog.” He is in NOLA and does dog rescue with the Sula Foundation.
Everyone has a place to go now!!! Yay! A family in Covington is taking the cats, and Humane Society of Louisiana ( http://humanela.org/ ) is taking the dogs. We will all be able to be reunited when we get back on our feet! Thank you everyone!
This is such wonderful news! I’m so happy for Melissa and her family …. and that includes her cats and dogs!
Great to hear they have found somewhere to go. I hope that the parting is only brief.
If anyone is interested, here is a link to donate to HSL and thank them for caring for my dogs and many other homeless animals over the years: http://humanela.org/donate.htm
I am so so so glad this has worked out. I hope I can find a miracle or two as well.
it works if you works it!
Article: “Cats, dogs need homes because of Visalia no-kill shelter’s closing”. Tulare County, California.
Several dogs have been moved to other animal shelters, but 50 to 60 cats need homes, she said.
Home being foreclosed. Shelter is a registered 401c (3) nonprofit group.
Read more here: http://www.fresnobee.com/2013/08/16/3445650/cats-dogs-need-homes-because-of.html
I am so glad she got her animals in foster and I hope she can reclaim them soon
I am just now seeing this post and I am soo pleased all the pets are safe…