I guess I will use this opportunity to share 2 beautiful cats I am fostering because of an adoption gone bad. They are bonded and should stay together. Buffy is a handsome buff and white male, Chantilly is a feisty little calico female. They will go to a “don’t kill for space” humane society, but have had so many changes and upsets in the past few months, it would be great if they could go directly to a wonderful forever home. I would love to keep them, but my 3 seniors are not handling this well at all (and they haven’t even seen each other). I’m in central Michigan.
My camera just died, so that’s not possible right now.
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They will be marketed through the humane society. Anyone have any hints for a really effective write-up that might garner some interest, even though they aren’t there to meet? I know that some places (UPAWS comes to mind) do a wonderful job of presenting their animals as individuals without creating sob stories.
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Lookup the Big Fluffy Dog Rescue on Facebook. Someone there writes some of THE best “this dog needs a home” write-ups I’ve ever seen. Go read a few, maybe you’ll get some ideas!
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The Jackson Rabies Control in Jackson, TN has long been the focus of citizen complaints of everything from animal cruelty and abuse by the staff, to unnecessary and retaliatory killings to shut the citizens up. It’s a heart-stick facility, and there have been reports that the animals (cats and dogs) are not fully sedated when stabbed. That’s just the tip of the atrocity iceberg, according to photos and first-hand accounts.
A group is again making a valiant effort to force reform there. We need all the support and help we can get, because so far, the people who are capable of making change are just laughing. They think that, as it has been in the past, this will just blow over. Well, not this time.
Update – the citizens who want to reform Jackson Rabies Clinic held a very successful protest on the square in Jackson yesterday. The turnout was excellent. The Jackson Sun reported on the reform movement on the front page today.
Whatever makes anyone think that leaving a dog to starve is ok ? Who could walk by and see this and not do something about it? How long does it take for ACO to get involved? The following is hard to see; http://www.examiner.com/article/photo-of-emaciated-dog-florida-creates-internet-furor. I am praying that justice is dealt to this sub human asap.
I need networking and fundraising help. If you are on Facebook and would share our page, especially the newest link, I’d appreciate it. https://www.facebook.com/FundOurFosters The kitties are in western NY, just south of Buffalo.
My goal is to have the lovely lady boarding them adopt out three of them, and I hope desperately to find foster for the other three while I get back on my feet. I realize I can’t find foster for all six, and she already has a probable EXCELLENT home for Patches. Of course, if there was foster for all of them and I could get the bill paid and they could go to foster ASAP, it would be a serious miracle.
I’d like to keep these three, because Hellboy and Cleo are littermates and have pretty much never been apart, and Tabitha is getting up there in years. If I can only find foster for two, though, it would be Tabitha and Cleo.
Hellboy is not the brightest bulb in the box, but super duper friendly and realllly laid back. Also kinda chunky. Neutered and UTD on shots til spring ’14. http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g305/originalwacky/creatures/helboy/hellboyIMG_2801.jpg
Shared and liked, can’t unfortunately do much more, could pet pride step up for foster? http://www.petpride.org/ They are somewhat nearby. We have three dogs and two are not very good with cats or I would try to foster, don’t think that would work well for the cats. And if you haven’t tried these groups maybe give them a call? You’ve probably already tried but I thought I’d add the list anyway. Please let us know how things go, our thoughts are with you. Care Credit, a credit card company for veterinary care
American College of Veterinary Surgeons
(301) 913-9550
Hearts United for Animals
(402) 274-3679
RedRover
MaxFund (for animals with no known owner)
(303) 595-4917
American Animal Hospital Association Helping Pets Fund
(866) 443-5738
Thank you for compiling these. I’ve contacted most of them already, and the majority only help with vet expenses, which I’ve already paid (in the $6k area earlier this year). Y’know, before all this other stuff happened to us.
Arg, somehow the link attached to the sentance afterwards and doesn’t work, can you fix it so that there’s a bigger space between the end of the link and the “(according….”?
This is why I carry a Lifehammer in my car. Yes, I will break a window (and a law) to save a dog in that situation. Hell, I’ll even pay for the window.
I ask readers of YesBiscuit to please sign, and share, this petition to the President urging action on the military housing breed bans. As you may have read, he did respond in a very encouraging way to a previous petition with a statement AGAINST BSL. The federal government actually has no role in BSL generally since it’s a state/local issue. But he CAN change the military policies. Here’s a Best Friends press release with the “back story”: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/8/prweb11068563.htm
and here’s the new petition (only US citizens can sign). https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/end-dog-breed-discrimination-military-housing/yKXZWFd6
From Village Animal Clinic (http://www.villageanimalclinicllc.com/) in Columbus, Ohio regarding the recent dog deaths in Ohio that looked like some kind of contagious HGE –
“Very Important Health Alert for Dog Owners
Dr. Brown talked to Dr. Forshey, the state veterinarian, and he confirmed that they are working on identifying the cause of death in several dogs. They suspect that it is a virus, possible Circo virus. This virus has not been found in dogs before (it’s found commonly in pigs). They have sent tissue samples to UC Davis, which is the only lab that can identify the virus. Ohio State has already ruled out common causes like salmonella, parvovirus, campylobacter, hemorrhagic gastroenteritis (HGE).
He thinks they will have it figured out by Monday and will have a national news release. Ohio is the only state seeing it so far (figures!).
The important thing is that dog owners need to get their dog to the vet ASAP at the first sign of vomiting and bloody diarrhea. Dr. Forshey indicated that most of the dogs are surviving if treated early. There is, of course, no vaccine available.
This information was available 8/29 on our Facebook page. If you have not “liked” us on Facebook yet, please do so to make sure you receive important information like this in a timely manner. Please share this information to your own Facebook feed so we can reach as many dog owners as possible.”
It is easier to kill. Obviously they don’t care about the animals.
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They have just taken a giant step back into the dark ages, and nothing has been done to help the animals or allow volunteers and rescues to help the animals. Shame on you, Genesee County, shame on you.
A Rabun County grand jury has indicted the former director of the Boggs Mountain Humane Shelter.
Lowanda “Peanut” Kilby faces 60 felony counts accusing her of taking cash donations from people with the promise the shelter would not kill the dog they were forced to give up. A FOX 5 I-Team investigation found that time and time again, those sponsored dogs were still euthanized.
And people like this is a small part of the reason others don’t want to donate to me, or to the shelters I’ve worked with. They are afraid the money isn’t going where it is supposed to.
I came across this on Bark magazine: Finding Rover, a high tech means to find lost dogs. It is an Iphone and Android app where you take a picture of your dog (an app for cats is in the works) and it gets added to the database. If you report your dog missing, it will send out an alert. If someone finds a dog, they can take a photo and using facial recognition, it attempts to match it to dogs in the database. While it is very new and there are not tat many dogs in the database, as more people use it, its usefulness will grow. Imagine if a shelter was able to simply take a photo of a stray dog and find their owner immediately? http://thebark.com/content/high-tech-app-lost-pets
my neighbor and I went to the landfill yesterday. The men working there know I rescue dogs. They told me there was a litter of kittens there, the mother had not been seen for three days. They told me, if I didn’t take them they would kill them. I brought them home. The vet says they are about 3 weeks old. I need to find someone to take these babies. I have 6 dogs and I am overwhelmed with rescues and I’m not trained for bottle feeding I’m in NC can anyone help? here’s the Facebook link…https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=622829797750527&set=a.622829711083869.1073741845.100000705384440&type=3&theater..
Ask your vet office if they know of anyone who fosters kittens.
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I did ask my vet if they had a list of rescues or fosters… NOPE.. and my local shelter will kill them.. especially if the director found out it was me trying to get them help
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Bless your heart for taking these babies. There must be someone who can help you. Sending prayers . . .
I just searched for cat rescues near you. Maybe you could do that and contact them and explain your situation. Keep us posted and don’t give up. I posted on your Facebook page.
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I guess I will use this opportunity to share 2 beautiful cats I am fostering because of an adoption gone bad. They are bonded and should stay together. Buffy is a handsome buff and white male, Chantilly is a feisty little calico female. They will go to a “don’t kill for space” humane society, but have had so many changes and upsets in the past few months, it would be great if they could go directly to a wonderful forever home. I would love to keep them, but my 3 seniors are not handling this well at all (and they haven’t even seen each other). I’m in central Michigan.
do you have a Facebook account? Pictures? you could post them there.
My camera just died, so that’s not possible right now.
They will be marketed through the humane society. Anyone have any hints for a really effective write-up that might garner some interest, even though they aren’t there to meet? I know that some places (UPAWS comes to mind) do a wonderful job of presenting their animals as individuals without creating sob stories.
Lookup the Big Fluffy Dog Rescue on Facebook. Someone there writes some of THE best “this dog needs a home” write-ups I’ve ever seen. Go read a few, maybe you’ll get some ideas!
The Jackson Rabies Control in Jackson, TN has long been the focus of citizen complaints of everything from animal cruelty and abuse by the staff, to unnecessary and retaliatory killings to shut the citizens up. It’s a heart-stick facility, and there have been reports that the animals (cats and dogs) are not fully sedated when stabbed. That’s just the tip of the atrocity iceberg, according to photos and first-hand accounts.
A group is again making a valiant effort to force reform there. We need all the support and help we can get, because so far, the people who are capable of making change are just laughing. They think that, as it has been in the past, this will just blow over. Well, not this time.
Please support our efforts on Facebook – Reform Jackson Rabies Control – https://www.facebook.com/pages/Reform-Jackson-Rabies-Control/216169358540857
Sign our petition – http://www.change.org/petitions/citizens-to-the-rescue-of-jackson-tn-animals-change-the-conditions-and-treatment-of-animals-in-jackson-rabies-control?utm_campaign=autopublish&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition
And, if you’re around Jackson next Saturday, attend our protest – https://www.facebook.com/notes/reform-jackson-rabies-control/reform-jackson-rabies-control-protest/221202661370860
Thanks,
Jacki
signed and share on FB
Thanks!
Signed and shared.
Update – the citizens who want to reform Jackson Rabies Clinic held a very successful protest on the square in Jackson yesterday. The turnout was excellent. The Jackson Sun reported on the reform movement on the front page today.
http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20130908/NEWS01/309080012/Critics-say-Rabies-Control-too-small-Overcrowded-Outdated?nclick_check=1
We still need signatures on the Petition and more LIKES for the Facebook page. The government and shelter officials are literally laughing at us.
Thanks.
Woman’s cat helps prevent break-in.
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Silverton-woman-cat-prevents-break-in-222183181.html?tab=video&c=y
My two little foster dogs are still waiting for their perfect homes. If any of the readers are on Facebook, I sure could use the help getting the word out about these wonderful little dogs.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=549576055075902&set=a.549563661743808.1073741830.100000705384440&type=3&theater..
Shared the lovely little dogs, and liked the Reform Jackson Rabies Control and shared. And another ‘oops’ shelter killing, http://www.examiner.com/article/family-dog-mistakenly-euthanized-by-florida-shelter-hours-before-going-home .
Going to hug my pack now.
More info here:
http://www.pnj.com/article/20130903/NEWS01/130903009/Pet-mistakenly-euthanized-by-Animal-Shelter
Whatever makes anyone think that leaving a dog to starve is ok ? Who could walk by and see this and not do something about it? How long does it take for ACO to get involved? The following is hard to see; http://www.examiner.com/article/photo-of-emaciated-dog-florida-creates-internet-furor. I am praying that justice is dealt to this sub human asap.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=509072792506935&set=a.171816159565935.44162.171800626234155&type=1&relevant_count=1
http://www.examiner.com/article/family-dog-accidentally-destroyed-at-florida-animal-shelter
I need networking and fundraising help. If you are on Facebook and would share our page, especially the newest link, I’d appreciate it. https://www.facebook.com/FundOurFosters The kitties are in western NY, just south of Buffalo.
My goal is to have the lovely lady boarding them adopt out three of them, and I hope desperately to find foster for the other three while I get back on my feet. I realize I can’t find foster for all six, and she already has a probable EXCELLENT home for Patches. Of course, if there was foster for all of them and I could get the bill paid and they could go to foster ASAP, it would be a serious miracle.
I don’t want to give these two up, but if I have to choose, I guess these are the two that would rehome easiest.
Tess is a total stinker, and absolutely awesome. Spayed, UTD ion shots until spring of ’14.
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g305/originalwacky/creatures/tess/catIMG_2637.jpg
Gwen has chronic upper respiratory issues, so might be considered special needs. Spayed, leash trained, UTD on shots til spring ’14.
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g305/originalwacky/creatures/gwen/gwenme200709030007.jpg
I’d like to keep these three, because Hellboy and Cleo are littermates and have pretty much never been apart, and Tabitha is getting up there in years. If I can only find foster for two, though, it would be Tabitha and Cleo.
Hellboy is not the brightest bulb in the box, but super duper friendly and realllly laid back. Also kinda chunky. Neutered and UTD on shots til spring ’14.
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g305/originalwacky/creatures/helboy/hellboyIMG_2801.jpg
Cleo is my heart kitty, and the most devastating one to lose for me. She’s small, smart, spayed, silly, and UTD on shots til spring ’14.
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g305/originalwacky/creatures/cleo/cleoIMG_6688.jpg
Tabitha is 12, and the epitome of grouchy cat. She is not spayed due to her age, and UTD on shots until spring ’14.
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g305/originalwacky/creatures/tabitha/haultabIMG_2493.jpg
I have nowhere else to turn at this point.
I donated to your fundraiser, but wish I could do more to help.
Shared and liked, can’t unfortunately do much more, could pet pride step up for foster? http://www.petpride.org/ They are somewhat nearby. We have three dogs and two are not very good with cats or I would try to foster, don’t think that would work well for the cats. And if you haven’t tried these groups maybe give them a call? You’ve probably already tried but I thought I’d add the list anyway. Please let us know how things go, our thoughts are with you. Care Credit, a credit card company for veterinary care
American College of Veterinary Surgeons
(301) 913-9550
Hearts United for Animals
(402) 274-3679
RedRover
MaxFund (for animals with no known owner)
(303) 595-4917
American Animal Hospital Association Helping Pets Fund
(866) 443-5738
Angels 4 Animals
Feline Veterinary Emergency Assistance
The Pet Fund
Thank you for compiling these. I’ve contacted most of them already, and the majority only help with vet expenses, which I’ve already paid (in the $6k area earlier this year). Y’know, before all this other stuff happened to us.
All the sad and bad news I’ve read today I finally found this:
http://www.pawnation.com/2013/08/22/witness-protection-program-for-dogs/
What a wonderful thing this is. So much better than being hidden in the back of animal control.
Guy spent 3hours at the state fair while his dog was locked in the car with only one window barely cracked open for air: http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/09/fairgoes_tried_to_rescue_dog_who_died_in_hot_car_while_owner_enjoyed_state_fair.html (according to the lawyer its all ok cause he left the dog a bowl of icewater) Turns out the guy in question is currently facing animal cruelty charges about 22 horses on his property.
Arg, somehow the link attached to the sentance afterwards and doesn’t work, can you fix it so that there’s a bigger space between the end of the link and the “(according….”?
This is why I carry a Lifehammer in my car. Yes, I will break a window (and a law) to save a dog in that situation. Hell, I’ll even pay for the window.
I ask readers of YesBiscuit to please sign, and share, this petition to the President urging action on the military housing breed bans. As you may have read, he did respond in a very encouraging way to a previous petition with a statement AGAINST BSL. The federal government actually has no role in BSL generally since it’s a state/local issue. But he CAN change the military policies. Here’s a Best Friends press release with the “back story”:
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/8/prweb11068563.htm
and here’s the new petition (only US citizens can sign).
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/end-dog-breed-discrimination-military-housing/yKXZWFd6
I’m not if this has been posted before: “An Act of Dog” memorial museum of 5500 painted portraits of shelter dogs that were needlessly killed. http://dreamdogsart.typepad.com/art/2013/09/an-act-of-dog-grief-into-activism.html
From Village Animal Clinic (http://www.villageanimalclinicllc.com/) in Columbus, Ohio regarding the recent dog deaths in Ohio that looked like some kind of contagious HGE –
“Very Important Health Alert for Dog Owners
Dr. Brown talked to Dr. Forshey, the state veterinarian, and he confirmed that they are working on identifying the cause of death in several dogs. They suspect that it is a virus, possible Circo virus. This virus has not been found in dogs before (it’s found commonly in pigs). They have sent tissue samples to UC Davis, which is the only lab that can identify the virus. Ohio State has already ruled out common causes like salmonella, parvovirus, campylobacter, hemorrhagic gastroenteritis (HGE).
He thinks they will have it figured out by Monday and will have a national news release. Ohio is the only state seeing it so far (figures!).
The important thing is that dog owners need to get their dog to the vet ASAP at the first sign of vomiting and bloody diarrhea. Dr. Forshey indicated that most of the dogs are surviving if treated early. There is, of course, no vaccine available.
This information was available 8/29 on our Facebook page. If you have not “liked” us on Facebook yet, please do so to make sure you receive important information like this in a timely manner. Please share this information to your own Facebook feed so we can reach as many dog owners as possible.”
GENESEE COUNTY, MI — The county has dumped a policy restricting euthanasia after less than two months at the Animal Control Department shelter.
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2013/09/genesee_county_lifts_ban_on_eu.html
Genesee County AC vet’s argument to end no-kill.
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2013/08/read_genesee_county_veterinari.html
What the hell is the matter with those people?
It is easier to kill. Obviously they don’t care about the animals.
They have just taken a giant step back into the dark ages, and nothing has been done to help the animals or allow volunteers and rescues to help the animals. Shame on you, Genesee County, shame on you.
A Rabun County grand jury has indicted the former director of the Boggs Mountain Humane Shelter.
Lowanda “Peanut” Kilby faces 60 felony counts accusing her of taking cash donations from people with the promise the shelter would not kill the dog they were forced to give up. A FOX 5 I-Team investigation found that time and time again, those sponsored dogs were still euthanized.
Read more: http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/23342694/former-rabun-county-animal-shelter-director-indicted-on-60-counts#ixzz2dy9pTYsF
And people like this is a small part of the reason others don’t want to donate to me, or to the shelters I’ve worked with. They are afraid the money isn’t going where it is supposed to.
I came across this on Bark magazine: Finding Rover, a high tech means to find lost dogs. It is an Iphone and Android app where you take a picture of your dog (an app for cats is in the works) and it gets added to the database. If you report your dog missing, it will send out an alert. If someone finds a dog, they can take a photo and using facial recognition, it attempts to match it to dogs in the database. While it is very new and there are not tat many dogs in the database, as more people use it, its usefulness will grow. Imagine if a shelter was able to simply take a photo of a stray dog and find their owner immediately?
http://thebark.com/content/high-tech-app-lost-pets
That would be fantastic! Especially for cats, whose shelter RTO rate is quite low country-wide.
Update on YesBiscuit’s post on the Fremont County Humane Society in Canon City Colorado, We put together a timeline for people to catch up easily on what is happening and how we got here.
http://www.rescueonedog.com/2013/09/04/stop-humane-society-fremont-county-timeline-2013/
Alaska feline mayor Stubbs the cat suffers dog attack –
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23971537
Poor Stubbs! Think good thoughts for him – he’s not a young cat and the injuries are severe.
my neighbor and I went to the landfill yesterday. The men working there know I rescue dogs. They told me there was a litter of kittens there, the mother had not been seen for three days. They told me, if I didn’t take them they would kill them. I brought them home. The vet says they are about 3 weeks old. I need to find someone to take these babies. I have 6 dogs and I am overwhelmed with rescues and I’m not trained for bottle feeding I’m in NC can anyone help? here’s the Facebook link…https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=622829797750527&set=a.622829711083869.1073741845.100000705384440&type=3&theater..
Oh Dot! Surely there must be a cat rescue in your area who can help?
Ask your vet office if they know of anyone who fosters kittens.
I did ask my vet if they had a list of rescues or fosters… NOPE.. and my local shelter will kill them.. especially if the director found out it was me trying to get them help
Bless your heart for taking these babies. There must be someone who can help you. Sending prayers . . .
I’ll bring them up to the top of the blog if they are still in need. What contact info (if any) do you want me to include?
Thanks Shirley… Dot Kirby… Yanceeyville, NC dittodotcom@embarqmail.com Facebook link… https://www.facebook.com/dot.kirby.3
I just searched for cat rescues near you. Maybe you could do that and contact them and explain your situation. Keep us posted and don’t give up. I posted on your Facebook page.
I have contacted so many people and rescues..I haven’t received one reply to even say they couldn’t help..
Circovirus confirmed in one of the dogs from Ohio.
http://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2013/09/new_virus_may_be_infecting_kil.html
New virus confirmed in Ohio dog may be infecting, killing other dogs in state
Interesting campaign rebrands homeless dogs into distinctive and unique breeds. Not sure what it costs or if labor was donated. Video in English –
. Adoption rate and traffic to adoptable pets increased.
wow love it sharing this on FB thanks for sharing
wow.. has anyone else seen this update on Boggs Moutain?
http://www.examiner.com/article/former-no-kill-shelter-director-charged-for-killing-animals-she-was-paid-to-save?CID=examiner_alerts_article..
Shirley did!
http://yesbiscuit.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/former-rabun-co-shelter-director-indicted/
You were busy with emergency kitten care, I think! :)
yes, I was very busy…so glad to see this news.. thanks