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Posted by YesBiscuit on September 12, 2015
https://yesbiscuit.com/2015/09/12/open-thread-178/
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Drake
/ September 12, 2015A better written and more accurate blog post than the “article” it responds to:
https://mom2nomads.wordpress.com/2015/09/10/when-local-media-presents-tales-as-facts-it-becomes-that-much-easier-for-peta-to-continue-its-killing/
Karen F
/ September 12, 2015Incredibly cute new additions to the Washington State Department of Transportation goat herd being used for weed control:
http://wsdotblog.blogspot.com/2015/05/goat-weed-warriors-ready-for-battle.html
Eucritta
/ September 12, 2015Crowd-sourced project to identify animals in photos of Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique: http://www.wildcamgorongosa.org/#/
This afternoon I identified a couple of baboons, a young nyala buck, and a lion’s heinie.
Karen F
/ September 12, 2015I’m planning to watch the upcoming PBS series about the rebirth of the park! It starts September 22nd.
http://www.pbs.org/gorongosa/home/
Kittypurr
/ September 14, 2015Putnam County, FL
http://www.examiner.com/article/dogs-killed-at-shelter-spite-of-many-dogs-rescued-they-were-on-the-list
loranc
/ September 14, 2015My state is burning down. But in the midst of the chaos MANY animal service agencies are stepping it up. I don’t have links to newspaper articles because things are changing SO fast but check out Petaluma Animal Services facebook page for pics, Sonoma Humane (right up the road from them) and Wine Country Animal Lovers are helping out and a page for lost animals in the area has been started:
https://www.facebook.com/Petaluma-Animal-Services-211690755543601/timeline/
https://www.facebook.com/SonomaHumane
https://www.facebook.com/winecountryanimallovers
https://www.facebook.com/Valley-Fire-Lake-County-Lost-or-Found-Pets-898329660260383/timeline/
I have friends that are doing collection runs and taking supplies into affected areas. VCA facilities are offering boarding space as they can. Various clinics throughout the area are not only offering space to house animals BUT if an animal comes in and either has no vaccinations or they can’t tell they’re vaccinating everyone for free (take THAT regeressive shelters who can’t bother to do their jobs!). Ranchers that aren’t affected have opened up barns and fields for those with horses, cows, sheep, pigs and just about anything that can get transported out. Fairgrounds are also sheltering animals. People are congregating in the usual places (gyms, community centers) but entire towns are just gone so there will be thousands with no homes and no where to go right now. I’ve offered a bedroom in my home as a stop gap so we’ll see what happens, along with coop space for chickens. The fire just exploded, from nearly zero to 40,000 acres in a day. What’s good to see is how the surrounding communites are helping out, helping EVERYONE out, animals included.
Eucritta
/ September 14, 2015I’ve been heartened by the response, too. Easiest to simply link the Press-Democrat for news: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/
They’ve been updating very frequently.
Kathryn Hargreaves
/ September 16, 2015Trending on the Petaluma Animal Services FB page: high kill Lake County pound is ejecting them. Hope this turns back around fast. https://www.facebook.com/Petaluma-Animal-Services-211690755543601/timeline/