animal rescuers - resources - support

[Soft*Silver]

thank you for your kind words of support about Max. I am so glad he did have two weeks of being loved and cared for. I have done rescue and foster all my adult life and know only too well how sad it is when the ones we take under our wings, only stay with us a short while. Sometimes our job is simply to help them get to that rainbow bridge they speak of, where our animals go and wait for us over there. I have a small army waiting for me...soft laughter.... I love senior dogs...and have inquired about an old newfie girl I found online...her and my old demented newfie girl should get along famously!

[Diavolo]

This occurred at SF Pride. Bad Rap is the local pit bull rescue. They do amazing things. The funny thing is they are an organization that knows where to draw the line and does so frequently with aggressive dogs. Knowing that, it makes the whole PETA position even more ludicrous.

Link a dink

BTW, Ike the Wobbler's dog from Oakland Animal Services came here last night. He's here for hospice care. Quite honestly I didn't know if I should put him down on the way to my house he was so bad when I got him, I felt so bad for him. But I took him home and once he figured out that he could navigate the slate without falling down and that the cement and dirt in the back yard were safe too he's been doing ok. Not great, but he'll get a few weeks, maybe months with a warm place to sleep and a full belly and he'll know love.

[Stearns]

My neighbor and I caught 5 ferals in the last two days - mama cat and her 4 kittens. Mama got spayed and released, and the kittens were already spoken for.

Where I live, we have a free spay, neuter and release clinic once a month and a M-F $20 clinic that takes ferals without an appointment.

[Diavolo]

Ike has been improving little bits every day he's been here. Originally I though I was just going to keep him a couple of weeks and put him down, but I think I might be able to help him live a longer more quality life. I'm working with a 503(c) to get some help, I'm tapped right now. We'll see how that goes. He's a great dog, he follows me all around the yard. It took three days for him to quit sleeping on the slate and take advantage of the soft comforter I left down for him. I think he finally got a good night's sleep last night. He spends a lot of time laying down resting, but I think his legs are very week from the Wobblers. At least he's laying on something soft now. I tried Rita's Costco bed but he wasn't interested. He loves the comforter though. The open sore on his elbow should now start healing now that he's not laying on cement and slate. I think he went down where ever he was living before the shelter and they just left him there. After he wouldn't get up for a while they took him down and dumped him. He's got pressure sores that look like they're from him laying on something hard for a long time. At least he did a little dance when I got up this morning. That makes it all worthwhile.

[violaine]

Originally Posted by Diavolo

I took on a red Doberman a few years back who's owner died and the family didn't want her.

animal control now works with rescue groups. in fact, they did telephone dobe rescue, [my contact provided to shelter], on a red doberman who was a stray. chief officer rang me to say they were all very impressed by the woman who came to pick him up at the shelter.

hope you are all doing well, diavolo.

[WingsOnFire]

Originally Posted by Diavolo

At least he did a little dance when I got up this morning. That makes it all worthwhile.

This made me smile as tears rolled down my cheeks... I am a rescuer... I have my recent rescue beagle puppy "Pepper" sleeping soundly in her crate at home I am sure while I am away for the day. She has turned my home into quite the "romper room" where you never know when you will be bowled over by her 17 pounds and our rescued lab's 70 pounds following her...

I hope your new one gets healthier and I agree... there is ALWAYS hope!! We just have to know when that hope has run its course. I am glad your dog is doing better.

I have always wanted to buy a big ranch and open an animal rescue sanctuary.... maybe one day I will win the lottery and get my dream!

[Soft*Silver]

one of the reasons I like being single is that I dont have to listen to anyone complain to me about my committment to animals. If I want to take on an animal as a pet or as a rescue/foster, I am the only person I need to ask. I give alot of credit to the couples out there who do rescue/fosters together. I have not had that experience and quite frankly this alone is enough to keep me single.

I am heading into a stretch of 3 surgeries. I am not going to be able to take care of myself and my current pets, without assistance. I am eager to get these done so I can once again foster. Poor little Max was so grateful for his time with me...and there are SO many others out there needing some kind hand.

I know, someday, in decades or centuries, they will look at us in this time in history and see us as barbarians, for how we mangled the web of life and how indifferent we were to other living things. They will see this time as a holocaust.

if you can, open your home to a needy animal, who without you, might be put down. One life is a huge deal. One life that otherwise, would be surrendered because our kind, cant committ to caring enough to be kind and responsible to those pitiful beings...

[Stearns]

I'm not a Rescuer in the sense of fostering. Where I live there is a restriction on how many pets you can have, and I already have two. Plus, my dog is old and fearful of other dogs. I didn't get her until she was 2 y/o, so I'm not sure what happened to make her that way. My cat is an absolute beast when it comes to other cats. She torments them to no end, no matter what I do - how I've introduced them into the household, etc. - and I've had to find other homes for several over the years because they were just miserable from her treatment of them.

This Sunday is spay/neuter and release day. My neighbor and I are going after 2 females, 2 males and 1 kitten. The kitten will be put up for adoption at a local vet clinic. Our humane society lets you put deposits down on as many traps as you need, then you get your deposit back when you return the traps. It's a great arrangement.

I'll report back on how things go.

[lipstixgal]

Originally Posted by Stearns

I'm not a Rescuer in the sense of fostering. Where I live there is a restriction on how many pets you can have, and I already have two. Plus, my dog is old and fearful of other dogs. I didn't get her until she was 2 y/o, so I'm not sure what happened to make her that way. My cat is an absolute beast when it comes to other cats. She torments them to no end, no matter what I do - how I've introduced them into the household, etc. - and I've had to find other homes for several over the years because they were just miserable from her treatment of them.

This Sunday is spay/neuter and release day. My neighbor and I are going after 2 females, 2 males and 1 kitten. The kitten will be put up for adoption at a local vet clinic. Our humane society lets you put deposits down on as many traps as you need, then you get your deposit back when you return the traps. It's a great arrangement.

I'll report back on how things go.

Wow that's a nice thing to do rescue animals. I just love my dogs I have two Jack Russell terrriers and they are the best!! Would love to get another from the Jack Russell Terrier rescue but the one dog is old and I don't think he would take too kindly to another young pup in the house!! But I think its a great idea to rescue animals and find them good homes!!

[WingsOnFire]

Originally Posted by softness

one of the reasons I like being single is that I dont have to listen to anyone complain to me about my committment to animals. If I want to take on an animal as a pet or as a rescue/foster, I am the only person I need to ask. I give alot of credit to the couples out there who do rescue/fosters together. I have not had that experience and quite frankly this alone is enough to keep me single.

I am heading into a stretch of 3 surgeries. I am not going to be able to take care of myself and my current pets, without assistance. I am eager to get these done so I can once again foster. Poor little Max was so grateful for his time with me...and there are SO many others out there needing some kind hand.

I know, someday, in decades or centuries, they will look at us in this time in history and see us as barbarians, for how we mangled the web of life and how indifferent we were to other living things. They will see this time as a holocaust.

if you can, open your home to a needy animal, who without you, might be put down. One life is a huge deal. One life that otherwise, would be surrendered because our kind, cant committ to caring enough to be kind and responsible to those pitiful beings...

BUT BUT BUT.... You just might meet someone like Damon who cant tell me no!!! He just smiles at me when I tell him my dreams... and he would do it for me in a heartbeat..

Now,,,,, if I could get him a tiger to foster... he would be moving hell and high water to make sure the laws let him have it.. lol... he LOOOOVVESSS tigers.. But he also knows they are better off in the wild... but hey who wouldnt love to play with a cuddly tiger?? I still havent been able to take him to Turnpentine Creek... Hopefully it cools off soon.. I want to plan a weekend with him there. They are a tiger rescue sanctuary and have cabins in the air above the tigers.. You get to hear them roar at night... he will be so happy I think he will not be able to stop grinning..

ugggghhh... ok gotta get stuff in the car.. Sweetie has 20 mins to wake up and get out of the hotel room..

Becca...

[morningstar55]

wow . ha i didnt know this thread was here............. i started a new thread about 73 horses that were neglected/abused and 40 going bk to the abuser....
read on.........

http://www.butchfemmeplanet.com/foru...ead.php?t=1706

[Soft*Silver]

this is one of those situations where I hold myself and rock as I pray...I cannot imagine the inhumanity of this person. I also dont understand how the ASPCA touted her stable as a top morgan stable just a few years before this. How does a top stable topple into this kind of travesty? Those horses featured in the photos were rail thin and living in unhealthy and unsafe conditions. It also looked like some of their manes had been chewed off. Horses will often resort to eating manes and tails when they are starved. And if she is a top breeder, why didnt members of this breed step up and try to help these horses before it got to this point? All too often, people gossip but do nothing. If they did know, then shame on them for not speaking out and helping these horses.

Where I live, people sometimes do leave a bit of manure of manure in the stall by the walls to keep heat in...I know the amish do this. I have heard 4H advisors tell kids to do this. My own father did this. But no one who practices this the way it should be practiced, ever leaves more than a low layer, just against the wall. Certainly not in the middle. And never would a horse be able to sink in it. Did you see how high that manure was??? The smell of manure and urine that built up, rips the lungs and nostrils of the horse. How hopeless those poor horses must have felt. If you have never seen a depressed horse, it is so pitiful. Again, someday we will be known as barbarians and it will be said there was a holocaust that we allowed to happen...

And certainly no horse is covered with manure. That poor horse's belly that was all matted up. Mats HURT. It pulls the skin. Every movement is like someone pinching them.

I would like to hear more about this in the future, Ms Morningstar. I am going to ask some of my rescue friends, and a friend of mine in the morgan business about this case. If I find out anything that hasnt been reported here, I will post it..

thank you for bringing it to our attention. One more set of prayers for my prayer book...

[DamonK]

Originally Posted by MidnightBlueEyes

BUT BUT BUT.... You just might meet someone like Damon who cant tell me no!!! He just smiles at me when I tell him my dreams... and he would do it for me in a heartbeat..

Now,,,,, if I could get him a tiger to foster... he would be moving hell and high water to make sure the laws let him have it.. lol... he LOOOOVVESSS tigers.. But he also knows they are better off in the wild... but hey who wouldnt love to play with a cuddly tiger?? I still havent been able to take him to Turnpentine Creek... Hopefully it cools off soon.. I want to plan a weekend with him there. They are a tiger rescue sanctuary and have cabins in the air above the tigers.. You get to hear them roar at night... he will be so happy I think he will not be able to stop grinning..

ugggghhh... ok gotta get stuff in the car.. Sweetie has 20 mins to wake up and get out of the hotel room..

Becca...

I...WANT...A...TIGER

It could play with Pepper

My money's on Pepper

[Darth Denkay]

Hey Lipstixgal!

Just wanted to jump in and say that I'm owned by a Jack Russell as well - yes, they do rock. Right now my living situation limits me to just the one dog (and 4 cats) eventually I'd like to have a setup to do Jack Russell rescue. I would also love to do Great Dane rescue. Maybe an odd combination but I love em! I was raised by great danes so that's where that love comes from. In any case, YAY for Jack Russells!!!!!

Originally Posted by lipstixgal

Wow that's a nice thing to do rescue animals. I just love my dogs I have two Jack Russell terrriers and they are the best!! Would love to get another from the Jack Russell Terrier rescue but the one dog is old and I don't think he would take too kindly to another young pup in the house!! But I think its a great idea to rescue animals and find them good homes!!

[Glenn]

Are there any folks here who can give me a link to laws in different Countys in Indiana concerning pet restrictions? I am being discriminated againest by neighbors who claim my 10 cats bother them. They threatened to call pet control and kidnap my furkids! They are so cowardly, they write me letters instead of meeting face to face. I don't know who they are, or wth my little Angels are doing that is so badd. btw..my kids are fixed and i hardly see them near a neighbor.

[Glenn]

Ya know, Folks I've been up thinkin about how my furkids have their licenses and shots. I also just read that in most counties in the US it's actually illegal to trap and send away someone's furkid even if it's on your property. Yet, I remember what happened to Wolfy's poor MaMa cat. If I have a neighbor like that, even though I love my home, I will just move, because that's how much I love these kids.

[Andrew, Jr.]

I recently went thru something similar to this with the ferral cats living in the natural habitat behind my home. The two new neighbors (who were actually renters and not owners) called in Animal Control. It broke my heart. I feed these cats for 12 years. And my vet who lived next door, but moved last year into a single family home, helped with the spaying/neutering, shots, and so on. It is just that these 2 women were single, not working, and had nothing but time on their hands. There was nothing I could do. I even called up several attorneys for help. I wanted these cats back. I failed them. Now they are playing and free at Rainbow Bridge.

Next they called the Fire Marshall on me for having a grill and chimnea on my deck. I called the Fire Marshall and asked for names, and what law was broken if any. No laws were broken since I am a homeowner.

Wait...it gets better.

My neighbor who is a single father and raising his son, who is 5 yo, alone. He is constantly running. He is a teacher, coach, and does after school activities with the kids. They stated that he was leaving his dog out, and not picking up after him. He had to put down his dog 3 years ago because of cancer. Sheesh.

Then they accused Rosie to her face of going thru their trash. What? Oh yeah. Right.

They then had the nerve to ask us to help with their yard work. I asked them both if they had a phone book. If not, I would be happy to give mine to them. I am not sweating for them - ever. We all need an apology.

Like I said, those 2 ladies with too much time on their hands. How sad. Both moved out in May - thank God above. They were a pain to everyone here in the neighborhood.

[Stearns]

Originally Posted by Stearns

This Sunday is spay/neuter and release day. My neighbor and I are going after 2 females, 2 males and 1 kitten. The kitten will be put up for adoption at a local vet clinic. Our humane society lets you put deposits down on as many traps as you need, then you get your deposit back when you return the traps. It's a great arrangement.

I'll report back on how things go.

All, I just trapped mother and kitten. And, guess what, Mama is pregnant.

I set up the second trap about an hour ago. I don't know who I'll catch, but I'm hoping for the other adult female.

[Stearns]

Originally Posted by Stearns

All, I just trapped mother and kitten. And, guess what, Mama is pregnant.

I set up the second trap about an hour ago. I don't know who I'll catch, but I'm hoping for the other adult female.

Update: Dropped mama kitty off this morning at 8:00 for spaying. I'll pick her up at 2:00, she'll stay overnight with me and I'll release her in the morning. The kitten is with the neighbor and will go to the vet clinic tomorrow to be put up for adoption.

Oh, I did catch something wild in the other trap. It wasn't unexpected; I knew the potential for that 'brand' or a raccoon was pretty high. The photo is exactly how it looked when it saw me, too, lol. Needless to say, I released it.

Thanks for the thread, violaine. I appreciate being able to share my 'Adventures in Feral Land'. I hope my stories aren't too boring.

[paposeco]

This lil' guy/girl was near death when I found it, just outside my front door.
About a week old. I took it in and nursed it back to health till Peanut was old and healthy enough to be set free. He/she has now joined the other gound squirrles. I miss the lil' thing but am happy that Peanut made it. I made this video of Peanut half-way through taking care of it.


...take care of yourself, my lilttle friend