Posted on 09/22/2005 9:55:49 AM PDT by green pastures
Live thread for Pet Evacuation Assistance and Information.
Thanks for the ping and info!
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Ouch! That really hurts. Maybe he is not gay, he is just "less alert". LOL!
I have a female JRT that we bred with a male JRT appropriately named "Trouble." She had to show him how it was done.
Ditter's got a smart dog. Ditter's female won't be fertile until (approximately) the 12th to the 14th day.
Watch the JRT go bonkers 2 weeks from now (neener, neener).
I know what you mean. Gracie and Trouble hooked up but we found out when she tried to birth that she only had 1 puppy and it was so big that she almost died trying to birth it. It was one of the most traumatic (and expensive) experiences of my middle aged life. I will never birth puppies again. Trouble lived up to his name in my house.
And Gracie was plenty ready but Trouble never would have figured it out without her help. However, once he figured it out, there was no problem.
I'm sure you'll love him anyway, Ditter :~D
http://www.pasadosafehaven.org/NEWS/NEWS.htm
This group, Pasado's Safe Haven, has been doing a tremendous job trying to rescue animals down in NO.
They are now looking for a staging area in TX for post-Rita rescues:
"Texas Rescue next: PasadoRescuers will return to New Orleans to continue to help the animals there AND send teams to Texas. We are in need of a large staging location near to Houston - who can help? We're seeking a farm, and property owners, who are willing to allow us to triage animals, allow rescuers to sleep there, and stage all rescues from there for up to a few weeks. PLEASE find someone to help us!
E-mail ASAP!"
If anyone in the Houston area believes they can help with this type of property, you can follow the link above, and the "E-mail" is hot-linked there...
Thanks.
"Not that there's anything wrong with it!"
*** I am hoping Hairy will be a father one day if he can find a suitable bride. His kind should reproduce.***
My husband called every dog we owned, "Hairy," but I wouldn't let him call the cats, "Claude."
Re: your question about Houston SPCA-- see item # 2 below:
From Katrina-Pet-Rescue-info:
"Please crosspost!
I just got off of the phone with the Houston SPCA. They have several bits of information they would like to get out to folks who live in and around Houston.
1. First and foremost, if you are evacuating (and you should be) TAKE YOUR PETS! There is a shortage of kennels and crates in the Houston area right now, and the SPCA is out. Nevertheless, they suggest cutting large breathing holes in a box or a big Rubbermaid container if it comes down to
that, but TAKE YOUR PETS WITH YOU.
2. The Houston SPCA (contrary to rumor) is NOT boarding pets for Hurricane Rita. In fact, they have evacuated their animals.
3. The following hotels take pets: Motel 6 (800-466-8356), La Quinta (1-866-725-1661), Comfort Inn (1-877-424-6423), some Marriotts, some Hiltons.
4. The following Texas shelters are offering space or fostering for the animals of people evacuating because of Hurrican Rita:
a. Humane Society/SPCA of Bear County (San Antonio) (210)
226-7461. I personally confirmed that they are taking Hurricane Rita animals..
b. SPCA of Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth) (972) 562-7297 ext. 123
www.spca.org (yes, that really is their URL!) Has literally hundreds of foster homes available for hurricane pets. I personally confirmed this information with their media director.
c. Austin Humane Society (512) 646-7387 for the hurricane
hotline and (512) 837-7985 main shelter. I could not get an answer at either number after 5 pm but they are on the Houston SPCA list.
PLEASE heed their advice and take your pets!! The resources are not available to pull off another New Orleans rescue. Houston's back-up shelter, by agreement, for hurricane evacuation is: the Louisiana SPCA in New Orleans...need I say more.....others have stepped in to take their shelter pets, but they really need for Houston residents to be
responsible and not contribute to another hurricane pet crisis."
---end of cross post ---
Btt
Update re: Whiskerville.org -
The last posting I saw was this: Whiskerville.org says "It is now too late to move these 300 cats 7 dogs, we have looked and talked with many folks, including people who could possibly, send cargo aircraft to Houston, but the Airport roads are grid-locked."
I believe the owners of the sanctuary are planning to stay with the pets.
On another matter, is anybody still looking to get horses out? I've got a friend in Glen Rose with 30 acres who will take all the horses and cattle you can bring.
Another animal group in Houston needs help as of 5:30 p.m. CDT from the Katrina-Pet-Rescue-info yahoogroup:
"Spindletop ran out of gas; needs immediate help with trucks (or gas) to get remaining 60 crated animals from old place to new. Show up at 91118 Windfern (between 290 and the racetrack) if you can help."
Correction: 9118 Windfern
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