Posted on 09/24/2005 11:02:05 PM PDT by Former Military Chick
A chance meeting at an Independence animal shelter has left a relocated Hurricane Katrina victim without his longtime pet.
John Wyrick, who moved to the area from Mississippi following the hurricane, had taken his German Shepherd to the shelter approximately two weeks ago after learning he would not be able to keep it at a temporary residence.
He released his pet of 14 years to a stranger while searching for a place to live. After finding a home, he has learned he can't have his dog back.
Wyrick met with an unidentified woman visiting the shelter, said Amy Wells, shelter manager.
"He wanted the animal shelter to take the dog. They started talking," Wells said. "He decided he wanted to give the dog to her. I told them you cannot do the transfer on our property."
After that point the story becomes unclear. What is known is Independence resident Lynn Nevills eventually ended up with the dog. Wyrick could not be reached Friday.
City of Independence spokesperson Irene Baltrusaitis said the shelter believes Nevills is not the woman who spoke with Wyrick because she differs in body type and description. Nevertheless, at some point Nevills took possession of the dog. After Wyrick found a permanent residence, he approached Nevills about recovering his pet of 14 years.
Nevills reportedly has refused to return the dog. Nevills was at her home Friday afternoon but would not respond to requests for comment. The sound of a dog could be heard outside of her north Independence home.
Residents throughout the area have offered Nevills money or puppies as an incentive to return the dog to Wyrick after seeing the story on television.
Nevills is not a shelter volunteer. She has volunteered with the Independence Police Department's K-9 unit, according to Baltrusaitis.
Nevills and her husband have done grass and landscape work, as well as raised money for the department's K-9 program.
"We don't have volunteers who take care of dogs," Baltrusaitis said." The volunteers take care of other things."
To reach Andre Riley, e-mail andre.riley@examiner.net or call (816) 350-6362.
I'll ping you to threads to which I'm pinged.
I only found out about it via FR.
This is just the icing on a very miserable, month old cake, IMO.
I think the obvious answer is to put the dog halfway between the two people and see which way it runs.
Every year a few players become "free agents". So what are those who are not free?
The words may become archaic, but the actuality they represent -- the forms of property and contract -- are constants.
And slavery (as opposed to indenture) still is found. Outlawed in the US, sure. Still -- it's found here in illegal immigrant slave rings and it is still legal and widespread in Africa.
There's definately some siamese in there! Even the striped one has darker paws and ears. They're so cute!
BTTT!!!!!!
wasn't this movie called, CLOWN? i remember seeing it at school... it was silent... but no dialogue was necessary... it's been about 35 years for me...
And the case I just made, to which you you responded, is a real case. Happens again and again throughout history. To save lives of people or of beloved pets sometimes hard choices must be made. It's no sin to be a slave -- if that is what must be done to survive, nor sin to sell your beloved dog -- if it keeps him or her alive. And better that such mean people as slave-owners and dog-buying opportunists exist -- and have their legitimate deals honored -- than that a young person starve to death in Africa, or a dog drown or be put down.
Just to note -- regarding sex slavery, or slavery were the young slave would be assumed under normal practise in that culture to be raped -- death by starvation is the better. Selling your child into such sexual slavery is a sin.
Beats me.
I was very young and though the name escapes me the movie haunts me still.
"The words may become archaic"
Yet the mindset behind them never changes.
"I think the obvious answer is to put the dog halfway between the two people and see which way it runs."
So do I.
Bet she doesn't have the guts to do it, though.
That's BS. You know better.
I checked and you're right.
That's the title.
I was wrong though....it was Spain and not France.
[like a 5 year old could've told the difference]
But I do hope I never see it again...I couldn't take it...:))
You know that you're bashing your head against a brick wall, don't you?....:)
"A deal's a deal, but right is right and wrong is wrong."
"Wise words of the day" award nominee.
Sorry I'm late replying...I had to go out and turn some of my chattel [aka 3 geese and a goat] out into the back yard for browsing fun.
Twits make me wonder why they're even here in the first place.
I have to leave for dinner at the oldest sons house. I'll be on later. :)
Does he have any chattel of his own?
[rofl!]
See ya DJ.
[and the Moonbat says "hi!"].....:))
And kind. And sweet. And caring.
Name calling. Just how old are you?
If you could see our yard, you would say "dog - dig" same difference . . .
She's nothing a cold, heartless, inhuman beating couldn't take care of.
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