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Hundreds Hound Shelter for Seized Dogs
WJLA ^
| March 17, 2008
| AMANDA LEE MYERS
Posted on 03/17/2008 8:17:07 PM PDT by RDTF
A frenzy of tiny-dog lovers has descended on an animal shelter that rescued hundreds of Chihuahuas from a filthy rural Arizona home, with some potential owners getting into shoving matches and others calling from around the globe. The nearly 800 small dogs, mostly Chihuahuas, and 82 parrots were found in a large mobile home northwest of Tucson last week. All that were old enough and healthy enough to leave the shelter were adopted by Monday, authorities said.
When news spread Thursday of the dog rescue, hundreds of people packed into the Humane Society of Southern Arizona in hopes of adopting the dogs, spokeswoman Jenny Rose said.
Tempers flared, and a few people got into shoving matches, Rose said. The sheriff's department cleared everyone out, and the shelter closed for the day.
The next day, Rose said, 500 people lined up to get the dogs, which included terriers, Pomeranians, Chinese cresteds and Lhasa apsos. The shelter passed out numbers and had everyone come back in groups of 100 each day.
"This has been uncharted territory for us," Rose said. "We would like to give everyone a dog who is interested in one, but we just don't have enough."
Rose said calls came in from Germany, Australia and across the nation. One man from Massachusetts found her cell phone number and woke her up at 8 a.m. Saturday.
"He said, 'I know it's 8 o'clock there, but I really want a dog,'" Rose said.
"Oh, thanks, that's sweet," she quipped.
The dogs were rescued from a home in bad condition with urine and feces everywhere, officials said.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: dogs; parrots
Nancy Grace ran this story last week. Guess a lot of people were watching.
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posted on
03/17/2008 8:17:08 PM PDT
by
RDTF
To: HairOfTheDog; Dog Gone
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posted on
03/17/2008 8:18:44 PM PDT
by
RDTF
(Go AEGIS!)
To: RDTF
I love these dogs, they really do have superior intellect.
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posted on
03/17/2008 8:25:42 PM PDT
by
Siberian-psycho
(An oppressed class which did not try to possess arms, would deserve to be treated as slaves." Lenin)
To: RDTF
"And in further developments, every XS sized dog sweatsuit and prom dress were completely sold out at the local Walmart." /sarcasm off
Glad they were adopted out, however.
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posted on
03/17/2008 8:27:03 PM PDT
by
TNdandelion
("I have no doubt that Sen. Clinton would make a good President"--John McCain)
To: Siberian-psycho
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posted on
03/17/2008 8:28:03 PM PDT
by
swampdweller
(Live Free or Die Hard)
To: Siberian-psycho
wow! I had no idea that Slick Willy had a mousta.....nevermind!
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posted on
03/17/2008 8:31:51 PM PDT
by
sofaman
(Moses dragged us through the desert for 40 years to bring us to the one place in the ME with no oil.)
To: RDTF
Can you imagine 800 of these little buggers nipping at your heels?
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posted on
03/17/2008 8:34:38 PM PDT
by
swampdweller
(Live Free or Die Hard)
To: RDTF
They sent 100 up here to a local shelter in the Bay area, I think all of them are spoken for.. or will be soon..
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posted on
03/17/2008 8:45:06 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE’s toll-free tip hotline —1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRGeT)
To: RDTF
Just from reading the article, I thought it wouldn’t take long, particularly since the dogs are small. I hope the parrots find homes very soon, too.
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posted on
03/17/2008 8:58:17 PM PDT
by
skr
(How majestic is Thy Name, O Lord, and how mighty are Thy Works!)
To: Siberian-psycho
Hey - I never realized it, but he kinda looks like Groucho!
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posted on
03/17/2008 9:48:08 PM PDT
by
Slump Tester
(Only CINOs and democRATs knowingly and willingly vote for RINOs!)
To: Slump Tester
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posted on
03/17/2008 9:50:51 PM PDT
by
Siberian-psycho
(An oppressed class which did not try to possess arms, would deserve to be treated as slaves." Lenin)
To: Siberian-psycho; Slump Tester
LOL! :D ....great post(s) both of ya!
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posted on
03/17/2008 10:14:23 PM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(just b/c your paranoid, doesn't mean "they" aren't out to get you...our hopes were dashed by CINOs :)
To: swampdweller
To: RDTF
A-w-w-w-w-w!
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posted on
03/18/2008 12:58:12 AM PDT
by
Albion Wilde
(The best argument against democracy is a 5-minute conversation with the average voter.—WChurchill)
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