The Ramblings of Just Another Crazy Cat Lady

No one can save every animal, but everyone can save one. Please be that person.I am one of the coolest most caring crazy cat ladys you will ever meet. I love all animals though great & small. I have a crazy cat man too but he really doesn't like calling himself that he prefers kitty poppa. I hope you enjoy my blog. Its my first one ever. I will be blogging about many things that matter as well as kitty cats and other animals. I consider myself to be an animal rights welfare activist.

12/18/13

Carissa has been waiting patiently for a rescue to notice her.

Carissa has been waiting patiently for a rescue to notice her. She was in the shelter last year and was adopted locally. Instead of being spayed as state law states she was bred to line her adopters pockets. Her babies went on to rescue and she was left behind. She is a very gentle dog, good with other dogs, and very affectionate. She is located in Altus OK but transport is available to some places.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=712759895400684&set=np.107679886.100000789312649&type=1&theater&notif_t=notify_me

Rinny (M) - Adult GSD/Chow mix In need of rescue or adopter

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=710910488918958&set=a.657912997552041.1073741852.270902829586395&type=1&theater

Blind man who fell on subway tracks says dog 'saved my life,' but insurance stopped covering, so guide must go Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/uptown/blind-man-dog-injured-subway-station-article-1.1550257#ixzz2npMkOJLt

Cecil Williams, 60, and his black Labrador retriever, Orlando, 11, fell onto the tracks from the A-train platform at 125th St — the faithful guide dog trying valiantly to save its master, who escaped with minor injuries. Now, unable to afford to care for Orlando, Williams says he must put him up for adoption.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/uptown/blind-man-dog-injured-subway-station-article-1.1550257

12/17/13

Felipe (M) - Adult Chi/Chi mix In need of rescue or adopter

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=710910212252319&set=a.521988014477874.120910.270902829586395&type=1&theater

Tethered dog dangled from balcony causes outrage, leads to charge

I really wish nothing but hell & hurt & horribleness for the lowest of the low pieces of shit that hurt, neglect, & murder animals. I wish they would all DIE! The world does not need people like them in it.

http://www.wyff4.com/news/local-news/greenville-news/tethered-dog-dangled-from-balcony-causes-outrage/-/9654794/23509160/-/hc2otfz/-/index.html

Saddest looking stray dog wandering for two years needs our help

http://www.examiner.com/article/saddest-looking-stray-dog-wandering-for-two-years-needs-our-help?cid=PROD-redesign-right-next

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151852657721939&set=a.113746886938.101282.108992141938&type=1&theater

Nico - Juvenile In need of rescue or adopter.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=690946600915347&set=a.521988014477874.120910.270902829586395&type=1&theater

According to local advocates, Gwinnett County, GA is attempting to reduce the cat holding period from 5 days to a paltry 48 hours

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=699377470086500&set=a.159167054107547.34833.159092957448290&type=1&theater

Tied to a fence, abandoned and giving up hope at a Long Island animal shelter

http://www.examiner.com/article/tied-to-a-fence-abandoned-and-giving-up-hope-at-a-long-island-animal-shelter?CID=examiner_alerts_article

12/16/13

Rance (M) - Adult Pit bull terreir mix In need of rescue or adopter

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=710911198918887&set=a.521988014477874.120910.270902829586395&type=1&theater

POUND FULL NO INTEREST Just look at this face!

Patch has to be one of the most precious babies I have ever seen- and things are just not looking good for him- He's had no interest and he's located in an extremely rural facility that doesn't get very many visitors He needs you guys- Please save his life

Name- Patch
PF LINK-http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/28027990/
Facility- Adams County
West Union, Ohio
937-544-2431

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=766193970062398&set=a.252994508049016.80576.250169258331541&type=1&theater

It is horrible that anyone would harm a defenseless animal this way.

It is horrible that anyone would harm a defenseless animal this way. We can't give out the details about how this happened because of an investigation but it is not something anyone would want to hear anyway. Thankfully Mikey made his way to a pet lover's house. Dina was able to get him to the vet and get him some pain meds for the time being but she can not afford to cover his total care cost. She is able to cover the majority of it but needs some help. The total cost is going to be over seven hundred dollars. Dina has managed to find a way to cover well over half of it. She needs us to help her with $235 of that. We have received $70 of it leaving $165. Please help by liking, sharing, and or commenting on this so others will see it.....if you can afford to make a contribution please click on the link at the bottom. Original story below.

Dina goes out every morning to start her car so it will warm up for her trip to take her girls to school. It is normally a quick trip and she goes back in to finish getting her youngest ready while the car warms. Thursday was a little different than the normal routine though. It started out the same, but on her way back in she heard what sounded like a cry. She stopped walking and listened but didn't hear it again. Dina went back in and helped Wendy finish getting ready then yelled for Angie to come on. The three of them went out the front door. As soon as she had let the storm door close, she heard the cry again. "Did either of you hear that?" She ask the girls. "Yea", Angie answered her back. "It's a kitty behind your flowers mommy", Wendy added. Dina walked over to the edge of the house where the hedges were growing and, sure enough, behind the thickest one was a cat. It looked Dina right in the eye and as if greeting her said "meow". Dina called "here kitty kitty" but he barely moved. He looked like he was going to but just sort of rocked and stayed in the same place. Dina knew something was wrong and told Angie to get her the throw blanket from the back seat of the car. She took the blanket, hunkered down, and practically crawled over to him. He was shivering so Dina covered him with the blanket. She petted his head a little to make sure he was friendly. Once she was convinced he wasn't going to try to tear her arm off she decided to scoop him up and bring him out. She put one hand on one side and the other hand on his other side and lifted... As soon as he was off the ground he started crying and twisting until Dina just let go. She expected the kitty to run off but he didn't, he just set in the same position he was in to begin with. He looked up at her again and as if to tell her "it was ok", he said softly, "meow". Dina knew something was bad wrong. She decided to take a different approach. She crawled out and went in the house and got a box and cut the front out of it. She then went back out and took the box with her this time. She got back to where the kitty was setting taking the box with her. She turned the box so the opening was toward the kitty then very easily lifted his front half with one hand and scooted the box under him then just as easily lifted the back and scooted him on into the box. After she got out of the bush and on her feet she told the girls to get in the back seat. She set the box in the passenger seat where she could keep an eye on her new friend.

Dina had already decided to take the kitty to the veterinarian after she dropped the girls at school. She also decided if no one claimed him that they would keep the kitty. They had two dogs but her husband had taken them with him during the divorce in June and she thought it may be good for the girls to have a pet and may help take their mind off of the recent split. She didn't tell the girls though because she didn't know what was wrong with the baby yet. On their way to the school Wendy proclaimed "His name is Mikey!". "Why do you say that?" Dina asked. "That's just what it is" Wendy answered. "OK" , Dina replied. Wendy was always naming and renaming pets, animals, toys, and dolls so Dina didn't give much thought to her naming the kitty.

Dina had a lot to do and the clinic was pretty busy so she filled out the paper work and ask if she could come back around noon. They told her that would be fine. When Dina got home she decided to check with the neighbors to see if any of them were missing their pet. She called the ones she had numbers for and went to the houses of the ones she didn't but no one claimed him. Dina didn't get anything she planned done because she spent the entire time Mikey was at the clinic looking for an owner. She went back to the clinic at noon and found out what was wrong. Mikey has a severely broken hind leg. It is practically snapped completely in two. The reason it hurt so badly when she picked him up is because it was dangling, with just the skin holding it on, and the weight of the lower part of the leg pulling down on it was excruciatingly painful for Mikey when he was picked up with nothing supporting the leg. The doctor bandaged the leg to hold it in place and gave Mikey some very strong medication. He is going to need surgery to repair it though and it may have to be removed completely if something is not done soon. The other choice is to euthanize him. Dina definitely does not want that to happen and neither do we.

Dina took care of Thursday's vet visit and paid for Mikey's medicine but in her current situation she can not afford surgery. She barely makes enough money at her part time job to pay the utilities. She did qualify for a small amount of care credit which is how she paid for Mikey's visit but not enough to cover surgery. She has ask us if we can help get Mikey the care he needs. We want to help but we can only do that with the assistance of fellow pet lovers.

Please like, share, and/or comment on this post to help Mikey's story reach someone that may be able to assist him...or click on the link below to make a contribution. Thanks to anyone that can find it in their heart to help this baby.

Contribution link:

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Steven (M) - Juvenile Boxer/Pit bull terrir mix In need of rescue or adopter

Look at that sad face. All he wants for Christmas is a home of his own.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=710909912252349&set=a.521988014477874.120910.270902829586395&type=1&theater

Monet (F) - Adult In need of rescue or adopter

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=710909702252370&set=a.521988014477874.120910.270902829586395&type=1&theater

12/15/13

Hi, my name is Nezra and I am looking for a foster mom/dad.

Hi, my name is Nezra and I am looking for a foster mom/dad. I am a happy and lucky dog because due some complications with my spay surgery I had to have emergency surgery shortly after. It was touch and go for a while there. No one thought I was going to make it and the vet was about to send me over the rainbow bridge, but what he didn’t know was, I am a fighter! I have fully recovered from surgery and am doing really well. I have now made it through being in a high kill shelter and almost dying during surgery. Now all I need is someone to take care of me until I find a rescue that will help me find my forever home. Can you be that person??

https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofAltusPaws/posts/711304662212874?notif_t=notify_me

12/14/13

Horse slaughter to resume

I am so pissed about this!
What a bunch of money hungry bullshit! Have fun eating that horse meat. DISGUSTING!!! So glad & proud I'm a vegetarian.

http://www.kcci.com/news/central-iowa/horse-slaughter-to-resume/-/9357080/23486362/-/1apmcez/-/index.html

Sadie (F) - Senior — in Altus, OK.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=710911395585534&set=a.521988014477874.120910.270902829586395&type=3&theater

If you are in the Altus or OKC area (or in between!) please consider making this Christmas a very special one for a very special dog?

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=710879985588675&set=a.271031896240155.76476.270902829586395&type=1&theater

12/13/13

We still need $467 to cover the transport vetting needs for this week

If anyone can spare a few dollars it would be much appreciated, some of these passengers have been in for foster for over a month and are very eager to travel to the start of their new lives.

http://www.youcaring.com/nonprofits/hershey-and-cocoa-need-help-getting-to-their-rescue/116261

https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofAltusPaws/posts/710350758974931?notif_t=notify_me

The investigation into the killing of the Safe Haven 19 was over before it began

The investigation into the killing of the Safe Haven 19 was over before it began. It consisted of the state police and the Department of Justice accepting the statement by the Animal Welfare Office as the only truth - without checking any of the facts or talking to any Delaware citizens involved.

It smells like a coverup.

Nobody bothered talking to people who have information about the dogs' personalities - former employees, volunteers and people who intended to adopt the dogs. Nobody asked for the certifications mandated by law that all organizations "willing to accept the animals for adoption" had a chance to pull the dogs before they were killed.

I talked with Tim Mullaney, Chief of Staff in the DE Dept. of Justice and Captain Moriarty of Troop 4 based in Georgetown. Mullaney suggested that we request that the investigation be reopened if we are not satisfied with this.

It makes a mockery of Delaware law for the Department of Justice and the state police simply accepted the Animal Welfare Office statement instead of
1) talking to people who have information about the dogs' personalities - former employees, volunteers and people who intended to adopt the dogs.
2) determining if notice for each dog was sent to the rescue "registry" before killing.

It is particularly offensive since there are allegations that Hetti Brown, the Director of the Animal Welfare Office , was involved in arranging for the killing of the dogs and that the state veterinarian did the actual killing .
The Animal Welfare Office statement must not be accepted as a truth because there are too many obvious inaccuracies in it.

First of all, Safe Haven had refused for months to allow rescue groups to pull dogs unless they had a "brick and mortar facility." That was their prerogative - up until the point where they were going kill dogs. Then the law mandates that any group "willing to accept animals for adoption" be notified and allowed to pull the animal.

To prove that Safe Haven and ASPCA complied with the law, there must be an investigation of whether emails went out with a list of each individual dog to be euthanized. And the emails would have to be sent to every group willing to accept dogs for adoption - including Grass Roots Rescue which had already asked to pull dogs but been turned down back when Safe Haven was pretending no dogs would be killed.

The only loophole is if there is "severe aggression" that threatens staff and other dogs. We know that is not true for most of the dogs from testimony provided by former employees and from volunteers and adopters who had interacted with the dogs within their last few days of life.

The only dog whom I cannot find recent testimony from former employees, volunteers and adopters is Douglas. He is 1 dog. What about the other 18 dogs whom people testify were sweet, friendly and loved to play? That is not "severe aggression." It is a complete lie to say they were severely aggressive.

But the Department of Justice and the state police didn't do a real investigation. They just accepted the statement by the Animal Welfare Office. That is completely inadequate.

We must demand that the investigation be reopened. The investigation must obtain all relevant documentation and testimony from Delaware citizens.

If there is no real investigation, then the Shelter Standards law is a sad joke. And if the Shelter Standards law is meaningless and will never be enforced, not even by the new Animal Welfare Office, then it is time to take political action.

This is an election issue. If our legislators don't stand up for enforcement of the law and for listening to Delaware citizens, then we need a new set of legislators. This is a very serious issue that must be considered by every voter come election time.

Please write all of the legislators and the Governor to tell them that you want the investigation reopened and you want it to be more than a statement by a state official who may implicated in the violation of the law.

We expect Delaware law to be enforced and we will not accept coverups.

https://www.facebook.com/NoKillDelaware/posts/777045825644815?notif_t=notify_me

Dakota needs help getting to his rescue

http://www.youcaring.com/nonprofits/dakota-needs-help-getting-to-his-rescue/116239

https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofAltusPaws/posts/710418305634843?notif_t=notify_me

State looking into fate of more than 1,200 missing shelter cats

Animals were transferred by city to a nonprofit, which left many in South Side apartment

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-illinois-cat-shelter-investigation-20131212,0,286372.story

Another reason laws like CAPA are so misguided in the unregulated rescue world.

The State Department of Agriculture is investigating the fate of more than 1,200 cats transferred from Chicago's Animal Control Department to a suburban animal shelter this year, after complaints alleged that dozens of felines were being kept under inhumane conditions in a Back of the Yards

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=663598770359321&id=282035761848959&notif_t=notify_me

Zoro - 6 Months (M) Pit bull terrier

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=697907396885934&set=a.521988014477874.120910.270902829586395&type=1&theater

12/12/13

Primrose and her 5 pups needs help getting to their rescue

Primrose and her 5 pups have a rescue committed to finding them the perfect furrever homes. In order to get to that rescue and the happy life they deserve they must be transported across state lines requiring pre-transport vetting (vaccines and a health certificate). Can you spare a few dollars to help Primrose and her 5 pups make it to rescue? - See more at: http://www.youcaring.com/nonprofits/primrose-and-her-5-pups-needs-help-getting-to-their-rescue/116236#sthash.hGtzQCaa.dpuf

http://www.youcaring.com/nonprofits/primrose-and-her-5-pups-needs-help-getting-to-their-rescue/116236

12/11/13

Barbie Gets Evicted

Chicks Are Like Cats

On Wednesday, several dogs in Barrow County will be destroyed

On Wednesday, several dogs at the Barrow County Animal Control facility in Winder, Ga., will be destroyed.

http://www.examiner.com/article/on-wednesday-several-dogs-barrow-county-will-be-destroyed

Neglected, chained dog dies in the bitter cold

Nothing hurts quite as badly as a call for help that comes too late...

http://www.examiner.com/article/neglected-chained-dog-dies-the-bitter-cold

And then there were three...

Fosters needed in the Altus or OKC areas. Just 10 short days to freedom for these loving little dogs. Rainie and Magnolia can bunk together, as can Ben and Bolger. Everyone promises to be on their best behavior if you'll just help them get to their forever homes! Please say you will?

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=709610475715626&set=a.271031896240155.76476.270902829586395&type=1&theater

12/9/13

Not a soul has called or visited TAXI! He only has until this THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12TH to find a great home!

RESCUED!

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=564201106990712&set=a.133087210102106.33718.132912580119569&type=1&theater

Reddit to the rescue: Strangers find missing dog

When Piper Below's dog, Jack, ran away after an accident, she was afraid she might never see him again. That's when strangers on Internet forum Reddit stepped in to help.
http://www.hlntv.com/slideshow/2013/12/07/reddit-dog-rescue-jack-piper?hpt=hp_t3

12/8/13

If you CARE, please SHARE!

It is so cold this time of year -PLEASE PLEASE -bring in your pets. If you are cold -they are cold -they deserve to be in a warm home -just like you. If you see a dog left out in the cold -REPORT IT -Owners MUST provide shelter for their pets! We must be their voice -so REPORT animal abuse/neglect!