UPDATE: Special dog seeking very special person

Remington has been adopted!

Remington was rescued after Katrina. His kennel is dark, dirty and dingy and he needs to be removed as soon as possible. He along with others may be euthanized for no reason other than that they have been there too long.

REMINGTON was dangling a broken leg with bone protruding when he was found, and was transported to Richmond, VA where he remained in that condition for a week before his leg was amputated. The woman who rescued Remington has lost interest in him and the other dogs she rescued. She never visits them or checks on their condition.

Remington has been through a lot of pain and misery and yet remains an affectionate boy that just wants to be loved and be part of a family. When walked, he is full of wonder with everything around him. He is a bright, happy, intelligent dog and appears to be a quick learner. He is a sweetheart, walked well with a leash, and was so very grateful and happy to be out of his kennel where he spends 24/7. I have walked him with another dog and he was absolutely fine.

He is around 2 years old, and is a Boxer/Hound/Pit-mix with some bluish brindling. He weighs between 40-50lbs, is in good health and does remarkably well as a three-legged dog, especially when you consider how he has lived since the operation. His activity level is moderate. Again, he is an affectionate and loving boy. He would do best as an only dog at this time, or possibly with a submissive female. I have had him out with females and he does quite well.

He has been warehoused and is deteriorating as a result of this both physically and mentally. He would do best with someone who is quite dog savvy with dogs that have issues because of past experiences, i.e. being left in a crate 24/7 with little exercise, little to no human companionship, learning to cope with being a 3-legged dog in a dirty, dark and damp world. Remington has not been to any adoption events like many of the other dogs at this facility, and has had no chance of being adopted. Please consider adopting/rescuing Remington, he is a wonderful dog. The facility he is at is closing within the next 2 months, and he along with many others will most likely be put-down.

Amazing video of levee breach in Lakeview

Amanda - shame on you and Muttshack (bumped again)

The following was posted on the Muttshack blog:

Most of you know about the sacrifices made to save the Katrina Animals because many of you made them. MuttShack volunteers willingly made those sacrifices and achieved amazing results - over 3000 animals rescued, cared for and fostered or adopted. As MuttShack's Founder, I was humbled by the amazing talent and dedication of our volunteers. There are no words to convey my gratitude and could never be enough hours or days to thank you all.

I am replying to your very own words, Amanda: you couldn't include that dreaded word REUNITED in your little list of spectacular achievements now could you? Nope, you couldn't mention that BECAUSE YOU DID EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO WORK AGAINST REUNITING THESE 3000 ANIMALS WITH THEIR OWNERS - ALL KATRINA EVACUEES.

I personally don't care if you rescued 30 animals or 30,000. You did virtually nothing to find their owners. And you refused to return phone calls to volunteers and owners after you closed up shop and returned to CA. But it is widely known, thanks to former/embarrassed/disgruntled Muttshack volunteers, that they were instructed NOT to write down the rescue addresses. My heart goes out to the owners of those animals who will likely never again see their pets, and never even know if they were rescued. You are committing the worst sin of all - preventing the owners of these pets from having the closure they need and to make peace with this.

Male cocker spaniel kept by young girl

Rescued from New Orleans — 1 year ago

I went back to my house in New Orleans after Katrina (I got into the city before I was supposed to because my daddy is a fire chief) and found a cocker spaniel at my house and he was relatively clean and such a beautiful dog, and my parents let me keep him. and he is one year old and we had him checked out by the vet and he is 100% perfect! so its not exactly from a shelter, but its just as cool!

(btw, his name is Boots!)

Sep 16, 07:02PM PDT 5 cheers

Some Winn Dixie dogs (and one cat)

These were sent to me from someone who volunteered at Winn Dixie.

All, none or some may also be on Petfinder; I have not looked.

I don't know where these dogs were sent from Winn Dixie, and I have no other information than what can be seen in the photos.





This JRT mix is wearing a black collar that looks to be nylon mesh. The info on the tag around its neck in the second photo says 127_____. The rest of the writing is illegible.

George Bush finally does something good

He probably thought he was signing the No Debt Left Behind act or perhaps the No Jet Left Behind act.

Whatever.

The PETS Act is now law.

Thanks to all who worked for this.

	October 10, 2006
		Dear Friend, This past Friday at the White House, President Bush signed the Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards (PETS) Act into law. This landmark legislation, which was strongly backed by The Humane Society of the United States, requires local and state disaster plans to include provisions for household pets and service animals in the event of a major disaster or emergency. When I was in the Gulf during Hurricane Katrina, I saw the government's failure to have a plan for helping animals. Tens of thousands of animals suffered terribly and were lost or left behind because our communities and responders didn't have a plan in place. With more than 358 million pets in the United States residing in 63 percent of American households, the PETS Act will help ensure that Americans never again are faced with the horrifying choice of abandoning their pet and finding their way to safety, or staying with their pet and remaining in a hazardous, and potentially life-threatening situation. Some states and local communities have already engaged in disaster preparedness for animals, and with a federal law now in place, the future for you and your companion animal in a disaster is much brighter. Thank you for helping us pass the PETS Act, and for all you do on behalf of animals! Sincerely, Wayne Pacelle President & CEO The Humane Society of the United States
		Copyright © 2006 The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) | All Rights Reserved. The Humane Society of the United States | 2100 L Street, NW | Washington, DC 20037 humanesociety@hsus.org | 202-452-1100 | www.hsus.org

Animal Ark in MN - Good Guys of Katrina

Warning: have tissues available before watching these videos.

Part 1
http://kstp.dayport.com/viewer/viewerpage.php?Art_ID=166393

Part 2
http://kstp.dayport.com/viewer/viewerpage.php?Art_ID=166394

Your dog's new life in Chicago (Nov, 2005)

Friday, November 25, 2005

We live in Chicago and adopted a wonderful dog through a local pet shelter in late September.

We weren't necessarily looking for a rescued pooch from the hurricane, but it just so happens that the sweet eyes staring up at us from the cage were those of a dog who had been found in the New Orleans area.

Mardi is the name we gave her to always remind us of where she came from. To us, she's a hero. What did she endure in the weeks prior to her arrival here?

She lost a person or family who loved and cared for her. How did she survive, physically and emotionally, in the weeks after she lost her first family

She had both a cough and sinus congestion for the first month, but that has now cleared up, and she's as frisky and loving as anyone could hope for -- and remarkably focused on the neighborhood squirrels.

When we take her to the beach (yes, Chicago has beaches) she shows no fear of the cold water and loves to play with the other dogs there. She saw snow flurries and was hilarious in attacking them.

My heart goes out to the person or people who previously lived with the love of this dog. I hope they know she's alive and happy, even if sometimes her eyes seem to focus on a distant place and time.

Her unabashed affection, not to mention house training, shows us her owners were loving people who took good care of this dog before Katrina blew in and tore them from each other.

In their honor and for her sake, we'll always give Mardi the best possible care.

Russ Klettke
773-561-1061

(highlighting mine)

Dear Russ,

I just came across your letter-to-the-editor or whatever it is that I saved from last November, wanting to reply then but being too busy at the time. Your comments take on a whole new dimension now, a year+ since the Big K.

It is refreshing to see that you referred to your Katrina dog's owners as loving people who took good care of her before Katrina tore them from each other. Excuse me, but what in the world were you thinking when you wrote that? Were you told by the shelter that the dog was owner surrendered? And if so, did you actually believe that?

What did you think that distant look in her eyes meant?

Would it be your opinion that having a gun pointed at you while being ordered to get on a helicopter without your dog is what is meant by owner surrender? Being forced to leave her on the ground - the dog you stayed behind to protect; the dog that means the world to you; the dog that has been part of your family for 2 or 6 or 10 years. This is owner surrender?

Before Katrina this is what owner surrender meant: walking into an animal shelter with a dog or cat that was once a pet but is no longer needed or wanted, handed over with a pathetic excuse like "I'm moving and I can't have pets in my new condo/ apartment/cell; or "My new girlfriend/boyfriend doesn't like cats/dogs" or "I just didn't know he would get so big."

Being forcibly separated from beloved pets following the worst natural disaster to ever hit this country does not constitute owner surrender.

So please consider doing the right thing and maybe even racking up some karma points in the process. Post the dog's photo so we can see if she is one that has been searched for, one whose disappearance has caused her owners sleepless nights, nightmares and unimaginable guilt and remorse; one whose owner has spent the better part of the past year searching and praying for her return.

Sincerely,
Anita Wollison

"Because They Have No Words" receives RAVE reviews

If you live in or anywhere near Los Angeles you have two weekends left to see this play.

Don't miss it.

Details and ticket info posted here

Selected as the Pick of the Week by LA Weekly

AOL City Guide Los Angeles

'They literally threw her away in a trash Dumpster'

Dog found in Red Lion shopping center 'looks pitiful' but is going to survive

By ROBIN BROWN, The News Journal

Updated Wednesday, September 13, 2006

The tattered dog stood still as her cage door opened today at Delaware SPCA’s animal shelter in Stanton, three days after she was rescued.

“She’s doing better,” said Executive Director John E. Caldwell. “She looks pitiful, but she’s going to survive.”

Nearly bald, few tufts are left of her thick, creamy fur. She is mature, maybe 3 or 4 years old, but petite for a grown chow, boney thin at 30 pounds, with the breed’s typical lion-like face. Scratches, lesions and scab cover her. Her right ear, a scarred stump, is two-thirds gone. Both ears are impacted by infection. Around wide dark eyes -- cloudy, partly blind -- hair was trimmed away as they began to treat her eyes, sealed shut by an infection.

She wobbles a few, slow steps. Despite severe pain, she responds to petting with a friendly lick of her chow-black tongue and a wag of her last long ivory hair, a tuft at the end of her tail.

She faces no death sentence. “There is no intention of that happening,” Caldwell said.

The SPCA appealed today for information from anyone who recognizes the dog. She had no ID, rabies tag, collar or microchip identification.

“I don’t see an owner coming forward,” Caldwell said, adding that stepping up to take responsibility for abandoning a dog in that condition would be unlikely from an abusively neglectful owner or owners. “They literally threw her away in a trash Dumpster,” he said.

Frank’s Pizza workers dumping trash found her about 12:20 p.m. Monday at the Shoppes of Red Lion, a small shopping center off Red Lion Road (Del. 71). They called 911 and Delaware State Police contacted the SPCA, which investigates animal cruelty cases.

Caldwell said the dog could not have gotten into the bin on her own. “Cats find their own way into Dumpsters and raccoons find their own way into Dumpsters,” he said, but there was nothing around the trash bin for the dog to have climbed and the bin was too tall for a jump by such a weakened and critically ill dog.

Caldwell called the dog a victim and symbol of “the throw-away society,” dumped like an inanimate object when the convenient usefulness expired.

He theorizes the owner let simple medical problems grow worse over an extended time -- then dumped her for a slow and painful death instead of taking her to a veterinarian for care. It is the plight, he said, of too many pets whose owners are ignorant of their needs and the responsibilities of ownership -- legal or moral.

Since the dog’s rescue, her care has included treatment for severe flea infestation, antibiotics for eye and ear infections, treatment for severe tape worms and medicated bathing to ease her skin. Experts could not determine if she went blind from the infection that had sealed her eyes. Skin scrapings are being sent for testing in culture for mange, a rare and severe disease of mammals that is caused by parasites.

The dog’s plight prompted more than 90 people to call the shelter, checking on the dog’s condition, offering help or asking about the idea of adoption.

The SPCA welcomes contributions toward her care, said Caldwell, who refers to her by her shelter ID as “123 Blue.”

And adoption is the SPCA’s goal, Caldwell said, but the priority now is her continuing care and recovery. When fully recovered, she could be placed with a loving family or, perhaps, she could get an earlier shot at joining an adoptive family that is able and willing to keep nursing her back to health, he said.

But what Caldwell, in charge of the SPCA’s animal abuse investigation, wants most is a lead on her owner -- whom he plans to charge with cruel neglect and failure to provide veterinary care, punishable by fines, possible prison time and restrictions on animal ownership.

Contact robin brown at 324-2856 or rbrown@delawareonline.com.

Authorities ask anyone who recognizes this dog to call the Delaware SPCA at 998-2281.

HOW TO HELP Tax-deductible donations to help the rescued dog -- marked “For 123 Blue” -- may be sent to the Delaware SPCA, Stanton Box 6067, Wilmington, DE 19804.

Gotta love a 2 year old spam scam

From: richmond_opinga@zipmail.com.br

Mailed-By: zipmail.com.br

To: undisclosed-recipients

Date: Sep 13, 2006 10:53 AM

Subject: HELP SUPPLY THIS ANIMAL MEDICINE
(what animal? I read the entire email and was so upset that I didn't see any mention of the animal in need of medicine....poor animal, I hope it is ok).

Mr.Richmond opinga
Abidjan - Cote D'Ivoire,
West Africa.

Dear Friend,

I am writing to ask for your kind assistance to enable me execute a very lucrative and high profiting supply business with you.It is with great pleasure to share this business opportunity with you. It's Risk free, No Obligation (of course).

I am very confident with trust and understanding,we will execute this business to our mutual benefit and believe that you will not let down the trust and confidence I am willing to repose in you.

I work for an Agricultural Firm as the Corporate Affairs Manager.Between the 17th-19th of May, 2004 a seminar was held in Bouake,Cote d'ivoire of which I attended. While in the Seminar, I was opportuned to meet the President of Oriental Farms,Alhaji Usman Umarh.

Alhaji Usman Umarh is an accomplished and widely known millionaire farmer in this part of the region. He has farms in different countries of West Africa. But above all, he is one of the greatest supplier of cattles,beef and other diary products in this part of the West Coast. On knowing my profession, He took me into confidence by informing me about the purchase of a particular but very rare medicine for his cattles

He informed me that he buys this product at $5,000.00 USD per carton, and that he mostly buys to the excess of 850 cartons. He also informed me that he was only asking me to find out if my organisation could source for him a cheaper supplier considering the recent trend of falls in the general price of beef in the world market which is affecting his business (Oh no)!

Back in my office, I discussed this proposal with my boss and he decided to handle the supply by himself (next thing ya know you'll have the corner office). We carried out a market research and discovered that we could purchase these medicine somewhere cheaper in Europe for $2,000.00 USD per carton.

We moved proposal to Oriental Farms to make the supply to them at $4,800.00 USD per carton of which he accepted.Owing to my role in the transaction, I had an agreement with my Boss to be receiving 15% of whatever gain is made on each supply of which he agreed.But on the completion of the supply and the receipt of the payment, my boss renegade on our agreement and refused to give me my share of the profit (bastard).

Since then our relationship has been at its low ebb. I have since accepted it as one of life experiences.However as God may have it, I intercepted a recent letter of request from Alhaji Usman Umarh asking my boss to supply him with 1250 cartons of the same product as soon as possible (this enhances my trust and confidence in you, and our future mutually beneficial business venture).

I seized the letter and personally contacted him and informed them that I can introduce them to the producer who is ready to supply them the product at $4,400.00 USD if he will pay in advance as he usually does. He was very pleased and is right now waiting to be contacted by my partner.

We will buy the medicine at $2,000.00 USD from Europe and sell at$4,400.00 USD to Oriental Farms with him first paying 50% of our quoted price as mobilisation.I will be entitled to 30% of whatever profit we make after the deduction of all expenses.

If you are interested and capable of handling this supply with me, kindly get back to me urgently so that I can furnish you with more details and the contacts of the manufacturing company in Europe and that of Oriental Farms.

Kindly be notified that at no point in time should you let Oriental Farms to know that you are not the producer of the medicine and we should never allow them to know the contact of our real source in Europe so that they would'nt boycott us to deal directly with them (lips are sealed).

Thanks for your co-operation.Yours sincerely,
Mr.Richmond opinga
richmond_opinga@hotmail.com

Third PA dog gets reunited with owner

(click above to view video)

Ragnar was one of many dogs that ended up at Mollys Country Kennels in Landsdale, PA. Because of the excellent job done by UAN/EARS (at their staging area in Monroe, LA) who posted all the dogs on Petfinder with good clear photos as well as all the ID that came on the dogs, volunteer Nancy Gaffney from NJ was able to match Earle's lost Petfinder record with the Found Petfinder record posted by UAN. Only problem was that by the time Nancy found Ragnar, at the end of December, the record had already been Inactivated by Mollys.

So she contacted Earle and instructed him to contact Mollys immediately to let them know that they had his dog and he wanted him back.

Mollys reply was the same rude, dismissive and completely uncaring reply they have given to others who contacted them about their dogs. He was told that his dog had been adopted and he missed the deadline. Actually he didn't miss the deadline, but contacted them the day before their stated deadline. None of that would have mattered, since they gave away ("adopted") his dog to someone in October!!
Too bad, sorry, get over it was the basic message.

It was also the basic message Nancy and I got talking to Bob Payne and others at Mollys and the ABKA headquarters (the organization that sponsored the flight from Monroe to PA) in January.

Ain't it convenient that Bob Payne who owns Mollys also happens to be the President of the ABKA?? Or at least was the President last fall when all this was going on.

So then Earle sent a letter to Mollys and asked them to please forward the letter to the people who had adopted his dog. Again, according to Mollys own statement on Ragnar's Petfinder record, all adoptions would be final on January 1, 2006 and Earle made contact on December 31.

In August, weeks after the lawsuit was filed in Montgomery County (PA) Court, and in spite of Bob Payne's refusal to return Ragnar to Earle, Ragnar's adopted PA family found out about all this, and were shocked and upset to learn that the dog's real owner had been searching for him and wanted him back.

Bob Payne never did give the letter to them. Yea, that's a shock.

So Ragnar's new family called Earle and talked. They compared stories. They emailed Earle photos of Ragnar taken with their other dog and in the snow last winter.

Soon thereafter I talked to the adopters, and as Earle had said, they are wonderful people. They said that they are very attached to Ragnar and love him but would of course give him back to Earle because it was the right thing to do. And because there is mutual respect and trust all between between the people who love Ragnar, they will continue to foster him until Earle is out of his FEMA trailer and back in his house.

So of course Earle couldn't wait to see was Ragnar and it was decided that he would fly up for Labor Day weekend.

Kitty and I picked him up from the airport on Saturday afternoon and after getting something to eat, had a very emotional reunion with Ragnar and his "PA family". At one point we were all crying (all except Ragnar). He is a sweet sweet dog, and quite beautiful too. Earle was invited to spend the night at their house (actually they insisted) and on Sunday we all met up in a park which is where the media was invited.

That turned out to be a really good plan since Ragnar was a bit overwhelmed during the "real" reunion" with not only both of his families there, but also Kitty and me...everyone fussing over him.

And to make this all extra special, Nancy Gaffney drove down from NJ on Sunday to surprise Earle. Kitty, Nancy and I finally met Earle and Ragnar, and visa-versa, and we all got to meet Ragnar's wonderful PA family. It was all good. It was the way it should all be.

Your help is needed

There are still many cats roaming in the greater New Orleans area from Katrina, as well as the kitties and grand-kitties of those cats. Efforts are being made to trap them and depending on whether they are feral or not, spay/neuter & release or put up for adoption. The volunteers who have been feeding those cats (maintaining set food & water stations) are totally burnt out and fried. There are only a few left to cover most all of Orleans, St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parishes. They can't continue at this pace. New volunteers are desperately needed.

Here's a suggestion: if you are a Katrina evacuee who is still searching for your lost/missing cat and are back in the area, please consider volunteering some of your time.
Your cat may still be out there. Or maybe you got your cat back thanks to the efforts of other volunteers. Think of it like Pay it Forward - for all those months that you were in crisis and without internet access, volunteers left behind their jobs, families and their own pets to come to New Orleans to help rescue your pets. Then more volunteers all over the country as well as in Canada, Belgium and Australia spent tens of thousands of hours online searching for rescued pets and doing what we/they could do to facilitate reunions.

But now we need the people from and in the New Orleans area to step up to the plate and help. Feeders are needed in Lakeview, the 9th Ward , New Orleans East, St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parish. Whether you can volunteer occassionally or on a regular schedule, please give what you can.

Pay it forward. Pay it backward, either way,
please contact ARNO now. Thank you!

Outrage in PA

(the update with photos has been posted here)

This is the letter from Tammy Grimes of Dogs Deserve Better.
She is absolutely one of the good guys. Please read this and watch the video.

From: tammy@dogsdeservebetter.org
Sent: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 8:59 PM
Subject: [dogsdeservebetterreps] Grimes Jailed for Rescuing Dying Chained Dog

OK, everyone, if you're getting this e-mail it means the police followed through on their threat to put me in jail for taking Doogie today.

Here is the background info:

We got a call from Kim in East Freedom this morning, crying because Doogie hadn't gotten up since Saturday. She had been calling the Central Pennsylvania Humane Society since Saturday to no avail. We told her we aren't law officers, and she needed to call the humane officer. Then we got another call about the same dog, from another person who passes him every day. At that point we called Kim back to see if she'd heard from the Humane Officer. She had not, so we promised her we'd go out and see what we could do. When we got there, we took photos and video of Doogie. We initially thought he was dead, as he was not moving and his back was to us. We found out that the people were not home to talk to about him, so I made the decision that he could not lay there on the cold wet ground for one moment longer, and I would accept all consequences of my decision.

The neighbor has agreed to testify on my behalf if necessary. She cried the whole time we were there, you can hear her on the video.

I think once you see the video and pictures, you'll understand why I made this decision.

The vet documented his general negligent condition, low weight, sores, missing fur, and took x-rays of his back and hips. He determined that he has very bad back spurs that are causing him a lot of pain and are most likely responsible for his inability to walk. He also saw an undetermined mass near his hip on the x-ray. He gave him a shot for pain plus some B vitamins for energy, so that perhaps he could have even one good day or a few good hours. He wrote a letter stating his condition in case we needed it.

Shortly after we got Doogie to my home, situated, bathed (had to, the stench was too bad), and fed and watered an Officer Flag called from the Freedom Township Police Department (I know, Freedom, isn't that ironic?). He wanted me to return Doogie, which I refused to do.

Here's what I need from you all. View the videos and photos, below. I think you'll agree with me that this is NOT acceptable in ANY kind of humane society, and we cannot allow this kind of animal abuse. We MUST stand up and STOP accepting this to be ok for people to do to their dogs, and STOP jailing those who are trying to help them.

I could never look myself in the eye again, much less sleep tonight, had I left Doogie there dying, shivering in the dirt. I will spend the rest of my life in jail as opposed to handing him over to be abused further by these people.

Please, contact ALL media with these photos and videos. Get justice, for Doogie and for me. Do NOT allow this treatment of those who are here to help, and who actually care. Call the Pennsylvania Humane
Society and tell them you expect them to stand with me against this kind of abuse.

Doogie laying on the ground, neighbor crying in background:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN9t1rv4pj4

Doogie after vet at Grimes house:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8wxGP1N7QQ

Officer Flag: Cell 814.201.0149
Freedom Township Police Headquarters: 814.695.8545
Pennsylvania Humane Society: 814.942.5402
Humane Officer Paul Gotshall: 814.942.3780

Altoona Mirror: 800.287.4480; pbanko@altoonamirror.com;
news@altoonamirror.com
WTAJ-TV10: 814.944.1414
WJAC-TV 6: 814.255.7600

All national media! Make sure to send them links to the video, it's very compelling. My best friend, Tracy, has the video and hi-resolution copies of the images for print. She can be reached at tracy@daftgeneration.com

Don't stop until there is Justice for Doogie and ME! I'm just not tolerating this kind of treatment, for either of us. No one should.

Tammy

Shelters, rescuers, fosters please check here

I will be adding photos as I come across missing pets that need additioanl exposure. Feel free to cross-post the photos and help search. If you find a likely match, either email it to me or post it as a comment. Thanks!

These two dogs were rescued from 5351 Cameron St. and are still missing.
Did you rescue them? Did they come through your shelter? Can you help them get home? Thank you.

Owners please check here

I will be adding more photos here as I find them on my computer. Please check back.
If you think that one of these dogs is yours, please send an email to noanimalleftbehind@gmail.com if no contact info is listed with the photo.

This young (approx. one year old at time of Katrina) female yellow lab was rescued and/or taken in by Midwest Lab Rescue. I have never seen her posted on Petfinder (AERN). Their contact information is: (847) 604-3254 and email: mail@midwestlabrescue.org

The top photo is the way it appeared (I think on Craig's List). The bottom photo was color corrected on Photoshop as I'm not sure if she is more yellow or more cream colored.



This is what was written up including all the original typos.

Im Comiskey, a 1 year old female weighing in at about 46 pounds. I probably need to put on a few pounds, which should be no problem since I love to eat! I came all the way from New Orleans where I lost my home due to Hurricane Katrina. Im a really sweet girl who likes a lot of attention. I get along well with the boys (a 2yr. old & 6yr. old) who live here, but their dog thinks Im a bit of a pest. He just doesnt understand that I love to play. I still like to play like a puppy and need to be watched so I dont get into things I shouldn't, but I listen when Im told no. I stay in my crate when no one is home and at night when everyone is sleeping, but I dont complain. I would prefer to sleep on the furniture, but my foster mom doesnt allow it. Im pretty much housebroken and I go to the door when I need to go out, but you have to watch for me because Im so quiet. My foster mom says I am a great girl and will make my future forever family very happy

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The following photos were taken at Winn Dixie.

(click on a pic for a larger view)

Same dog, 2 different views above and below

Bandit and Malvin Reunited...Life is Good

See photos of Malvin and Bandit at home earlier tonight here.

Please please help find this 14 year old cat...her owner loves her so much!

This is Mittens.

She is a 14 year-old spayed gray and white tabby. She has a bobtail, and steel blue/gray eyes, gray tiger striped legs with white feet and a white belly. Her facial markings are very soft, more like a lynx point siamese than a tabby.

Mittens was picked up at the Napoleon and St. Charles evacuation site, where Martha, her owner, was forced to leave her. She was then taken to Lamar Dixon with owner contact information. She was in the same cat carrier as Whiskers who was located at Treasure Coast Humane in Florida in October and reunited.

Not a single shelter in the whole country claimed to have this cat. But she is out there somewhere. Someone took her home from Lamar Dixon.

PLEASE Help. Martha had Mittens for 13 years at the time of Katrina and misses her terribly. No questions asked, let's just get Mittens home.

Please cross-post to all cat people, vets, shelters, rescues, anywhere. No questions asked.

Please.

Calling All Angels

Click above. Turn up your volume. View on full screen.

STOP the insane rumor mill already. Please.

Being edited and updated.

Please check back.