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« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2008, 09:47:32 AM » |
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Trudy, any way to find out how many no-kill shelters there are in NC and immediate
states? Seems like a concerted effort to divide the animals equally and absorb them
into other shelters might be an option. It's all I can think of at the moment. What a
shame. Poor babies.
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« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2008, 11:32:55 AM » |
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I agree that finding close(r) no-kills might be the way to go here ~ and perhaps dropping the adoption fees (or lowering them). I hate "free" animals because we know the kind of people who sometimes "adopt" them. I hope that there are solutions other than mass killing.
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« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2008, 12:44:43 PM » |
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Some rescues from further away will sometimes help in situations like this. I know they network. Hoping for a good outcome.
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« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2008, 08:20:08 PM » |
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Trudy, I wonder if Christie and Gina at Petconnection.com might have ideas of who to contact.
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« Reply #5 on: January 09, 2008, 10:27:00 PM » |
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Contact Best Friends sanctuary asap, send them this info & a plea for help. They frequently get involved in these kinds of situations: http://www.bestfriends.org/ |
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« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2008, 06:15:32 AM » |
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Taking in 650 animals is really too many animals unless you have a really big facility. Certainly not in the animals best interest for sure. There must be some other no-kill shelters closer in surrounding states where some could be placed & maybe some foster homes found. I also think that they should lower the price a bit but not give the animals away for free as some people do not value things that they get for nothing. It is really a shame but there are just too many animals & not enough people who want the responsibility or can financially afford to care for them. I hope that a satisfactory solution will be found for some if not all of the animals.
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« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2008, 07:05:14 AM » |
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Hearts United for Animals may also be able to help. They're in Nebraska. I've just sent them an inquiry, linking to this Itchmo page. http://www.hua.org |
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« Reply #8 on: January 10, 2008, 05:56:22 PM » |
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Thanks everyone. And i'll keep trying to get in touch with no kill shelters.
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« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2008, 09:23:46 PM » |
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I emailed Best Friends, will let you know if I get an answer back. If others email, it might have more impact (though 650 animals is a LOT to ignore!!)
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« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2008, 09:20:44 AM » |
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HUA mentioned that they had looked into the issue and the dogs appear to be mostly big ones. HUA is maxed out right now and cannot take them.
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