September 30th a.m. Update - They're Here and Safe!
Hello Everyone!
Last night, we had the pleasure of welcoming 21 darling Katrina dogs to Los Angeles.
We also had the pleasure of meeting their rescuers - Michelle, Michelle and Kim. These women are incredible! They pulled in with an enormous truck towing a 38 foot camper/trailer that they purchased just for this rescue effort. They loved and cared for these pups while driving 2 1/2 days nonstop back from New Orleans. By the time they arrived, dogs that were previously listed as "severely dehydrated and underweight" were plumping up and looking great.
We had poodles, american eskimos, an akita, a beagle, several lab mixes and chows.
Thanks to Dr. Wendy Brooks, we were able to do all of the medical processing in her animal hospital. The process was smooth, quick and the animals and people all had a great time!
A sincere thanks to Dr. Erin Wilson, Dr. Habib and Dr. Downing for donating their time last night! To the volunteers, thank you! All of you hung in there through the unexpected delays and I thank you so much. Your help is critical to making this process work.
I'll post pics from the night on the blog as soon as I get them so keep checking for updates.
Now, round 2 down - round 3 to go!
We are expecting Bobby from New Leash on Life to arrive next Friday - Oct. 7th with as many as 100 dogs.
In anticipation of his arrival, we need to secure rescue groups who are willing to take on dogs from this load. If you can commit to taking on some of these animals, please email me.
We also need a large warehouse, horse corral, field, airport hangar or something along these lines to do the intake /outake process. We are ideally looking for a spot on the westside or in the valley. So, if you have a connection, please let me know.
Lastly, Georja from Unleash the Beach held a fantastic fundraiser on Wed. night for the Katrina Animals. Based on her recommendation, some of the proceeds will be donated to the RFR effort specifically for building photo/description books of the animals. These books will be sent to libraries in New Orleans and other public areas as well as hotels where displaced owners are living. Many folks still do not have internet access and our hope is that sending these books will increase the likelihood that we will be able to reunite the animals with their owners. So, if you would like to volunteer to help build these booklets, please let me know.
More to come!
Warm regards,
Kim Finger
Coordinator, Rescue for Ruffugees
www.rescueforruffugees.blogspot.com
www.muchlove.org
Hello Everyone!
Last night, we had the pleasure of welcoming 21 darling Katrina dogs to Los Angeles.
We also had the pleasure of meeting their rescuers - Michelle, Michelle and Kim. These women are incredible! They pulled in with an enormous truck towing a 38 foot camper/trailer that they purchased just for this rescue effort. They loved and cared for these pups while driving 2 1/2 days nonstop back from New Orleans. By the time they arrived, dogs that were previously listed as "severely dehydrated and underweight" were plumping up and looking great.
We had poodles, american eskimos, an akita, a beagle, several lab mixes and chows.
Thanks to Dr. Wendy Brooks, we were able to do all of the medical processing in her animal hospital. The process was smooth, quick and the animals and people all had a great time!
A sincere thanks to Dr. Erin Wilson, Dr. Habib and Dr. Downing for donating their time last night! To the volunteers, thank you! All of you hung in there through the unexpected delays and I thank you so much. Your help is critical to making this process work.
I'll post pics from the night on the blog as soon as I get them so keep checking for updates.
Now, round 2 down - round 3 to go!
We are expecting Bobby from New Leash on Life to arrive next Friday - Oct. 7th with as many as 100 dogs.
In anticipation of his arrival, we need to secure rescue groups who are willing to take on dogs from this load. If you can commit to taking on some of these animals, please email me.
We also need a large warehouse, horse corral, field, airport hangar or something along these lines to do the intake /outake process. We are ideally looking for a spot on the westside or in the valley. So, if you have a connection, please let me know.
Lastly, Georja from Unleash the Beach held a fantastic fundraiser on Wed. night for the Katrina Animals. Based on her recommendation, some of the proceeds will be donated to the RFR effort specifically for building photo/description books of the animals. These books will be sent to libraries in New Orleans and other public areas as well as hotels where displaced owners are living. Many folks still do not have internet access and our hope is that sending these books will increase the likelihood that we will be able to reunite the animals with their owners. So, if you would like to volunteer to help build these booklets, please let me know.
More to come!
Warm regards,
Kim Finger
Coordinator, Rescue for Ruffugees
www.rescueforruffugees.blogspot.com
www.muchlove.org
posted by Rescue for Ruffugees at 7:33 AM
2 Comments:
Michelle, Michelle, Kim and Bobby... You have the wings of angels... What a wonderful thing you've done...
Missy
Good post overflowing of useful ideas! I like how you have written it properly but purposely. I have learned a lot from you. Good job and more writings to come!
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