Palatka/Putnam County, FL – Desperate dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens looking for homes for the holidays!

The following animals are located at the Putnam County Animal Shelter in Palatka, Florida. They are all VERY URGENT. These furry friends need to be adopted into a home or rescued by an organization. This shelter always has a large flow of incoming animals, so many are euthanized each week. These following animals could be euthanized at any time, but none will last beyond November 25. To survive, all animals must get out of the shelter before or on November 24. The animals below are just a small group of those in immediate need at this shelter. To view more of the animals, please take a look at the Putnam County Animal Shelter PHOTOALBUM, each animal’s details are listed below his/her picture. The following animals are those that shelter workers indicated as being most in need.

REMEMBER, IF YOU DO NOT LIVE IN THE AREA, TRANSPORTATION FOR THE ANIMAL TO YOU MIGHT BE POSSIBLE, EMAIL THE SHELTER TO ASK IF THEY’D BE WILLING TO COOPERATE WITH YOU TO GET THE ANIMAL TRANSPORTED VIA ONE OF THE TRANSPORT SERVICES LISTED ON MY RESCUE TRANSPORT PAGE.

Cage 66, Brindle mix, Male, Nice dog, Owner-surrender:

Cage 66, Tricolor Terrier mix, Female, Very sweet, Owner-surrender:

Cage 67, Lab mix, Female, Nice dog, Owner-Surrender:

Cage 67, Yellow Lab (looks to be purebred), Male, Beautiful, Owner-Surrender:

Cage 80, Mix, Male, Extremely nice, playful, and friendly, Found as stray:

Cage 46, “Sandy,” Tan mix, Female, Very sweet, Abandoned by owners:

Cage 51, “Henry,” Black-white Lab mix, Male, Very Sweet, Found as stray:

Cage 78, Blue Heeler, Female, Found as stray, (she is PREGNANT-please consider giving her a safe place to give birth where she does not have to fear herself or her puppies being put to death):

Cage 48, Red-white mix, Female, Nice dog, Picked up as Stray, (She has been taking care of the puppies in this photo, but they are not her’s. She rescued these pups, now it’s her turn to be rescued!):

Cage 22, Beautiful silver tabby kitten, (the eyes just look funky in the photo):

Cage 25, Black Hemmingway, Double paws (this poses no problem, it’s just very cute), Very sweet:

Cage 30, Large Snowshoe Siamese, Bright blue eyes, Sweet cat, (bad picture):

Cage 31, Medium long-haired orange Tabby cat, Very nice:

Cage 40, White & Tabby cat/kitten, Beautiful eyes:

If you are interested in adopting or rescuing any of these or any of the other animals at the Putnam County Animal Services, please: (it is best to call & email to cover all your bases)

Call: 386-329-0399 or 386-329-0396 (If you get the answering machine, leave a message including your name, the cage # of the animal(s) you’re interested in, the description of the animal you’re interested in, request that the shelter hold this animal until you can talk to them, and leave your phone number.

Email: putnamanimals@yahoo.com (Include your name, contact info, the cage # of the animal(s) you’re interested in, the description of the animal(s) you’re interested in, and ask the shelter to hold that animal)

Miami, FL – Two loving puppies need new homes immediately!

Meg and Peg two lively, energetic Labrador Retriever puppies looking for a home(s). They’re currently 2 months old. When full grown, they will each be between 40-50 lbs. They’re both very engaging, love to play with toys, and enjoy running around together. Meg and Peg love people and are friendly with everyone they meet, and they’d love to meet a special someone who wants to love them forever. Long walks, runs, or fetching sessions will keep them happy and fit. If you are an active person looking for a sports buddy (or two), take Meg and Peg out for a spin; They may be your perfect companions. Meg and Peg do not have to be adopted together, but they would certainly like it if someone were able. While looking at their picture makes it hard to imaging seperating them, if you are able to adopt one, please do not hesitate. It would be devastating if both were euthanized because nobody was willing to separate them.

I was forwarded an email from someone that works at the Miami-Dade shelter. She really cares for these two babies and would really like for them to find loving homes and the lives they deserve. Please help her and these loving dogs if you are able.

Meg and Peg are located at the Miami-Dade Animal Services facility, located at 7401 NW 74th Street, Miami, FL.

Meg’s shelter ID is A1110079. Peg’s shelter ID is A1110080.

YOU MUST GO IN PERSON TO PLACE A HOLD ON AN ANIMAL!

If you are interested in meeting, rescuing, or adopting Meg and Peg, please contact the Miami Dade Animal Services Volunteer & Mobile Adoption Liaison at:

Direct: 305-805-1778
Cell:     305-877-5458
Fax:     305-805-1619 

Please visit the Miami-Dade Animal Services WEBSITE to view more animals available for adoption.

Petland pet store chain officially linked to puppy mills!

After an eight-month investigation, the Humane Society of the United States accused Petland, the national pet store chain, of selling dogs bred under appalling conditions at puppy mills around the country.

The animal protection group made the charges at a news conference in Washington Thursday. The investigation involved 21 Petland stores and dozens of breeders and brokers. The Petland stores are being supplied by large-scale puppy mills, although customers are routinely informed that the dogs come only from good breeders, the Humane Society said.

“They are buying from puppy mills where these dogs are not treated like pets,” Michael Markarian, an executive vice president with the Humane Society, told a news conference. “They’re treated like a cash crop, where mother dogs live in wire cages, sometimes stacked on top of each other in filthy, dirty, cramped conditions, where they receive little socialization or human interaction or exercise.”

Dogs from puppy mills are sold at Petland stores for as much as $3,500 each, according to the Humane Society.

Investigators reviewed interstate import records of an additional 322 breeders, U.S. Department of Agriculture reports and more than 17,000 individual puppies linked to Petland stores, according to a release on the group’s Web site.

Filthy cages, inadequate care
Among the abuses cited, investigators found puppies in commercial breeders “living in filthy cages reeking of urine, with inadequate care and socialization,” according to the release. The Humane Society says dogs at the mills were found in cages with wire flooring so large that the puppies’ paws and even the paws of the mother dogs would fall through.

The group said pet stores should not be buying puppies from “abusive puppy mills” and “should not be lying to consumers” about where they get their puppies.

A call to Petland corporate offices in Chillicothe, Ohio, was not immediately returned. In a statement, Petland said the company does not support substandard breeding facilities and provides each store with guidelines on humane care of animals.

A statement on the company’s Web sitenoted that “Petland stores are independently operated by qualified franchisees. Each is responsible for choosing healthy pets offered to Petland customers. Petland, Inc. provides each Petland store with humane care guidelines to assist in this important task.”

Individual Petland stores previously have been targeted by animal rights activists for reselling puppies supplied by commercial breeders.

Large commercial breeders are legal and regulated by the USDA, but enforcement of humane conditions is a low priority, according to a recent report on msnbc.com.

The Humane Society investigation comes as legislators recently have stepped up moves to crack down on the lucrative puppy mill industry. In October, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell signed a bill imposing stricter standards on commercial kennels, including regular veterinary exams, larger cages and exercise areas. At least three other states have issued laws this year placing restrictions on commercial breeders.

Story by Jane Weaver. Take from msnbc.com. 

Unfortunately, it is almost certain that this is not the only pet store chain doing this. It’s also important to remember that it is not only dogs that are being bought from animal mills with unsanitary and cruel conditions. Small companion animals such as hamsters, rabbits, and birds are bred by large animal supply companies and sold to pet chain stores. These animals are kept in filthy, cramped cages, interbred, not given medical care, and generally not allowed to live the normal life intended for them. There is video footage of these supply companies and their inhumane practices, including footage of a male rabbits being neutered with a rusty knife and without any form of anesthetic. It’s important to not turn our backs on these animals at these pet stores, but to fight to end the existence of such establishments and the breeding companies. If possible, shop at your local independent pet store that practices humane business.

WARNING! Puppy mill owner posing as rescue!

A woman by the name of Barbara Back who pled guilty to 9 counts of theft by deception, investigated for running a puppy mill, sentenced to 2 years probation, is now posing as a rescue.

Barbara J. Back and Ted W. Back advertise on Adopt-a-Pet.com (http://www.adoptapet.com/) as K-9 Editions Rescue Pets while advertising dogs for sale on the following online puppy selling sites, saying they are located in Clinton, NJ but will ship puppies anywhere!

Next Day Pets: http://www.nextdaypets.com/directory/dogs/0201b214-c982.aspx
Dog Breeder Directory: http://www.puppyfind.com/l/?acct_id”5654 

From one of their ads: “we run a cavalier king charles rescue as well as breed the Cavalier.on occations (sic) we also take in other homeless puppies and dogs and find them fantastic homes, we run a strict relocation program which we will ship or deliver. the puppies will be ready to go at our next adoption drive in NJ you will need to be pre approved by sending oe mailing you (sic) adoption agreement to us prior to that day www.k9editions.org is where you will find the adoption agreement as well as more pics and info on puppies and what we do for the pets.” 
 
Phone:                 256-623-2590
Website:             http://k9editions.org
Dog Breeds:       Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Chihuahua, Golden Retriever, Great Pyrenees, Jack Russell Terrier, Labrador Retriever, Maltese, Miniature Dachshund, Newfoundland, Yorkshire Terrier
Aliases: Bach, Beck, Brown
 
And they  have the unmitigated gall to solicit your vote so they have a chance to win $10,000 for a “rescue makeover”!!! 
“Please rate our rescue, we have a chance to win $10,000 for the rescue and so we can help ever so many more, please take the time to do this we are counting on you all, past and present supporters. Thank You for your continued Support! http://www.care2.com/animalsheltercontest/75122” (Part of Adopt-a-Pet)
 
WHAT YOU CAN DO:

Please contact Adopt-a-Pet.com to demand that it remove and ban this pair from its site immediately:
 
Email:  info@AdoptaPet.com  
Phone:  1-800-728-3273

DO NOT MAKE CONTACT WITH THESE PEOPLE OR ATTEMPT TO ADOPT A DOG FROM THEIR “RESCUE.”

Great deaf pet resource from Petfinder!

I found this wonderful page on Petfinder that explains deaf pets, has wonderful links, and shows many deaf animals that are up for adoption on Petfinder right now!

Check out the Petfinder page to get links to 20 profiles of deaf pets in need, such as these little guys:

Barberton, OH – Homeless man saves 5 pups tossed in river!

Homeless man hero for 5 puppies

He saves sack full of newborns thrown into Tuscarawas River in Barberton. Humane Society takes 3; neighbor, 2

By Connie Bloom
Beacon Journal staff writer

Published on Tuesday, Sep 23, 2008

A red-headed homeless man who rides his bike all around Barberton is being called a hero for rescuing a sack full of newly born puppies from the Tuscarawas River on Monday.

”You could hear the yelping real bad and Donnie jumped in to see what it was,” said Debbie Smith, as she was surrounded by friends and family in her front yard in the Snydertown neighborhood.

”He was wet up to his knees and used his T-shirt to dry them off as good as he could.”

Smith doesn’t know the man’s real name, but he is a familiar sight in town and locals call him Donnie. He wears a heavy beard and rides a bicycle with a child trailer in back.

”He saved their little puppy lives,” Smith said.

The rescue began around 10:30 a.m., after Donnie spotted a man driving a green Chevy Cavalier or Ford Tempo toss something into the river, said neighbor Deanna Williams, who chatted with him in passing.

”I said hi to Donnie and he said, look what they did — somebody threw them in the river.”

Five squealing black puppies that still had their umbilical cords intact were pulled from the river. Their eyes were still closed and they appeared healthy. They eagerly took to a miniature baby bottle after a few training sessions.

Smith and Williams said they teamed up to alert police and local rescue shelters. Police told them they couldn’t help without a license plate number. Neighbors are watching for the green car.

The Humane Society of Greater Akron picked up three of the pups for safe keeping.

Smith kept two. She swaddled them in a towel and feeds them using a tricky double baby-bottle technique.

The squirming puppies make a ton of noise in a chorus of high-pitched squeals and squeaks.

A softie when it comes to creatures, Smith already has a full house with an adult Jack Russell and two cats.

”I’ve never been able to say no to animals,” she said.

If the owner didn’t want puppies, he should have had the parents spayed and neutered, she said.

”Donnie should get a medal,” said neighbor Chick Pettitt, known as the Colonel. ”It’s wrong to take puppies before they are weaned.”

Article taken from Akron Beacon Journal.

I heard this story and could only think of the poor little puppies suffering horrible, painful deaths in that cold river. Thank goodness for people like Donnie. If only most people wouldn’t just turn the other way.

Puppy Mill Awareness Day!

September 20 is Puppy Mill Awareness Day! Events are being held across the US today, with the anchor event taking place in Lancaster, PA. If you aren’t able to make it to any of the festivities today, you can watch a live stream of the Lancaster, PA event by clicking HERE .

Today is amnesty day for puppy mill owners/breeders. Breeding stock is being accepted with NO QUESTIONS ASKED. Animals can be taken to Intercourse Community Park. Click HERE for more info.

Click HERE to purchase yard signs, human clothing, pet clothing, and more to help support Best Friends Animal Society’s puppy mill awareness outreach programs.

Click HERE to visit the official Puppy Mill Awareness website.

Urgent help needed for new mommy dog!

This is Tilly, a proud new mom of 10 puppies! She is being fostered at the house of the kennel manager from the Adams County Pound. Tilly is not doing so well and desperately needs donations to help with her medical costs. She is emaciated, has an upper respiratory infection, and is refusing to eat. Her foster mom is getting liquid diet from the vet and trying to hand feed her. They might even have to put a feeding tube in.

She is now at the vet, Dr. Jenny Cowdrey, who can be contacted at: 937-377-5050

Direct payment can be made to the vet by calling and saying the payment is for Tilly.

To contact her foster mom:

Mary Bevens

Kennel Manager

Adams Dog Pound

adamsdogpound@yahoo.com

Know-Whitley/Rockholds, KY-Adorable puppies in need of homes now!

These adorable coonhound puppies are in desperate need of an adoptive forever home or rescue! Please help to get them out of the shelter and give them the life they deserve. They’re about 12 weeks old.

They are at the Knox-Whitley Animal Shelter

Contact: 606-526-6925

Chattooga County, Summerville, GA-3040 puppies/dogs euthanized! The rest need help now! Transport may be arranged!

The Chattooga County Animal Control is putting down 20-30 puppies and dogs per week! 3040 have already been euthanized! Barely any are getting out! The remaining dogs need rescued ASAP! FOSTER/ADOPT/RESCUE now! Dogs only have a 3-day holding period before they are euthanized. Owner surrenders have no holding time! They shelter only has 19 kennels. They have puppies and purebreads!

Jaxs & Shelly:

• Jaxs (black and tan Coonhound mix) & Shelly are best friends. They are both about 3 months old. Jax had someone come for him, but the shelter said he was no longer there. He is still there and needs out!

Bandit”

• Female Boxer mix. Found in an abandoned house where she had been without food or water for two months. Very sweet dog. She survived starvation, please help her survive the shelter.

Lily:

• Female Adult Shepherd mix. A gentle giant who deserves a loving home.

Savannah:

• Female baby Black Labrador Retriever mix. She was supposed to have a shelter, but due to some shelter confusion she didn’t get saved. Please help her!

Pollyanna:

• Female 5-month-old baby Shepherd mix. A little shy and scared, but very sweet. She needs some hugs.

Dandi:

• Adult, female Catahoula Leopard mix. Very sweet to both humans and other dogs, including little puppies. Great temperament and very affectionate.

Puddles:

• Listed as female adult Terrier, but she looks more like a teenager. Just a little peanut! Not too big, but has really cute big ears!

Cassie:

• Adult, female Hound/Beagle mix. Was turned in by a woman who said the owner had moved away and just left poor Cassie. Very sweet. Great on the leash.

Chance: !!ADOPTED!!

• Male American Bulldog mix. Adores children and adults! Would make great family dog! Very great with other dogs! About 1-year-old.

Reilly: !!ADOPTED!!

• Playful 4-month-old German Shepherd mix. Really sweet and playful.

Marly: !!ADOPTED!!

• Female Border Collie mix. Came in with her sister who has already been put down. Had 12 puppies at the shelter, but many of them have not made it out either. Wonderful girl who loves to be petted.

Please help these animals! The shelter is supposed to give the dogs 5 days, but they aren’t adhering to the rules. These dogs could be gone at any moment. Be sure to bring/send pictures of the dogs you want with whoever is going to pick them up! The shelter threw out the old licenses and the dogs often do not keep the id numbers they came in with. They might tell you the dog is not there when it really is- they have made this mistake too many times before.

RESCUE FACILITIES-WE NEED YOUR HELP! TRANSPORT CAN LIKELY BE ARRANGED.

DONATIONS FOR HELP WITH TRANSPORT ALSO NEEDED!

Contact the shelter at: 706-857-0679

Email: ccac@alltel.net

fax: 706-857-0676

464 Red Oak Road
Summerville, GA 30747

Go to their petfinder page for more animals and info: http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/GA316.html

Hinesville/Liberty County, GA-Dogs to be euthanized Thurs. June 5 8:00am

The following dogs are set to be euthanized on Thurs. June 5 at 8:00am. The shelter is so full that they could be put down any day though-there are dogs being euthanized every day. The person I received this info from has interacted with each one of these dogs can certify that everything in their descriptions are true. You will not find a vicious dog among them. The dogs are at the Liberty County Animal Control in Georgia. TRANSPORT TO OTHER AREAS CAN LIKELY BE ARRANGED!

Good news! 4 of the dogs have secured a rescued! Help is needed with transport from Hinesville, GA to Brooksville, FL (near Tampa). Donations are needed to pay for heartworm & other shots to allow the dogs to be transported!

There are only 3 dogs left that need to be rescued/foster/adopted! Please help the following dogs:

Simba:

A 1-2 year old mastiff mix. He has a hurt leg, but he is a very sweet dog. you can see the friendliness on his face. He has an unbelievably soft coat, and he craves any kind of love anyone can give him. I don’t know this dog past, but I can see his future. I don’t see it in a freezer at animal control, but instead I see him stretched across someone’s feet, under the kitchen table. He is a gentle giant.

Elvis:

Was hard to get pictures of because he was so scared of the flash on the camera he kept moving, but his pictures do this gorgeous dog no justice. He is the biggest sweet heart, and his hard outer look melts away the second a hand touches him. He is so attention starved it would make the strongest person cry

Piglet:

Got her name from snorting like a piggy when you touch her. it’s almost her way of saying “thank you for loving me a little longer than the last person did, even if it’s just a few seconds” she was so scared in her dark, wet cell, and she was very camera shy. In person she only wants to be petted and loved on. She is quite the sweetie. a cinnamon colored dog with honey colored eyes, her pictures are not anywhere near as beautiful as she is in real life. Due to the lack of space at animal control they are killing the dog’s everyday to make room. Please don’t hesitate if you are interested, contact me immediately.

If you would like to adopt/foster/rescue one of these dogs, please contact:

BLUEMOUSE12@hotmail.com

or

Call Stephanie at 912-369-0424 after 6pm

Newnan/Coweta County, GA-Urgent dogs, puppies, cats, kittens need homes!

The following animals are at the Coweta County Animal Control. They are all VERY URGENT and could be euthanized any day! There are so many that I cannot list all of their specific info. Adoptions must be made in person, so we need pullers to get some until adoption, foster, or rescue can be arranged. Please follow the links at the end of this post for links to the pages with further info.

DOGS:

PUPPIES:

CATS:

KITTENS:

Click here for urgent dogs: http://www.shelterrescue.org/id1.html

Click here for urgent puppies: http://www.shelterrescue.org/id2.html

Click here for urgent cats: http://www.shelterrescue.org/id5.html

Click here for urgent kittens: http://www.shelterrescue.org/id57.html

• We need people to adopt who live close enough to the shelter to go get the animals. If you do, please follow one of the above links to go to the shelter’s site and contact them. Please email me at afurryfriend@gmail.com and let me know if you adopt any.
• We are looking for people to adopt who do not live in the area. TRANSPORT CAN LIKELY BE ARRANGED. We will get people to pull the animal(s) you want to adopt until transport can be made. If you want to adopt, but do not live in the area, email me at afurryfriend@gmail.com.
  
• We are looking for local people/rescues who can physically pull the animals from the shelter. We are also looking for people/rescues to foster these animals. Some will only need fostered for a short time until transport to new homes can be arranged. If you can pull and/or foster, please email me at afurryfriend@gmail.com.