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STOGIE RECOVERING FROM AN EMBEDDED CHAIN COLLAR
He never bothered to lift his head as an ACO approached him. Stogie was rescued by AHS and when he arrived at the shelter, we realized the painful neglect from which he suffered. After a cursory examination, he was immediately brought to the Medical Dept. where it was discovered that underneath the wide dog collar was a chain embedded in his neck.
Stogie is doing fine and each day, he is doing better. And now the only thing which Stogie has is a broken heart. Please helps us to care for him until he finds a lifelong, loving home.
TERRIER TRIO ROASTED IN CAR WHILE OWNER DRINKS
All you have to do is look at the pictures of these three dogs that were taken when they arrived, to see the kind of neglect that they suffered. Some would argue that perhaps the owner fell on hard times, perhaps the owner planned on having them groomed, but life got in the way. Some would even argue that we should give the owner a second chance. Some, when they learn that the owner was living in their car, would really feel badly and think that they certainly deserve another chance.
Our Animal Control Officer, Maria, got the call to go out and rescue the struggling and dehydrated trio who were so happy to be safe and cool. They were taken straight to our veterinarian for examination and to cool off and get a good, long drink of water, and once they were all settled, we got to work on ridding them of their horrific coats. We can't even begin to describe the nastiness that lurked beneath the entangled masses of hair on these poor dogs but let's just say, we've never seen ticks that big, ever.
Banjo, 7 year old male, and Cayenne, 4 year old female, are both Tibetan Terriers, and poor Tara, who is 15 years old, is a Cairn Terrier. The trio took their long grooming in stride and once they were free of the mess, they rolled around on blankets and yipped with delight! Naturally, their owner doesn't feel that there was any wrongdoing on their part and would love to have the dogs back, but these three happy terriers truly deserve a loving, safe, good home where they will be cared for the way they deserve. The three have been together forever and will need a home where they will stay together.
We are grateful for our supporters, who enable us to provide medical care, grooming, and all of the other care that these three need. Please consider making a donation to our ResQ Fund on behalf of our new friends, the Terrier Trio. If you are interested in giving Banjo, Cayenne and Tara the home of their dreams, come to AHS/Popcorn Park to meet our delightful friends.
STOGIE PERKS UP AFTER RESCUE
The thoughts that run through one's mind when seeing a picture such as this are those of loneliness, despair, and misery. Seeing a dog that was once a healthy, happy young puppy, who probably envisioned a wonderful life in a home where he would be treated as family, left tied to a fence to sleep on cold pavement, forgotten about......it's just heartbreaking. Imagine the good life this dog could have had. Instead, at eight years old, he is lying on the ground, alone, in the middle of the night, with not a blanket for comfort and not a soul to care whether he lives or dies. Thankfully, that's all over now. Now he has people to care about him. He has comfort, warmth, food, and the medical care that he desperately needs too.
CLEOPATRA A SLY LITTLE FOX
Cleopatra, our little 3-legged Ruppells fox from Kuwait, has been well .... sort of invisible. We know she’s there in her enclosure, she eats all her food, drinks her water, we see her tracks, and we have to clean up her “poop”, but we never see her. On occasion we have gotten a glimpse of her, but not very often and when that very slim chance does come along, we never have a camera. She is truly nocturnal.
Sometimes we stay late and wait to see her come out to eat or come in early hoping to get a glance at her but, no. Recently I needed to get some pictures of Cleopatra for her sponsors (become Cleo's sponsor here) and just to see how she is doing. Thinking hard about how to get a photo of her, a light bulb finally went off-- we went and bought what I think they call a trail camera and set it up in her enclosure facing the den we know she burrows in.
We couldn’t wait for the next morning so that we could pull the camera chip and put it on the computer. We saw the staff put her food down, and as her caretakers walked away at the end of the day a couple of blue jays flew in to eat some and then low and behold, there she was, romping around and playing. She had a ball and was pretty active throughout the night, playing with things in her area, resting, taking a nap and then playing again. She did that right up until she heard the morning caretaker coming and right on cue, she was in her burrow under her den box in a flash.
The next night the same thing -- the way the camera is facing you can actually see our staff walking out of her gate, locking it, and as they walk away you can see Cleo’s little nose coming up out of her burrow. Although she’s one sly fox, we finally outsmarted her, at least for her picture.