MuttShack Animal Foster and Animal Rescue is calling volunteers to help out at shelters following a devastating 4th July fallout with many dogs being rescued off the street.
July 6, 2005 (Press Release) --
MuttShack Animal Foster and Animal Rescue is calling volunteers to help out at shelters following a devastating 4th July fallout with many dogs being rescued off the street.
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More dogs are lost on the Fourth of July than any other day of the year. Fireworks terrify dogs who have been known to jump over 10 foot fences or go right through locked windows or doors in their panic. Many wind up lost, in shelters, or get hit by a cars.
At Los Angeles Animal Services, the fallout has been overwhelming. As of 11:30 Tuesday, 5th July, the Los Angeles Animal Servicers East Valley Shelter had 153 dogs, which means they had seven to eight dogs per run. A run was made to hold one or two dogs at the most. There was also no more room in the hospital.
Because of this dire situation lost animals cannot be kept very long, and if their owners don't claim them within a short holding period they may have to be put to sleep to make room for even more dogs coming in.
The full effect of the July fireworks catastophy has not fully manifested yet and many more dogs are expected.
Heidi Huebner the Volunteer Co-ordinator at Los Angeles Animal Services urges anyone who has lost their dogs to check with the shelters daily. They can do so online at the Los Angeles Animal Services Website and at MuttShack.org.
Volunteers are urgently needed at the shelters. Groomers, dog walkers, handlers, and volunteers who can show the dogs at adoption events. Animal Services also need newspapers and blankets. Contact Los Angeles Animal Services, East Valley Shelter at 818 756 9323 or contact e-mail protected from spam bots.
MuttShack Animal Foster is calling all MuttShackers to open their hearts and foster. There are many small dogs, that need to find homes, who will take just a small space and a big heart.
MuttShack advises Good Samaritans to try to locate the owners directly before handing a dog over to the shelter.
"Be a good neighbor, check for ID tags which often have the owner's address or phone number and contact them. Dogs can be scanned at vet's offices for microchips. Take a picture and make a flyer and post it all over your neighborhood, at vets, pet stores and at local supermarkets, post-offices and coffee shops.
You can also place ads online in the Recycler, at Craigslist and for Free at the LA Times, The Daily News and at MuttShack.org. Also remember to check these locations for LOST notices.
You will save the dog the immence trauma of being caged in the overcrowded shelters with truly homeless dogs and negate the risk of being put to sleep before his owners can find him."
If you do have to bring the dog to the shelter, try to locate a no-kill shelter.
About Muttshack:
Muttshack Foundation is a 501((c)3) non-profit, a project of the National Heritage Foundation, established in 1968. MuttShack Foster and Animal Rescue promotes the education and creation of foster homes for abandoned and abused animals.
Muttshackers rescue animals from shelters, and from the streets, rehabilitate and nurture them to health in homes (MuttShacks) and find them quality, permanent new families.
By intervening and rescuing shelter animals about to be put to sleep, MuttShack fostering stops the senseless killing of healthy animals in overcrowded shelters.
Donations Saves Lives.
Visit MuttShack Lifelines
http://www.photochains.com/view/MuttShack_LifeLine_South_LA
Support Muttshack Animal Rescue. DONATE and we will rescue on your behalf! [https://www.registrationfactory.com/v3/?EventUUID=B47421FD]
Donate by Paypal to payments at muttshack.org.
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More dogs are lost on the Fourth of July than any other day of the year. Fireworks terrify dogs who have been known to jump over 10 foot fences or go right through locked windows or doors in their panic. Many wind up lost, in shelters, or get hit by a cars.
At Los Angeles Animal Services, the fallout has been overwhelming. As of 11:30 Tuesday, 5th July, the Los Angeles Animal Servicers East Valley Shelter had 153 dogs, which means they had seven to eight dogs per run. A run was made to hold one or two dogs at the most. There was also no more room in the hospital.
Because of this dire situation lost animals cannot be kept very long, and if their owners don't claim them within a short holding period they may have to be put to sleep to make room for even more dogs coming in.
The full effect of the July fireworks catastophy has not fully manifested yet and many more dogs are expected.
Heidi Huebner the Volunteer Co-ordinator at Los Angeles Animal Services urges anyone who has lost their dogs to check with the shelters daily. They can do so online at the Los Angeles Animal Services Website and at MuttShack.org.
Volunteers are urgently needed at the shelters. Groomers, dog walkers, handlers, and volunteers who can show the dogs at adoption events. Animal Services also need newspapers and blankets. Contact Los Angeles Animal Services, East Valley Shelter at 818 756 9323 or contact e-mail protected from spam bots.
MuttShack Animal Foster is calling all MuttShackers to open their hearts and foster. There are many small dogs, that need to find homes, who will take just a small space and a big heart.
MuttShack advises Good Samaritans to try to locate the owners directly before handing a dog over to the shelter.
"Be a good neighbor, check for ID tags which often have the owner's address or phone number and contact them. Dogs can be scanned at vet's offices for microchips. Take a picture and make a flyer and post it all over your neighborhood, at vets, pet stores and at local supermarkets, post-offices and coffee shops.
You can also place ads online in the Recycler, at Craigslist and for Free at the LA Times, The Daily News and at MuttShack.org. Also remember to check these locations for LOST notices.
You will save the dog the immence trauma of being caged in the overcrowded shelters with truly homeless dogs and negate the risk of being put to sleep before his owners can find him."
If you do have to bring the dog to the shelter, try to locate a no-kill shelter.
About Muttshack:
Muttshack Foundation is a 501((c)3) non-profit, a project of the National Heritage Foundation, established in 1968. MuttShack Foster and Animal Rescue promotes the education and creation of foster homes for abandoned and abused animals.
Muttshackers rescue animals from shelters, and from the streets, rehabilitate and nurture them to health in homes (MuttShacks) and find them quality, permanent new families.
By intervening and rescuing shelter animals about to be put to sleep, MuttShack fostering stops the senseless killing of healthy animals in overcrowded shelters.
Donations Saves Lives.
Visit MuttShack Lifelines
http://www.photochains.com/view/MuttShack_LifeLine_South_LA
Support Muttshack Animal Rescue. DONATE and we will rescue on your behalf! [https://www.registrationfactory.com/v3/?EventUUID=B47421FD]
Donate by Paypal to payments at muttshack.org.
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