Geronimo finds a home

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From Red Lake Rosie's Rescue to Act V and now to his forever home, Geronimo, known as the "one-eyed wiggler" has inspired many.
 

ACT V SHARED ON FACEBOOK:
So here is a story of sacrifice, a lesson in giving and a sharing of the philosophy "it's better to give than to receive". Laney is 10 years old. Her mom and dad adopted Geronimo.
Laney just celebrated her 10th birthday and in lieu of gifts, her friends were asked to bring dog treats and toys to be donated to ACT V Rescue & Rehab...! Not only that, the kids made fleece blankets for our puppies and senior dogs. What an amazing kid...!!! (And a truly amazing family.) We sure know how to pick 'em... :-)
Carolyn Scales Allen and Alisa Noffel Laramy posing with "Laney" and and her sister and the fleece blankets they made for ACT V Rescue and Rehabilitation.

Chico II

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A family could not keep Chico who had been their pet for 8 years. He was nipping at the small grandchildren, and so was surrendered to Red Lake Rosie's Rescue.
Thankfully, Chico was accepted by Pet Project Rescue. We are so happy that he will have a second chance, and this time be adopted to a home without children. I am so happy for him!

Karen

PET PROJECT WRITES:
Chico is doing just great!! He's in a foster home with two other dogs and is loving it. We are getting him into the vet to get neutered and get his teeth looked at, which probably will mean a dental eventually, too.

He's beautiful and so sweet, just needs a little confidence building! He's with a great foster home and she already sent me a few pictures for you!

Lindsay Ellis
Director of Adoptions
Pet Project Rescue
www.petprojectrescue.com

Remember year-end donations to RLRR

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Almost every day I have another story from Karen to share about the rescue of an animal that had no hope without Red Lake Rosie's Rescue. We are so grateful to the volunteers and rescue groups that partner with this mission across Minnesota and into Wisconsin.

We love the stories of happy endings when these animals find good homes, but because RLRR doesn't adopt out animals, we don't receive adoption fees to help with our costs. We depend entirely on donations from our supporters and grant money that is available typically only for specific work like spay/neuter clinics.

Again this year, we are pleased to have matching funds available for our year-end fundraiser for Red Lake Rosie's Rescue. The Lawson Foundation will match up to $5000 in donations and Friends of Flicka will match another $2500 -- Every dollar donated up to $7500 will be matched!!
Please consider including RLRR in your year-end giving. If you follow us on online, you know how many animals we help in a year! Red Lake Rosie's Rescue is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, so your donation is tax deductible.
You can donate on our website (www.redlakerosie.org), our blog (www.redlakerosie.blogspot.com), Facebook, or send a check to:

Red Lake Rosie's Rescue
23880 So. Good Road
Trail, MN 56684

We also always LOVE updates from the new homes of the RLRR animals.

What's Going on at the Robeson Co Animal Shelter in NC?

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An online search turns up countless stories of neglect, cruelty and killings alleged to have taken place at Robeson County Animal Shelter in NC. As with all things posted on the net, you have to judge for yourself what seems credible to you. Stories include:

• 1997 video of pets being cruelly killed by shelter workers (Warning - graphic)
• After the lawsuit which followed the video, the shelter reportedly changed its ways. This posting details a 2010 eyewitness account indicating the shelter has not changed and is still inflicting unnecessary cruelty in the killing of pets.
• 2010 video depicting 73 empty kennels (out of 100) at the shelter yet a dog with a rescue waiting to pull her was killed
• Another lawsuit is currently being considered against the county by the same complainant as the previous case alleging similar acts of cruelty and neglect by the shelter.

The director of the county health department (responsible for shelter operations) recently sent a letter to a local paper in defense of the shelter. He ends the letter as follows:

There are three animal control officers and three employees at the shelter — with some contract assistance — who take care of the animal needs of a human population of nearly 130,000 people in the largest county in the state. They are typically stressed and stretched. By and large, they remain conscientious of their duty to the residents and the animals. The constant probing and prodding take away any satisfaction in the job.

Is it perfect? Absolutely not. It is good though, it adheres to all standards and licensure requirements, but it could be better. We continue to move toward that goal.

While the opposing sides are far apart, I'm sure most everyone will agree that working towards continued improvement is a worthwhile effort. I wonder if the shelter could make its practices more transparent to the public and thus reduce the perceived "probing and prodding" referred to in the letter. Public shelters should be accountable to the public to my mind. If there was more transparency in the sheltering world, it would go a long way toward reassuring the community that pets are being well cared for which is the main concern I think.

How about it Robeson County - could the shelter make itself more transparent to the public so that the community doesn't have to rely on internet postings for information on how the shelter cares for pets?

Note: There are numerous posts circulating indicating that ABC News is looking for eyewitness accounts for a story they are doing on the Robeson Co shelter. The posts provide the contact information for someone at ABC. I have contacted the person listed and she does not wish her name and contact info to be posted any further so please do not post it in the comments.

PA: Humane Society takes a dog from a homeless man- and won't return him even after a court order to do so

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Good Grief! Give the man his dog back! This man lost his home, his job, his wife and family, and now the HS takes his DOG!!! You have got to be kidding!
What are the buzz words the Human Society always uses to make the public think they were doing a "service"?- words like "cruelty", but more and more they are just STEALING people's pets! Is Baron REALLY better off in an over crowded shelter? I think not. Every day that dog is experiencing stress of being in in what amounts to JAIL- Give Thomas his dog back!!

At a federal hearing last week over the custody of on of its dogs,
by John Luciew

Humane Society of Harrisburg Area executive director Amy Kaunas testified that the shelter routinely houses an average of 200 dogs at any given time.

Miles Thomas, the formerly homeless owner of Baron the collie, has been battling the Humane Society for the return of his dog since July 26 when the agency's canine officer seized Baron from Thomas’ ventilated car as he lunched in Middletown. The animal agency said it took the dog as part of a cruelty investigation after receiving a call from Middletown police. Thomas, who was battling bouts of homelessness, was never charged and went to the Humane Society to recover Baron the next day, but was denied.

Last week, U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III halted a hearing on the custody of the dog and outlined a plan for co-adoption of the dog by Thomas and Steve Conklin with monitoring by the Humane Society for six months. After that, Thomas stood to regain full ownership of the 7-year-old collie.

However, Andrew Ostrowski, attorney for Thomas, said Wednesday that the Humane Society is balking over what Ostrowski called "slight modifications" in the adoption form requested by Conklin, who is housing the formerly-homeless Thomas and would be co-adopter of the dog. Baron remains at the shelter.

PA: Humane Society takes a dog from a homeless man- and won't return him even after a court order to do so

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Good Grief! Give the man his dog back! This man lost his home, his job, his wife and family, and now the HS takes his DOG!!! You have got to be kidding!
What are the buzz words the Human Society always uses to make the public think they were doing a "service"?- words like "cruelty", but more and more they are just STEALING people's pets! Is Baron REALLY better off in an over crowded shelter? I think not. Every day that dog is experiencing stress of being in in what amounts to JAIL- Give Thomas his dog back!!

At a federal hearing last week over the custody of on of its dogs,
by John Luciew

Humane Society of Harrisburg Area executive director Amy Kaunas testified that the shelter routinely houses an average of 200 dogs at any given time.

Miles Thomas, the formerly homeless owner of Baron the collie, has been battling the Humane Society for the return of his dog since July 26 when the agency's canine officer seized Baron from Thomas’ ventilated car as he lunched in Middletown. The animal agency said it took the dog as part of a cruelty investigation after receiving a call from Middletown police. Thomas, who was battling bouts of homelessness, was never charged and went to the Humane Society to recover Baron the next day, but was denied.

Last week, U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III halted a hearing on the custody of the dog and outlined a plan for co-adoption of the dog by Thomas and Steve Conklin with monitoring by the Humane Society for six months. After that, Thomas stood to regain full ownership of the 7-year-old collie.

However, Andrew Ostrowski, attorney for Thomas, said Wednesday that the Humane Society is balking over what Ostrowski called "slight modifications" in the adoption form requested by Conklin, who is housing the formerly-homeless Thomas and would be co-adopter of the dog. Baron remains at the shelter.

Holiday Fundraiser for Red Lake Rosie's Rescue!

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Again this year, we are pleased to have matching funds available for our year-end fundraiser for Red Lake Rosie's Rescue. The Lawson Foundation will match up to $5000 in donations and Friends of Flicka will match another $2500 -- Every dollar donated up to $7500 will be matched!!
Please consider including RLRR in your year-end giving. If you follow us on online, you know how many animals we help in a year! Red Lake Rosie's Rescue is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, so your donation is tax deductible.
You can donate on our website (www.redlakerosie.org), our blog (www.redlakerosie.blogspot.com), Facebook, or send a check to:

Red Lake Rosie's Rescue
23880 So. Good Road
Trail, MN 56684

You could even enclose it in a Christmas card for Karen Good; she'd like to hear from you! We also always LOVE updates from the new homes of the RLRR animals.

Cardew

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Red Lake Rosie's Rescue received a call from Linda, a resident of Bagley, MN. She told me that a few days earlier she had stopped and picked up a little black chihuahua standing in the ditch on a rural road.
She soon discovered that this little boy not only shivering cold and hungry, but could only walk on this front legs, balancing his rear legs in the air :-(
Linda felt so sorry for the dog she took him home with her. For the next three days, she said, he ate and ate. He got along well with her dogs and also tried to make friends with her cat.

Linda found out about Red Lake Rosie's at the local vet and brought him to the shelter that evening.
I named this little guy Cardew; it is a Gaelic name meaning "from the black fortress". I set him up in a cage in the cathouse where he remained for three more days before leaving December 7th enroute to Dr. Vicki Schultz at Act V Rescue and Rehabilitation in Bloomington, MN.

We are thankful to Linda for stopping to help an animal in distress instead of simply passing by. With the turn to wintery weather Cardew would certainly have died by now.

Thank you to Dr. Vickie for helping so many animals, and to John for transporting them safely to their destination.

Karen

UPDATE FROM ACT V:
Cardew is a hit at work! Everyone is in love with him. One of the doctors might even adopt him. Keep your fingers crossed.

He has a broken right rear tibia with his fibula intact. However, his left rear tibia is fine but his fibula is broken! That is not common and now I understand why he was walking on his front legs-the rears are both broken! He's doing much better now that he is on pain medication. Hopefully he will have surgery on Monday.

Vicki

Nine tiny orphaned pups

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On November 25th, Red Lake Rosie's Rescue got a call that a mama St. Bernard dog had been attacked by three dogs and killed east of the Redby area. She left behind nine beautiful orphan babies who now had not eaten for two days. The owner said they were two weeks old, but they appeared younger.
The nine hungry orphans arrived that Sunday night and were all in need of bottling. Needless to say the next week was continuous feeding and toileting of these babies to try and keep them alive. At one point I wondered if I was going to make it. Some of the runts were not doing well, and I was running out of milk.
Thankfully at midweek, Polly visited the shelter and helped adjust the nipples making the feeding much easier. Polly has a great knack at bottling kittens and puppies.
Then Susie and Matt of ARVSS stepped forward offering to take the orphans. It was a great relief.

The puppies joined a giant transport of 45 animals with Jenny Fitzer and Diane Dunker. We were all concerned that the puppies might not survive the trip as a couple of them would not eat. The trip was very stressful for them.

Kristin Ripley met the transport, fed and toileted the babies and went on to Black River Falls, WI, to meet Susie and Matt.

Miraculously, they all made it and look at them now!

Thank you to all the transporters, bottlers, and to ARVSS for taking on this tremendous challenge.

Sincerely, Karen Good

Shyla, the odd-eyed lab from Ponemah

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On December 6th, a lab we named Shyla came to Red Lake Rosie's Rescue in the evening from Ponemah. Merri Jo had found this young female black labbie under a burned up mobile home. She was hungry and very frightened, but trusted Merri Jo enough to be rescued.
She turned out to be a very sweet little girl with one brown eye and one blue eye. Her rear leg was drawn up to her side and she hopped on three legs. Shyla was very thin and dehydrated. There was evidence that she had recently, perhaps 3 months ago, had a litter of puppies. There were, however, no puppies in sight anywhere.
It just so happened that John was bringing a load of food from the metro the next day- so I was hoping to get Shyla help as she obviously had a broken leg. Thankfully, Dr. Vickie of Act V stepped up and agreed to take Shyla the next day. So, Shyla was a guest at RLRR shelter for only one night. She was fed, watered, and given a nice straw bed to lay on.

The next day, she was carried to the transport pickup and she got to Act V that evening. It was a dream come true for Shyla. She went from suffering, hunger and loneliness within 24 hours to a warm bath and belly rubs, as well as much needed medical care.

Dr. Vickie took the first photographs when she arrived in Bloomington. Dr. Vickie X-rayed Shyla and discovered 2 breaks in the leg and also buckshot in her abdomen. Thank you to Merri Jo, John and Dr. Vickie for getting Shyla on to a good life. This is what rescue is all about, "teamwork brings results."

Karen

ACT V ADDS:
Sweet, shy Shyla is with our most experienced foster family. She has a lot of buckshot in her abdomen and had pups not too long ago. Her right femoral head is busted apart and I think there is also a break in the femur just below it. Her leg is much shorter as a result and it is an old break. I think she'll have the same surgery as Isaac had. Will keep you posted on that.
Vicki


UPDATE:
Shyla had her leg surgery on Monday the 17th- and went back to her foster home.
Her leg was saved. :-)

Karen

Holiday Fundraiser for Red Lake Rosie's Rescue!

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Again this year, we are pleased to have matching funds available for our year-end fundraiser for Red Lake Rosie's Rescue. The Lawson Foundation will match up to $5000 in donations and Friends of Flicka will match another $2500 -- Every dollar donated up to $7500 will be matched!!
Please consider including RLRR in your year-end giving. If you follow us on online, you know how many animals we help in a year! Red Lake Rosie's Rescue is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, so your donation is tax deductible.
You can donate on our website (www.redlakerosie.org), our blog (www.redlakerosie.blogspot.com), Facebook, or send a check to:

Red Lake Rosie's Rescue
23880 So. Good Road
Trail, MN 56684

You could even enclose it in a Christmas card for Karen Good; she'd like to hear from you! We also always LOVE updates from the new homes of the RLRR animals.

Merri Christmas for Ponemah pups

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A week ago, Merri, a girl from Ponemah (the remote village 65 miles from Red Lake Rosie's Rescue), called and offered to round up puppies and any needy animals she could find that day. I told her fine. If you find animals that need help, bring them out to me at the shelter.

CORA & PANDA
She arrived at 3:30 with FIFTEEN animals: a litter of 4, four litters of 2, one adult dog, Shyla with a broken leg, and a juvenile small to medium size breed dog and one cat!! All are very needy and would have died. I'm so glad I got them.

SHYLA
Suddenly, all the outdoor kennels were full here along with 3 cages in the cathouse and one cage in my house with puppies. I almost fell over when Merri arrived with so many animals, but I told her we would contact her again these are placed.

Karen

CARDEW

DENISE SAYS: Act V Rescue & Rehabilitation took several of these animals and I will have more photos and updates in coming days.

Ponemah puppy love

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Karen sends a huge THANK YOU to Act V Rescue & Rehabilitation for taking in the broken animals from Ponemah.

CHACO
RUN, CHACO, RUN!!
ACT V WROTE: "You are welcome. We all fell in love that night... what can we say. Definitely not a sacrifice at all - more of a privilege. We also owe a huge thank you to Sandi Kettler Johnson - she is a CVT at South Hyland Pet Hospital and volunteered her time after a full day of work to help us triage the gang."

DANI
Dani was actually rescued by Merri a week earlier, so she had already gone to ACT V. Merri went looking for more pups from Dani's litter. Chaco might be, but Cora and Panda really look like a match!!

CORA & PANDA

Please donate to RLRR during Matching Fund!!

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Almost every day I have another story from Karen to share about the rescue of an animal that had no hope without Red Lake Rosie's Rescue. We are so grateful to the volunteers and rescue groups that partner with this mission across Minnesota and into Wisconsin.

We love the stories of happy endings when these animals find good homes, but because RLRR doesn't adopt out animals, we don't receive adoption fees to help with our costs. We depend entirely on donations from our supporters and grant money that is available typically only for specific work like spay/neuter clinics.

Again this year, we are pleased to have matching funds available for our year-end fundraiser for Red Lake Rosie's Rescue. The Lawson Foundation will match up to $5000 in donations and Friends of Flicka will match another $2500 -- Every dollar donated up to $7500 will be matched!!
Please consider including RLRR in your year-end giving. If you follow us on online, you know how many animals we help in a year! Red Lake Rosie's Rescue is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, so your donation is tax deductible.
You can donate on our website (www.redlakerosie.org), our blog (www.redlakerosie.blogspot.com), Facebook, or send a check to:

Red Lake Rosie's Rescue
23880 So. Good Road
Trail, MN 56684

You could even enclose it in a Christmas card for Karen Good; she'd like to hear from you! We also always LOVE updates from the new homes of the RLRR animals.

What's Going on at the Robeson Co Animal Shelter in NC?

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An online search turns up countless stories of neglect, cruelty and killings alleged to have taken place at Robeson County Animal Shelter in NC. As with all things posted on the net, you have to judge for yourself what seems credible to you. Stories include:

• 1997 video of pets being cruelly killed by shelter workers (Warning - graphic)
• After the lawsuit which followed the video, the shelter reportedly changed its ways. This posting details a 2010 eyewitness account indicating the shelter has not changed and is still inflicting unnecessary cruelty in the killing of pets.
• 2010 video depicting 73 empty kennels (out of 100) at the shelter yet a dog with a rescue waiting to pull her was killed
• Another lawsuit is currently being considered against the county by the same complainant as the previous case alleging similar acts of cruelty and neglect by the shelter.

The director of the county health department (responsible for shelter operations) recently sent a letter to a local paper in defense of the shelter. He ends the letter as follows:

There are three animal control officers and three employees at the shelter — with some contract assistance — who take care of the animal needs of a human population of nearly 130,000 people in the largest county in the state. They are typically stressed and stretched. By and large, they remain conscientious of their duty to the residents and the animals. The constant probing and prodding take away any satisfaction in the job.

Is it perfect? Absolutely not. It is good though, it adheres to all standards and licensure requirements, but it could be better. We continue to move toward that goal.

While the opposing sides are far apart, I'm sure most everyone will agree that working towards continued improvement is a worthwhile effort. I wonder if the shelter could make its practices more transparent to the public and thus reduce the perceived "probing and prodding" referred to in the letter. Public shelters should be accountable to the public to my mind. If there was more transparency in the sheltering world, it would go a long way toward reassuring the community that pets are being well cared for which is the main concern I think.

How about it Robeson County - could the shelter make itself more transparent to the public so that the community doesn't have to rely on internet postings for information on how the shelter cares for pets?

Note: There are numerous posts circulating indicating that ABC News is looking for eyewitness accounts for a story they are doing on the Robeson Co shelter. The posts provide the contact information for someone at ABC. I have contacted the person listed and she does not wish her name and contact info to be posted any further so please do not post it in the comments.

Holiday Fundraiser for Red Lake Rosie's Rescue!

To contact us Click HERE
Again this year, we are pleased to have matching funds available for our year-end fundraiser for Red Lake Rosie's Rescue. The Lawson Foundation will match up to $5000 in donations and Friends of Flicka will match another $2500 -- Every dollar donated up to $7500 will be matched!!
Please consider including RLRR in your year-end giving. If you follow us on online, you know how many animals we help in a year! Red Lake Rosie's Rescue is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, so your donation is tax deductible.
You can donate on our website (www.redlakerosie.org), our blog (www.redlakerosie.blogspot.com), Facebook, or send a check to:

Red Lake Rosie's Rescue
23880 So. Good Road
Trail, MN 56684

You could even enclose it in a Christmas card for Karen Good; she'd like to hear from you! We also always LOVE updates from the new homes of the RLRR animals.

What's Going on at the Robeson Co Animal Shelter in NC?

To contact us Click HERE
An online search turns up countless stories of neglect, cruelty and killings alleged to have taken place at Robeson County Animal Shelter in NC. As with all things posted on the net, you have to judge for yourself what seems credible to you. Stories include:

• 1997 video of pets being cruelly killed by shelter workers (Warning - graphic)
• After the lawsuit which followed the video, the shelter reportedly changed its ways. This posting details a 2010 eyewitness account indicating the shelter has not changed and is still inflicting unnecessary cruelty in the killing of pets.
• 2010 video depicting 73 empty kennels (out of 100) at the shelter yet a dog with a rescue waiting to pull her was killed
• Another lawsuit is currently being considered against the county by the same complainant as the previous case alleging similar acts of cruelty and neglect by the shelter.

The director of the county health department (responsible for shelter operations) recently sent a letter to a local paper in defense of the shelter. He ends the letter as follows:

There are three animal control officers and three employees at the shelter — with some contract assistance — who take care of the animal needs of a human population of nearly 130,000 people in the largest county in the state. They are typically stressed and stretched. By and large, they remain conscientious of their duty to the residents and the animals. The constant probing and prodding take away any satisfaction in the job.

Is it perfect? Absolutely not. It is good though, it adheres to all standards and licensure requirements, but it could be better. We continue to move toward that goal.

While the opposing sides are far apart, I'm sure most everyone will agree that working towards continued improvement is a worthwhile effort. I wonder if the shelter could make its practices more transparent to the public and thus reduce the perceived "probing and prodding" referred to in the letter. Public shelters should be accountable to the public to my mind. If there was more transparency in the sheltering world, it would go a long way toward reassuring the community that pets are being well cared for which is the main concern I think.

How about it Robeson County - could the shelter make itself more transparent to the public so that the community doesn't have to rely on internet postings for information on how the shelter cares for pets?

Note: There are numerous posts circulating indicating that ABC News is looking for eyewitness accounts for a story they are doing on the Robeson Co shelter. The posts provide the contact information for someone at ABC. I have contacted the person listed and she does not wish her name and contact info to be posted any further so please do not post it in the comments.

PA: Humane Society takes a dog from a homeless man- and won't return him even after a court order to do so

To contact us Click HERE
Good Grief! Give the man his dog back! This man lost his home, his job, his wife and family, and now the HS takes his DOG!!! You have got to be kidding!
What are the buzz words the Human Society always uses to make the public think they were doing a "service"?- words like "cruelty", but more and more they are just STEALING people's pets! Is Baron REALLY better off in an over crowded shelter? I think not. Every day that dog is experiencing stress of being in in what amounts to JAIL- Give Thomas his dog back!!

At a federal hearing last week over the custody of on of its dogs,
by John Luciew

Humane Society of Harrisburg Area executive director Amy Kaunas testified that the shelter routinely houses an average of 200 dogs at any given time.

Miles Thomas, the formerly homeless owner of Baron the collie, has been battling the Humane Society for the return of his dog since July 26 when the agency's canine officer seized Baron from Thomas’ ventilated car as he lunched in Middletown. The animal agency said it took the dog as part of a cruelty investigation after receiving a call from Middletown police. Thomas, who was battling bouts of homelessness, was never charged and went to the Humane Society to recover Baron the next day, but was denied.

Last week, U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III halted a hearing on the custody of the dog and outlined a plan for co-adoption of the dog by Thomas and Steve Conklin with monitoring by the Humane Society for six months. After that, Thomas stood to regain full ownership of the 7-year-old collie.

However, Andrew Ostrowski, attorney for Thomas, said Wednesday that the Humane Society is balking over what Ostrowski called "slight modifications" in the adoption form requested by Conklin, who is housing the formerly-homeless Thomas and would be co-adopter of the dog. Baron remains at the shelter.

What's Going on at the Robeson Co Animal Shelter in NC?

To contact us Click HERE
An online search turns up countless stories of neglect, cruelty and killings alleged to have taken place at Robeson County Animal Shelter in NC. As with all things posted on the net, you have to judge for yourself what seems credible to you. Stories include:

• 1997 video of pets being cruelly killed by shelter workers (Warning - graphic)
• After the lawsuit which followed the video, the shelter reportedly changed its ways. This posting details a 2010 eyewitness account indicating the shelter has not changed and is still inflicting unnecessary cruelty in the killing of pets.
• 2010 video depicting 73 empty kennels (out of 100) at the shelter yet a dog with a rescue waiting to pull her was killed
• Another lawsuit is currently being considered against the county by the same complainant as the previous case alleging similar acts of cruelty and neglect by the shelter.

The director of the county health department (responsible for shelter operations) recently sent a letter to a local paper in defense of the shelter. He ends the letter as follows:

There are three animal control officers and three employees at the shelter — with some contract assistance — who take care of the animal needs of a human population of nearly 130,000 people in the largest county in the state. They are typically stressed and stretched. By and large, they remain conscientious of their duty to the residents and the animals. The constant probing and prodding take away any satisfaction in the job.

Is it perfect? Absolutely not. It is good though, it adheres to all standards and licensure requirements, but it could be better. We continue to move toward that goal.

While the opposing sides are far apart, I'm sure most everyone will agree that working towards continued improvement is a worthwhile effort. I wonder if the shelter could make its practices more transparent to the public and thus reduce the perceived "probing and prodding" referred to in the letter. Public shelters should be accountable to the public to my mind. If there was more transparency in the sheltering world, it would go a long way toward reassuring the community that pets are being well cared for which is the main concern I think.

How about it Robeson County - could the shelter make itself more transparent to the public so that the community doesn't have to rely on internet postings for information on how the shelter cares for pets?

Note: There are numerous posts circulating indicating that ABC News is looking for eyewitness accounts for a story they are doing on the Robeson Co shelter. The posts provide the contact information for someone at ABC. I have contacted the person listed and she does not wish her name and contact info to be posted any further so please do not post it in the comments.

PA: Humane Society takes a dog from a homeless man- and won't return him even after a court order to do so

To contact us Click HERE
Good Grief! Give the man his dog back! This man lost his home, his job, his wife and family, and now the HS takes his DOG!!! You have got to be kidding!
What are the buzz words the Human Society always uses to make the public think they were doing a "service"?- words like "cruelty", but more and more they are just STEALING people's pets! Is Baron REALLY better off in an over crowded shelter? I think not. Every day that dog is experiencing stress of being in in what amounts to JAIL- Give Thomas his dog back!!

At a federal hearing last week over the custody of on of its dogs,
by John Luciew

Humane Society of Harrisburg Area executive director Amy Kaunas testified that the shelter routinely houses an average of 200 dogs at any given time.

Miles Thomas, the formerly homeless owner of Baron the collie, has been battling the Humane Society for the return of his dog since July 26 when the agency's canine officer seized Baron from Thomas’ ventilated car as he lunched in Middletown. The animal agency said it took the dog as part of a cruelty investigation after receiving a call from Middletown police. Thomas, who was battling bouts of homelessness, was never charged and went to the Humane Society to recover Baron the next day, but was denied.

Last week, U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III halted a hearing on the custody of the dog and outlined a plan for co-adoption of the dog by Thomas and Steve Conklin with monitoring by the Humane Society for six months. After that, Thomas stood to regain full ownership of the 7-year-old collie.

However, Andrew Ostrowski, attorney for Thomas, said Wednesday that the Humane Society is balking over what Ostrowski called "slight modifications" in the adoption form requested by Conklin, who is housing the formerly-homeless Thomas and would be co-adopter of the dog. Baron remains at the shelter.

PA: Humane Society takes a dog from a homeless man- and won't return him even after a court order to do so

To contact us Click HERE
Good Grief! Give the man his dog back! This man lost his home, his job, his wife and family, and now the HS takes his DOG!!! You have got to be kidding!
What are the buzz words the Human Society always uses to make the public think they were doing a "service"?- words like "cruelty", but more and more they are just STEALING people's pets! Is Baron REALLY better off in an over crowded shelter? I think not. Every day that dog is experiencing stress of being in in what amounts to JAIL- Give Thomas his dog back!!

At a federal hearing last week over the custody of on of its dogs,
by John Luciew

Humane Society of Harrisburg Area executive director Amy Kaunas testified that the shelter routinely houses an average of 200 dogs at any given time.

Miles Thomas, the formerly homeless owner of Baron the collie, has been battling the Humane Society for the return of his dog since July 26 when the agency's canine officer seized Baron from Thomas’ ventilated car as he lunched in Middletown. The animal agency said it took the dog as part of a cruelty investigation after receiving a call from Middletown police. Thomas, who was battling bouts of homelessness, was never charged and went to the Humane Society to recover Baron the next day, but was denied.

Last week, U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III halted a hearing on the custody of the dog and outlined a plan for co-adoption of the dog by Thomas and Steve Conklin with monitoring by the Humane Society for six months. After that, Thomas stood to regain full ownership of the 7-year-old collie.

However, Andrew Ostrowski, attorney for Thomas, said Wednesday that the Humane Society is balking over what Ostrowski called "slight modifications" in the adoption form requested by Conklin, who is housing the formerly-homeless Thomas and would be co-adopter of the dog. Baron remains at the shelter.

Foster on Feather

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ALL SMILES AT A RECENT DECK PARTY:
Hi, Karen. Thank you for letting me know about the Red Lake Rosie's Rescue posts featuring my foster dog, Feather. It was very sweet and my immediate reaction was to want to hug her, as I could hear her out in the backyard with the others dogs barking and playing. Of course, she still won't let me pet her, but she is improving and a very happy girl.
I sent some more photos to further display how far this little girl has come. This picture was taken on her second day at my house. Her underside looked incredibly worse than the top her body.
This was also taken the second day she was here. When we arrived the night before, she was so scared and disoriented that all she wanted to do was hide her head.
Within a few weeks, she started to understand that the routine here was not threatening. She was in a loving, caring, consistent environment and she started to start taking little baby steps.
All the while she never displayed the smallest bit of aggression or any tendency to bite out of fear. She was, from the first day, very docile and sweet, just scared and confused.
She got along wonderfully with all my other dogs and was very patient and gentle with the cats too.
After several days of being confined to this spot outside during the day, she started to recognize the play and friendly atmosphere at the house from me and the other dogs and she would sit up and watch intently.
Slowly, she started exploring more than just her little safe spots inside and outside the house. Each day I would try to challenge her a bit with moving out of her comfort zones to realize she was free to go anywhere in the house with the other dogs and outside to move around and play.
I was able after awhile to bring her down to the TV room so she could enjoy everyone's company there and relax with us rather than staying in her safe spot in the kitchen.
Gradually, her world started to expand. Her confidence has continued to grow little by little.

DENISE SAYS: Check out that SMILE!!

What's Going on at the Robeson Co Animal Shelter in NC?

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An online search turns up countless stories of neglect, cruelty and killings alleged to have taken place at Robeson County Animal Shelter in NC. As with all things posted on the net, you have to judge for yourself what seems credible to you. Stories include:

• 1997 video of pets being cruelly killed by shelter workers (Warning - graphic)
• After the lawsuit which followed the video, the shelter reportedly changed its ways. This posting details a 2010 eyewitness account indicating the shelter has not changed and is still inflicting unnecessary cruelty in the killing of pets.
• 2010 video depicting 73 empty kennels (out of 100) at the shelter yet a dog with a rescue waiting to pull her was killed
• Another lawsuit is currently being considered against the county by the same complainant as the previous case alleging similar acts of cruelty and neglect by the shelter.

The director of the county health department (responsible for shelter operations) recently sent a letter to a local paper in defense of the shelter. He ends the letter as follows:

There are three animal control officers and three employees at the shelter — with some contract assistance — who take care of the animal needs of a human population of nearly 130,000 people in the largest county in the state. They are typically stressed and stretched. By and large, they remain conscientious of their duty to the residents and the animals. The constant probing and prodding take away any satisfaction in the job.

Is it perfect? Absolutely not. It is good though, it adheres to all standards and licensure requirements, but it could be better. We continue to move toward that goal.

While the opposing sides are far apart, I'm sure most everyone will agree that working towards continued improvement is a worthwhile effort. I wonder if the shelter could make its practices more transparent to the public and thus reduce the perceived "probing and prodding" referred to in the letter. Public shelters should be accountable to the public to my mind. If there was more transparency in the sheltering world, it would go a long way toward reassuring the community that pets are being well cared for which is the main concern I think.

How about it Robeson County - could the shelter make itself more transparent to the public so that the community doesn't have to rely on internet postings for information on how the shelter cares for pets?

Note: There are numerous posts circulating indicating that ABC News is looking for eyewitness accounts for a story they are doing on the Robeson Co shelter. The posts provide the contact information for someone at ABC. I have contacted the person listed and she does not wish her name and contact info to be posted any further so please do not post it in the comments.

What's Going on at the Robeson Co Animal Shelter in NC?

To contact us Click HERE
An online search turns up countless stories of neglect, cruelty and killings alleged to have taken place at Robeson County Animal Shelter in NC. As with all things posted on the net, you have to judge for yourself what seems credible to you. Stories include:

• 1997 video of pets being cruelly killed by shelter workers (Warning - graphic)
• After the lawsuit which followed the video, the shelter reportedly changed its ways. This posting details a 2010 eyewitness account indicating the shelter has not changed and is still inflicting unnecessary cruelty in the killing of pets.
• 2010 video depicting 73 empty kennels (out of 100) at the shelter yet a dog with a rescue waiting to pull her was killed
• Another lawsuit is currently being considered against the county by the same complainant as the previous case alleging similar acts of cruelty and neglect by the shelter.

The director of the county health department (responsible for shelter operations) recently sent a letter to a local paper in defense of the shelter. He ends the letter as follows:

There are three animal control officers and three employees at the shelter — with some contract assistance — who take care of the animal needs of a human population of nearly 130,000 people in the largest county in the state. They are typically stressed and stretched. By and large, they remain conscientious of their duty to the residents and the animals. The constant probing and prodding take away any satisfaction in the job.

Is it perfect? Absolutely not. It is good though, it adheres to all standards and licensure requirements, but it could be better. We continue to move toward that goal.

While the opposing sides are far apart, I'm sure most everyone will agree that working towards continued improvement is a worthwhile effort. I wonder if the shelter could make its practices more transparent to the public and thus reduce the perceived "probing and prodding" referred to in the letter. Public shelters should be accountable to the public to my mind. If there was more transparency in the sheltering world, it would go a long way toward reassuring the community that pets are being well cared for which is the main concern I think.

How about it Robeson County - could the shelter make itself more transparent to the public so that the community doesn't have to rely on internet postings for information on how the shelter cares for pets?

Note: There are numerous posts circulating indicating that ABC News is looking for eyewitness accounts for a story they are doing on the Robeson Co shelter. The posts provide the contact information for someone at ABC. I have contacted the person listed and she does not wish her name and contact info to be posted any further so please do not post it in the comments.

PA: Humane Society takes a dog from a homeless man- and won't return him even after a court order to do so

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Good Grief! Give the man his dog back! This man lost his home, his job, his wife and family, and now the HS takes his DOG!!! You have got to be kidding!
What are the buzz words the Human Society always uses to make the public think they were doing a "service"?- words like "cruelty", but more and more they are just STEALING people's pets! Is Baron REALLY better off in an over crowded shelter? I think not. Every day that dog is experiencing stress of being in in what amounts to JAIL- Give Thomas his dog back!!

At a federal hearing last week over the custody of on of its dogs,
by John Luciew

Humane Society of Harrisburg Area executive director Amy Kaunas testified that the shelter routinely houses an average of 200 dogs at any given time.

Miles Thomas, the formerly homeless owner of Baron the collie, has been battling the Humane Society for the return of his dog since July 26 when the agency's canine officer seized Baron from Thomas’ ventilated car as he lunched in Middletown. The animal agency said it took the dog as part of a cruelty investigation after receiving a call from Middletown police. Thomas, who was battling bouts of homelessness, was never charged and went to the Humane Society to recover Baron the next day, but was denied.

Last week, U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III halted a hearing on the custody of the dog and outlined a plan for co-adoption of the dog by Thomas and Steve Conklin with monitoring by the Humane Society for six months. After that, Thomas stood to regain full ownership of the 7-year-old collie.

However, Andrew Ostrowski, attorney for Thomas, said Wednesday that the Humane Society is balking over what Ostrowski called "slight modifications" in the adoption form requested by Conklin, who is housing the formerly-homeless Thomas and would be co-adopter of the dog. Baron remains at the shelter.

RLRR volunteer helps at s/n clinic in Ecuador

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KAREN SAYS:
I am so proud of my niece Heather who is a loyal volunteer for Red Lake Rosie's Rescue and recently volunteered on a neuter/spay trip to Ecuador.

She didn't bring a camera, but shared photos she received from others in the group. Because they worked for the majority of the trip there are not a lot of sightseeing pics.

HEATHER SAYS:
I went with a group called World Vets that provides free veterinary assistance in 30+ countries. In a 3 day clinic we altered approximately 210 dogs and cats. We also provided worming and flea treatment. We worked with a local organization called PAE. They were VERY appreciative for our assistance!

I learned a lot and feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to attend!!!

Tomorrow, the dogs and cats of the clinic...