The Bloggy Doggy

This just came across the wire from my friends in chicago. please help!! Pets in Chicago need you!!!!

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$1001, to be exact. my dad had a raffle where he works and EVERYONE contributed! i get to go drop the money off at spca this weekend! thanx everyone!

-e

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We’ve talked about a lot here in the last week, so I thought it might be helpful to review exactly how you can help with the animal crisis at Lied Animal Foundation:

 1. Donate to Southern Nevada SPCA. They’re a no-kill shelter and are taking a LOT of animals off of Lied’s hands.

2. Email the mayor of Las Vegas and demand accountability.

3. Call (702) 455-3500 and let a Clark County Commissioner know you demand accountability on the county’s contract with Lied Animal Foundation.

4. Support The Bloggy Doggy and other animal welfare groups by posting your adoption success stories here.

5. If you’re a Las Vegas resident, contact The Bloggy Doggy about fostering or volunteering at a local shelter.

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Wow! Joe Where do I begin? Thank you to my boss and friend (no these are not words in hopes of brownie points!), Stephanie and of course Ernie, Ollie,and Bennie.

My story is quite long, but to try and makeit short, my lovely 4 year old Akita Niko passed away at LIED animal shelter Jan.26, 2007. An unfortunate event to say the least since Niko had just made his way to become a Nevada resident moving from San Diego, Ca. His poor soul was afraid and scared in his new dwellings which resulted in 2 bite incidents and he was placed in quarantine on Jan. 20. In an effort to save his little soul our family decided it would be safer to keep him at LIED for the remainder of the quarantine. The first mistake of many LIED made was not calling me on Jan.26 when they found him dead in his cage, but awaited to tell me Jan. 29 when I anxiously arrived to pick him up only to find out he died mysteriously. I had my brothernlaw drive from Boise, Idaho to watch Niko the remainder of the year while we saved for a new hom here in Vegas. What resulted involving several employees including the director, was a multitude of mis-followed procedures. Niko was cremated without our knowledge, no headship was sent (by law) to the Health Department to determine rabies (which he does not have, and was 85 pounds and healthy when he arrived), no necropsy was done, and our family must live with no reason how he died except his new move made him not so strong. LIED failed to follow many laws, and with just my story, acquired several violations. With the help of Joe and Stephanie, I began a week long document with complaints filed with Animal Control and LIED. I gathered information about the employees involved, their names, reviewed surveillance tapes, and sent my results to the Humane Society. A representative from there had great interest with my story since it now relates to the recent parvo outbreak. Currently, my story is the highlight because Niko may have been one of the very first who passed away from what they found later to cause the sad epidemic we are all still talking about. To all who read this, please do what you can to help the animals still suffering, the ones who lost like we did, and fight against LIED to NEVER allow further inconsiderate, careless mistakes to be made and cost families hardship, pain and questions left unanswered! To LIED: You gave me an apology and have a nice day when giving me the news of Niko’s death. What do you have to say to my children who still ask, “Mommy, why did Niko die”?

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thanx for your help, dakota and meeko! woof woof! we couldn’t help southern nevada spca without you!!!

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Everyone,

Ernie is ON THE PHONE as I type, talking to his county commissioner and voicing his concern about the crisis at Lied Animal Shelter. Can you spare 5 minutes to make a quick call and help us out? Our leaders need to understand that the deaths of these animals are being felt by the entire COUNTRY, not just Las Vegas.

ACTION ALERT:

Nevada Voters 4 Animals (NV4A) Needs Your Participation! And, dogs and cats in our valley need your VOICE! see details below. Please forward to all interested.

IF YOU DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE RECENT EMERGENCY AT LIED ANIMAL SHELTER, WHICH LED TO THE MASS EUTHANASIA OF OVER 1,000 ANIMALS, PLEASE CALL THE CLARK COUNTY COMMMISSIONERS OFFICE AND VOICE YOUR CONCERN. NEVADA’S ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE THE DECIDERS AND WE MUST LET THEM KNOW OUR WISHES.

Please call (702) 455-3500 and let a commissioner know you demand accountability on the county’s contract with Lied Animal Foundation. Also, request more resources are given to Animal Control for enforcement of responsible pet owner laws and proactive measures to control the pet population in Southern Nevada.

Remember, Participation is the key to change!!

Thanks,

Stephanie, Joe, Ollie, Ernie, Bennie, and Owin

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i just saw this on the news:

Lied re-opens, startling new reports released

“New figures reported in Friday morning’s Review Journal indicate that in 2006 an average of ten animals died each day at Lied Animal Shelter. That’s in addition to those being euthanized on a daily basis.

The Lied Animal Shelter re-opened its adoption center Friday, following a deadly disease outbreak.

The shelter euthanized more than 1,000 dogs and cats after an outbreak of intestinal and respiratory disease. That was more than half of the animals at the shelter. They were either sick or had been at the shelter for more than 120 days.

Lied officials say new policies are in place to prevent another outbreak. The shelter will no longer maintain a “no-kill” policy to help improve overcrowding and there is a new director to oversee operations.

A report obtained by the Review Journal shows the shelter euthanized 24,000 animals because of the medical or behavioral problems.”

and somehow they are open again? how many of my friends need to die before things will change? please get active and help us!!!!

luv,
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Looks like the folks at the Mirage Hotel and Casino aren’t doing any favors for animals either. Check this out:

Dolphin Mortality High At Mirage

For now it seems that the Mirage is taking steps to solve this horrible problem, but Ernie, Ollie, Bennie, Stephanie and I are going to stay close to this story and let you readers know if we need help.

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