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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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,
-e

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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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Commission to receive an update on conditions at animal shelter

It sounds like the “72 hour rule” has been slightly rolled back. Today’s Review-Journal reads:

“Formerly, the shelter kept animals alive indefinitely. Now, animals deemed adoptable will be kept alive up to 120 days. Animals deemed unfit for adoption, such as those that are old or sick, will be euthanized after 72 hours.”

The term “unfit for adoption” just seems sketchy. If the justification is that they’re old or sick, then limit the conditions to “old and sick.” “Unfit for adoption” is too subjective. Who will be the judge - a volunteer? Or an administrator who just wants to turn dogs over as quickly as possible?

As you know, we own two rescues, a shar pei/lab mix named Ollie and a border collie named Bennie. Ollie was in SPCA for 2 years before we found him, diagnosed with “separation anxiety” and “severe dog aggression.” Bennie was an adoption from Lied who had been hit by a car and spent many weeks at the vet prior to being adoptable. He also had severe behavioral problems when we rescued him (I still have a slight scar on my arm, inflicted when I tried to crate him for the ride home).

Many of the animal advocates I know believe the rehabilitation process is one of the beauties of rescuing an abandoned animal. They’re diamonds in the rough, waiting for someone to polish them up and show them a little love so that their inner beauty can come through. It can be a long, challenging road (as Bennie and Ollie have taught us), but that doesn’t mean the animal is less adoptable. It just means they need a little more help from us…but that’s why we rescue in the first place, isn’t it?

Over the next week or so we’re going to write about our adoption experiences with Ollie and Bennie, dogs who were both labeled “unfit for adoption.” We’ll remember the good stories (like the first time Bennie rode in a car without attacking me), and the setbacks (when Ollie tried to take on a french bulldog and dogue de bordeaux in Sedona). If you’re considering adoption, hopefully you’ll get a realistic picture of the challenges and the victories. If you’ve rescued pets yourself, we invite you to share your stories with us.

-Joe

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