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Hope Restored! |
27 Small Dogs Rescued from a Hoarder
At 1:00 a.m. on October 25th, 2006,WARL Executive
Director Scotlund Haisley, received an emergency call
from Georgia. Animal Control officials there had just
removed 79 dogs and 10 cats from the home of a selfproclaimed
"rescuer," who was keeping more animals
than she could care for in filthy crates stacked on top of
one another. The officials were charging the woman
with 79 counts of cruelty to animals.
Animal Control was keeping 17 of the dogs.
Two local rescue groups agreed to take 35
others. That left 27 dogs with nowhere to go.
Haisley immediately offered to send a van
on the 20-hour round trip in the morning.
It returned at 11:30 p.m. the next day with
all 27 small dogs and two exhausted staff
members, who had just completed what one of
them dubbed a feat of "extreme dog rescue."
Many of the dogs required extensive medical work.
Two tiny Chihuahua pups were hospitalized with
parvovirus. At first their prognosis was guarded, but
after two weeks of intensive
care, they recovered and
found great homes.
An offsite veterinarian
specialist determined that
another Chihuahua had
epilepsy and would need
to be on medication and
closely monitored for the
rest of her life. But she,
too, found a home and
now lives with two young women who committed to
providing her with whatever care she needs.
Monet — Emaciated and Near Death
Monet was sick and emaciated, weighing a mere 1.5
pounds when WARL picked her up on January 8th.
Immediately,WARL staff took her to the League's
Medical Center for treatment. Upon her arrival, Monet
was severely underweight, and running a fever — it would
take her three weeks to regain her health.
After her stay in the Medical
Center, Monet promptly
rebounded, and is now a healthy,
bouncy 3-month-old kitten. She
loves sleeping with her stuffed
rabbit toy or cuddling in
somebody's — anybody's —
arms.
This lovely and beautiful
young cat almost didn't make
it into her third month.
But she's a survivor, and thanks to the efforts of
WARL's dedicated staff – is now anticipating a long,
happy life.
Dogs Rescued from Backyard Breeder
Seven small dogs were
brought to WARL on
November 7th, rescued from a
horrible life with a backyard
breeder. Jane Berry, a
supporter who helps WARL locate and save
animals in the South, heard that a backyard breeder
wanted to get rid of 14 dogs who could no longer breed.
Seven of the 14 dogs had to be euthanized by an
examining veterinarian prior to WARL's arrival because
of paralysis, advanced eye infections, and untreated bite
wounds.
WARL was fortunately able to treat the remaining
dogs. Since their rescue and stay at WARL, they have all
been adopted into loving homes. Candy Corn, a
Pekingnese, was adopted by Debbie and John Johnson
who call her Wanda Jean Pickles – or Pickles for short.
Pickles now loves to play with her little stuffed toy frogs,
and shares the bed with her guardians. Pickles, and the
others, will now spend the rest of their lives getting the
love and compassion that they deserve.
WARL's Love Fund provides medical care
for seriously sick and injured animals who
are either in the shelter or live with lowincome
residents who otherwise cannot
afford the cost of major veterinary
treatments. Special contributions to this
life-saving fund can be sent to
WARL,
71 Oglethorpe Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20011
or made online at www.warl.org.
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