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02-26-2009, 05:53 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA, US
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| Central CA Emergency I wanted to help get the word out about this. I can't believe this is happening in my hometown! I would go get one myself if we hadn't just adopted a rescue that is afraid of other dogs. Hopefully someone here can help. The following is not from me, I am just reposting this. *** Contact: Kim Thompson Telephone: 530-343-7917 E-mail: kimthompson@ buttehumane. org Today, Butte Humane Society received word that a Central California high- kill shelter will be euthanizing its entire population (about 100 dogs and 50 cats) when they switch shelter facilities on March 1. We are organizing a rescue effort to save as many animals as possible.Please distribute the attached press release to help us find foster homes for these poor animals. Central California Shelter to Euthanize Entire Population By March 7 Butte Humane Society is organizing a rescue effort for at least 150 animals slated for euthanasia at a Central California shelter. The high-kill shelter, who asked to remain anonymous, is moving to a new facility on March 1 and has decided to euthanize the entire shelter population - about 100 dogs and 50 cats - so that no possible disease will be brought into the new facility. No major infectious diseases are known to be within the population, though a few dogs have bordetella (kennel cough) which is easily treatable with antibiotics. The shelter's staff will be vacating the old facility and moving to the new facility on March 1, and will be allowing their volunteers to run the old facility for the rest of that week, until March 7. The shelter's volunteers are desperately scrambling to place the animals in permanent or temporary home e s, and are willing to transport the animals to other shelters, rescue groups, and foster homes. Butte Humane Society has agreed to take as many animals as space permits and is working to find foster homes in our community. If you can provide a temporary home for one or more of these animals, please contact the shelter at 530-343-7917 or e-mail kimthompson@ buttehumane. org. You will be required to complete a foster volunteer application and verify that any pets you own have current vaccinations . BHS will provide any necessary medication and can provide food and other supplies for their care. These animals will need to be fostered for at least one week to ensure they are healthy and ready for adoption, and as space opens up in our shelter we will take in the animals and place them up for adoption. If foster parents can care for the animals on a more long-term basis, BHS will work to adopt out animals directly from the foster homes. The website is Central California SPCA Fresno CA CCSPCA
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02-26-2009, 06:15 PM | #2 |
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| This is shocking. How can they do that?
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02-26-2009, 06:17 PM | #3 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA, US
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| I couldn't believe it myself. It is just horrible .
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02-26-2009, 06:20 PM | #4 |
Thor's Human Donating Member | This is so heartbreaking. Maybe I can ask the shelter I volunteer at to help. What is a "high-kill" shelter?
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02-26-2009, 06:26 PM | #5 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA, US
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| That would be great. A high-kill shelter is a shelter that has so many animals coming in that they have to put down a lot of animals I believe.
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02-26-2009, 06:31 PM | #6 |
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| How very sad is that. You may have saved some of their lives by just posting this on here. Who knows someone might see it and tell someone else and on and on. I hope they all get adopted or a Rescue takes them.
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02-26-2009, 07:43 PM | #7 |
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| This is just heartbreaking. Praying every animal is saved through adoption or by a rescue before Sunday
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02-27-2009, 03:34 PM | #8 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA, US
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| I am praying that someone here can help. I feel so bad that I can't, but I just think it would be too stressful for our rescue girl if we got another dog . Fosters or adoptive families are so needed for these babies!
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