Maria, It is very sad in Beaufort County we have one of the highest kill rates for a shelter in the country. They only have 7 cages for dog adoptions and refuse to work with me if ever a cavalier enters their shelter. They refused to traumatize the dog further by releasing to rescue as a temporary home until we place in a well screened forever home. Nothing I can do but pray no cavalier ever enters their shelter. They have a 10 day waiting period if the dog is lucky enough to make it to one of the 7 cages. Some frightened dogs don't get the chance to be adopted. Very sad. I am working on a collie rescue situation now and have screened two homes as back up to the temp home I am hoping will become a forever home. People in town know my passion for animals and call me when ever they have a dog, bird, cat to place. I am Beaufort's all breed rescue without asking for the title.:) Take care. Patricia Powers Pratt Cavaliers -----Original Message----- From: Maria Garza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 10:03 AM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Chat: shelter fees????
Gerri - I wish our list was as long as yours. We work solely with a PB All Breed Rescue Network. Most breeds are listed and many are not. I have to agree with Gerri, we do not receive as much support from rescue as we would like. I remember waiting for days to hear back from a rescue group on a 3 month old puppy with irreversible behavioral damage from a puppy mill. We never heard back from them after repeated attempts to reach them. Like you, we see more mixed breeds that purebreds; however, that is changing. We have seen an increasing number of PB puppies and young adults, from pet stores and breeders. We are in one of the richest counties in our state and with that comes owners with disposable incomes and "disposable" animals. Good news, is we have YET to see a Cavalier. We have had a few Cavalier mixes though. Sadly, this will change. I have seen more ads for Cavaliers in the paper and puppies in pet stores these past few months, which is never good. I think many of you would be surprised to hear the heartbreaking stories we get, when someone relinquishes a pet. Unfortunately, our shelter has not yet been able to locate an All Breed Rescue that will take our mixed breeds. Maria Garza -------Original Message------- From: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 10:19:39 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Chat: shelter fees???? In a message dated 07/30/2002 12:01:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Hi Maria, I'm curious ...... when you do get a PB, do you ever contact breed rescue? >> Hi Winnie, I'm not Maria...but...as a side point, at my shelter, we have a rescue list that is 22 typed pages long (I just counted!) Of all those listed, there are only a handful of purebred rescues that will come consistently when called. Off the top of my head, I can think of only 4 (Golden Retriever Rescue, Doxie Rescue, Min Pin Rescue and Bassett Hound Rescue) that come every single time we call, no questions asked, and will take the dog regardless of age, health, or temperament. Cavalier Rescue is wonderful, but lets face it, how many Cavaliers end up routinely in animal shelters??!! From a rescue standpoint, far more mixed breed dogs and puppies leave my shelter with volunteers from the 2 local "All Breed" rescues than all the purebred rescues combined. Gerri Dueringer ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. . ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
