Such a bittersweet story about the neighborhood Jack's gone missing in.
It sounds like so much good will be done in his honor. Isn't that just
life in a nutshell? Since the folks in that area seem so kindly
disposed to animals, I'm wondering if someone has taken Jackie in, or is
at least keeping him fed. I know it must be cold out, but is your
friend keeping a window or door ajar in case he wanders back home?
Around 3am seems to be the time when they feel safe to attempt travel.
Has your friend been going outside and shaking a package of dry food
around that time? Since other's have been trapped, it sounds like traps
are being set where he went missing. How fortunate for the ones that
have been/will be helped. Thank you Jack, now COME HOME!
Nina
Susan Loesch wrote:
Nina, thank you so much. Please do send prayers Jack's way. He
disappeared on Jan. 1st and there hasn't been a day, hardly that
someone from his family or our rescue group hasn't been "on the
streets" looking for him and talking to people. I really do like the
business card idea -- we did, in addition to flyers, half-size
"handbills" -- half of an 81/2 x 11 page which we put on doors and
gave to people - but the business cards are easier for people to hold
on to. The neighborhood is really interesting -- an old downtown
'hood area where people are moving in and renovating old homes. Lots
of boarded up homes, brushy areas mixed in with better cared for
places. Last night a couple of kids brought a black cat to Dianne's
(Jack's mom) door thinking it was Jack. It wasn't but Dianne took it
in because it had an injured tail and took to vet this morning.
She's also taken all unaltered animals she's trapped to be altered.
Our rescue group has discovered in this search that this is the
neighborhood where we want to begin to concentrate on tnr- we are
calling our effort "The Jackie Project" in Jack's honor -- we have met
many wonderful people with essentially zero resources who are willing
to feed strays but can't afford spay neuter. Jack's nicknames are
Jackie and Ducky. He is black but with a brownish tint in the sun.
He has lots of sinus problems and lots of the time has the tip of his
tongue sticking out. I have been amazed that every single person we
have talked to -- including knocking on the door at all hours -- has
been indredible -- not one single person has refused a request to let
us check basements or walk their property -- and we have felt safe
even though this is a neighborhood high in drug activity and police
activity. Other than not finding Jack yet it has been a totally
positive experience.
