Wow! I think this is really cool! I looked at the website and subpages, and I think the video and fundraiser are both great ideas.
:) Wendy --- Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh, we are having a big fundraiser on May 4, with > the first Austin > screening of Rescue Me > > www.rescuemedocumentary.com > > I anticipate making at least enough for Joey's > sonogram. > > Kelley > > On 4/13/07, Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Hi Wendy, > > > > All shelters do things differently. The most > progressive ones don't > > have cut and dried rules, but have a set of open > ended questions that > > help find a match for the family. > > > > Joey probably feels better than I do today, since > he doesn't have > > stomach flu. But maybe not since I am pretty sure > he has giardia, > > which I am treating with flagyl. > > > > It is kind of hard to tell how he is doing without > bloodwork, because > > he appears to feel pretty good for a 10 year old > cat - I mean he > > doesn't run around hte house, but he gets up in my > lap, fights the vet > > when he wants to take blood, etc. > > > > Now Kitty is not feeling well at all. They are > keeping her at the vet > > until Monday. > > > > On 4/13/07, wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hey Kelley, > > > > > > Well, I am definitely in violation of city > > > codes...lol. So I have no judgement to make. I > just > > > didn't know if there were certain written or > > > un-written rules that shelters follow when it > comes to > > > that particular issue. The contract does ask > how many > > > animals live in the home, so I know it's a > factor. > > > I'll be interested to hear what the shelter > owner > > > decides to do. She's in Austin too. > > > > > > How's Joey doing today? > > > > > > :) > > > Wendy > > > > > > --- Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Well, I think pet limit laws are archaic and > silly > > > > and should be abolished. > > > > > > > > But that's beside the point. > > > > > > > > What if the city code were 6 dogs and 5 cats > and > > > > tomorrow they changed > > > > it to 3 dogs and 2 cats? I mean, you can't > predict > > > > the future. What > > > > if they move somewhere where the code is only > 4 > > > > dogs? > > > > > > > > How many of us have had animals > > > > > > > > 1. in excess of city codes > > > > 2. in excess of what was allowed by our > landlord > > > > 3. in secret from our landlord > > > > 4...well, I think you get the point. > > > > > > > > Fortunately we don't have animal limit laws > here, > > > > though the shelter > > > > limits me to 10 (personal and foster) animals > at a > > > > time. > > > > > > > > They only count litters as 1, though. So all > my > > > > litters, including > > > > the ones that are almost 2 years old, I count > as 1. > > > > That's how I get > > > > around it. Heh. > > > > > > > > On 4/12/07, wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hey guys, > > > > > > > > > > I went on my first site visit tonight with > my > > > > friend > > > > > who lives here in San Antonio. The only > real > > > > concern > > > > > she and I both had were that the family > already > > > > has 5 > > > > > dogs and 5 cats. They live in a regular > > > > subdivision > > > > > home in San Antonio (regular size > plot-nothing too > > > > > large, although the backyard is nicely > sized). > > > > The > > > > > municipal code says that no more than 5 dogs > and 3 > > > > > cats be in one home at a time. So our > question, > > > > > especially to shelter owners/volunteers, is > this: > > > > if > > > > > you know adopting a dog out, even if it's to > a > > > > good > > > > > family, will put that family in violation of > city > > > > > codes, would you do it? My friend is not > the one > > > > > making the decision; she's just reporting > the > > > > > information to the shelter. We were just > curious > > > > as > > > > > to what your thoughts are on this. > > > > > > > > > > :) > > > > > Wendy > > > > > > > > > > "Never doubt that a small group of > thoughtful > > > > committed citizens can change the world: > Indeed it > > > > is the only thing that ever has!" > > > > > > > > > ~~~ Margaret > Meade > > > > ~~~ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > > > > TV dinner still cooling? > > > > > Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. > > > > > http://tv.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a > time. > > > > > > > > http://www.rescuties.org > > > > > > > > Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty > life! > > > > > > > > http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 > > > > > > > > Please help Joey! > > > > > > > > http://rescuties.chipin.com/joey-autoimmune-hemolytic-anemia > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful > committed citizens can change the world: Indeed it > is the only thing that ever has!" > > > > ~~~ Margaret > Meade ~~~ > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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