I've forwarded all of this great info off to many other lists, including the
Austin Petsitters' Assoc., who will be contacting all their clients I am sure.
So sad, when I worked @ the AHS I got to see first hand the damage of dog
fighting.
The shelter itself is not in the best part of town, and there were "people" in
the neighborhood breeding "fighting dogs"........
I was working in Animal Intake one day, which is in the back of the building.
I walked outside for some fresh air, and someone had tied a poor, starving,
overbreed pit to the backdoor.
To make matters worse, she had many of the scars from fighting (including the
cropped off ears) and she was dying of parvo.
She was just laying outside the door, and she was having "parvo blowouts" (if
you do not know what these are, please email me offlist. Too graphic)
Anyway, we called Animal Control to come pick her up, and in the meantime we
gave her some water.
She could not be brought into the shelter or even moved due to her infectious
disease, ( it would put shelter dogs @ risk even more) and it was sweltering
outside, being August or so......
Animal control did not show up after 2 hours, as I sat w/ her.
Finally we decided to just take her around to the other side of the building,
into the cat isolation area (cats cannot catch parvo) and give her the kind,
compassionate death that she deserved.
It was the lowpoint of my day to say the least.........
Susan J. DuBose >^..^<
www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com
www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org
www.shadowcats.net
"As Cleopatra lay in state,
Faithful Bast at her side did wait,
Purring welcomes of soft applause,
Ever guarding with sharpened claws."
Trajan Tennent
----- Original Message -----
From: Caroline Kaufmann
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 1:50 PM
Subject: RE: OT: Severely OT, dog fights and NFL player
Oh and rest assured...I have my friends and whole family on it too. They are
animal people and they will definitely take action...but it's always a little
easier when someone else does the leg work for you!
-Caroline
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From: "Melissa Lind" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: OT: Severely OT, dog fights and NFL player
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:35:58 -0500
Thanks Wendy and Caroline!
I've been busily typing away to those companies/NFL/Falcons while I should
be working J. I thought your letter was very nice Caroline-and I'm also glad it
gives you something to fight for-something you can do in Monkee's honor.
Melissa
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Caroline
Kaufmann
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 12:59 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: OT: Severely OT, dog fights and NFL player
Wendy- although their ready-made email is very handy, I always like to
personalize it. Just in case anyone wants an example of how I thought I could
(hopefully) effectively personalize my email....I have pasted mine here. So,
do you love it....or do you love it?!
-Caroline
Please suspend Michael Vick for his actions. And while you're at it, I
should think it would be big of the NFL to step up to the plate, for once, and
donate a couple thousand dollars to the National Humane Society to care for the
52 seized dogs from Vick's property. Right now they are depending on donations
for their care and it makes me sick to think of the billions of dollars your
organization has at it's disposal that could be put to a humane use. I myself
donated some money to help "clean up" Vick's mess and should think the NFL
could do the same, at the very least. I don't have much money to give myself
because I have spent hundreds of dollars caring for and treating my dying cat
for the past three months. I was fighting a losing battle against his cancer
and Leukemia, but did it anyway because he was my best friend, AND it was the
right thing to do. I lost my cat when he died in my arms early Monday morning.
Ponder that and know that I will never support the NFL or anything related to
it until drastic changes are made. I feel your organization really needs some
perspective.
Sincerely,
Caroline L. Kaufmann
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From: wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: OT: Severely OT, dog fights and NFL player
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:54:10 -0700 (PDT)
Thank you for this info. Caroline. I'm on it.
:)
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 ~~~
----- Original Message ----
From: Caroline Kaufmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 12:38:37 PM
Subject: Re: OT: Severely OT, dog fights and NFL player
This is the direct link from the National Humane Society's website to
tell the NFL Commissioner Goodell to suspend Vick. All you have to do is fill
in your info and send the email. It then lets your forward the same link to
friends' email addresses. It also gives you the option to donate money to help
the HS care for the 52 seized dogs (they are overseeing their care)...which I
find ironic because I personally feel Vick's million-dollar bank accounts
should be seized so that he is made to pay for their care (and intensive rehab,
no doubt). Or, the NFL should step the H up and donate a couple thou for that
purpose. Anyway, I'm in the hole myself from taking care of my sweet little
Monkee the past few weeks, but I gave what I could, which wasn't much. But we
do what we can...
http://www.hsus.org/hsus_field/animal_fighting_the_final_round/recent_activities/vick_indicted.html
-Caroline
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From: wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: OT: Severely OT, dog fights and NFL player
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:26:55 -0700 (PDT)
>Hey guys,
>
>Another good way to see he gets what's coming to him, in case his case
falls through, is to write to the Falcons and tell them you don't want them to
renew his contract, or even better, let him go early. Right before football
season would be GREAT!!! It will hit him where he'll hurt the most. He won't
be able to do what he loves: play football. Also, write to any companies that
endorse him or that he's a spokesperson for. I need to research them and if I
find any, I'll get them to you. That will also hit him in the pocketbook.
>
>Honored to work with you guys!
>:)
>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 ~~~
>
>
>----- Original Message ----
>From: Melissa Lind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [email protected]
>Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 11:15:15 AM
>Subject: RE: OT: Severely OT, dog fights and NFL player
>
>
>Thanks Kat! I haven't been checking my PETA messages or the website
lately,
>so I missed this one. I feel as though I am at least doing something
however
>small. I too am having a really difficult time not wishing the worst on
>these barbarians.
>
>Yes, it's all about the image. They don't care what he's done--they
only
>care how it's impacting them monetarily. Yuck. I hate professional
sports
>even more now than I did before.
>
>Melissa
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kat
>Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 10:17 AM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: OT: Severely OT, dog fights and NFL player
>
>Melissa,
>
>There is something you can do - See the PETA Take Action page
>"Tell the Atlanta Falcons to Punt Animal Abusers off the Team!"
>http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/afalcons_vick
>
>It IS incomprehensible on so many different levels, and should not be
>allowed to be white washed or brushed under the carpet. The fact that
the
>officially released statement reads (in part) "We are disappointed that
>one of our players -- and therefore the Falcons -- is being presented
to
>the public in a negative way, and we apologize to our fans and the
>community for that." Note - they are NOT apologizing for the actions
or
>the dogfights, just that it is being presented in a negative way!!!
>
>I don't ususally wish bad things for anyone, but in this case I do
hope he
>gets the maximum fine AND imprisonment - and then some!
>
>Kat (Mew Jersey)
>
>On Wed, 18 Jul 2007, Melissa Lind wrote:
>
> > Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:57:28 -0500
> > From: Melissa Lind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Reply-To: [email protected]
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: OT: Severely OT, dog fights and NFL player
> >
> > I know this is very OT, but I couldn't stop crying on the way to
work this
> > morning after hearing this on NPR. I'm very hormonal right now, but
I
>think
> > that this would make anyone livid. What is wrong with these people?
What
> > happened to them? I don't understand these actions which there
aren't even
> > strong enough words for.
> >
> >
> >
> > The story involved the NFL player Mick Vick and his involvement
with dog
> > fights. They found something like 70 dogs on his property used for
>fighting.
> > There are many other atrocities that I can't even mention because
I'll
>start
> > crying again. But, here's the story if you want to listen:
> > http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12056318
> >
> >
> >
> > It makes me feel so helpless and angry and appalled and afraid.
> >
> >
> >
> > Melissa
> >
> >
> >
> > P.S. I'm so sorry this is OT (not even about cats), but I needed to
let it
> > out, and I didn't have anyone else to turn to but you guys. No one
here at
> > work would understand.
> >
> >
>
>
>
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