Thank you so much Wendy...I needed that... Just signed the petition...I am from California, so thought I deserved to comment too... I said : Anyone who harms an animal deserves to be punished the same as if they had harmed a human child...really , that is true... I hope someday we get a president in the White House who actually does positive, radical things to change the world...instead of just negative radical things...just a thought... --- wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hey Glenda, > > I called the Fort Worth Animal Control, and asked > about Catcher. A lady named Dorothy, I'm sure the > same one you spoke to, told me that he had been > adopted. I told her I had his number, but she > didn't even ask for it; she already knew who I was > talking about. I asked when he had been adopted, > and she said two days ago. I didn't ask her > anything else. She seemed nice and I believed her > when she said he'd been adopted. I bet he went to a > great family, with that cute suit! > > :) > 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: glenda Goodman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 12:31:11 AM > Subject: Re: To Glenda re. Catcher > > > Wendy, > That is so sweet of you! Last night when I saw him > on > petfinder.com I just fell in love with him. They put > him in that dumb little suit and I thought how he > was > just so good natured and trying to please > everyone...so desperate to get adopted...I read what > they wrote, saying he had been in the shelter since > May and was starting to get depressed and how they > were going to put him out of his misery if he was > not > adopted soon. > Well, this mortified me. I'd never seen an ad on > petfinder say something so harsh, ever. Here we have > a > beautiful, healthy animal and they are saying he > will > be killed, because there is not room to keep him and > he is getting depressed. Well, I actually was crying > last night over this cat, wondering if I was too > late...I told everyone about him last night, because > I > , knowing me, was probably hoping someone in or near > Fort Worth would help me somehow, if I needed a > human > to be there to speak for him...I know how difficult > it > can be adopting long distance. I would have asked my > son's dad, who goes down every week in the summer. > He > hauls potatoes south and watermelons north. He used > to > run 5-trucks, now he just runs his own, but has lots > of connections...I would have gotten that kitty a > ride, believe me...I was not going to let that cat > die! The bad thing is, I had not surfed petfinder. > com > for a couple weeks,so did not know how long that ad > had been out. > Well, as you could see I let everyone know step by > step. I called the minute they opened this morning. > My > last update was, I had only called once and got a > lady > that did not offer a lot of info and just in general > gave me a bad feeling. I called back ,around their > lunch time, hoping to get lucky and get a nicer , > more > helpful person. I did. A lady named Dorothy. She > just > seemed a lot nicer, had a more thoughtful attitude. > She too, said the ID# on the cat was invalid... then > I > said , his name is Catcher. She recognized the name > , > because she said, there were several calls yesterday > asking about him. She left the phone for a few > minutes, said she would ask a worker about Catcher. > She finally came back and said an attendent told her > Catcher was adopted yesterday. I said, you mean he > is > alive? She said, yes, he is alive. I felt like she > was > telling me the truth. If only for the fact, I cannot > imagine a number of people who saw that ad, as > desperate as it was worded, did not panic like I > did. > It was a very affective ad. Even the dumb duck suit > made people click to just see what was going on with > that cat...then they could read it...A lot of people > had to see it. > They finally removed the ad tonight from the site. I > wish , under the circumstances , they would say > ADOPTED and leave it up...Then I think I would feel > a > little more sure that he did get adopted. > I want to apologize to everyone for getting so > excited about this cat before I knew a lot...The > only > thing good about how I handled this was, I was able > to > get the word out fast and wonderful Wendy offered to > help me rescue the little guy...That fast action was > very important in this particular case. > Again Wendy, THANK YOU SO MUCH! I'll be here for you > too, if you ever need any help from this part of the > country. > Glenda > > > --- wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Glenda, > > > > I have not read this thread until tonight. I am > > going to call the shelter in the am and see what > > they say. I live in Dallas and Fort Worth is the > > neighboring city. I would be willing to drive > over > > there Monday if you need me to spring him and get > > him to you. I am sorry I did not read this > sooner. > > > > :) > > 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: glenda Goodman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 11:41:51 AM > > Subject: Re: OT: OOPS, I HAVE BEEN ON PETFINDERS > > AGAIN... > > > > > > Sally, I did go back to your website later last > > night...checked daylillies and the song by M. It > > kind > > of touched my mood...The song...very good...Eric > is > > very talented at putting sites together. My son is > > pretty tricky too , but not that tricky...My son > > does > > the photo and ebay stuff. He very good at that... > > Anyway, about Junior: > > I'm so glad he is doing better. I know you are > > holding on to hope for him. That is one thing > about > > this disease, for every ten people that give you > no > > hope, there is one with a success story or some > type > > of optimistic information that makes us know we > have > > to give it all we got to pull our little guys > > through. > > I'm so sorry this disease has been so awful in > your > > family...You are an angel for trying so hard...My > > heart is with Junior... > > With my Gracie, I have never seen her show any > signs > > of sickness, yet. She is only 5-months old. She > > contracted her leukemia from her mother. All I > have > > been doing with her is giving her 500 mg of lysene > > per > > day and a good vitamin tablet. I give her a small > > dab > > of tuna or sardine with the crushed up tablets and > > she > > licks her plate clean...very simple... > > I am always seeing where people say the test > results > > are a strong positive or a weak positive. The > > second > > time Gracie was tested I looked at the test kit > and > > asked my vet if she was a weak pos. or a a strong > > pos. > > My vet just said, that it did not matter..."a > > positive > > was a positive" I remember with heartworm in dogs, > > it > === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________________________________ Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting
