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From: Spay & Neuter Kansas City - snkcnews [at] snkc.net
Date: Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 9:27 AM
Subject: Spring Volunteer Events from Spay & Neuter Kansas City
Speggtacular Events! May/2009
VOLUNTEER in MAY with Spay & Neuter Kansas City
Greetings!
Spring is FINALLY here and so is our new location!! We are moving the 1st weekend of May to 1116 E. 59th, KCMO, 64110, and we could NOT be more excited and proud! If you are not able to volunteer in May, please watch for an email about our Open House! We hope to see you there! AND, DON’T FORGET TO VISIT US THIS WEEKEND AT THE PET EXPO at the American Royal!
Volunteers Needed for Rabies Clinics
WHEN:
May 9th, 9-Noon
May 16th, 9-Noon
May 30th, 9-Noon
Please note the new start time for the clinics is 9AM!!
WHERE:
1116 E. 59th, KCMO 64110
(NE Corner of 59th & Troost)
ALSO:
May 9th- Pete and Mac’s Chip & Dip, Lenexa, three volunteers from 10-1. Need one volunteer to help the vet and 2 to help people fill out forms for Microchipping.
May 16th- Camp Bow Wow, Olathe, 2 volunteers to help distribute information and answer questions. This is a pet adoption event with many area agencies represented.
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From: Spay & Neuter Kansas City - snkcnews [at] snkc.net
Date: Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 2:35 PM
Subject: Special Outreach Pet Needs Your Help
Spay & Neuter Kansas City Special Outreach Pet
While Spay & Neuter Kansas City’s primary focus is spaying and neutering, we occasionally come across a pet in need. The story below is about Mowgli who was rescued by our group and will touch your heart. We hope that you or someone you know can help Mowgli find the new home he deserves.
Out of the Woods
Posted on March 25th, 2009 on the SNKC Blog
Rescuing dogs isn’t always a quick and easy process. Sometimes, you have to work for a very long time to succeed. In my experience, though, the payoff is always worth it.
When we first found out about Mowgli earlier this year, we weren’t expecting it to take eight weeks to rescue him. He was spotted running along the road near our clinic on January 13th. We later found out that he had made a den for himself in a wooded area nearby, living on wildlife and whatever food people would throw to him.
When we attempted to call him the first time, a driver passing us on the road informed us that he had seen the dog being dumped there out of a pickup truck nearly two weeks earlier, and that he hadn’t been able to get a license plate number but had been feeding the dog periodically since then.
For the next two months, each of our staff members and several SNKC volunteers took turns walking to the woods to bring him food, calling for him and trying to reassure him that we were there to help him. After all that time, he still wouldn’t come within 20 feet of anyone. After trying every different kind of food we could think of and even a live trap, we came to the conclusion that we were going to have to try a different approach if we ever wanted to bring him in.
On March 19th, several staff members and volunteers trekked out to the woods to capture Mowgli. The group was able to surround him and slowly close in. Mowgli attempted to hide under some bushes nearby, but the group was able to gently lift him out. Although he didn’t protest the leash that was put around his neck, he allowed (required) the girls to carry him out of the woods and back to the car.
Over the past week, all of us at SNKC have grown to love this gentle, loving dog. He’s currently sitting behind me while I type this, relaxing on a comfy blanket and watching the activity here at the clinic.
Howdy folks - a member asked me to crosspost this request for foster homes from Spay & Neuter Kansas City.
Please add another source for available furry friends to the list of sources, since I cannot post for them on this forum: Spay-Neuter Kansas City “SNKC” is a non-profit service providing low cost-to-no cost spaying or neutering of animals for low income clients and feral animals in order to reduce the number of animals euthanized in the Kansas City area. Up to this month, they were located at 37th and Main Street in Mid-Town KC. The organization is preparing to move to a permanent location, but will be “homeless” for the next 2 months, causing a need for either foster care or permanent homes for rescued animals that they have been housing. I have copied a portion of their message below, which contains a link to their site.
If you’d like to read more about the move or contribute to their Capital Campaign in order to help renovate their new, 6,400 sf home, you can find additional info here.
Otherwise, please consider fostering or adopting from SNKC. We featured two of their fluffy felines in our Featured Adoptable series yesterday!
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From: Spay & Neuter Kansas City - snkcnews [at] snkc.net
Date: Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 1:51 PM
Subject: Foster Homes
Foster Homes Needed - URGENT
Spay & Neuter Kansas City
3710 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64111
816-353-0940
Greetings!
SNKC is in desperate need of foster homes for the following pets. We cannot house any of them in our temporary building and must have them in foster homes by a deadline of 10/23/2008.
Foster homes must be willing to keep pets either until we move to our new facility at the end of January 2009 or until adopted. We will provide crates, food, bedding and other necessities for these animals.
Those interested in fostering, please visit our website at www.snkc.net and submit a foster application or email us if you can help with these pets.
Sincerely,
Michelle Dormady
Spay & Neuter Kansas City
Please feel free to forward or cross post to anyone who might be able to help!
UPDATE, 9/10/08: Saffron’s listing has been removed from Petfinder. I’m pretty sure this means she’s been adopted, as I believe REGAP is mostly a no-kill rescue group.
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This week, I’m doing something a bit different for our Featured Adoptables column. In addition to featuring an animal, I’d also like to highlight a local rescue group - Retired Greyhounds as Pets (REGAP) - which will be in need of a little extra help come August 24. What’s so special about August 24, you ask?
The Woodlands Greyhound Race Track is scheduled to close down on 8/23. Consequently, the 600+ greyhounds who previously held down “jobs” there will find themselves “unemployed”. For racing dogs, this means they’ll be homeless. Many of them face euthanasia.
The following is excerpted from Kinship Circle’s July Digest:
2. Race Track Closing. Don’t Let Greyhounds Die
ALERT FROM / REPLY TO:
Buctale13 [at] aol.com
pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/AnimalRightsandActionAlerts/message/3915BACKGROUND (edited for length):
7/23/08, Woodlands Greyhound Race Track closing in Kansas City: The Woodlands Racetrack in Kansas City is closing August 24th. I have spoken with REGAP (Retired Greyhounds as Pets) here in Kansas City. There are 600 Greyhounds at the track. Greyhound rescue estimates they will be able to get 200 into the rescue network.
The Woodlands is a last-stop track in the Greyhound racing industry, the remaining 400 will be ‘returned’ to the breeders and likely [killed].
CONTACT INFORMATION / TAKE ACTION:
REGAP can be reached at 816-763-3333
REGAP (greyhound rescue) needs urgent help for FOSTERS, ADOPTIONS, TRANSPORTS, etc. Please contact them if you can help and forward to friends you know who may be able to help. REGAP: 816-763-3333
If you can help by adopting or fostering a greyhound (or two!), please contact REGAP today. If you don’t have the room, means or desire to take in a dog, consider volunteering for transport (i.e., driving) duties. It’s not unusual for rescue groups to adopt out animals to homes in other cities or even states; in such cases, these groups need a few kind souls to physically transport the animals to their forever homes. And, of course, a cash donation is always welcome!
You can find out more about REGAP on their Petfinder page, www.petfinder.com/shelters/MO151.html or on their website, www.kcregap.org/public/
For more information on Woodland’s pending closure, here’s a Google News search with the latest.
Sticking with the greyhound theme, this week I’m proud to feature Saffron, a gorgeous greyhound girl:
Just look at that beautiful smile!
Here’s what REGAP says of the lovely Saffron:
This girl always has a big smile for anyone who comes by! Saffron is very outgoing and loving. She is ecstatic to greet the kennel staff in the mornings with tail wags, kisses, and a smile to take on the day! Saffron loves to play and gets along well with other medium to large sized dogs, but small dogs are not good playmates with this big girl. Saffron loves to go on walks in the park and gets so excited she can hardly contain it when she knows it’s time to go on her walk. She needs a home where ear scratching, walks, and love are given freely so she can give her love, loyalty, and silly grin to her special family.
REGAP currently has 11 greyhounds listed on Petfinder (you can also view them on REGAP’s own website), with (presumably) hundreds more to come. If none of these babes strike your fancy, consider calling REGAP about Woodland’s soon-to-be-ex-racing dogs.
Won’t you give these “working” dogs a happy retirement?
I’m crossposting this alert from our Chat Cafe (groups.yahoo.com/group/KCChatCafe/) with the permission of the post’s author.
ANYONE IN OR NEAR CAMERON? NEED HELP PLEASE!
I volunteer for a dog rescue based in Kansas City. One of our fosters was in a fatal car accident Wednesday near Cameron. His vehicle caught on fire and he was killed instantly, as was his Jack Russell. His other dog “George” a Shepherd X was injured, but no one had seen him. One of our volunteers spotted him today, but wasn’t able to catch him. George has been seen near the scene of the accident. Are you able to help us look for George? The searching place is Highway 36 West and Sunset Road near Cameron Missouri. Someone put a cross with Jonathan’s initial on the side of the road. If anyone can go down and help we would appreciate it so much. Just imagine if this was one of your dogs….
Thank you,
Brenda
Brenda also emailed me the following info:
It is actually more near Hamilton MO than Cameron. Someone spotted George after our volunteers left for the day yesterday (Monday). It appears that he may have sustained burns in the crash. We worry now that he will succumb to the heat, or infection from his wounds. His mother is devastated at the loss of 2 family members already. We are praying that George is rescued soon. If anyone sees him, please contact the Sheriff, or our volunteer Lisa on her cell # is 913 290 1424. Lisa is most likely the only person that he will go to, especially in his current condition. He is hurt and scared. She said that she spotted him on a hill, near a ravine, where he at least has access to water. She laid out all kinds of dog and cat food yesterday to try to lure him out.
Thanks for reading! (And please spread the word.)
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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 3:11 PM
Subject: Next Steps: Volunteer In Future Disasters
KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
Communicating during disasters to mobilize volunteers, supplies, and other resources for animal victims. www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters
7/12/08: Next Steps: Volunteer In Future Disasters
Over the summer, Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network is updating its volunteer database to keep your skills and experience on file — in the event we are recruited to directly deploy responders in future disasters. (We do NOT automatically send volunteers to every disaster).
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1. Please Fill Out Attached Volunteer Form!
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Your filled-out form will help us contact and send volunteers more efficiently in future disasters.
1. FILL OUT THE ATTACHED FORM:
www.kcfreecycle.org/images/KCDisasterAid_VolunteerForm.doc
2. EMAIL IT BACK TO: kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
3. TYPE IN SUBJECT LINE: KC ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
(If you do not type this in subject line, your form may be overlooked).
If you are reading this message as a cross-post, not directly from Kinship Circle:
1. You must subscribe to Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Network email list.
2. You may subscribe when sending back your completed form.
3. In your email, type: SUBSCRIBE to KC Animal Disaster Aid Network
NOTE: KC Animal Disaster Aid Network will always remain a news service for anyone interested in animal disaster victims, but not hands-on volunteering.
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From: Farm Sanctuary - info [at] farmsanctuary.org
Date: Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 7:40 PM
Subject: Iowa Pigs Still Need Help
I know that we recently reached out to you for help, but we are still in urgent need of funding to continue the mission to save pigs from the Midwest flood disaster.
This emergency rescue is historic, both in its mission and scope, and is expected to be one of the most expensive rescue operations Farm Sanctuary has ever undertaken. But we couldn’t turn our backs on farm animals in need; we couldn’t leave any pigs behind.
Farm Sanctuary’s emergency rescue team is continuing to work day and night on the ground in Iowa to save the pigs. The urgency of the situation is only growing, as we have now rescued 69 pigs, most of whom are in very poor condition and a number of whom are pregnant.
We need your help right now to provide emergency onsite care to the pigs and transport them out of the disaster zone, as we have secured all survivors on the Iowa levee. Given the condition, number and size of these animals, this endeavor is massive.
Right now, Farm Sanctuary’s National Shelter Director Susie Coston is onsite in Iowa providing triage care at a temporary holding facility. Here, the pigs are receiving care for third degree burns and treatment for abscesses and wounds.
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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 2:49 PM
Subject: FLOOD: Last Images + Pigs Need Homes!
KINSHIP CIRCLE PRIMARY / MIDWEST FLOODS OF 2008
7/3/08: Images From A Flood + Rescued Pigs Need Homes
As rescue and emergency sheltering operations head toward maintenance, we share a last glimpse of the flood that covered over 80% of Iowa…and some of the animals who survived.
Photo courtesy of Molly Wald, Best Friends Animal Society.
www.bestfriends.org
IN THIS ALERT:
1. Iowa Floods: Pigs, Pups & Kittens
2. Red Rover, Red Rover…Send Piggy Right Over!
3. Homes Urgently Needed For Rescued Pigs
4. Tessa’s Reunion
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