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Yahoo
14-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Volunteers work to find homes for hoarded dogs
Jun. 14—Volunteers are working to rehome and find foster homes for dozens of dogs taken from an animal hoarding case in Albion. So far, the Whitman County Sheriff's Office has taken 26 dogs from the home, with plans to remove more. " The last time the officer pulled dogs, he said it looked ... to be about 45," said rescue volunteer Gabie Mazur, referring to how many are still at the Albion location. Several of the dogs taken from the home were pregnant or in heat. Mazur said if there are puppies, that number may be even higher. In addition to the need for spays and neuters, Mazure said all of the dogs needed rabies vaccinations and flea treatments, and many also needed dental care including tooth extractions. That vet care is currently being provided by Blue Mountain Humane Society in Walla Walla. Dani Voorhees, co-owner of Zelda's Pet Grooming in Pullman, has been grooming many of the dogs taken from the house. Voorhees said despite the dogs getting initial baths before coming in for professional grooming, many still had feces and urine stuck in their fur, and some had skin conditions as a result. " I don't feel that they were in good condition, or that any human being could give adequate care to 50 dogs at once," Voorhees said. Although the case is in Whitman county, it's a Pasco-based animal rescue about two hours away, Paws and Claws, that has been finding foster homes and adopting out the animals. Kara Schmidt, a Paws and Claws volunteer and student at Washington State University, said she connected the rescue with the case after someone she knew who was friends with the owner reached out. Schmidt said another reason Paws and Claws got involved was because shelters and rescues in the quad-cities area don't have the resources to take on a hoarding case. " I mean, every single shelter in the state is full," Schmidt said. " I didn't expect (Whitman County Humane Society) to be able to take any, to be honest, especially of that magnitude." Daily headlines, straight to your inboxRead it online first and stay up-to-date, delivered daily at 7 AM Whitman County Humane Society has stated it doesn't have room for dogs, but has offered to provide resources including crates, resources for veterinary care and promotion of adoptable dogs on its social media. Some community members have voiced complaints that the animals aren't being removed faster. Some local residents expressed concern that the owners aren't facing criminal prosecution. But prosecuting hoarding cases is challenging, said Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myers. " We've worked with animal neglect and animal cruelty cases before, and they're difficult to prove," he said. "You have to prove almost that a person was intentionally mistreating an animal." When animals are adequately fed, which they are in the Albion case, deputies often try to get buy-in from owners to surrender their animals voluntarily, Myers said. "If this happens again and they're out of compliance, we take a different approach," Myers said. Myers, who had not yet seen the dogs as of his interview, said he knows the situation isn't ideal. However, he believes the current approach is the best path forward. " I'm here to get those animals out, get the number down and work with the people the best way we can without overwhelming the system," he said. "I hope by the end of the month, we have either all the dogs outta there, or a very limited amount (left), and the dogs that are left there don't have the ability to reproduce." Right now, one of the biggest priorities for Paws and Claws is fundraising to pay for the dogs' medical treatments, Schmidt said. " Our first batch of dogs, it was ... about $1,500 to $1,800 (in medical bills). And then the second was about the same. The third was $3,300," Schmidt said. People interested in more information, or taking in rescued dogs, can go to the Paws and Claws website at Sun may be contacted at rsun@ or on Twitter at @Rachel_M_Sun. This report is made in partnership with Northwest Public Broadcasting, the Lewiston Tribune and the Moscow-Pullman Daily News.
Khaleej Times
20-05-2025
- General
- Khaleej Times
UAE: Heroic 18-hour rescue saves kitten trapped in Abu Dhabi drain for days
It took a group of seven cat lovers nearly 18 hours and several inter-emirate trip to heroically band together and rescue a little kitten, presumed to be not more than two months, who was stuck with no food or water in a drain pipe for at least three days. German tourist Ferdinand was in the UAE to celebrate his birthday and chose to ring in his special day by feeding some stray cats in Abu Dhabi at midnight. As he drove around, he heard the pained cries of a kitten. It was stuck inside a pipe which opened out into a deeply dug drain hole. 'I asked a neighbour about it, and he said the kitten has been crying for at least three days,' he told Khaleej Times. 'The drain hole was filled with sewage water, and I did not have the means to rescue the cat myself. Since I didn't know anyone else in the city, I texted well-known cat rescuer Dina who runs the DubaiStreetKitties page on Instagram.' The rescue team The time was 11pm on Friday, May 16. As soon as the message went out, cat lovers in the country swung to action. Karen England was preparing to go to bed in her Dubai home when she saw the message. 'I am not a big fan of driving in general but when I saw the message, I knew that I had to help,' she said. 'I have some long ladders, which I felt would be useful in this case.' By 2am, a small group of cat rescuers were on the spot, doing everything they could to rescue the kitten. The group was unable to coax it out as it was scared and cowered inside the long pipe. Karen climbed into the hole and began removing the sewage water. 'It was quite deep and if the kitten rushed out of the pipe, it would fall into the water and drown,' she said. 'So, we had to be sure that the hole was safe for whenever she decided to climb out.' More than five hours later, the hole was empty of water, but the kitten was still too scared to come out. The rescuers, disheveled and exhausted, headed home for a few hours of sleep. However, before they left, Kalina- another rescuer, created a makeshift ladder by tying together a clothes stand and some towels with ribbons. It took her more than three hours to craft it. The rescuers then decided to check on the cat every two hours, but they had no luck as it didn't come out. Abu Dhabi residents Galina and her husband volunteered as they lived closest to the spot. Municipality call One of the rescuers reached out to the Abu Dhabi municipality, which sent out a team to the spot. 'They were really professional and quick,' said Galina. 'They were able to rescue the cat in just five minutes.' Galina and her husband accompanied Karen to Dubai where they took the kitten to Paws and Claws veterinary clinic in JVC. The clinic did a complete checkup and Xray on the kitten for free and found that it was healthy. 'Luckily he is healthy, had a normal temperature and surprisingly little dehydration despite being stuck in the drainage pipe for at least 3 days,' said Karen. Having found the kitten on his birthday, Ferdinand bonded with it during his time with it. He survived 3-4 days in a hole without fresh water and food,' he said. 'He was so strong. I don't want him to ever fight again every day on the street to survive. I want to give him the best life in a nice cat family. I have named him Lucky, and he is now with Karen. I have to wait for him to get a bit older, vaccinated and microchipped, so that I can bring him to Germany.' Karen said the area where Lucky was found had a lot of stray cats and needed urgent attention to spread awareness about the Trap-Neuter-Rescue (TNR) program. Earlier this year, the Animal Welfare Abu Dhabi (AWAD) group was formed to safeguard the cat population in Abu Dhabi. One of their campaigns is a community care program that aims to trap cats at feeding stations to neuter, vaccinate and microchip them before returning them back. This would help to control the stray cat population in the country.
Axios
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Oddities, teenage dirtbags and more weekend events
🥚 Celebrate Easter with more than just bunnies during Eggs, Paws and Claws at the Columbus Zoo. 9am-5pm Friday-Saturday. Included with zoo admission, $19-$35. Kids under 3 free! 🌷 Pick your own bouquet at Timbuk Farms' annual Tulip Festival. 9am-6pm Friday-Saturday, 10am-5pm Sunday, 2030 Timbuk Road, Granville. $12. Kids under 2 free! 🏐 Catch the Fury's home finale against the Orlando Valkyries at Nationwide Arena. 💀 Explore the "strange, unusual and bizarre" at the Oddities & Curiosities Expo at the Ohio Expo Center's Bricker Building. 10am-6pm Saturday, 10am-4pm Sunday, 717 E. 17th Ave. $10-15. 🎸 Unleash your inner dirtbag at Studio 35's screening of Vice's The Story of "Teenage Dirtbag" by Wheatus and a Q&A with frontman Brendan Brown.
