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Arab News
3 days ago
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- Arab News
Pakistani camel relearns to walk with prosthetic leg
KARACHI: Cammie, a young camel whose front leg was chopped off by a landlord in Pakistan's southern province of Sindh, left her caregivers emotional as she walked for the first time on a prosthetic leg. 'I started weeping when I saw her walking with the prosthetic leg. It was a dream come true,' Sheema Khan, the manager of an animal shelter in Karachi told AFP on Saturday. Veterinarian Babar Hussain said it was the first time a large animal in Pakistan had received a prosthetic leg. Cammie's leg was allegedly severed by a landlord in June 2024 as punishment for entering his field in search of fodder. A video of the wounded camel that circulated on social media prompted swift government action. According to the deputy commissioner of Sanghar, she was transported the very next day to Karachi, over 250 kilometers (155 miles) away, and has been living in a shelter there ever since. 'She was terrified when she first arrived from Sanghar. We witnessed her heart-wrenching cries. She was afraid of men,' Khan told AFP. One of the biggest challenges the caregivers faced was gaining her trust. 'I cannot put her condition into words,' Khan added. To aid her recovery, the caregivers introduced another young camel named Callie. Her presence brought comfort to the injured Cammie, who tried standing on her three legs for the first time after seeing her new companion. 'Cammie had been confined to her enclosure for almost four to five months before Callie arrived,' Khan added. After treating the wound and completing initial rehabilitation, the shelter — Comprehensive Disaster Response Services (CDRS) Benji Project — arranged a prosthetic leg from a US-based firm so she could walk on all fours again. 'We don't force her to walk. After attaching the prosthetic leg, we wait about 15 to 20 minutes. Then she stands up on her own and walks slowly,' veterinarian Hussain told AFP. He said that it would take another 15 to 20 days for her to fully adjust to the new limb. The caregivers said Cammie will remain at the shelter permanently.
Yahoo
4 days ago
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- Yahoo
Pakistani camel relearns to walk with prosthetic leg
Cammie, a young camel whose front leg was chopped off by a landlord in Pakistan's southern province of Sindh, left her caregivers emotional as she walked for the first time on a prosthetic leg. "I started weeping when I saw her walking with the prosthetic leg. It was a dream come true," Sheema Khan, the manager of an animal shelter in Karachi told AFP on Saturday. Veterinarian Babar Hussain said it was the first time a large animal in Pakistan had received a prosthetic leg. Cammie's leg was allegedly severed by a landlord in June 2024 as punishment for entering his field in search of fodder. A video of the wounded camel that circulated on social media prompted swift government action. According to the deputy commissioner of Sanghar, she was transported the very next day to Karachi, over 250 kilometers (155 miles) away, and has been living in a shelter there ever since. "She was terrified when she first arrived from Sanghar. We witnessed her heart-wrenching cries. She was afraid of men," Khan told AFP. One of the biggest challenges the caregivers faced was gaining her trust. "I cannot put her condition into words," Khan added. To aid her recovery, the caregivers introduced another young camel named Callie. Her presence brought comfort to the injured Cammie, who tried standing on her three legs for the first time after seeing her new companion. "Cammie had been confined to her enclosure for almost four to five months before Callie arrived," Khan added. After treating the wound and completing initial rehabilitation, the shelter -- Comprehensive Disaster Response Services (CDRS) Benji Project -- arranged a prosthetic leg from a US-based firm so she could walk on all fours again. "We don't force her to walk. After attaching the prosthetic leg, we wait about 15 to 20 minutes. Then she stands up on her own and walks slowly," veterinarian Hussain told AFP. He said that it would take another 15 to 20 days for her to fully adjust to the new limb. The caregivers said Cammie will remain at the shelter permanently. str-sma/jma/lb
Washington Post
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
Bird lovers flock to adopt parrot who is ‘rated R, parental advisory required'
Animal shelter employees were enjoying a rare quiet moment in the lobby when a yell came from a room designated for small animals: 'Shut the f--- up.' Four employees looked at one another in confusion. Then the shriek came again. The culprit? Hendrix, a blue-and-gold macaw who came to the shelter the prior month, surrendered by his longtime owner. The cursing only became louder after that late-May afternoon. Chantelle Rogers, administrative assistant at the Forever Paws Animal Shelter in Fall River, Massachusetts, was tasked with writing a blurb to help Hendrix get adopted. She opted for honesty. 'If you adopt Hendrix, you're basically adopting Samuel L. Jackson,' Rogers wrote on Facebook, referring to the actor who is known, in part, for his delivery of profanity-laced dialogue in movies. 'This bird's language is not for the faint of heart.' Her post only made people more interested. Thousands of people shared the post, which got traction for its candor and its humor. The next day, the shelter received a windfall of about 60 adoption applications, prompting employees to close applications that day. One person was soon selected, and Hendrix's new owner took the parrot home June 21 after hearing the bird curse a few times. 'It's so quiet without him,' Rogers told The Washington Post. 'We do definitely miss him, but we know he's where he's supposed to be.' Hendrix first arrived at the shelter in April. He was surrendered to Fall River Animal Control by his prior owner of two decades, said Cynthia Berard-Cadima, the department's supervisor. Blue-and-gold macaws can live for more than 70 years, according to the Australia Zoo, and Rogers said Hendrix is about 30 years old. Rogers said the first person who popped into her mind when she saw the colorful macaw was the late singer and guitarist Jimi Hendrix. But many of Hendrix's feathers were missing on his roughly 3-foot-tall body and 40-inch-wide wingspan, Rogers said, probably due to malnutrition. The shelter mainly houses cats and dogs, so Hendrix was the only parrot in a room with a few rabbits and a guinea pig. Hendrix was initially scared of people, shaking when an employee approached his cage. The shelter bought Hendrix an extra-large Chewy pineapple toy that employees hung in the parrot's cage and discovered the bird's favorite treats: strawberries, blueberries, dried bananas and peanuts. A few weeks after arriving, Hendrix began opening up, saying 'cracker' when the parrot wanted a dried banana chip and 'thank you' when he received one. Hendrix once told Rogers: 'Good morning, baby.' Hendrix chirped when he wanted attention and tried to mimic barking noises he heard from the shelter's dogs. Near the end of May, employees heard Hendrix curse for the first time. After that, Hendrix used more vulgar language — and said it louder. A new employee was cleaning Hendrix's cage near the beginning of June when the parrot cursed at him. Employees told customers that if they hear profanities, it's coming from a parrot who wants attention, not a person. Hendrix might've learned the vulgar words by hearing them in his previous home, Rogers said, but his foul language probably meant he was becoming more comfortable at the shelter. Hoping to discourage Hendrix's language, employees turned around or left the room to laugh after Hendrix cursed. 'How do you not laugh at that? Like, the bird just cussed you out,' Rogers, 32, said with a laugh. 'So, like, you have to react at some point.' While his language remained salty, Hendrix grew new feathers by eating soft-pellet bird food. By mid-June, Rogers said, Hendrix was ready to be adopted. 'One day he will call you baby and the next day he's calling you MFer I guess is the politest way to type it out,' Rogers wrote on Facebook on June 11. 'He says thank you when you give him snacks but will also tell you to shut up.' 'This bird is rated R, parental advisory required, a real sour patch kid if one side was sugar and the other side was arsenic,' Rogers added. Rogers wrote near the end of the post that they sought an owner for Hendrix who has a cage and experience owning large birds. She added that the owner can't live in an apartment or have children 'because he is loud and explicit.' When one commenter asked whether the shelter can be more specific about the profanity Hendrix uses, Rogers replied: 'Facebook will ban me if I repeat them.' When Rogers went to work the following day, the shelter had received about 30 adoption applications from across the United States and Canada, and more would come in throughout the day. On June 12, nearly 28 hours after posting the advertisement, the shelter added to the top of its post 'APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED!' 'And just like that, I learned way more about most people than I wanted to,' Rogers wrote on Facebook a few days later. Shelter employees narrowed the applicants to the five most qualified and invited them to meet Hendrix. One woman who already had a room and toys in her house for birds she previously owned was the perfect fit, Rogers said. When the owner took Hendrix home, Hendrix cursed a few times when employees moved his cage. After he left, the shelter became quieter; vulgar language no longer overlapped with dogs barking. Rogers said the owner emailed her a few days later, saying that Hendrix is beginning to feel comfortable. He might be ready to let a new torrent of obscenities fly.
Yahoo
30-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Trailer will aid St. Lawrence County pets in emergencies
Jun. 29—CANTON — St. Lawrence County has acquired a specialized emergency animal sheltering trailer, making it the final county in the region equipped to respond quickly to disasters involving pets. The trailer, funded through a matching grant from the American Kennel Club Reunite program, represents a multi-year fundraising effort by local volunteers from the St. Lawrence County Animal Response team (CART). CART volunteers, led by Betty Wolf, helped raise the matching funds needed and received support from the St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency, Farm Credit East, Northern Credit Union, the St. Lawrence Valley Dog Club, the town of Louisville, Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County and Poulin Grain. Valued at approximately $22,000, the trailer contains essential emergency supplies including kennels, food and water bowls, cleaning tools, and portable sheltering equipment. It will enable local emergency managers to quickly establish temporary animal shelters during evacuations or natural disasters. CART volunteers have been training, using trailers from other counties to set up animal shelters in emergencies. Jessica Smith, of New York State Agriculture and Markets, told the folks touring the trailer at the Cooperative Extension last week that a trained team can have a shelter ready in about two hours. While focused on animal safety, the trailer makes it easier to keep people safe. "Research shows that people are less likely to evacuate if they can't ensure their pets' safety," County Legislator Rita Curran said. "This trailer helps address that critical need." The trailer contains items that may not be immediately apparent. There is a printer, markers and tags to identify and keep track of animals, a shop vac and other small tools. CART's mission is to respond to animals during disasters, minimize the loss of both human and animal lives, minimize the economic impact of disasters, prevent and mitigate the spread of disease, provide rescue and shelter for animals and reunite animals with their owners. There are several roles for CART volunteers. They educate the public, secure donations and resources, participate in emergency drills and exercises, and train in emergency response, including animal rescue, animal handling and animal sheltering. Volunteers also rescue, transport and shelter animals. They schedule and manage volunteers, provide logistical support and maintain record-keeping. They can also be called to reunite lost animals with owners and secure homes for unclaimed animals. Currently stored at the county highway garage in Canton, the trailer will eventually be relocated to the county highway facility in Potsdam, where other emergency vehicles are also stored. The acquisition fills a significant gap in regional emergency preparedness, Curran said, providing a crucial resource for protecting animals during crisis situations.
Yahoo
29-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Connie Sue Bartmess Connie's soul passed to God on a
Jun. 28—Connie Sue Bartmess Connie's soul passed to God on a beautiful day June 8, 2025. She knew she had been blessed her entire life, beginning with being born to her wonderful parents, Marvin and Irma, and ending with her loving husband, D. Eugene (Gene) Bartmess Jr. and her faithful dogs at her side. Connie enjoyed being retired as she could now pursue being active in various groups, Soldiers Angels, Project Linus, etc. She cherished her memories of family and friends whether they were in her life for a Reason, a Season or a Lifetime. She was passionate about helping people less fortunate and animals that had been abused. She was born August 19, 1948 in Manning, Iowa to Marvin Gail Groat and Irma Mae Knudson. Survived by her husband Gene Bartmess. Cremation has taken place. She is buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery and will accompany her husband, a Vietnam veteran, when he passes. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to your local church or local animal shelter.
