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CBS News
6 hours ago
- Health
- CBS News
Starving puppies dumped along trail in Greensburg
By: KDKA-TV intern Gianna Girol Three emaciated, dehydrated puppies were dumped along the Five Star Trail in Greensburg on Thursday, an animal shelter said. Ninth Life Rescue Center asked for help figuring out who abandoned the dogs, calling it an active investigation. "We are desperately seeking information regarding where they came from and who dumped them. Did you see someone on the trail carrying a box? Did your neighbors have puppies on Wednesday but not on Thursday? Call us," Ninth Life Rescue Center said in a Facebook post. Ninth Life Rescue Center says the dogs have almost no body fat, and their ribs and bones can be seen through their bodies. They also have puncture wounds on their bodies and broken teeth. The dogs are also not suffering from a pre-existing medical condition that would cause them to appear this way. "We are sad and angry about their conditions and complete lack of body fat. You can see every bone in their body, this didn't happen overnight. These are not sick puppies who got this way because of a medical condition, they were starving," Ninth Life Rescue Center said. (Photo: Ninth Life Rescue Center/Facebook) Many stepped in to care for the dogs An individual on the trail happened to open the moving box and found the dogs on the trail. Hoffman Kennels then responded and brought the dogs to the Ninth Life Rescue Center. Ninth Life Rescue Center says the dogs may not have survived outside in the box for very long due to the heat wave. They say that Hoffman Kennel's quick actions helped to save the animals' lives. The dogs are being cared for The center is providing the dogs with veterinarian care, feeding the dogs and giving them water every few hours to help them recover. Their bodies are currently adjusting to the nutrients and the feeding schedule. There is currently no information on how the animals ended up on the trail and why.
CBS News
9 hours ago
- General
- CBS News
Stormwater floods Macomb County animal shelter, sends agency scrambling to financially recover
A nonprofit animal shelter in Macomb County, Michigan, is struggling to recover from the cost of storm-related flooding at its shelter. "To say we are heartbroken is an understatement," A ReJoyceful Animal Rescue in Clinton Township related on social media about the circumstances. ReJoyceful focuses its efforts on cat and dog rescue situations, such as a cat that had significant injuries from another animal attack and stray dogs that were living outside amid the heat wave. The agency describes itself as a no-kill, foster-based organization, using short-term foster situations to help match animals to adoptive homes. On June 18, the building was flooded through at least two rounds of storms backed up a storm drain and that sent water rushing inside the shelter, ruining supplies, furniture and equipment. "We've worked so hard building up our shelter and making it comfortable for the animals we care for. In a matter of minutes, this was all destroyed," they said. In response to the disaster: Volunteers showed up to help push water out of the building. A flood recovery and restoration company was called to mitigate damage. The agency posted messages on social media for foster homes and foster-to-adopt homes, taking note of circumstances such as which pets should continue to stay together and which ones need to be the only animal in a home. Donations and ad hoc fundraisers, such as a T-shirt sal,e popped up to help the agency return to normal operations. Over $125,000 in donations have been raised. The community assistance is appreciated, as the insurance situation was not what they hoped for. The building itself is covered by the property owner's insurance; the agency is responsible for its own contents. The agency did have a renters' insurance policy, but ran into an exception on the policy that does not include certain water conditions. "Our insurance claim has been denied. There is nothing we can do," they explained. As of Thursday, the building is almost completely dried out, but there is still work and sanitizing to do. "We have contractors coming tomorrow to start on drywall, replace doors, replace trim, and to determine what more needs done. We are still in the process of sorting through what has been destroyed and needs to be dumped. The losses are immeasurable, we still don't have a number on how much this will actually cost us in the end as we're not even half way through sorting through the mess," the agency reported.
Washington Post
12 hours ago
- General
- Washington Post
The AC broke at an animal shelter. People lined up out the door to foster pets.
Katie Boord was scrolling through Facebook on Monday evening, enjoying the aroma of the chicken macaroni and cheese her husband was cooking, when a post appeared on her phone that made her panic. An animal shelter in Derwood, Maryland, wrote: 'URGENT: Short-Term Fosters Needed for Shelter Animals.' The shelter's air conditioning was broken, the shelter said, putting hundreds of animals at risk of heat exhaustion. 'I have to do something,' Boord recalled telling her husband, Sean Clayton. 'Go ahead,' Boord recalled Clayton replying. 'I'll keep dinner warm.' Boord rushed to the Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center from her Rockville, Maryland, home, joining dozens of others who came on short notice to foster animals after seeing the shelter's message. Boord left with three cats named Sponge Bob, Sandy Cheeks and Gary. The trio was among the roughly 70 animals who were fostered from the shelter this week as Montgomery County employees worked to fix the air conditioning amid a heat dome — a heat-trapping lid of strong high pressure — that brought extreme humidity and temperatures around 100 degrees to the D.C. area. Maria Anselmo, the shelter's community relations manager, said employees didn't expect such a large outpouring of help. 'Half of us probably cried at some point over the past couple days [from joy],' Anselmo told The Washington Post. When employees reported to the shelter Monday morning, Anselmo said, the air conditioning wasn't working. They called the county's Department of General Services, which found a broken air-conditioning motor that could be fixed in about 24 hours. Shelter employees set up fans and cooling mats throughout their building. They froze Kong dog toys and limited their animals' time outdoors. Employees emailed former foster volunteers for help. But they realized that wasn't enough people, Anselmo said, so they posted on social media in the late afternoon Monday. 'We're urgently seeking short-term foster homes for dogs and cats,' the shelter wrote, adding: 'Even a weekend foster makes a difference. You'll give a shelter pet a much-needed break from the heat and help us free up space during this critical time.' As hundreds of Montgomery County residents and Maryland animal lovers shared the post, people began showing up at the shelter within minutes. The shelter's phones wouldn't stop ringing. Soon, a line formed outside the front door. While the shelter usually asks foster volunteers to complete an application and schedule an appointment to meet employees and animals, the staff simply asked Monday for each volunteer's ID, address, phone number and email. 'We had so many people just show up who were ready to jump in and help that we weren't going to turn those people away,' said Anselmo, 37. After Boord arrived that evening, she said, she waited about an hour for employees to give her three cats who had come to the shelter from the same home — Sponge Bob and Sandy Cheeks, both of whom are around 2 years old, and Gary, about 10 months old. Boord and Clayton already had an 8-year-old cat, Fillion, at home. While Boord was at the shelter, Clayton set up their guest room for the foster cats with cat food, a litter box, water bowls, toys and a cat bed. While the cats were initially scared, they began playing with a spring toy the next day, and Gary, who initially wouldn't come out from his light blue blanket, cuddled with Boord, 34, a special-education teacher. At the shelter, employees worked until around 10 p.m. Monday. One of the many calls they received came from Debbie Lauer, who saw the shelter lost air conditioning while watching the evening news as she ate a chicken skewers dinner. Lauer had wanted to foster a dog since she retired last month from the National Security Agency. On Tuesday, Lauer's 67th birthday, she drove about 16 miles south from her Mount Airy, Maryland, home to pick up Princess Daisy, a roughly 1-year-old terrier mix with a white and brindle coat. 'It's just feeling like you're doing something good,' Lauer said. 'I'm glad I did it. I will continue to do it.' The county fixed the shelter's air conditioning Tuesday, and the shelter emailed fosters that afternoon to say they could return the animals. But Ilya Albert, who began fostering Teton, an 11-month-old brown cat, on Monday, didn't want to say goodbye. Albert and his wife, Jessica DePrest, had considered adopting a cat since their longtime cat, Jones, died last month. At their Rockville home, Teton cuddled with DePrest, jumped atop their cat trees and purred when they picked him up. When Albert's 6-month-old daughter, June, pulled Teton's whiskers, Teton seemed unbothered. 'He felt like he was already a family member,' said Albert, 37, who works in marketing. Albert told the shelter Wednesday he and DePrest wanted to adopt Teton. They renamed him Jake — based on the cat from the 1978 movie 'The Cat From Outer Space.' Boord returned her cats Thursday, and Lauer is seeking an adopter for Princess Daisy. About 40 dogs, 20 cats and 10 small animals — rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets and a chinchilla — were fostered this week, Anselmo said. The shelter thanked the volunteers in a statement Wednesday. 'This response has left us speechless,' the shelter wrote. 'How do we even begin to express our gratitude for each and every one of you?' To Anselmo, that starts by responding to every email and social media message the shelter received this week — a task she expects to take a few days. 'In the meantime: All animals are safe, cared for, and cool… thanks to YOU,' the shelter wrote.
News24
13 hours ago
- Climate
- News24
Cape Town storm: About 30 animals in distress across the city rescued amid heavy downpours
Several animals have been rescued amidst heavy rain in parts of Cape Town. Dogs, cats, rabbits and cattle are among the animals rescued since Wednesday. The Animal Welfare Society said six puppies died during the inclement weather. Dogs, cats, rabbits and cattle were among about 30 distressed animals the Cape of Good Hope SPCA and Animal Welfare Society (AWS) rescued amid heavy downpours on the Cape Flats. And the SPCA anticipates more rescues as the cold, wet weather persists over the weekend. AWS spokesperson Allan Perrins said teams managed to rescue several dogs, including puppies, and rabbits from drowning and dying from hypothermia on Thursday evening. 'We focused on a number of low-lying informal settlements on the Cape Flats with a focus on Pine Acre Farm informal settlement, that is behind the Ottery cemetery, and Kampies opposite the Philippi SAPS station. 'Things were quite hectic and a lot of the animals were in serious need of shelter and food and the necessary help to nurse them to good health in this cold weather,' he said. LIVE | Cape Town braces for more rain amid additional weather warning According to Perrins, the Pine Acre Farm community comprises around 80 corrugated iron shacks. The area was flooded when AWS arrived. Perrins said: We also discovered a litter of seven tiny puppies. Six, unfortunately, either drowned or succumbed to the elements of the cold weather. We, however, managed to resuscitate and save one of the litter. SPCA spokesperson Belinda Abraham said the organisation would continue to liaise with the City of Cape Town's Disaster Risk Management Centre to ensure that the SPCA could respond to any crises as efficiently as possible. 'We have moved farm animals to higher ground and actively sought out animals exposed to the elements and those living on chains, who will have no chance of escape should flooding escalate. 'We're also actively monitoring canals close to informal farming areas,' Abraham added. She said teams would remain on high alert as wet weather conditions persist. 'If flooding escalates, wildlife may also be displaced, we generally see porcupines flooded from their storm water drain homes or snakes flooded from their dens and baby birds blown from their nests, so we're keeping an eye out for that as well,' she added. Meanwhile, the Mdzananda Animal Clinic in Khayelitsha said the torrential rains had left parts of the area submerged, with animals fending for themselves. 'Homes are knee-deep in floodwater, and countless pets have been left stranded, shivering, and vulnerable to the elements,' said spokesperson Marcelle du Plessis. She said the organisation's field team had been working around the clock, wading through flooded streets to find and help animals in distress. 'We've found dogs chained in the rain, cats soaked and hiding under rubble, and families doing their best to protect their beloved pets with the little they have,' she added. The clinic is appealing to the public for emergency donations to fund the ongoing rescue and relief efforts. In addition to rescuing animals, the team is distributing food parcels, blankets, and kennels to pet owners in need. 'We will continue patrolling during the storm and throughout the winter. We will not let any pet be forgotten,' Du Plessis added.
BBC News
19 hours ago
- General
- BBC News
Car accident saves Jamie the lamb from slaughter
A lamb has been saved from slaughter after escaping and being hit by a is currently paralysed in his rear legs but Brinsley Animal Rescue hopes he will make a recovery and then be rehomed as a might have to use a wheelchair if he does not regain the use of his legs but the Nottinghamshire-based team said he will still be able to live a long and happy are normally slaughtered when they are about six months old. "All the signs at the moment are positive," said Jon Beresford, who runs the rescue centre."There's no spinal damage, and he has got reflexes in both those back legs."With physiotherapy and with time he stands a realistic chance of recovery." The centre was contacted on Friday by vets in Sheffield, where Jamie had been taken after his did not have a tag on his ear, meaning the farmer could not be traced."The people who found the lamb tried to find where he had come from but he was nowhere near any fields," said Mr vets X-rayed Jamie but could not find any major internal issues, so they asked Brinsley Animal Rescue to take him vets have now examined Jamie and it is thought his paralysis might be caused by a displaced lumbar disc, or a burst blood vessel, either of which could be pushing on the sciatic nerve. "Because the lamb is still young and still growing, he can recover from both of those," Mr Beresford said."If Jamie makes a full recovery we will rehome him as a pet, to live with other sheep."Mr Beresford said there were also rescue centres that have disabled lambs who "live amazing lives in wheelchairs and still fly around".Brinsley Animal Rescue itself has a number of disabled former farm animals, including a blind cow and a cow with a jaw deformity who struggles to eat."People feel sorry for them but that challenge has saved their lives," said Jon."Similarly, Jamie would have been killed and on somebody's plate in another three or four months."Now he's hopefully going to live the rest of his life free."
