[ SHOWGSD-L ] FW: Explosion at Mason County Shelter - West Virginia...much animal death Virginia/ much death
- From: Stormy435@xxxxxxx
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 18:58:59 EST
From: "Jerrie Wolfe - Rose Croft Show Team" <jerrier@...>
To: <jerrier@...>
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 6:56 PM
Subject: [AKC Dog Shows] FW: Explosion at Mason County Shelter - West
Virginia/ much death
>
>
>
> PERMISSION TO CROSSPOST - PLEASE CROSSPOST EVERYWHERE
>
> 11/22/05 approximately 3:00 pm
>
> It is with the heaviest of hearts that I write this post. I can't
stop
> crying. We need help!
>
> There's been a gas explosion at the Mason County shelter in Point
> Pleasant
> WV. It happened during the installation of the new heating system.
>
> All of the following information was gathered in the first hour
after
> the
> explosion. Details may change as things settle down and volunteers
get
> there to help assess the situation.
>
> All of the staff members made it out alive. Danielle, the shelter
> director,
> has suffered smoke inhalation from going back in to rescue animals.
>
> Of all the cats/kittens at the shelter, only one made it out alive.
It
> had
> to be resuscitated. No idea if it will live.
>
> It is believed that all of the puppies died in the fire and
> smoke...the
> staff couldn't get to the puppy or cat rooms to pull them out.
>
> They were able to get to the large dog kennels and pull out a lot of
> the
> dogs. They basically pushed them out the door and the dogs are
running
> loose. Not all got out. Some died in the initial explosion, others
> probably
> of smoke inhalation. Initial estimate is that approximately 50-60
dogs
> were
> pushed out the door by the dedicated kennel staff who refused to
give
> up
> trying to save them.
>
> At the moment, the building appears to be a total loss. All they
have
> is
> possibly the use of a few outside pens. The remaining dogs are being
> rounded up now.
>
> It's cold in WV...there's no indoor place to house these animals.
>
> Supplies needed (I'm sure this list will grow)
>
> Dog food
>
> Water & food bowls
>
> Leashes & collars
>
> They need a building...can someone in or near Mason County WV loan
> them the
> use of a vacant building until they can move these dogs out to
> rescues? For
> location purposes, their zip code is 25550. Shelter is located in
> Point
> Pleasant.
>
> The rescues they work with on a regular basis have been contacted
and
> hopefully will be able to take some dogs into foster care.
>
> This is the home of the Mason County Animal Welfare League (MCAWL),
a
> group
> of volunteers that have been trying to make this a no-kill shelter.
If
> you've seen any posts about them recently, you know how hard they've
> been
> working to help these animals. Email contacts are volunteers who are
> not
> located at the shelter, so anyone wishing to help can still reach
them
> via
> the email address on the website: MasonCAWL@...
>
> Here is the Petfinder site: http://masoncounty.petfinder.com
>
> As we find out which dogs are alive, we will put the word ALIVE next
> to
> their name on the site.
>
> PLEASE CROSSPOST EVERYWHERE
> collielhasa@...
>
> Above is a forwarded message. Help if you can and pass it along.
> Thanks!
>
Stormy Hope
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