[ SHOWGSD-L ] My 2-2-2-2 Theory of GSD rescue...LONG
- From: Dawn Restuccia <windwych@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: gsd <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 06:11:26 -0700 (PDT)
I want to thank those who wrote to support my request to start a pool of funds
to help these poor souls escape the horrors of the gas chamber, Ip injections
or heartsticks. And while I realize that it IS an undertaking of monumental
proportions, I believe that with a cohesive effort and a dedication to saving
as many as we can, we CAN make a difference!
To this point, I would again like to outline my suggestion that was made
early on...
1. That everyone on the list/in the GSDCA/on OTHER GSD lists donate 2$ a month
to a pool of funds to be held by a person elected by the list. This person
would be responsible for accounting to the list four times a year as to the
dispersal of funds.
Everyone needs to understand that:
a. many times a pull fee has to be paid to get a dog who is CRITICAL out
before they euth. This can be as little as 13$ (read my story of the same
title) or as much as 150$ as in the case of Chance from Murray County. There is
not always time to find a 501c3; many facilities will not give you time. They
have specific days and times for euthing and that is IT. There were four
puppies pulled from Roicy Duhon in Louisiana during the National at a cost of
over 300$. I paid half and Dawn Bechtold from USAP paid the other half.
Fortunately, I HAD the money at the time.
b. Gasoline prices are thru the roof. We cannot continue to ask people to pay
for gas on their own without assistance. People are volunteering time; that
precious commodity and should be given at least SOME money toward gas.
c. food.....if someone has to hold a dog for more than a day or two, the cost
of feeding this animal could put an enormous strain on their budget. Money
should be allocated to help them with feeding and any vet care necessary.
d. EDUCATION!!!!! We need a much higher profile in the public sector than we
currently have!!! Many of the GSD rescues I have spoken with had never heard of
the AGSRA and did not realize they could apply to them for financial
assistance.
We NEED tables at the all breed shows like the Greyhound people, Golden people
and other breeds have!!!! I am in touch with Cheryl Malone, the Dennis Mass ACO
who is also on the board of the Cape Cod Kennel club to run a table for rescue
at the Cape Cod shows in September. Jarnee is comming up from North Carolina to
assist me in this effort! At the Bay State show we raised 150$...could have
been more, yes....but the VISIBILITY was the key here! Like it or not, you
reach MORE PEOPLE at an all breed show than you do at a specialty. While not
every rescued GSD could go to a home with an inexperienced foster, there are
always SOME who can! Right now there is a 6 month old puppy in Georgia who will
be euthed! How hard could it be to foster him?
We need 2 people in EACH STATE to search the petfinder sites for GSD's...to
call the shelters and be sure their rescue listings are updated. MANY shelters
dont bother to call the rescues. They are paid per pound for euthanized dogs as
these go to rendering plants for dog food. During the dog food scare, there was
a missive regarding the names of the companys who TRUCK for these plants! This
should take no more than an hour a week...we could do this rotationally as well
thru the local breed clubs!
We need 2 people in each state to commit to doing transport; this could be on a
rotational basis with it changing each month so that the burden would not fall
on the same people continually.
And lastly, we need 2 people in each state (again rotationally) to offer safe
haven to a critical dog. Hopefully, it would be a short stay....but if it
needed to be longer, I would hope that others in that state could take a turn
of a few days. Anything is better than the gas chamber.
All this being said, I know we cant save everyone. But our efforts need to be
made public...and if there is a GSD in a kill facility that CANNOT be adopted,
we should care enough to pull him/her, take him/her out for a hamburger and
then HUMANELY euthanize the animal! PLEASE PLEASE dont let them writhe on the
floor in pain or be in abject terror for their last moments here!!!
You all know that I write these four handerkerchief tear jerker stories...you
must wonder where I get the material from...Let me tell you.
Each morning I open up over 200 emails BEGGING for just one more day for a dog
or puppy...I am hit with graphic photos of dogs who have been tortured
(Justice...with his mouth duct taped shut...gutted like a fish)...or Maximus
the rottie who was set on fire recently...photos of a whole litter of GSDS who
need transport to rescue and no one stepping up (that was this
morning)..pictures of metal barrels full of dead dogs...seniors who have been
abandoned by their family after being chained to a tree their whole life...My
heart breaks for these animals...and if by sitting at this computer and putting
the information out there, I can have a small part in saving even ONE DOG...my
life will have been worthwhile.
Lets get this done....and then move on to a Sanctuary....where we WILL have
time to find forever homes...and where maybe the senior boy that Jarnee pulled
who has cataracts, severe hip dysplaysia, is stage 4 HW positive; his heart
enlarged but still lights up when he sees her, could rest his head and know
love for the remainder of his days!
Thank you to the Administrators of this list for allowing me to post those who
society has forgotten...and thanks to the members for listening.
I remain, for the animals....
Dawn Restuccia
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