It’s Monday morning and we’re wondering how long it will be before we see some shelter or rescue group naming an ash gray cat “Eyjafjallajokull.”
“Joe Cool” for short, no doubt.
Now, our daily report:
START WITH A CUDDLE: Monday is always such a tough morning – traffic, behind at work, and sometimes even the toaster won’t pop up right. So, here’s a chance to start the day with a cuddle.
This cuddled cat is Kara, one of many, many cats at the Denton Animal Control Shelter who is in need of a home.
How did Kara wind up in a city shelter? The official story is she was “owner released because they were moving.” Yep, a year –and-a-half old and out of a home. She is said to enjoy being petted.
And that other cat – with the distinctly colorful paw – is Kitty.
His story is he was “owner-released because [the owner] could not pay the pet deposit.” The owner told the shelter folks that “their kids loved him.”
And that third photo? Why that’s a crowd of the dogs at the Denton shelter.
They look like kids on a schoolground during recess, don’t they?
To contact the Denton shelter about the cats, e-mail [email protected]. To ask about the dogs, e-mail [email protected]. To reach the Denton shelter by phone call 904-349-7594. And to see more animals click HERE.
A PUPPY UPDATE: You may recall that on Friday we showed photos of two puppies that looked kind of alike and mentioned that both could use some help. Here’s an update on the puppy that was dumped near Terrell.
Judy Williamson reports, “only good things” have happened to the puppy lately. He has been named Inky, by the way.
Judy writes, “My friend, Helen, the day after she found the puppy, went by their little country store on the way to work the next day and posted a note to see if anyone had lost a puppy. She does this every time she finds one out there. In the meantime she asked me and others to try to think of some place we could take her ... On Friday, Helen emailed ... that a girl had contacted her about Inky. Come to find out she had found four puppies on the same road earlier in the day and had picked them up but missed the one that Helen found. She came right away and picked up the puppy (they were all from a litter) - can you believe it - she was a rescue person. By Saturday she had shots and was wormed and ... Helen emailed me to say that she got adopted !”
Quick work during the puppy season. And, no doubt, someone else will now think rural areas near Terrell are great places to dump puppies.
OBVIOUSLY AN EARHOUND: We got the weekend report from Carrollton Animal Services Joe Skenesky and he reports that no cats are in danger right now, but there are some dogs that need a way out of the city shelter.
Among them is this dog, obviously an Earhound, who appears to be frisky and ready to romp. All he needs is a place to go.
And, who knows why, but for some reason his name is “Turtle.” He’s a small rat terrier who was a stray. According to his official story, some people found him and after a couple of weeks of being unable to find a home for him, delivered him to the Carrollton shelter in hopes of having better luck. He’s a 12- to 15-pound cuddler who probably is under 2 years old.
To ask about adopting any animal in the Carrollton shelter, call 972-466-3420 or e-mail [email protected]. To see animals at the shelter, click HERE.
IN GRAPEVINE, WINE AND CRITTERS: The Third Annual Canines, Felines and Texas Wines is scheduled from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday (April 25) at La Buena Vida Vineyards in downtown grapevine. The vineyard will be taking in cash, food, blankets, paper towels, bleach, litter and toys for animals. The event includes a silent auction, critters and, of course, wine. See www.labuenavida.com.
GLOBAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY: We got a note from Lacy Milani-Ingals about an animal/people event scheduled for 10 a.m. to 3 pm. Saturday in Preston Center in Dallas – Duxiana and Shelton High School Volunteers will be celebrating Global Youth Service Day and there’ll be dog adoptions on-site. (It’s at 6134 Berkshire Lane (just west of Preston at Northwest Highway.) You can get all the details – there’ll be pizza! – at the Metroplex Mutts website, www.metroplexmutts.org.
VACCINATION IN GUN BARREL CITY: The Friends of the Animals at Cedar Creek Lake spay/neuter clinic in Gun Barrel City will be the site of an incredibly low-cost vaccination clinic from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. It’s at the corner of 198 and 334, “just behind and east of the Huddle House Restaurant.” rabies shots are $10, parvo/distemper vaccination is $15 for dogs; cat vaccinations are $15; microchipping $20 and heartworm testing $20. And there’ll be Frontline Plus for sale. Call 903-887-PETS for more info. Dogs have to be on a leash, cats must be in carriers. Some kids should be hobbled – I’m kidding.
HOOTER GIRLS DOG WASH ON THE WEST SIDE – The West Side Animal League’s annual Fido Fest is scheduled May 1. WSAL is looking not only for people to stop by and have fun, but also looking for volunteers and vendors. There’ll be games, contests, art projects and – easy boys – the Hooter Girls Dog Wash. The Fest site is Gateway Park, 1701 N. Beach, in Haltom City. They’re still looking for sponsors and vendor booths – e-mail [email protected] to ask about that. And to volunteer, e-mail [email protected] or call 817-320-0399.
CONTEMPLATIONS: Wouldn’t it be ironic if, instead of a manmade cloud of stuff stifling the planet, nobody could figure out a way to shut down that volcano in Iceland and we all had to learn to breathe ash through our gills? What gills? Well, we’ll see. ... The Texas Rangers. Ouch. Those New York Yankees weren’t all that nice to ‘em over the weekend. And surely the Rangers won’t be able to fire their manager – who knows who owns the team, so what manager would sign to replace him without knowing who he was working for? Are the Rangers currently the messiest franchise in big league baseball? ... We Googled for a pronunciation of the Icelandic volcano and this is what turned up: “AY-yah-fyah-lah-YOH-kuul” which almost sounds like, “Hi, ya fellow yokel!” The name is said to mean “Island mountain glacier.” And, don’t you know there are some smarty-pants kids who score high this week on current events quizzes because they’ll be able to spell the name Eyjafjallajokull. What could be causing this volcanic activity? Might as well blame Wall Street, Congress or Lady Gaga.
