Monday and needs in the critter world...

It’s Monday, a storm blew through overnight, I had to reboot the wireless modem and now we’re up and running at Readlarrypowell.com. Well, maybe not up and running. Too early in the week to be running.
Here’s our report:
WAITING AT THE DALLAS SHELTER: Through adoptions and rescues, the euthanasia list for Tuesday at the Dallas Animal Services Shelter has been whittled down to six dogs, including this dog we’ve previously featured here, Dawn. She’s a young, big girl who doesn’t mind being photographed in attractive accessories.
So, six dogs have a date with destiny on Tuesday – they’re all healthy. They’ve all been in the shelter for 45 days and drawn no attention. Either they’re going to be rescued or they’re going to be killed.
to ask about adopting Dawn or one of the other dogs contact [email protected] or [email protected] or call 214-671-0249 or 214-670-8312. Rescue groups should contact [email protected] or 214-670-8298 or [email protected] or 214-671-0308. See more Dallas animals at www.dallasanimalservices.org.
COLLIN COUNTY FACES: That’s Adelia, 6 years old. Then Friday, who is “an older” dog. And there is Georgia, describes as “an exquisite dog” who is also timid, but warms up. We get the tips on these dogs from Collin County Animal Services shelter walker DeDe Whitcombe.
They are among the many at the overloaded shelter in McKinney.
To ask about helping these animal find a home or a safe haven, contact the shelter at 972-547-7292 or by e-mailing [email protected]. See more Collin County animals by clicking HERE.
OWNER-SURRENDERS: Real estate. That’s a big reason to release animals to shelters. People move into apartments that don’t allow animals.
That’s the case with this cat Phoebe, around 7, released because, the Carrollton Animal Shelter reports, “her person ... moved into an apartment that does not allow pets.”
She’s already spayed. So that drops her adoption fee to $10. Ten bucks will save her life.
She and this dog Spotty are among several animals on the euthanasia list for Wednesday at the Carrollton shelter.
Spotty also was an owner-surrender. He’s about 4 years old, weighs under 20 pounds and is a “friendly, outgoing” Jack Russell/terrier mix. You can see him in a video HERE.
To ask about these animals or any Carrollton shelter critter, call 972-466-3420 (ext. 3) or e-mail [email protected]. See more Carrollton animals HERE.
THE PUZZLING CRITTER: Terry Lynn Fisher, who usually is scrambling to save animals at the Burns Flat, Okla., shelter,  sent out a note yesterday about a situation in Tulsa.
Is this a wolf-dog? Is it a husky mix?
“This beautiful creature showed up at her house and she has no clue what to do,” says Terry Lynn.
So Terry Lynn is trying to help her find a solution. “Apparently it is fine with her dogs and children, but she is unable to keep it,” Terry Lynn writes.
To offer advice or help, e-mail [email protected] or call 580-330-1459.
(Aside: I’ve seen wolf hydrids up close and they seem to be a little less doggish than this critter. Still, you never know how many generations from a momma or poppa wolf this animal might be. Like our Chihuahua Rosie, for example. She’s just a generation or two away from being a howl-at-the-moon wolf. And she enjoys camping out and re-enacting the first wolf/human contact in which a wolf, portrayed by Rosie, arrived bearing a sharp stick in her mouth and a bag of marshmallows to roast over the open fire. )
A DENTON DOG GOES TO COLORADO: Last week, we told the story of Haley, a dog who had been rescued after living under a car in Denton. Amy Pelzel, the noted Denton volunteer, was working to find her a good place to live.
Over the weekend we got a note from Amy reporting that Haley had been claimed by Animal Rescue of the Rockies. This was facilitated by Stephen Plyler, also a Denton volunteer and, as he says, “a proud board member of Animal Rescue of the Rockies.”
He posted the pup on the group’s site and the result, after a weekend flight to Denver is “she is now in her forever home.”
Now, among the names she’s had in rescue was “Miss Piggy,” Stephen says.
He writes, “What a trip for this little girl -- from living under a car in Texas to a great home in home in Colorado. Her new Mom is thrilled to have her and she was met at the airport by large number of friends and followers from the Animal Rescue of the Rockies Facebook page. Pit bulls many times are the first to go at a shelter because of their bad rap but this little girl disproved everything.  She was deaf, with one leg shorter than the others and a ‘Pit’ but yet not only did she make it out of the shelter but she did one thing most Pit bulls or Pigs for that matter never get to do FLY.”
See more Denton Animal Shelter adoptables HERE.
CONTEMPLATIONS: This is a “what in the world do you do” situation.  A woman in the greater metro area was considering helping a Pit Bull by, basically, stealing the dog. She contemplated waiting until the neighbors were gone, then getting the dog. After all, she says, they don’t pay attention to the dog – it is parked in the back yard without shelter and is “starving” constantly. What should she do? Stealing is wrong. And if you have no confidence that the authorities will help the dog, what should you do? If confiscated, the dog might wind up on death row anyway. If stolen and moved into rescue, the dog has a chance at a more respectful life. What is the answer? Which is the moral stand? Steal the dog to save its life or abide by the law and hope for the best? Just FYI: We're against stealing at Readlarrypowell.com. We're also against mistreating animals. There are laws to resolve that conflict, right?
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