EDITION OF WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2017 (PetPowellPress) Welcome to midweek where humans have a real chance to help animals. 
And, of course, there’s always an opportunity to help humans who are helping animals. See that cat -- sheltering in place, I believe is the term. He or she was in what can only be described as a "dark place." Part of a rescue effort. We’ll get to the cat's SPCA story in Contemplations. In the meantime, here’s our midweek lineup:
ELI NEEDS A HOME
We got the note on this dog Eli from several people and the bottom line is they all don’t have room but their hearts are moved by the story.
The contact point to help this dog is
janislee79107
@yahoo.com. (She’s already loaded with her own dogs, but is working to help Eli find a safe place.
He’s 7 and neutered and some say he’s a Pomeranian, some may say he’s a long-haired Chihuahua.
Most of us would just recognize him as Eli, the dog in need. He weighs in at under 4 pounds but he is positively a “Velcro Dog,” He’s loves him some human contact.
The basics are he suffers from separation anxiety, but the positives are he’s “leash-trained, mostly house-trained (has marked but wears a belly band and is doing better), dances, loves dogs, loves cats, ignores birds, VERY smart, quick learner, sleeps with you, rides in a car well, loves to be carried, loves to be petted, healthy, neutered, doesn't mind a bath, loves to talk, comes when you call him, is NOT snappy, wouldn't bite a fly.” [Again, that contact point is [email protected].]
MEANWHILE IN FLOWER MOUND
Check out this dynamic Earhound. We got the tip on Tootie, a resident of Flower Mound Animal Services, from our pal the rescuer Joyce Conley who reports that the 7-year-old dog needs a good human to help her out. She not up to 
date on her shots but she is microchipped and spayed. The Flower Mound report about this happy dog reads, “She was surrendered because her eye started weeping and turned cloudy and the owner didn’t have the money to get the vet care she needed. We do not have a vet on staff, and our budget is limited, so we are not able to get her help. If you can help this sweet girl please let us know.”
Contact Robin Vallee at Flower Mound Animal Services at 972-874-6390.
THE KITTEN REPORT
Remember our report earlier this month about the 3-month-old kittens 
living in a pigeon coop in Irving? Our tipster was the rescuer Tomi Ortiz who was trying to get a deal cut with the cats' human to give the cats a better break in life.
She reported on Tuesday, “I just wanted to let you know that all 3 kittens found great homes! Hurray!!! Attached is a picture of the first female kitten with her new dad Jonathan. Her new mom Kayla named her ‘Allie.’ I didn’t get a chance to take a picture of the other 2 (a female and male) but they were able to go to a good home together! Thanks to a lady here in Irving by the name of ‘Misti’ who does so much for the animals in the Irving Community. I was so relieved and grateful for everyone’s help. Now the not so good news...
“The momma cat had 2 more kittens, I’m sure she had more that probably didn’t make it. I’m trying to convince the owner to let me get her spayed and hopefully that will happen as soon as she’s done nursing the babies. I might be reaching out to you for help or for the Two-by-Four of Enlightenment!”
[LARRY ASIDE: As regular visitors to Readlarrypowell.com know, we have created the concept of the “Two-by-Four of Enlightenment,” an educational tool that delivers a blow against human stupidity. We’re already working on a way to merchandise these handy educational tools as soon as we can get the OK from the Texas Legislature.]
THE RED OAK REPORT
LLeighann Hayden, who works with Laura Macias to get more human traffic into smaller shelters, sent an update on the Red Oak Animal Shelter’s kitten and 
dog situation. The five “watercolor” cats are down to three -- Ariel is one of them. And there are two dogs who need a break. Beth is the female Pittie mix who is a classic happy companion. And Zachary, a boy Pittie, is a good rider in a car! To offer to help these animals, call or text Laura at 214-949-2726 or email [email protected].
ALL THESE DENTONIAN DOGS
(IS DENTONIAN A REAL WORD?)
Never mind wordplay, these dogs are in a fix. A tough one. The subject line on the email from our Denton McNatt Animal Shelter volunteer monitor Amy Poskey read, “TOO MANY DOGS IN ISOLATION WITH KENNEL COUGH, NO MORE ROOM!!! DOGS ALREADY BEING EUTHANIZED!!!”
She wrote, “I apologize but I don’t have any additional info on these angels cuz I just got word about this situation ... This is breaking my heart.”
Here’s the Denton shelter’s PetFinder LINK. I’m cramming all the photos into this space -- click on ‘em to make ‘em grow. (I hope -- if my theory of technology holds water.)
To help any of the animals -- How about that pair of Border Collies, the boy Romulus and the girl Remus? Why are they on Death Row? Why are any of these animals on the clock? -- OK, sorry, back to how help: Email [email protected], paul.o’[email protected], [email protected], and/or [email protected].
Visit the shelter at 3717 N. Elm St. in Denton or call 940-349-7594.
CONTEMPLATIONS: The expression “137 Animals Rescued from Cruel Conditions” is a staggering thing to contemplate.
These photos are some 
of the 124 dogs and 13 cats seized on October 11 at a property are Lancaster in southern Dallas County. Yeah, the numbers are bad, but consider this sentence from the SPCA news release: “Many deceased animals in various stages of decomposition were also found on the property.”
There’s a video HERE. Kind of ugly.
The deal is, in 2017, the SPCA’s cruelty unit has been involved in a startling number of seizures in North Texas. Hunt County, Dallas County, etc. Why is our area of Texas such a center for animal neglect 
and abuse?
Not that the bad people prevail, but this sort of thing is probably going to keep happening and draining budgets. The SPCA can use more money to support the seizures and subsequent medical bills. Here’s where you can DONATE.
In seizure cases, the courts can order the offending humans to pay for the vet bills and upkeep. But if they could have paid for those things in the first place, maybe they wouldn’t be in such a fix and animals would not be starving or dying from disease and the affect of neglect.
Saving the animals matters to a lot of people. Mercifully.
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