EDITION OF TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2019 [PetPowellPress] Writing on a Monday requires a certain amount of extra motivation. A person has spent the weekend focusing on other things, i.e., other writing and household chores, maybe being congenial and he awakens to face the blank sheet.
The night before he had an idea of what he’d write about, but somehow that carefully organized plan vanished among the blank spaces in the nocturnal mind.
I was beginning to explain all that to young Stevie Ray, currently an office cat, when, after listening carefully for about 10 seconds, Stevie Ray gave my whining a full human reaction. He yawned. And I returned to writing, having made a vow to cut back on his treats and increase his lessons on “How To Be An Appropriate Cat.” (I may be writing that book…we’ll see…Once upon a time a human was bewildered. His cat was not. His cat had won Lotto Texas … The story sort of stalls right there. Cat’s have no plans for spending lotto millions.)
OK, back to the mission of readlarrypowell.com: Raising the awareness of humans and promoting their abilities to help animals. And, of course, picking just six lousy winning lotto numbers.
THE FURBABIES SAVE A KITTEN;
TECHNOLOGY PLAYS A ROLE...
Yeah, remember when there was no Facebook, no websites, no email and all you could do with a telephone was talk on it or slam it back into the cradle?
Here’s a cat that was saved by communication on the Next Door neighborhood social media site.
You know of the Furbabies of Lancaster, the organization that used to work with that little Texas city’s animal shelter until things got crossways with the city government over an election.
Furbabies continue to save animals. On Monday morning, Furbabies, operating under the relatively new name (see it, Paws-atively Takes a Village Rescue, on the logo or on the Furbabies Facebook page), posted a “Purrs and Biscuits Alert!” — that’s what they call it.
And it begins with this: “A Furbabies team member saw a frantic post on Next Door about a poor kitten in Red Oak who was found with a broken leg. The person who located it was not able to manage his care. The team member rushed over to get it, wrapped him in a towel, and drove him right over to the vet in DeSoto. The little baby was about 6 weeks old, wormy, starved, scared and yes - had a broken leg. Eventually the decision was made to amputate as his poor little leg was just too broken to heal right.“
And there you go, simple, eh? Not quite. There needed to be some money and, yes, there was “thanks to a very generous donation from the community.” A “team member” fostered the kitten and, this is the sweet part: “Because of his fighting spirit (and some aquarium rocks the poor starving thing had eaten scrounging for trash) he was named Rocky and he quickly became quite the little character.”
Furbabies says that “now Rocky is living in his forever home with a large family and collection of fur siblings who report he is just the funniest, sweetest boy. His missing leg evidently doesn't bother him a bit and he races around the house like a rocket.”
MEANWHILE, THE WAIT CONTINUES…
ONE
RETURNS BECAUSE SHE’S PREGNANT
Months and months ago, Laura Macias and Leighann Hayden and supporters who focus on small shelters with a lack of foot traffic or adoption programs, stepped in to help at Lancaster when the city and the aforementioned Furbabies had a parting of the ways.
These “new” people have become the non-profit group 4-Legged Helpers and they are trying to get more people to visit Lancaster and more people to respond the emails 4-Legged Helpers issues nearly daily. The latest has new dogs waiting in Lancaster including (above) the pretty little Aussie Shepherd mix Bonita. She’s PREGNANT. The 4-Legged Helpers note reads, “This beautiful girl was recently adopted but returned due to being pregnant. She is between 1 and 2 years old. She needs a 501c3 rescue right away. The shelter is no place for puppies to be born. She is very sweet and so cute and lovable.”
That other dog is Thomas, a “Springer Spaniel or mix” who is “just precious,” the note reads and adds, “So sad to see him here.”
To help with any animal in the Lancaster shelter, call or text Laura at 214-949-2726 or email [email protected]. And, remember, transportation is available for dogs claimed by a 501c3.
THE ROSCOE MISSION
CONTINUES IN FORT WORTH
Good grief, is there no help for an adorable dog?
Tami Kukla has been trying for a while to find a home for this Fort Worth Animal Care & Control dog Roscoe. He’s been in FWACC’s care longer than any other critter — more than 8 months so far, according to Tami’s info. And he was at the Rogers Roundhouse Yappy Hour over the weekend, but nobody fell for him. Tami’s post says that this photo represents Roscoe saying, “Roscoe here. Go Cowboys. Go Astros. Please come adopt me so I can watch some great sports with you on a couch with burgers.”
And an earlier post included this key info. “Some of my superpowers include being in whatever room you are in and being very relaxed on car rides. My adoption fee is sponsored. To meet me as I have been waiting for 8 months visit me at PetSmart Alliance or email one of my sponsors at [email protected]."
[LARRY ASIDE: In honor of good dogs and cats everywhere: Save ‘em all. Don’t let the don’t care/so what people drag the rest of us down with them.]
OH, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD,
SOME OKLAHOMA THREATS
You may recall the item we posted last wee about the resilient Burns Flat, Okla. rescuer Terry Lynn Fisher working hard to save two dogs and a dozens of cats on a property near her Western Oklahoma town.
[LARRY ASIDE: Terry Lynn sent a graphic photo to emphasize the horrible conditions: a picture of a dead cat. Might have been shot. Who knows? I’ve chosen to re-run this photo of the two live dogs because, frankly, even I -- ex-police reporter, former ambulance driver and animal rescuer -- can’t stand the ugly nature of things sometimes.]
Terry Lynn needs help with this situation. Email her at [email protected]. Maybe you know someone who can help her. Maybe you have time and money to help her and the animals. Remember, this isn’t about egos, it’s about cats and dogs and saving their lives.
Read on and you’ll see how dangerous things are.
Terry Lynn reports, “ I’m still working on all the cats. The owner moved and left over 30 cats and two dogs. I went out today (Sunday) to feed and did not see near as many days. We did find several dead ones but they looked to have been dead awhile. …
“I don’t trust the landowners. When the Oklahoma City news station wanted to do a story they forbid it. I explained it would help us get them safe but they said if I did it they would stop me from getting the animals and ‘handle it themselves.’ Pretty sure that means shooting them. I’m terrified some have already been killed
“A neighbor said they saw a dead dog in the yard a couple weeks ago. I can’t imagine the horror these innocent babies have been through
.
“I’ve caught 11 babies and have them in boarding right now. I saw three more today but couldn’t catch them. I need help. I need places for them. We need funds for vetting. One beautiful calico has an eye missing. My heart is breaking. I feel so helpless here. Please. I’m begging. I am on way over my head and need help.”
And, she adds, “I have no business taking all this on but nobody else would so what do I do?”
Again, email [email protected].
CONTEMPLATIONS
ENID'S WOLVES, THE BIG 'D', & MUSIC TO WALK BY
Funny thing happened Monday morning. I opened a note from Enid Breakstone, formerly of Dallas and the founder of The Queenie Foundation. She Facebooked a video of 50 wolves howling in the forest. It was magnificent. Starts with one wolf and grows to 50...I was momentarily distracted after I started it and about 3 wolves were into the group howl when I left the office. I thought I hit the “pause” button. Then, I got distracted and when I returned to the office, my office companions at the time, William Powell the Veteran Tabby and Stevie Ray the young black and white cat, were sitting in the office chair and intently staring at a video of howling wolves. I don't know how much psychological damage I've done to two city cats who, to my knowledge, have never heard wolves. Here’s the VIDEO LINK. And a special thanks to our ol’ pal Enid. … I watch the news. I hear the news. Now and then I even read the news online. I’m starting to think the “D” in “Big D” stands for “dangerous.” I hate that. Dallas deserves better. Of course, it has to work on getting less dangerous. Everybody has to work on it. … Feel like getting into your time machine and going back to 1977 for some brisk walking? Click HERE.
— Offer malaise advice or calorie-free chocolate recipes by clicking on ‘comment’ below or emailing [email protected]. —-
