CHALLENGES OF THE ANIMALS -- AND THE OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP

EDITION OF WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY SEPT. 18-19, 2024 [PetPowellPress] It has occurred to my non-political self that all the wacky

elements of this 2024 Election Year are inspiring me to re-watch every episode of The X-Files and look for clues to explain things. After all, “The Truth Is Out There."
What? That photo? Also nothing to do with politics. Tuesday night, as the lunar eclipse began to take over the big and beautiful Harvest Moon, my personal dog Porche Noel barked at me and said, “Quick! The moon is affecting me. Take a picture of me casting my Werewolf Shadow on the couch!” So, this photo turned out a lot better than my pictures of the actual moon. Porche always photographs well.
A PERSONAL NOTE
REGARDING GIVING DAY
I stopped playing Lotto Texas because I never had lucky numbers. So, all of you animal and non-profit organization lovers will have to take up the slack because, as they say, “You can’t win if you don’t play and you don’t lose, either.” I have not won millions of dollars. But my heart is with the non-profits who work for animals and other good causes.
Here is the LINK TO NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY’S LIST OF ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.
MEANWHILE, AN UPDATE
FROM BURNS FLAT, OKLA.
We’re leaning on yesterday’s report from Burns Flat, Okla., regarding an Armadillo and a rescued cat. The great rescuer and animal advocate Terry Lynn Fisher reported this morning that the cat — member of a Burns Flat cat colony — who was attacked by some free-roaming dogs -- “is actually doing well, considering all he went through.” [That’s the only photo we have of him at this time. It’s his “Let the Medical Team Get You Into Better Shape” photo.]
Terry Lynn reports, "He has some serious bruising and that’s hard to look at. I told the lady that feeds that colony not to let him look at himself in a mirror because he will probably die of shock! LOL! They shaved pretty much all of him except his head, front legs and tail so he is not quite as handsome as he once was.”
How he avoided being “ripped apart” is a “mystery” to Terry Lynn. She says, also, “He is a large cat — even the vet was impressed with how big he was.”
And Terry Lynn reports that her son “saw the armadillo [rescued from a yard in Burns Flat] again yesterday evening. The only reason we know it’s him as he had a mark on one of the rings around his shell that was kind of unique. I wish I had got a picture of that. My son said he was running with two other armadillos and he thought that was really kind neat.”
Plus, Terry Lynn reports, “We still have way too many dogs needing homes here, but I’m working on it.”
To offer to help Terry Lynn with animals who need homes and animals who need vet care, email her at [email protected].
MOON AND TUCKER — TWO DOGS
WAITING FOR PLACES TO LIVE
We got the bios of these dogs from our Mesquite Animal Services volunteer dog bio-writer Judi Brown. And, yes, they’ve been edited down to make room for photos and other items. But you can see the entire array of Mesquite animals (dogs and cats) by clicking on THIS SHELTER LINK. You’ll also be able to read the entire biographies written by the
volunteers who hustle to find homes for these dogs and the cats in the shelter.
First up from bio-writer Judi Brown is thing guy Moon and Judi opened his bio with, “Have you ever heard of puppy love? Well, his name is Moon.”
Moon’s shelter ID is #56873572. He is a 4-month-old, 35-pound Yellow Lab mix — why is he in the Mesquite shelter? Judi writes that the dog was surrendered to the shelter on Sept. 12 because, the kennel card read, “The previous owners had too many dogs.”
Judi writes, “I understand that they had a dog that had a litter. Four of the dogs were adopted out and then the two that weren’t were brought to the shelter. Moon was one of them. The other one has since been adopted. The surrender form said that he was an outside dog only. He’s hoping that he will be adopted by someone that will cherish him and want to share their home with him. Considering he was a backyard dog, he walked relatively well on a leash. He galloped back-and-forth in the yard when he first got out. You could tell he was really enjoying the sunshine. Then after he ran off his energy, he decided to hide behind the bench. This is when I discovered he was timid. He may not have had a lot of socialization. …”. See the rest of his bio and that of Tucker (below) by clicking on this Mesquite SHELTER LINK.
 
To ask about a specific animal, cite the animal’s ID number when you email the shelter at [email protected] or when you call 972-216-6283.
To see more adorable adoptables in Mesquite’s Animal Shelter, click on THIS SHELTER LINK.
Judi writes that this guy Tucker “is very deserving of a good home. He will make a very adoring, loyal companion. He is a 5 to 6 year old, 57-pound Yellow Lab that was brought into the Mesquite Animal Shelter on 9/13 by one of our officers…. You may notice he seems to be smiling in … photos. After he did
his business in the yard and strolled casually around, he came back to me and stayed very close. As I was walking around
the yard, he followed me. He sits for treats and takes them relatively gently. He’s well-mannered, calm, sweet, and very laid-back. He walks very well on a leash. He likes to get out and smell so a yard would be nice, but he wants to be inside with his new loving family so he can love on them.”
Tucker is #56883413 at the shelter — cite that ID when you call the shelter at 972-216-6283 or email [email protected].
CONTEMPLATIONS
ODD NOTES ON A HOT DAY
I have yet to go outside and work up a mind-numbing sweat today. But that doesn’t keep me from connecting our Contemplations to the citation of The X Files in our opening paragraph for this edition.
So, here are two non-election/non-partisan quotes from episodes of the hit TV series The X Files that ran on the Fox Network from September 1993 to May 2002.
Fox Mulder said, “You have to be willing to see.” [Would fit on a bumper sticker, right? LARRY ASKED politely.]
Dana Scully said: “I don’t have time for your convenient ignorance.” [LARRY ASIDE: Perfect quote for a political year!!!]
And, now, guilt-free, we’ll move along with the rest of our day. After all, we didn’t have a thing to do with developing the Dallas Cowboys’ game plan last Sunday — New Orleans 44/Dallas 19. We were on another planet at the time, Maybe.
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