The other obstacle these dogs may have to face is that because they are homeless and abandoned, they have no where to go after temporary fostering. Will animal control pick up these animals in ten days and put them up for adoption when so many other dogs - victims of Charley - are also taking up the precious space available? Probably not. The victims of Charley are getting all the press, they are the ones the world wants to see saved. These dogs need help too. After what they have been through, we are going to help as many of them as we can. They will not be forgotten. In an indirect way, we think they too are victims of Charley.
We will be placing photos of these dogs up on our website to help find homes for them. We can do that for at least the two large ones we have in foster care now. The others still left at the house, we will continue to try to help. We can only hope they get it soon.
We will also try to get the two dogs that are now with Jeff spayed and neutered. We may need a sponsor for that, someone who could help pay the vet bill, directly to the veterinarian. Or we will ask the shelters who we have been helping to possibly let the two dogs into one of their spay and neuter clinics.
A very big thank you goes out to Crystal and Jeff for their unselfishness and assistance in saving these two lives. They are both truly AnimalHelp Heroes!
Friday 8/20 8:00am - On Tuesday night, the crew from AnimalHelp.Com took a trip into hurricane devastated central Florida . Our goal was to meet with those groups who we are helping to coordinate volunteers and donations, and to stop by and ensure at least some of the animals we have been able to help are doing ok. Unfortunately in a day and a half, we were not able to meet with every one of the groups or homes we have been working with, but we did get to quite a few. The time constraints and distance between locations hindered our efforts to visit everyone. We also met with Dr Barry Kellogg, commander of VMAT-1, who was on site working within the Emergency Operations Center in Charlotte County since Charley made landfall . All in all it was a great trip, and we have brought home much new information.
So many of the relief efforts are being directed at Charlotte County . They have received a bounty of donations, volunteers, and services. But the surrounding counties are still in need of volunteers and supplies: Manatee, DeSoto, Lee, and Bartow. There are numerous reports of injured animals in the affected areas.
