Her family had to evacuate (they lived in the New Orleans area). They’re enroute to her father in law’s home in Florida, but he put his foot down on the amount of animals she can bring. This post is from sweeney, who spoke to Tammy earlier:
“I spoke to her she is traveling to Tampa with 7 dogs & 14 cats. She is expecting not to be able to return for 3 months. Her FIL will only allow her to have 4 dogs & 5 cats (He is an SOB & has picked the ones he will allow her from earlier visits. The FIL has already contacted the animal shelter to force her animals in.
Dogs: the the three she can’t keep include a pit mix & a border collie—both are very hyper & she only has them because the shelter wouldn’t keep them. She is thinking she will have to put those two down. The other dog she can’t keep is her son’s dog. She is hoping a dog board will take it.
The 9 cats she can’t keep include kittens & Carla (remember the cat transported from NJ after being in a shelter for 2(?) years - she bit the FIL when he was visiting (so would I if I could) so he hates her).
Tammy doesn’t have a Paypal account & her bank is underwater. She doesn’t have much for clothes so we should get their sizes. I told her to call the church and the newspaper for help & to look for someplace to board the cats & let us know where they can be boarded.”
If anybody reading this can foster any one or all of these animals, please let me know. Unfortunately, the air conditioning went out in their car and they lost all three of their ferrets.
If it was out here on the west coast, I’d offer in a minute, but that’s not the case.
UPDATE (8-31-05, 9:27AM):She’s found a place that will take the pets she can’t keep. Unfortunately, she’s having to put them up for adoption, since she doesn’t know what is left of her home. She’s keeping Carla and one of the dogs (I think maybe her son’s) as her father-in-law is giving her some additional time to find homes for them. (He does not like Carla, a cat who lived for years in a shelter until someone took pity on her and pulled her and arranged transportation from New Jersey to Louisiana where they thought Carla would have a forever home. During one of his visits, Carla bit him. He holds this against her.) As for sending money, if you like, you can donate it to Benny’s Fund and I’ll add it to what I’ll be sending to her via the fund.
UPDATE (9-01, 2:11pm):
Tammy has settled in. Her son’s dog is being tranported to a foster home and Carla is headed back to the state from which she came, where she’ll live with her original adopter’s father.
So far, over $1000.00 has been donated to Benny’s Fund. Earlier today, I ordered Visa Gift cards which I’ll send to her once I get them. Thank you for all of your help and concern.
Animal rescue organizations:
Noah’s Wish
Emergency Animal Rescue Service (EARS)
The Humane Society of the United States
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