Doll Stanley

Hi Everyone,

The last few days have been great! We having been working on a rescue regarding 11 dogs and about 30 cats. They were abandoned when their person moved. It's a long story about a person who lost their medical license, home, everything. Anyway, we were called about the case when our CA. visitors were here. They aided in the first rescue day. A Jackson, MS. group, MARL, has since joined us.

We have successfully aided 16 cats so far, and 9 dogs. Five of the cats have been placed. Yesterday a friend of ours came and adopted one of the dogs. Christine Husk, who was with us from CA., will foster, or adopt Azura, a Siberian Husky we rescued in the past, and one of the dogs from this case. The dog she is taking lost her front right leg. Doc said it was not surgically removed. Poor little girl. She loves it in our office. She is so excited to be with our other dogs. It is weird, she has been bathed and dipped, but she holds the smell of the horrible house she was in.

We placed Sheba Sunday. She is a young lab mix that was abandoned. What a delightful young girl. Her new home is contingent on her bonding with their border collie. I don't foresee a single problem. She was chosen because she was just the right size to occupy the space available on the couples bed. Yeah!

Thursday we took in 7 kittens. I knew the elderly man who brought them, and knew he could not care for them, and there is no shelter in his county. They got heir shots and one was placed Friday, another Sunday at PetSmart.

After placing Sheba and one of the kittens, a man walked into PetSmart and left a newborn kitten with one of the cashiers. We have a mother with 3 kittens, so guess who the babies new mom is.

Bob (Bob Crumpton, our friend who aids us with cruelty investigations) was taken to the emergency room night-before-last. He has an aneurysm on his aorta. The doctors will tell him Thursday if surgery is at all an option. When the aneurysm was discovered it was not operable because of its location. It has doubled in size, but may still be inoperable. He is still going on cases despite his condition. Bob's a a first class animal protector, and his wife Robin is right beside him.

I am in contact with a wonderful woman from Canada who is interested in our opening here. She is truly qualified to tackle our campaigns here, I am praying that her abilities can match the physical tasks that challenge us daily. You will soon know.

There have been umpteen cruelty cases reported. We have been fortunate to have been able to address most of them through phone contacts. A few will require are on-hands involvement.

James Townsend has not been able to come to work because his car needs work. There has been a great deal of extra work for me. Nonessentials are in the wings. Our volunteer pool is slim. Most of our great people have gotten demanding jobs, have moved, or are tied up with other demands. Hard working skilled folks are what we need, and they are the ones that are stretched thin. Thankfully, Gay Evaldi is faithful to aiding with cleanup, and going to PetSmart most Sundays. I will put a free aid in the Tradewinds (a u-sell advertiser widely purchased in this region of MS.).

Another article in the Daily Sentinel Star brought a flood of calls requesting assistance with homeless animals. It is more than stressful when this happens. I am pleased that at least this time the people are understanding of our being overburdened and seem willing to at least look at options for placing the animals themselves.

Death is still the worse thing for people who have not experienced suffering first hand.

We will have a new phone number shortly. The phone company finished the line to our new office, now I need assistance here so that I can move in. We do have the office somewhat organized. A few days of carefully setting up for files, etc., will synch the completion.

We are still waiting on dates for the Minteer case (starvation of 12 animals), and the case of the man we charged with bagging 5 pups, boxing them, and throwing them over the bridge where his garbage is dumped. We have to meet with the prosecuting attorney before proceeding. She wants to be certain that our witnesses are sound, and that our circumstantial evidence will hold up. Even if one of his workers did the deed, if we can prove he knew it the laws says, to do, or cause to be done.

Our closest friend Jan Leslie may be going to India for four months. She will aid an orphanage while there. This will be her second mission there. For those of you who do not recognize her name, she is one of the two people responsible for our being here.

Until our next visit, take great care.
Doll