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My Rescue Transport Debut - by John Sibley

My Rescue Transport Debut


On Thursday I was doing some repair work in the kennel at Pets Alive when Kerry, one of the directors walked in and handed me a list of dogs with photos from a kill shelter in the south. They call Pets Alive sometimes when they fill up with dogs - some of their workers try as hard as possible to get the dogs out so they don’t have to be euthanized. Kerry explained that the dogs on this list were out of time and their usual transport service was unavailable. They had priced out other transporters who wanted at least $100 per dog and there were at least 25 dogs in this transport, which was out of the budget. Would I consider driving a rental van about a thousand miles each way down and back? Oh, and there was a second stop - another meetup in a southern city 150 miles away. Time was of the essence - the dogs had to be spoken for by Friday and out by Sunday. I was a little surprised, to say the least, and I probably looked like I was waiting for a punchline - which I was, and it didn’t come. She was serious. I said I’d see what I could do and started making phone calls.

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Filed in Animal Rescue by kerry on Apr 11, 2008.  There are 18 comments.  

The War Has Begun

More than 30 years ago the concept of No-Kill was introduced. The idea was simple — no adoptable or rehabilitatable animal in a shelter should be killed. There were two early advocates — Pets Alive and Best Friends.

We strongly believe in No-Kill at Pets Alive, and we have been the alternative to killing for hundreds of animals over the years.

No-Kill seems like a No-Brainer, doesn’t it? Who would be on Kill side? How about a veritable who’s who of the animal rescue and animal rights community, including People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).

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Filed in Animal Rescue by matt on Mar 12, 2008.  There are 33 comments.