Lots of folks ask why we bring up so many dogs from California. New Rattitude's fall newsletter has a wonderful story written by our Northwest Coordinator not only explaining why but, how it's all done. There's a also a spotlight story of Lynn Bonham, who has assists just about every dog coming up to the Northwest. To read these great stories here you go:
It's actually amazing when you think about all that gets done, remember New Ratittude is a 100% volunteer based group. And as you read, Lynn Bonham is very special and integral volunteer for New Rattitude and of course our Northwest ratties. We wouldn't be able to save so many lives with out Lynn. She gets out to the shelters, temps the dogs, then getting them vetted and physically onto the transport heading north. I personally can never thank Lynn enough for all that she does.
California has a very large animal overpopulation problem and lucky for the animals Washington and Oregon try very hard to help the many that need help. A lot of rescues in our region bring up animals including both the Seattle and Portland Humane Societies. Hopefully as time goes, there will be a movement in California to spay and neuter animals. That alone would reduce the overflow of animals in the shelters which would allow more shelter space and give more hope to those in need.
Most people think dogs end up in shelters because something is wrong with them and that truly is not the case for so many of them in the area we rescue from. For those of you who follow my blog, you've seen that we've fostered many puppies and very young dogs. These pups were passed over in the shelter system. This is due to there being just too many dogs to choose from for folks coming into the shelters to adopt. And then the older dogs, they don't have much of a chance competing for adoption given most people don't want a mature dog.
Below is a very typical story - a dog is picked up as a stray, no microchip, no collar and not spayed. This little gal is super sweet, does well with dogs and people. This little girls bad luck is that no one came to find her lost self and of course that she's not spayed. Lucky for her, Lynn found her and we have an open foster spot in our home for her. She's one of the lucky ones and we are thrilled to have saved her. We can't save them all given the clog is around not having enough foster spots for so many ratties. But, for those we do save, we know those dogs and their adopted families are forever thankful to New Rattitude! And of course, our adopters also get a big thank you! Because they chose rescue, they not only adopted a great dog, they helped bring up another dog into their adopted rattie's foster spot.
Below is a very typical story - a dog is picked up as a stray, no microchip, no collar and not spayed. This little gal is super sweet, does well with dogs and people. This little girls bad luck is that no one came to find her lost self and of course that she's not spayed. Lucky for her, Lynn found her and we have an open foster spot in our home for her. She's one of the lucky ones and we are thrilled to have saved her. We can't save them all given the clog is around not having enough foster spots for so many ratties. But, for those we do save, we know those dogs and their adopted families are forever thankful to New Rattitude! And of course, our adopters also get a big thank you! Because they chose rescue, they not only adopted a great dog, they helped bring up another dog into their adopted rattie's foster spot.
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| Our next foster girl who will arrive on December 5th |
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