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BPO Rescue Forum => Helpful Groups & Dogs in Need => : Scootergirl September 03, 2005, 06:46:28 PM
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My husband and I were abl eto obtain a special permit to enter Jefferson Parish today. We are now identified as "essential personnel" required for the rescue efforts!
Anyway, I had received several reports of pets left behind before the storm and their families still weren't able to get back to check on them.
Luckily, my husband is a former hooligan 'cause we had to break into a couple houses. We were right outside of New Orleans. It really looked like a war zone. There is so much damage, it looks like the cities got bombed. We could not drive down several streets because large trees still lay across them or whole power poles were lying across them.
I could go on and on about the destruction, but you all have seen it on TV. It is as bad as you have seen and it is all over.
We rounded up 4 cats and 2 bichon Frises. The dogs were left in a pet taxi for a week. They were covered in feces, have urine burns all over them, overgrown nails and are very matted. The poor male is burned so bad from lying in his own waste for so long his stomach and penis were bleeding while we bathed him.
I will have before and after pictures of them for you tomorrow (hopefully). They are both snoozing comfortably on Oasis' big bed right now. They look much better, but still need to be clipped and pedicured. They've had enough stress for one day. I think I'll just slap some balm on their bellies and let them sleep for tonight.
If I hear of more, I'll be going back tomorrow or Monday.
Jeanne
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god thank you! you are amazing. i really can't comment on everything right now....cuz i have so many thoughts about it i can't phrase it properly, but hey im nicki right lol.....anyway .....thank you sooo much for helping out!
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Jeanne, When I read about people like you and your hubby it restores my faith!!! God Bless you! It makes me forget about the ugliness that they keep showing for awhile.
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You guys are truly angels! I am overwhelmed by the magnitude of the devastation I have seen, just on TV. My heart is with you. Please keep us posted.
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Wow! Bless you for rescueing and helping! You're amazing! :) We'll be thinking of you next week.
Jessica
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Thank god there is someone there for the animals. At least when your talking about animals you aren't picking up animals that are looting the stores and calling it a racial thing. If it were up to me, I would say screw all the people and go after the pets, they are so much better after all. Yes, I know this is not the view of all people, just don't freak out, this is why we get to vote.
awo
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Thank you all for your kind words. What I saw today will be with me for a long time. I'm just really glad we could help.
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Jeanne, you and your husband are beautiful people. Bless you for helping rescue these innocent creatures that have been left behind. I wish I could be there to help myself, but I am pretty much powerless from so far away so thank you for doing what you are doing. Keep it up! And keep us updated!
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Jeanne, I will simply repeat what everyone else has already said. You are truly amazing and an angel sent from heaven. God bless you for the work you are doing. It truly warms my heart to hear that there are people out there that DO care about the animals and are doing something about it.
Please keep us updated.
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Jeanne...Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!
To find some spot of sunshine and good in the midst of all that ugliness is a gift to all of us! You deserve a special spot in the hearts of all animal lovers...and you have it in mine!!!
Thank you!!!
Mari, Cowboy and Chester
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Oh, those poor animals. You & your husband are heros in my eyes! Thank you so much for being willing to go & help!
Saying prayers for you & the animals,
Laurie
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Jeanne, you're amazing and I am sure you saw that in the eyes of the fur-babies you saved. Please let us know if there is anything we can send you to help out.
Lisa
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Great Job! Thank you for helping those poor animals. We were watching the news cast on the horrible things happening down in New Orleans from our home in Canada. We were horrified to see dogs curled up on top of houses alone and without help. It's nice to see some good in a awful situation. Thanks again! :)
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To repeat what what everyone else has already said...THANK YOU!!!! You and your husband are amazing people, and it brought tears to my eyes that there are peole out there who are doing all they can! Again, thank you. It has lifted a load off of my heart to know that the animals are being thought of as well.
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God bless you & your hubby...Thank God you were able to save the lives of these furry babies!...Are there more people out there rescuing the abandoned animals? :'(
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All I have to say is Amen! You are a modern day angel.
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Jeanne, Do you think the people will be back to try to get their animals? Do you need any financial help for food and expenses? I would be glad to send you what I can? Thank you so much. On another website it was posted that they are going to put an order in for the military and police to shoot any roaming dogs left behind. The goverment feels it is more humane that letting them roam. I repeat if I can do anything to help in your rescue please let me know.
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Any updates today Jeanne?
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What heroes you and your husband are. It is very comforting knowing what you are able to do. Thank you ;)
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You two ROCK!!!
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Thank you, thank you, is not enough!
It rips my heart out to think of all of the furkids down there alone and scared. And now they want to SHOOT them >:( :'(.......
Bless your hearts, I hope you are able to help many more!
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to sound like a broken record, THANK YOU so much to you and your husband!!!! Jeanne, I am so proud of what you both are doing to help these animals who cant help themselves. I keep thinking of the animals that have lost their homes and families and are so traumatized now, and thankfully we have people like you who are out there making a difference in these animals lives. Bless you!!!
Please keep us posted. My thoughts and prayers are with you :)
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you guys are so great.... lets us know if you need any help... Are they going to wait to see if people come back for their pets? Or are they going to start trying to find homes?
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This is the 3rd time I've tried to send this - power went out as I was trying to send it last time!!
Anyway, I found a foster home for the bichons but haven't been in touch with their mom, yet.
The cats are all doing better, not so stressed anymore, but I'm still looking for foster homes for them.
I have been in contact with their owners and they are all very grateful, which is enough for me. They have been calling me every day to check on their cats and have even asked to talk to the cats! Hee Hee!!
I'm attaching pix of the bichons and the beautiful australian shepherd that was abandoned by her owner at the evacuee shelter in Thibodaux.
The Wall St. Journal is supposed to be doing a story on the rescues we did last Saturday. If anyone subscribes online can you please e-mail me the story (either today or tomorrow, I think). It may not have my name in it 'cause the reporter couldn't reach me on our swiss cheese phone lines, and I didn't get her e-mail 'til yesterday afternoon, but it should mention the owners: Andy and Amy Grant - of the 3 cats: Malibu, Tabasco and Black Jack. My e-mail is: lotzapets@earthlink.net.
Most of all, thank you all for your support. It means an awful lot to me.
Jeanne
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What a fantastic job you are doing under incredibly trying circumstances!! Thank you from us here in Southern Calif.! Thank-you, THANK-YOU!!!
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Hey JJ. I just want to give you a heart-felt and teary-eyed virtual hug. What you are doing is amazing, and it helps me to sleep at night. I say that in all serious-ness. The last thing I said to my boyfriend before bed last night is how much you are helping me deal with this. When I told him about the bichons and the kitties, and how you and your husband found them and got the permits and stuff, he teared up. We've both wept openly throughout this entire tragedy.
Mark has said that its so crazy how there are so many in need, and so many with the means to help, but the two just can't be connected effectively. He's said that its so crazy that he has a truck and a boat, and would jump at the opportunity to go and help, but, he probably wouldn't be let in, and he wouldn't have a job when he gets home.
Well, for the record, I don't know what we can do...but if there is anything, let us know. We can foster animals, if needed. We also have a few vacant apartments that we could house people in...we just can't get down there to pick up anyone or any fur-babes anytime soon.
I tried to donate on the pay-pal thingy at the top of the home page...it says that my password is wrong. I'm afraid that someone hacked my account. Grr..now I have to fix that, too.
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God bless you and your family. What you are doing is soo wonderful! ;D
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Thank you from the bottom of my heart jj!...I wish i was there to help because then I could actually feel like I was doing something!...It's very difficult to sit on the "sidelines" & do what you can but still feel it's not enough!...Someone posted a story about a couple that had to leave their cat & guinea pig in a patient room at a hospital & left food but there was no water for them...The woman said, "I just hope they can forgive me"...I could not sleep last night again for thinking of this particular story...Have you heard anything about it?...I pray so hard that the cat & guinea pig were rescued. :'( :'( :'( :'(
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Wow, Nicole! Your post made ME cry! Thank you so much. Just knowing that I am appreciated and that I am making a difference makes me want to work even harder. Your offer of space for a needy family is probably the most needed thing right now. There is a website that is taking names and contact info. of people offering and matching them up with people in need. I can't remember what it is right now, but I'll find out. I think it's home2home.org or something like that.
Gypsy, I just read that story today myself. I'm going to check into it and see. I know the HSUS has now been allowed into New Orleans to check on these cases of pets left behind so I think a lot of these pets are in the process of getting rescued if not already safe. I am still receiving reports daily and am following up on them as I can or forwarding them on to those who are able to. Looks like I may be going back into Kenner in the next couple days to get another dog. I'm waiting to hear from the owner right now.
As for the reports of law enforcement shooting left-behind pets to put them out of their misery, I think this is an unsubstantiate d rumor. I'm sure if law enforcement felt a stray dog was acting viciously that they would not hesitate to shoot it, but they are not going to kill any docile pets just because they were left behind when there are agencies in there rescuing them daily. There have been several reports of this kind of behavior that have been proved to false. News media tends to not verify rumors before reporting them and then they get blown out of proportion.
Jeanne
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Ty Jeanne...I don't think I'll get a nights sleep until I know the animals are all taken care of.
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You're doing great. Hope you can get others out. Within the next 2 days, there should be many groups in the area to get animals out. Unfortunately they are starting with the ones left in animal clinics, homes and apartments, and not out looking for the roamers, until the others are evacuated. So, if you can get pick up a roamer along the way you would be saving an animal.
Thanks for doing so much. I wish we lived closer, we'd do the same.
Hopefully someone will come back for that beautiful Aussie. Keep us posted with pics of the animals. Let us know if any need foster homes or will be up for adoption. I'll bet alot of us BPO's will be game to help with that end. ;)
Deena
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Surprisingly enough, when we were in Metairie and Kenner last Saturday, I didn't see any "roamers". Don't know if that was because they were all too scared to come out or because not many were left behind. I'm sure it is different in downtown New Orleans.
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I hope it's because they have all been picked up and are out of harms way! Fingers crossed here, and thanks for being there!!!
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Jeanne, I am so glad you are there. I have donated money and would help in anyway I can....I would love to foster animals but the distance to Vegas maybe to great. Just let me know what you need. I am so glad cops aren't shooting animals. We had Noah's Wish on the news here last night. They had places allover Vegas accepting all types of donations and supplies going down to help out all the pets left behind.
Thank you again...you both are truely angels
Timmie
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God bless you and your efforts!
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You know, there is something some of you could do for me. I cannot get ahold of the owner of the bichons because our phone lines are not allowing us to call long distance. I don't know if their phone lines are down, too, but I could use someone from outside this area to try to call the owner to let her know that her dogs are safe and ask her to call me so I can explain to her the condition they were in. If anyone is willing to do this, please e-mail me at lotzapets@earthlink.net. You may have to spend a couple hours hitting redial to get the call to go through. I know my family and friends from outside Lousiana can get through, but they sometimes have to redial several times to get an un-busy line.
As far as I know Becky & Timothy's mom doesn't even know the dogs are somewhere other than where she left them before the storm.
Jeanne
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Hey, Jeanne. I just e-mailed you. I had to fill out a request to be added....
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I p.m.'d you here at the group Jeanne...Maybe Nicole & I could both try until someone gets them!
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I also just got back to BPO from emailing jeanne. I am sure someone can get through
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Whew! Your generosity is overwhelming - and your speed!! I sent Nicole the info., but it doesn't look like our phone lines will be repaired any time soon, so I may need you two as well later on. THanks so much for the offers!
Jeanne
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Add me to the list when you need phone help.
Lisa
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God bless you Jeanne, the world needs many many more people like you and your husband. I just wish I was closer so I could help in some way.
God bless all of you for your efforts.