BAYOU RESCUE

ALERT - Another apartment fire, Carrboro

26 residents were displaced from Ashbrook apartments in Carroboro, NC, yesterday evening.  Many pets were involved, and Bayou Rescue is awaiting referrals from the Orange County Red Cross to provide assistance in caring for pets while residents are displaced, and locating pets that may have escaped.

Click here for the WRAL news update.

THIS MISSING REPORT ALREADY IN -

YOU CAN HELP BY PRINTING AND POSTING THIS FLYER IN THE CARRBORO/CHAPEL HILL AREA Download Ducati.pdf

"Ducati" is a 7 month old gray and black shorthair tabby. His microchip number is: 493456050C.  He was last seen running from the Ashbrook apartments when firefighters entered to battle the fire. 

If found, contact Home Again at: 1-888-466-3242.

Post-fire Volunteers Needed at Double S Animal Rescue

FOR FULL INFO, PLEASE SEE BEST FRIENDS POSTING

East San Diego County sanctuary desperate to get back on its feet

Double S Animal Rescue & Sanctuary, in Dulzura, CA, was devastated by the fires which reached the edges of the animal enclosures. Firefighters were able to put out the blazes and luckily no animals were lost. Dulzura is 25 miles ESE of San Diego (Route 94) aout 10 miles north of the U.S. Mexican border at Tecate.
Over 100 animals were evacuated prior, but another 115 couldn't be evacuated before the fires reached the property. All the neighboring properties were destroyed by the fires.

Animals include 13 horses, 50 cats, 50 chickens, 50 ducks, 2 emus, 2 burrows, several minis and goats, 11 pigs, and 2 dogs. The horses and other evacuated animals need to be brought back to the property soon from the temporary evacuation locations.
The director of the sanctuary has been caring for over 100 animals on the property devastated by the fires!

Immediate need for manpower to do clean-up around the property. There is extensive debris, soot damage, and burnt wood, wind and fire damage.

Volunteers are needed to rebuild, and to help care for these animals.

Call either (619) 669-1025 OR (619) 808-2755 (Cell phone signal is limited in the area. Leave message) or E-MAIL dcmcats@yahoo.com for further information on location, volunteering, and questions.

Church congregation comes to the rescue…

(This posting listed as a courtesy)

About 5 weeks ago, someone dropped off a momma dog and 7 puppies at a church in Maiden, NC. The church members have adopted most all the puppies. Mom and 1 female puppy are still looking for a home.

The mom is ~50 lbs.  She was underweight when rescued, but now she’s looking much healthier. They are not sure how hold she is. The puppy is ~10 weeks old and is probably 15-20 lbs now, but she’s growing every day.  The puppy has a stockier build than the mom…so they think she will be about the size of a German Shepherd.  

Lisa says the mom has now been spayed; the puppy will be spayed the week after Thanksgiving.

They are excellent dogs.  "Pretty Girl" (the mom) seeks out affection more than food, although she initially was considerably underweight. "Brownie" (the puppy) speaks when spoken to, in a playful way.  Both dogs are very sweet and smart. Both get along well with a canine foster sibling. Pretty Girl likes to bark at cats from inside the foster family’s fence. They are not sure if she is cat friendly or not. Brownie seems to love everyone and both really like children.

If you can provide a loving forever home for either of these deserving gals, contact Lisa

Looking for cats...

...Missing, after fire at Carrboro apartment complex.

Please help with efforts to find and save cats missing from the Carrboro apartment fire of September 30, 2007. Check the links below for the story of the fire and for a flyer about the cats. Feel free to put the flyer up in your business, hand it out, etc. For more information, call Amber Alsobrooks at (919) 260-5992 or Kelly Ronnow at (336) 263-6772.

Get the flyer HERE: Download CatFlyer.pdf

PHOEBE was found and returned to her mom "Kristin" just last week!!

 CLICK HERE for more info on our website.
            

Make him REALLY Lucky

Several Bayou Rescue volunteers also volunteer on occasion to help transport dogs from high kill shelters in NC & SC to rescues in the Northeast.  Lucky was one such dog who was granted a reprieve for life when he was pulled in the nick of time from a shelter in Anderson, SC and adopted by a kind soul looking for just such a companion. 

Rhonda Sims, who coordinates weekly transports, shared updates with her volunteers.  It obviously didn't take long for Lucky and his new dad to fall in love.  Unfortunately, over the past few weeks it has become apparent that Lucky was having some painful problems.  Lucky's vet reported that he had a torn right ACL and a partial tear on the left ACL.  Pain in Lucky's knees is compounded with pain from arthritis in his hips.

Lucky needs surgery to repair his legs so he can go for walks and leap pain-free onto his dad's lap.  His dad has already spent over $1000 on medications and vet visits.  His surgeries are estimated at another $3,000+.

Lucky's dad never once said, "I can't keep Lucky," as many folks do when faced with enormous vet bills, especially for a pet they've only had for a few months.  He's doing everything he can to care for Lucky in his new life.  He also has not asked Rhonda or the rescue for money, although it has become obvious that he does need some help.

Rhonda is trying to organize donations to help with some portion of the surgery. If you would like to help, you may donate at paypal.com, using the account sims164@juno.com.  No amount is too small!