SPCA cares for 30 dogs found in field

samanthajane13 · #1 11-09-2009, 09:36 PM

Updated: Monday, 09 Nov 2009, 8:08 PM EST
Published : Monday, 09 Nov 2009, 6:17 PM EST

* Al Vaughters
* Posted by: Emily Lenihan

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - The SPCA wants to know who dumped 30 dogs, mostly puppies, in a field.

The SPCA is caring for 30 of the dogs, there was 31, one is dead.

The discovery of these puppies was made possible because a passenger in a car driven by the Town of Concord Animal Control Officer just happened to be looking out a side window and saw the puppies. The dogs were headed south on the 219 Expressway.

Concord Dog Control Officer Carolyn Robinson said, "There were dogs everywhere, it was a tide of little dogs. About 15 came running to me and wanted me to pick them up, but, I was just overcome."

Assistant Dog Control Officer Elise Able recalled many of the puppies were hiding along the fence. Some of the others sent them on a chase down a ravine. She says if any are still hiding, it might not be for long.

Able said, "The chance of anybody that we didn't catch surviving is slim. The weathers gonna change, there's wild life out here, we've got the 219 Expressway pretty close."

The puppies have been cleaned up and evaluated by medical staff. The SPCA suspects the puppies were bred at a puppy mill due to their condition, diseased, flea infested and some of them pregnant.

The SPCA is investigating this case, if you have any information call 875-7360.

http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/local/T...field_20091109

samanthajane13 · #2 11-10-2009, 11:59 AM

Dogs left to die in Concord
More than 30 found abandoned on road; most recovered
By Mark Sommer
News Staff Reporter
Updated: November 10, 2009, 8:41 AM

Animal control officer Carol Robinson is no stranger to finding abandoned dogs, but what she saw Sunday was particularly disturbing.

Left to die on Old Trevett Road in the Town of Concord were more than 30 dogs, mostly Jack Russells and small terrier mixes, including a few puppies. One dog was already dead.

"When I got there, as far as the eye could see, were dogs," said Robinson, an animal control officer for Concord.

With help from others, she rounded up 29 of the dogs, then returned to catch another. Some other dogs are still on the loose.

Many of the dogs were pregnant, leading Robinson to conclude they had been used for breeding before being dumped on the side of the road.

"I believe these are puppy mill dogs," Robinson said, referring to the mass production of animals under often cruel conditions. "These are the type of dogs that the puppy mills churn out ... "

She said about 15 of the dogs "wanted to have me hold them and pick them up." Others, she said, were petrified and seemed afraid of the outdoors.

Robinson believes the person responsible was someone from the area who knew there were no houses on the road where the dogs were left.

The animals, who are being evaluated by the SPCA, "were covered in feces and urine and fleas" when they arrived, as well as skin diseases, said spokeswoman Gina Browning of the SPCA in the Town of Tonawanda. She appealed to the public to help defray veterinary expenses.

The SPCA has begun an investigation and is seeking information that can shed light on what happened. Browning said the SPCA will respond to anonymous tips.

To provide information or to offer help financially, call the SPCA at 875-7360 or visit the Web site at www.yourspca.org.

http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/story/855969.html

samanthajane13 · #3 11-10-2009, 12:21 PM

30 YOUNG TERRIERS RESCUED FROM ROADSIDE; RECEIVING TREATMENT AT SPCA
Monday, November 9, 2009
By: Gina Browning, SPCA Director of Public Relations, 716-629-3505

SPCA Opens Investigation Into Abandonment, Negligence of Young, Ill Dogs

Members of the SPCA Serving Erie County Veterinary Department and Kennels staff are currently caring for 29 young terriers at its Tonawanda shelter. Another terrier has since been acquired and is on its way to the SPCA.

The small dogs, ranging from three months to two years of age, were captured and transferred to the SPCA yesterday evening by Town of Concord Animal Control Officer Carol Robinson after she found them running alongside Concord's Trevett Road.

"The dogs are not in great shape," says SPCA Veterinarian Dr. Helene Chevalier. "I've seen high fevers; several skin diseases; many have discharge from their eyes and noses; almost all of them are covered in feces, urine, and fleas. Also, some of the young animals are already pregnant." The dogs are in the process of being individually examined and evaluated in the SPCA's infirmary.

Robinson also found a deceased terrier at the road side, and has set traps in an attempt to capture more dogs she believes are still at large in the area. Concord puppy examined by Dr. Chevalier 11-9-09 Both will be transported to the SPCA, where an investigation into this case has been opened to determine who may be responsible for abandoning the animals.

"This will not be an inexpensive case," says Veterinary Services Manager Debby Williams. "We have 29...and maybe more...animals to treat and provide extended care to, there are puppies on the way who will require care, and although some are very extroverted and happy, others will need to receive socialization and/or behavior modification. Once again we find ourselves relying on our generous community to help us afford to give these pups the level of care they now require and deserve."

Community members can help these abandoned dogs by donating to the SPCA's YELP FOR HELP Fund. "They need us," says Williams. "These poor creatures have been abused, uncared for...forced pregnancies...they're trying so hard to wag their tails and be happy, and some of them are...but the truth is that the others are terrified, and all are very sick. They deserve this level of care, but it's costly."

SPCA officials speculate the puppies were dumped by an irresponsible breeder or puppy mill operator, citing not only the illegal abandonment of the animals (as opposed to a legitimate surrender to an animal shelter) but their health conditions, behavior, and early pregnancies.

Anyone who saw unusual behavior yesterday afternoon while heading southbound on Trevett Road, just south of Route 219, in Concord is encouraged to call the SPCA at 716-875-7360. The SPCA will respond to anonymous tips.

Keep watching YourSPCA.org for continuing news on this animal cruelty case.

http://www.yourspca.org/site/News2?n...le&id=6701

BeastofBears · #4 11-10-2009, 12:32 PM

I bet Craig's List could narrow this down. Find out who was selling Jack Russells that isn't any more in that area. Jerks.

samanthajane13 · #5 11-10-2009, 01:33 PM

Some of the pups...

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Not one of these precious little ones deserved to be thrown away.

More coming...

samanthajane13 · #6 11-10-2009, 01:40 PM

This one gets to me. If I could have more than two dogs, I'd be adopting these two in a heart-beat. They look soooooo SCARED!!!!

This crap makes me SICK.

samanthajane13 · #7 11-10-2009, 01:45 PM

The one that didn't work from above...

samanthajane13 · #8 06-03-2010, 01:30 PM

This morning, I woke to a PM from a new member, and while I USUALLY don't share PMs with the board, I knew I had to share this-

"Your thread on the 30 dog rescue from November
Hi Samanthajane,

I actually only joined this forum because of the story on the dogs rescued from that field near Buffalo. I recently adopted one of them - the little white girl in the pictures with the pink collar - and because you seem like the kind of person who would like to know something good has happened I thought I would contact you.

I adopted Daisy (which is the name I guess the SPCA gave her) through the Pomeranian and Small Breed Rescue organization here in Hamilton Ontario on May 20. Either because she was kept in a cage all the time or from an inbred/genetic deformity, she has stubby little dwarf legs and has a rather odd gait, but that doesn't stop her from being an absolutely playful, sweet, lovable little dog. She is doing very well and loves her new home and her new big brother Puck, another Heinz 57 doggie. They play together all the time, she has her own little doggy bed and stuffies, and I love her to death and can't imagine anyone treating her badly. Despite the awful surroundings she was raised in, she is a happy, outgoing little dog who just adores everyone she meets. Really goes to show you how special she really is.

Thank you for posting those articles online - when I heard from the rescue organization what she had been through I wanted to find out everything I could. If you ever hear that the person or persons who did this is caught, I would love to know so if they are sentenced in a court of law I will drive over the border to be there to make sure they know what deplorable creatures they are. In case I don't post on this forum and my membership is deleted, I can be contacted at XXXXXXX@yahoo.ca if any info becomes available - in the meantime thank you again for making this situation easily accessible via a google search.

Blessed be,

DeAnn"

I would like to thank DeAnn for sharing HER rescue story about Daisy!!! you've made yourself a life-long friend by giving Daisy a FOREVER HOME! She will love you unconditionally-for all Eternity!!

You have earned a special place in Heaven for helping that sweet little girl, giving her a new "big brother", and such a wonderful life!! Anyone can adopt a "perfect" pet-who's been carefully bred for perfect health, but it takes a SPECIAL ANGEL to adopt a handicapped animal.

May you, Daisy, and Puck have many WONDERFUL, love-filed years together!!!

DeAnn-this is for YOU!!

The Rescue Poem

Once I was a lonely dog,
Just looking for a home.
I had no place to go,
No one to call my own.

I wandered up and down the streets,
in rain in heat and snow.
I ate what ever I could find,
I was always on the go.

My skin would itch, my feet were sore,
My body ached with pain.
And no one stopped to give a pat
Or to gently say my name.

I never saw a loving glance,
I was always on the run.
For people thought that hurting me
was really lots of fun.

And then one day I heard a voice
So gentle, kind and sweet,
And arms so soft reached down to me
And took me off my feet.

"No one again will hurt you"
Was whispered in my ear.
"You'll have a home to call your own
where you will know no fear."

"You will be dry, you will be warm,
you'll have enough to eat
And rest assured that when you sleep,
your dreams will all be sweet."

I was afraid I must admit,
I've lived so long in fear.
I can't remember when I let
A human come so near.

And as she tended to my wounds
And bathed and brushed my fur
She told me 'bout the rescue group
And what it meant to her.

She said, "We are a circle,
A line that never ends.
And in the center there is you
protected by new friends."

"And all around you are
the ones that check the pounds,
And those that share their home
after you've been found."

"And all the other folk
are searching near and far.
To find the perfect home for you,
where you can be a star."

She said, "There is a family,
that's waiting patiently,
and pretty soon we'll find them,
just you wait and see."

"And then they'll join our circle
they'll help to make it grow,
so there'll be room for more like you,
who have no place to go."

I waited very patiently,
The days they came and went.
Today's the day I thought,
my family will be sent.

Then just when I began to think
It wasn't meant to be,
there were people standing there
just gazing down at me.

I knew them in a heart beat,
I could tell they felt it too.
They said, "We have been waiting
for a special dog like you."

Now every night I say a prayer
to all the gods that be.
"Thank you for the life I live
and all you've given me.

But most of all protect the dogs
in the pound and on the street.
And send a Rescue Person
to lift them off their feet."

Arlene Pace
September 18, 1998

God bless you, DeAnn-and your furry family!!

Hugs-
Donna