Pittie of the Week: Stella/Sally

Stella/Sally

Stella (Sally at the shelter) is a baby, only six months old. She wondered away from home and was brought into Animal Care and Control last Saturday (July 2nd). She was rated Mild during her behavior test, but caught a cold and was set to be euthanized today. Click here to read more.

Luckily, someone matched her photo with that of a missing dog on Craigslist and called the family- only to find out they now didn't want her back.

Poor Stella must be so confused about her present circumstances- even though luckily she has no idea how close to death she really is. 
If she is not adopted, she will surely be on the euthanasia list again tomorrow and may end up like her almost-twins - Sally and Nina (pictured here) who were put to sleep for having colds in the last two weeks.

(Usually I post dogs that have already been rescued and are waiting for homes on Pittie of the week- but this little 4-6 month old sweet heart caught my attention. )

They look so much like Bruno- who I kiss goodnight each night- thankful that he is with me. It is so sad to me that they can't have all the life-long happiness he will enjoy. Sally is too young to die- please save her!
I promise, when you adopt a shelter pittie like Stella or Bruno-- you won't be disappointed!

UPDATE!
Sally was rescued by ReeFuge Animal Rescue! Here she is leaving the shelter and is at a foster home on the upper east side! If you are interested in adopting her, please contact ReeFuge on facebook (link above.)

Filthy Conditions at NYC Animal Care & Control

NYC AC&C has been doing everything it can lately to make it harder and harder to save dogs lives. Rather than utizile social networking and encourage people to meet their dogs, they are firing their best employees, casting doubt on facebook groups, and now have enacted a new policy of not allowing rescuers to view the animals that are not on the adoption floor (sick or injured or euth list animals) without being escorted by an AC&C employee.

Unfortunately, after this picture was taken of a pit-mixed named Ebony laying in her own filth- even though thousands were trying to mobilize and call the shelter to save her, the AC&C still put her to sleep for having a curable case of Kennel Cough-- gee I wonder how she caught Kennel cough is such a clean environment??

This is NOT acceptable. No-kill advocate athan Winograd sumed it up when he wrote on his fb page,

"This is Ebony. She is scheduled to be killed in New York City’s pound, right down the street from the richest SPCA (the ASPCA) in the nation which last year took in over $100,000,000, despite the Mayor’s Alliance receiving over $20,000,000 in Maddie’s Fund grants, despite the largest adopter pool in the U.S. (8,000,000), and despite a per capita intake rate 1/7 that of No Kill Reno, NV. And while she waits for her death, she is kept in the filthiest conditions possible. NYC’s claim to be a ‘national model’ is a cruel hoax.”

In addition to this loss, the AC&C also recently killed a dog named Jan only to find out from vigilent rescue groups that Jan was very much alive and a shelter employee (AGAIN) killed the wrong dog.

This is Jan-- notice she is NOT in a freezer. Jan still needs a home, visit her fb link here.

Tell the NYC AC&C to get their act together: Send this and other letters to the Mayor, the Mayor's Alliance, and the City Government.

To DIE by tomorrow morning- Act Fast!

All of these beauties are on the Euth. List for tomorrow morning at Manhattan ACC, many of them I saw with my own eyes and fell in love with. Please call a rescue group, donate a couple of dollars to the dog's potential foster on facebook if they are collecting, or consider fostering yourself. At the very least share this page or the Urgent groups posts in hopes of getting the word out.

(Diamond)                                            (Antonio)

 (Lani)                                                   (Whitney) -See my picture on 11/1/10 Post

    (Tisha)

    (Larry)

    (Emporer)

  

(Joyce)                                                                                                         (Lexus)


Tisha, Larry and Emperor tug at my heart a little because I was sure when I left the ACC that at least these dogs would be saved-- they were so full of life and kisses, I couldn't imagine them getting passed up. I really think it will be a tragedy when these dogs pass on, they are not ill or dangerous and ACC has no reason to put them down other than needing space.

An effort will be put forth by the wonderful people on URGENT Part 2 (Facebook group), comment on the dog's page if you can help.

Also, for more pictures and more information, visit these classified ads on Ebay-dogs on kill list are updated daily.

11:57 pm UPDATE! Little Emporer is safe! :) 
1:23 pm UPDATE! Larry and Whitney are safe! (Larry will live out his days in Florida on the beach) Antonio appears to have been pulled by Joanne who rescued Larry, also Diamond appears to have been pulled by a rescue group! (5/9 so far look safe for today)
5:59 pm UPDATE! Larry, Whitney, Emporer, Tisha and Joyce are 100% SAFE, no word yet on the others, 8-year old owner-surrendered Lexus was put down (not sick or aggressive). So incredibly cruel.
11/9/10 Update: Emporer's adopter backed out (can you believe this?) and he was placed back on the Euth List. Luckily, he was saved a second time :)