Blackie And Shorty Are (finally) Out Of The Pound!

Ref:�http://myanimalcare.org/2014/02/07/saving-13-dogs-a-pound-rescue-story-part-1/

If you remember, the big pound rescue operation on 6th February actually started out because two community dogs, Blackie and Shorty, fed by Mary Soh, were captured by the authorities. Mary and her friend, Eugene, went to the pound to look for Blackie and Shorty and saw the other captured dogs, hence, the big rescue operation ensued.

Apparently, a neighbour had complained about being chased and bitten by Shorty and so the authorities captured Shorty and his friend, Blackie, a female dog. Both were brought to the pound, pending investigation.

There were no eye witnesses to the incident, but because the complaint was for alleged biting, the authorities had to act and DVS had to do their checks.

It took quite a long time before Blackie and Shorty were found to be in good health and were not diseased so they could be released. But the paperwork took quite sometime.

Finally, after 40 days at the pound, the release letters arrived and Blackie and Shorty are now home with a fosterer! Shorty seems fine and will be neutered soon. Blackie contracted tick fever and is quite frail now. Hopefully, with good nursing care, Blackie will recover soon.

Shorty at the fosterer’s now.

�Blackie and Shorty, at the fosterer’s, having a delicious meal.

Even though I only saw them once, and this was during the rescue operation where we took out 13 dogs (but could not take Blackie and Shorty yet, as they were still waiting for their release letters), my heart really went out for both of them. I saw two very innocent-looking dogs, very friendly and affectionate towards humans too. In fact, I had the privilege of frontlining Blackie as she was full of ticks. Since that day, and you know how a doggy’s eyes can really leave a significant imprint on your heart (!), I have been praying every day for their quick release from the pound.

Finally, that day has come now! All the efforts and patience have paid off.

So if your community animals are captured by the authorities, please do not delay in looking for them. Visit the pound immediately and let the authorities know you would like to get them released. Follow the proper procedures, be patient, wait and pray hard.

But as we always say, do not antagonise complainants. All it takes is a complaint (warranted or not) and the animals are at the mercy of the complainants. Your animals may not even have done anything “wrong”, but animals cannot defend themselves and cannot speak up for themselves. Being captured and impounded can be a traumatic experience, for the animals as well as you, their caregiver.

Sometimes, taking care of and protecting street animals also means making sure that whatever you do and whatever the animals do will not give rise to complaints from the public.

For now, we are SO happy that Blackie and Shorty are safely out from the pound. We have offered our neutering and vaccination subsidies for both of them.

Source: http://myanimalcare.org/2014/02/25/blackie-and-shorty-are-fi..

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