Comments by Heartland_Rescuer
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Posted on March 5 at 3:22 a.m.
For interested readers... The Buck Fund now has all six puppies. It will cost them a minimum of $250 per puppy in veterinary expenses and formula between now and 7 weeks of age when they can be listed on www.buckfund.petfinder.com for adoption. Anyone interested in donating towards their care (or the cause of saving homeless pets) can call their main office at 620-343-3377 or mail donations to PO Box 1613,. Emporia KS 66801.
Posted on October 17 at 12:49 p.m.
K - Yes, I read. But I prefer positive solution-based reading material. I have found this particular forum to be 90% negative all of the time.
Posted on October 17 at 10:14 a.m.
Kstrebuchet: I most definitely was including myself in the afore mentioned statement, and it was not directed at you individually, it was a blanket statement. I get hung up on things I disagree with same as anyone. The difference I try to make for myself is to read, read, read, and educate myself about other opinions and why they exist. Sometimes, I can truly learn why someone feels the way they do. With that said, I have left a package for you to pick up at Dorsey Animal Clinic in Emporia. It is something that really opened my eyes to what it is like for shelter workers, rescue workers, and Animal Control Officers who are on the front lines in the pet overpopulation epidemic in Kansas. Consider it my gift to you with no strings attached. You can burn it if you would like, but I hope you will take the time to read it.
And again I will reiterate, it's unfortunate that groups cannot keep every individual happy all the time. I know that most all rescues out there WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT FEAT. But in reality - is that really possible? No, it is not.
With that said - I feel it is an incredible unproductive waste of time reading this forum or posting to this forum.
"On matters of taste, swim with the current. On matters of principle, stand like a rock."
Posted on October 17 at 1:14 a.m.
The really nice thing about working with licensed, non-profit rescue groups from all across this great nation is that we all have an understanding of what fellow rescuers deal with out there. It ain't pretty.
Thankfully, many times rescue/foster groups in other areas help fellow rescuers in other parts of the country when they for some reason or another happen to have open spots in their foster care, and in return favors are swapped in order to save more lives.
When a litter of puppies is taken from an owner these rescue groups step up and help the owner get the mama dogs spayed and the papa dogs neutered so that these families will never again have to deal with a litter of unwanted puppies. Spay/Neuter SAVES LIVES - it is the only proven method of controlling pet overpopulation in any region. Why do you think so many municipalities across the country are looking at mandatory spay/neuter legislation to implement into their local laws to require pet owners to spay or neuter their existing pets? It is because all of the unsterilized pets are a huge drain on city animal sheltering budgets.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. Rules and regulations are in existence for reasons (many based on sound experiences over the years) - it's unfortunate that groups cannot keep every individual happy all the time. I know that most all rescues out there would love to be able to accomplish that feat. But in reality - is that really possible? No, it is not. Too many fractious personality types and conflicts without everyone trying to focus on the goal at hand.
Sometimes people get hung up on something that they just can't let go. It happens to the best of us. Holding onto grudges and harboring resentment and hate towards anyone or any organization only leads to bitterness. In the end, the only person that kind of bitterness hurts is the person harboring the terrible resentment.
Open minds breed an environment of comradery and brainstorming ideas of how to make things better in our own communities. People who are truly offering comment based on the desire to help do not post inflammatory comments such as "bitch with a badge" or calling people "arrogant", etc....
Posted on October 14 at 7 p.m.
Colorado Animal Rescue Express, Inc. is a transport company formed in 2007. They are not an animal shelter. They transport animals for other shelters and rescue groups.
Posted on October 14 at 4:32 p.m.
1. The Colorado Animal Rescue Express, Inc. is a newly formed 501c3 organization.
2. For years prior to their inception Buck Fund volunteers, employees, and shelter workers have been transporting dogs/cats all over the country to save their lives.
3. More volunteers make a much greater impact. Why don't ya'll get involved?
Posted on October 3 at 1:31 p.m.
TO lisag > When you said, "Oh, one more thing to think about, Why would any good business spend 20% of their assets when their investments only make an average 10-12% interest? I'm not an accountant, but it doesn't seem smart."
I am an accountant by trade and NO it would NOT make sense to spend more than your investments are bringing in. Also, folks need to understand that many times donors who contribute to non-profits give what are called "RESTRICTED GIFTS". This means that those donations can only be used for certain things as approved by the donor. Some donors give stricly for spay/neuter. Others give strictly for "buildings/adoption centers", etc... When a non-profit receives gifts of those types the $$ have to be "reserved" until such time that there is enough funding to build the building or start the program whichever it might be.
AND P.S> a "little birdy" told me that the Buck Fund offered to do a spay/neuter project with the Humane Society to benefit the animals at the Emporia Animal Shelter. Humane Society turned them down. They did not want to spend any $$ on the shelter animals.
Posted on September 29 at 1:24 p.m.
P.S. to Church of DOG and anyone else interested in lower cost spay/neuter........
Buck Fund's spay neuter program for lower income pet owners is a YEAR ROUND assistance program. I donate to the organization really bustin' it to make a difference in this community all year round in all areas related to pets.
Posted on September 16 at 11:34 a.m.
To Kstrebuchet?> It actually did not take 90 posts for the Buck Fund to answer your questions on the one rule you disagreed with. Look back into their FIRST POST (9/15) at 12:43 a.m. It stated rather clearly there that there were options to the rule. I figure they have better things to do than keep responding to your hate mail.
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Posted on April 7 at 11:05 p.m.
Now if only the City/Animal Shelter could be convinced to spay/neuter ALL PETS adopted BEFORE they leave the animal shelter to stem the never ending flow of unwanted pets back into the shelter.
Research proves that all other factors remaining constant (adoption rate, etc...) that if all pets adopted from the shelter are spayed or neutered the euthanasia rate could be reduced as much as 70% within a five year period. GOOGLE Peter Marsh Spay/Neuter Model for New Hampshire. A program successfully implemented proving the statistics.
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