SPCA brings puppies to Greenwich CT for Adoption!
The SPCA ‘s adoption will take place on Sunday, August 9th from 11 a.m to 2 p.m. at 7 Strickland Road (Flowers by George) in Cos Cob, CT. The puppies were rescued from certain death in Southern shelters, and were transported to the SPCA of Westchester. Two Greenwich animal lovers, Lisa Wysocki and Susan Maounis, of Greenwich CT have helped to underwrite the transport.
Adopters must be at least 21 years of age. Adoption fees for dogs and puppies will be $325 which includes spay/neuter, pre-adopt vaccines and deworm, microchip and heart worm test (age appropriate). Fees for cats will be $50 and kittens, $175 and will include spay/neuter, FIV/FELV test, pre-adopt vaccines and deworm.
For further information on the SPCA’s Adoption Extravaganza, please visit www.spca914.org or call (914)941-2896 ext 22.
Here are some dogs who will be Greenwich, if they are not adopted first:
Bella, 7 months old. photo/SPCA
Buck, 1 year old. photo/SPCA
Scooby, 1 year old. photo/SPCA
I ‘m looking forward to this wonderful event. See you there!
More than 90 dogs removed from Detroit-area home
DAVID RUNK,Associated Press Writer
A Chihuahua is shown in a travel kennel outside a home in Dearborn, Mich., Thursday, July 23, 2009. Law enforcement officials said a man kept more than 90 dogs, mostly Chihuahuas, locked inside the home. (AP Photo/David Runk)
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — A man kept more than 90 dogs — mostly Chihuahuas — in a suburban Detroit home that from the outside looked generally well kept but inside was filled with feces and trash, authorities said Thursday.
Neighbors in the past had complained of an odor, but this week was the first time Dearborn officials got inside. On Wednesday and Thursday, crews wearing masks to help them breathe carried dogs from the two-story home.
“There’s trash from floor to ceiling,” said Nick Siroskey, director of residential services for the city. “There’s feces and urine throughout the entire house. Basement, first level, second level.”
City workers, along with Friends for the Dearborn Animal Shelter, removed 42 ailing and feces-covered dogs from the home Wednesday. They returned Thursday and found about 50 more dogs.
The 56-year-old man who was living in the house was taken to a local hospital for observation. His family, which lives in Florida, was involved in his care and cooperating with officials.
The man’s sister told officials that she believed he initially had two dogs in the home and that they may have reproduced, Siroskey said. Misdemeanor, animal cruelty charges were possible, but Siroskey said the man appears to have mental health issues that could be a factor in the case.
Outside, the lawn was neatly cut and the bushes were manicured. Neighbors and investigators said the smell of urine, noticeable from the street Thursday, may have been contained previously because windows were closed and covered.
“There was a little bit of a smell, but it was just like a … person that doesn’t keep their house up,” said Abe Baydoun. “He didn’t take care of himself, personally, but he took care of the outside of his house.”
Baydoun, 25, lives across the street and said he only had seen two of the man’s dogs outside.
“It just seemed like there was five or six,” he said.
Police Chief Ronald Haddad said officers found piles of feces and fleas inside the house. The dogs, which were being examined at the animal shelter, appear to have been unattended and were in various stages of health.
Crews pulled bags full of trash from the home to clear pathways inside, and dogs sat in cages outside before being taken to the shelter. The house was deemed unfit for human habitation and the city likely will seek to tear it down, Siroskey said.
On Friday, Siroskey said police were called to the home by a neighbor who spotted some kittens in a hole in the backyard, and the officer who responded reported that it seemed like there were many dogs inside. Animal control authorities got the case and, after obtaining a warrant, investigators went inside Wednesday.
“Sometimes you have no clue how many pets are in a house,” Siroskey said.
Law enforcement officials search a home in Dearborn, Mich., Thursday, July 23, 2009. Authorities said a man kept more than 90 dogs, mostly Chihuahuas, locked inside the home. (AP Photo/David Runk)
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Associated Press Writer Corey Williams in Detroit contributed to this report.
NC puppy owner expedites surgery to remove 5th leg
In this photo taken on July 16, 2009, Lily, a Chihuahua terrier mix, that has fiveå legs, that was rescued by Allyson Siegel of Charlotte, N.C., licks a bowl. The Charlotte Observer reported Saturday that Siegel, 45, of Charlotte bought the puppy last week because she couldn't bear for the Chihuahua-terrier mix to be sold to a Coney Island, N.Y., sideshow that features disfigured animals. (AP Photo/The Charlotte Observer, Jeff Siner)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The new owner of a five-legged puppy says the dog has undergone surgery to remove the extra appendage.
Owner Allyson Siegel told WBTV that the amputation surgery was expedited early Thursday morning in part because a Coney Island animal show owner said he was the rightful owner of the dog. John Strong told The Charlotte Observer Wednesday that he planned to file a lawsuit over the matter, saying he had an agreement to buy the dog, Lilly, from a Gastonia man.
The New York man says his show contains “amazing animals, oddities and freaks.”
The dog’s former owner, Calvin Owensby, sold the Chihuahua-terrier pup to Siegel, who vowed to get the extra leg amputated so the dog can walk normally.
In this photo taken on July 16, 2009, Allyson Siegel of Charlotte, N.C. holds Lily, a Chihuahua terrier mix, that has five legs. The Charlotte Observer reported Saturday that Allyson Siegel, 45, of Charlotte bought the puppy last week because she couldn't bear for the Chihuahua-terrier mix to be sold to a Coney Island, N.Y., sideshow that features disfigured animals. (AP Photo/The Charlotte Observer, Jeff Siner)
