(MY) animal rescuer

[Guest guest]

Monday July 31, 2006

 

Animal lovers to the rescue

 

FACT: over 800 animals are put to sleep in animal shelters every month. The

objective: to get people to adopt a homeless animal and save a life.

 

This is the self-imposed duty of Independent Pet Rescuers, an ad-hoc group

of animal lovers who came together about a year ago to save neglected and

abused cats and dogs and give them good homes.

 

It all started rather modestly when creative consultant Sherrina Krishnan

decided to make special calendars featuring pictures of cats and dogs, to be

sold to raise funds for animal shelters. Very soon, people started to bring

homeless animals to her and her friends. It was then that they decided to

take it further and create a system whereby homeless animals could be saved

from being put to sleep at shelters.

 

Independent Pet Rescuers have 15 core members who take cats and dogs into

their own homes. But whenever they cannot, they give the animals over to

appointed " fosterers " who provide temporary homes for the animals before

they are adopted.

 

" We have about 20 fosterers at the moment but we're looking to increase the

number as one fosterer can only take care of a limited number of animals, "

Sherrina explained.

 

The volunteers have a space at the outdoor area on the second floor of Plaza

Damas in Sri Hartamas, where, on weekends, they display the animals for

people to adopt. On a good day, said Sherrina, they are able to move at

least five puppies and six or seven kittens. And best of all, adoption is

free. And all rescued animals are checked by veterinarians and cleaned

before they are given up for adoption.

 

" People also volunteer in many ways, " she added. " Some help to forward

e-mails and send SMSes to get the word out about our activities. Others

donate food for the animals. But of course, the most important component is

the fosterers, because more fosterers mean more rescues. People will

hesitate to rescue an animal if there is no shelter. "

 

There are also people who go to the clinics that the group frequents and

donate money to their pet rescue fund. Online, there are thousands of people

who help the group in any way they can, according to Sherrina.

 

" And we have also received e-mails from people in Britain, Europe and the

United States, who have heard about the work we are doing, " she said.

 

Asked what she thought of the opinion that people are more important than

animals and should be looked after first, Sherrina replied: " Every component

of the environment needs our help. There are groups looking after nature,

children, the disabled, and others.

 

Whichever way you want to volunteer, just go out there and do it. We should

look at it collectively but work independently for everything. Otherwise

there will be some things that get abandoned. "

 

*The Independent Pet Rescuers can be contacted at animalangels.

Its website: rescue2rehome.blogspot.com.*

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

After reading this I wonder if all animals that are adopted out are

spayed/neutered. If people adopting cannot afford to neuter/spay then only half

the battle is won. We are also a small group of rescuers, we rely on foster

families, when it is not possible to spay or neuter due to animals' young age or

due to lack of funds, we ask in the adoption contract that the new owner show

proof of spay/neuter within a certain period of time.

 

Keep up the good work.

 

Liz

OAARS

 

yitzeling <yitzeling wrote: Monday

July 31, 2006

 

Animal lovers to the rescue

 

FACT: over 800 animals are put to sleep in animal shelters every month. The

objective: to get people to adopt a homeless animal and save a life.

 

This is the self-imposed duty of Independent Pet Rescuers, an ad-hoc group

of animal lovers who came together about a year ago to save neglected and

abused cats and dogs and give them good homes.

 

It all started rather modestly when creative consultant Sherrina Krishnan

decided to make special calendars featuring pictures of cats and dogs, to be

sold to raise funds for animal shelters. Very soon, people started to bring

homeless animals to her and her friends. It was then that they decided to

take it further and create a system whereby homeless animals could be saved

from being put to sleep at shelters.

 

Independent Pet Rescuers have 15 core members who take cats and dogs into

their own homes. But whenever they cannot, they give the animals over to

appointed " fosterers " who provide temporary homes for the animals before

they are adopted.

 

" We have about 20 fosterers at the moment but we're looking to increase the

number as one fosterer can only take care of a limited number of animals, "

Sherrina explained.

 

The volunteers have a space at the outdoor area on the second floor of Plaza

Damas in Sri Hartamas, where, on weekends, they display the animals for

people to adopt. On a good day, said Sherrina, they are able to move at

least five puppies and six or seven kittens. And best of all, adoption is

free. And all rescued animals are checked by veterinarians and cleaned

before they are given up for adoption.

 

" People also volunteer in many ways, " she added. " Some help to forward

e-mails and send SMSes to get the word out about our activities. Others

donate food for the animals. But of course, the most important component is

the fosterers, because more fosterers mean more rescues. People will

hesitate to rescue an animal if there is no shelter. "

 

There are also people who go to the clinics that the group frequents and

donate money to their pet rescue fund. Online, there are thousands of people

who help the group in any way they can, according to Sherrina.

 

" And we have also received e-mails from people in Britain, Europe and the

United States, who have heard about the work we are doing, " she said.

 

Asked what she thought of the opinion that people are more important than

animals and should be looked after first, Sherrina replied: " Every component

of the environment needs our help. There are groups looking after nature,

children, the disabled, and others.

 

Whichever way you want to volunteer, just go out there and do it. We should

look at it collectively but work independently for everything. Otherwise

there will be some things that get abandoned. "

 

*The Independent Pet Rescuers can be contacted at animalangels.

Its website: rescue2rehome.blogspot.com.*