Dozens of stray dogs and cats at the Kaplan pound have been saved from the gas chamber thanks to the quick action of a Vermilion Parish animal welfare group.
The crisis started last week when sheriff’s deputies confiscated 18 pit bull terriers from a home north of Abbeville as part of an animal-cruelty investigation. The incident is detailed in a report in The Abbeville Meridional.
The pit bulls were brought to the Kaplan pound, creating an instant over-crowding problem. According to Joelle Rupert, a member of Vermilion Animal Aid, the pit bulls took up roughly two thirds of the available space in the pound. Concerns over the safety of the stray population at the pound led to officials segregating the pit bulls from the rest of the population. But the pit bulls had to stay put while the sheriff’s office investigated the animal-cruelty case, hastening the clock ticking down to euthanization for the rest of the stray pets.
Rupert says the police jury gave Vermilion Animal Aid, which helps the pound adopt out animals, an ultimatum: “They were going to give us until the weekend,” Rupert says, “and we asked for an extension and they gave until about the middle of the week, and we have almost all of them [adopted].” VAA placed the animals, including boxers, dachshunds and Labradors, on petfinder.com . The group also sent out an urgent plea via e-mail, and other non-profit animal rescue groups including one from Texas joined the effort. One of the last dogs from the group scheduled to be euthanized this week is headed to a new home in Washington, D.C.
... written by tZydeco , April 24, 2009 - 02:14 pm
Joelle Rupert & her husband are saints. I've had the pleasure of working with them on and off since Katrina/Rita. Both are decent practical folks.
... written by Barbara , April 30, 2009 - 11:03 pm
There is so much more work to do until we can turn this high kill shelter into a no-kill shelter. It's always the ones that can't speak for themselves that suffer the consequences of irresponsible humans. Humane does nothing have to do with human!! Why are people so ignorant? Please spay and neuter your pets - it stops the killing i the long term!! Lets work together to get this parish and the surroundings a better place for animals. Send letters and e-mails to the authorities to end the suffering of unwanted animals. There are a lot more pets in desperate need of a permanent or foster home right now. If you have space to foster a cat or dog for a couple weeks please call Vermilion Animal Aid. They'll be happy to have you on board for the right thing.
... written by like wow , May 15, 2009 - 10:42 am
hey pplz email me
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... written by like wow , May 15, 2009 - 10:48 am
wat really bugs me is that when an animal goes to the pound it only has 10 days to find a home and if they dont they get humanly youthanized..... and that wuid be the end of there life...... i wonder what i will have to do to stop them from youthanizing because i cant adopt any more.I have adopted 4 animals from the pound and they all were on there last few days. And they are accually pretty nice dogs.I would hate to know what would of happened to them. well plz help stop this cruel problem thanks for reading.:P :P :)
... written by lynn , February 08, 2010 - 08:15 pm
we need to advocate for oreo's law in all states. ny is voting on it now.
http://www.nathanwinograd.com/?p=2201
they also just started a page on facebook. oreo's law.
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