Sunday, December 28, 2008

Why? Angel Wasn't Left at The Shelter Because His Owner Couldn't Keep Him

Why is there a lie in the Democrat Herald about Angel? Angel was the cat abandoned by a couple of guy tenants over on 34th street early last summer, then fed on a porch and abused by somebody else, so that a leg was badly damaged. I contacted several places to see who might be able to take him in, once I heard about him being beaten, and SafeHaven said they would. Now, the article in the paper, about SafeHaven and pets in general in this economy, says the following, under a picture of the SafeHaven director holding Angel:

"SafeHaven Humane Society director Chris Storm scratches the head of Angel, a cat that was left at the shelter because her owners could no longer to afford to keep her. Angel, one of many animals left recently in need of expensive medical care, came in with a severely damaged leg that needed to be amputated."

Not only is Angel a boy, not a girl, but his owners were freaks, local drug scene people, who abandoned him months ago. SafeHaven knew this about him. I wonder if it was the paper's mistake.

If you read on down, the local animal control man says something about not that many people seem to abandon animals in Albany but rather find them other homes or take them to a shelter. That's not really true. The numbers of animals abandoned in Albany is high, but it is not related to the economic problems. It's always been that way here. Let's see, like the 16 cats shoved out the door in Columbus Greens by a neighbor of that old woman, then the old woman took care of them, but not for too long, since she died. The four adults are still out there, since I have no room at the inn. Before that, same trailer park, 16 kittens abandoned, on the other side of the park. That's just one tiny spot in Albany, where close to 40 cats and probably more, have been abandoned in the last few months.

Mr. Adair, pet abandonment in this area is huge! Always has been. Wish it would change.

I'm glad Safehaven took in Angel. If they have to alter his story, to get donations or for whatever reason, big deal. I wish all shelter people were highly paid. I wish I was paid even poorly. Hahahahaha. As for the Animal Control man, he's paid well with benefits, I bet, being a county employee, and I don't know what animal control does in this town. I know they will kill cats for people, but do not have a shelter for cats. I think they answer dog complaints. I guess I really don't know what they do outside of answer dog complaints. I think they have a shelter for dogs there, too.

1 comment:

  1. all animal control people do in baltimore is pick up stray cats and dogs and take them to the baltimore animal "rescue center" aka barc. a new name for the same old shelter...of course - they are doing better here now - trying to be no kill if possible. they work with a lot of rescue organizations. but most of them want kittens. not cats. they have, however, created a "franky fund" for money to fix animals with injuries and illnesses and have done quite a good job with this. they have fund raisers each year to raise money for it, and have helped numerous animals as a result...and i don't think a place who gets an animal healed is going to put it to sleep.
    when it comes to Angel's story, you'd be surprised at how an editor of a paper/magazine can muck up a story.
    at least email a letter to the paper and let them know what the situation is really like. invite them to come down and see - spend a night trapping and working with you...show them the places full of abandoned animals....

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