Please go check out their pets up for adoption! Why buy when these die – Adopt!
Please consider phoning them (+1-985-543-0215) and thanking them for posting their pets online where more people can view them 24/7! They have taken another step to saving more shelter pets. I see they have about 50 dogs posted right now — this is an amazing accomplishment. They have not posted on petfinder for over a year – so glad to see them back.
Please check over all their pets. They have many Labs and Lab mixes as well as some Rat Terriers, Heelers, Terriers, Chihuahuas, etc…
They nearly always have little house dogs and young puppies and kittens up for adoption as well as wonderful adult dogs for you to consider. You can find purebreds as well as mix breeds (wonderful mutts). Please adopt your next pet from an animal shelter.
TPAC Contact info:
Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control
Charles “Chip” Fitz – Director
15487 Club Deluxe Road
Hammond, Louisiana 70403
+1-985-543-0215
cfitz @ tangipahoa . org (please remove the spaces)
Racheal Sance, a pet rescuer sent me this writing in an email and I was so moved by it that I did a search for it online to see if I could post it to my blog. I found posted on House Rabbit Society’s website on this web page: http://www.rabbit.org/adoption/saying-goodbye.html I emailed them and received permission to repost it here. It is a sad story, but one we all need to read and pass on.
Adopt A Mutt!
The note from Racheal’s email: I’m not sure who Amy Espie is but I’ve experienced this so many times working at TPAC. It’s heartbreaking, if you put yourself in this persons shoes maybe you’ll see… maybe it’ll make just one person realize how terrible it is everyday for so many beautiful, intelligent, deserving but unwanted animals. And maybe if people stop to think they’ll see that this is in every shelter, tens of thousands of shelters all across our country every single day and even if just one person here and there decides to spay and neuter maybe we can save some lives…..
Sunday. A friend and I take our dogs for a run in the park. The late-afternoon sunlight is pure gold, and a fresh breeze rustles the tall grass. A family approaches us on the trail: a man, woman, and two small boys. They are accompanied by a large tan dog with the distended nipples of motherhood and an adorable pup who looks just like his mom. The pup pesters his mom, taking five steps for every one of hers. She patiently tolerates his rambunctiousness.
It’s a heartwarming scene that totally depresses me.
What has happened to me? I love dogs. I love puppies. And yet the sight of puppies makes me sad. Every time I see or hear of a litter of kittens or pups, I also see cages full of homeless ones and the bins full of dead ones at the shelter where I work.
Monday. It’s 8 PM, time to go home. I walk past the cages in the Stray Cat Room. A calico cat and her two kittens sit quietly on the shelf in their cage. The mother grooms one of the kittens. A pink card attached to the cage tells me it’s time to say goodbye to these three. I feel the familiar mixture of sadness, anger, and bitterness.
A huddled gray ball of fur in an adjoining cage catches my eye. In the farthest corner of her cage, a bedraggled cat hides her head under a sheet of newspaper. I peer between the bars. “Hi, Kitty,” I say softly. “Are you totally miserable? I don’t blame you.” I chatter on, more for my own benefit than for hers. I put some treats into her bowl and leave.
Tuesday. A small, frightened black rabbit is rescued from a cellar by one of our Humane Officers. That evening she gives birth to five babies. Four days later, when her stray period is up, the babies are injected with sodium pentobarbital. A few seconds later, they are dead. The mother is put up for adoption.
Gray Cat clings to her corner, still facing the wall. I notice that she’s eaten the treats I left, which encourages me. I talk to her again. “I know it’s hard to believe, but actually you’re pretty lucky. Decent food, a clean litter box, people who care about you; and, with a little luck, one special person to appreciate and adore you forever.” Gray Cat is not impressed.
Wednesday. I talk to the people in my dog-training class about spaying and neutering. “Of the ten million dogs and cats who are killed every year at animal shelters in the US, nearly three million are purebreds,” I explain. “And the other seven million had a purebred in their very recent past. Stand at our front counter any day of the week and you will hear the same stories again and again: ‘We’re moving’; ‘The landlord says no’; ‘He barks and the neighbors called the cops on us’; ‘She messes in the house.’ An expensive dog with a behavior problem is just as disposable as an all-American mutt.
“Spend a day at the shelter and you’ll also hear the repertoire of reasons people give for not having their animals spayed or neutered: ‘We want the children to experience the miracle of birth’; ‘Neutering is unnatural’; ‘It’s cruel’; “I wouldn’t want anyone to do it to me’; ‘My cat is from champion stock’; ‘We’ve already got homes lined up for all the babies.’ But try to explain these reasons to a loving, beautiful animal (or even an ill-tempered, homely one) whose time is up, who is receiving a death sentence when his only crime is that some human let him be born instead of facing the reality of the overpopulation disaster. I’ve never heard a rationalization that didn’t fade into nothing in the face of even one death.”
On my way out, I stop at Gray Cat’s cage again. “Hi, Gray C. Still memorizing that bit of wall, I see.” A miracle! She turns and looks at me. Her emerald eyes size me up. Maybe I’m being too optimistic, but she seems a little less frightened, her body a shade more relaxed. “Listen,” I tell her, “you’ve probably met some pretty unevolved humans out there. We’re not all like that. Give us another chance, okay?” She blinks dubiously. This is progress.
Thursday. The animal care technicians at the shelter are the bravest people in the world. I watch them scrub kennels and clean litter boxes. I see them take a moment to play with a kitten or hold a lonely pup. I hear them calm the frightened ones with a gentle word. And every now and then I force myself to witness what they must face every day. That same dog who they cared for, petted, and talked to must finally be given the only thing we have left to offer: a gentle, respectful death. What have we come to when the best we can do is to kill them kindly?
Jim puts a leash on the Labrador retriever. She cowers in the back of the kennel, tail between her legs. He tugs on the leash. She whimpers and crouches down lower. He kneels beside her. “It’s okay, pup. Don’t be scared.” She stops whimpering but won’t move. He scoops her up in his arms and carries her to the Euthanasia Room. She’s been at the shelter for two weeks. She’s so frightened that all she does is lie in the corner. No one wants her. Now she will die. Carol holds her while Jim shaves a small patch of fur from her leg. She is quiet and trembling. Jim continues to talk to her. He gives her the injection. She slumps onto the table. Carol carries her body to the Chill Room and adds it to the pile.
In the Cat Room, Gray Cat is sitting in her usual corner, but she’s not facing the wall today. The room is noisy. Adorable kittens fill row upon row of cages. Friendly adult cats come forward, asking for attention. I open her cage to give her a treat. “It isn’t fair,” I tell her. “You have every right to distrust people, but if you don’t act adoptable, how can you compete with all these other cats?” I reach my hand closer to her. I touch her. She lets me! I thank her.
Friday. At home, a veterinary clinic calls me to find out if I have room for another unwanted. The owners brought a young mini-lop in to be euthanized. Why? They’re moving out of state. They don’t want to take the rabbit. They haven’t found any friend who will take him, and they don’t want “a bunch of strangers” coming to their house to see the rabbit.
When I get to work, Gray C. is not in her cage. I look everywhere. I try not to be too hopeful. I tell myself, Don’t pursue it. I ignore my own good advice. I go to the Chill Room. She is there, in one of the bins, her body curled up against that of a terrier. I touch her, for the second and last time. Her body is getting cold. She is gone. I mourn her. But who will mourn the calico kitten underneath her, and the angora rabbit in the next bin? Who will mourn all ten million of them, one by one?
Please visit the House Rabbit Society website. Dogs and cats are not the only animal dieing in our animal shelters.
Governor Bobby Jindal Officially Proclaims 1st Annual Louisiana Week for the Animals March 21-29, 2009!
Louisiana Week for the Animals is an exciting statewide event created to celebrate and joyfully build awareness for the animals.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 11, 2009
(New Orleans, LA) Animal World USA is pleased to announce that Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has officially declared 1st Louisiana Week for the Animals Saturday, March 21- Sunday, March 29, 2009. The special week will kick off Saturday, March 21 and will highlight the importance that animals play in our lives and bring communities together on behalf of the animals throughout the great state of Louisiana.
Louisiana Week for the Animals
This first statewide event is designed to celebrate and build awareness on behalf of all animals, as well as, recognize the organizations and citizens who support them. The LA Week for the Animals is bringing together animal shelters, rescue organizations, sanctuaries, businesses, students, musicians, artists, educators, community leaders, and caring citizens in an exciting week of community-building activities.
The fun-filled week will feature awesome pet adoption festivals and events, pet therapy in hospitals, school/art displays and activities, library story-telling and R.E.A.D. dog activities, blessings of the animals, book signing by the famed “Blue Dog” LA artist George Rodrigue, low cost spay and neuter events, Earth Fest, special law seminar at Tulane University and much more! All these events will shine the spotlight on the amazing animals and compassionate people who love them.
Precious lives which will be saved and communities will be transformed during this week with a wide variety of animal-related events and activities. A list of events are scheduled on the website calendar, and more are being added daily. If you would like to learn more, become involved or schedule an event, please call +1 877-454-0807 or visit the official website at http://www.louisianaanimals.org/
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Events
Please visit and see the full list of events here: Louisiana Week for the Animals under the ‘Calendar of Events’ listing.
I received the following event info from Lynn Morvant…
Krewe of Arfus Pet Parade
The Friends of the Jefferson Animal Shelter, the Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter and the Premier Metairie Carnival Parade, the Krewe of Argus are planning an Event on Sunday March 8th, 2009 at Zephyrs Stadium on Airline Drive in Metairie from 11am until 4pm.
‘Pet Gras’ will be the Pet/People Party that will focus on Adoption, Education & Information, the Krewe of Arfus Pet Parade, Vendors, Live Entertainment, Delicious Food and FUN!
The Krewe of ARFus Pet Parade will feature Rescue/Shelter Pets for Adoption and some of their Successful Adoptions, in their own Krewes, with their own Theme, as the Lead of the Parade. Then owned Pets will follow in the Celebration of our Companion Animals.
Pet Gras will have an ‘Adoption Promenade’ area where Rescues/Shelters can bring their Adoptable Pets, offer them for Adoption, share information about their Events and Fundraisers and proclaim The Wonderful Companions Rescue Pets will make.
If your pet rescue organization would like to be a part of Pet Gras and the Krewe of ARFus please check out the website kreweofarfus.org. Of course there are no fees for Rescue/Shelter Groups.
Here is the Krewe of Arfus Pet Parade event flier…
Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control is running a Christmas special with lower adoption costs and free tickets to Extreme Canine at Columbia Theater.
Dogs and puppies can be adopted for $48 instead of the usual $60 and cats and kittens can be adopted for $42 instead of $50, said Director Chip Fitz. The price includes spay/neuter, rabies shot and one vaccination.
“Between now and Jan. 10 two free tickets will be given for every animal adopted to see Extreme Canine at the Columbia Theater on Jan. 17,” Fitz said…
It would also be nice if you would contact and thank Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control’s director Mr. Chip Fitz on trying to increase pet adoptions. Phone: 985-543-0215 or Fax: 985-543-0215
RESCUE PARTNERS — Lynda and Randy Stegall give 50 hours a week to rescuing and caring for animals at the Tangi Humane Society’s temporary kennels. Photo submitted
The year 2009 is shaping up to be a big year for the Tangi Humane Society.
Three dedicated animal lovers, who insist on remaining anonymous, have stepped forward to buy land and build a “state of the art” humane shelter in Tangipahoa Parish, said President Randy Stegall…
Please leave a nice comment after the pet news article so that the paper news that people are interested in animal news.
CONTACT:
Randy Stegall Tangi Humane Society and http://tangipets.com/
P.O. Box 1743; Ponchatoula, LA 70454 USA
Phone: 985-351-0181 | 225-414-0059
Email: tangihumane @ charter . net (remove spaces)
Tangi Humane Has Great Dogs!
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By Racheal Sance; Dec 2, 2008
I rescued Mia off the side of the highway on November 12 in the pouring rain. Our vet thinks she is a young dog, but all her front teeth are worn down into the gums and her canines are broken off from scraping the asphalt road for food trying to survive. She was enormously pregnant when I picked her up and for the past three weeks we’ve focused on getting her nutrition, shelter, love, and clearing her of internal parasites.
Mia is so sweet and she has the most laid back personality. She likes all my foster dogs and everyone new she meets. She doesn’t have accidents in the house, but she does have a love for the sofa and climbs up every chance she gets.
Critically Ill
Yesterday, Dec. 1 she went into labor. She delivered 3 puppies within 30 minutes and after that her contractions didn’t produce any other puppies. I rushed her to a nearby vet and was informed her red blood cells were down to 20 when they should be at least 50.
Her life until now was the streets
Dr. Duhon felt she was run down as far as she could go from her life on the streets. She probably wasn’t fed dog food and had to scavenge for whatever she could get, she was probably never vetted, never had shelter, never given affection. She basically led a life of solitude just managing to get by and having litter after litter.
Dr. Duhon also said if we couldn’t get her to give birth naturally she would probably die under anasthesia. So she stayed at the vet and they pumped her full of everything imaginable to try and help her live.
This morning I called and they told me Mia is a wonderful momma, and that she delivered six more live puppies over the course of the night. I went and picked her up and brought her and her babies home. Now it’s just going to be a very loooong road to recovery. She has nine beautiful babies to take care of while trying to get better. Mia will need a lot of care over the next few weeks. Once her babies are weaned she’ll have to recover enough to be spayed and live through heartworm treatment.
If you can spare even a few dollars to help with Mia’s recovery, her vet bills or sponsoring one of her puppies we can surely use the help. Mia is just one example of what street dogs go through during their short lives. She knows nothing other than survival. I want to help her have a real life. I want her to live and be loved.
If we could all just spay and neuter our pets there wouldn’t be dogs like Mia out there living sad existences. If nothing else, please spread the word that spay and neuter is so important. Mia is just one, but there are thousands of others out there just like her.
For tax deductible donations make and mail your checks to Friends of the Shelter:
Friends of the Shelter
P.O. Box 351
Hammond, LA 70404
Designate donation to ‘Momma Mia’
Donations will go for Momma Mia in the care of…
Tangi Adopt A Rescue (TAAR)
www.taar.petfinder.com and http://tangiadoptarescue.wordpress.com/
Kentwood, Louisiana 70444
Email taar.rescue [at] gmail.com (remove spaces and turn the [at] to @)
Mia is doing better. She’s still bleeding somewhat (after giving birth) but she’s eating well (now) and her 5 remaining puppies (she had nine) are getting to be fat little babies. They seem to be doing well, I haven’t lost one to seizures in two days now so I’m keeping my fingers crossed that these will make it.
Mia is such a good momma. I’m so proud of her. She comes out to sit with me in the living room for a few minutes maybe twice a day but as soon as she hears her babies cry she runs back to her room. She ran with me across the house this morning and tried to play with me. She’s been getting lots of food, treats, and TLC…
I’ll have her (updated) pictures up as soon as possible. My roommate has the USB cord that matches my camera but she’s in Baton Rouge so I have to wait to upload them. With school and finals I haven’t gotten a chance to do everything I need to.
Mia and her new puppies
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UPDATE on Mia and her puppies; Dec 9, 2008:
Mia, has five surviving puppies. The medium bridle and the smaller fawn are females. Mia is doing so much better. I can see she’s gaining strength every day. She’s coming out more and she’s also trying to play with me. That tail of hers is beating holes in the wall because it never stops wagging when she sees me. She’s such a sweet girl.
The puppies have been having issues with their health. They are on antibiotics to fight massive eye infections. We wont know the extent of the damage until their eyes open. Basically our vet says it’s due to Mia’s poor health and lack of immunity. She also said The puppies that have had the infection so far will more than likely have scarring on their corneas but may not be blind. We just have to wait and see. I’m praying they wont have trouble with their vision. Other than that, Dr Duhon says they are fat and healthy and look wonderful. I want to thank everyone that has donated so far to Mia. She really deserves the help you are all giving her. I can’t wait for the day she’s healthy and happy so that she can play and start a great life and leave the one she had before in the past.
Mia with her pups
UPDATE on Mia and her puppies; Dec 16, 2008:
The pups are opening their eyes and they are partially blind (from the eye infections).
So far only one seems to be totally blind. Dr Duhon said give it two weeks and then we’ll know for sure. It’s so sad. Mia only ventured out once into the snow on the day it snowed. She’s a spoiled house girl now.
Wirehaired mini Doxi girl, “Trudy” up for adoption
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Trudy’s foster mom, Cheryl Henkel, says this about Trudy…
Breed: Wirehaired Miniature Dachshund. By the way, did you know that last year at the Westminster dog show the highest-placing Doxie last year was the wire-haired!
Size and Sex:Trudy is female miniature dachshund and 10″ high, 13″ from chest to hindquarters, probably weighs about ten pounds, but needs some weight on her. Her ribs & spine are protuberant.
She is a real doll. Picked her out at Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control (TPAC) in Hammond on Saturday, November 22, 2008 (it is amazing what wonderful little dogs need up in this animal shelter). Trudy was turned into the high kill animal shelter because her family “couldn’t keep her”. No specifics given. She is very mild mannered and sweet. I have yet to see anything faze her. She takes everything in stride. Other dogs are okay, cats are okay, everything is okay!
She loves to be close and cuddle. She minds her manners, but will occasionally steal a very soft kiss. She appears to be house trained. She is playful without being rambunctious. She will gently mouth your hand to encourage play.
Health: Trudy seem to be healthy but needs a little weight on her. Will be vet checked and spayed on Wednesday November 26, 2008. Will update this posting after her vet check.
Adopt Trudy the Doxi
IMPORTANT NOTE: All dogs need regular vigorous exercise. They also should be obedience trained and have an owner that knows how to be the pack leader. We will only consider adopting to people willing to give the proper care and leadership that all dogs need.
If you are interested please fill out the application FIRST. There is no obligation. The dog’s foster parent will get in touch with you and will answer any questions that you may have.Thanks!
Reference checks, adoption contract and $225.00 adoption donation required. The Adoption Application
Chole – a sweet lab/terrier girl is up for adoption
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Chole is looking for a loving forever home where her sweet ways will be treasured. She is good with other dogs and friendly with people once she gets to know them. Chole is a shy girl and needs a gentle, loving owner that will take the time to make her bloom. She was found on the side of a highway thin and forgotten with ticks and flea eating away her life. Kind people rescued her and gave her a second chance at finding a home that really cares and will love her for the rest of her life.
Chole is now well fed and healthy and ready to find the perfect family to love.
Contact Info:
Dana Burris of Albany, LA
Home Phone: 225-209-3814
Cell Phone: 985-705-1943
Email: Kevin.Kast [at] weyerhaeuser . com (remove spaces and change the [at] to @)
Email: dana.burris [at] yahoo.com (remove spaces and change the [at] to @)
In the slide show above a small female dog is looking for a foster home or forever home. Note: Click on the sound icon to play the music for the slide show.
Info on dog:
Date found: Around Aug 22, 2008
Location found: side of the road west of Independence, Louisiana
Condition found: very thin, dirty, and many fleas and ticks
Needed: Foster home or adopt her!
Chole: Lab / terrier mix maybe; young adult female. Color: Black. About 18 ” tall. Was skinny about 15 lbs at the time found. Friendly, sweet, shy. Gets along with other dogs. The family that found her has four dogs. Chole is doing well inside the house and sleeps in a crate at night.
Please consider Chole for your next or first foster pet. Pet foster parents have first chance at adopting the pet if you fall in love.
Contact Info: Dana Burris of Albany, LA Home
Phone: 225-209-3814
Cell Phone: 985-705-1943
Email: Kevin.Kast [at] weyerhaeuser . com (remove spaces and add @ in place of [at])
I think Lolly is somewhat younger than the vet’s 1 1/2 year estimate. She lost her puppy canine shortly after arriving here and her molars seem a little small. She is doing well overcoming her shyness. She will let you approach her on most occasions and will approach you when you sit down or go to bed.
Please adopt Lolly!
She loves to snuggle, especially in bed. She is very playful and seems very puppyish in her mannerisms. She gets along well with all sizes of dogs. Although she is shy at times, she is not skittish. She is very humble and submissive. Not an Alpha at all, but will hold her ground. I have not observed any resource guarding with the other three inside dogs we have. They all take turns eating out of two bowls.Everyone has a “bed”, but they play musical beds with no aggression.
Her housebreaking is going fairly well, especially if taken out frequently. I have even seen her go to the door to be let out.
We have 2 cats inside. She does not harass them, but has approached them on occasion. If they make eye contact, she walks off. She barks appropriately. She has lately begun to try to “talk” to me when she gets excited.
She does like to spend time outside sniffing around, and does no seem concerned if you are not in attendance (like my 2 poodles). She loves for you to sing the “Lolly Pop Song” to her.
She has not been exposed to children yet, so I don’t know her response would be. Still seems a little shy with strangers, but I think she will overcome that.
Lolly likes toys!
She has been known to decapitate stuffed animals and disembowel them, but usually is assisted by one of her evil “sisters”. So far I have not worked with her on tricks or commands due to her shyness, but I think we are getting to the point to where I can. I’ve been more concerned with her self-esteem.. Did you notice the beautiful golden-hazel eyes? We tried to take that into consideration while taking her pictures.
Lolly’s foster mom – Cheryl Henkel
IMPORTANT NOTE: All dogs need regular vigorous exercise. They also should be obedience trained and have an owner that knows how to be the pack leader. We will only consider adopting to people willing to give the proper care and leadership that all dogs need.
If you are interested please fill out the application FIRST. There is no obligation. The dog’s foster parent will get in touch with you and will answer any questions that you may have.Thanks!
Reference checks, adoption contract and $225.00 adoption donation required. The Adoption Application
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