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…
You may not agree with some of the things said on this page, but please understand that these are the realities of animal rescue. You may have encountered rescues who didn’t ever reply to your emails, never returned your call, never contacted you about your application, wouldn’t let you adopt a dog, wouldn’t let you foster a dog, or a rescue person who was impolite to the point of being rude.
As you read the following page you will be given an insight to a rescuer’s day/week/month, and perhaps you will begin to see why so many rescuers are hardened, snippy, crabby people who don’t seem to be living in the same word as everyone else.
When you are finished reading this you still may not agree with how they handle themselves (and even many rescuers feel this way) but hopefully you will at least understand a little better WHY they are like that. Our only goal is to help educate you about rescue….what it is and what it isn’t.
We’ll start with the most important one for you to understand, rescue is not a service for you … period. not for you to find a dog, or to get rid of your dog.
Pet Rescue is not a service for you – it is for the dogs!
Rescue is a service for the dogs. We care about them, the dog is who we are here to help. Helping you is just a byproduct of helping them.
Rescue is not a shelter that you can just stop by to visit, pick out a dog, and take it home with you whenever the mood strikes you. there is no place to drop by and window shop, no business hours, and no times we are open.
Rescue is a group of people that love the breed (or mix breed). Those people open their homes and hearts to the dogs, give them a place to live, and love them until they find a loving home. We take applications, screen them, and sometimes have the people come and visit with the dogs in our homes…. see…. no shelter involved. There is a volunteer’s home on the end of any phone number you are given.
Rescue is not dial a dog, dial a person that wants to hear about my troubles, dial a person to unload my dog on after I’ve had it for 10 years and it simply doesn’t match the furniture anymore.
Rescue is a phone number that reaches right into the home of a volunteer, who has little time to deal with your guilt trip over tossing “Chi-chi” out like last nights leftovers, and even less time to deal with you see-sawing back and forth between keeping the dog and giving it up. If you’ve taken the trouble to write an email or call, then 99% of people have their mind set on getting rid of the dog …..don’t lie to us or to yourself. Simply tell us the reason you are giving the dog up, and answer the questions we ask. If we’re going to help you, the least you can do is help us speed the process along by not crying on our shoulders.
We’ve heard it all before………. from allergies, moving, housebreaking, money, new baby, too hyper, barking, sick, injured, nasty, uncontrollable, landlord doesn’t allow, parents said no, owner died and nobody wants, divorce, marriage, too many animals, doesn’t like new dog, doesn’t like old dog, chases cars, chases cats, sheds, too much trouble, new job, wants attention, to it’s cross-eyed, it’s ears don’t stand up, it doesn’t match the new couch, it looks at me funny, he told me he’s not happy.
We’re not cold-hearted, we simply have too many things to do and not enough time to listen to how sorry you think you are about getting rid of your dog.
Pet Rescue should be your last resort!
Rescue should be one of your last resorts….. try obedience training, try crate training, try everything you can before you make the decision to give up your dog. When you’ve done all you can then call us and let us know why you’re giving up the dog in the least amount of words you can. We’ll ask questions, you answer them. quick, simple, and honest.
Rescue is not a person sitting at the computer or phone all day just waiting for you to call or email. We’re also not running home daily hoping we’ll have lots of email and answering machine messages. We’re not rushing to return your call or email. Rescue is a group of people who already have a life, a family, a full time job, their own dogs, foster dogs, 30 dog-request and 2 dog-give up emails a day average, 20 dog-request and 1 dog-give up phone messages a day average, not to mention processing applications, and vet appointments. Oh yeah……..and god forbid we sleep, eat, and have a life….I almost forgot.
Rescue is not a way for you to find a purebred dog for little or no money rescue is a safe haven for dogs of a specific breed, with people that know and understand the quirks of that breed, and have the knowledge needed to handle that breed.
Rescue is not a baby-sitting service for your dog, a kennel, or a place that will train your dog. Rescue is a situation that dogs who are homeless, or about to become homeless, come into where they will receive the medical attention, physical attention, and behavioral attention they need.
Rescue is not a place you can pick up a “girlfriend” for Butch or “boyfriend” for Fifi so that you can irresponsibly mass produce puppies, sell them to homes that very well would want them for Pitbull bait, toys for the children, something for the kids to take responsibility for, something to neglect and later abandon.
Rescue is responsible about the reproduction of their breed. In fact, rescues believe that the only breeding that should be done is by the few responsible breeders out there, and only to improve the breed. Breeders are not those folks you see with “free puppies” ads either….breeders are folks that care about their product and take pride in placing them in loving homes were they will be cared for. All rescue dogs are spayed and neutered before adoption so that no “accidents” happen. You won’t get a dog unaltered….. don’t even bother to ask.
Rescue is not a place that will take the most vicious, nasty, aggressive dogs and keep them for the rest of their lives, living happily ever after in their owners mind while the dog is miserable.
Rescue is a place where the nasty dogs that are not safe for anyone to own, handle, or be within 5 feet of are humanely put to sleep where they will be happier, and people will be safer. if you don’t want to deal with your dog whom you’ve loved for 6 years that bites, what on earth makes you think that someone else would want it biting them and their family? We do work with every dog to see if they are just frightened, or truly nasty (totally unbalanced).
Those who are scared we allow time to adjust and overcome fear. Those who are nasty (totally unbalanced) are put to sleep, period. Some people think us horrible because of this, and that’s fine, but let me fill your house up with dogs you can’t sneeze around without getting bit and let me see you live your life and still save the lives of 60 dogs a year.
Rescue is not a mail order service to find you the dog of your dreams, the dog that loves kids, cats, everyone, doesn’t bark too much, is perfectly housebroken, is 10-15 pounds, does tricks on command, and knows how to act in every situation.
Rescue is the place that gets calls from shelters and owners who have a dog in need. Sure, we may come across a dog like the one described above, but chances are it will be adopted quickly and it will be a long time before we see another one like it.
We work with each dog to make them better pets than they were when they entered rescue, but we aren’t miracle workers. Every dog has his own personality, and that is what matters. If you want a dog that fits a few certain requirements that’s realistic, but trying to find one that matches perfection is not going to happen anytime soon, and if one comes in that is perfect, we have a line 5 miles long of people waiting for it.
I now hope you have a better understanding about pet rescue and what rescuers have to deal with. Now you know why they look so sad much of the time.
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!
Please click on the audio icon to hear the Christmas Music!
Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control now open on Saturday
Great news for the homeless pets of TPAC, Mr. Fitz, the new shelter director will open the animal shelter from 10 am to 2 pm on Saturdays when more people have time to visit and adopt a pet. This animal shelter like most in the south receives a great variety of dogs, puppies, cats, and kittens that one can choose from. All age ranges as well as all shapes and sizes from huge to tiny and from fuzzy to smooth coated. Please visit and check them all out!
Please download, print out, and post around the above flyer so that more animals in Hammond will be adopted from the animal shelter! With more convenient weekend hours maybe more families and their children will consider the adoption option instead of purchasing a new pet.
Animal Shelter info:
Tangipahoa Parish Animal Control
Chip Fitz, Director
15487 Club Deluxe Road
Hammond, Louisiana 70403
Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday 12 noon to 4:30pm; Saturday 10am to 2pm
Phone: 985-543-0215 Fax: 985-543-0215
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
Only nine dogs and puppies survived the Hammond shelter killings
Please say a prayer for the ones that didn’t make it out that animal shelter alive on August 4th.
Donations are needed for the rescued dogs and puppies
Friends of the Shelter has established a special fund for the eight dogs and puppies saved from the killing at the shelter on August 4, 2008. Tangi Adopt A Rescue (TAAR) a Tangipahoa Parish animal rescue groups has the animals in their care.
Money is needed to help pay for their care and vet costs. Also please consider helping by becoming a foster mom to one of our pets up for adoption.
Pet Adoption – Adopt one!
These dogs and puppies will be available for adoption after about a 2-3 week quarantine time and another veterinarian health check or two. All will be Spay and Neutered of course! If people spayed and neutered their pets then there would NOT have been 176 animals in the shelter to kill that day.
Friends of the Shelter
P.O. Box 351
Hammond, LA 70404
Designate TPAC Rescued Animals Fund for Donations
Donations will go for the rescued animals in the care of…
Hound Beagle Mix Please consider fostering, adopting, or donating!
P.S. The lost ones: You can view about twenty one photos of the animals that were killed on August 4th. All of them but Joe were euthanized. Joe was safe in a foster home…
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