Archive: Around Town

In November the Lansing Star online covered the arrival of 28 dogs and 14 cats from post Katrina Louisiana. Due tot he generosity of this area, not only was the trip funded but all but 2 of the animals now have homes. Thanks also to Cayuga Dog Rescue, Briar Patch Vet Hospital and the SPCA for helping to foster and home some of the animals.  Meadowridge Vet Clinic and The Boarding Barn cared for the rest of the animals. Many of the veterinary drug companies donated goods for their medicals needs-including treating heartworm in 6 dogs. Other medical treatment has been done at Meadowridge. All in all there are 48 new pets in this area because of the Katrina Karavan.

We are now organizing Katrina Karavan II. We will be taking down boxes of goods gathered through GIAC for displaced families now in Baton Rouge and are planning to bring back more animals- each day they are surrendered to shelters because their owners cannot keep them. Hunt's Auto in Ithaca has offered us a reduced rate again for the Penske truck, that is a huge savings. We are in need of 3 things to make this happen- please consider helping out.

•  Cash- for gas and hotel rooms for the Drivers (Sara Reynolds and Lezlie Kennedy) We have the money raised for the truck-but it won't go far without gas.

•  Crates- loaner large crates to use in the truck

• Foster/adoptive homes- we will bring back cats if we have committed homes, and would like to have many of the dogs ready to go to homes as soon as they return. All medical care will be taken care of by Meadowridge.

If you can help- please call Sharon at Meadowridge533-7661 or cell 227-5186. Checks can be made payable to Sharon Garland(I'll send receipt) at Meadowridge 853 Auburn Rd Groton,NY 13073 Any and all assistance is greatly appreciated- the New Orleans area will recovering for years to come and we can help just a bit.