- By Sharon Garland
- Around Town
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In the past week we have met our minimum goal for funds for the second Katrina Karavan. Thanks to several large donations we are able to go to the next step. We are waiting for one of the drivers to get the time off from work, then the trip will be on the calendar. We have many boxes to take down for displaced families from New Orleans. CRESP at Cornell has contributed to help make the Martin Luther King Celebration collection make the trip to help families. We are planning to go to the St John's Parish Shelter again and to Best Friends Sanctuary in Tylertown, MS. We have 2 foster homes for cats and 8 or more for dogs- and we are looking for more homes.
Dr. Bridget Barry from Meadowridge has just returned from the Grand Bahamas helping vaccinate dogs for distemper. Since Hurricane Wilma they have had a distemper outbreak and have been in desperate need of help vaccinating the local dogs. Her involvement with the VMAT (Veterinary Medical Assistance Team) has now taken her to help with both Hurricane Katrina and now the Wilma aftermath. The shelter on the island has a full kennel of vaccinated dogs and no where to place them once the shelter opens up again,. So we are undertaking bringing some of them up here. Most of the dogs are local "potcakes" a mix of who knows ahat breeds, but all with winning personalities according to Bridget. Veterinary Care will again be provided by Meadowridge. What they need are new homes.
This community has opened its arms to these dogs and cats and will continue to do so, If you would like to consider fostering either a Katrina Karavan or Grand Bahamas dogs please contact Sharon Garland at Meadowridge- 533-7661 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We still need to borrow large crates for the Katrina trip and can always use cash to help to pay for the trip and medical care of the new critters.
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Dr. Bridget Barry from Meadowridge has just returned from the Grand Bahamas helping vaccinate dogs for distemper. Since Hurricane Wilma they have had a distemper outbreak and have been in desperate need of help vaccinating the local dogs. Her involvement with the VMAT (Veterinary Medical Assistance Team) has now taken her to help with both Hurricane Katrina and now the Wilma aftermath. The shelter on the island has a full kennel of vaccinated dogs and no where to place them once the shelter opens up again,. So we are undertaking bringing some of them up here. Most of the dogs are local "potcakes" a mix of who knows ahat breeds, but all with winning personalities according to Bridget. Veterinary Care will again be provided by Meadowridge. What they need are new homes.
This community has opened its arms to these dogs and cats and will continue to do so, If you would like to consider fostering either a Katrina Karavan or Grand Bahamas dogs please contact Sharon Garland at Meadowridge- 533-7661 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We still need to borrow large crates for the Katrina trip and can always use cash to help to pay for the trip and medical care of the new critters.
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