URGENT: Need Animal Transporting

[sparkie]

Many animals that have been rescued are now waiting for transportation to longer term shelters and foster parents.

We need to get them Rolling!

[WannaKnow]

I hear the animals still need transporting, right?

[vervilledeb1]

Yes, this is a sad situation and I'm hearing more and more about it.


Debby

[NicoMoon]

It seems that we're back to the fundamental issue of animal overpopulation, neglect and abuse.

Many of these poor creatures who have been so valiently rescued are now stuck in the same old system that's never worked, and no signs significantly improving, if still alive to have the dubious experience.

What irks me more than anything is knowing how much money is donated to animal "rights" and humane groups annually, yet we're still euthanizing millions of animals a year, still housing just as many in deplorable and unacceptable conditions, and still looking for homes for the millions of unwanted offspring.

The big shame here is that the heroic animal rescue workers will never have a really gratifying sense of closure to the effort. I know that I don't.

I'm left feeling frustrated, sad, and angry about the whole situation.

I guess as long as we don't sink into a sense of despair and hopelessness, we can always look ahead and work toward better solutions for the future. If nothing else comes of all of this, for me it is a passion to do that.

Another thing I've learned from the experience of being involved in the animal rescue effort is to look really closely at any groups or organizations before lending my support.

As our Sparkie/Pam keeps repeating, there's nothing like grassroots volunteerism to get the job done. People who rise to the occasion in times of crisis and emergency and are motivated simply by compassion and a zeal to get things done will always do a better job than top heavy bureaucracies that are essentially in the tragedy and crisis business. If you think about it, what true incentive do they have to actually solve and resolve problems? Based on what we saw after Katrina and Rita, I think the answer is pretty clear. They don't have much, if any.

And I'm not just speaking of the usual suspects, the Red Cross and FEMA. I'm speaking of the animal "rights" groups too. Slow, stupid, ineffective, disorganized, and loaded with agendas, that's what I saw from ALL the agencies we interfaced with at the height of the crisis.:crying: