Cat-n-Scratch

Please read it, it’s long, but very important - and urgent. THANKS. Please you can contact me at TCourt5096@aol.com if you wish. I will not share your email address. Monika Here the email: (2 parts)
Hello Everyone! At this point the search for a shelter or rescue has gone nationwide for these 2 pit bulls on death row in Weld County Humane Society. Evans, CO (970)-506-9550. They must be rescued before Tuesday 11/24/09
Could you please cross post this new message I would really appreciate it!
Informing FB friends that are in different states would be amazing, if you are willing. Please tell people to keep the chain going! Thank you ALL so much for helping me help “Ginger.” May the search for a second chance begin everyone, for an abused dog that should be getting rescued and rehabilitated not put down!
****Most Colorado shelters have already been contacted by multiple people and they are all full. Time to move on.*******
I decided to name this emaciated, abused and neglected dog, Ginger after my little girl in Philadelphia that I gave as a gift to my sister and B.O.L on Thanksgiving Day in 05′ Hello Everyone! My name is Melissa Triester my K-9 daughter is a beautiful Red Nosed Pit bull in Philadelphia. Where there are no legal problems there owning one. AMEN!!
I never heard of such until I moved to Denver, CO. 5K+ have been put down since 05′ and annually Denver spends hundreds of thousands of dollars. Down the toilet! Imagine if those hundreds of thousands of dollars were put towards rehabilitation…..SAD!

The story of Ginger, it is important but long…..sorry.
Back in 04′ I met this looser guy and his dog Ginger a Magnificent red fox colored pit bull. I had never seen a more beautiful dog in my life! She was the 1st pit bull I had ever met. She and he were in transition and he was living with friends. His friends had children and they just adored Ginger they tormented her to death! Pulling on her ears, always petting her, she would want to go after the cat; the household always teased her calling the cat’s name (Where’s Clouse?”pssbzzzbzzz”) She would go nuts. Poor Ginger!Anyway’s, to make a long story short. I had 0 interest in the looser but I just could not, not be apart from that special little girl, so I hanged out with him and Ginger everyday for over a year. I couldn’t believe I was spending so much time with someone that I had little to no interest in except his dog! Wild! Crazy! Unheard of! You could lay on her, you could lift her, she would snuggle with you. Literally you could do anything to that dog and she could care less! She was a fall in love magnet! There was just something you can’t quite put your finger on it about her that was ssssoooo special about her like no other. Growing up I had no pets. Not for long anyway. A cat and tropical fish that’s about it. There came a day where the owner had to move out of state and couldn’t take Ginger with him. So, he “dumped’ Ginger on the friends he was living with. A few weeks went by after he left and I get a frantic phone call from the friend stating that Ginger had a bout of dihheria and the husband is threatening her that “She’s gotta go!” The wife was concerned taking her to the ASPCA that she would be put down for her breed. I told her NO WAY! Over my dead body!
I didn’t care what my landlord said “She’s coming with me!”
Ginger and I had a wonderful life of our own together for about 5 months. One day I wanted my sister to visit me, to show her the amazing studio I was living in and for her to meet Ginger.mind you my sister got bit by a chihuahua as a kid and was always so fearful of dogs! WAY more than the average Joe. It was truefully ridiculous! Her coming over was a big deal with Ginger there. She met Ginger for about 10 min or so and she was O.K……….Then came Thanksgiving. I asked her and her husband if I could bring Ginger with…they agreed. Through out our visit both of them were constantly asking me “is she always this good?” “Does she always do that?” The only answer I could give them was a “yep,yep,yep” Somewhere some place while there, her and my B.O.L talked and my sister asked me just as we were leaving “Meliss, I’ve never had a dog before and I’m not making any promises b.u.t.t.t.. Can I see what it’s like to have a dog for the weekend?” I was like you want MY DOG for the weekend? You got to be kidding me! The only reason I consented was because my B.O.L. has owned multiple dogs in his past. Come Monday that was it…..They both fell head over heels madly in love with her. She was their Thanksgiving Day present from me!
I was able to give Ginger a lot as far as a life, but nothing in comparison to what my sister and B.O.L was able to give. The decision was not easy but was made for her best interest and her best interest only! My B.O.L exercises 15mi a day so she gets great exercise! She has a mainland house and a beach house, Ginger sleeps on a pony skin doggie bed.

She is living the life! The biggest joke in my family is that she went from “rags to riches.” if you have ever met a dog that there is instant chemistry, adoration and an immediate connection with, with eyes that you can see right thru her pure soul. Everyone that crosses paths with my little girl Ginger has this same experience. She is truly one of a kind. It is such an honor to have been able to give her the life she has now, though I miss her so dearly. The void in my heart I carried moving here in 05′ motivated me to go from corporate america to opening a successful pet sitting business. All because of my beloved Ginger. I was in health care for 20 yrs. Who woudda thunk? I am conducting a nationwide search for a shelter, a rescue that is pit bull friendly or a no-kill. The story is that there were 2 dogs that attacked a woman while walking her dog in Evans, CO last Saturday the 14th. I believe only 1 of the 2 made the attack and bit a woman and her dog. The news is magnifying that the dog had to be controlled via tranquilizer gun to make this look very negative to generate “pit bull news”. Mind you animal control was not on the scene. What do police officers know about containing an animal? The victims injuries acquired were not serious enough to require the woman or her dog to go to the hospital.
I very much empathize with this woman and dog. The experience must have been very SCARY! No doubt! I am glad she and her dog are O.K. The reason this pit bull attack story motivated me to help “make a difference”, is the photo shot they showed on the news an extremely emaciated dog. No muscle mass, ALL skin and bones head pinned to the ground! This dog has OBVIOUSLY been neglected and abused!
Reality: The dog was probly hungry and scared! I can’t begin to wrap my head around how the news would exploit such a severely abused dog and instead of getting it help and rehabilating it, that they throw it under the bus for it to just be put down because of it’s breed and a bite that left no serious injurys. Behind any dogs behavior good or bad there is ALWAYS a reason behind it!How can this be ignored? It’s absolutely inhumane? The photo says ALL! Anyway, folks it’s Thanksgiving season, the season of GIVING, my wish for this Thanksgiving is to save Ginger’s life. Rehabilate her, and give her the life she has never had in a happy and loving home that every dog deserves! ****It is just not right that a “victim” of abuse and neglect becomes a “victim” for death because of having bad owners! No matter what breed!*****
Based on the size of Ginger’s nipples she also leaves behind a litter of puppies
The 2 are currently being held @ Weld County Humane Society in Evans, CO if you can help, have your local rescue or shelter call Weld County Humane Society 970-506-9550 if they have room and are willing to take them before Tuesday.
The only way to save their lives is for them to be transferred via “shelter to shelter.”
If you think you have found somewhere for them to be placed please have them call
The number listed above. Help Needed Is:
• Diligent Volunteers nationwide to contact their local shelters and rescues repdiativley thru Tuesday to tell Gingers story. See if they can place her. Lots of facilities even though there is no space were letting people know that they have heard the buzz trying to save Ginger and word got spread to other shelters about her without even calling them. That is a really good thing!
PLEASE: Call Denver news channels and email The Denver Post newspaper too. No matter what state you’re in share with them the story I just told. DO NOT KILL GINGER! Help her get a new life for Thanksgiving, PLEASE!! Doing this will help SO much! News channels out here in Denver to contact are 4,7,9,2 and Fox 31
(News becomes news, by the interest of the public! The more a topic is talked about and is called in about, the more interest news stations become!)
Facebook this story to your friends across the country and ask them to keep the chain going for “Ginger!” HELP!!!
If you have any connections with national broadcast companies such as Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, Ceaser Millan, Victoria Stillwell etc.
• Once placed financial assistance will be needed to keep up with their care @ the shelter.
• Cross post this email.
• Once placed volunteers might be needed to assist to accelerate the rehabilitation of Ginger.
****It’s such a shame! There is a trainer here in Denver we found to do the “Rehab” but he has no room to board them.******
******Before I leave you, PLEASE educate yourselves about “Oreo” in NYC. Oreo was thrown out of a 6 story building window by his abuser/bad owner. He broke both arms there are photos of him in casts money was raised by the ASPCA for more surgeries to help him. ASPCA collected the money to help heal Oreo then they put him down for no reason at all and collecting all the profit’s people donated to help him.*********Where does the madness end? Mind as well tell Oreo’s story to your local media too. Please send prayers Gingers way for her to be transferred into a shelter to be rehabilated! Thank you all SO much for your time and heroic help!
Melissa Triester
720-489-7387
justmoi21@cs.com

Gunny is a rescue pit bull who was used as a “bait” dog at a dog fighting kennel in North Carolina .  He was left for dead after his body was too tattered to be of further use to his owners.   Gunny lost a leg, and nearly starved to death but was nursed back to health.  He is now an ambassador for his rescue organization and has helped raise a lot of money and public attention for them.

He is currently in a national photo contest where the winner gets to be in the Tournament of Roses Parade with international TV coverage, along with all sorts of other publicity opportunities, free food for the rescue shelter, etc.  Gunny is currently in 1st place in the contest which goes through the end of November. 

Please go to the website and vote for Gunny’s photo. 

Encourage your friends and fellow dog lovers to do the same!

If you’re interested in Gunny’s full story here’s a link to his video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWcQUsGT_nA

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Today I received a wonderful email from a Colorado friend of Maria Daines about Oreo, the dog that was killed by ASPCA!  I will post about that as well in a minute for those whom have not heard the ruckus on FaceBook about it.

Anyway, she sent me this link and I want to share it with you.  As an advocate for the pitbull, I feel it is important for people to remember that we have rights as American Citizens and the government is trying VERY hard to take those rights away from us.  Each year, more laws are put into effect without the American people knowing anything about it.  This MUST stop…….Remember, WE elected them and WE can kick them out of office.  THEY WORK FOR US, not the other way around.

When we don’t watch what our government, local or National, is doing, laws such as BSL (Breed Specific Legislation) are voted on and passed without running by the American people.  It is time we took a stand and reclaimed our rights.  Tell YOUR town, YOUR state, YOUR National Governments that we’re not going to stand by and watch our rights get taken away from us.  Take that stand today.

Here’s a good place to start:  http://www.denverkillsdogs.com/

Pawz Up,
Ice

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GLENN BECK: I got a letter from a woman in Arizona . She writes an open letter to our nation’s leadership:

“I am a home grown American citizen, 53, registered Democrat all my life. Before the last presidential election I registered as a Republican because I no longer felt the Democratic Party represents my views or works to pursue issues important to me. Now I no longer feel the Republican Party represents my views or works to pursue issues important to me. The fact is I no longer feel any political party or representative in Washington represents my views or works to pursue the issues important to me.   Instead, we are burdened with Congressional Dukes and Duchesses who think they know better than the citizens they are supposed to represent.

There must be someone. Please tell me who you are. Please stand up and tell me that you are there and that you’re willing to fight for our Constitution as it was written. Please stand up now.
You might ask yourself what my views and issues are that I would feel so horribly disenfranchised by both major political parties. What kind of nut-job am I? Well, these briefly are the views and issues for which I seek representation:

One, illegal immigration. I want you to stop coddling illegal immigrants and secure our borders. Close the underground tunnels. Stop the violence and the trafficking in drugs and people. No amnesty, not again. Been there, done that, no resolution. P.S., I’m not a racist. This is not to be confused with legal immigration.

Two, the STIMULUS bill. I want it repealed and I want no further funding supplied to it. We told you No, but you did it anyway. I want the remaining unfunded 95% repealed. Freeze, repeal.

Three: Czars. I want the circumvention of our constitutional checks and balances stopped immediately. Fire the czars. No more czars. Government officials answer to the process, not to the president. Stop trampling on our Constitution, and honor it.

Four, cap and trade. The debate on global warming is not over. There are many conflicting opinions and it is too soon for this radical legislation. Quit throwing our nation into politically-correct quicksand.

Five, universal healthcare. I will not be rushed into another expensive decision that will burden me, my children, and grandchildren. Don’t you dare try to pass this in the middle of the night without even reading it. Slow down!  Fix only what is broken — we have the best health care system in the world — and test any new program in one or two states first.

Six, growing government control. I want states rights and sovereignty fully restored. I want less government in my life, not more. More is not better! Shrink it down. Mind your own business.  You have enough to take care of with your real [Constitutional] obligations. Why don’t you start there.

Seven, ACORN. I do not want ACORN and its affiliates in charge of our 2010 census. I want them investigated. I also do not want mandatory escrow fees contributed to them every time on every real estate deal that closes – how did they pull that one off?  Stop the funding to ACORN and its affiliates pending impartial audits and investigations. I do not trust them with taking the census with our taxpayer money. I don’t trust them with any of our taxpayer money. Face up to the allegations against them and get it resolved before taxpayers get any more involved with them. If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, hello. Stop protecting your political buddies. You work for us, the people. Investigate.

Eight, redistribution of wealth. No, no, no. I work for my money. It is mine. I have always worked for people with more money than I have because they gave me jobs – and that is the only redistribution of wealth that I will support. I never got a job from a poor person! Why do you want me to hate my employers? And what do you have against shareholders making a profit?

Nine, charitable contributions. Although I never got a job from a poor person, I have helped many in need. Charity belongs in our local communities, where we know our needs best and can use our local talent and our local resources. Butt out, please. We want to do it ourselves.

Ten, corporate bailouts. Knock it off. Every company must sink or swim like the rest of us. If there are hard times ahead, we’ll be better off just getting into it and letting the strong survive. Quick and painful. (Have you ever ripped off a Band-Aid?) We will pull together. Great things happen in America under great hardship. Give us the chance to innovate. We cannot disappoint you more than you have disappointed us.

Eleven, transparency and accountability. How about it? No, really, how about it? Let’s have it. Let’s say we give the buzzwords a rest and have some straight honest talk. Please stop trying to manipulate and appease me with clever wording. I am not the idiot you obviously take me for. Stop sneaking around and meeting in back rooms making deals with your friends. It will only be a prelude to your criminal investigation. Stop hiding things from me.

Twelve, unprecedented quick spending. Stop it now.
Take a breath. Listen to the people. Slow down and get some input from nonpoliticians and experts on the subject. Stop making everything an emergency. Stop speed-reading our bills into law. I am not an activist. I am not a community organizer. Nor am I a terrorist, a militant or a violent person. I am a parent and a grandparent. I work. I’m busy.  I am busy, and I am tired. I thought we elected competent people to take care of the business of government so that we could work, raise our families, pay our bills, have a little recreation, complain about taxes, endure our hardships, pursue our personal goals, cut our lawn, wash our cars on the weekends and be responsible contributing members of society and teach our children to be the same all while living in the home of the free and land of the brave.

I entrusted you with upholding the Constitution. I believed in the checks and balances to keep from getting far off course. What happened? You are very far off course. Do you really think I find humor in the hiring of a speed reader to unintelligently ramble all through a bill that you signed into law without knowing what it contained? I do not.
It is a mockery of the responsibility I have entrusted to you. It is a slap in the face. I am not laughing at your arrogance. Why is it that I feel as if you would not trust me to make a single decision about my own life and how I would live it but you should expect that I should trust you with the debt that you have laid on all of us and our children. We did not want the TARP bill. We said no. We would repeal it if we could. I am sure that we still cannot. There is needless urgency and recklessness in all of your recent spending of our tax dollars.

From my perspective, it seems that all of you have gone insane. I also know that I am far from alone in these feelings. Do you honestly feel that your current pursuits have merit to patriotic Americans? We want it to stop. We want to put the brakes on everything that is being rushed by us and forced upon us. We want our voice back. You have forced us to put our lives on hold to straighten out the mess that you are making. We will have to give up our vacations, our time spent with our children, any relaxation time we may have had and money we cannot afford to spend on bringing our concerns to Washington . Our president often knows all the right buzzwords like unsustainable. Well, no kidding. How many tens of thousands of dollars did the focus group cost to come up with that word? We don’t want your overpriced words. Stop treating us like we’re morons.

We want all of you to stop focusing on your reelection and do the job we want done, not the job you want done or the job your party wants done. You work for us and at this rate I guarantee you not for long because we are coming. We will be heard and we will be represented.. You think we’re so busy with our lives that we will never come for you? We are the formerly silent majority, all of us who quietly work, pay taxes, obey the law, vote, save money, keep our noses to the grindstone… and we are now looking at you.
You have awakened us, the patriotic freedom spirit so strong and so powerful that it had been sleeping too long. You have pushed us too far. Our numbers are great. They may surprise you. For every one of us who will be there, there will be hundreds more that could not come. Unlike you, we have their trust. We will represent them honestly, rest assured. They will be at the polls on voting day to usher you out of office.
We have cancelled vacations. We will use our last few dollars saved. We will find the representation among us and a grassroots campaign will flourish. We didn’t ask for this fight. But the gloves are coming off. We do not come in violence, but we are angry. You will represent us or you will be replaced with someone who will. There are candidates among us who will rise like a Phoenix from the ashes that you have made of our constitution.

Democrat, Republican, independent, libertarian. Understand this. We don’t care. Political parties are meaningless to us Patriotic Americans are willing to do right by us and our Constitution, and that is all that matters to us now. We are going to fire all of you who abuse power and seek more. It is not your power. It is ours and we want it back. We entrusted you with it and you abused it. You are dishonorable. You are dishonest. As Americans we are ashamed of you. You have brought shame to us. If you are not representing the wants and needs of your constituency loudly and consistently, in spite of the objections of your party, you will be fired. Did you hear? We no longer care about your political parties. You need to be loyal to us, not to them.. Because we will get you fired and they will not save you.

If you do or can represent me, my issues, my views, please stand up. Make your identity known. You need to make some noise about it. Speak up. I need to know who you are. If you do not speak up, you will be herded out with the rest of the sheep and we will replace the whole damn congress if need be one by one. We are coming. Are we coming for you? Who do you represent? What do you represent? Listen. Because we are coming. We the people are coming.”

I did a ‘copy and paste’ from an email I received which included this letter.  I feel it was well written and really hits the spot.  Pawz up, to the 53 year old woman who wrote it; I wish I could include her name, but I have no idea who she is.  I would love to shake her hand and let her know that we the People agree with her.  This is why I decided to include it in a post so she can get extra coverage and her message can reach more people.  I’d like to add to her letter the fact of Freedom of Speech, our overall Freedom as promised by our forefathers, and Breed Specific Legislation which is a direct infringement on our rights as American Citizens.  Far too many laws are being passed that infringe on our rights promised by our founding fathers.