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Last month I made this post alone with the Amazon Wishlist for my sister's employer. Imgur came through in amazing fashion... they received close to $300 in cash donations, pallets of food and all sorts of donations.
These dogs were going to be seized from a breeder and she (along with some fellow staff members) were on their way to the breeder, only to be told when they got there that the situation that made the dogs subject to surrender had been "resolved". Unfortunately as dogs are considered property they had no way of knowing how it had been resolved but it probably wasn't in a manner they had hoped.
They went back and forth with this breeder several more times before the Department Of Agriculture got involved and they were finally able to get the breeder shut down. Even after they had seized the dogs there was still a chance the breeder could get them back but that appears to not be the case now.
Cat tax... this is Harrington, we adopted him in October and he is VERY aware of how incredibly dapper he is.
Bonus Doggo Tax! This is Riley; we adopted her last month. She loves snuggling and roughhouseing with Harrington and Max, our eight-year old Golden Retriever.
Thanks for reading, and for those of you who can, thanks for helping. :)
EDIT: If this makes the FP, feel free to go pick another one of my posts to downvote so I'm not coming off like a karma whore. Just don't pick one of the ones with my grandkids. :)
EDIT THE SECOND: Wow. Thank you all for your support. My sister has been blown away by the kindness Imgur has shown to her orginization and is incredibly grateful. I've asked her to snap a picture of the donations when they've all arrived, which she said she'll try to do. I'll also share the relase from the rescue on this situation when they release it.
kojenk
As someone with relatives who do the same I understand all too well from their own experiences with the exact same situation and helping them out when I could
Govain
Why Confession Bear meme? Is OP the reason they had to take the dogs in? (Good on ya for helping get them adopted though.) :)
andaction
Shelters getting a bunch of animals all at once happens quite often and they are usually in poor health. There’s whole groups of people out there regularly working and contributing to save as many as possible.
oboemilyf
Did they end up getting dogs from Unleashed Pet Rescue or was it a hoarder situation?
vegivamp
When a disused auction hall was torn down they found a colony of 200-odd cats. I'm assuming they were distributed among shelters, can't imagine the local one having that kind of capacity. Our Loki is one of them. Taken as a couple weeks old kitten, we took him in at four months. Will be 8 months in two weeks. Cute little fucker!
CuteLukePatoot
Updoot to get the doggos some furever homes. ♥
humblepieinthesky
Note to anyone getting them the all animal milk substitute: they put the 3.5 lb bag on the wishlist but right now the 8 lb bags are $5 cheaper and ship for freeeee!
itstzarina
I couldn't help much on my salary, but I bought something small. All my dogs have been rescues. I wish I lived nearby so I could go adopt one.
AdmiralJohn
Every little bit helps, thank you!!!!!
gingersnapdragon
because of your edit I am going to upvote all your posts!
ryftness6
This is freaky because my wife works at our animal shelter and they just had almost 30 cats dropped off yesterday.
RayneOfSalt
The shelter I worked for once siezed 101 standard poodles from an illegal backyard breeder. That was a hell of a day. You could barely tell the poor things were dogs, they looked like big walking piles of poop & straw.
CrazyCatLad
My old shelter where I adopted my 3 awesome cats (down to 1 sadly) is inundated with cats. Hoarding case of ~30 cats. Upper Bucks County SPCA (Pennsylvania). Good luck to all shelters out there! I'm hoping to adopt another cat soonish.
graceinsheepsclothing
My previous cat was a hoarding case from Bucks SPCA. That was around 2014. Shoutout from Montco.
CrazyCatLad
Holla! I might've been volunteering at that time. I think I did 2013ish to 2017 before moving out of state
Herefortheboos
Did what I could to the list of items. Good luck!
AdmiralJohn
Thank you!!!
MeowMachine12
Bought some blankets and kitty food. It'll be there Saturday. Thank you so much for all you do.
eStroJen28
Sent what I could afford.
AdmiralJohn
Every little bit helps, thank you SO much!!!
Smooshfacecats
Fellow KC person here! Do they need volunteers or anything like that?
Deathwing777
How is this a confession?
FrankRizzo55
I assure you, your local shelter is overloaded with animals as well! Contact them about fostering and making space for more animals!
AdmiralJohn
I do a recurring monthly donation to the rescue where we adopted Harrington, in addition to letting them keep the "neuter deposit" as a donation. I also reguarly sponsor the adoption fees of their animals that have physical issues. I'm a bit more personally invested here since this is my big sister's shelter. :)
FrankRizzo55
My second to most recent post is my current foster, a tripod. My second tripod foster.
luvinlucy6531415
Fostering is such an important part of our program!
FrankRizzo55
3 hours ago I took my tripod foster for a walk through basically a giant outdoor beer garden after a baseball game. Everyone loved her and petted her and someone put in an application to adopt her!
luvinlucy6531415
I am starting a “Dog Day Out” program. We just allowed a couple to take our longest resident out for the day and they are adopting him tomorrow! Thank you for fostering!
DrZoidberg42
This just happened in RI too. They recovered like 3 dozn dogs from a hoarder house
RoutemasterFlash
Who scrolled down, saw the cat, as was like "man, that is one sick dog"?
certainlynotaserialkiller
Title seems to give the impression that there are expected times to get 28 dogs...
ShrimpFingers
There are— usually natural disasters or a sharp economic decline. I’m sure there are others as well.
tootsmcclure
My local animal shelter in WV serves two counties and had two court cases they had to hold dozens of dogs for. So many they couldn’t take in other animals Animal hoarding is a thing, seems to be more or we care more.
CrazyCatLad
Unfortunately for shelters it seems to be frequently due to hoarding cases. The shelter I used to volunteer at just got a few dozen cats from a hoarding case.
Leithoa
If they bust a puppy mill (unscrupulous breeder who doesn't care for the animals) there's usually a bit of a heads up cause the operator usually gets animal cruelty charges.
NorthRex
Upvoting for awareness
implosion3
Yes, by all means upvote the post for awareness, but you also pointlessly commented your intension to do so... for upvotes 😕
MeowMachine12
You know you can't exchange upvotes for money or anything, right? Who gives any shits, it doesn't matter. What does matter is increasing awareness and helping out. I bought some items. Did you, or did you just make your unhelpful comment?
implosion3
Oh you bought something... well done
whataluckygoldfish
Me too. Always for the animals in need.
DoIactuallyneedaUserName
Maybe some Star Wars fans around the area could take some of those dogs?...
DesdemonaMoor
Done! My daughter works for the humane society in FL so your sister is doing good (hard) work!
AdmiralJohn
Thank you!!!
philmoregraves
Take my upvotes you karma whore. I don't even care, it's for the aminals
Fuckweasel
Why did they suddenly get 28 dogs? City cleaning up after an animal hoarder?
AdmiralJohn
When the shelter issues a press release as to what happened I'll share it here, but for now they can't really divulge more.
Fuckweasel
Ah, I see. Thanks.
billiardsoddmanout
Trying to pickup a few things for them but ship to address are app mine....how do I make sure they get to the right place?
DespiseEveryone
The shipping address by default will be yours, there is an option below where you can check your shipping address that lists theirs, kansas. Do not use fast checkout for this or it will be shipped to you.
AdmiralJohn
When I chose them from the wishlist through the app on my phone I had to change the shipping address to theirs, which was listed as an available address like my other ones. Otherwise you may have to manually add their address: 5445 Parallel Parkway Kansas City, KS 66104
billiardsoddmanout
Thanks! Sent a few things
Regeny
KC = Kansas City (US) for those wondering like me.
brassmule
A man once moved to Kansas City with the firm belief that Missouri loves company.
cokeysmurf
zmanz
Was wonderibg about the Sunshine Band...
tinydog
Not the Sunshine Gang?
cryborg
Karen cares
ElBarbu
I read it as KFC at first lol
rahbeNoodleBandit
Kansas Fucking City!
UnholyMoses
ValkyrieDoot
Yeah, but what happened in KC that makes this concerning?
luvinlucy6531415
We will share more when we are able. (I’m the sister!🥹). We can’t give out details yet because we don’t have them all and need to wait for our official statement. When we get it, I will give it to my brother to post!
AdmiralJohn
Can confirm, this is indeed my sister. :)
ASingleFox
Kansas City Kansas or Kansas City Missouri mate?
theskepticinme
Missouri. KCK is for Kansas
luvinlucy6531415
Right. Kansas City is either KCMO or KCK.
UnholyMoses
If someone just says "KC" they mean the Missouri one or the metro area (which is comically huge, size wise). KCK is for the one in Kansas. 😊
KindaGay69
Yeah KC pretty commonly refers to both, especially since it's the Greater KC Humane Society
Harryteeters
False: Kuala Clumpur, Malaysia
SoylentDean
Oh my bad, I was thinking Kouth Carolina.
rahbeNoodleBandit
It's Kentucky Chicken
WhoYouCallingPinhead
And the majority of the city isn't even in Kansas
Brokecattlefarmer
Kansas is so bad even the city named after it is trying to get away.
Thekey147
We arent as bad as our neighbors.. specifically missouri and oklahoma
Lampmonster
"Well I'm from Kansas City Missouri, but I'm thinking of moving to Paris." "France or Texas?" "No."
bananerbread
That's because the city is older than Kansas itself. Kansas stole their name from the city.
brobinson2001
The native Kansa tribes:
MattJeffery
Link checks out with https://hsgkc.org. Please adopt animals if you want to have a pet, and get them neutered. Animal shelters are mostly a buffer for bad life choices by humans, not the animals.
luvinlucy6531415
You are correct. Also many animals are surrendered because of situations out of the owners control. Lack of affordable housing, Breed and weight restrictions, astronomical pet fees, mental and physical health of the humans, so much goes into how we end up with animals. But again, you are correct! And obviously an animal advocate!
Sensiblyinteresting
Thankfully almost all adoption places now require the animal fixed before adoption.
elinveronicap
And advocate for stricter laws concerning animal welfare! Make puppy mills illegal. Dog registries. Make it illegal and unthinkable to keep dogs in chains outside without shelter or social interaction.
SneakorsMcSneakorsface
Is that wishlist live? Aka updated in real time?
AdmiralJohn
My sister said she doesn't believe so but she also said they always need the items in the list, especially the baby bottles.
ScarlettNape
Maybe they could add several denominations of gift cards to the wish list, and specify a single email address to use?
SneakorsMcSneakorsface
I was looking for the milk replacer; Amazon seems a little short.