http://blog.allcreaturesrescue.org Commentary on animal rescue & small animal care Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:37:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This week in ACR&S has not gone well in terms of intakes. Charlotte Coordinator Andrea has been searching for the perfect friend for one of her own guinea pigs, Maddie, who is a lethal.  Because of her special needs (she's blind and deaf) she needs a piggie who is a little ... http://blog.allcreaturesrescue.org/2008/10/10/more-craigslist-woes/ Welcome back to some old friends, Bob and Bess. Bess is a sweet natured brown "helicopter" lop (meaning one ear stands up and one ear falls over).  She loves treats, and can be quiet a snugglebunny if she decides you're worth of her time.  Bob is her husband, and is a ... http://blog.allcreaturesrescue.org/2008/10/07/welcome-back-bob-and-bess/ A hearty welcome to ACR&S newest resident, Pantalaimon the chinchilla! Pan was found by a kind police officer wandering around outside by himself.  The fact that he's still alive is a miracle in and of itself.  Chinchillas, with their especially thick, dense fur, are super-prone to heatstroke and dehydration, and our ... http://blog.allcreaturesrescue.org/2008/10/03/welcome-pantalaimon/ Sponsor-A-Guinea-Pig has a new pair of piggies up for October! Cinnamon and Salizar are a senior pair of sweethearts-at six years old, they have been through adoptions, returns, lost mates, and now they're going to spend the rest of their life at the rescue, living the good life. They met ... http://blog.allcreaturesrescue.org/2008/10/01/sponsor-a-guinea-pig-for-october/ Douglas is our newest guinea pig intake.  As has seemingly been par for this summer, Douglas was abandoned at a children's preschool camp in a filthy aquarium.  On his aquarium was a sign, "CHEWY - FREE TO GOOD HOME".  I am always appalled when someone keeping an animal in filth ... http://blog.allcreaturesrescue.org/2008/09/30/welcome-douglas/ Sullivan, one of the two pigs abandoned in a parking lot in July of this year, got to write his happy ending this weekend. Sullivan met his new partner, Spice, this weekend with the help of our Charlotte coordinator, Andrea.  Spice has an interesting story of his own -- he is ... http://blog.allcreaturesrescue.org/2008/09/29/sullivan-writes-his-own-ending/ Early in the month, we took a long-overdue vacation. My partner and I have literally not had a vacation away from the animals, of more one or two nights, since at least 2002. With the dwindling number of sanctuary residents, the day-to-day support of our three NC coordinators, and the ... http://blog.allcreaturesrescue.org/2008/09/26/no-rest-for-the-wicked/ We lost Brownie on Friday September 19. Brownie was one of the earliest residents of the Sanctuary. He and his brother/cousin/daddy Greyly came to us in February 2003. We were told they were about three years old. They had been adopted from the Orange County Animal Shelter, but returned within a ... http://blog.allcreaturesrescue.org/2008/09/23/goodbye-brownie/ On September 2, we lost Gonzo. Gonzo was one of the Jacksonville 48, a group of mostly young, male pigs who were dumped by a breeder in summer 2005. They came from horrendous conditions, and Gonzo was among the older animals in the group, meaning he had endured neglect and ... http://blog.allcreaturesrescue.org/2008/09/16/goodbye-gonzo/ Wendy and BB came back to foster at my house this previous weekend. I have to admit, I had been spoiled by fostering Sinatra. He was the best, most docile bunny in the world. He liked being snuggled, and tolerated being picked up when it was needful. He ... http://blog.allcreaturesrescue.org/2008/09/09/outsmarted-by-rabbits/