New Hampshire Man Steals Money and Rental Van from Rescue

People in rescue work so hard to save the lives of so many, and often with very little resources. So when I opened my inbox this morning to find that a man had stolen nearly $1000 in the promises of rescuing death row dogs in Georgia, I was furious. I'm re-posting the information in the hopes this gets around the Internet and this guy gets caught.

This man is currently missing. He picked up a rental van filled with crates on Thursday evening and left on a transport run on Friday morning around 6am. The canine rescue gave him a $500 prepaid credit card in order to cover gas and he also received a new brand name cell phone charger (car) and a GPS system (no tracking just a regular GPS device) for the van. After a stop in Media PA at another volunteer's home, he received another several hundred dollars because he threatened to walk away from the transport (headed to GA to save 20+ puppies from euthanasia) and the volunteer was desperate to keep the transport going. He stopped in Virgina to rent at a Red Roof Inn, paid for by the rescue, on Friday evening. He was supposed to be in GA for 6:30pm last night but he never showed and as of 4pm Saturday afternoon, his phone has been shut off. The rescue cannot locate him and it appears that he has disappeared with all of their donations dedicated to this transport, their crates, and a rental van. The puppies (including 6 infant yellow lab puppies) are out of time and will probably lose their lives because of this heartless evil man. Please, take a look at this picture below, photocopied the day he left with the van. Please, if you have any information, email us ASAP.
Thank you for all your help, and God Bless.

This was originally posted on a Craigslist site, so the only email address I have is a CL one (comm-ferxh-1632496993@craigslist.org). Someone was at least smart enough to get a copy of his drivers license, so here's the photo and info as well.

Extreme Make-over: Home Edition - Puppy Style

I just love watching the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition every Sunday. A few years ago, I drew up the plans of what I hoped to build for the rescue after watching several episodes. Tonight, I decided to bathe Mickey before I went to bed, so he'd be clean for his stay at the vet the next few days for his heartworm treatment.

Let me start off by saying that Mickey is a wonderful dog. He's very good, usually, for me. He loves to be near me, have my attention. For this reason, I thought I could take on an under 40 pound husky on my own in the shower... I was wrong. He's lean, and determined. His fur really should probably be shaved down so new, healthier fur can grow, but instead, I went for a full shampoo. I used almost an entire bottle, as Husky fur is very thick. I underestimated that, despite him being lean, anything I put on him he could turn into bathroom decor... and he did. And the hallway. And the kitchen. The floors are now cleaner, too, since I had to wipe up all the shampoo paw prints and water he traced throughout the house.

The good news is that we finally came to an understanding and after thirty minutes of negotiating, got all the shampoo out of the fur. The bad news is his part of the negotiations did not allow for a blow drying, so instead, I had to put more towels down on the floor in the kitchen for him to dry himself. Ugh. But at least I'll feel less like the vet will want to call doggy DFACS on me tomorrow since he at least smells a little better. It's a darn good thing he can't talk though...

People Are Just Sick

I got this story sent to me about a girl who's missing dog was returned to her... but only part of him. There is enough heartache when a pet goes missing, but to have such cruelty extended to the ones in grief... I just cannot even fathom.

Two weeks ago, a gift-wrapped box was left at the house Crystal shares with her grandmother. The box had batteries on top, and a note that said "Congratulations Crystal. This side up. Batteries included."

Crystal opened the box and found her dog's head inside. The box also contained Valentine's Day candy.

Who in the world thinks of this as a joke? What would drive someone to do something like this? I've been studying animal cruelty and interpersonal violence for the last eight weeks in school. I could not even begin to think what a psych evaluation for a person like this would look. This poor 17 year old spent her time posting flyers, going door to door, and even riding the bus to other shelters trying desparately to find her "best friend."

I know that teenage years are full of angst and that people can be cruel to one another (four years in an all-girls Catholic high school showed me that), but I could not possibly imagine this young girl inflicting any injury upon someone to deserve such actions in retaliation.

The story says homicide investigators were looking into the case because of the "implied" terroristic threat. May Lord have mercy on the person that gets caught; I don't think anyone else will.