TNR

August 6, 2010

We had an early start to the day, with many people arriving before the 8:00 check in time.

Kim & Genny

Our first arrival was Kim Price and her Min Pin Genny. Kim believes, “There are enough dogs without homes in our area.  There are too many unwanted dogs in our shelters. I tell everyone I know who wants to buy a puppy to check the city’s shelters first.  There are plenty of full breed animals in the shelters.”

Kim had another dog, Gigi, spayed at an earlier clinic.  She said, “After Gigi was spayed, she went from being a hellion to a lovey, loveable dog.  Before Gigi was spayed she was like ‘whatever’ toward people and now is so loveable-always wanting to be a lovey-dovey dog.”  Kim hopes that Genny, who she has nicknamed “Screecher,” will calm down after her surgery today.

Charles, Salvacion, & Princess

Salvacion Bond brought her dog Princess to be spayed so that she has no puppies. Salvacion and Princess came with their friend, Charles, who had his dog Angel spayed at a previous clinic.

Suzanne & Zoe

Suzanne Collis came with her dog Zoe.  Suzanne said that at first she wanted Zoe to have puppies but then realized there are too many dogs everywhere and decided to have Zoe spayed.

Robert & Wolf

Robert Carter brought Wolf to be neutered saying, “We don’t need any more dogs.”

Daisy

We aim to make clinics convenient for the communities in our target area, and today’s clinic couldn’t have been easier to attend for Beverly Brown and Daisy, who live just a few houses down the street. Beverly’s family gave Daisy a home when her previous people moved. Daisy is a good girl, and Beverly doesn’t want her having puppies.

Jean with Princess & Baby

Also joining us were Shirley Simmons’ dogs Princess and Baby. Jean helped out by holding the girls as Shirley completed surgery consent forms.

The day wasn’t just about dogs, though! We had many cats joining us, some from the neighborhood and some from the kind and generous folks who work with feral colonies or help with abandoned and stray cats.

Lily

Patricia Cheruka took in Lily and Trapper after their mother, a neighborhood cat, died of possible poisoning.

Trapper

These two sweeties are very lucky to have Pat on their side.

Susannah Watson and her mom Sue found a litter of kittens born to a feral mom who visits their property.

Sixx

The mom is now spayed, and the Watsons are working on the kittens. They brought four cutie pie orange males – UC, Sixx, OS, and Pudding Pop – to be neutered today.

Darla

Kelly Dillow brought Darla, a pretty Calico whom she found dehydrated and very thin. Darla had kittens, who all now have homes.

Simmie Lee

Simmie Lee came from a  hoarder but is now in a foster home.

Many of today’s kitties need forever homes. Please visit ART’s adoption page for more information if you are interested in adding a feline friend to your family.

Gsxr

Lucky cats who already have  loving homes are Gsxr and Poppy.

Gsxr came with Stephanie Wallace to be neutered. He was a little nervous but came to the front of his carrier for this picture.

Poppy

Poppy wasn’t nervous at all! He just relaxed in his carrier, waiting for his turn to get on board. He came with Tina Johnson, who believes he doesn’t need to make any kittens and hopes he calms down after surgery.

As always, thank you to all of the people and pets who participated in today’s clinic!

Please try to join us this Tuesday, August 10, from 5:00-8:00 pm at the 21st St. Moe’s in Ghent for a Dine & Donate fundraising event.

clinic bus

Another busy morning: 29 surgeries total! Ten dogs and 19 cats were spayed/neuter at today’s clinic.

Amid the commotion of check in and paperwork, there was a runaway dog who took our attention away (so we have fewer details about our clinic participants).

Angel & Daisy

Angel (white Shih Tzu), who was spayed at the last clinic, came back with her friend Daisy for routine vaccinations. While waiting, Angel decided she’d rather be home and took off down the street! Lucky for us, Angel is a smart dog and stopped right at her own house.

Daisy & Angel on the go

After a little coaxing, Angel returned to the clinic with Daisy, and both left up-to-date on their vaccinations.

Today’s clinic brought more neighborhood cats. We knew they were out there! Becky Ward received a flyer and brought her cat Knuckles to be neutered.

Schnitzel & Sormy

Also getting neutered were neighborhood pooches, Buster, Schnitzel, and Stormy. Schnitzel and Stormy came with Joe and Jennifer Jones whose family received a flyer.

Buster

Buster’s girlfriend Heidi had puppies this summer, so we hope to get her into one of our clinics soon!

Chelsie

One mama dog who did come today was Chelsie, who recently had puppies. All of the puppies have homes, and we’re counting on their people to do the right thing and get them spayed/neutered.

Sasha & Adrianne

Chelsie was joined by another pretty girl, Sasha, who came with her person Adrianne Crisp.

Joining us today, too, were dedicated TNR folks, helping to humanely control the feral and homeless cat population.

Thanks to everyone for waiting patiently in the heat and humidity!

Clinic check-in

A very full ABC van today: Just what we like to see!

7 dogs and 18 cats arrived to be spayed or neutered this morning.

Key Key

Lorrell Tanner returned this morning with her kitten Key Key, who was too small to be neutered at the June 11 clinic but was all set for today. Key Key was one of three very cute orange male tabby kittens neutered at today’s clinic.

Murphy

Key Key joined Murphy, who came with another family, on the clinic bus early in the morning.

Walter

Our very first patient of the morning was Walter, who came with Roxanne Davis. Walter was in good spirits and looked very handsome with his recent haircut.

Candi's rescued cats

Candi Castle has been assisting with a hoarding situation. She and a friend have rescued nearly all of the 18 cats residing in a very tiny house, and several of the cats from this home have benefited from our earlier clinics. Candi brought one adult cat – who has been adopted into a new, safe home! – and three kittens to today’s clinic.

Trish & Maverick

Trish Janssen brought her big black dog, Maverick, to be neutered. She learned about our clinic from Craigslist.  Maverick has already gotten his girlfriend pregnant and Trish wants him fixed so there are no more accidents.

Maverick

In addition to Maverick and his girlfriend, Trish adopted a stray dog found near her friend’s house. We are so happy to be able to help this growing family.

Teddy & family

Benita Davis read about our clinic in the Compass. She brought her dog Teddy to be neutered. She hopes that the surgery will help him to be calmer as he has started to mark his territory. She also said, “I don’t want Teddy to reproduce and cause any more animals. There are absolutely too many animals.”

Margaret Sizemore brought in her three cats and her friend’s dog, Ellie, today for surgery. She received our flier at the Glenwood Park bazaar. Margaret said that there are “many reasons to have these animals spayed and neutered.” She wants no kittens or puppies and wants all of these animals to live longer lives.

Junior

Junior, a gray and white pit, was so excited about today, he drove himself to the clinic! Actually, he was brought by his owner Denzy Johnson. Denzy lives in our targeted neighborhood and learned about our clinic through a flier. She wants Junior to be neutered and “have an extended lifespan.”

Cody

Apryl McWhirter received a clinic flier on her military housing door. She brought Cody in to be neutered.  She said that “Cody is humping and we don’t want any puppies.”

Ryo & Haru

Laura Weiler learned about our clinic through Freecycle.  Her two cats are a pair, and she and her husband do not want any kittens.  Laura said that she had been worried about the costs of getting both of their cats fixed, and when she read about our clinic she signed up!

Zechariah (previously Esther)

Our third orange tabby was brought by Kim Johnson. “Esther” turned out to be a boy, and is now Zechariah.

I'm a boy!

Kim received clinic details from a friend who had printed information from our website.  Kim said that this was her first animal and that she did not want any more animals.

Smokey

Michelle Prichard utilized our clinic for the second time by bringing her cat Smokey. At the June 11 clinic. Michelle brought her other cat Munster. Thanks for returning, Michelle!

Thanks, too, to everyone who participated today. Pet overpopulation and homelessness is a community problem, and participation in spay/neuter programs is an essential part of finding a solution.