140 spay/neuters in two days?! 78 animals transported in a week?!

SMOKEYWe had a very successful clinic at Redby on August 20-21, and did many neuter/spays. Although final tally is not in, we estimate 140 in the 2 days of clinic.

WHEATLYThank you to Jen Fitzer for a great job in coordination, the vets and support staff from Akin Vet Clinic and Animal Ark, and the many faithful hardworking volunteers who made it all possible.

SOPHIEAlso thank you to Joan Lawson and the Lawson Family Fund for making this and all clinics possible.

SONNYThank you to everyone who chipped in to pay for the Servicemaster cleaning of a new area we claimed for intake and sleeping rooms which made the clinic more secure.

ORIANNA & OLIVIAWe ran a shuttle to and from Ponemah to offer neuter/spay to that village which is a distance from Redby often prohibiting full participation in the past. We all concur it was a very rewarding and needed service and we hope to continue that each clinic. The Ponemah residents were very receptive and participated. They were happy to get the help and really wanted it.

MOONDANCE, MONA & MARISHAWe also had many surrenders, and many placements with all the metro rescues offering their usual help in getting our Red Lake animals a place to go after the dust settles from the busy clinic.

SEVEN SHEP PUPSOur count on placements on Sunday, August 22, was 53 which is amazing.

SURVIVORA special thank you to Dani and Fernando for helping us with the coordination of transports out.

LITTER OF FIVE KITTENSAnimals went to Animal Ark, Akin Hills, Second Hand Hounds, TLC, A Rotta Love, Cause for Paws, MARS, RLRR foster care, Act V, All Dog Rescue, Northwoods Humane Society, and Tricounty Humane Society.

MIRANDAWe are thankful to Akin and Ark for taking all the injured animals and offering to get them help.

DAISYSincerely,
Jo, Karen, Carol, Polly, & Kathy
Red Lake Rosie's Committee

DARCI & DONNAUPDATE:
Believe it or not- we have transferred 53 animals on Aug 22, 12 animals on August 26 and there is another transport, August 28 with 13 scheduled for a grand total of 78 in ONE WEEK.

CHARWe are hoping it starts to quiet down soon. It is bordering on insanity.

SAMMYI am so happy we have the great rescues out there to take the Red Lake animals and the metro support team which is invaluable in our effort.

BEAVERKaren and RLRR
ARNIE APPLEBEE

Survivor Alana has found a home

UPDATE FROM PET HAVEN CAT BLOG:
Little Survivor came from Red Lake after being found at the dump. The rest of her littermates had been stomped to death.

ALANA IS SAFE NOWShe was named Alana in her foster home by the 4 yr. old little girl there and was declared champion purr-er.

ALANA AND NEW BIG BUDDY, NALAShe is happily settling into her new home; making friends with the resident cat, trying to hog the bed at night and playing her clever kittenish games.

Survivor is thriving!

Update on Survivor, now known as Alana, from the Pet Haven cat blog:

Alana is a little girl with lots of spunk and spirit. She came from Red Lake and loved the two dogs in her temporary foster home immediately. Legs waving, tummy being nuzzled. She can be a little intimidating with another cat as she comes on very enthusiastically for such a petite thing.
Alana was found at the dump, the rest of her siblings had been stomped to death. This little girl is so fast, I'm sure that the perpetrator was not coordinated enough to kill her. We hope Alana will have a long and healthy life with a dog or two of her own and to be kept inside, safe from harm. She will be ready for adoption after her spay the middle of August.

Survivor update

Survivor, the kitten found at the dump with her dead littermates, is thriving in a Pet Haven foster home under a new name, Alana.

ALL EARS, EYES, AND LEGSThe kitten has been to the clinic and she tested negative for felv/fiv and had her first distemper vax. Her ears are greasy because she is getting an ointment in them to soften the ear mite debris that has collected. Canned kitten food is definitely her favorite - dry holds little appeal.

She is a live wire - not afraid of anything. Here are a few pix - she is either going 90 miles an hour or sleeping. She is the kind that stands on her back legs and bats her front ones at you. I think I know why she didn't get killed - she zips around too fast. She will follow you when you are walking but is not underfoot, mostly zipping by you.

LIVEWIREThe 4 yr old little girl in the foster home has named her Alana. This little kitten goes all out when she plays. We have numerous pictures of the floor to prove it and very few of them have any little brown tabby girl in them! She is ready to be picked up and held and loves to jump and arch her back in play to show you how big she is - all 1 lb. 12 oz. of her. She is not afraid of the dogs in her foster home and lays on her back while they nuzzle her belly and raises her legs to touch them.

SLEEPYTIME

FURTHER UPDATE:
She is a dog lover - and quite the spitfire. We have a whiney girl kitten here who was not pleased to see her and Alana jumped all over her one full day, the next day they did much better (because Daisy by and large kept her mouth shut!). The foster picked her up yesterday and e mailed to say she has their two female kittens who are several weeks older and much bigger terrorized and on top of a storage tub!
She loves the dogs -

July 12 Transport

LAUREN AND MIKE AND RLRR MIKEMike and Lauren came to RLRR shelter once again and spent the weekend working and then took out a large transport on Sunday July 12th. Total 21 dogs and puppies and 3 cats and kittens left, all to foster care except 2 cats to Tricounty Humane Society.

MIKE AND LAURENThese two young people have been so helpful to the Red Lake animals. They have stayed at the shelter several times, and also came to the May clinic as volunteers. It is encouraging to see younger people interested in animal rescue and issues.

CINDERMISTEROn this trip they started painting the outside of the roundhouse. They made it 3/8 around and did a very nice job. They also painted the trim on the addition. Also, improving the grounds as well as spending time with the animals. They gave 5 mange baths to Mister, Jewelz, and the 3 tiny pups Toto, Tanya, and Teneka.

ERICA, ERIN, ELIZABETHDusty came badly matted and hungry. We got him vetted, shaven, and immunized. Isn't he handsome? He is in foster care with Laura.

DUSTY1DUSTY2Little Antonio Tony came to the shelter and had a rubber band around his tail and the tail falling off, so we took him to the vet and had his tail amputated. He was headed to Nancy at Pet Projects.

ANTONIO TONYBubba, the big white dog from the May clinic, and Survivor the kitten were also part of this transport.

A big thank you to the receiving organizations including Tricounty Humane Society, Caring Hands, Terresa and RLRR Petfinder foster homes, Pet Projects, Animal Ark, MARS, and Pet Haven.

Sincerely, Karen and RLRR

NINE BLACK BEAR PUPS
TWOTWO MORE
ANOTHER TWO
FINAL PAIR
WHERE IS NUMBER NINE??

Survivor

I wanted to send a pic of a kitten that just came to Red Lake Rosie's Rescue. A., one of my former ALC students found this kitten alive near a pile of dead littermates at the garbage dump today. Four of the littermates were stomped to death by someone who dropped them off at the dump. Miraculously, this dear little kitten somehow escaped this horrible death and is now here at the shelter.

SURVIVORThe sad part of the story is the horrible abuse these kittens encountered. The good part is that a young person found "Survivor" and cared enough to get the kitten to Polly and now she is safe.

Sincerely, Karen and RLRR

NOTE: We are always looking for foster homes and adopters for cats and kittens from Red Lake, as well as for all the dogs and puppies.