We tried something new on this "Red Lake Adventure Tour". We included the community of Ponemah, Mn - (on the other side of the lake, if you look at your map) which is also on the Red Lake Reservation. They have had an animal overpopulation problem for some time now, and have not had the transportation abilities to attend our clinics.
This time, we eliminated that obstacle for them and provided transportation for the animals ourselves. We had 4 vehicles (loaded with carriers and crates), and 8 volunteers to facilitate the whole process. This was a novel idea, and to be honest, we were all nervous about how it would all work - as any new adventure is! We had an outstanding turnout of people with their animals looking for our services! We also had a team that transported the animals back the next day, following their spay/neuter surgeries. One of our concerns was that some animals would not be reclaimed - however, everyone returned for their animals.
What a success! We also included the Red Lake animals that morning while we awaited the incoming Ponemah transport - so it turned out to be a really good coordination/combination - thanks to everyone who coordinated this whole clinic!! Our volunteers were wonderful!! The photo is of the Ponemah incoming and transportation coordination - great job to everyone involved!!
ALSO FROM ANIMAL ARK BLOG:
All right, we have lots of experiences on our "tours" across MN. However, some of our folks were lucky enough to have some "experiences" with bears on this trip. It was requested that we post some photos of these experiences with you . . . this is one!
There were cubs crossing the road, that we thought were stray dogs (which you see often). We stopped to allow them to cross and saw a huge bear on the side of the road. We also have another photo of a different bear (the following day) checking out the dumpsters on the way back from Ponemah after dropping off the animals to their owners - we'll download and share those later.
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