John transports food up and animals down

On December 7th, John drove up a trailer and truckload of food that he picked up from Eric of The Shed and also from DeeDee courtesy of Chuck & Don's Pet Food Outlet to Red Lake Rosie's Rescue.

The load was about 3000 lbs according to John's estimate.

It was so great that John found time the previous day to collect the food, mostly dog kibble and drive all the way to RLRR the very next day with the load of needed food.

We had the help of Kevin and Riley to unload and put in the storage barn.

On the way back to the metro John had 3 dogs with broken legs, puppies and kittens. A total of 13 were sqeezed in the cab of hs pickup!

Dr. Vickie of Act IV took 2 broken legs including Cardew and Shyla, and Mn Pitbull Rescue took Blue with a broken foot.

Zoey rode shotgun with John and Cisco.

Red Lake animals appreciate the food donations. The Shed and Chuck and Don's donate most of the food which supplies the animals at the shelter as well as many community animals through clinics and the food shelf.

Thank you John for the persistance in getting the food and delivering as well as getting the many needy animals on to rescues. And, Thank you Kevin for your help in unloading and stacking the food.

Karen

Cardew

Red Lake Rosie's Rescue received a call from Linda, a resident of Bagley, MN. She told me that a few days earlier she had stopped and picked up a little black chihuahua standing in the ditch on a rural road.

She soon discovered that this little boy not only shivering cold and hungry, but could only walk on this front legs, balancing his rear legs in the air :-(

Linda felt so sorry for the dog she took him home with her. For the next three days, she said, he ate and ate. He got along well with her dogs and also tried to make friends with her cat.

Linda found out about Red Lake Rosie's at the local vet and brought him to the shelter that evening.

I named this little guy Cardew; it is a Gaelic name meaning "from the black fortress". I set him up in a cage in the cathouse where he remained for three more days before leaving December 7th enroute to Dr. Vicki Schultz at Act V Rescue and Rehabilitation in Bloomington, MN.

We are thankful to Linda for stopping to help an animal in distress instead of simply passing by. With the turn to wintery weather Cardew would certainly have died by now.

Thank you to Dr. Vickie for helping so many animals, and to John for transporting them safely to their destination.

Karen

UPDATE FROM ACT V:
Cardew is a hit at work! Everyone is in love with him. One of the doctors might even adopt him. Keep your fingers crossed.

He has a broken right rear tibia with his fibula intact. However, his left rear tibia is fine but his fibula is broken! That is not common and now I understand why he was walking on his front legs-the rears are both broken! He's doing much better now that he is on pain medication. Hopefully he will have surgery on Monday.

Vicki

Merri Christmas for Ponemah pups

A week ago, Merri, a girl from Ponemah (the remote village 65 miles from Red Lake Rosie's Rescue), called and offered to round up puppies and any needy animals she could find that day. I told her fine. If you find animals that need help, bring them out to me at the shelter.

CORA & PANDA

She arrived at 3:30 with FIFTEEN animals: a litter of 4, four litters of 2, one adult dog, Shyla with a broken leg, and a juvenile small to medium size breed dog and one cat!! All are very needy and would have died. I'm so glad I got them.

SHYLA

Suddenly, all the outdoor kennels were full here along with 3 cages in the cathouse and one cage in my house with puppies. I almost fell over when Merri arrived with so many animals, but I told her we would contact her again these are placed.

Karen

CARDEW

DENISE SAYS: Act V Rescue & Rehabilitation took several of these animals and I will have more photos and updates in coming days.