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Sunday, July 10, 2011
Many friends of the alameda animal shelter (FAAS) and other animal lovers worked long hard hours to get the shelter an extension in time so they don't close the doors, put animals down, or farm them out to Fremont Animal shelter.  We had community meetings,  organized, and  bombarded City Hall with petitions.
 We then  staged a very successful rally in a short amount of time in June and later showed up at the Alameda City Council Meeting that ran much too long  that night.
We did hear some compelling pleas from animal lovers on behalf of the voiceless animals.

Check out my photos of the S. O. S rally  on this site under the page
PORTRAITS AT  EVENTS .
I was at the Alameda Animal Shelter on Sat. July 9th  after I came back from a windy afternoon at the dog park with my little pooch Callie.  I rescued Callie from the Berkeley Animal Shelter last year around this time through "Maddie's Fund". A free adoption for me and the shelter got $500.00 for me adopting Callie. A good deal for everyone I thought! THANKS MADDIE!
I got lucky because Callie turned out to be a smart and affectionate dog, very athletic and very sociable and playful with other dogs.  Like other rescues, she needs work with separation anxiety and destructive behavior. But I have no regrets about my choice to create a home for a dog from a shelter. She is a assistance dog, and she has the gentle loving personality for it because she is very affectionate, sweet, and mild mannered when she is not rough housing it at the park! I am so lucky because great animals come my way!

So I walked the corridors of the shelter amidst the barking dogs and whining pups making their needs be known! "Get me out of here, adopt me, pet me, walk me, but most of all LOVE ME AND TAKE ME HOME! My heart always aches when I visit the shelters in the area because I wish I could break them all out of there and put them on acres of land so they can have a great life again! So I found the usual array of shelter dogs, pit bulls of every size, color,  and age, and the little guardian Chihuanas and a few others.  How anyone could put a mature dog up for adoption is beyond me.  They have the least likely of chances to be adopted.  But I guess maybe because of people losing their homes, jobs, and maybe due to death and illness they can no longer care for their beloved pets.  That is so unfortunate! I caused a uproar as I walked past the cages and pet dogs and sweet talked them.  I wanted to walk them but  I had my own dog in my car and it was too hot to let her sit there.  This wasn't that kind of visit anyway.  I wanted to drop off extra toys and brushes for them that my dog didn't want.  The shelter has a donated toy box for free and pet owners can bring and exchange items.  This is a great service.
Thank you for that!  I saw some people from Friends of the Animal Shelter(FAAS) in the play area doing socilalization with a pup.  They need this so they don't become depressed and lose their will to live.  Lets face it, it is not easy being in a cage day in  day out, so many of them are there for months.  I've heard many a sad tale at the dog parks about rescued animals.  But it is better to be in a cage then running.

Just the other day when I was getting a tire on International Blvd in east oakland, I saw two dogs running frantically down the main street.  I was having my tire replaced or otherwise I would have tried to catch
them like I've done in the past.  But without a pole, net, etc and tons of traffic, it would have been unproductive and dangerous.  I  could only say a little prayer for these dogs. My heart ached and I had to turn my face. Poor dogs may be running through traffic and won't  be  fed and probably abused in the streets. One time when I didnt have a car and riding  the notorious buses in east oakland, I was walking down a side street to get to San Leandro Blvd.  There were heaps of garbage curbside  and amidst that I saw a
skelton of a charred dog!  I looked in horror and couldn't believe my eyes!  Who would do such  a horrific thing to an animal???
Man,  was I full of hatred for humankind at this point!  Animals, children, and women suffer the most by cruel people, mostly heartless men who abuse their power on this earth. I've seen men walk with big boat chains around the necks of pitbulls, brandishing the dogs like lethal weapons.  Drug dealers scouting around the neighbors trying to find bait dogs for their pitts!
My own rescue was a shepherd pitt bull bait dog.  She was so confused and scared when I got her.  I figured out in time her history on the streets of Oakland.  She hated pitbulls and fought back every time they started
shit with her.  I feel sorry for pitt bulls really.  They have been so abused
and confused and suffered the consequences from some of their inhumane
owners.  That's why there is BAD RAP organization.
 I hope some nice people come and help them out and the other pooches.

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