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| Firefighter Rescues Cat From TX Wildfire |
Several “no-kill” animal shelters here in MetroWest Boston
have told our Met Pet Shelter Network that whenever possible, they try to take pets
from overcrowded facilities in other parts of the country, to save these
animals from euthanasia. With the wildfires and severe drought that have
ravaged portions of our country this summer, some of our shelters may also feel
the need to take in pets from areas of the country where the economic downturn
has combined with fire, drought and other environmental disasters to further
overwhelm already crowded animal rescue facilities. Moving cats and dogs more
quickly through our own local shelters to loving homes is vital to our shelters’
ability to save pets from these overcrowded facilities in other hard hit areas.
Hence our Call to Action: Our
local MetroWest shelters and rescues need donations, people who can foster
and adopt, and caring volunteers, now more than ever, to continue
their heroic shelter work.
But perspective is needed: After all, resources are tight
for many in our own area, as well as across the country. How to mobilize and motivate an increased
volunteer workforce among our own local shelters? Buddy Dog Humane Society of
Sudbury, MA offers the inspiration of their second annual Woofstock Dog
Festival, coming October 13th to the Elks Pavilion in Hudson...
