tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344034613032507246.post2828082217532035824..comments2023-10-28T07:52:01.027-07:00Comments on Twenty <br>Minutes' <br>Rendezvous: Cooper: of English origin, meaning barrel makerRachel Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12862882012668192502noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344034613032507246.post-76781016283831942922008-07-20T09:44:00.000-07:002008-07-20T09:44:00.000-07:00You're a wonderfully gifted writer and such a kind...You're a wonderfully gifted writer and such a kind soul for adopting Cooper! Not many people would have been brave enough to take him home but I'm glad you did AND proved the shelter people wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344034613032507246.post-81552672234012141942008-07-05T23:50:00.000-07:002008-07-05T23:50:00.000-07:00That's just fantastic!It isn't quite the same situ...That's just fantastic!<BR/>It isn't quite the same situation here unfortunately.<BR/><BR/>Best of luck with everything!<BR/>Keep in touch.<BR/>It was nice talking to you.<BR/>:)peruginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00366571106469430201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344034613032507246.post-40470202301553753982008-07-05T23:37:00.000-07:002008-07-05T23:37:00.000-07:00In San Diego county, the animals don't run out of ...In San Diego county, the animals don't run out of time.They are well fed, always have access to water as needed and also have proper medical care. They have as long as it takes to get adopted into a home. I would never volunteer my time for an establishment that was not always working for the good of both the animals and the community as a whole. San Diego county has one of the highest survival rates for dogs and cats who enter the shelter and in 2005 they managed to get to a point where they no longer have to euthanize any adoptable animals because of their work with over one hundred private rescue groups.Rachel Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12862882012668192502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344034613032507246.post-61751297628955177122008-07-05T23:27:00.000-07:002008-07-05T23:27:00.000-07:00Hi Rachel, great to have this exchange with you.Th...Hi Rachel, great to have this exchange with you.<BR/><BR/>That's a wonderful thing that you do... I am assuming you are volunteering your time to be with the dogs...<BR/><BR/>Here unfortunately i was horrified to learn that in the cat pound...they are only given enough food and water to survive the week and then they are put down... They catch all kind of diseases in that time but because they are not going to live past their due date... they don't do anything but care for them up until then.<BR/><BR/>The stray i rescued was taken there after i bought him to a shelter thinking that they were going to try and re-house him...little did I know that they only gave him a week... in that time I was furiously trying to find a home for him...as a result of that brief stay at the pound he caught cat flu... he recovered as I gave him the proper meds after rescuing him and having a cat group adopt him...unfortunately his interim stay with us...he passed it on to my Burmese Coco... (he was isolated in the house but as this is an air bourne virus it was passed on) I'm happy that he has a new family now... but shattered that my Coco was taken instead. Perhaps it was destiny! How things turn out... I don't know what they do with the dogs...i guess some are easier to re - home...cats get the short end of the deal here... dogs are given more time. It's great that you spend time with them on a volunteer basis ...you have a stronger ability than I! I would be a basket case.peruginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00366571106469430201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344034613032507246.post-75316013089764848102008-07-05T23:01:00.000-07:002008-07-05T23:01:00.000-07:00I have a hard time not taking them home but that's...I have a hard time not taking them home but that's one of the reason that I volunteer. I realize that I don't have to means to take all of them home but I do have the opportunity to volunteer my time to provide something they would otherwise go without and that something is human companionship.Rachel Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12862882012668192502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344034613032507246.post-69831196527156830912008-07-05T22:36:00.000-07:002008-07-05T22:36:00.000-07:00I do too... My Coco died unfortunately as a result...I do too... My Coco died unfortunately as a result from a cat that I rescued from a cat shelter...a long story!<BR/><BR/>I did look into all their(cats) little faces and it just tore my heart out having to walk away... but I was really happy to have saved one... he has since been adopted out and is living in my favourite part of the world... Blue Mountains NSW...I dearly hope he has a long and happy healthy life.peruginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00366571106469430201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344034613032507246.post-87617240301063560292008-07-05T20:45:00.000-07:002008-07-05T20:45:00.000-07:00I don't like going to animal shelters because I wa...I don't like going to animal shelters because I want to take all the animals home with me!Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996173704045178865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344034613032507246.post-89951991567886194872008-07-05T01:59:00.000-07:002008-07-05T01:59:00.000-07:00What a wonderful thing you have done for an animal...What a wonderful thing you have done for an animal in need!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for dropping in to my blog and as a consequence I have come here for what I call...a "virtual cup of coffee" I take mine white no sugar!:)<BR/><BR/>I'm so happy for Cooper and for you.<BR/>Although my Chocky was not as old as Cooper when he was in need of a home...he was no longer appealing to those wanting a kitten...for he had outgrown that stage and was at the "Very Naughty Stage" so much so that his previous owners wanted to have him put down! <BR/><BR/>He has since settled and i believe we were bought together because my other cat Coco (who came to me as a stray and quite old) sent him to me when she passed a week later... I did not want to even see another cat let alone acquire one as i was distraught with grief!<BR/><BR/>Cooper was sent to you... and no doubt he will bring you much joy and lessons to be learnt.<BR/><BR/>Ask what purpose do these creatures have on the planet?... Set to wondering about this and you know as Coopers carers that they are meant for this purpose to teach us many lessons in life, love and laughter.<BR/><BR/>Wishing Cooper many many more years of much love and happy days which he deserves.peruginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00366571106469430201noreply@blogger.com