THE STORY CONTINUES.....WE RETURN TO DEAD DOG BEACH.....

Since Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, there is no quarantine required, making travel from the island relatively easy.....The larger challenge involved is in raising money to pay cargo space on private and commercial aircraft.....But as word spread of the Puerto Rican sato airlift, so did money.....

Cornett helped route the dogs to area shelters, like the tri-county Humane Society shelter in Boca Raton, the Humane Society of Vero Beach and the Humane Society of the Treasure Coast.....

THE STORY OF ASLAN.....a srawny yellow Laradore mix she spotted on Dead Dog Beach.....He and his equally emancipated companion Leo, seemed a tight pair.....It seemed Aslan was destined for a good home on the mainland.....

But on the day he was to be recued,  Aslan was found dead.....

He met the fate of so many other satos on Dead Dog Beach.....he an eight other dogs were poisoned on the same day.....Luckily, Leo was adopted by a family in upstate New york.....

As horrible as those beach deaths were, they were not isolated incidents.....

Some 80 dogs and cats were massacred in the town of Barceloneta after government-contracted animal control workers seized the household pets from three poor housing projects.  The seized animals were thrown from a 50-foot bridge in a neighboring town.....Only a handful survived.....A $22.5 million lawsuit filed by Barceloneta families against local authorities and the contracted animal control firm alleges the pets were beaten and drugged before being hurled to their deaths.....

The massacre was business as usual....but a superior court judge found evidence to order the firms owner and two other workers stand trial on animal cruelty charges.....

Yabucoa officials have started a beach "clean up" on Lucia Beach (Dead Dog Beach).....The bad news is that most of these dogs will be sent to shelters and put to death.....

KITTEN SANCTUARY STORY OF THE WEEK.....

Kern County is having its own little spay-nueter war.....but as wars go.....someone had to bite the dust.....This little story is titled "He didn't have to shoot the dog....."

This letter is regarding the deputy who was bitten by a dog.  Why didn't the deputy go to the front door? What was he doing going into the fenced backyard with a dog inside and a sign saying: "Beware of dog"? I wouldn't be stupid enough to go into anyone's fenced backyard with a dog there, no matter what size.

We have dogs in our yards to protect us from strangers.  It seems we need them here.  So the dog bit the deputys arm.  Couldn't he just get out of there without shooting the dog three times?

With teens trashing vacant houses, if I had a vacant house I would have one big dog inside and two patrolling the outside of my property.  I would rather clean up after a dog than after some kids.....

The "Kitten Sanctuary" seldom asks for any opinions.....but there comes a time when something must be said.....

Do you think the deputy acted in a professional manner.....

I would like your opinion.....

please e-mail.....

homewardboundkit@aol.com

"Letters from the War Room....."

Readers keep shouting their opinion on the spay-neuter law/s.....

Kern.....pet killer capitol

Enforce laws on books

Present system insane

Animal control; Do your job

Kern is a national disgrace

No more money to kill

Spay-neuter no-brainer

Legislate compassion?

COMPASSION.....if there was compassion in the present system there would be no reason to have a spay-neuter program.....but with everyone after the american $$$$ no program stands a chance of survival.....

We have a perfect example in Kern County.....The H.O.P.E. organization was coming to Bakersfield once a week for their spay-neuter program.....with all the problems Kern County is having with their program this was a special angel in disguise.....But, alas, not enough cooperation with the local pet owners to make it worth the trip.....These people would volunteer their time to come here, pick up your pet, transport it to Fresno for the night and bring  her home the very next day.....all for the low price of $20.....this included a rabies shot.....but no.....ya' all had to sit on your collective duffs and do nothing.....because of your lack of caring the people that want the service can no longer get it.....

It's time to call it a day.....

Time to go sit in front of the tv and watch repeats.....thank goodness for the dvd player.....maybe time to watch some old "Duke" movies.....

Ya' all have a great rest of the day.....and a better tomorrow.....ttfn.....Reid and Debbie