.....As word spread, a bevy of people worked to rescue the cocker spanial and the macaw, including a man who desperatly wants to adopt them: retired Las Vegas resident Jack Joslin.....

"I love animals.....I had two dogs up until the middle of March.  Then I had to have my border collie euthanized.....The day they called and said the ashes were back was when I read the story (about snickers).  It occured to me I could do something.....

On April 9, Norwegian Cruise Line workers rescued Snickers from Fanning and dropped him off in Hawaii, where he will remain in quarantine until he is flown to Los Angeles.....

Hawiian Airlines, moved by the dogs survival story, has given the go-ahead on flying the animal for free to the mainland.....

Snickers original owners, Jerry and Darla Merrow, had set out from California's Moss Landing but the catamaran developed mast problems.....

The boat drifted to the tiny atoll, where it hit a reef and the couple swam 200 yards to shore with Snickers and Gulliver.....The pets were left in the care of islanders.....

"They don't have the same concept of taking care of pets....."

Efforts to contact the Merrows have been unsuccessful.....(at the time this story was first published.....there have been no further storys in the papers or online).....

"The owners got to the point where they had to move on with their lives.....

An SOS was put out and a lot of people got involved in the rescue.....

The Hawaiian Humane Society took the lead in the rescue.....

The dog landed in Honolulu cleared Customs and has been inquarantine since, awaiting transport to Los Angeles.....

Getting the parrot off the island will be more difficult.....

*****IF ANYONE READS ANYTHING FURTHER ON THIS RESCUE PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE ON MY TAG BOARD.....THANK YOU.....

And a thank you goes out to Kerri, who reminded me to continue this story.....

It's almost time for the evening movie.....one I have been waiting for....."The Andromada Strain".....Lets hope its as good as its been hyped up to be.....I seen the original and it was good.....

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