The latest Vivi update from search coordinator Bonnie Folz:
<<Team Vivi Update 7/11/06
Six days gone by and no new sightings. Either Vivi has found a comfortable spot within the 530-something acres of Forest Park and additional surrounding cemeteries or she has, yet again, moved on to a new area.
Feeding stations, with motion-sensor cameras, continue to be monitored. So far, the photos show some very happy raccoons and a cat, having a midnight snack. If no results by tomorrow, they will be moved to a new location.
We had a few volunteers come out on Saturday to help put up posters and flyers. One gal stopped by on her way from Washington, DC, to her vacation home, and spent the first morning of her vacation helping to get the word out and poster the neighborhood. Thanks, Lori.
Some of our core volunteers are leaving for much needed vacations within the next week or so. This cuts down the handful of volunteers that have been out on a daily basis, following up on sightings, monitoring feeding stations, putting up posters and flyers and getting the word out to the general public. We could use any and all extra help at this time. If anyone is available, even if its for an hour or two during the day or night to either follow up on sightings, monitor a feeding station or, most importantly, get those posters and flyers up, please contact me 917-626-1374 or pawsativebf@aol.com
The magnetic signs were proofed today and we should have 10 of each 12x18 and 22x28 ready by the end of the week to get out to the various trucking companies that are helping us out by placing them on their vehicles.
I received a call from a neighbor Sunday evening that a Dalmatian had wandered into her yard and was very afraid. Fortunately for this dog, I was home and just happened to have a few volunteers, Rosa, Tina and Barbara-Jean at the house. We immediately grabbed a leash and treats and headed over there.
We found a very sweet female Dalmation, with a worn-out collar and rabies tag from 1987, very scared of the fireworks going off in the area due to the fanfare of Italy winning the World Cup. We loaded her into the mini van and cruised the neighborhood looking for her owner. No one had any idea who she belonged to. Barbara-Jean was gracious enough to take her for the night as phone calls were made to Bobbi from Bobbi & The Strays and other rescue folks in the area.
Barbara-Jean followed up on the tag information Monday morning which came up with and old address and a phone number that had been changed to a non-published number.
At least we had a last name to follow up on. I broke out my handy-dandy phone book and left messages for those listed with the same name. Receiving a call back after about an hour, “Queenie” apparently broke out of her yard after hearing the fireworks Sunday afternoon. She was reunited with her owner that afternoon. Thanks, Barbara-Jean, for taking Queenie in for the night.
Please get the word out as to how important it is to have a collar on your dog at all times with “current” identification. The tag “Queenie” was wearing belonged to the man’s last dog, which had passed away, and he had since moved.
Praying for better information to give you with the next update. Till then, hug your hounds.
Keep the faith!
Bonnie>>
Comments (8)
Thanks for the update, Bonnie. And good work on getting Queenie back to her owner. That's one good ending, anyway! Terrie
Yahhhhh Queenie goes home.
yo, martha!!! WHAAAZZZUUUUPPP?????
ummmm my blood pressure?
Rosa has asked me to post the following on the blog:
As many of you might already know one of the pregnant strays whose photo was captured on the camera set up at Montifiore Cemetery (originally set up to spot Vivi) gave birth to 9 puppies five weeks ago.
Rosa and Tina have been monitoring the puppy’s condition and location with the intent of placement into foster care until they could be adopted.
Three weeks ago the mother moved them to another location.
R&T searched and searched and searched (this is in between Vivi, feeding her cat colony, looking for the owners of a lost Dalmatian, a Pomeranian their own sick bird and God only knows what other poor lost creature they have saved).
Last week while driving thru the cemetery Tina heard a whimpering. Rosa pulled the car over and low and behold imprisoned in the bottom of a rotted out tree she finds a puppy.
Two days ago, while responding to a possible sighting of Vivi (turned out to be another dog, which now needs to be trapped and found a home for), Rosa speaks to a lady who lives behind the cemetery who told her she heard puppies screaming and crying all night long
Rosa finds the remaining 8 puppies!! One puppies head was trapped in a raised head stone and another was wedged. With the help of a grounds keeper Rosa tenderly lifted the two puppies into her arms and safety.
The puppies have been placed in foster care because they need to be evaluated by a Vet, bottled fed and weaned to solid food. This all costs money, but Rosa never complains.
Now the Rosa part, since the above is my interpretation of the events leading to Rosa’s request.
THE PUPPIES NEED TO BE PLACED IN LOVING HOMES. WE WILL TRY AND PLACE THE PUPPIES IN HOMES IN NEW YORK FIRST (WE DON’T WANT ANOTHER VIVI INCIDENT). IF THERE ARE ANY PUPPIES LEFT THAT NEED TO BE ADOPTED WE WILL ASK THAT SOMEONE FROM OUT OF STATE CONSIDERS TAKING A PUPPY. The puppies will be given out on a first come first service basis (sounds like a bakery doesn’t it, sorry!) and I already have a request from Texas for the possible placement of two of them.
I promise to keep everyone posted on the adventures of these little sausages!!
Renee has been kind enough to put the pictures of these little love muffins on her website for your viewing pleasure.
Please click on the link below and view Animals in Need Of Our Help.
http://www.vivalavivi.bravehost.com
In order to keep Rosa's phone line open for Vivi, please feel free to email me with any questions you might have regarding these little ones!!
Hi, I'm in Chicago so can not go down and help, unfortunately. I just wanted to say my prayers are with you and how wonderful you all are for working to save VIVI and the other animals in your path!
Elissa
Kathy from Bayside, do you know what's happened to the mother of the puppies? Will she be trappped, to care for her pups and adoption for herself too? Do R&T need donattions and if so where to send? Thank you.
Carla: Please contact Darlene, she is handling donation requests.