About 100 starving sled dogs seized in Park County.. and now they need homes.
Bear says "Thank you for rescuing my brothers, now let's find them homes"
This was an article in the Denver Post today. About 100 starving sled dogs seized in Park County
It’s terrible that it happened. It’s wonderful that they were rescued. And to all the rescuers out there YOU ARE MY HEROES!!!
Now it’s time for even more heroes. These roughly 100 starving sled dogs are in going to be healed and loved and then available for adoption. I spoke with the journalist who wrote the story and he said there might be a follow up on where the dogs would be going. I’d rather spread the word for sure.
I called the folks at Park County animal control (and yes, I told them they were my heroes for the rescue) and they gave me some details.
The largest percentage of pups are at the Denver Dumb Friends League and should be available for adoption in about a week. Here is the list she gave me of adoption locations. They are being spread around Colorado to hopefully find happy homes quickly. Forgive my spelling and I’ll add more details but I wanted to get this out there.
- Denver Dumb Friends League (Denver, CO)
- Humane Society of Boulder Valley
- Longmont Humane Society
- Ark-Valley Humane Societ (Buena Vista)
- Freemont County (Canon City)
- Mariah’s Primise (Divide, CO)
Also, there are a number of vet bills from rescuing and treating these roughly 100 sled dogs. Folks can also make donations to the non profit in Park County that is working with this rescue.
Park County Animal Rescue Fund
PO Box 604
Fairplay, CO 80440
They have a number of husky mix pups for adoption. Husky Healer, Husky Malamute (awwww), pure Husky and more. Spread the word!!
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Because you are a friend and supporter, we wanted to give you an update on something you may have seen in the news.
Twenty-four sled dogs are resting comfortably at our Quebec Street shelter after being brought to us the evening of Dec. 17 by the State Bureau of Animal Protection.
Many of the dogs are very thin, so as soon as they received an initial examination and were vaccinated by our health care team, they enjoyed a good meal. They were bedded down on blankets in warm kennels, seemingly relieved at the turn of events that brought them to our shelter.
Over the next several days, the dogs will be evaluated for health and temperament and a plan developed to make them ready for adoption. The plan will include socialization, medical care, in-house training, and spaying and neutering. It may be several weeks before the dogs are made available to potential adopters.
According to the Park County sheriff, the dogs lived outside of Hartzel in Park County and were owned by Sam and Diane Walker, who operated the Pawsatrak Racing Sled Dog kennel. Approximately 100 dogs were rescued.
The Longmont Humane Society and the Humane Society of Boulder Valley, as well as other shelters around the state, also received some of the rescued dogs.
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