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On Saturday evening, Anchorage police seized more than 30 dogs and dozens of parakeets from a home in Eagle River, handing them over to animal control officers in the first major animal cruilty case of 2012. "We don't have cases like this very often, so thankfully we don't see large intakes of animals like this,” said Brooke Taylor, a spokeswoman for Anchorage Animal Care and Control. But while the dogs and birds remain quarantined as evidence in the case, Taylor said there is a way to help. "One of the best things a person can do now for us, until we figure out what specific needs we might have, is if they have room in their home for an animal, to come in and adopt an animal that's currently up for adoption,” she said. That’s exactly what Clear Creek Cat Rescue does. The nonprofit group based in the Mat-Su Valley pairs abandoned cats with foster owners and hosts adoption clinic in hopes of finding them new homes. "Our kids like doing it, they say we're superheroes for rescuing cats every day,” said Ashley Jeffers, who has opened her home to numerous foster cats since she first became involved with the rescue group. “We do get attached to them, but we're really happy to see them go to new homes." Christine Trickett, who organized the Saturday adoption clinic, has been volunteering with the group for three months now and remembers her first encounter with a rescue animal. "I came across an ad, in bold letters, that said it was urgent and these cats were going to be euthanized if not saved,” Trickett said. "I took a look at it, and it was this beautiful tiger cat with big eyes, and I looked at it for about a half hour, and my heart was just racing." The cats come from Mat-Su Animal Control, which routinely euthanizes shelter animals to make room for new arrivals. They’re at the top of the list. At Clear Creek Cat Rescue, Trickett works to find the animals foster homes, sometimes just days before they’re slated for euthanasia. It’s a steady parade of cats, some old, some young, all with their own unique histories: Trickett said there’s one thing driving her to help. "If we can help them find a home, that’s why we do it,” she said. “There's no reason for an animal to die if there's someone out there who can take care of them or help them." She said there are never enough. |
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booklady&dog foster mom said on Monday, Jan 16 at 11:15 PM
the same day there was also a lot of 22 cats seized from south anchorage that had been found living in a guy's car.. so the cat rescue groups are needed for that as well. AACC was slammed with over 100 animals in that one day because of these 2 incidents. some data might have gotten mixed in the outgoing reports. chill all. and do what you can to actually help instead of whining about things that don't matter.
79981542Aware said on Monday, Jan 16 at 9:47 PM
Are any of you actually paying attention? "But while the dogs and birds remain quarantined as evidence in the case, Taylor said there is a way to help." Sounds like they are saying that there are more animals in need out there, not just dogs. So who cares what group is helping whatever animal, they are trying to help all the same. And Anonymous, saying "stupid journelist" makes you sound too vapid to even understand what you did wrong.
79980307anonymous said on Monday, Jan 16 at 8:28 PM
...CRUELTY...JOURNALIST...Could we please learn the language we're speaking first, before speaking it?
79978321Amanda said on Monday, Jan 16 at 5:47 PM
It seems that clear creek leeches onto all of the big cases for publicity......
79973094ellers said on Monday, Jan 16 at 5:34 PM
Punting and science projects. Cat problem solved.
79972747Anonymous said on Monday, Jan 16 at 4:58 PM
I agree. This is the work of a very lazy and or stupid journelist. Let's get real here. Write a story that is worthy of the word journelist or go back to school and learn how. You had the perfect opportunity to not only tell the reader in full detail the story but help us to get on the same page to offer help. Shame on you!
79971496Tyler said on Monday, Jan 16 at 4:42 PM
Why is clear creek even in here if they are a cat rescue? It has nothing to do with cats and why are they slamming the matsu shelter when all of this is Anchorgae based?
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