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16 years ago

As the weather starts to warm up and get nice, many of us are working on our homes and yards and letting our pets run around the yard. I want to remind you to PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE be mindful of where your pets are at all times. Here in my town the animal control officer, who has faught for the cause of abandoned strays from New England to New Orleans suffered a terrible tragedy when a split second mishap changed her life.

Please know that this post is just meant to be a sobering reminder how careful we have to be, it is NOT an attempt to solicit donations for the woman in the story.

Here is a link that might be useful: Animal officer's tragedy

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ines_99
16 years ago
Wow. What a mess. I can't send alot but thanks for posting this, I will cross post on all of the rescue sites I use. No one should lose their home over vet care. Or medical bills, in the case of her ex husband

Just a thought, there ARE organizations that help people with their vet bills in times of need. If I find the one I am thinking of, should I send the link to you to pass on or should I send it to the address in the article?
Meghane
16 years ago
In the past I found a couple of sites that claimed to help vet care, but none of them had any money when I was looking. DH was out of work, we had spent over $3000 to try to save Kang, and found Ana who needed major orthopedic work in both rear legs. We never got anything, Kang died, and Ana is still deformed in both rear legs.

Pet insurance is something everyone who doesn't have $2000-3000 for emergencies should have. There is CareCredit at many animal hospitals, but in my experience people who really need it don't qualify. Some people keep a credit card open just for their pets in case of emergency. I personally am in a really good position for paying for vet care since in 3 weeks I'll be a vet. But I can't do some things like major orthopedic surgery or neurosurgery. So I'd have to pay for those things, but I'd probably get an industry discount. Not everyone is so lucky, so people have to be careful to have only the pets they can afford. Being financially responsible keeps people from losing their home for vet care.

Watch Michael Moore's Sicko if you want to see what the USA SHOULD do in regards to human medicine.
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