Pets Have Been Affected by Terror, Too!
Sep 21 '01
The Bottom Line If you wish to contact the CACC in Manhattan their telephone number is: 1-212-722-3620. The CACC Staten Island Shelter number is: 1-718-984-6643
By now we have all seen the video of the airplanes crashing into the WTC many times. We are all aware of the human toll -- we watch the number of missing, confirmed dead, and injured climb steadily. We talk about our sorrow and sadness for the victims and their families. We thank and praise the heroes who are working so tireless to try and find more survivors and clean up the mess. The shock and numbness of the worst attack on American soil is starting to fade as we face the daily realities of life.
But unfortunately, there has been very little publicity for the smallest and most helpless of the WTC bombing victims. Companion animals -- pets -- are in serious need of help. If you don't live in NYC, you may not realize that the area affected by the bombing is not strictly commercial. There are also many residential buildings in that area. Many animals have been trapped in their apartments because their owners couldn't get home to them. Other animals may be homeless now because their owners will never again be coming home to them. And for some unexplained reason, people all over NYC are reacting to the fear and terror of the bombings by abandoning their animals or dropping them off at the NYC Shelter.
This morning I received this email from a friend of mine:
I have been going to CACC since they opened. In all my years of rescue from this shelter, I have NEVER seen what was witnessed yesterday.
Cars were double-parked up and down the block on 110th Street. Inside the shelter, the lobby was completely FULL with people dropping off animals. It seems many people for whatever reason (fear or possible damage to homes) are suddenly "moving" out of the city and cannot take their animals. An unusually high number of "strays" also suddenly coming in: Five Purebred Chow Chows, Pomeranians and many other breeds. Sharon at the CACC showed me a smallish pure Collie who looked just like a scruffed up version of Lassie. This very sweet, senior dog had just come in as "stray." (We put a memo on her.) Cats, moms and litters were also everywhere. Many of them suddenly abandoned after years in a home.
The computers are still down at CACC. There is pitifully scant information on the animals' cards. Though we can surmise many of these now-homeless pets are actual or indirect victims of the WTC tragedy, such is not indicated on their kennel cards. Many of the groups or individuals who have offered to "help WTC animals" will not help these as "WTC" is not noted on the cards.
I was also informed today that a number of the animals in evacuated buildings around the ground zero area have been abandoned by caregivers. Or, perhaps the guardians have perished. In any event, no one has stepped up to claim the animals.
We have tried to put memos on a number of animals, regardless of the noted "reason" they are there. But, we do NOT have sufficient offers or placement for them.
I am putting out this e-mail to bring light to the fact, that an incalculable number of animals ARE coming into CACC as a result of the WTC tragedy. However, since the info on them does not state this, I am concerned that the truth will not "get out" to all those who have offered to help these pets.
People who want to help these animals need to be CONTACTING ALL RESCUE GROUPS and SHELTERS in New York WHO TAKE CACC pets, including ours, NYCA. Most are listed on Petfinder.org. Or, if in New York, they can adopt directly from the shelter. Please forget about requirements that the animals "be victims of the WTC tragedy."
Trust me, they ARE.
If you wish to contact the CACC in Manhattan their telephone number is: 1-212-722-3620. The CACC Staten Island Shelter number is: 1-718-984-6643
As relatives, neighbors, landlords and friends become aware of more pets that are have lost their human companion, it is certain hundreds or perhaps THOUSANDS of these now homeless pets will come into the CACC. Unfortunately, the CACC already his a high kill rate. It is officially a "holding" area. Once some time has passed and it is determined that no one will take an animal it will be destroyed -- most will be destroyed. In addition, the "holding" facilities at CACC are being stressed. The CACC was not built to anticipate this type of disaster.
Please, if you can do anything to help one of these animals, please contact the shelter. You do not have to live in the NYC area to adopt these animals.
It is important to make others aware of what is to come and to plead for fosters and rescuers to come forth. We need to anticipate and prepare for the coming needs and homelessness of many hundreds/thousands of pets.
If you wish to contact the CACC in Manhattan their telephone number is: 1-212-722-3620. The CACC Staten Island Shelter number is: 1-718-984-6643
Memos are notations that a rescue group is "working" on a particular dog or cat. A memo buys time, but little of it. If anyone can help us get these animals out, please call immediately (212) 427-8273.
From Cat Adoptions Ward:
"M091701008" Sweet 6-months orange and white neutered male kitten. Very friendly/adoptable.
M091501030 -- Beautiful Tortie female, one-year. Very affectionate. To be spayed.
A 410831 -- Tabby male young adult. Name: "Kitty." Very outgoing, social, cute.
M091601032 -- Scruffy, but sweet Orange and White Turkish Angora. Extremely friendly and social. To be neutered.
Ward 6: and Ward 7: Two moms and litters of kittens.
Ward 7: M091701025 Tortie female, beautiful, gentle and sweet.
M091701024 Black and White neutered male. Gentle, scared, sweet. My friend wrote of these cats, "These two cats are older pets whom I watched when they got dumped at CACC. Since the lines were long to drop off animals, the owners sat in chairs with the cats in their laps. They had not brought the cats in in carriers, but rather in their arms. The cats are obvious lap sitters, but terrified in the shelter cages. Owners showed no remorse dropping their animals off for 'moving.'"
From DOG ADOPTION WARD:
A 414540 -- Spayed Black Cocker Spaniel (pure). Very sweet, outgoing.
SPECIAL ADOPTIONS WARD (rescue only)
A412932 Llaso Apso mix. Very friendly.
A415101 --Beautiful and gentle male red Chow Chow. Fabulous dog.
M09140109 -- Large, fluffy Tan Chow Chow. Looked depressed and unkept. Nice dog anyway.
First Floor Bank: A 414554 -- Pure breed Pekingese. Came in injured. to be eval by vet. Beautiful dog.
M91701001 Black Pomeranian. Friendly, cute.
M091501022 Older Tan Chow Chow. Quiet, friendly, a little depressed. Sweet.
M091701001 -- They have this dog listed as a "Pit Mix." But, he looks more like a Rhodesian Ridgeback/Lab mix. Beautiful and extremely friendly. Has a very intelligent and "soulful," expressive face.
Please contact NYCA (212) 427-8273 if you can help with any of these or other, CACC pets.
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