Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Low- and no-cost pet care options
Posted by Kevin Allman on Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 7:35 PM
For our next issue, we're compiling a list of services and groups that provide low- and no-cost services for pet owners in the New Orleans area. Some of the categories include adoption; spaying and neutering (for both pets and ferals); vaccinations; general veterinary services; and breed rescue. We want to make it easy and cost-effective for New Orleanians to be responsible pet owners.
Our list is getting pretty long, but that's where you come in, Gambiteers: do you know of any special services we may have missed? (You can trust we've got all the local SPCAs, etc.) If you can contribute, please leave your tips in the comments below and help out your fellow citizens -- both the two- and four-legged variety. Thanks.
(And if you know of any pet food banks....)
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We had a lot of good interaction with Southern Animal Foundation on magazine http://www.southernanimalfoundation.org/ Not only do they provide excellent low cost veterinary care (including surgery) but they also run a low cost spay / neuter program "Spay Nola" for cats and dogs. We borrowed cages (left a deposit, otherwise no charge) and trapped our whole neighborhood feral cat colony, had them neutered for $10 or $20 each and returned them to their environs. When one of them get run over we rescued him, had him patched up by the excellent vets at SAF and now he's our inside cat! Can't recommend them enough!
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The SAF is doing good things, but beware of getting on the wrong side of Anne. Also, if you are not a rabid no-kill supporter, you'll run afoul of them. If you don't do exactly what they want you to do, you'll get nasty emails from spaynola when you post ads on craigslist about found pets. Teaching kids how to care for pets is crucial; the LA-SPCA does some of that in a few local schools. Also, the LA-SPCA manages feral cat colony caretakers, has frequent classes and workshops, and works w/ other pet groups, like Alley Cat Allies, SpayMart, Spay NOLA, etc., to get strays and ferals spay/neuetered, but also to help the people who are helping the pets. The LA-SPCA also rents traps, has a low-cost spay-neuter program, and low cost shots, etc. The SAF has lots of well-connected support and politically-correct positions, and their vets are kind, good people. But Anne has so little disregard for the humans trying to help, that some people and groups won't work with them anymore. So, it's good that there are choices.
The LA-SPCA has workshops and classes and networking for feral cat colony caretakers, those folks who take it upon themselves to feed, water, and watch over colonies of ferals and strays. I'm unaware of any other place that offers these very valuable services. Dealing with ferals and strays (cats, I mean) demands a lot of networking and communication among caretakers, and these workshops help with that a great deal.
I have no respect for southern animal. Ann has turned it into her own little fiefdom. If she says jump and you don't say "how high" Anne makes you well aware that you are not welcome. She hurt my friend's feelings because she acted as though he would not be a good caretaker of a cat. He now has a cat and a dog. They play together and sleep together. He treats them better than most people treat their kids. I don't know where she is from but there is no excuse for being rude and mean. On top of that she charged much more than tax paying vets. I don't think she cares for animals nearly as much as she does telling other people what to do.
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