Rescue Me

Roicy Duhon Animal Control is located in Lafayette, Louisiana. This video contains the photos of the animals available for adoption as of October 2, 2007. There time is limited, so please do what you can now to help.

There are many adorable kittens in all colors. There are two sweet young cats, Monkey and Blue, who were owner surrendered together. Their only crime was that they were too active, and now they find themselves behind bars.

As usual, the black Labs are present, this time 4 of them. Blackie and his two sons, Noah and Jonah, were surrendered. And Seth was probably found as a stray, but nobody has come for him. These sweet, shiny black boys will have a tough time finding a home, as black Labs and their mixes are just about the most common site on death row and the toughest to get out. So, with Dubois who was held over, that makes 5 of them. The dog that is so in demand in the east, is thrown away like yesterday's newspaper here in the south. It is heartbreaking, and as anybody who has ever loved a Lab knows, a crime, as there is no better family pet around.

It seems that a direct result of getting the word out locally by TV, flyers and email, there is a huge jump in intake numbers. This animal control facitily has already taken in over 8,000 animals, some of those wildlife, but in any event, almost 1000 animals more than ALL of last year. Perhaps the staff is not being brutally honest with these people, or perhaps they don't want to know. Some come in with dog houses, beds, toys, even clothes. These people are living on Fantasy Island, as the fact of the matter is that a very large percentage of the animals entering this facility will die. This was not the case for the two years after Katrina, because everyone wanted to save Katrina animals and their offspring, but it is no longer the case anymore. The overpopulation problem here is astounding. The director made the decision about 1.5 years ago to give those who make it to adoption more time, and the volunteers agree with this as it is impossible to get anybody out in a very few days, especially now. So, these adoption row residents have a chance to be held over, sometimes several times. But many of the animals won't ever have that chance. They are the faces that we will never see....the bios you will never read. And when one of these on adoption row goes to a home quickly, someone else from stray hold gets to go to adoption row. And, as is true in many shelters throughout south Louisiana, they are animals who would have been adopted, if there was space and time. I pray that one day the people in south Louisiana "get it".

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Roicy
• animalcontrol
• pound
• animals
• cats
• dogs
• puppies
• kittens
• foster
• adopt
• urgent

[omnipass1900]

I raise awareness every chance I get especially about the responsibility we have to educate people to get their animals fixed. Overpopulation is bad. Once I'm blessed to have access to finances, I will not build a castle or drive an expensive car....no I will not. I will support animals and humanbeings that need help. I will set up a rewards system for people that report abuse. I will continue to inform people to stop going to petstores and visit shelters. That's where my dog came from.

[mycatranch]

I agree. Awareness of the importance of spaying and neutering, as well as the availability of affordable altering, is very badly needed. If only more people would spay and neuter then there would not be as many unwanted animals.

[nati95chang]

OMG!

this is sooo sad!

I wish I could adopt all of them!I hate animals dying!

=_(

god!I WISH MY PARENTS WOULD LET ME!

idc if it's too much trouble!

[mycatranch]

Thanks. One day you will be able to adopt one. Be sure when you are ready to adopt from a no-kill rescue, or save one from the pound.

[yearsinheaven]

1.18 i think i adopted tht cat.?

[mycatranch]

Are you in Australia? If so, I'd love to hear how a Roicy cat traveled so far!

[smyth94Isles4eva]

love the work you. God Bless you.

[Sango511611]

This made me cry.. I love animals..Knowing that they can die because some people just hate pets breaks my heart.. :(

[toribelle17]

oh my god, me to.

i loove animals, and like the simplest things can make me cry...

[xoxoDimondxoxo]

you can never have too much animals ^_^ dont give up everyone!

[mcjackmeho]

the song is good with this video!

Take me home!

[yearsinheaven]

Nah my aunt got aunt got it for me and she got it from a friend XD which traveled on a plane XD