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Pets, Pets, Pets
What monster abandoned them? We'll never know. Were there littermates tossed somewhere else? We'll never know. Did the guilty party feel a twinge of remorse? We'll never know, nor do we care. Meg, a clerk at CVS in West Babylon discovered the 3 Pit mixes, umbilical cords still attached, when she went out to the parking lot to throw away trash one chilly morning last month. Such a horrific discovery was the furthest thought from her mind. She rushed them to a nearby animal clinic that warmed the teeny, freezing pups, barely alive. Heat would not be enough to ensure their survival. Meg needed someone who could care for her foundlings. Kittens are easier to add to a surrogate mom's brood. Veterinary hospitals and shelters are not equipped to handle newborn pups unless a nursing mother dog that will accept them is available (highly unlikely) or someone is willing to take on the huge task of round the clock bottle-feeding (as unlikely). Meg happened to come to the right place next.
The rescue is even sweeter because Meg, who has stayed closely connected, has not only purchased the expensive formula but her family will be taking 2 of the 3 hungry pups, who've now graduated to soft food. A veterinarian may be adopting the third. A mere month old, these defenseless puppies, have already known society's extremes-utter cruelty and deep compassion. May their future, and all of 2008, be filled to the brim with the latter. As I write this I peek at my waiting emails- a German Shepherd tied to a bumper; 237 petrified dogs taken from an old lady in Texas; another owner's pup with a mangled front leg. Signing off for 2007, this authentic and aging New Year's baby, yours truly, is wishing everyone a Happier New Year.
"Huckleberry Hound" at Babylon Town Shelter (631-643-9270) Lamar St. W. Babylon has a similar tale of woe. This big Beagle mix in Cage 9 was found running loose in Babylon Village last summer. A lady took him overnight and said he got along
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