NOW I want to be SICK!!

[hatchcrazzzy]

some people dont deserve animals.un

 

[dragonlili]

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I've got to agree! Animal control is the only answer. Apparently her treatment of these birds/animals does not phase her. Then what happens if she drops dead? Obviosly any sane relative would point it out to her that she is not caring for the birds. An old women who was breeding poodles, a hoarder, died this summer and nobody noticed for days. The animals were cared for to the best of her ability, but most have to be re-socailized before they can be adopted out. Who will care if we don't? If it appalls you (as it does all of us), do something and make a difference.

 

[jab91864]

I think you could probably report her anonymously.

With winter coming her animals don't stand much of a chance it's sounds like.

Good luck with your choice and your new turkey hen.

Julie

 

[justusnak]

I wish there was SOMEONE I could report her to! Our local "humane society" And I use the term LOOSLEY!....will do nothing! We come from a very small....backwoods town...good old boys club...who ya know...sorta thing. DH and I are NOT from here, and have no family ties here....so we are " outsiders" If I was a rich person, I would just go buy ALL of them...but all I can do for now is TRY to help her make the living conditions better...and maybe for compensation, she will let me take home a few!??

 

[ruth]

Deb, it is wonderful that you've offered to help her and it is the Christian thing to do. Please don't report her unless you've spent enough time with her to know that she will not change. Many people are just uneducated, especially about the care and treatment of animals. Sadly when animal services gets involved and takes away the poor, mistreated animals the person is so hurt and sad because they didn't even realize the situation was so out of control. There was a case here recently where they went in and took out many, many pit bulls from a man's home. The place was filled with every form of filth and he slept on a mat on the floor. Everything he made he spent on those dogs, they weren't malnourished - just lived in a house with him and their own wastes - and he was on television crying when they took them away. It really was heartbreaking. Eventhough the man lived in squalor and filth right along with the dogs - sometimes your heart just has to go out to them. Have compassion for how they came to be that bad.

Please spend as much time as you can helping and educating this woman. Get local kids involved for extra service credits. Teach her the proper care of her animals. Start with just the basics. You can move up to the finer standards of chicken living later - like they always have to have a bedtime story (sorry couldn't help myself). You may find that she truly loves her animals and just doesn't know any better or is in so deep she can't see her way out. Let the Lord guide you - I'll be praying for you and for her and for all of those poor animals.

 

[erinm]

Animal Control

 

[justusnak]

Ruth......I am planning to spend as much time as I can out there, and help her get it all in order for winter. I know she loves these animals...and they love her! When we walked into the area...here came a lamb...running to her...then the little pig...Llama..and turkeys. The chickens were not flighty...they let her reach right in, and hold them. Maybe it was because they knew she was the food provider....maybe out of love....im thinking a little of both. She had said she has preschool classes out there to "milk the goats" for education. I just want her to have a clean environment for her, the animals, and the kids!! Oh, I would LOVE to go in there and "rescue" them all....but I can tell...she loves those animals...just in my opinion, has way too many for her to care for properly!

 

[2mnypets]

Well, I wish you the best of luck then helping her out. I will pray that she will come to realize that they are God's creatures and deserve the same love and respect as the rest of us. It's great that you are willing to help her and possibly show her the true way to raise and care for animals. I hope she is the type of person that is willing to learn and grow.

 

[bantymum]

Oh Deb, you poor girl, you have come into this situation and now you have to shoulder the burden though you didnt create it.
Perhaps you can help her offload some birds to good homes, im worried about the other animals, bunnies etc.
It does sound like she has more than she can care for properly.
This happened when my 2 bunnies had a litter, I thought i had 2 girls, but 1 was a buck.
They grew and I was ready to keep all of them as I couldnt find nice homes for them. I phoned the pet welfare people who said they would come and help me and take away some. They didnt turn up, I really needed help and noone was there. I eventually found nice homes for them all and it was a relief!
If I lived closer I would come and help talk her into action, to make her life easier.
You are an angel, never clip your wings!!
Let us know how it goes.

 

[JenniferJoIN]

I wish we had the space to buy some of them! If she does really care for them, then maybe it'll be easier to get her to see that her conditions are not acceptable!