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pups rescued from dumpster, find new lives with WRR
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Immediate Release
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
San Antonio pups rescued from dumpster, find
new lives with WRR
Kendalia, TX – Wednesday, December 13,
2006 – It seems unthinkable that mere palm-sized, newborn
pups still blind and deaf to the world, their tender cries
pleading only for warmth and nourishment, could be torn from
their mother and tossed into a cold city dumpster. But that
was the fate of 11 mixed-breed puppies discovered on Friday,
Dec. 8, by a resident of the Studio Six motel apartments in
San Antonio.
Resident Tracy Evans was taking out her trash
when she heard the whimpers of pain and hunger. By the time
she reached them, one had already perished. The rest were
cold and wet, huddling for warmth in the filth of the refuse.
"I'm a dog lover," said Evans. "It
just sank my heart so deep that I just cried."
Evans' next step was finding help. It proved
not so simple.
The local Humane Society was full, she was
told, and could not help her. Folks at the Animal Defense
League told her they could not receive the animals until they
could track down a foster family. And that, they told Evans,
was unlikely to happen.
Stung by the rejections, she frantically thumbed
the phone book again and eventually found Wildlife Rescue
& Rehabilitation in Kendalia, Texas.
 Though
WRR's mission is geared to wildlife and farmed animals, Founder
Lynn Cuny could not say "No" to the animals when
the call came. These little ones had experienced enough rejection
already.
"Although we already have an abundance
of animals to take care of we sometimes accept the role of
'last resort' when other organizations don't step forward,"
said Cuny. "These dogs had already experienced some of
the worst human treatment of animals and I think it's important
to finally give them the care that was deprived them when
they were taken from their mother, and to remind the public
that we all must do better toward our fellow creatures."
What resulted was a flurry of media attention,
with two San Antonio television affiliates giving the story
prominent and repeated play.
Lists of potential adopters and some donations
followed. But WRR will put strict restrictions on any would-be
parents: Each must agree to come out and meet their future
companion animal before any adoption, possibly even taking
a shift or two feeding the group to help relieve WRR staff
performing the unexpected duty.
Media Coverage
Abandoned
puppies need homes
by Nydia Lopez, KENS 5 Eyewitness News
Monday, December 11, 2006
 About
Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation
Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation (WRR)
(www.wildlife-rescue.org)
was founded in 1977 in San Antonio by Lynn Cuny. Our mission
is to provide rescue, rehabilitation, and release of orphaned,
injured, and displaced wildlife, and provide sanctuary with
dignity for non-releasable and non-native wild animals who
have been the victims of the exotic pet trade, rescued from
roadside zoos, or used in research. Today WRR volunteers and
staff annually receive 5,000–6,000 animals at our 187-acre
sanctuary outside Kendalia, Texas. Over 600 wild and farmed
animals make their permanent home at WRR.
Contact Information
For information about puppy adoption,
sponsorship,
or donations,
please call WRR at (830) 336-2725 or (830) 336-2725.
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