The Committee For Responsible Pet Ownership was called today about a dog that had been left behind after her people had moved out of the mobile home located at 2963 Lesslie Hwy , Rock Hill , SC 29730 .  Bonnie Lindberg and I went over to check out the situation.

When I approached the dog she came out with her back hunched up like she were hurting. After assessing the situation I called animal control.  When I gave the girl that answered the phone the address she said that they had already been out.  She was talking with someone in the office with her,  they said that they could NOT come back out until there was someone there to ask them to remove the dog.  THE PROPERTY IS VACANT!!!! 

We were told that someone was suppose to be moving into the property but they were not there.  So after animal control told us that they were not coming we called the sheriff's department.  They told Bonnie that we needed to call animal control that they could not do anything.  It was best that animal control did NOT pick her up because they would have taken her back to their facility and KILLED her and no one would have ever know...this would have been swept under the rug yet again.

This poor animal has endured enough suffering and neglect and she does NOT deserve to be taken to animal control and murdered by people that for some reason think that sweeping abuse under the rug is acceptable.  It is NOT!!!!!   I was born and raised in Rock Hill and I am SICK and TIRED of ignorance and abuse being the norm.

Please Forward widely!!!!!!!!

DO NOT ADOPT...See below...they are looking for specific breed of dogs. Please forward.
  

no further info. tends to use different last names-

To all Shelters and Rescue Groups

Nationwide DNA

Richard Hayden of Fairbanks Alaska, but seeking dogs throughout the US, most recently in California and Florida . 

 *Phone number: 907-378-2807

*Email: flyingrichard@ hotmail.com  (at  hotmail.com)

Richard Hayden is currently seeking dogs throughout the US, from rescue groups, shelters, and from private individuals via sites like Craigslist.

Rescues and shelters are often impressed that he is willing to adopt at such a long distance and assume that someone willing to spend so much money to get a dog must be a good home. According to some of his information he lives in an RV with three German Shepherds. In other applications he states he lives in a house with a yard. Sometimes he says he has one dog, in other cases no dogs.

He is an experienced con man and knows what to say and how to work the system. He has groups of devoted followers on Internet forums who think they know him and believe that he's a good home.

The truth is very different.

He has adopted countless dogs that have since disappeared. At least 3 dogs from rescues have died within weeks of arrival in Alaska . He told the rescues that two of them died of cancer (after being in perfect health and vet checked prior to sending) but he has been unwilling to produce any veterinary references to support his claims. The third dog supposedly drowned. He has adopted several other dogs from Anchorage and Fairbanks animal control that have since disappeared. He has potentially gotten many other dogs from Craigslist and similar sites.

He usually has multiple ads in different cities running. He will typically back off when rescues and shelters request a home visit or reference checks but is savvy to adoption screening systems and is good at manipulating well-meaning people to pull dogs for him.

He flies a small plane and sometimes comes for dogs himself, in other cases he has them shipped to Alaska .

He prefers German Shepherds, but is known to have taken Labs, Pit Bulls, and a Malamute mix.  The dogs he gets are always large breed spayed females. 

He prefers dogs that are overweight with passive, docile temperaments. 

Please cross-post widely!

It is especially important to warn shelters who may not typically receive these alerts, or be as likely to do the home visits and veterinary reference checks that would immediately expose this person.

Please re-post.

Mike Little passed away 1/2/10.  He had 2 dogs that desperately need good homes.

Max:  2 yr old male lab mix - neutered - very docile  (Max spent his life
in the pound until Mike adopted him last summer)

Patty:  2 yr old female wire haired jack russell terrier - spayed - very
sweet/loving.

Please pass the word.  Any help would be very appreciated.

Thank You!

~Anetra Farmer
423-847-3827
423-309-9284

The old textile mill located in Rock Hill, SC on Chatham Avenue received two prestigious awards! Known now as the Cotton Factory once operated as a textile mill and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

 The remodeled Cotton Factory was completed in 2007.  McClure Nicholson Montgomery, the architectural firm that worked on the project, was awarded the American Institute of Architects' Tower Award for Historic Restoration and Preservation of the Rock Hill Cotton Factory.

The Cotton Factory also recently received one of the National Housing & Rehabilitation Association's "Timmy" Awards for Best Commercial-Retail Nonresidential Project. The Cotton Factory is currently occupied by Williams & Fudge, New South Interiors, and Springs Creative.

If you are planning a move to South Carolina and you are not sure which city or town would be the best fit for your family, the answer is clear!  Business Week Magazine named Rock Hill the best place in South Carolina to raise children…for the SECOND year!  I am very proud, as is every other Rock Hill resident and native of this fine town! 

Business Week hired a company to do the research, OnBoard Informatics, a New York City based company that provides real estate analysis.  They had to select one town and two runners-up for each of the 50 states.  The town had to have at least 45,000 residents and a median income of between $40,000 and $125,000.  The data that was used included school performance, number of schools, household expenditures, crime rates, air quality, job growth, family income, museums, parks, theaters, other amenities, and diversity.

We also have something that could bolster Rock Hill's case for next year: City leaders recently approved Rock Hill's first children's museum, an interactive play land inspired by the work of late local artist Vernon Grant (who created Snap, Crackle and Pop, the cereal characters).  It's slated to open next year in a prominent downtown building.

One of the museum's advocates, Mayor Doug Echols, touted the community-wide practice of asking, “Is it good for the children?” before making any big decision.  “By asking the Number 1 question, “Is it good for the children?” in all aspects of our lives and business dealings, we ensure that our children's well-being is a top priority,” he said.

 Rock Hill is also home to Winthrop University, a four-year liberal arts college that was ranked the eighth-best public university in the Southeast by U.S. News & World Report in 2006.                                                                                                                                                              

Rock Hill has tons of fun things to do!  You have summertime water sports with Lake Wylie, or canoeing the Catawba River to see the world's largest standof Rocky Shoal spider lilies.

There are museums, historic sites and professional sports teams just a few minutes north in Charlotte.  You can also hop in the car and a two to three hour drive will land you with your feet buried in the warm sands at the coast or enjoying the cool breezes of the gorgeous mountain views, South Carolina has it all!

    If you think Rock Hill sounds like a great place to live you must put it at the top of your list!  For more information and to see some of the great homes that are available in this area send me an email or give me a call!  I would be happy to show you what our area has to offer.  You can also visit my website at www.LuvThatHome.com!

Affordability, safety*, and school test scores were given the greatest weight.

               *Data source can be found at http://www.onboardinformatics.com/

Dear Angels,

Quincey is a super friend to the fur balls and has helped many out with their transports. Now he needs some help! I know it is Christmas and we do have some weather problems but you never know who and where this cross post can get help.

PLEASE CROSS POST Widely and swiftly for help for Pete to get from SC to Nashville, TN. Do you believe in Miracles. I do! Please CROSS POST for a miracle!!

Contact:  Quincey Simmons or Patty Strayer qzsimmons@hotmail.com 

Louise Gallagher
 

Hi All
I know that this is a shot in the dark given the fact that A. a major snowstorm just hit the area B. it is 4 days before Christmas and C. it is a weekday BUUUUUUT this is an urgent situation.  Poor Pete was pulled from a high kill shelter the day before his PTS date.  He landed at the vet where the wonderful staff determined that he has a fractured elbow.  With the holidays coming Pete needs to get out of boarding at the vet as they need the space AND the sooner he gets his elbow repaired the better.  We have a foster home for him in Nashville where he can get the care that he needs.  We just need to get him there.  Sadly, his alternative is going back to the shelter as he can't stay in boarding and there is no where for him to. This is the most urgent situation I have ever dealt with in rescue--literally do or die!  Please please please crosspost like crazy and drive a leg if at ALL possible.  You will be part of a Christmas miracle!

Legs can really be done at any time--if you can drive but need to do it at a different time PLEASE let me know as I can reconfigure things.

Sending Rescuer: Tina Havard
Volunteer contact:
 
Receiving Rescue
Adopt A Lab
www.adoptalab.org
Rescue contact: Quincey Simmons or Patty Strayer qzsimmons@hotmail.com
 
TRANSPORT COORDINATOR: Quincey Simmons qz simmons @hotmail. com (remove spaces) AND garciaclan@ monroeaccess.net (please email both of us if you can help)


Passenger# 1
NAME: Pete
BREED: 1-2 yr old Pyrrenees/lab mix
SEX: male
SIZE/WEIGHT: Approx. 65lbs
SPAY/NEUTERED: to be done in rescue
SHOT UTD: Yes
RABIES VACCINE & TAG: yes
OK WITH DOGS: Yes
OK WITH KIDS: Yes
HOUSE TRAINED: Yes
CRATE TRAINED: Yes
SPECIAL NEEDS: None
DOES THE DOG RIDE WELL IN A CAR: Yes
ITEMS PROVIDED: collar, vet records
ITEMS NEEDED: None


Monday 12/21 (All legs--times and place--FLEXIBLE)!!

Leg 1
Greenville SC to Carnesville GA (exit 166 off I85)
60 miles   1 hour
9:30AM-10:30.........Needed!

Leg 2
Carnesville GA to Atlanta GA (Northeast side)
75 miles   1 hour 15 mins
10:45AM-noon...............NEEDED!

Leg 3
Atlanta GA (Northeast side) to Adairsville GA
55 miles  1 hour
12:15PM-1:15PM......................Needed!

Leg 4
Adairsville GA to Chattanooga TN
60 miles  1 hour
1:30PM-2:30PM................Needed!
 
Leg 5
Chattanooga TN to Manchester TN
68 miles 1 hour 10 mins
2:45PM-3:45..................Needed!
 
Leg 4
Manchester TN to Nashville TN
50 miles 1 hour
4:00PM -5:00PM................Needed!

Adopt A Lab volunteer will receive Pete in Nashville