Rescue Group Helping Shelter Needs YOUR Help

Please turn your speakers on & watch this video before continuing. We have received emails from people accusing us of making this up, photoshopping the still photos etc. NO, this is real. Now we've got the video up and you can see for yourselves. Please help us.

Update Tuesday Aug 26th: I spoke with Sheriff Sam Parker today. The shelter was put under him 3 weeks ago. He's been to the shelter, sees the problems and wants any & all help. This man is awesome, a true animal lover. A few of the things we discussed are:
1. Getting a 40' x 60" metal building to use as the shelter instead of the current building.
2. Logging in all pets so there's a record of all pets brought in.
3. Get ready for this one......getting rid of the current gas chamber and switching to lethal injection. The Sheriff is NOT opposed to this and just needs the drugs, any equipment and staff trained so it can be switched over.
4. The Sheriff estimates that he needs $25,000 - $30,000 for the metal building.
This is a great start and these changes can be done. Please keep spreading the word. Donations and supplies are needed and gratefully accepted.

Update Monday Aug 25th: We'd been contacted by PETA. They said they wanted to help. I spoke with their Shelter person, Jennifer Brown and told her what they could do to truly help Chesterfield. I told her NOT to stir up trouble but to help this county. Today I received this email from a volunteer at Chesterfield:
PETA has talked to animal control today, and wonders why these animals are not PUT DOWN after 5 days. They also told him that rescue groups are just another problem, moving FREE dogs pulled from shelters and moved up north to be adopted out. I was not aware that PETA wanted animals killed instead of saving them and giving them the chance for a home in another area of the country. That I found very disturbing.
I too find this very disturbing. So disturbing that I called Ms. Brown and told her among other things that if this is PETA's position then it's time they butt out. Chesterfield doesn't need this kind of "help".
Another thing --- I'm told that around 60 pets were pulled from Chesterfield over the weekend by rescue groups. Sorry to disappoint you, PETA.

Update Thurs Aug 21st: We have received a report today that other than the local volunteers who go in to feed, water and clean on the weekend, these animals are only being fed & watered on Wednesdays!! What about Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday? A volunteer from another rescue group went in yesterday and took out 7 dogs.

We are a group of volunteers trying to help rescue animals from a rural shelter in South Carolina. The pictures below speak for themselves. This is truly the worst shelter any of us have ever seen. Because of the lack of help and lack of funding it's fallen on volunteers to try to rescue as many dogs & cats from there as possible. Otherwise their fate is sealed.

The Animal Adoption League (AAL) is a 501c3 all volunteer organization based out of Rock Hill, SC and serving the greater Charlotte, NC area. Our web site is http://www.mynextpet.com

The following two pictures are of the dog "shelter".

This next one is of the cat house. What happens to them during a storm or snow?

Below are some of the pets we've taken so far from this shelter.

This is Ollie; a seven week old kitten who was rescued from the gates of hell only to then be diagnosed with Panleukopenia (some call it distemper). Panleukopenia (Panleuk for short) is very tough on kittens and Ollie only weighed 19 ounces when first weighed. Here's a shot of his sweet little face, very ill but at least he was opening his eyes & purring. Sadly, he only survived a few days after this picture was taken.

This shelter is in rural South Carolina. At this particular shelter puppies/dogs and kittens/cats that are no longer wanted are dropped off at the shelter and placed in a "drop box". A what, you ask? Well, a picture's worth a thousand words and here's where these animals find themselves:

This cruel, drop-off practice isn't just for cats. The dogs don't fare any better at this "shelter". You might be wondering where's the shade for the dogs? Where are the water bowls? We wondered that too.

There are no intake records, babies and adults are put in these drop pens with strange animals and it could be hours or even into the next day before a volunteer, prison inmate or animal control officer comes to take them and bring them "inside". I use the word "inside" loosely. It's block with plastic sheeting, no fans and a horrible smell. Things really only go from bad to worse because of the Parvo that the pups are at risk of catching and the Panleuk in the cats.

The reason Ollie was discovered at all is that a Animal Adoption League volunteer went to this particular shelter to save a Rottie that otherwise would have been killed. She brought her sister along. The sister went over to the cat cage and was horrified at what she saw. She said there were probably 100 cats & kittens and a couple were dead. She saw Ollie laying in a puddle of poo and thought he too was dead.....until he crawled to the edge of the cage and put his paw out to her. How do you walk away from that??? You don't. She took Ollie home.

By the following evening it was clear that Ollie was in trouble. It turned out that the heavy infestation of fleas, ear mites and tape worms literally crawling out & then back into of him weren't the worst of his problems. Ollie had Panleukopenia. He lived four more days and his vet bill is around $500. We will pay it.

Remember the Rottie that I mentioned above? Today we found out she has a heavy case of Heartworm. The vet said she'll remove the buckshot from her body too. The estimate for her Heartworm treatment is $400. Somehow this will be done.

Then there's Duffy, a four month old Beagle puppy that was rescued from that shelter yesterday. Today she was at the vet and diagnosed with "hemorragic enteritis". Basically that means, bloody stools. Is Parvo on the way? We don't know but fluids were given and the pup started on antibiotics.

Remember the haunting picture at the very top of the page, under the title of this fund? It's of a sad looking puppy sitting next to chain link fencing. He or she is one of the ones that hasn't been rescued yet. At this particular "shelter" they put at least 40 animals per week into this:

It's a gas chamber and used every Friday. Sadly, gas chambers are far too common in the rural South.

I've purposely left off the name of the shelter and county that it's located in. We're afraid the local gov will stop all volunteers from going in if any heat is put on them. At this point we have two choices: stop taking pets from there because financially it's putting a drain on our group's bank account OR ask the animal loving community for help. So, we're asking you. Every $10 will add up and will enable us to help those that truly need it the most; the puppies, kittens, dogs and cats of this shelter.

FYI: Some people will want an explanation on what a "pledge" is. When you pledge an amount it's not taken from your Paypal account or credit card UNTIL the fund goal is met. I donated myself so I could see how this works. Basically, your pledge is put on hold but not taken until the fund goal is met. If we don't meet the goal, mission failed; no money taken from anyone.
♥Please help us meet our goal. All pledges add up!

August 5th. Every word posted above is true and the photos are real; the animals ARE suffering. I wish it weren't true. We thought that by posting this on various outlets across the country that people would quickly help. Some have but not to the degree I was hoping for. The reason the response hasn't been greater is that the story of this shelter is so outrageous that some people don't even believe it. I'm hoping that someone will get this fundable to Oprah or Geraldo and that they'll contact me.

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