Jackie Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 This is the current status of Anita’s Animals. Anita’s Animals is in the process of closing and finding homes for the dogs and cats that are there now. The people who have SOLE LEGAL RIGHT for all activities involving the shelter are: Edelweiss Padilla, daughter of Anita and Doris Bitterci , who has legal power of attorney given to her from Anita to act on her behalf. Prior to Anita’s departure to Germany, a young woman named Tulu was placed in the shelter ‘ manager ‘ position, and also stayed there over-night. She also went to the Wednesday tianguis and you might have met her there in the weeks she was there with Anita and then with Jackie K. a long time Anita volunteer. During this brief time, Anita contacted her daughter and said that she will not be returning to Mexico, for personal / health reasons. Meanwhile Edelweiss had a meeting with some ex-pats , mostly new to the community, to discuss possible help at the shelter. They had a meeting on June 6th 2017 . The statement made by this group was: [ the ] PURPOSE: To Meet Immediate Needs of Anita’s Animals, while future plans are put in place. This TRANSITION TEAM consisted of : Chairman - Cindi Martin, Co-Chairman - Toni Miller , Treasurer - Jan / Janice Raschko and Out-Reach - Linda O’Brien . Part of the topics discussed during that meeting included: For the next month, things will remain status quo , while new measures are evaluated and put in place by the transition team. Also having fund-raisers and in next month, have “fill-a-bag sale at Anita’s to get rid of clothing”. Donate leftovers. The Transition Team made an offer to buy the property / shelter, but no agreement was reached. During the last three weeks , since that June 6ht meeting saying things would remain status quo for the next month - all clothing, hardbound and paperback books, music CDs, movie DVDs was ‘disposed’ of in various ways, during a ‘clean up’ project by the Transition Team. So there is no more tianguis , where these items had been sold for many years. Ms. Bitterci , the legal representative of Anita, received an e-mail dated June 25, 2017 from Janice Raschko that stated: [ “we” being the Transition Team ] : We will not however be purchasing the property, attending the Tianguis, cleaning up the property or raising funds for Anita's shelter. It will once again become your responsibility. Toni, Linda, Cindi and I want to thank you both for helping us during the transition time, but please do not involve us any further with the complicated administration of Anita’s. We wish you the best for a bright future of the shelter. Any donations for Anita’s animals should be given directly to Doris or Edelweiss, not through a second party . Donations of dog food, cat food and kitty litter would still be appreciated until all of the cats/ dogs have found a new home, however long that takes. So as of June 25th, the Transition Team has removed themselves from any and all the activities of Anita’s Animals , unless given [ specific ] permission by Edelweiss and / or Doris. The task before Edelweiss and Doris, AND with the help of the community I hope, is that homes will be found for the dogs and cats at the shelter. The animals will remain at the shelter ‘open’ until a placement has been found for each animal. However, no new animals will be accepted. I wish to thank the community on behalf of Anita for the many years that you supported her cat and dog rescue work. She was a ‘landmark’ in this community and will be missed. “Animals are reliable, many full of love, true in their affections, predictable in their actions, grateful and loyal. Difficult standards for people to live up to.” Alfred A. Montapert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleflower Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 Thank you for responding and making things much clearer. I am sorry that it has ended this way for you and JB. Thank you both for your years of devotion to Anita and the animals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 Best of luck to everyone involved and thanks to all. Unfortunately, for many of us who have been around for a few years, this is exactly how too many things end when no "exit" plan has been put in place. Whether just one person's personal effects or something like this we all need to express our wishes when we are either gone or no longer able to carry on. A good reminder for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad_Max Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 Thank you for posting this information. I hope the community will come together and help Doris find homes for all the animals - perhaps some of the other shelters can take a few - but it will take work to find homes for that many animals as I assume the immediate goal is to close the shelter as soon as the animals can be placed in good homes. When I was lakeside, I took pictures of the dogs and the cats at Anita's that were available for adoption - and they were posted on the web - So that is one thing that some in the community can pitch in and do now - as the pictures did help increase the adoption rate - and that is something that is needed. Hopefully Doris will be able to put together some sort of volunteer infrastructure for activities like this. Also - the transition team renamed the shelter - I assume the name will revert back to what it was as it wasn't a legal rename - and they created a new website with this new name (which I assume they will delete - and turn over paypal funds collected to Doris) and I assume and hope that the old website can be put back on line - a great place to show the pictures of dogs needing placement. Again, Hopefully Doris will be able to put together some sort of volunteer infrastructure for activities like this. So sad to see this happen - but I assume the dogs and cats are still in good health - the workers there always care about them - wish I was there to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 Warmest greetings, Jackie, and thank you for so many things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
court0503 Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 Does anyone know many dogs & cats are there to be rehomed exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Posted June 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 Doris told me , as I remember [ with olde age adjustments ] there are about 50 cats, and 43 dogs present at the shelter site. Various sizes, ages and "breeds" . A golden puppy was adopted yesterday. Doris is working on an animal sheet for each animal , with the dog's pictures and essential data. I believe she will do some posting on Facebook when she has completed the dogs. Then the cats will follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnMama Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 Jackie, my friend, I think you have it backwards: 43 cats, and about 50 dogs, possibly plus the 11 being fostered by the transition team. Right now we at the Ranch are overcrowded and it seems like every time we adopt a dog, someone dumps one or two over our fence. BUT, we have agreed to take in Anita's dogs as we have room. I expect that Lucky Dog is doing the same thing. We are all in this together. So if you have decided to adopt a dog but don't find one at Anita's that you fancy, please also look at the Ranch and Lucky Dog so we will be able to take in more of her dogs. If the community pulls together, we can make something good come from all of this. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guiness Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 We are going to give the little black and white female cocker mix a home. We are in Canada at the moment but have made arrangements to pick her up upon our return. We already have 4 of our own (all rescues from the area) and had just committed to taking one more who is currently in a foster home- we will pick him up when we return from Canada. So, that will make 6 dogs! Please join us in saving a life. We are a great community of dog lovers, let's get as many homed as quickly as we can. The Challenge Begins........ Please help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnMama Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 THANKS! We just agreed to "foster" Hobbs from the Ranch to help free up a pen for some of Anita's dogs once they are ready. He says foster-smoster he has found a nice place and he's stayin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyfull Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 12 hours ago, Guiness said: We are going to give the little black and white female cocker mix a home. We are in Canada at the moment but have made arrangements to pick her up upon our return. We already have 4 of our own (all rescues from the area) and had just committed to taking one more who is currently in a foster home- we will pick him up when we return from Canada. So, that will make 6 dogs! Please join us in saving a life. We are a great community of dog lovers, let's get as many homed as quickly as we can. The Challenge Begins........ Please help! Bless you, looking forward to meeting your new family members. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Miller Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 I'm a bit confused (as usual!) I was told to direct people, who might be interested in adoption or fostering, to the website but I am not sure what or where the website is. Can anyone help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnMama Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 The Lakeside Village Rescue Website is still functioning and has information on a few dogs so far. Here is the URL: http://lakesidevillagerescue.weebly.com/animals-for-adoption.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Miller Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 Thank you MtnMama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdlngton Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 What is the procedure if one is interested in adopting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Miller Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 bdlngton What is the procedure if one is interested in adopting? Yes more information would be helpful, and when will the puppies be ready for adoption? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnMama Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 I'd try the 'contact us' page and see if it is working http://lakesidevillagerescue.weebly.com/contact-us.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnMama Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 The Guad Reporter has an ad with phone numbers. The numbers are 387 761 0500 or (045) 333 400 3327 OK animal lovers, we need to get this show on the road. Anita has been a fixture here for more than 20 years. I think we can agree she made some unfortunate decisions about the future of the shelter, and the transition team took on a huge task they weren't equipped to handle. That in the past and right now these animals need to find homes. From various sources, there seem to be between 40 and 60 dogs and puppies and about 40 cats and kittens. No all are ready for adoption. Many are not well socialized. This calls for love, patience and training but it can be fixed. Some of the dogs won't be housebroken, many will have poor house manners but this is true of any rescue animal. So please start planning for your new arrival. If you can't take a pet yourself, talk to your friends, neighbors, Facebook followers... and lets see how quickly we can accomplish something we can all be proud of - saving ALL the dogs and cats at Anita's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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