Three Dogs with Medical Needs Take the Spotlight as Staff Settle all the Animals into the Adoption Centers
BOSTON and Salem, Mass., Jan. 24, 2022 – Forty one cats and eight dogs rescued from a Tulsa, Okla. hoarding case are now safe after a plane carrying the animals landed this past Saturday at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Conn., after which the animals were driven by van to the Northeast Animal Shelter (NEAS) in Salem, Mass.
The animals had been surrendered to the Humane Society of Tulsa on Jan. 12 along with 90 others who were living in a home described as crowded and unsanitary.
The animals’ flight was sponsored by Bissell Pet Foundation, which every year transports thousands of animals from overcrowded shelters to areas of the country where adoptive homes are more plentiful.
Bailey, Sugar and Rosie Take Center Stage
Most of the cats, which range in age from three months to 10 years are shy, but shelter officials believe will do well with patient adopters. Five of the dogs, aged nine weeks to 14 years, are in overall fine health.
Bailey, Sugar and Rosie, however, will need extra TLC to regain their health and confidence, according to Mike Keiley, director of adoption centers and programs at the MSPCA-Angell, and executive director of NEAS. “Bailey, who’s three years old, was mostly confined to a crate for years and was underweight and suffering hair loss when she was first removed from the home,” he said.
According to Keiley, Bailey also needs extensive dental care. “She’s missing several molars and we’ll likely need to remove other teeth, possibly even all of them, because they are so damaged.”
Sugar, who at 14-years old is an elderly Beagle, will also need dental care, as well as surgery to remove several fatty lumps across his body. Rosie—a 10-year-old Jack Russell Terrier—will require dental care, too.
Help Bailey, Sugar and Rosie!
The three dogs’ medical bills are likely to exceed $3,000 and anyone who wishes to donate toward their care can do so via www.mspca.org/tulsa.
“These pets are just a few of the thousands of animals we’ll provide medical care for in 2022—both inside and outside of our adoption centers, and we hope our community of animal lovers will help ensure they get all the care they deserve,” said Keiley.
MSPCA and NEAS: The First to Get the Call
“We’re now at a place where we [NEAS and MSPCA] get called first when a natural disaster strikes or when mass animal surrenders, such as this one, can easily overwhelm an animal shelter outside of Massachusetts,” said Keiley about the affiliation between the two organizations whose shelter operations he leads.
“I’m so proud of the way the MSPCA and NEAS have combined our resources to help the largest number of animals possible, as well as the relationships we’ve established nationally to become the most relied upon destination shelter in New England for animals in need of relocation.”
Adopters Needed!
All of the dogs and cats will serve out their mandatory 48-hour quarantine before they can be placed for adoption. Both NEAS and MSPCA officials expect that to happen this week. Would be adopters can apply to adopt via www.mspca.org/adopt and neas.org/adopt.
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