• Help Gentle Barn Save Survivors Of Abuse And Neglect
• Rally Round Animal Acres In Lancaster Crisis

1/17/08, EMERGENCY AID FOR FARMED AND COMPANION ANIMALS IN HOARDER CASE NEAR PALMDALE, NORTHEAST OF LOS ANGELES — Lancaster, CA: They are asked to "assist" with "some farm animals." But when Gentle Barn Rescue Staff arrive at a deserted property in Lancaster, California, they find roughly 400 animals with no water or food. Fire-starting wood pellets were apparently fed to some. Dogs are dead in wheelbarrows. Duck carcasses litter muddy sludge and chickens are half-eaten inside dog cages. The Gentle Barn is now midway into a huge animal cruelty seizure and we need your help!

1/14/08 — A Gentle Barn rescuer says, "As we got closer (to the Lancaster property), we saw cages made out of chain link with about 400 animals in wretched condition. The stench almost knocked us out…and we saw hundreds of little eyes filled with loneliness and heartbreak, begging for help."

Animals seized include about 200 dogs, 30 cats, 40 chickens and turkeys, 100 goats and sheep, a llama and emu, a pregnant horse, 3 potbellied pigs and a 600-pound farmed pig. A majority have mange, upper respiratory ailments, pink eye, vomiting, diarrhea. All are exhausted. Five very sick puppy litters have been removed. Animals were exposed to below-freezing temperatures. Rainfall forced them to live in mud puddles with no dry refuge anywhere…

• ADOPT, FOSTER, FIND HOMES FOR SEIZED ANIMALS
  Call 661-252-2440


• VOLUNTEER WITH THE GENTLE BARN
  Call Mike Schwartz, 805-404-7755
  25 volunteers needed to care for sick dogs who will be transferred from Lancaster to Acton. We’re hurriedly building a temporary shelter.


• DONATE TO GENTLE BARN
  DONATE ONLINE: www.gentlebarn.org
  DONATE BY MAIL: The Gentle Barn
  26910 Sierra Highway D-8 #318 / Santa Clarita, CA 91321

- Feed for emu, pigs, horse, llama
- 30 bags dry dog food (50 lbs each)
- Vaccines, stitches, treatment for mange + other illnesses
- 200 collars, different sizes
- 200 leashes
- 100 big clips to secure water buckets to fences
- 200 blankets
- Bleach (40 gallons(
- 15 flat oversized shovels
- 15 metal leaf rakes
- 50 pooper scoopers
- 200 plastic trash bags
- 50 food/water containers
- $8,000 to spay/neuter 200 dogs at $40/each
- $12,500 for about 50 life-saving treatments
- $800 to transport animals to Acton and to vets.

1/17/08, EMERGENCY AID FOR FARMED AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS, From Lorri Bauston — Animal Acres joins Los Angeles County Animal Control, Gentle Barn and other area rescue organizations to remove suffering animals from Lancaster property and help them recover.

Staff and volunteers on the scene see dead dogs and no evidence of food or water. One pig cannot stand because his hooves are severely overgrown. Sheep and goats have upper respiratory disease, pink eye and mange. Two are blind in one eye and all have eye infections. All animals stand in filthy puddles in 30-degree temperatures. The stench is horrific…

• ADOPT, FIND HOMES FOR DUCKS, GEESE, GOATS, SHEEP
  Contact 661-269-5404, info@animalacres.org
  Homes are critically needed for ducks and geese, who remain at the property. We only have temp housing for sheep and goats right now. We seek permanent placement for animals.


• VOLUNTEER WITH ANIMAL ACRES
  Call Mike Schwartz, 805-404-7755
  Volunteers should arrive by 11:00am (may start as early as 8:00am) for 3-hour cargiving shifts. As a volunteer-based organization, we depend on dedicated people for large cruelty cases. Rescued animals need healthcare (treatments, hoof trimmings, etc.) and must be fed, watered, and cleaned daily.


• DONATE TO THE ANIMAL ACRES RESCUE FUND
  DONATE ONLINE: http://animalacres.org
  
  DONATE BY MAIL: Animal Acres
  5200 Escondido Canyon Road / Acton, CA 93510

Animals are scared, alone and hurt. Kinship Circle Disaster Animal Response Team needs your compassion, skills and stamina!

1. Independently trained volunteers with experience in disaster rescue, animal handling, sheltering, animal first aid, veterinary, photography and documentation, leadership skills.
2. Flexibililty to travel to disaster zones for 1-2 weeks.
3. Team players who follow FEMA Incident Command System and Kinship Circle protocol.
4. Self-sustainability in rugged post-disaster settings.
5. CLICK HERE to register as an disaster response volunteer.

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