Rally for Hoochie and Raley!!

Hello Friends,

Not long ago my pals Hoochie and Raley were shot at point blank range by a mad-man while their owner pleaded for him to stop. By some miracle, Hoochie and Raley survived the horrendous ordeal and now is the time to bring their shooter to justice.

(From voicesforella.org)

There will be a peaceful rally Tuesday, September 23rd at 10am at 415 North Orange Avenue Orlando, Florida 32801in Downtown Orlando for the 2 husky dogs that were shot in Orlando back on May 19th. Hoochie and Raley were shot by Christopher Comins in a field occupied by some cattle after escaping from their owner. Although they posed no threat to the cows, Comins repeatedly shot the dogs in the eye, back, and legs, even as the owner was retrieving them. It was then found that Comins has a criminal record including misuse of a firearm from 2005 when he put a gun to a boy's head. In that case, he was initially charged with a felony but then pled the charge down to a misdemeanor. We do not want to see him also get away with shooting animals.

Many of us have been involved in this case since the beginning, advocating for the dogs and seeking justice from our authorities. Initially, Orange County Sheriff was not going to pursue a criminal investigation for the shooting of the dogs. They felt Comins was within his rights even though he did not own the land or the cattle. However, after calls by concerned citizens, the case was re-opened. When the Sheriff's Office concluded their investigation, they felt that Comins should only be charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty for the 7th (final) shot. This case has been sent to the Orange County State Attorney's Office. The State Attorney ultimately decides what charges should be formally filed, if any.

We are holding this rally to show the State Attorney that we want FELONY animal cruelty charges brought against the shooter, Christopher Comins, for repeatedly and intentionally shooting Hoochie and Raley. We will be in a grassy area near the courthouse/state attorney's office, which is in downtown Orlando at 415 North Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801. Just look for people with signs!

Rally Guidelines:
Same as usual. Please keep this peaceful...no cursing, screaming, etc
Signs must be hand-held in Orlando. This means you cannot have a sign
that has a pole attached. In the past, the city has received
complaints from people that protesters threatened them with the
poles/sticks/etc that were supporting the sign. I suggest just a foam
board or a sheet of poster board, which you can buy at Wal-Mart. Your
"hand-held" sign can be as large as you want according to code
enforcement.
Please do not block any of the walkways, doors, etc. Additionally, if
an officer tells you to move away from an area, you must do so.
Please do not argue with the officer. If you think you are being
unlawfully asked to move, the proper time to address that issue is
after the fact by filling an official complaint.
Carpools:
We are arranging carpools to make getting to the rally easier. If you
want to carpool or if you can offer a ride, please email me as soon
as possible so we can make arrangements!
****See the video of the husky shooting at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtYKvnSGqJU


If you have any questions, please contact Holly at www.voicesforella.org.

Or if you can not make it perhaps you can visit their Dogster pages and send them a note of support!
Hoochie
Raley

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!

Have you met Hoochie and Raley yet?

Please take a moment of your time to read this important message

Hoochie and Raley are two Siberian pals of mine who were brutally gunned down in Florida, shot 6 times at point blank range right in front of their owner, who was begging for the shooter to stop. Through the grace of God they are alive and on the mend, but could sure use some pals right about now.

You see, the police are stalling by not filing charges against the shooter, hoping the outrage will die down and then they can let it all just fade away. We need people to maintain pressure on the State Prosecutor so that will NOT happen.

Please consider signing the on line petition that has been started, in order to bring charges against this monster.

Also feel free to visit Hoochie's and Raley's MySpace page for frequent updates on their condition.


And finally, here is a page from the ASPCA's on line community, with the names and addresses of people you can write to, to INSIST that justice is served.

That link also includes a link to a You Tube video, showing the shooting. Thankfully there was a tourist filming the whole thing. Beware - not for the faint of heart.

Thank you in advance for your support.

Marley's home!!!

Thank you all for your thoughts, concerns & support!
Gnarly Marley had been found, he will be celebrating his first woofday with family & friends at HOME!, here is what his humom wrote:

"HI EVERYONE,
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HE'S HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MY HUSBAND GOT A CALL AROUND 1:30 PM EST FROM A GUY IN THE NEIGHBORING COUNTY. I WAS OUT LOOKING AND DIDN'T HAVE CELL SERVICE SO HE CALLED CORY. CORY SAID HE ABOUT WRECKED HIS WORK TRUCK WHEN THE GUY SAID "I HAVE A HUSKY HERE, NAMED MARLEY"!!!!!
SO MY MOM AND I JUST GOT BACK FROM PICKING HIM UP. HE'S DIRTY AND SMELLS LIKE HE'S BEEN ROLLING IN DEAD THINGS, HUNGRY AND THIRSTY BUT ALIVE AND WELL, THANK GOD AND THANK ALL OF YOU!!!!!!!!!
HE WAS 12 MILES AWAY IN THE NEIGHBORING COUNTY HEADING N.E . TORWARDS VIRGINIA. (DON'T TELL MAYA THAT'S THE WRONG WAY TO GET TO TEXAS!)
I GUESS AFTER 26 HOURS HE WAS TIRED CAUSE HE JUST WALKED RIGHT INTO A HOUSE THAT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION...OR MAYBE HE WAS LOOKING FOR HIS DADDY CAUSE HIS DADDY WORKED CONSTRUCTION HERE IN NC????
ANYWAY, HE ATE, DRANK LOTS OF WATER AND IS NOW SOUND ASLEEP.
HE KNEW ME AS SOON AS HE SAW MY CAR COMING, I THINK I WAS OUT OF THE CAR BEFORE I HAD IT IN PARK! HE WAS WOOOO-WOOOOOING AND GIVING ME KISSES, OF COURSE I WAS CRYING IN JOY THIS TIME.

I CAN'T EVEN EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN OFFERING SUGGESTIONS, MAKING FLYERS, CRYING LONG DISTANCE WITH ME. THIS IS TRULY THE BEST "ON-LINE CHAT GROUP" EVER. YOU GUYS ARE FAMILY.
THANK YOU HUSKY HEAVEN AND DOGSTER.
I AM FOREVER INDEBTED FOR YOUR KINDNESS.

ALL OUR LOVE,
GNARLY MARLEY, DAKOTA ROSE, hu-parents McClure and Cory"

My friend Gnarley Marley- is missing!!!!!!

Please help us get him home! Pass the word to all of your pals!

Hi guys,

I know we're all over the country, so if you're in the area, please keep an eye out.

Missing - Gnarley Marley. Intact Male. Black and white, blue eyes, 11 months old.

http://www.dogster.com/dogs/617053


Where - Last seen running towards a wooded area in Laurel Springs, NC, in the northwest corner of the state. The closest town is Jefferson/West Jefferson. Jefferson is about 15 miles.

When - 6-18-08, approx 11am. Still less than 24 hours.

He IS wearing a bright orange collar with info as well, but it could have fallen off or been removed. If seen please call 828-964-9031, 336-982-2572 or e-mail is mcclure_j@hotmail.com.

There have been some upheavals in his life recently and he seems to be very sensitive to them. His owners are in the process of moving out of state, and he has been staying with relatives until the family can all be reunited. He is loved and he is missed.

Mom has always called me S-Lo!!

Wow, your dog is Jennifer Lopez!

Jennifer Lopez

Dressed to Kill

Una bomba inteligente autentica, Sasha Belle is super-fly girl Jennifer Lopez!

Curvaceous and sassy and always more than willing to pawticipate with a few moves on the dance floor, Sasha Belle moves and grooves with the best of them. But that doesn't mean it's all fun and salsa for Sasha Belle—discipline and structure are key ingredients that have helped to put Sasha Belle on a fur-lined fast track. Family is of utmost importance for Sasha Belle , and she takes care of her brothers and sisters with the same dedication that she gives her little 'uns. To see and to be seen are significant parts of Sasha Belle's daily activities, and the real-life Cleopetra makes her rounds with confidence and flair, always preferring to hang with the more bold and beautiful members of the pack.

Care Again.... For the Wolves

Care Again is a non profit organization which raises wolves, performs wolf studies and in the past has offered outreach programs.

Zoning changes made it mandatory to relocate the wolves and time is running out due to lack of funding and helping hands. The wolves were moved to a pristine nature preserve backing into a national forest in Colorado. Presently volunteers are urgently needed to help finish building the fence to ensure the safety of the wolf pack. The materials are there with a single set of human hands trying to manage it alone, due to the weather and other duties like feeding and tending to the wolves, it has been nearly impossible to accomplish this important task.

People interested in volunteering near Woodland Park CO. may contact J. Harris at:719-748-3780

Please have the patience to leave your name and number to be reached TWICE as the answering machine is less than state of the art and the wolf guardian is often away tending to the wolves.
You may also contact Sasha at LenaMalikhusky@gmail.com with any further questions.

Donations of any amount towards this 501 non profit organization are welcomed and greatly appreciated.

Please join us at our new website! : http://careagain.net/

***Feeling Blue***

A friend of mine is missing. His name is Blue - officially Yukonwind's Doobie Blues.

We've all been there, if only for a few minutes. You see the gate open and your heart drops. You see an open door, and your heart drops. You've been lucky. You've always gotten them back. But what if this time it were different? I do not ever want to feel the way Blue's parents are feeling. And hopefully in some small way this will help.

I still believe that he is alive and I still believe that he will be found. I have to believe... what would I do if I were missing? Would my humans look for me... would they still look for me after 2 months? after 6? Would other people help them or would they be all alone too? Would someone find me and try to make me theirs? Would I wonder searching for food and shelter? I'd be scared... this I know

Blue is alive, I feel it, but he's scared. He wants to come home and he wonders if anyone cares... if anyone is looking for him.

My humans live many miles away. They have never met Blue or Blue's humans but they are trying in any way to help... help spread the word, help find blue.

So... why help strangers, why help find a dog you don't know?
For many reasons, but mostly because they know that this could just as easily be me. How helpless would any of us pups, kitties or humans feel? Who else could we turn to who would truly understand? We do this because we put ourselves in the shoes of Blue and Blue's humans and because we've come to know that even as strangers, we'd be there for each other...

We do it for our own pack. We do it for the friends we've made here - we do it because we know if any one of us is in need, we will be there for each other.

We do it because Blue needs us... and we all have something to offer, we can all help and add to a sum that is so much bigger than just one.

Please help us - please post this in your diary. Please click here to go to WhereIsBlue.com and help us get Blue home!! and share it with your friends, ask your humans to share it with there friends. Please pay this forward - we would do the same for you.

Blue, a black and white Siberian Husky (4 year old male, brown eyes, microchipped) has been missing since May 8, 2007 from Brighton, MI.

Dogster page: Blue

Website : WhereIsBlue.com

E-mail: inform@whereisblue.com

Telephone: (313) 550-6095
Reward offered for his return, no questions asked.

Permission and gratitude for cross posting. Thank you!

BEING LOST -- FROM A DOG'S PERSPECTIVE

The gate was left open
one bright sunny day
So I thought I would go,
explore, run, and play.


Seeing new things,
this is such fun!
But where do I go,
now that I’m done?

Was it back this way,
or maybe that
Where is my home?
I want to go back.

I have on my collar,
it’s red, white and blue
But, I don’t have my tags
to give someone a clue.

A man comes and gets me,
puts me in his truck
He’s taking me home,
Oh, what luck!

Wait a minute,
this isn’t my home
I’m stuck in a cage,
scared and alone.

People come see me,
so I wag my tail
I love the attention
I get in this jail.

The food is okay,
and the bed is too
But I really miss home,
yet what can I do?

I miss my yard,
my bed, and my ball
But, I miss my master
the most of all.

Where is my master?
It must have been weeks
I know he will come.
He really loves me.

Then someone takes me
down a long hall
I’m confused and uncertain,
I stare at the wall.

I feel a prick,
things start to go dark
I think of my master
and me in the park.

I’m going to sleep now
with him on my mind
Little do I know,
my fate has been signed.

I pray when I wake,
he will be there
Holding me close,
stroking my hair.

I’m sorry I strayed,
who knew the cost?
But it doesn’t have to happen
when dogs get lost.

Lisa Williams

This poem is dedicated to the "stray" animals that do not get reclaimed.

I've been tagged!!!!

I been tagged by Tinkerbelle and Lil Miss Mya

Rules are this:
I have to pick and list 10 fellow members and say a nice thing about them and about the person who tagged me. I then send pmail or rosettes to the 10 people I picked.

Tinkerbell is always nothing but nice and seems to have all dogsters as her friend.
Lil Miss Mya always has her heart on her sleeve which is a lesson most of us could learn from.

1. Nika who is a role model for the breed.
2. Bree who is s sweet and pretty.
3. Lena Malik whose words always move me to tears
4. SadieGBeAD-C1 who is very sweet and doesn't visit Husky Heaven enough!
5. Oakley who always cheers you on and always has kind words.
6. Suika is always there to brighten my day
7. Smokey who is so very goofy and always brings a smile to my face.
8. Lady Branwen who wouldn't like Lady??
9. Bandit is from North Carolina~ humom's homestate~ need I say more?
10. And Tehya whose humom has a special place in my humom's heart.

CASH REWARD FOR THE SAFE RETURN OF BLUE

Cash Reward! No Questions asked!

Blue, who belongs to Sharon of Yukonwind Siberians, escaped from inside his
house on May 8, 2007 from Maxfield Rd. in Brighton, MI. Blue is black &
white but may appear grey & white from blowing his coat. He has brown eyes
and weighs around 50 pounds. Most importantly, Blue is a much loved family
member and his family desperately wants him home. Blue was last seen in the
Lone Tree area of Brighton/Milford in between Hickory Ridge and Milford Rds
but he could be anywhere by now.
If you know where Blue is, please do the right thing and contact his family.

313-550-6095 or codeblue@woofgang.com

Someone, somewhere must know where Blue is or what happened to him. Blue's
owner is offering a CASH REWARD with no questions asked for the person who
brings this boy back to his family. The following people, kennels and groups
have pledged their own cash reward as well to the person or group that
brings Blue back to his owners. These rewards are pledged "NO questions
asked" as long as Blue is safely returned. If you want to pledge a reward to
help him get home, please contact us. If you know where Blue is PLEASE
contact his owners at codeblue@woofgang.com. I can't move a bear with a
teaspoon but maybe if I have 1000 friends bring their own teaspoon...

To pledge to the reward visit: http://www.tajasiberians.com/ for details.

One of my best pals Natasha, http://www.dogster.com/dogs/507151, tagged me. Thank you so much fur thinking of me!!!

THE RULES
Pick 3 dogsters you think are really pawriffic and paw a little about why! Let them know how much they are loved with a rosette or a p mail.

It's hard to just pick 3!!....but here goes


Sadie GBeAD-C1 http://www.dogster.com/dogs/338306. Because Sadie has the most beautiful eyes of any husky I have ever seen. She's pretty sweet too! How can you not love Sadie?

Nakita http://www.dogster.com/dogs/556512 who has the biggest heart of all of us put together.

Joey http://www.dogster.com/dogs/534409 how could you not love Joey!? With that nose, it's impossible not to love him!


To all my pals that I didn't list here I didn't forget you, but these pups have just stolen my heart. I wuv you all!!!!