Rick Ruggles
Dec 25, 2020
One dog or cat makes for a sweet Christmas gift, but 69 of them? That’s how many animals an Omaha rescue group took in Wednesday from an Arkansas organization.
Nebraska’s Animal Loving Advocates, or NALA Rescue for short, is putting the animals into foster homes this week, with its next goal to eventually find permanent homes for them.
The Arkansas-based Artemis Project received NALA’s approval and piled a large van high with kennels holding 32 dogs and 37 cats. The Artemis Project is a new organization that has tried to fill a void in Arkansas after the Fort Smith-area humane shelter closed in 2019. The project frequently transports dogs and cats to rescue and shelter groups in other states.
NALA Rescue founder Angie Hospodka said 69 animals is a record intake for her group, which has been around about five years. The organization has 80 volunteers and no paid employees. The rescue group survives on donations and adoption fees.
Some of the cats and all of the dogs have already been distributed to foster homes, Hospodka said. The animals received vaccinations in Arkansas, she said, but the Omaha-area organization is responsible for covering medical assessments, placing microchips in the animals, treating them for fleas and worms, and spaying and neutering those that are old enough for the procedures.
Three dogs have heartworm, and Hospodka said the care the 69 animals will receive from her group will end up costing NALA $15,000 to $20,000.
“All these guys need homes now,” she said. “Like real, forever homes.”
The group’s website is nalarescue.org.
Courtesy of The Omaha World Herald
https://omaha.com/news/local/omaha-rescue-group-receives-shipment-of-69-cats-and-dogs-that-need-forever-homes/article_bd977386-46e1-11eb-97b6-0f75fcf1a5a0.html
Where can we see the animals available for adoption? The net says they received 69 new animals, but we cannot find them anywhere.
Thanks
Hi Mitch, my apologies. The website is hitting a higher volume than normal resulting in the animals not showing. The currently available animals can be viewed directly on our PetFinder site until the issue is resolved. There are also several other animals that are current being medically checked and will become available at a later date so keep an eye on the site and also our Facebook page as well. If you wish, you can fill out an adoption application ahead of time to get preapproved to adopt as animals become available. Thanks and my apologies again for the confusion!
Do y’all accept crates? I have 2 larger ones I’d like to be able to give along with a monetary donation to help
Absolutely. We’ll send you an email at the supplied email address to coordinate. Thank you for your generosity!