AB awaits response from county officials as to the status of the remaining 57 dogs seized from Via and kept in public shelters since March 10.
Hamilton has mobilized a force of volunteers to help with Lilly, AnnaBelle, and any additional dogs from Boxer Rescue that the county’s Department of Animal Services might release to her group.
She said that for the past few days she has been caring for the dogs herself to gauge how much volunteer time the tasks would require and what supplies might be needed, such as a can opener, a large raised feeding station for Lilly (who has to eat and drink out of raised dishes because of a controlled medical condition) a log book to keep track of medications and special foods, and more blankets.
Lilly and AnnaBelle are currently housed in the company of Ed, a boxer mix, and Lucky, a black Labrador mix (see info below), two other rescued dogs who Boxer ‘N Birds was already fostering.
“The four of them and I have had a good time getting to know one another,” Hamilton said.
The county will be releasing dogs with medical or behavioral problems to Boxers ‘N Birds, said Hamilton, due to limited public resources for coping with the proper adoption process for such dogs. Lilly has demodex, an easily-treated skin ailment, and AnnaBelle has megaesophagus, which is managed well and simply with twice daily medication and the use of raised feeding bowls.
Behavior-wise, both Lilly and AnnaBelle are “fantastic with people, good with each other” and seem to be good with most other dogs, Hamilton said.
This week Hamilton’s group has also accepted into its adoption program two boxers from San Diego Humane Society and SPCA. Reginald is a “very handsome, muscular, big male boxer,” and Bitsy is a light-colored brindle, Hamilton reported.
For info on how to offer donations, volunteering, or a loving new home for Lilly, AnnaBelle, Ed, Lucky, Reginald, Bitsy, and more available dogs at Boxers ‘N Birds, please contact:
Mission Animal & Bird Hospital
655 Benet Rd
Oceanside, CA 92058
Tel. (760) 433-3763
Katerina Lorenzatos Makris is the author of 17 novels for
publishers including Avon, E.P. Dutton, and Simon & Schuster, and
hundreds of articles for publications such as National Geographic
Traveler, San Francisco Chronicle, and Veggie Life. She wrote a
teleplay for CBS and short fiction for The Bark magazine. With coauthor
Shelley Frost, she wrote Your
Adopted Dog
(The Lyons Press). Holding a B.A. in Environmental Science Studies and
a lifelong interest in animal issues, she spends a lot of her time
battling a severe addiction to dogs.
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