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Thu Jan 19, 2006 4:01 pm

I would really love to take two females. If there was a way to get them to CA right on the AZ border.

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Thu Jan 19, 2006 7:27 pm

i think i know what is happening with the emails...

Posted by Tracy on Rats Rule:

Hey all,
Thank you SO much for helping us in our efforts to get these rats help. Every bit helps, from donations, homes, and word of mouth!
I'm working on emails and organizing everything into a readable spreadsheet.

For those trying to email us through kimsarkrescue.org, we just moved hosts and these emails won't be working for a couple days.
If you're emailing to help with fostering, adopting, or transport please email Jessica or Tracy at Kimsarkadopt@gmail.com
If you're emailing to find out donation instructions or other additional info, please email Tina at kimsarkrescue@gmail.com

Thanks!!

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Thu Jan 19, 2006 7:42 pm

Yeah, I finally got an email that said I was approved...so hopefully transport can be worked out so that I can get a couple of wee girls or boys. Mr. Green

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Thu Jan 19, 2006 8:01 pm

it actually looks like there is a VERY good chance that we have transport garenteed to georgia at the very least. i am not 100 percent sure, so don't take my word for it, but keep working on finding more homes.

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Fri Jan 20, 2006 1:19 am

Yay! I just emailed them about fostering, so hopefully transport will work out.

EDIT: They emailed me back, and said that they have some potential problems, that they can't fix, so might not be able to have fosters/adopters that far away Sad

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I miss you Tut, Goldy, and Raoul Angel rat

Fri Jan 20, 2006 5:44 pm

I'll talk the rents about forstering some ratties. Poor souls. I'll ask Twitch as well.

Is there anyway to get them to New Brunswick? Even if they could be near Bangor, Maine for the second week of March (we'll be flying back from Florida and could bring them up from that point ourselves). I'll be praying for all those wee cuties. It's a shame to see what a lack of education can cause.

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rats: scooter, kermit, lestat + tsume
mouse: bingo [rip sweety. you're with peanut + wizard at the bridge]
horse: phoenix

Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:43 am

Posted by Tracy on RatsRule:

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Hey all
Kim, Shannon, and Lydia made the long trip into NY today to get the rats.
They drove back 85 rats (males, females, moms, litters). 19 rats went to our volunteer in NY to transport around the Rochester/Buffalo area. So a total of 104 were pulled out. 10 male rats were left with the owner and the owner found homes for some on her own.

About 6 of them need/needed medical care (including a baby boy with a big umbilical hernia) and one will definitely need surgery (a girl missing half her leg). There's about 10 potentially pregnant girls that we're hoping to spay ASAP. That's pretty good considering there were over 44 girls to begin with!

Kim says that some are scared, but almost all of them are being remarkably good - some scratching and very few gave some nervous nips while they were here. "They are enjoying having food, fresh water, and being in spacious cages - we broke most up into groups of under 5."

Of course the boys have already spread out and staked out prime napping spots. Which, I'm sure you can imagine, is very much different that 33 in a cage and piling on each other! So while the males passed out the first chance they got, the girls just had to explore their new cages to make sure everything was in order. No hammock nappers yet. But the babies are exploring in their new 680, where they have tubes and stuff to play in.

All the girls have a place to go, foster and adoptive. The boys still need homes.

Thank you to everyone who sent emails to adopt and offered your homes to give these guys a chance at real love! Thank you to everyone who donated money, cages, and hammocks. This helped us so much in preparing for this rescue. Thank you for spreading the word!

I love rat people. You guys really rock! I am touched by how rat lovers across the country came together to help out rats in an unfortunate situation! It's a privelege being part of a community where our animals really matter and support is given to those in need.

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Thu Jan 26, 2006 5:42 am

posted by kim on Rats Rule

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Just wanted to update everyone on how the NY rescue went - it's been exhausting! We pulled a total of 106 rats out of the location, with 85 going straight to me, and 21 going to western NY foster homes and adoptive homes. We currently have three litters on the ground, two or three litters most definitely coming, and most of the other females are being spayed. The males are doing well, and we hope to have many of the older ones neutered and adopted out as time passes.

We have received so many generous donations, offers to help, wonderful adopters, fantastic foster homes - it warms our heart! These rats are adjusting VERy quickly - we already have at least two cases (potentially four!) of failed foster homes (our favorite type!!) -- that isn't even counting me!! Most of these rats are very sweet and lovable - a little scare, but adore to be held and pet. One of our failed foster homes held her boy for over an hour at my house while he slept, and she has fallen in love!

We are still in the process of spaying the females - we are doing this for a variety of reasons, including the fact that these rats are terribly inbred, most of them are not even 5 months old yet, and some of them have already had multiple litters - it is simply not healthy for them OR any litter they had, to be in that situation. Females that are near term will have the litter and then be spayed to ensure that they will never have to have another litter again!

Two of our babies have umbilical hernias, which are currently under observation and once they get bigger will undergo surgery at the Tufts Vet School. We have all our vets, as well as some new vets that have volunteered their time and services, as well as fit us in as an emergency, working overtime to get these rats the medical care they need - at last count, we have no less than 7 vets treating these rats in 3 different states!

We have received so much from everyone - some people sent us hammocks, some water bottles, other cages, and even more sent monetary donations - and we appreciate each and every donation! Foster homes have gone out of their way and rearranged their schedule to help us out, and it means so much to us - an even more to the rats! Martin's cages was amazing and shipped us out cages within 24 hours so that we had the spare cages necessary to properly care for these rats, and people like Dru, Dearpie, Ann, Meghan, Jane, James, Lauren, Cathy, Colleen, Debra, Valerie, Michelle, Melissa, Shannon, Lydia, Emma, Cathy, Alana, Michelle, Erika, Carrie, Paula, Suebee, Jane, Suzanne, Kimmy, Wee Companions, Christa, Linda, Joan, Fir, Dr. Sean, TUSVM and Drs. Mayer and Melidone, Dr. Ember, Holly, Lisa, Nancy, Laurie, Robin, James, Paula, Rachel, Micheal, Bill, Trevor, Cheryl, Natalie, Helene, Branwen, Heidi, Heather, Kim, Kelly, Jenn, Amy, Emily, Jennifer, Gia, Crystal, Amber, Dawn, Janet, Stacey, Arlene, Janet, Melissa, Krissi, Diana, Janice, Dawn, Beth, Fenella, Lydia, Pamela, Rachel, Sherry, Nancy, Dorin, William, Julia, Michelle, and anyone else I forgot - I am sorry, but thank you!

We have pictures of the rats uploaded and hopefully they will be on our site soon (our webmaster just got her internet repaired!) Already, of the 107 rats, almost a third are adopted! We still have some males that need loving foster homes or forever homes, and we hope to have descriptions up of these rats as soon as we can. You can view the pictures of these rats here, until we get them on our website: http://www.petfish.net/gallery/OperationDesperation

These rats are in heaven right now - they are enjoying their spacious caging, good food, fresh clean water, and have finally figured out what yogies and hammocks are! Thank you ALL for keeping them in your minds and most of all, your hearts!

*Please crosspost as necessary*

Kim, Tracy, JoAnna, Tina, Michelle and Jessica
Kim's Ark Rodent Rescue
http://www.kimsarkrescue.org

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