Carl's Rescue Page For MUGGINS

This page is a work in progress. It is dedicated to one of the best friends that I ever had - MUGGINS

MUGGINS died at 9:00 PM, January 5, 2000, as a result of cancer and chemo-therapy. I was standing over him counting his respirations and praying for the remission that my vets thought might be possible, but it wasn't to be. Every rescue and transport that I make is done in MUGGINS' name.

I love animals and am dedicated to seeing that orphans find homes. I am the founder and President of an animal rescue organization, KC Rescue. I also do solo rescue as well as transports. I am continually shocked by man's inhumanity to GOD'S creatures. I will occasionally publish a SHOCK story here to educate those that have not seen how terribly some people treat their pets.

KC Rescue - Pets available

SHOCK STORIES - WARNING, I have toned down my narratives in case youngsters happen across this site, however, there are pictures in some of the links that are not for the faint of heart.

September 11, 2001 - The Greatest Shock Of All

I rescued a female rott/pit bull mix from a local shelter that was so beat up and emaciated that they wouldn't even show her for adoption. She was skin and bones, missing most of her lower
right side teeth, had every internal parasite possible to include heart worms. I beleive that someone thought she could be made vicious and constantly beat the hell out of her. All they accomplished was to break her spirit and damn near kill her. After 2 months of constant vet work and a lot of TLC she is coming around. My GREAT vet never knows what challenge I will bring him next..

Thor, a male doberman, lived in a college town in Kansas. He was the pet of an elderly couple. The woman died but the man continued to maintain Thor until he was no longer around.. Then the loser grandson moved in and chained Thor outside. No food or water was given and Thor, who had been trained to bring his food bowl at meal time, tried it time and again with the loser and was always rewarded with a bowl full of rocks. He only had water when it rained. His rescuer watched this as long as she could stand it and then went into action. Thor was pipe lined out of town and I took him in for rehab. There is now a list of people waiting to adopt him. I love it. UPDATE: Thor has been adopted.

I recently received a call from another rescuer about a Dalmatian that was about to be put down in Basehor, KS. (I'll make this short); I rescued her and realizing she was probably lost and not dumped I started advertising on the Web for her people. Guess what? I found her owner who was the daughter of a police detective in an adjoining town in KS. When I contacted her she was very thankful until I asked her why the Dalmatian had no tags (ID or Rabies). At this point she got first, very defensive and then aggressive, wondering who I was to question her. I told her how to retrieve her daughter's pet and when they arrived at my house she started in on me again. I asked for her ID to verify that she was the true owner and she jumped me again. If the dog had not been in good shape I would not have relinguished her to this overbearing _____. They got their dog back and I got called a bunch of unladylike names. GUESS WHAT----she didn't even say thank you. Go figure.

I wasn't involved in this, but it's a SHOCKER none the less. A dog was found, in my city, limping the streets with a coat hanger wrapped around her neck. Animal control picked her up and took here to a local shelter (Wayside Waifs). Upon being examined she was found to have 8 broken ribs on 1 side and 4 on the other, a broken leg and burns (possibly acid) on her nose. They treated her and have her in rehab for as long as it takes. The story aired on a local TV station and I understand she has a waiting list of people wanting to adopt her. The authorities are looking for the crud that did this. Lots of luck.

We are still working on this one. A woman in rural Missouri died and her Border Collie who was now abandoned went to live in the woods. Shortly thereafter she gave birth to a litter of 3 pups. She and the pups stayed out of sight for a long time but then started coming back looking for food. A neighbor started feeding them and they would eat and then go back to the woods. This cycle went on for awhile until the Executor for the dead woman's estate gave the well intentioned neighbor the altimatum of either getting the Border Collies off of the estate property or he was going to SHOOT them. She immediately started looking for a rescue organization to save their lives. A group in Nebraska took up the call and published the story on the internet looking for close assistance with both rescuing the dogs (the pups by now were considered feral as they had not had any social contact with humans) and with transporting them to a rescue organization in Texas that had a history of taking in feral dogs, rehabing them and then finding them homes. One lady volunteered to bring humane traps to catch the pups so that they could be prepared for transport. I volunteered along with others to run a transport leg. As of this writing the dogs are all safe with the original neighbor and awaiting the finalization of the transport plans. UPDATE: This project has been successfully completed. For the full story with pictures click the link below:

DUCHESS a National Disgrace: The story of Duchess is one of the worst abuse cases that I have ever heard of. For the story of Duchess click on the link below.

UPDATE: Duchess passed on to Rainbows Bridge October 6, 2000. A candle light tribute is being held for her.

I recently rescued a female Doxie from a vet's office where she had been taken to be PTS. She was 7 years old, healthy and her reason for going to die was that she peed on the floor.

On 11/10/00 I was contacted by the same vet and told that among other animals that needed rescuing they had a pure, 3 year old male Doberman. A woman whose husband had died brought the Dobie in and stated that he was her husband's dog and she didn't have time for any of his d___ animals. She wanted the Dobie killed. She had been contacted by Doberman Rescue but wouldn't work with them. The vet couldn't bring himself to kill the dog without trying for a rescue. He is very rescue friendly and works with KC Rescue as much as he can. On Saturday the 11th I went out and pulled this beautiful animal and did a shelter to shelter transfer to Doberman Rescue so all involved, except the woman, were happy with the outcome and the dog lives. What a way to memorialize your dead husband; kill his dog.

November 2000; KC Rescue was contacted by a man south of Kansas City who stated that on an abandoned farm next to his was a Mother dog and 2 litters that were starving to death. We sent a close by contact in with emergency food and water while plans for a next day rescue were formulated. The contact noted the Mother dog, several pups of approximately 3 months of age and several more of 6-7 months.
The next morning a rescue team of 3 people went in to do what they could to corral and get the dogs. When they arrived only 3 of the younger pups could be found. They were rescued and brought into foster care for vetting, evalution and possible placing. They turned out to be unbelievably healthy except for common problems such as worms and fleas. As of the first week of Dec/00 they are all in great shape, socialized and about ready for adoption. These 3 appear to be Chocolate Lab/ Aussie mixes and have some of the most beautiful markings I have ever seen on a dog. We have contacted the original caller several times and each time we are told that the remaining dogs just disappeared. Our hope is that they didn't turn out to be targets for some gun crazy hunter or farmer.

CHRISTMAS Eve 2000 KC Rescue was contacted by a woman whose dog had just had a litter of pups and she didn't want any of them. We were told to either come and get them or else. When I arrived I found a dog house way out behind the residence. The dog house was facing the north and contained the Momma dog and 4 live pups.I was told that this was her third litter and they weren't going to put up with her any longer. I loaded the Momma and her pups into my van and went back to check the dog house. I found one dead frozen pup. The woman exclaimed that they didn't know that she had had 8 pups they only knew of 7. The snow had been on the ground for about 2 weeks and there were only 1 set of foot prints going to and coming from the dog house, so they hadn't even been feeding or watering the Momma dog. As I was preparing to leave the woman asked if the Momma was going to be left with the pups as she didn't want anything to happen to them. I could barely get out a Merry Christmas as I left.
NEW YEAR'S Eve Update: I visited the foster with the Momma dog and pups; the pups are now rolly poly and very active and Momma is filling out nicely, producing lots of milk and when the pups are sleeping she comes out of her room and socializes with the fosters and their pets. Momma and the pups' coats are very glossy and all seems well.
UPDATE: 1/9/01: Pups now have their eyes open and are playing with each other as well as exploring outside their room. Momma is getting fat and sassy.

An American Eskimo dog was dumped about a quarter of a mile from a vet's clinic out in the country in the MO Ozarks. Of course she was pregnant. The vet techs had seen her but then she disappeared. On day durng the last real cold snap they saw her brininging a pup towards the clinic. They went out to her and she gave them the pup. This went on three more times over the next three days until all four of her pups were in out of the cold and then she turned herself in as well. The staff checked Mom and the pups out and they were healthy; the pups were adopted out but Momma had a locked up rear knee from some prior injury and no one wanted to adopt her. I received an E-mail from the clinic stating that her time was up and if a home or rescue could not be found immediately she would be killed. I contacted the Am Esk rescue contact in the Kansas City area and they said to get her and she would have a place with them, and so she does.

2/10/01: Today I transported a Blue Tic Hound for a rescue group that had rescued her from their local shelter. This girl weighs just 33 pounds, was just spayed, treated for heart worms, had a bullet fragment removed from her sternum, had a broken jaw set from where the bullet bounced off her sternum and into her mouth and.................................she has a broken tail. Surprisingly enough she is friendly and not shy.

4/12/01. This morning I did a preplanned rescue of a 10 week old puppy that I have named Little Dude. LD resided in a drug house. He was a Valentines Day gift from a guy to his girl friend. They had an argument and he burned LD's AKC registration; that didn't get the desired response from the girl friend so he drop kicked LD down a flight of stairs.Of course the girl couldn't report this to the authoritiesso she went to her ex-mother-in-law who contacted me. I was told the situation and was asked to help save LD. The girl said that if I showed up at 10 AM she would have LD tied outside. This would be fine except that I needed an owner surrender form signed to protect KC Rescue and myself. I decided to arrive unannounced and early so that I could scope out the situation. As I drove by I saw LD tied to a truck and so I came back around, parked and walked into the yard towards him. As I expected he started barking so I just sat down with him behind the truck hoping the girl would come out so I could get her signature. After about 10 minutes I heard a door slam and somebody ask "who's there?" I stood up and showed myself and my ID to this person who turned out to be the owner. She signed the form and LD and I got the ____ out of there. I took him to my vet who after examing him said that he hadn't suffered any permanent injuries. He was given his 1st set of puppy shots and his first monthly dose of heart worm preventative and we came home. As soon as he is old enough to be neutered and receive a rabies shot he will be available for adoption.

5/03/01: About 7 weeks ago I was contacted about a Saint Bernard that was seen moving up and down I-29 north in Kansas City, MO. I went to look for her but found nothing. A local radio station started taking spotter calls and calling me about the places she was being seen. This went on for about 3 days and then no sightings for almost 3 weeks. She then surfaced again in a small town about 1 1/2 miles west of the Interstate. She would show up at an intersection where there are 2 restaraunts and receive handouts. She was obseved to be very weak as she had been roaming for close to a month. She would not allow anyone to get close and if a hand was raised to throw her some food she flinched and ran. This indicated to me that she had probably been abused. I was contacted again and met with a few people in the area to formulate a plan. They already had a good pattern on her as she came for food early in the mornings and again after sunset. She was starting to feel a little more comfortable around people but no one could get close enough to get a lead on her. Many licensed darters were contacted as we were afraid that she was going to be hit by a car or worse but no one would come in to do the job. A local vet finally furnished some tranquilizers to make her groggy but her weight was underestimated and the night we got her to eat some food containing the pills we followed her in and around the wooded areas close to the intersection for about 3 hours but she never appeared to be affected. The vet finally saw her and estimated her weight at almost double the original guess and has now furnished enough of the drug to work. At this time we are letting her settle back into her routine and probably tomorrow night I will go back up there and we will try again. This will be updated as the saga continues.
5/04/01: Tried again this evening with what the vet thought would be the correct dosage. She ate a spiked cheeseburger at 10 PM and at 10:45 she started moving away. We followed her around hoping for a sign that she was being affected by the tranquilizer but to no avail.
I followed her into the woods and immediately lost her in the undergrowth. Walked around in there hoping to hear her but didn't. I hung around for another half hour be she didn't reappear. It is very frustrating to be so close and yet not be able to get her. We are still looking for a licensed darter who will come in and put her under for us
5/05/01: Today I hired a professional trapper who has a giant, humane wolf trap. I met him at the site and we set up the trap. His plan is to have everyone stop feeding River except for food put just inside the enclosure. As she becomes at ease with that, the food will be placed well past the trip treadle and hopefully she will lock herself in. He and I are now on 24/7 call status and he being closer to the site will monitor the situation calling me if he traps her. Cross your paws..

River, the Phantom Saint of the North

WE GOT HER!

5/05/01@10:35 PM I received a call from JODY PAUL the honcho of CRITTER CATCHERS stating that River was safely in his trap. I immediatey responded to the site and there she was. An employee of the eatery that had been feeding her saw her near the trap and put some food in the end away from the door. River just walked in and so this guy armed the trap and River stepped on the treadle and she was caught. Jody was contacted and when he had verified that she, in fact, was caught called me to come and get her.I contacted Gloria and Chuck Douglas, friends that had worried over her and lived close and they responded. When I arrived Gloria was sitting next to the cage petting and stroking River who seemed to be taking her captivity very well. Since the first thing I had scheduled for River was a thorough checkup at my vet's who didn't open until Monday morning Jody volunteered to board her for me over the remainder of the weekend. Jody is the professional trapper and "Wild Animal Relocater" that I had hired to trap her as all of our previous attempts had failed. From the time that I contacted Jody until he had her in his trap only about 12 hours had past and we had tried to catch her for 2 months off and on as she was sighted. When in doubt call in a professional. Many thanks to Jody of Critter Catchers for saving this girl as the odds were constantly building against her. I will let Jody's web page tell you more about him and Critter Catchers; below is a link to his page.

Jody Paul of Critter Catchers with River

More Pictures of River

River's Thank You List:

First of all I want to thank all of the individuals in the KC area and elsewhere that showed concern for River.
Next, to the Riverside, MO Police Department for watching over the rescue process but basically allowing me free rein in my activities
To Kathi and Ed Rule owners of the Corner Cafe at Gateway and Vivian Rd for allowing there GREAT employees to feed and spend a little time each day socializing and making River feel comfortable on their property so that she didn't relocate again.
To Tracey, the employee that realized that River could be caught if he armed the trap as he saw her going in and out for food. He did arm the trap and that did the trick.
To the Sonic Drive In and employees who also fed River.
To Gloria and Chuck Douglas and their friend Pam Hagedorn who tirelessly, night after night, went to the area where River was being seen to feed her and make reports to me on her apparent condition and locations of sightings.
To Sharen, an employee of the Corner Cafe as well as the City of Riverside, for alerting me that River had shown up in Riverside. She also went there late at night to add info to my pattern on River as well as feeding her and contacting various authorities and organizations trying to find someone to come in and help capture her.
To my vets at the AID Veterinary Hospital, Inc who handle all vet work for my rescues.
To Dr Cupp at Eagle Veterinary Hospital in Riverside who gave us medical information and offered us a place to take her immediately if, when we captured her, she needed rapid medical treatment. They also loaned us a "rabies stick", a pole with a cinch loop at the end if she turned out to be a fighter which she isn't.

5/07/01 Update: River is currently at my vet's hospital for a thorough checkup and all her needed vaccinations. If she hasn't already been spayed she will be as soon as her condition will allow the procedure. She weighed in at 128 pounds.
5/07/01 Update: At 6:06 PM my vet called to report that River's blood work was fine, that she is heart worm negative and that she will be spayed tomorrow morning. YES!
5/08/01 Update: Called my vet and River was in the recovery room following spay surgery. She is doing fine and I will pick her up in the morning.
5/09/01 Update: I picked River up this morning and discussed her with Dr Daniels. He said that while she was under they did a more thorough examination and found that she had a broken rear tooth which they extracted and a minor ear infection which they treated and gave me antibiotics for. She is now resting, after her 2 month plus ordea,l at Tanglewood kennel.
5/17/01 Update: This morning I checked River's spay site and it looked fine so I removed her sutures. She also received her first bath since her rescue. New pics added to her photo page at the above link.
5/25/01 Update: Visited River this morning and what a change in outlook and attitude. She used to just lay there and look at me but today she was at the outer gate to her run wig wagging. She looks better after her first bath but is really blowing under coat. She also still show signs of the ear infection which I am still medicating. I helped Gary, owner of the kennel, by repairing some partition displacement caused by my Saints so I let River, Cinnamon and Neosho out of their runs into the big cooperative run. River had to investigate everything and explored until the sun got high enough to heat her up at which point she settled down in the shade. She is really coming around and as soon as the ear infection clears up and I complete my evaluation she will be available for adoption. I always hate to see one of my rescues leave but it is really going to be hard to let her go as we have been through so much together.

It never ends; I have Molly in rescue but her real rescuer is a lady in Oklahoma who's story I am quoting here:
As I was driving to work one morning and coming into the city limits of Lawton a flash of white out of the corner of my eye caught my attention. I slowed down to watch what looked like an emaciated St. Bernard, crawl out of a drainage pipe and sit next to it. I watched in my side mirror and noticed that the dog had a pronounced limp. I went to the next intersection, pulled a U-turn and went back. As I pulled off the road onto the grassy median and opened my door the Saint came limping towards me and when I got out of the car she attempted to crawl into the front seat. Pulling her out and opening the back hatch of my Explorer I lifted her in the back luggage area. She lay there looking at me, weak, nothing but skin and bones; ticks all over her head and lacerations on her face and body from crawling in and out of the drainage pipe, with something obviously very wrong with her left, front leg - wagging her tail. I called her Molly. At the vet clinic she was estimated to be 8-10 months old. Doc stated that from the looks of her she had been on her own for a long time and probably wouldn't have made it much longer. Molly tested negative for heartworms and Ehrlichia; fecal tests were negative, she was given her vacs, bathed and dipped and started on Heartguard. X-rays showed that she had two old fractures around her ebow probably from being hit by a car. My vet stated that the fractures have healed on their own and in such a way that luckily she may regain most of her movement with use but would probably always have a slight limp. Molly is a very affectionate, trusting sociable girl. She is great with other dogs to include letting a Dachshund use her as a pillow: She does wonderfully around children of all ages.
Molly is now at my kennel with River and my other rescued Saints and after some good food and TLC will be taken to my vet to be spayed.

5/21/01: It always starts with a call. I received one from a friend, Gloria, who had been contacted by her vet that they had possession of a Saint Bernard puppy that was "sick" and had benn brought in to be killed. The couple couldn't afford to treat the pup as they had just bought a new car. I contacted the vet, Dr Sparks from Eagle Animal Hospital in Riverside, MO. yes, the same vets that had helped with River, above. I was told that the pup had Parvo and his prognosis wasn't confirmed at that time. Dr Sparks suggested that I authorize some tests to see if he was saveable. The tests confirmed that he was very sick but could probably survive if treatment was started immediately. I asked Dr Sparks to do what was needed, as needed and to only contact me if his condition worsened instead of getting better. During the next few days I made contact with Dr Sparks and was told on each occasion that he was getting better. I finally called on Friday, 5/18 and Dr Sparks told me that "Wings" his new name thanks to Gloria, was ready to go home but if I wished he could stay the weekend for observation and more of his medication. I picked Wings up this morning and what a lively puppy he is. He is about 3 months old, best guess, and after recuperation and evaluation will be put up for adoption. Thankyou Gloria, Dr Sparks and the staff at Eagle.

WINGS the thrown away puppy

UNBELIEVABLE: 2 Westies adopted and then dumped in the desert. Click the link to read the story.

The Dumping of "The Best Dog Ever"

EYE WITNESS ACCOUNT: I was outside the shelter looking for some dog treats in my truck when I saw a woman and a man drive up in a new Lexus. Sitting in the back seat like a perfect little lady was what I thought at the time to be a Rottie. The woman got out of the car & called the dog & the dog got out of the car. The dog sat on the ground while the woman put a leash on her & told the dog to follow her inside. I gave up the search for the dog treats & followed them in.
It seems this witch was dumping this dog. She told the shelter the dog's name was Star & that Star is a Doberman. Star is 5 yrs old, spayed, current on all shots, totally housebroken, on heartworm preventative, fine w/other dogs/kids, has been professionally trained & is just the best dog ever. I asked the witch why she was dumping poor Star & she said she had a 15 month old at home who just wouldn't leave Star alone. Instead of correcting the child, this wonderful dog was stuck in one of the highest kill shelters in KY. She then began to tell the shelter that Star must be an indoor dog because she's never been outside in her life. I think she was telling the truth because Star is immaculately groomed & has the softest coat I've ever felt on a short haired dog. The witch then asked the shelter if they thought they could place her. The shelter manager told her probably not & that Star would most likely be euthanized. The woman turned heel & left leaving Star behind. I am sure most of you have seen this scenario played out before. It is what happened next that really got to me.
Star watched that witch leave. Star cried & cried & had no clue what she'd done wrong. I too couldn't understand. I sat there with Star for a good long while evaluating her & hugging her. I'm now a woman on a mission. I want Star out of that Godforsaken place! The Best dog in the Whole world has no business in a kill shelter. On Star's behalf I'm here to beg. I'll gladly put her up on our Petfinders site for anyone who'll foster her. She's already vetted so basically she's ready for placement. Please, someone help me get Star out of this shelter. Thanks.

THE OUTCOME: Just wanted to let everyone know that Star is finally safe. A BIG thanks to
all of you who made it happen. I am very sorry I didn't get to personally
respond to each and every one of you. I am proud to say that I have over 200
emails from all over the country from people who have offered to take in the
best dog ever. If I started answering them tonight, I might finish by
Christmas LOL. All of you deserve to know what happened with Star today. We
hardly ever hear any happy endings on these lists, and for once I wanted you
all to have one. I promise there won't be many dry eyes after my post. There
were NO dry eyes at the shelter today.

A lady who had already been approved to adopt had a dog just like Star who
had recently passed away. According to the lady's vet, this lady spent
hundreds of dollars trying to save her dog all to no avail. When the vet
finally told her there was nothing he could do, the owner basically had a
nervous breakdown. A friend had told her that when a beloved pet passes, God
puts a special star in the sky for the owner. This star is supposed to watch
over the owner who is left behind. (I am probably botching this belief about
the star really badly) The owner in her grief decided she had nothing to lose
and began looking for that star. In her own words, she couldn't believe that
her life had come down to talking to a "damn star every night." She uttered
those same words every night as she looked for this star. When she asked me
this dog's name and I told her, she began to cry her heart out. She KNEW this
was meant to be.

Today she came to the shelter looking for that elusive star. She found that
star in a kill shelter in Madisonville, KY. A coincidence that this dog is
named Star? I prefer to think not. All I know is that the best dog in the
world was saved today. I know that a woman's broken heart has a little bit of
peace now. I know that both will live happily ever after. I also know that
none of this would have happened if it weren't for people like yall
crossposting to every list and every group on the Internet that you have
access to. Star, her new Mom and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts

"Shelter" is roughly defined as a place of protection; click the link and decided for yourself if Hope received that protection.

5/13/02: If you have made it this far you then know that I have rescued several Saint Bernards; doing so has made me a contact for Saints in need. On this date I responded to a call from the animal control person for a small Missouri city who stated that she had 2 10 week old female Saint puppies. These puppies wre found in a ditch in rural Missouri, so matted with burrs that they could hardly walk. A/c there has only 8 runs and since the bigger of the 2 puppies was food agressive the 2 were taking up 2 separate runs. As cute as they were they were scheduled for euthanasia if a rescue couldn't be found. I drove out there and rescued both, one of which has already been placed in a pre-approved home. It won't take long to find a home for the remaining little girl.

Bouncer

Gretal

JET AND HER 10 PUPPIES were living in a hollow tree in a KC cemetery when I got the call. The caller stated that Jet was chasing visitors away and the head caretaker was threatening her and her pups. I went in to evaluate the situation and found what is pictured below. Jet was very skinny and I'm sure the 10 pups weighed close to half of her weight along with the load of milk she was carrying. She was very skinny and dehydrated. I fed and watered her and also checked out the puppies in the den and she showed no signs of aggression. I got a loop on her and loaded her in a pen in my van then got her pups as well. We went to my vet who gave Jet all of her shots and examined a pup and determined that they were 1 to 1 1/2 weeks old. I took them to a prearranged overnight foster and then on to a sanctuary who is holding them until the pups are weaned. They will then be transported to a rescue in CT.

The Demise of a Shelter Dog

Inky

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