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<DIV>I'm glad Audrey's experience was a good one. Yes, the facility is
bright and shiny and new but the kill rate in that shelter is very, very
high. Needlessly high.</DIV>
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<DIV>Everyone, please think long and hard about bringing dogs and cats to that
facility. If brought there, it only has about a 30% chance of making it
out alive. We have demanded, and received, their shelter statistics from
which this statistic is determined. And with "better shelters" achieving a
much higher save rate, PG's rate is abysmal. </DIV>
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<DIV>Just in case anyone else comes across a baby possum in the future, keep in
mind the shelter does have the option to kill it, and, judging by the euthanasia
records I have recently reviewed, they do so often.</DIV>
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<DIV>Just keeping it real</DIV>
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<DIV>Adrianne Lefkowitz</DIV>
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2<BR>Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 20:29:51 EDT<BR>From: ABragg7393@aol.com<BR>To:
towntalk@riverdale-park.org<BR>Subject: [RP TownTalk] Riverdale
Wildlife<BR>Message-ID:
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charset="us-ascii"<BR><BR>Found this little guy in a bush in our back yard
Friday night. He was the <BR>3rd one! First one was dead,
second was injured and barely making it and <BR>this one was ok and
healthy.<BR>I called the Prince Georges County Animal Management for the 2nd
one and <BR>they came within 10 minutes and took him. This one
spent the night with us <BR>in a box ate some cat food, drank some water
and then we took him down to <BR>the management facility where he would
go to a rehab unit until he could go <BR>back into the wild. He is
cute. I would have loved him as a pet, but must <BR>be
realistic.<BR>Anyway, want to tell everyone that the PGC Animal Management
is wonderful. <BR>Very responsive. And Great! They thanked
us for bringing him in and <BR>said most people would just ignore
them. I also toured the facility while I <BR>was there and was
very impressed with the cleanliness and the care the <BR>animals
get. I usually donate to the humane society, but I will be adding
PGC <BR>Animal Management to my list. I just love
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