Dane Rescue

DANE REHOMING 2006

Contacts:
Jos Hayward ph: 5283 1623
Frances Hammer ph: 0412 523 526
Jenni Casalaz ph: 9787 3459
Tickie Spencer ph 97173246

" Animals for 're-homing' are on a 'referral' basis only i.e.
The owner of the dog, and the person 'interested' in taking the dog/bitch, are put in touch with each other -We take no responsibility in the decision or choice of the owner giving up their animal to another person, BUT, if the animal is re-homed, we require an assurance from both parties that the animal will be de-sexed prior to being re-homed or within 1 month of the change of ownership, and a copy of the de-sexing certificate be forwarded to:

[The address of the person who has been negotiating the re-homing]

" 'Found' dogs, [from RSPCA/ other animal agencies, etc], must be held for a minimum 14 days before re-homing.
Found dogs will be de-sexed, vaccinated and micro-chipped prior to being re-homed, the cost of which is to be reimbursed by the person who is taking the animal.

Our requirements from persons wanting to re-home their Great Dane:

" An e-mail photo of the animal to be re-homed
" A short e-mail giving dog details [age, sex, colour, Veterinary history] and reason for the need to re-home [including what you have done to find another home]
" Proof of current vaccination
" Copy of micro chipping details
" Copy of de-sexing certificate.
" Copy of registration papers or contact details of the person who bred the dog.[if available] We like to advise the breeder, that a dog that they have bred is in need of a new home.

Our requirements from persons wanting to offer a home:
An assurance that every effort will be made to assimilate the dog into the new home, and that the animal will have access to human company and affection, shelter, adequate food and water, and Veterinary attention as required.

" Should you wish to make a donation towards the 're-homing' program, please make cheques payable to the GDCV Inc

 

RESCUED

 

Brave mongrel survives horrifying crossbow attack

A brave mongrel was twice shot in the head by callous thugs - with a crossbow. Amazingly, the friendly brindle mongrel, named Beau by nurses at the veterinary surgery, survived the vicious attack which left two crossbow bolts embedded in her skull. It is thought Beau, who has only just been take out of intensive care after a major two-hour operation, was fired at by two disgusting yobs at point blank range.

Loveable Beau was handed in to vets in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, by police on Wednesday night. She was found by a member of the public at Yorkshire Sculpture Park in Wakefield with the devastating injuries. She was given urgent pain relief when she was handed to shocked staff at the animal hospital.

And she underwent the drastic surgery on Thursday morning to remove the distinctive bolts. Staff believe she was shot by two yobs at the same time because the bolts went in at different angles. Angry vet Steve Dixon of Calder Veterinary Group said "We think there were two people firing two separate crossbows at the same time at point blank range. There is no way she would have just sat there after being hit by the first one." He added: "In all my years as a vet I have never seen anything like this. It's disgusting. It's one of the most extreme cases of cruelty I have ever encountered. It is easy to tell when dogs are in a horrific amount of pain since they fail to eat and have a high heart rate."

Mr Dixon said "I think at the time it must have been incredibly painful for her and she didn't eat until after the operation but she was surprisingly calm and brave." He said that one of the bolts has gone in above the eye at the top of the head leaving Beau with nasty grazing on her nose. The second bolt went in behind the right eye and came out under the left ear. After surgery to remove the bolts, Mr Dixon said: "We don't know her name, she should probably be called Lucky - although we have named her Beau. One of the bolts was four or fives inches into her skull, quite near the brain." "It's amazing that it missed all the vital parts of her head as it went straight through the middle. It just goes to show how lucky we are that dogs have quite small brains." He added: "It's likely that, because it's such a friendly dog, it has been beckoned towards whoever has shot it and they have then shot it at point blank range twice in the head - they've tried to kill it."

"There is an argument that this sort of thing is just a step away from shooting people because they think they can get away with it." Beau, who will be kept at the hospital for four or five days, is thought to be around four years old and has some skin conditions, suggesting she may have been homeless for a while although staff are appealing for a possible owner to come forward. The crossbow arrows were maroon coloured aluminium with silver tips and read and yellow fletchings. Mr Dixon added: "These are quite distinctive arrows so there can't be many people wandering around with a pair of these crossbows."

A police spokeswoman said: "We would appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time, or anyone who has any information about this to
contact us on 0845 6060606."

 

REHOMED

3 of the many dogs rehomed

Please visit our Dane Rehoming Page for more Danes/Dogs that have been rehomed.