8/13/2004: Rescued Chihuahua

Undertoad · 08-13-2004, 10:36 AM

The official caption says Tiny Tim the Chihuahua is feeling much better after Humane Society volunteer Michele Greenhall plucked hundreds of ticks from his body and ears in Boca Raton, Fla. Tim is one of 74 dogs, mostly toy breeds, rescued from a Miami backyard breeder.

It's not all that mind-boggling an image, but it's a fine Friday feeling to see this lad at least get some relief and just maybe be on his way to a better life.

Trilby · 08-13-2004, 10:42 AM

I wonder how the breeder would feel covered in hundreds of ticks? Maybe we should find out?

Cyber Wolf · 08-13-2004, 11:00 AM

Yeah, that's the face of one who isn't itchy anymore, like if that one spot on your back you can't reach was scratched for you. Feels soooo good

axlrosen · 08-13-2004, 01:20 PM

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axlrosen · 08-13-2004, 01:21 PM

So that's why Roger Rabbit always had that goofy look. He must've also had a bunch of ticks removed.

P.S. it's amazing what nasty stuff you'll find if you look through a few pages of a Google Images search for "roger rabbit".

xoxoxoBruce · 08-13-2004, 02:30 PM

Jessica would give any guy that goofy look.

Three cheers for the Humane Society.

Guess · 08-13-2004, 05:26 PM

get a load of those claws!

wolf · 08-14-2004, 01:17 AM

"Hundreds".

EEEEEEEAAAUUUUW!

(I freak at the notion of even ONE tick.)

CzinZumerzet · 08-14-2004, 09:43 AM

This is so spooky because just this morning I met a tiny dog just like this one, not too sure of the breed actually but tiny and completely bald with piebold skin patches, who had been rescued from one of these terrible breeding farms right here in my county.

The story is that two dear little old ladies advertise that they have a beloved pet who has to be sold because they can no longer afford to feed it etc, and they have a huge BARN right behind their gingerbread cottage stuffed full of puppies most of which are already dying. The fleas bite and infect these tiny pups who have no resistance to the blood loss/infection etc and die. Hey Ho there are plenty more to take their place
and I am not going to tell you what happens to the ones who don't make it.

All this in a country which raises more money for animal charities than human ones. And it is not actually illegal, it is a civil but not criminal offence. I like very much Briannas notion of dumping the insects in the beds of the breeders, and tying them to the bedposts maybe.....

zippyt · 08-15-2004, 07:05 PM

And this how this dog should look later in life !!!!!

Cain · 08-15-2004, 09:52 PM

Meanwhile...

Leah · 08-16-2004, 07:07 AM

People can be so friggin horrible.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-16-2004, 11:45 PM

Cain, I'm going to chastise you for that picture,........as soon as I stop laughing,..............in about a week.

08-13-2004, 10:36 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	8/13/2004: Rescued Chihuahua The official caption says Tiny Tim the Chihuahua is feeling much better after Humane Society volunteer Michele Greenhall plucked hundreds of ticks from his body and ears in Boca Raton, Fla. Tim is one of 74 dogs, mostly toy breeds, rescued from a Miami backyard breeder. It's not all that mind-boggling an image, but it's a fine Friday feeling to see this lad at least get some relief and just maybe be on his way to a better life.

08-13-2004, 11:00 AM	#3
Cyber Wolf As stable as a ring of PU-239 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On a huge rock covered in water, highly advanced moss and 7 billion parasites Posts: 1,264	Yeah, that's the face of one who isn't itchy anymore, like if that one spot on your back you can't reach was scratched for you. Feels soooo good __________________ "I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then getting' upset 'cos they act like people." ~Adam Young, Good Omens "I don't see why it matters what is written. Not when it's about people. It can always be crossed out." ~Adam Young, Good Omens

08-13-2004, 01:20 PM	#4
axlrosen Major Inhabitant Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 125	... Attached Images

08-13-2004, 02:30 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Jessica would give any guy that goofy look. Three cheers for the Humane Society. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-13-2004, 05:26 PM	#7
Guess What's my name? Guess Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 69	get a load of those claws! __________________ "Earth laughs in flowers" ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

08-13-2004, 10:42 AM	#2
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I wonder how the breeder would feel covered in hundreds of ticks? Maybe we should find out?

08-13-2004, 01:21 PM	#5
axlrosen Major Inhabitant Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 125	So that's why Roger Rabbit always had that goofy look. He must've also had a bunch of ticks removed. P.S. it's amazing what nasty stuff you'll find if you look through a few pages of a Google Images search for "roger rabbit".

08-14-2004, 01:17 AM	#8
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	"Hundreds". EEEEEEEAAAUUUUW! (I freak at the notion of even ONE tick.) __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

08-14-2004, 09:43 AM	#9
CzinZumerzet .....short for Caz Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The West Coast of England Posts: 358	This is so spooky because just this morning I met a tiny dog just like this one, not too sure of the breed actually but tiny and completely bald with piebold skin patches, who had been rescued from one of these terrible breeding farms right here in my county. The story is that two dear little old ladies advertise that they have a beloved pet who has to be sold because they can no longer afford to feed it etc, and they have a huge BARN right behind their gingerbread cottage stuffed full of puppies most of which are already dying. The fleas bite and infect these tiny pups who have no resistance to the blood loss/infection etc and die. Hey Ho there are plenty more to take their place and I am not going to tell you what happens to the ones who don't make it. All this in a country which raises more money for animal charities than human ones. And it is not actually illegal, it is a civil but not criminal offence. I like very much Briannas notion of dumping the insects in the beds of the breeders, and tying them to the bedposts maybe..... __________________ ..down by the zea zippin' zider

08-15-2004, 07:05 PM	#10
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	And this how this dog should look later in life !!!!! Attached Images __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

08-15-2004, 09:52 PM	#11
Cain Sentimental Sentient Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cainada Posts: 38	Meanwhile... Attached Images Last edited by Cain; 08-15-2004 at 09:56 PM.

08-16-2004, 07:07 AM	#12
Leah Love my Heffalumps Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia (best place in the world) Posts: 346	People can be so friggin horrible.

08-16-2004, 11:45 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Cain, I'm going to chastise you for that picture,........as soon as I stop laughing,..............in about a week. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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