Efforts continue to find "Maggie", the Village of Magdalena's beloved golden retriever. El Paso Animal Humane Society volunteers are helping to match Maggie's picture with another dog at the local shelter. The photo of the retriever at the El Paso shelter is so poor, we can't discern whether or not it could possibly be Maggie and animal control officers cannot take another photo. This volunteer is sure doing us a big favor.
If you happen to see Maggie, or have any idea where she might have been, please contact the Grizz Project as soon as possible via email at wildhorsenm@hughes.net or phone at 575-418-8647. No questions asked.
Maggie is very loved and missed, and disappeared from her yard while her owner was in hospital. It is very important that we bring her home as soon as possible.
has been busy getting these cute Huskies mixes ready for transport for eventual forever homes in Colorado! Yesterday and today they received lots of puppy chow and additional food for their mother. The pups received their first shots and, along with 2 other adult dogs, received deworming medications. The pups will soon be on their way to our rescue contact who will continue the transportation effort to CO. The mother will continue to receive extra nutrition and then she will be spayed in a couple of weeks. Arrangements were also made to have two other female pit bulls taken to the vet for a check and for shots. Hopefully, one will be spayed….Marguerite is working on getting both spayed. GRIZZ made some friends today and I learned about an unwanted female pit bull about to have puppies -- efforts are underway to see how GRIZZ might help this dog in need.GRIZZ is also asking the local shelter and another rescue group if they have puppies in need of transportation via "underground railroad"! GRIZZ will make arrangements to transport any and all puppies accepted by our rescue friends.
I hadn't intended to adopt an animal - my daughter and I went to the local animal shelter with a friend who was looking at puppies.
There was a rabbit there who put his front feet up against the cage and gave me such a pleading look that I couldn't leave without him. So we adopted him and my daughter named him Mopsy, from the Peter Rabbit books.
It was a big learning curve. It turns out that rabbits are very intelligent and that if you only have one, he/she needs to live in the house with you. Mopsy gets in to EVERYTHING and chews everything. He's constantly exploring things and trying to see how much he can get away with. I had to learn lagomorph language (bunny body-language) and I had to attempt to bunny-proof the house. We can't leave cords at bunny level or they get destroyed.
Mopsy is a source of love and companionship that I couldn't be without now. He always seems to know when I'm upset - when I went through a bad break-up last year, he jumped up on my lap (which he doesn't normally do) and snuggled in to me until I had stopped crying. Another night when I was having bad dreams, Mopsy would lick my face until I woke up every time the dreams started getting bad. (He never normally jumps up on my bed).
I will often lie on the floor snuggled up to Mopsy and give him a nice, long ear rub which he then repays by grooming me (licking my face and hair) for ages. He often hops around my feet while I'm cooking and tries to see what I'm up to, or supervises when I am doing housework to make sure I'm doing it right.
Mopsy is inquisitive, intelligent, friendly and affectionate. He's got an awesome personality and I'm really happy that we adopted him. He is a member of our family now and we love him to bits
--Zimena Jane, New Zealand
It is important to educate yourself about your pet. The more you know, the more frustration you can avoid. Consider adopting your next pet from the Grizz Project or your local shelter. Adopted animals are thankful for their new, loving, forever home, and they repay you just like Mopsy repays Zimena.
