If you can help, please reply to:
Lindsay: pulman2@comcast.netThere were a lot of rats dropped off at the Western PA Humane Society, Western Ave, on the North Side (on July 1).
Latest information:
Lindsay went down to examine the 10 girls left there.
-All are about 6 months old
-All are extremely friendly, one or two back up when you try to pick them up, the other eight can't wait to come out into your arms and are extremely relaxed - all will make very nice pets
-Three black and white hoodies, seven PEWS.
-So far only one that might be pregnant, the rest too soon to tell
-All seem healthy
-All treated with Revolution for the inevitable mites ( by us)
We would love to get them adopted out. If someone wants to take a chance on a litter, I can make arrangements for adoption, otherwise the Humane Society is holding them for 3 weeks to make sure there are no surprise litters.
Thanks for any help you can give!
Best regards,
Lindsay
pulman2@comcast.netHelp with rat transport may be available.Lindsay's earlier announcement to her yahoogroup (July 2):
Hi Members,
There were a lot of rats dropped off at the Western PA Humane Society, Western Ave, on the North Side, yesterday.
We have some out in foster care already, but I have an urgent question for all of you. There are a number of young adult females that were brought to the rescue in a tank with males. We all know how fertile they are - there are enough of them ( 11) and I have way too many left from the Uniontown rescue at this point, to consider taking them in and raising the babies.
I hate to tell you what needs to be done with any babies that are born, but I know you understand the hard decisions that have to be made. Dr. Mike is on board to make sure things are done correctly. The adult females will be residing at the WPHS until we can find homes for them.
My question, as I hate putting little ones down - are there any of you out there who might be interested in having ( please translate KEEPING FOREVER) a family of rats, Moms to live with daughters, sons to be separated and kept permanently also?
I have done this three or four times and it is so rewarding to know that the family is living like their nature intended, Moms living out their lives with their daughters, sons living separately as a band of brothers.
I must emphasize that we would only be willing to do this for someone who fully intends to keep all offspring, as the rat rehoming market here in Pittsburgh is pretty tapped out - and we still have rats from the Uniontown rescue to place that are residing with your overworked president here, plus other foster homes. We don't want to add to the "adoption needed" population.
Please let me know if there are any of you who may have the caging, space and money to support potentially a family of 20 or so rats (you never know how many of course, could be less). that way we could save at least some of them.
The adult females will be adopted out regardless.
Just wanted to check.
thanks
Lindsay
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