What can we DU now to help TTW and Yoshi ?

[tblue37]

280. Yes. When I posted the thread a couple of days ago about Yoshi's plight in that doggie daycare,

I was responding to Moosepoop's post updating us on TTW's and Yoshi's condition.

I was so beside myself with worry over both TTW and Yoshi that I couldn't sleep the night after reading Moosepoop's thread, so I the next day I started the thread about Yoshi, hoping to get him rescued right away from an intolerable and dangerous situation. Msanthrope and her ex stepped up the same day to foster Yoshi, but they were not aware when they first took him in that he was aggressive and that he would be genuinely dangerous to the ex's other pets and to him and their child.

The serious danger he represented to msanthrope's ex, his other pets, and their child is why they had to take him to a shelter after all, although they really did not want to, and from what msanthrope says, her ex is completely broken up about it. I understand how he feels, because I would feel the same way.

But they were upfront with TTW and told her where they had taken him and and why. They also contacted an Akita rescue group so he could be transferred there from the shelter within the requisite time frame and retrained and then fostered if possible, since TTW is in a position where she really is not going to be able to take care of him or keep him with her--not until months have passed, if at all.

*When we first started trying to figure out how to help Yoshi--with donations to the GFM account and also with immediate rescue if possible from the daycare where his health and even his survival seemed to be at risk--many of us donated money to the GFM account, and that is how the additional funds were raised over that recent time period.*

Unfortunately, though, most of us were not aware of how complicated TTW's situation is and how difficult is will be to help her in a way that will really make enough difference. Msanthrope and her ex learned more about the situation from dealing directly with TTW and trying really hard to help her and Yoshi. They have done a lot--far more than most of us could do or would even consider doing--but all their efforts ended up being in vain.

One thing we have learned is that TTW needs much more than just money. Furthermore, even to get to level ground, she needs much more money than we are likely to be able to raise within a short enough time frame to properly rescue her and Yoshi.

I plan to continue donating as I can to her GFM page, because she will still need money for food for herself and Yoshi and for gas and other inevitable expenses.

But I fear that our ability to offer adequate assistance, financial or otherwise, is limited, and my heart breaks for both TTW and her precious companion, Yoshi.