Green Acres Animal Sanctuary - Rainsville, Alabama
Please take the time to read Carol's story and look through to see if there are any dogs you can take into your home or program to find them new homes. This is not an easy task, as you will note, most of the dogs are large and many are black. We need all the eyes and ears we can get to save these babies Time is VERY limited.
This is what is left of Carol's house after a fire destroyed it last November, claiming the lives of over 65 cats and 18 disabled dogs. You can see the large burned tree where the fire started outside her home.
This was Carol's family home. She did not have insurance because the home was very old and the cost was too great. Carol now lives in a garage that was detached from her burned home. It is a small concrete block building. Thanks to generous donations, Carol now has a wood burning stove, and a hot water heater. Her electricity is run from the street by an extention cord and we are working on finding the $800 to get the power run legally underground to her garage. She is slowly trying to create a normal living space for herself and her remaining pets.
Her worries are not for herself though. She says she needs nothing but to get these dogs to a safe haven. She is an amazing 65 year old woman who has built this sanctuary with her own hands. Large shed-like wooden dog houses and huge yards contain these dogs. It was all built by Carol. Now she just fears for the safety of the dogs she loves so much.
Rainsville, Alabama - For over 10 years, Rainsville citizens and city officials and workers have called upon Carol to take care of all the stray animals in the area. This is not a poor town but they do not spend money on things like an animal shelter. They just call on Carol and she steps up to the plate. After her house fire, attention was drawn to Carol and her large number of dogs. Suddenly the city officials played ignorant and many people against her. The whole town that has brought her dogs over the years have turned against her. The neighbors who had bought adjacent property and build their new homes saw an opportunity to get rid of the eye soar they called Carol's place.
Now, Carol has been told by the courts to get rid of all the dogs. She can only have 3 dogs on her 4 1/2 acres of property while the breeders across the street have 17 and yet more breeders at the other end of the street have more! To explain this to you I simply say, the city is named Rainsville and the Judge in this matter is Judge Raines.
Time Frame:- These dogs need out NOW! Carol LOST her second round of appeals. The official court order came down on these dogs back in late October. Thankfully, through the publicity of the mass movement and national support of the plight of Carol's dogs, the city has given her a "good ole boy handshake agreement" to hold off on executing any of the dogs as long as the rescue effort continues. Unfortunately, this deal ends FEBRUARY 9th, 2009!
We have 17 hard to place dogs to move in 6 weeks!
This is where the truth comes out......who can take on a dog that is tough to place knowing you will have him/her for several months and will need to spend extra effort with him/her to get her placed? As soon as we get some of the dogs we have already taken placed in new homes, I will be taking some tough ones, please step up to the plate and take one too.
If you have questions about individual dogs, feel free to email Morgan directly at forgottenpaws@yahoo.com. I have spent extensive time with these dogs doing temperament testing and assessments