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OT - LET’S COME TOGETHER FOR THE ANIMALS!!!!!
I am writing this to ask for your help. We have amongst us an amazing human being. A man who truly cares about animals. Let me tell you a little bit about him. His name is Craig. In 1999, Hurricane Floyd released up to 20 inches of rain across the Eastern part of the states. It caused every river and stream to flood, many setting new flood records. Whole communities were under water for weeks. Roads and bridges were heavily damaged. In Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, southeast Pennsylvania and southeast New York 7,000 homes were destroyed, 17,000 homes were uninhabitable, 56,000 were damaged, and every road East of I-95 was flooded. 10,000 people were housed in temporary shelters. But what about all these people’s pets? The many that they could not take with them? This went through Craig’s mind, so he decided to volunteer with HSUS (Humane Society of the United States) to help evacuate the animals that were left behind. This is when Craig realized that this was his passion. Every single part of it, from rescuing the animal, to watering and feeding, to the cleaning of the cages. Ever since then, he has volunteered with local shelters where ever he has lived. In the years 2000 to 2003 he helped rescue stranded pets in Florida due to the active hurricanes in that area. When the law to shoot the wolves on site was passed in 2004, Craig helped defenders of wild life trap and relocate wolves from Utah to Colorado. In 2006, he evacuated animals, with the Orange County Animal Control, during the fires in California. But everyone knows that the biggest animal rescue in history was initialized when Katrina hit in 2005. The most severe loss, in New Orleans, happened when the levee system failed in more than 50 places. The storm caused major destruction across the entire Mississippi coast and into Alabama, as far as 100 miles. 80% of the city of New Orleans, and many neighboring areas were flooded. Katrina was one of the five deadliest in hurricane history. Not many people will drop everything that is going on in their lives, but this is Craig’s calling. His passion. Volunteering with many different rescue agencies such as ARNO, Best Friends Rescues, and many others. Craig has been contacted to join these groups in Iowa at this point. After returning from Katrina and utilizing all of his funds, we all know how hard it is to play catch up, we are asking for your help in any small donation that you could make. Aside from helping our animals, he is a wonderful parent to a gorgeous little girl. He needs our help right now, and we should be proud and honored to be able to be a part in bringing the animals to safety, and hopefully one day reuniting them with their own families. Here is what someone has said about him: “Craig is a sweet young man who seems to never sleep. He is out looking for animals all the time. I was at C Station from Dec. 28 to Jan 6. and watched him come and go over and over again on his missions. He saved a very special dog from drowning in a canal and she is now his constant companion. This dog looks up at him with a look that is precious. I’m sure she can’t believe that someone this kind and generous will always be there for her. Craig embodies the spirit of the dog rescuers.” Let’s come together for the sake of the animals. Thank you, Edel For your donations, please go to paypal and send them to Craigh123 @ comcast.net (no spaces) Here is a link of a beautiful story that you need to read. It’s about Craig and his precious Kanal. Scroll down to page 19. Kanal’s Story
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| 06/18/08 10:40am |
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Craigh View Profile |
Message To: Dragon Lover In reference to Message Id: 1764798 OT - LET’S COME TOGETHER FOR THE ANIMALS!!!!!
Thanks so much Edel for the kind words .... Just wanted to update cause of Edel (Dragon Lover) I will be flying out this Tuesday the 24 th to help in Iowa, she got me an unbelievable price for a ticket through her airline ... I am still a lot short of my goal with funds... Going to need to rent a van for the trapping phase of the rescue and will need it for a month + its not going to be cheap... Thanks everyone every little bit would help ..... I promise to use every last penny towards volunteering. I also still a little short on supplies like full hip weighters ect Thanks, Craig Hill |
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| 06/18/08 10:57am |
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Craigh View Profile |
Message To: Craigh In reference to Message Id: 1764815 OT - LET’S COME TOGETHER FOR THE ANIMALS!!!!!
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| 06/18/08 01:41pm |
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FutureVet123 View Profile |
Message To: Craigh In reference to Message Id: 1764815
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| 06/18/08 02:12pm |
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Craigh View Profile |
Message To: FutureVet123 In reference to Message Id: 1765053 OT - LET’S COME TOGETHER FOR THE ANIMALS!!!!!
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| 06/19/08 09:45am |
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FutureVet123 View Profile |
Message To: Craigh In reference to Message Id: 1766037
-Peaches and Jeni |
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| 06/19/08 02:16pm |
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Craigh View Profile |
Message To: FutureVet123 In reference to Message Id: 1766294 OT - LET’S COME TOGETHER FOR THE ANIMALS!!!!!
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| 06/19/08 05:26pm |
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Craigh View Profile |
Message To: Craigh In reference to Message Id: 1766547 OT - LET’S COME TOGETHER FOR THE ANIMALS!!!!!
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| 06/20/08 10:29am |
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