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03/19/2025

Nazar is looking for a foster home!
This incredibly sweet boy is one years old and has heart disease. Although he has heart disease, he runs and plays and acts like a normal one year old dog. He is energetic and playful, but more importantly just wants your attention. He would be amazing with a family that has kids to love on him.
He has not been socialized much, so leaving the property for walks or car rides makes him nervous. He will definitely need some socialization and exposure to the world. He has lived with cats , and doesn’t seem to care about the dogs in shelter.
He has a CT scan scheduled in April to look further at his heart to see if he could be a canadite for an additional heart surgery.
If you would like to give Nazar a home and get him out of shelter, please email me at [email protected]

03/19/2025

I got some real cuties looking for homes 😍

Spaz - 1.5 year old neutered male (orange). He’s shy at first but once he warms up he is talkative and affectionate. He has lived with other cats.

Bean - 2 year old spayed female (black). She is not bothered by other cats what so ever. She is as sweet as it gets. Loves to be held, loves belly rubs. Over all amazing cat.

Rex - 2 year old mixed breed neutered. Rex is energetic and needs basics training (he likes to jump up to give you kisses). He would be great with someone who has a yard to run outside and play with him, or an active family that can hike with him and get his energy out. He loves food more than anything.

If you would like to meet any of these babies, please email me [email protected]

03/19/2025

I’m sure you all have seen the videos and seen the police departments post by now.

Couple of things …

1. There are a lot of questions as to why Animal Control wasn’t called. Simple answer is I actually was called, and I’m the one who suggested euthanasia.
2. I was called so why didn’t I respond? I work until 4pm .. as one person, I cannot work every hour of every day.
Everyone is going to feel as though every animal call made is an emergent one, and I simply cannot respond to every call.
3. Euthanizing a wild animal by gun shot is a VERY common thing to do. Every town does it. When I respond to a wild animal call and an animal is showing signs of rabies, distemper, or suffering due to being hit by a car, we euthanize. Most of the time, you just don’t see it. IF an animal is acting normal, but has minor injuries, I will transfer to Tufts Wildlife or a rehabber.
4. Tufts wildlife is only open until 5pm and not open on the weekend. If you go the rehabber route you are calling around to many people hoping they answer, hoping they have room, and hoping they are able to come get the animal. It is very time consuming.

Over all with the symptoms that were given to me … excessive drooling, going after cars, not running away from people, delayed response to cars, neurological signs, etc I would say that sounds like rabies and euthanasia was needed to protect people and other animals. Yes it’s possible some of those signs could have been from being hit by a car, but even if that was the case, I would have still suggested euthanasia.

Please understand that both myself, and the officers have very difficult decisions we need to make on a day to day basis and we do what we feel as though is best. Every situation is different.

03/18/2025

Pupdate:
This sweet boy Blue escaped his home on Novemberer 22nd. His mom called the Police Station to report her dog missing, as most people do when their dog gets out. On the night that he got out, someone stopped and picked him up, which is also what most people do when they see a loose dog. However, they did not call animal control to report it. Instead they felt as though he was neglected, and they decided to keep him. Which was not the right thing to do. The people who picked him up called a vets office this morning to schedule an appointment and told them they found him and admitted they did not call animal control. That vets office called me to report it.
Thankfully due to microchipping, I was able to confirm that the person who came forward stating the dog was theirs and has been missing since November, was the actual owner. The pup has been reunited with his human and was extremely excited to see her.
Please please please report dogs when found, as you may not know the whole story. You may not know if there are medical conditions. There may be a family heartbroken that they are gone.
Please let animal control determine if the dog is neglected and can go back to the owner or not.

Anyone missing their old man?
He was found about two months ago (I am just finding this out now) in the Main Street area
Please reach out if this is your pup and you’ve been missing him

03/17/2025

I cannot thank you all enough!
I have had multiple trainers reach out willing to help.
I have one scheduled for next week and have been given instructions as to how to start working with him 🤞🏻

I need your help!

I am on a time crunch and I need to find a dog trainer, or dog behaviorist willing to donate their time to help Charlie over come his fear of a leash.

Charlie loves to be outside, in a fenced in yard and sniff and run. His favorite thing in the world is treats! Once he is comfortable with you… he will sit in your lap, give you kisses, and roll over for belly rubs. He is truly a sweet dog. However! He has a great fear of the leash/harness. As all you dog lovers know.. it is so mportant for a dog to be comfortable with the leash. Vet visits, car rides, walks, etc.
There has been talk about Charlie potentially being on a leash 24/7 in his previous home
If you approach Charlie with a leash or a hardness.. he normally barks, and runs away. This past weekend he did give a warning nip.

I am unable to adopt Charlie out unless I can get him on a leash with no issues.
I have until April 1st to find someone willing to donate their time to help Charlie, or I will have to euthanize him.

Charlie has so much potential, and it is not his fault he has the fears that he has.

Please share, tag dog trainers, etc
If you are willing to help, please email me at [email protected]

03/16/2025

Human found

Found on Robinson street
If this is your pup, please contact dispatch

03/12/2025

Pig is home

If you’re missing your pig.. contact dispatch

03/12/2025

Yesterday was a beautiful day and I was able to spend more time outside playing with the dogs. Rex (the one full of kisses) and Charlie (fuzzy boy) are still looking for their forever homes, and Nazar (beautiful eye boxer mix) is looking for a foster to adopt home. Reach out if you are interested in meeting any of them!

03/11/2025

Nazar is still looking for a foster to adopt home
He is 1 years old and has heart disease. We have a CT scan scheduled for April at Tufts, but would love to get him into a home while he waits.
Although he has heart disease, he still runs and plays and acts like a normal 1 year old dog. Very sweet boy and would be a great family dog. Has lived with a cat, and seems to love the dogs in shelter.

Charlie and Rex are still looking for their forever homes!If you’d like to meet either of them, please email me roussind...

03/11/2025

Charlie and Rex are still looking for their forever homes!
If you’d like to meet either of them, please email me [email protected]

03/01/2025

My previous post had a lot of mixed feelings. So I wanted to address it. Comments are off as there is no need to discuss.
For one … Yes, I am thankful that the cat was brought to an animal shelter, rather than being let out and not given a chance to get somewhere safe. However.. it does not make the situation right.
The main reason we ask that people go in and talk to staff rather than dropping the cat off like that is because it is helpful to have information on the cat. Age, vaccine history, name, living situation the cat came from, medical history etc. This ensures the cat gets the proper vaccinations and medical care, and allows the staff to find a home for the cat that best suits the cats needs.
In this situation, it sounds like the cat was abandoned by someone else, in a bag, by the woods. In this case, it should have been reported so it could be investigated. If it was reported, I would have taken the cat in to begin with.
Also, with a cat being a “stray”, the animal shelters do not charge a surrender fee as the cat does not belong to anyone.
What she did is animal abandonment, which is a crime, never okay, and she could be charged with animal cruelty which is a felony. However.. I never once said she would be. I simply wanted to have a conversation with her about the cat’s history and educate her on what to do in that situation in the future.
Please take this situation as an example of what not to do in the future and what is not tolerated in Webster (or anywhere).
If you have an animal that you can no longer care for, please reach out to local animal shelter/rescues and explain the situation. If you cannot afford a surrender fee, please tell them that. Most of them will work with you to avoid animal abandonment. If you cannot find someone who can help you, reach out to me and I can give you resources. I am here in this job for a reason. There is help out there, you just need to ask. I cannot help you, if I don’t know you need help. This goes for anything animal related.
The animals simply do not deserve to be abandoned, or treated in this way.
That being said, if you see something in regards to animal cruelty, please speak up and report it.

02/28/2025

Yesterday at about 12:20pm a black BMW sedan entered the parking lot of Community Cat Connection. A women exited the vehicle, walked to the other side, took out a carrier with a cat inside, walked over to the door, leaving the cat on the ground, walking back to the vehicle, entered the passenger side, and the vehicle drove away. She did not try to enter the building, and she did not knock. This was a very intentional animal abandonment that was not needed and we take this very serious.
If you know who this women may be, know who the cat is, or know anything about this, please come forward with information. I am looking to have a conversation with this women and get the cats history.
Please email me at [email protected]

02/28/2025

Next up … Charlie!
Charlie is a 4 year old Norwegian Elkhound. He does have Lyme and Anaplasma which are tick born illnesses. Otherwise, he is a healthy boy!
Charlie was with an elderly couple who unfortunately could not handle them. His owner fell and he did bite them when they fell. This was out of FEAR, not aggression.
Since being in shelter, Charlie has opened up so much. He gets excited to see me, jumps up and down, gives me kisses, sits on my lap for pets. He likes to play with his ball.
My volunteers have been taking care of Charlie for the last month as well with no issues.
Charlie is shy with new people, so whoever is interested in him will have to understand he’s not a dog that will immediately run up to you and do the same as he does for me. It will take time to get him there.
Charlie also has a huge fear of leashes. If he sees a leash, he barks, runs into his cage and hides. Due to this reason, Charlie needs to go to a home with a fenced in yard, and the owner will need to work very hard on getting him over his fear.
I have been able to get a leash on Charlie twice since being here. Both of which have been when he was distracted. Once the leash is on, he is completely fine and excited to go on a walk.
If you are interested in giving this sweet misunderstood boy a home, please email me [email protected]

02/26/2025

We got Blue and Tink into homes. The bird goes home today. We’re on a roll this week, let’s keep it going.
Rex has been with me for 139 days so far. Although he is super spoiled here with all the toys, cookies, hugs and kisses, etc, he deserves a home!
Food is his favorite thing in the world. He’s energetic but also will curl up on the couch with you after a long day. He seems to like the dogs in shelter. I am unsure about cats. He does need training for basic manners (jumping) and leash walking, but over all a good boy and means well! He is house broken.
He is about a year and a half. He’s a mixed breed.
Neutered male. Up to date on Rabies and Distemper.
He would be a great protective and loyal dog for someone.
If you’re interested in meeting my boy Rex, please EMAIL me [email protected]

02/25/2025

Update: no longer looking for a home

Update: reason I was charging $100 was because we spent $250 on medical care for her. I will WAIVE the adoption fee.

No one has come forward for this little bird
Up for adoption
Believed to be a female, on the older side
$100 adoption fee in the form of check or money order written to the town of Webster
Does *not* come with cage - must bring cage or pet carrier at time of pick up once approved
EMAIL me if interested [email protected]
(Comments, messages, and phone calls will not be considered)

02/25/2025

Meet Nazar! Nazar is a 1 year old Boxer mix. His owner was leaving him in a home that no one lived in for multiple days with no food, water, medication, proper care, etc. Sadly, Nazar has heart disease. He had already had one heart surgery, but the heart disease has progressed and he will need a CT scan to further look at his hearts structure to determine if he needs another heart surgery or not. As you can imagine, this will be expensive! But as always, we are committed to getting our shelter animals the medical care they need. Nazar is NOT UP FOR ADOPTION at the moment. However.. a foster to adopt type of home will be needed in the near future. The vets at Tufts said he won’t live a long life, but his life expectancy at the moment is 5-6 years. That could change depending on if he needs another surgery. He would be best with calmer dogs. He has lived with cats. And he would be fine with children. Although he has some serious medical conditions, he’s still a very happy boy. If you are interested in possibly fostering to adopt in the future, please EMAIL me [email protected].

02/24/2025

Update: Tink has now been fostered as well

Yesterday Blue got a bath and nail trim to get her ready to go to her new foster home today. She is going to a home with another deaf dog (Great Dane) and a couple other dogs who know how to guide the deaf. The foster mom is also a vet tech. Couldn’t ask for a better foster home for her to go to. Huge thank you to Liz, our Animal Inspector, and PT Pet Supply for taking the time to give her a bath before she went off.
Her sister, Tink, is still looking for a foster home! Please email me if you are interested.

02/21/2025

Update: all set with bird cage. Could still use a large crate or two to have on hand if anyone is looking to get rid of any

In need of a small bird cage, and a medium/large dog crate if anyone has one they’d like to donate

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Happy Valentine’s Day ❤️ the shelter dogs deserve to be Valentine’s not only today, but every day! The first two are up for adoption, and the last two are looking for foster homes.

Raccoon on Ice

One of the many reasons I love working for this town is because of the huge support system I have from every department in town… Police, Fire, EMS. There was a report of a raccoon on the ice this morning. Because it was so close to shore, and the risk of going out on the ice, it was decided that I was going to leave it alone. Raccoons DO come out during the day during this weather for warmth from the sun, and food, due to it being so cold at night. I then got a call this afternoon about the raccoon still being out on the ice and children going up to it and poking it with a stick and it becoming agitated. You would get agitated if someone was poking you with a stick as well. Because it’s now a public safety risk with people going up to it, I had requested the fire department to come out and assist me with getting it off the ice so people would leave it alone. I trained them on how to use a rabies pole, wished them luck, and sent them on their way. When the raccoon saw two men approaching in big yellow suits, he ran as fast as he could away .. which is normal raccoon behavior. Once on shore, he climbed a tree. This is a reminder to PLEASE please please NEVER approach wildlife! If a wild animal needs help, call in the professionals who are trained to handle them. Otherwise, simply leave them alone. If you get bit by a wild animal, you will be required to get the rabies series of vaccines, and trust me .. those are not fun. So do yourself a favor, and leave wildlife alone. They have every right to be here, just as you do. Give them space and respect them.

Rex

Rex is still looking for his forever home! Please share share share

Stone!

Let’s get Stone out of shelter before the holidays!

Update on two more of the animals that have been in the shelter in the last couple weeks

Shelter dogs

Meet some of the shelter dogs that are looking for homes! Rex: 1 year old pittie mix, male, super crazy, needs some basic training but super sweet. Needs an active family! Seems to be good with calm dogs.. gets nervous with crazy dogs. Unsure about cats and other small animals. No small children that he could knock over. Foster until he is neutered, and then he can officially be adopted. Dakota: 14 year old pittie, female, super sweet and chill but gets bursts of energy. Seems fine with calm dogs. Unknown about cats. Unknown about children. Needs to be adopted. Stone: 4ish year old neutered male, pittie mix, over all calm and relaxed but gets bursts of energy. Has mast cell tumors that need to be removed (working on setting up an apt).. foster until that is done and then officially adopt. Seems fine with the dogs in shelter. Unknown about cats and small animals. Has lived with kids. Please reach out if you are interested in meeting any of these babies

Phoenix

* in foster home * Meet Phoenix! He was found wondering the streets for 3-4 weeks day and night before I was called. We trapped him and he has been slowing warming up to people! He is super skinny and needs lots of love I am looking for a foster to adopt home for him until we can get him neutered.. someone who either works from home or there is someone home majority of the time as he panics when left alone and has a hard time settling Please message me if you are interested (Please note.. tomorrow is my only available day for you to meet him as I leave for vacation Friday.. if you are unable to meet tomorrow .. we will schedule for when I return)

Ziggy update

Ziggy was able to get her MRI and spinal tap done today. There are two things on the MRI the doctors were looking at. Her whole care team are planning to get together this week to talk about the results and what’s going on. Once I have the full report from them, I will make an update with what they have found.

Ziggy update

Ziggy update: Was able to get HALF of the diagnostics done Heart is normal though which is good

Ziggy’s story!

Since Ziggy’s story has blown up and a lot of people are wanting more information on her, I’ve decided to post a video starting with the night I got the call of a dog being abused and what has led to her needing the diagnostics. I’ll continue to make videos and updates as we go through getting her diagnostics done and what they find etc In the meantime, Ziggy is being fostered in my personal home where she will remain until we figure out what is best for her. Thank you all for supporting Ziggy ❤️

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