The Bide-A-Wee animal shelter in Wantagh, NY is where The Missus and I adopted our two cats, Lucy and Felix. Felix had actually been there for four years when we brought him home. The staff there were simply extraordinary–they really got to know both of those cats while they were there, and even years later when we would come by for one reason or another, they remembered them and their personalities. And as a no-kill shelter they would frequently rescue “unadoptable” animals from other facilities. It’s just a wonderful shelter, which is why I am so devastated that it’s closing on March 8th due to the terrible economy and a 30% drop in donations since October.
Please donate to Bide-A-Wee, a truly wonderful organization for people who care about animals. I have no idea if enough donations can stave off shuttering the Wantagh facility–I doubt it–but it’s worth a shot, and their other shelters could probably use the help too.
Fight the good fight. There is an online petition, asking Bideawee’s President & Board of Directors to delay closing the Wantagh Adoption Center. Every effort must be made to keep the shelter open to save animals’ lives. Other non-essential personnel and services could be cut instead.
The priorities must be re-established to put animals first. If you agree, please sign the online petition, and pass it along to your friends and family members:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/keep-bideawee39s-wantagh-shelter-open
Bideawee’s Wantagh Shelter has survived World Wars I and II, the Great Depression, and all sorts of calamities over the past century. By signing the petition, the Shelter will survive the irresponsibility of those who made this awful decision to close. They gave 2 weeks notice to undo 100 years of saving countless lives of animals. Don’t let them do it!
Thank you for your devotion to the wellbeing of pets!