tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789225847773003508.post3118957803217984249..comments2023-09-30T09:48:53.124+01:00Comments on lesleys animal shelter: The 1p kittens and the story of Legend.lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00989504099379913881noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789225847773003508.post-85254387995701707602009-12-05T21:26:36.100+00:002009-12-05T21:26:36.100+00:00With regards Rick's comments, I agree that we ...With regards Rick's comments, I agree that we should not put ourselves in danger, but in this case it seems to me that Ramona struck a sensible balance between personal risk and the urgency of the rescue. Ramona is to be congratulated on her bravery and resourcefulness, and the result is that the dog is now safe and happy. I did find Rick's comments rather negative and as there are so many newspaper reports about disaster perhaps he could consider balancing his comments with newspaper reports of successful rescues, even those of animals saving human beings!<br /><br />I had to jump in the moat in Glynllifon once as my dog had fallen in. It happened in a split second. Unknown to me, due to a developing tumour in her brain, her balance had become affected and she could not get upright. She became disorientated. Although it was January I jumped in, grabbed her and swam with her to the other side where lots of willing helpers dragged us out. Sure it was freezing but she was alive! If I had waited for the emergency services she would have drowned.<br /><br />Every situation is different. In the case of the sheep rescued last month in Dorothea Quarry I attempted to rescue it but soon realised that I would put myself in danger, as I had no way of getting her back up. I must say that I was tempted to climb down on the ledge with her, call out the helicopter, and refuse to be rescued unless the sheep was winched up first (only joking). <br /><br />I contacted a couple of my outdoor tutors who were in the Mountain Rescue. Eventually, after several phone calls, I got through to the Abergele Team who rescued the sheep and winched her to safety. Thank you so much! The Mountain Rescue informed me that they will not attempt a rescue until a sheep has been on a ledge for several days and has become weak. The reason is that there is a danger that as you approach the sheep it will jump to its death. <br /><br />This particular sheep had been on the ledge for 2 weeks before someone contacted Freshfields and thanks to the Abergele Mountain Rescue Team it was rescued the following day. <br /><br />You may ask why it had not been rescued before? Well the good folks who live near Dorothea Quarry had informed the RSPCA 10 times in the preceding week. All the RSPCA would say was that they had informed the Farmer! <br /><br />The local residents had already informed the Farmer. All he did was throw stones at the sheep in an attempt to knock it off the ledge. That would mean certain death, as the sides of this particular quarry are sheer and there is no way out, unlike Dorothea, where you can launch a boat. Luckily someone called Freshfields and the sheep was saved. I suppose the Farmer valued the Government compensation more than the life of his sheep.Barry Thorogoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01325339749387700195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789225847773003508.post-87786847003241462952009-12-05T18:54:27.831+00:002009-12-05T18:54:27.831+00:00Yes Ramona did take a risk that she shouldn't...Yes Ramona did take a risk that she shouldn't have , but she acted quickly without giving any thought to her own safety, it shows what a brave person she is, in contrast to the evil one who threw the dog in . She deserves a medalroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06549654429804358705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789225847773003508.post-68157088577047831632009-12-05T15:18:14.889+00:002009-12-05T15:18:14.889+00:00Rick,
thank you for your comment.Imust say I do ag...Rick,<br />thank you for your comment.Imust say I do agree with you, however this rescue was not made by either myself or my workers, this was a passerby who happened to be a supporter of the shelter and her first thought was to save the dog as quickly as possible and I was not informed until she arrived with the dog in tow!. Had she telephoned me I would have advised her against attemting the rescue herself but I was not given that opportunity.Fortunately she was successful and safe but yes it is a dangerous place to attempt any rescue without back up.lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00989504099379913881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789225847773003508.post-29634772127224535472009-12-05T14:02:24.276+00:002009-12-05T14:02:24.276+00:00Just a reminder to people that the 'Emergency ...Just a reminder to people that the 'Emergency Services', including the RNLI, Mountain Rescue and Cave Rescue WILL respond to callouts to animals.<br /><br />Quite apart from the Animal Welfare issue there is the problem of unskilled and/or poorly equipped people getting into trouble attempting a rescue. It is far from unusual for people to die attempting a rescue of an animal that is subsequently rescued unharmed. So rather than have this the rescue services will respond.<br /><br />So, please think first before attempting a rescue - is this a job for the experts, or could you do with some backup, so if you DO get yourself into trouble there is someone to retrieve you?<br /><br />Do please think of the rescue services themselves as well, I remember the tragedy at Blackpool many years ago where someone tried to rescue a dog from the water and they ended up dead, together with three Police Officers and a Passer-by who attempted to rescue him.<br /><br />http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/daily-feature/Police-salute-fallen-heroes.3641684.jp<br /><br />Other rescues that went wrong:<br /><br />http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/4676153.stm<br />http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/4610935.stm<br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-467451/Girl-watches-father-drown-trying-save-pet-dogs.html<br /><br />RickAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876249146028394944noreply@blogger.com