Storm Destroys Animal Shelter

People in Drexel are still recovering from the storm earlier this week, but the local animal shelter fears it can't recover. Warm Fuzzys needs to get all 25 cats new homes, because the storm blew the trailer off its foundation, and it is too unstable to house the cats. The damage to the building was so bad, they think it will have to be demolished, and since insurance didn't cover the building, their rescue shelter days are over. That is unless someone can help them.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE STORY ON THE Fox 4 website if you can't see the video embed below:



WANT TO HELP??
www.WarmFuzzys.org

POWERLESS

On Wednesday, I did a story about a freak accident causing a major power outage in St Joe. About 50-thousand homes and businesses were without power for almost two hours:

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE STORY on the Fox 4 website

I was in Lawrence yesterday covering the theft and vandalism of some fairly rare and valuable books on the KU Campus Watson Library. Hard to believe there's a market for illustrations and maps STOLEN OUT OF BOOKS!! That seems strange to me. You'd think being removed from the book would lessen its value, but what do I know. Just kind of sad to see taxpayer dollars wasted because of someone's selfishness.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE STORY if you can't watch the embedded video below:

More coverage of Tiller murder

I talked to a former friend of Roeder's who fanned the flames of some of the pro-life rhetoric going around now about Tiller's murder, namely that it's "a shame it didn't happen sooner." It's not included in the story, but I did ask her about the pro-life groups denouncing Tiller's death and she said that because they profit from abortion being in existence, they don't really want it abolished, and that's why they sympathize with Tiller.

My story also included our interview with the KCK clinic employee who was also familiar with Roeder, from his protests at the clinic. He carries a gun and said if "they" want to take this fight to the streets, he's ready to do that.

Today's story kind of worried me about the future of any abortion dialog in this country.

CLICK HERE to see the story

Tiller Coverage

Dr. George Tiller, an abortion doctor well known throughout the country because he performed controversial late-term abortions, was shot in the head and killed Sunday. He was an usher at his church, when witnesses say a man walked up to him and ended his life. I went to Wichita today for a follow up story.
You can watch it by CLICKING HERE

What's the buzz?

Swarming Bees on the Plaza... The Bee expert I talked to says the good news is a bee swarm isn't in a "stinging mood" -- they're just looking for a new home for their Queen. The video still creeps me out :-)

Link to the story CLICKING HERE

Bad to the Bone

I recently did a special in-depth sweeps story about dog behavior problems called "Bad to the Bone." This was an important topic to me because it was a dog behavior expert who helped me save my dog. She was a rescue from a breeder kennel, and she was very nervous and peed in her kennel every single day, but refused to walk on a leash. This expert explained to me that since Madeline spent so much time in a kennel that probably had no bottom (so her waste fell through the holes) so now she thinks the kennel is broken and not her. He helped train me how to walk her on a leash without her fighting me the whole time and said that I should walk her everyday before she goes in her kennel. Four years later and Maddie and I are still going on our daily walks, and it's very rewarding for me to know I gave her a better life.

Even when I was in tears about my own problem, I never wanted to take Maddie back to the shelter. "Boomerang" animals are a huge problem in shelters, and often once an animal is returned, it makes it very difficult to adopt again. Experts like the ones I spoke to in my story can help people work with their new pet, to make sure both owner and animal are happy with their new living arrangement. I know adopting a dog can often seem like a daunting challenge, but with some love and dedication and sometimes expert advice, you too can give a shelter animal a better home.

I'm not sure if the video embed is working, so I've also included links to the story on Fox4kc.com here:

Part 1 (click here to link to the story on Fox4kc.com)



Part 2 (click here to link to Part 2)