Walter Rescue

Hi Walter Rescue fans! Meaghan (Walter’s mom) here to introduce you to Walter’s new foster brother, Carl. Carl is having a great time pestering his foster brothers, Walter and Chase, but what he really needs is a forever home.

Carl had 24 hours before being euthanized at my local animal control for no reason other than overcrowding. We pulled him out of the shelter in the nick of time and brought him home. He has had a tough life so far, but you would never guess because he is the sweetest dog.

At Walter Rescue, Justin gets about a call a day, generally from someone who wants us to take their cat or dog in for foster and adoption.

Today's call, however, was a different case. A woman from West Baltimore called - her dog was dying. He was 11 years old, and there was blood in his urine, and it was time. She, however, had no way to get to the Maryland SPCA to have him put down - and they had to get there before 4 p.m. She had no transportation, and she said "I just don't want to put him outside, or in a dumpster, or next to a dumpster."

Kitten Katya will be adopted by foster parent Lisa, who couldn't bear to give her up. But never fear, kitten fans.

Meet Matilda!

Hi Walter Rescue fans,
After wrapping up our hoarding case, we took a bit of a break to regroup. But we have several exciting announcements:

We are thrilled to announce that all 20 of the cats that we rescued in January have been placed! This officially concludes our Baltimore County hoarding case.

Great news - we've just gotten an update on Gulliver, who is now Baxter.

"It took him a couple a days to come out of hiding but once he did he was full of personality," his adopter writes. "He loves to be petted and to snuggle. He rubs his head all over our faces."

Baxter is slowly making friends with other resident cat, although he is keeping his distance from the dogs. It sounds like he's getting lots of love, and Walter Rescue couldn't be happier for him!

We are close to the end of our Baltimore hoarding case, thank goodness! Charlotte is adapting well in her new home and Josie continues to thrive.

Look, that even rhymes, sort of. We're delighted that Justin's wonderful aunt in Missouri has agreed to give Josie a home. She lives on a lot of land, and Josie will be able to have shelter and love but also have a safe environment to prowl. We also are excited to keep her "in the family" given how long she lived with us in Baltimore. Yay for Aunt Jeanne!
-Elizabeth

For a variety of reasons, I ended up flying with Claudia on Southwest to Chicago this week. This was not only Claudia's first flight, it was my first time flying with a cat.

I was nervous. We went to Bark! to purchase a harness/leash and Stephanie lent me her soft cat carrier. The leash was necessary because the animal must come out of the carrier when going through TSA. Luckily, Claudia was such a good sport - she let me hold and walk with her through security and went back into her carrier with almost no fuss.

We wanted to share three pieces of news:

First, Claudia is going to be fostered by a family in Illinois! This will allow her to meet new people and hopefully get adopted soon.

Second, Neville has been adopted by his foster Pat and is loving life.