BSL News

By Sloane Quealy-Miner

5-10-13, A stray male pit bull was hit by a car this morning outside our house in Far Rockaway at approximately 7:30 this morning. Matt was alerted to the accident by our neighbor who saw this precious boy get struck by a speeding car who never stopped.  Upon being hit the dog fell to the ground and let out a scream. Our neighbor banged on our door and got Matt and together they brought this baby to safety in our yard.

Matt observed blood in his anal area so while he tended to the dog, now called Marky, I made an emergency page to our vet’s office and made arrangements to bring him in immediately. A full exam including a rectal exam were done and revealed no internal bleeding and no broken bones.  During the examination the vet discovered that the blood was coming from his scrotum. He was dragged by the car down the street on this area. The vet is keeping him for continued observation for the next few days while also giving him antibiotics. He has been given all his shots as well. Marky is just about 1 years old and he weighs in at 68lbs.

With all Marky has been through he has had the sweetest disposition. He is an incredible loving and friendly boy. He cuddled with Matt all the way to the vet’s office. Please help Marky! Matt Miner, Christine Drakatos and I are thankful for any help you can provide.

CALL TO ACTION:
If you are able to contribute to his vet care costs you can do so securely HERE by clicking this link

To ADOPT/FOSTER Marky contact  BSLNEWS2011@gmail.com 

Please help me!

By Sloane Quealy-Miner

On Saturday evening Christine Drakatos, who leads The Far Rockaway Rescue Project, received a call from our friends at Guardians of Rescue.  They had been alerted to a dog in need of help in our area. We immediately responded and went to meet the owner and his dog named Sunday.

The owner, who is in his late teens, and his dog Sunday lived in the house the boy shares with his mom up until Hurricane Sandy. Like many dogs, Sunday became extremely stressed after the storm as Far Rockaway was extremely hard hit.  She developed some fear based behavioral issues like having accidents in the house which prompted the mother of the boy to kick Sunday out. With nowhere for her to go, the owner decided to keep Sunday in the boiler room of a neighboring abandoned house which is where she has been for the past few months. This is where he set up a bed and food and water for her.  

When we arrived at the abandoned house where Sunday was another piece of my heart broke off and shattered into a million pieces. Christine and I followed the kid as we made our way through the trash and debris to the back of the abandoned house. He opened up the door to the boiler room and out she came. Her face had scratches and some minor cuts from a scuffle the boy said she got in with some neighbors dogs. And just when we thought it couldn’t get worse we learned that Sunday had recently also given birth and all of her puppies were stolen last week. We immediately asked the owner to surrender her to us but he said no. So we quickly formulated a plan to help her the best way we could until he does agree to surrender her to us.

Sunday enjoys milk bones with peanut butter

We set her up in a friend’s yard where we can work Sunday so she learns she can trust us. The owner will also be able to visit with her every day. Sunday is extremely bonded to him and is naturally fearful when he is not around. Whenever he walks away she begins to cry. With his help we were able to clean and washed her face thoroughly. We set her up with fresh food, water and treats. She has a huge igloo with fresh straw and we are doing our best to let her know she is safe now. While the situation is not ideal we are doing the best we can for her until the owner agrees to give her up to us which we are confident that he will. 

CALL TO ACTION: PLEASE help us! We need to get Sunday a kennel (so she doesn’t have to be tethered in the yard) and vet care. Any contributions of food and straw are also greatly appreciated.

Secure contributions for Sunday can be made via this paypal link HERE.

If you have items to donate or if you are interested in possibly ADOPTING Sunday once she is surrendered to us and are in the local NYC area please let us know by contacting us at BSLNEWS2011@gmail.com

By Sloane Quealy-Miner

Thursday, April 11, 2013
From S.N.A.R.R. Special Needs Animal Rescue Northeast:
“We are devastated to post, but Baby Girl passed away this morning. The family is going to the vet now. At this point we don’t know specifically the complications that happened. Thank you again to everyone for your support, donations and kind words. The family is upset beyond words and this girl will be dearly missed. RIP Baby Girl.”

CALL TO ACTION:
HELP SAVE Baby Girl! DONATE through this Pay Pal LINK

File a complaint against the Staten Island Police via the Civilian Complaint Review Board
Link to online form HERE
Complaint Hotline (800) 341-CCRB or call 311

We cannot continue to allow cops to hurt innocent animals and put the lives of innocent people in danger. We must speak up regarding this clear abuse of power by police officers who are supposed to serve and protect, not terrorize and needlessly kill the innocent!

Staten Island Police Officers shot and almost fatally wounded an innocent pit bull named Baby Girl on Saturday, April 6^th in Schmul Park, Travis, Staten Island.

Two other dogs (not Baby Girl) were involved in a scuffle in the park. In the midst of the owner attempting to break up the fight she got bit. The dogs DID NOT “attack” and turn on their owner.   Baby Girl was NOT involved, she was running AWAY from the fight when cops fired 3 rounds into her. Baby Girl has NEVER had any issues with either people or animals. In fact, her best friend is a bunny rabbit.

If the shooting of Baby Girl by police wasn’t heinous enough “they hid her in an ESU truck and lied about her whereabouts. The family discovered where she was hidden, and took her immediately to get help. The help she never should have needed, had she not been shot running AWAY from the danger the police officer represented. The help she never should have needed, had she been aided instead of covered up by an irresponsible police officer who has been irresponsible in the past, yet still on the job with a gun she can’t seem to keep up with or use properly. Oh, and just to make things more confusing, an off-duty officer made the decision to get in on the shooting as well”

It is clear to me that many officers believe they have a free pass to kill when it comes to pit bulls. These morally bankrupt cops repeatedly used the tired defense that the dog was “vicious” or “aggressive” when in countless cases the witnesses have reported otherwise and the shootings unjustified. You can follow Baby Girl’s progress on this site.

STAND UP, SPEAK OUT! IF NOT YOU, WHO? IF NOT NOW, WHEN?

By Sloane Quealy-Miner

WHAT: MoCCAfest 2013
WHERE: 69th Regiment Armory, 68 Lexington Avenue NYC
WHEN: April 6th and 7th 11:00AM – 6:00PM

Come meet Matt Miner, creator of LIBERATOR! Grab LIBERATOR T-shirts, stickers, button sets, postcards, prints and sneak peek #0 preview issues will also be available. These are very limited edition MoCCAfest exclusives with a great cover by Javier Sanchez Aranda and colors by up and coming colorist Kathryn Mann.

The heroes of Liberator are animal-friendly role models to the young people that the book is geared to.  They are rescuers and activists who, rather than beating up supervillians or stopping interplanetary war are taking on real issues of dog fighters and animal abusers.
All of Matt’s profits will help fund our continued animal rescue in the Rockaways, NY and the anti-BSL work that BSL News does.

We all know of the horrible cases of young people abusing animals – we remember the monsters who burn dogs and cats alive, the scumbags who fight dogs, the dogs like Oreo who are thrown from rooftops and those like Patrick who are starved and discarded like trash..

Comic book heroes who fight for animals!

The idea for Liberator is to entertain and tell a fun and compelling superhero story while showcasing to comic book readers the virtues of nonviolent protection of animals.  Let’s face it, on some level media does affect the way people act so why not give comic book readers some positive heroes for the animals. Just think how cool it would be if kids were reading about badass comic book heroes who gave a damn about animals!

Find Matt Miner at F-191, MoCCAfest 2013 (CLICK TO ENLARGE)

Get your MoCCAfest tickets now before the show to save a few bucks – click this link to buy: http://conta.cc/14pmTRo

Can’t make it to MoCCAfest?  That’s OK – you can order Liberator #1 right now!  click this link to buy! : http://bit.ly/11ouYVG

Thank you!