Tom Petty - Ginger with a Heart of Gold

Tangelo is the last of his ginger litter and would love to go home!!

Adopt Tangelo on Petfinder Tangelo is an adoptable Cat - Tabby searching for a forever family near Tulsa, OK. Use Petfinder to find adoptable pets in your area.

My foster mom has a new kitten!

UPDATE: Andrea here! I just called to speak with my Council person, Councilor Fowler. The called rolled over to the generic City Council number and I left a message for Councilor Fowler with the staffer, who she said was unavailable today. I told her I was also wanting to speak with the Council Chair and Vice-Chair and asked if she was taking messages for them, as well. She replied yes and suggested I send an email, to which I replied my emails have gone unanswered in the past. Please still call and leave a message about at least adding another vet to TAW staff!!

Dear fellow rescues and animal advocates,

If your experiences are anything like ours, you may be feeling overwhelmed with the number of animals that need help in the Tulsa area. You may be on intake hold, or stressing out trying to find fosters and taking endless phone calls asking for help. Or you may be seeing the constant influx of posts on social media with tragic story after tragic story. Does it feel like there are more animals needing help than ever before? Do you find yourself crying more often, the compassion fatigue setting in hard? Are you at the end of your rope?

We have done all we can to try and stem the never-ending tide of homeless and hurting animals. Rescues, fosters, and animal supporters across Green Country have stepped it up. But there is only so much we can do if our government leaders won’t help us. We have done our part, now it's time for them to do theirs.

We are asking all rescues and supporters to join us in asking our local leaders to do something to help. Although many have emailed, called, and spoken to their representatives, they must still be unaware of just how bad things have gotten. It is our job to speak for the animals and make sure their voices are heard. We need to inform Tulsa’s leaders about how bad things are right now, because according to their budget plans, THEY DON’T SEEM TO KNOW.

At last night's City Council meeting, City councilor Lori Decter Wright proposed using funding from the public safety sales tax for the police real-time information center. This would open up $2.5 million dollars in one-time funding and potentially ongoing funding for staff positions from the general fund. Councilor Decter Wright said she would support discussing other ways to use this money during city council meetings next Wednesday June 15th. Yesterday, many citizens asked councilors at the council meeting to use the money for homelessness and housing initiatives. These are certainly important endeavors. But even a small piece of the pie going to animal welfare could make a big difference and this is a major public safety issue as we all know! The argument that human needs are more important than animal needs is part of the reason why the animal shelter has been chronically underfunded for years.

This funding could be used to close part of the $2 million dollar gap in funding STILL needed for the expanded animal shelter. Or this money could fund an additional veterinarian for the shelter, which the current vet said would be the one thing he would ask for. He is currently performing 40 surgeries a day working between two surgical tables! A second vet at TAW was also one of the many recommendations given to the Animal Welfare Commission by Best Friends. The Commission brought these findings to the City Council, yet any funding for additional staffing was DENIED! The idea was that whenever Shelter management is hired, the council will take further direction from them. When is that going to happen? There seems to be no urgency by our city leaders to even find someone suitable for this role.

Please CALL your city councilor if you live in Tulsa. If they don't answer, demand a return phone call from YOUR councilor. This is important!! Make them hear you! Even if you live outside of Tulsa city limits and you rescue animals in Tulsa, you can email all the city councilors or the city council chair, Lori Decter Wright, and vice chair, Crista Patrick. If they care more about humans than animals, tell them your personal story about how bad things are right now in the rescue world. Tell them about the worst dogs and cats you have seen. Especially tell them how trying to help homeless animals in Tulsa has affected your life and health personally. Ask them to use some of the money that’s been opened up from funding the new police camera system with public safety sales tax money, for animal welfare...to finish the expanded shelter, or to add another veterinarian to the staff now. Don’t forget to thank the city council for finding money to buy a needed x-ray machine for the shelter, in addition to supplies and maintenance on the current shelter building. We appreciate those efforts, but this isn’t enough to change the situation that rescue volunteers are going through right now. Please ask them to help!

Find your councilor here:

https://www.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=d0d03cae97d348b9a67ed1eff92d6ca0



Mayor

GT Bynum

918-596-7411

175 East 2nd Street
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74103

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CITY OF TULSA COUNCILORS

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District 1

Councilor Vanessa Hall-Harper

918-596-1921

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District 2

Councilor Jeannie Cue

918-596-1922

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District 3

Councilor Crista Patrick

Council Vice-Chair

918-596-1923

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District 4

Councilor Kara Joy McKee

918-596-1924

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District 5

Councilor Mykey Arthrell-Knezek

918-596-1925

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District 6

Councilor Connie Dodson

918-596-1926

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District 7

Councilor Lori Decter Wright, Council Chair

918-596-1927

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District 8

Councilor Phil Lakin Jr.

918-596-1928

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District 9

Councilor Jayme Fowler

918-596-1929

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Once again, Oklahoma is drowning in homeless pets. Rescues are begging for fosters and volunteer transport drivers. It’s time to step up.
I have 9 fosters in my house right now; am working on establishing relationships with new rescue partners for out of state transports; online fundraising; and of course driving transports. Last weekend, next weekend, but I can’t do 3 in a row. Oh yeah, and I have a full time job and my own pets. Yet somehow it’s never enough.
If we all did something, maybe the minority of us wouldn’t have to do everything.
Please think about what you can do and consider taking even just one litter, one dog or kitten, drive one transport. Lives literally depend on it.

My new sister was fostered though Animal Aid! Do your Christmas shopping right meow!

Animal Aid Fundraiser | Bonfire All proceeds benefit Animal Aid of Tulsa to save more homeless animals.. Raising funds to help save ill and injured homeless cats and dogs.

Guys, I’m so happy in my new home. It’s been a great time since Christmas.
And I’ve got a new friend!

Guess what guys?! It’s official, I’m adopted!! I’m so excited and promise to be a big time purrer for my new mom and fur brothers and doggie sister!!
Thanks foster mommies and Yvonne for taking good care of me. But I’m home now with my fur-ever mom Peggy! ❤️❤️❤️

I’m home ❤️❤️❤️

Happy New Year!

Ps: I think I’m going to stay here, my new mom is very nice, and I love my
Fur siblings!

My new mom has offered me yummy foods and fun toys. I’m still nervous, but I think I’m going to like it here!

I went to my new home today! It’s scary, to be honest, but my new mom said I have all the time I need, and my
Other Mom said I can come home if it doesn’t work out.

My first Christmas!

There are many baskets. But this one is mine.

Window shopping. Gimme your credit card!

Me? Move? But why?

Hanging with my friend, Annabelle. Annabelle Lee is almost 11 and she’s like my grandma!

Outtakes Of foster mom’s attempts to get some
Cute pictures 😂😂😂

JINGLE ALL THE WAY...TO OREGON!

NOTE: 𝑾𝑯𝑬𝑵 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑺𝑯𝑨𝑹𝑬, 𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒌 '𝑺𝑯𝑨𝑹𝑬' (𝒏𝒐𝒕 '𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒘') 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒙 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒂𝒚𝒔 "𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒆 𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕" 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕 :0)

We are so excited to share our Current Passenger List for our upcoming flight this Saturday, December 28th. These are some of the VERY blessed shelter pets who are getting a second chance at life because of your generous heart. We have 108 passengers listed for this flight so far. That means 108 lives saved ONLY because you all were generous enough to make a tax deductible donation to save them!! YOU are personally responsible for helping to save these precious lives! We are working on our January flight...that flight is CRUCIAL due to all those Christmas pets being returned to kill shelters when they aren't PERFECT in every way (potty on the floor, chew up a child's new Christmas toy, bark too much, etc.). Shelters are desperate now but will be even more so after the holiday. If you are willing to help us by making a donation, in ANY amount, the pets you help to save will be so grateful, and so will we. 𝕎𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕔𝕦𝕣𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕝𝕪 $𝟠,𝟞𝟘𝟘.𝟘𝟘 𝕒𝕨𝕒𝕪 from a January flight. IF you can help to make that flight happen...you can make a tax deductible donation in one of the following ways:

*The link attached at the bottom of this post
*Our fb page: Fetch Fido A Flight
*Our website fetchfidoaflight.com
Or
*Snail mail a check payable to Fetch Fido A Flight to:
Fetch Fido A Flight
PO Box 1166
Edmond, OK 73083

PLEASE spay and/or neuter your pet(s), get them microchipped, AND have current ID with phone number on your pets at all times.

SEE THE Passenger list here:

www.fetchfidoaflight.com/current-fido-passengers

(puppy in picture will be available at Safehaven Humane in Albany OR after December 28th.)

Tom Petty - Ginger with a Heart of Gold Help Tom find his home!

It's now easier to email Tom Petty - Ginger with a Heart of Gold

Nap time in momma’s lap.

Hi new friends!

Welcome to Tom’s Page!!!

Tom is an 8 month old neutered orange tabby who hasn’t found his own home yet.
Tom says:

I am a sweet guy! But I am shy and struggle finding the confidence to meet new people 😞
I’m in my second foster home now. I love having feline friends. And the dogs aren’t so bad either!!
I’ve come to love my foster momma and dad and enjoy cuddling with them at night.
But I’d still like to find a place of my own! With some patient experienced cat servants who will give me time to adjust. I love HARD once I know and trust someone. I am worth the wait, I promise!!”