Thief walks off with deaf puppy from Humane Society kennel
A puppy stolen Friday afternoon from the Humane Society of Huron Valley is seen as particularly vulnerable because she was born deaf.
Chilly, an 8-week-old American bulldog, disappeared from her kennel between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. at Humane Society’s headquarters in Superior Township.
“It’s feasible to think of somebody shoving her up inside their coat and walking out the front door,” said Tanya Hilgendorf, HSHV executive director.
Chilly was being treated for an infection and was not yet ready for adoption.
“She’s a beautiful little girl,” Hilgendorf said. “Somebody might be trying to make some money off her.”
Typical reasons a dog might be stolen are the desire to save money on adoption costs or to be sold to another party. Some are also sold for research purposes.
The shelter was experiencing a busy afternoon, with many animals going out for adoption, and the staff was preoccupied when the incident occurred. The fact that Chilly is “a calm and quiet” pup abetted the abductor in making a getaway.
Hilgendorf said dogs with all-white coloring have an inordinate genetic tendency to be deaf.
The shelter staff is hoping that Chilly’s whereabouts will be revealed after word of the incident spreads.
The combination of her deafness, illness and youth make her particularly vulnerable, according to Hilgendorf. Compounding the worry is the fact that Chilly has very little fur and is possibly being kept outside.
“We just want to know that she’s safe,” Hilgendorf said.
A $500 reward is offered for Chilly’s safe return.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Virgin Blue accused of losing deaf, mute woman after Melbourne flight
Virgin Blue accused of losing deaf, mute woman after Melbourne flight
A DEAF woman who boarded a flight in Melbourne went missing at Brisbane Airport for five hours and missed a connecting flight because Virgin Blue staff failed to assist her, despite assurances to her relatives they would do so, her nephew claims.
Surge Singh booked the Monday morning flight for his 38-year-old aunt Saras Wati, who is also mute and unable to read or write English, to her homeland Fiji after being promised staff would make sure they helped her onto the connecting international flight in Brisbane.
But he was later told Virgin Blue staff did not know there was a special needs passenger on board and after a frantic search the woman was found in a distressed state several hours later by staff from another airline who noticed her wandering the airport.
"It was a nightmare,'' Mr Singh said today.
"My Mum and my sister were bawling their eyes out all day on Monday.''
Mr Singh said he rang Virgin Blue on Sunday night to ensure assistance would be provided.
He checked his aunt in at 4.30am on Monday and was again assured by the check-in staff and cabin crew that she would be looked after.
But just after 10am he received a call from Pacific Blue saying the passenger did not board the connecting flight to Nadi in Fiji.
Virgin Blue staff did not contact him until around noon.
When Mr Singh asked who they were looking for they said "a hearing impaired person''.
"I said, 'what does a hearing impaired person look like?' and described what she was wearing,'' Mr Singh said.
"They said she must have run off the plane without telling anyone.''
Mr Singh then called police, but received a phone call about 2pm saying Ms Wati had been found by staff from another airline and taken to the Pacific Blue counter after she showed them her itinerary.
Fortunately a Pacific Blue member who spoke Hindi, which Ms Wati can lip read, offered to look after her overnight and she flew back to Fiji the next day.
"My biggest frustration was Virgin Blue,'' Mr Singh said.
"They basically said they couldn't do anything more (to find her).
"At one stage they tried to blame it back on me. Someone from Pacific Blue told me that Virgin Blue didn't know there was a special needs person on the plane.
"It was very traumatic for her. When she got home she told family she knew she was lost but couldn't do anything.''
Mr Singh has made an official complaint via Virgin Blue's website and believes the airline should be held accountable.
Comment is being sought from Virgin Blue.
A DEAF woman who boarded a flight in Melbourne went missing at Brisbane Airport for five hours and missed a connecting flight because Virgin Blue staff failed to assist her, despite assurances to her relatives they would do so, her nephew claims.
Surge Singh booked the Monday morning flight for his 38-year-old aunt Saras Wati, who is also mute and unable to read or write English, to her homeland Fiji after being promised staff would make sure they helped her onto the connecting international flight in Brisbane.
But he was later told Virgin Blue staff did not know there was a special needs passenger on board and after a frantic search the woman was found in a distressed state several hours later by staff from another airline who noticed her wandering the airport.
"It was a nightmare,'' Mr Singh said today.
"My Mum and my sister were bawling their eyes out all day on Monday.''
Mr Singh said he rang Virgin Blue on Sunday night to ensure assistance would be provided.
He checked his aunt in at 4.30am on Monday and was again assured by the check-in staff and cabin crew that she would be looked after.
But just after 10am he received a call from Pacific Blue saying the passenger did not board the connecting flight to Nadi in Fiji.
Virgin Blue staff did not contact him until around noon.
When Mr Singh asked who they were looking for they said "a hearing impaired person''.
"I said, 'what does a hearing impaired person look like?' and described what she was wearing,'' Mr Singh said.
"They said she must have run off the plane without telling anyone.''
Mr Singh then called police, but received a phone call about 2pm saying Ms Wati had been found by staff from another airline and taken to the Pacific Blue counter after she showed them her itinerary.
Fortunately a Pacific Blue member who spoke Hindi, which Ms Wati can lip read, offered to look after her overnight and she flew back to Fiji the next day.
"My biggest frustration was Virgin Blue,'' Mr Singh said.
"They basically said they couldn't do anything more (to find her).
"At one stage they tried to blame it back on me. Someone from Pacific Blue told me that Virgin Blue didn't know there was a special needs person on the plane.
"It was very traumatic for her. When she got home she told family she knew she was lost but couldn't do anything.''
Mr Singh has made an official complaint via Virgin Blue's website and believes the airline should be held accountable.
Comment is being sought from Virgin Blue.
No deaf camp resolution yet
No deaf camp resolution yet
The zoning debate that held up the use of the Ontario Camp of the Deaf for motocross and ATV races this summer is still up in the air, but getting closer to a resolution.
The Seguin Township camp’s racetrack is used weekly for non-camp-related local dirt bike and ATV practices and is part of the competition circuit for the motorized sports. The property is also used for the annual Rock Crawl four-by-four skills competition and was the site of the 2008 National Enduro Championships.
It’s use as a race track is historic, dating back to within the former Foley Township, which amalgamated with Humphrey, Christie and Rosseau to form Seguin Township in 1997. Despite the history, with neighbours’ complaints about noise, the property was discovered to not have the zoning for the non-camp-related activities in 2008 when the Enduro went to the township for permission to use a section of a township road while hosting an event at the camp. The township granted special permission to continue with the historic use of the land for the last two summers while the two sides ironed out the issues and studied the noise levels.
Last summer, the township wanted the camp to apply for re-zoning, but standing on the principle that it was a use permitted during the Foley years, Derek Rumball, executive director of Ontario Camp for the Deaf, refused to at the recommendation of his lawyer.
“I believe that very shortly, in the new year, the township and I, the camp, will be issuing a statement resolving the issues - from large issues of zoning compliance to housekeeping issues and some compliance issues for the camp,” said Rumball.
Both sides conducted noise studies last year - the township in June during a Motocross event and the camp in August during an ATV race. The file is now waiting for a peer review of the camp’s results by the township’s consultant.
“They’ve taken a different approach to their noise study. We’re not noise experts so we need our consultant to tell us (the results),” said Tom Stockie, township chief administrative officer.
The consultants would also suggest possible ways to decrease the sound emanating from the camp by using mufflers, a fence or berming.
“We’re putting together a package of information,” said township chief administrative officer Tom Stockie. “What we’ll probably be doing is bringing it to council and having some meetings in the spring.”
Township councillors should have a package on the zoning and noise issues in February, and, if not resolved by the 2010 race season, council could grant another year’s exception to the zoning use, he said.
In the meantime, Rumball is looking toward next year’s race schedule and hoping to “put this to bed.”
The zoning debate that held up the use of the Ontario Camp of the Deaf for motocross and ATV races this summer is still up in the air, but getting closer to a resolution.
The Seguin Township camp’s racetrack is used weekly for non-camp-related local dirt bike and ATV practices and is part of the competition circuit for the motorized sports. The property is also used for the annual Rock Crawl four-by-four skills competition and was the site of the 2008 National Enduro Championships.
It’s use as a race track is historic, dating back to within the former Foley Township, which amalgamated with Humphrey, Christie and Rosseau to form Seguin Township in 1997. Despite the history, with neighbours’ complaints about noise, the property was discovered to not have the zoning for the non-camp-related activities in 2008 when the Enduro went to the township for permission to use a section of a township road while hosting an event at the camp. The township granted special permission to continue with the historic use of the land for the last two summers while the two sides ironed out the issues and studied the noise levels.
Last summer, the township wanted the camp to apply for re-zoning, but standing on the principle that it was a use permitted during the Foley years, Derek Rumball, executive director of Ontario Camp for the Deaf, refused to at the recommendation of his lawyer.
“I believe that very shortly, in the new year, the township and I, the camp, will be issuing a statement resolving the issues - from large issues of zoning compliance to housekeeping issues and some compliance issues for the camp,” said Rumball.
Both sides conducted noise studies last year - the township in June during a Motocross event and the camp in August during an ATV race. The file is now waiting for a peer review of the camp’s results by the township’s consultant.
“They’ve taken a different approach to their noise study. We’re not noise experts so we need our consultant to tell us (the results),” said Tom Stockie, township chief administrative officer.
The consultants would also suggest possible ways to decrease the sound emanating from the camp by using mufflers, a fence or berming.
“We’re putting together a package of information,” said township chief administrative officer Tom Stockie. “What we’ll probably be doing is bringing it to council and having some meetings in the spring.”
Township councillors should have a package on the zoning and noise issues in February, and, if not resolved by the 2010 race season, council could grant another year’s exception to the zoning use, he said.
In the meantime, Rumball is looking toward next year’s race schedule and hoping to “put this to bed.”
Deaf cat in need of a new home
Deaf cat in need of a new home
Let's start off with Boo Boo.
This cat loves attention and will follow you around.
This 5-year-old male is deaf, so he needs to be indoors only.
He does, however, like short walks on a leash either early in the morning or early evening.
He prefers to be the only cat in a home but may do well with another.
Boo Boo is house-trained and he can be found at the Santa Maria Valley Humane Society.
Let's start off with Boo Boo.
This cat loves attention and will follow you around.
This 5-year-old male is deaf, so he needs to be indoors only.
He does, however, like short walks on a leash either early in the morning or early evening.
He prefers to be the only cat in a home but may do well with another.
Boo Boo is house-trained and he can be found at the Santa Maria Valley Humane Society.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Another Great Conversation With A Scammer
My scammer flagging network works!
Enjoy!
Richard Roehm
++++++++++++++++++++++
(01:42:16 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: hello
(01:42:44 PM) Nesmuth827: hi scammer
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(01:43:09 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: you are rude
(01:43:28 PM) Nesmuth827: because it says (01:42:16 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: hello
(01:43:47 PM) Nesmuth827: i dont decide but the network warns me
(01:43:59 PM) Nesmuth827: so whats the latest scam youre gonna try on me?
(01:44:33 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: am on my offical work not scam
(01:45:21 PM) Nesmuth827: the network warn me your id is scammer
(01:45:39 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: i dont
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(01:45:53 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: okay
(01:45:58 PM) Nesmuth827: someone flagged you as scammer and warn me and others
(01:46:21 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: who is that
(01:46:29 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: that been a big lie to me
(01:46:33 PM) Nesmuth827: the network
(01:46:41 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: there lot scammer online
(01:46:48 PM) Nesmuth827: and youre one of them
(01:47:03 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: but we do legal works
(01:47:10 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: i dont
(01:47:25 PM) Nesmuth827: you from biafra nigeria too?
(01:47:42 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: nope
(01:47:50 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: am from USA
(01:48:16 PM) Nesmuth827: ok who's picture is on a $5 bill?
(01:49:07 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: where is that ?
(01:49:21 PM) Nesmuth827: youre not from USA!
(01:49:30 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: yes
(01:51:00 PM) Nesmuth827: prove it
(01:51:18 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: there are lot scammers from africa general
(01:51:29 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: you can vist our web sit
(01:51:46 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: www.usadeaflottery.webs.com
(01:52:18 PM) Nesmuth827: go take a look at the website
(01:52:29 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: ok
(01:53:45 PM) Nesmuth827: and maybe you can tell me what's wrong with that website
(01:54:15 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: is under mantainace
(01:55:25 PM) Nesmuth827: oh yeah? why does it say " If you are the site owner, please contact
Our Abuse Team regarding the status of your website. "?
(01:56:02 PM) Nesmuth827: the key word, my friend, is "Our Abuse Team" says a lot about WHO YOU ARE
(01:56:23 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: am not the only one here
(01:56:23 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: this is an organisation support by the govt
(01:56:41 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: who is your frined ?
(01:57:21 PM) Nesmuth827: Ok buddy I have to go pick up some furniture for a blind woman and I'm sure you'll understand I'm not going to do any business with you.
(01:57:30 PM) Nesmuth827: good bye
(01:57:41 PM) Nesmuth827: have a sweet day mr scammer!
(01:58:55 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: okay
(01:58:57 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: byee
Enjoy!
Richard Roehm
++++++++++++++++++++++
(01:42:16 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: hello
(01:42:44 PM) Nesmuth827: hi scammer
(01:43:03 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: why ?
(01:43:09 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: you are rude
(01:43:28 PM) Nesmuth827: because it says (01:42:16 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: hello
(01:43:47 PM) Nesmuth827: i dont decide but the network warns me
(01:43:59 PM) Nesmuth827: so whats the latest scam youre gonna try on me?
(01:44:33 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: am on my offical work not scam
(01:45:21 PM) Nesmuth827: the network warn me your id is scammer
(01:45:39 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: i dont
(01:45:52 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: okay i want you to understand me better
(01:45:53 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: okay
(01:45:58 PM) Nesmuth827: someone flagged you as scammer and warn me and others
(01:46:21 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: who is that
(01:46:29 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: that been a big lie to me
(01:46:33 PM) Nesmuth827: the network
(01:46:41 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: there lot scammer online
(01:46:48 PM) Nesmuth827: and youre one of them
(01:47:03 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: but we do legal works
(01:47:10 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: i dont
(01:47:25 PM) Nesmuth827: you from biafra nigeria too?
(01:47:42 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: nope
(01:47:50 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: am from USA
(01:48:16 PM) Nesmuth827: ok who's picture is on a $5 bill?
(01:49:07 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: where is that ?
(01:49:21 PM) Nesmuth827: youre not from USA!
(01:49:30 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: yes
(01:51:00 PM) Nesmuth827: prove it
(01:51:18 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: there are lot scammers from africa general
(01:51:29 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: you can vist our web sit
(01:51:46 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: www.usadeaflottery.webs.com
(01:52:18 PM) Nesmuth827: go take a look at the website
(01:52:29 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: ok
(01:53:45 PM) Nesmuth827: and maybe you can tell me what's wrong with that website
(01:54:15 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: is under mantainace
(01:55:25 PM) Nesmuth827: oh yeah? why does it say " If you are the site owner, please contact
Our Abuse Team regarding the status of your website. "?
(01:56:02 PM) Nesmuth827: the key word, my friend, is "Our Abuse Team" says a lot about WHO YOU ARE
(01:56:23 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: am not the only one here
(01:56:23 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: this is an organisation support by the govt
(01:56:41 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: who is your frined ?
(01:57:21 PM) Nesmuth827: Ok buddy I have to go pick up some furniture for a blind woman and I'm sure you'll understand I'm not going to do any business with you.
(01:57:30 PM) Nesmuth827: good bye
(01:57:41 PM) Nesmuth827: have a sweet day mr scammer!
(01:58:55 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: okay
(01:58:57 PM)(pos scammer) newslotto01: byee
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