2021 ANIMAL STORIES MAGAZINE

2021 PET MAGAZINE LINCOLN DAILY NEWS JANUARY 21, 2021 Page 9 an opening for that animal. Two common destinations are Pilcher Park and Tinley Park. One of the difficult things with this system is that often she does not get to know who adopted these pets. It has to be enough to know she gave them that chance. She trusts the shelters she works with to place pets in a good home. The weekly cycle begins when Cale goes to Animal Control to see who is in there, take pictures and gather information. She then searches shelters and rescues that have room for the animals that are available from Animal Control. In the next step, she makes arrangements with Animal Control for the processes that must be completed for those animals that will be transported to a shelter. Cale says that when a no-kill shelter commits to saving the life of a Logan County animal, our group pays the medical expenses, which can be costly. Dogs are checked for heartworm and receive distemper vaccine. Cats get a combo feline leukemia and AIDS vaccine. LCAR uses Facebook, the LCAR website and Lincoln Daily News to create awareness of pets available for adoption. Cale also stays in touch with the Springfield Animal Protective League, who will often call to say they are looking for something specific or ask for a particular featured pet. And, she will make a special run if an animal has the opportunity to be adopted out immediately. Currently, transport is conducted in a used vehicle that was gratefully acquired a few years ago through the Woods Foundation. In the past year she has logged 5,000 miles, mostly by weekly transport to Champaign. When transferring at the hub there is a fee of $10 each crate. Thankfully, Cale said, if compatible, more than one cat can be put in a crate. “A happy arrangement: many people prefer cats to other people, and many cats prefer people to other cats.” - Mason Cooley, Writer There is also the occasional surprise, like when Cale made arrangements with a shelter for 10 cats and the next day the number had become 14. She called the shelter and thankfully they were fine receiving a mama with four new born kittens. This is a good spot to mention that Cale Continue p