Its Good to See that Metro will be Open

I love our last hike of the evening. Its normally a pretty quiet time out here and with almost two acres, we can safely wander around the yard without taking any chances on our little country roads that have no sidewalks or streetlights. We're surrounded by woods, so there is always something interesting for the dogs to rummage around after.
It made me doubly happy tonight to have enough clear sky for a bit of star watching and for it to be (comparably) warmer out.
It made me even happier when we came back in to see this notice on the front door of the society webpage, www.spcans.ca
February 8, 2009: Please be advised that the Metro Shelter is not closed but has put security measures in place based on threats made to management. The Shelter Management Team has brought in security measures that will keep its staff, volunteers, and potential adopters safe. We still need support from the community in the form of people coming to the shelter to adopt.
Now of course the Metro Shelter won't be open tomorrow, because with its new, more user friendly hours Monday is the only day of the week it isn't open to the public. But its great to know that on Tuesday at ten, the shelter will be back to its usual Hours of Operation
Anyone who has been to the Metro Shelter lately knows that a lot more has changed than their hours. It took a lot of time and energy to turn things around .... and the payoff has been almost immediate in their improved adoption rate.
There is even a new facebook group I want to help the SPCANS METRO SHELTER to facilitate communications with everyone who wants to help out and/or donate.
Its a real shame that this situation has taken energy away from the animals ... after all ... someone will have to do the security..... police will have to spend time and resources trying to track down the threats .... not to mention the stress for the people at the shelter who have been working so hard (and effectively ) to change things for the better.
It certainly didn't improve Francesca's standing with the animal loving community ... in fact it pretty much vaporized what little sympathy had remained for her cause. The newest Brindi facebook group, Release Brindi but not to her owner would very likely not have been formed, had the threats not been made. Nor did it do anything positive for the potential outcome of the case.
Metro's adoptables are all 'innocent bystanders' who became homeless because their original guardians were unwilling or unable to care for them in a responsible fashion. At the end of the day, I hope that on Tuesday ... and every day thereafter ... people who are willing to be responsible, caring and nurturing guardians will keep coming to Metro to find their new best friends.