1st week of July 2015 Humane Happenings

by Eliana Aubin

Help us locate "Rocko", missing since a car accident on 6/21/15 north of Elephant Butte, NM

This past week, Eliana Aubin, President of the Sierra County Humane Society, met with Police Chief Lee Alirez at his office. The major focus of the meeting was to get mutually acquainted and to ensure a professional connection would be made now that Chief Alirez had settled as the new TorC Chief of Police.

Our animal welfare organization’s professional relationship with now-retired Chief of Police Priscilla Mullins was always positive and one of mutual respect. Former Chief Mullins was already on the TorC Police Force when the Sierra County Humane Society was organized in 1989. Over the years, as she climbed the TorC Police Department ladder, Mullins served under several chiefs, including Chief Russ Peterson who was always considered one of our animal welfare organizations strong local supporters and for whom our respect has always been very high.

After this positive and informative first meeting with the current Police Chief - Lee Alirez - we are confident that the professional relationship between the Sierra County Humane Society and the TC Police Department will continue to be one of mutual trust, respect and understanding.

Have you seen Rocko? He is the neutered, gentle well-mannered German Shepherd mix who was riding in the vehicle involved in a bad accident on Sunday June 21, North of Elephant Butte at the first canyon. His beloved humans were hurt and Rocko may be hurt as well. He was seen jumping out of the back window and running South down the HWY and then across the HWY going West. Please watch out for Rocko and please help him. We can be reached at 575-894-2639 or at weR4pets@gmail.com.

We continue to spread the word out, via several Facebook pages such as www.Facebook.com/DesertHaven, also www.Facebook/com/Lost, found and rehoming animals of Sierra County, and of course via word-of-mouth. Our heart goes out to Rocko and also to his human family. Summer is a terrible season for a beloved companion animal to suddenly find himself way out in the middle of the desert, traumatized and perhaps also injured. Please share this information and help us reunite Rocko with his human family.

For more information on our organization and on the good work that we do, visit our web site at www.DesertHavenAnimalRefuge.com. Write to us at P0B 638, Williamsburg, NM 87942.