Roxie
‼️$200 for proof of Roxie’s current whereabouts
Roxie was “rescued” by Humane Society of the Dunes in June 2022. She was originally at IACS Shelter Rescue Team (formerly called IACS Rescue) and Indianapolis Animal Care Services (IACS) before HSotD pulled her. The founder of the rescue is Jane Hullsiek and the rescue is based out of Northwest Indiana (NWI).
Roxie was “rescue only” at the Indy shelter because she was urinating blood. Urinalysis and x-rays were done at the shelter and both were unremarkable. Treatment with antibiotics wasn’t helping. After being on the “rescue only” list for a while, she was given a euthanasia deadline when she continued to not improve and bloodwork showed high white blood cell counts indicating infection/inflammation. Her medical notes also indicate she had swollen paws and knees that might need medical attention. Roxie was described by shelter staff as friendly and social.
Humane Society of the Dunes in Chesterton, Indiana pulled her from the shelter. On the same day Jane took Roxie, she also pulled three other substantial medical cases:
No updates were ever posted by Jane on the Humane Society of the Dunes Facebook page about Roxie, Arnie, Kitty Man, nor Jerry. The four animals combined had about $1250 in pledges from donors on the IACS Rescue page. Jane and many other rescues complained that oftentimes pledges didn’t get honored, so they didn’t receive all of that money usually. In addition to these four animals, Humane Society of the Dunes also pulled four other animals in June 2022: Rootbeer and Candi (dogs), Bucky and Daniel (cats). Rootbeer was a behavioral rescue, not medical, but Candi, Bucky, and Daniel were medical cases.
One might think that the rescue would need to do a public fundraiser of some kind on their page to help raise money for the medical needs of these animals. One might think that the rescue would post happy updates as Roxie’s urinary issue improved, or after Kitty Man’s broken jaw healed, or after Jerry had his FHO surgery, or after Arnie started heartworm treatment, or after Candi’s skin issues showed improvement, or after Bucky had his echocardiogram and dental surgery, or after Daniel got his dental surgery, or after Rootbeer showed behavioral improvements with training and enrichment and consistency. One might think the fosters of these animals would share them on Facebook as many fosters like to do. One might think the rescue would post an update when the animals went to their “forever homes”. However, it seems one would be wrong if one expected Humane Society of the Dunes to behave in a way most other rescues behave.
We think it’s time to find the adopters and fosters of these animals. What will it take for one to come forward? Someone out there knows where Roxie is. We are offering $200* for proof of Roxie’s current whereabouts. Roxie would be 5-6 years old now.
- *$100 from the admins of this page
- *$100 from a generous supporter who is offering money for each of the animals we post
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