Signalboost from KyleCassidy - Phillyfolk?
I was on the phone when I first read this, and it took a bit of time to be sufficiently coherent to explain what had me speechless:
kylecassidy posted earlier in the week about an apartment building fire in Philly, and a need for people to foster two cats that survived it, their owners nowhere to be found. (All humans associated with the building were accounted for, but none have claimed the cats.)
It turns out that a month after the fire there are still live pets spied through the windows, but nobody has been allowed in to rescue them, even though other officials have gone in and out pretty recently. The city is moving along with plans to demolish the building, live (perhaps not by then)animals and all.
Time: Saturday, February 12 · 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Location 4800 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
Created By: City Kitties Rescue
More Info One month after the fire, cats are STILL ALIVE inside the Windermere Court Apartments! Read more here: http://citykitties.org/2011/02/windermere-fire-cats/
Despite obvious signs of life inside, no one took action--not the owners, not L&I, not the fire marshal, not the insurance investigators who all had access to the building. Just two days after this disaster, fire fighters said there was nothing more they could do and no possibility that cats could have survived.
Now the Windermere owners claim that the buildings' exterior doors are sealed and that L&I won't allow anyone inside ever again--and yet a maintenance man, security guards, and insurance company investigators have accessed the building as recently as today, Wednesday February 9th. Meanwhile, the owners are moving forward with demolition, knowing full well that there are still pets inside!
If you think this is wrong, if you care about the cats inside and the people who want so desperately to get them back, if you want to let the City of Philadelphia know that it should never happen again...
Join former Windermere tenants, neighborhood residents, City Kitties, and animal welfare advocates for a peaceful rally and protest:
Saturday, February 12 @ 2pm
4800 Walnut Street - in front of West Philly High School, across from the Windermere
Bring friends and signs
For more about the fire, the various cats, or to help remotely, see http://citykitties.org/2011/02/windermere-fire-cats/
kylecassidy posted earlier in the week about an apartment building fire in Philly, and a need for people to foster two cats that survived it, their owners nowhere to be found. (All humans associated with the building were accounted for, but none have claimed the cats.)
It turns out that a month after the fire there are still live pets spied through the windows, but nobody has been allowed in to rescue them, even though other officials have gone in and out pretty recently. The city is moving along with plans to demolish the building, live (perhaps not by then)animals and all.
Time: Saturday, February 12 · 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Location 4800 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
Created By: City Kitties Rescue
More Info One month after the fire, cats are STILL ALIVE inside the Windermere Court Apartments! Read more here: http://citykitties.org/2011/02/windermere-fire-cats/
Despite obvious signs of life inside, no one took action--not the owners, not L&I, not the fire marshal, not the insurance investigators who all had access to the building. Just two days after this disaster, fire fighters said there was nothing more they could do and no possibility that cats could have survived.
Now the Windermere owners claim that the buildings' exterior doors are sealed and that L&I won't allow anyone inside ever again--and yet a maintenance man, security guards, and insurance company investigators have accessed the building as recently as today, Wednesday February 9th. Meanwhile, the owners are moving forward with demolition, knowing full well that there are still pets inside!
If you think this is wrong, if you care about the cats inside and the people who want so desperately to get them back, if you want to let the City of Philadelphia know that it should never happen again...
Join former Windermere tenants, neighborhood residents, City Kitties, and animal welfare advocates for a peaceful rally and protest:
Saturday, February 12 @ 2pm
4800 Walnut Street - in front of West Philly High School, across from the Windermere
Bring friends and signs
For more about the fire, the various cats, or to help remotely, see http://citykitties.org/2011/02/windermere-fire-cats/