'Bill' is alive and in foster care!
Here's his new PF post:
Adoptable Shepherd: Bill: Petfinder
Though it didn't work out with SEGSD Rescue, being considered gave him the extra time to find him a local foster home, and saved his life.
The rescue coordinator wrote to me that Bill is a sweet guy with a good spirit. He is getting treated for mange and HW, and gets the groceries and TLC he so needs. Big thanks to his foster home!
His original pic looked as if he still hadn't given up on us, and his eyes haunted me. There seemed to be a good dog behind the exhaustion and long neglect, and the shelter shock. Turns out he is.
The rescue organization that supports the animals in this shelter
PAWS of Northeast Louisiana found his foster home and is doing amazing work under most challenging conditions. They do imaginative community outreach to boost adoptions, and they are working towards building a low cost/high volume s/n clinic as part of the Humane Alliance project. The euthanasia rate in this area remains unbelievably high, so the clinic will be of great help to reduce the number of incoming cats and dogs. More here:
PAWS of Northeast Louisiana