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Basenji Rescue
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Basenji Rescue and Transport, Inc.
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What is BUR?The Basenji Underground Railroad (BUR) is a grassroots, informal network of volunteers who give of their time, effort and treasure to do for dogs what its Civil War namesake did for humans: bring them out of bad situations to new and better homes. How Does BUR Work?Activities are coordinated by electronic mail, and sometimes phone and/or fax. When someone hears of, or finds, a rescued or surrendered Basenji that needs transport to a new home, a notice goes out over the computer net to the BUR-mini-list. Efforts are made to see if there are enough BUR stations in between the locations involved to make it possible to transport the dog(s) to the new home. We work with owners as well as shelters and rescue coordinators to help these dogs. The Basenji Underground Railroad does not remove nor advocate removing animals in bad situations by force or stealth. We only help to relocate animals that have been given up. What do Stationmasters Do?BUR Stationmasters transport the dog(s) relay-style. On short hops, one station may do the whole trip. Usually, however, the transfer is accomplished in a series of jumps, with the dog(s) being handed off from one BUR station to the next. Sometimes the entire trip cannot be made all at once, as when different BUR Stationmasters are available to travel on different days. When that happens, the dog(s) are provided with temporary housing and food by one of the BUR stations until the next leg of the journey can commence. Transporting by AirClick on our link here for valuable information about transporting by air. Basenji Rescue and Transport Air Transport Protocol. Another viable method of transporting rescue Basenjis is by air, with a human companion. For those who travel frequently on business and are willing to take a rescue along with them, the cost is minimal. (About $50 compared to $200 for a dog traveling alone.) Service RequirementsThere is no mandatory minimum service required for a BUR station. It is a labor of love, provided for dogs, by people who love dogs. Let your heart be your guide in deciding how much you wish to, or can, reasonably do. You are not expected to participate in every transfer that may come through you area, or about which you are contacted. Each Stationmaster makes his or her personal decision about whether or not to become involved in a particular transfer, and if so, to what extent. Each Stationmaster decides what level of involvement is comfortable and feasible for their particular BUR Station. Some do a lot. Some do a little. Some do nothing. Who does what changes on every BUR transfer, as everyone does what is comfortable and convenient for that particular time and circumstance; the station that opts out of one transfer may be the ringleader for another. Registering with BURTo find out more about becoming a volunteer for BUR, send e-mail to us expressing an interest at brat-help@lists.basenjirescue.org. We will respond to your e-mail to ask you for the information we need to enter you into our database of volunteers. You may also register using the BRAT online registration form. (Please note that all BUR candidates will be screened. Screening acts as a thin layer of protection for the volunteers who go to great lengths and potentially expose their personal information, lives and property in order to help. By placing some parameters on who accesses BUR information, we hope to limit that risk.) |
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