This afternoon I had a comment posted on Nashville Flood Relief for Animals about a cat that was lost and had been rescued. They were hoping to reunite the cat with its owner. I asked for pictures of the cat in hopes I could help out by posting them here. Not long after the pictures were sent the owner and the cat were together again. I thought that it may help to have a place for people who have lost their pet in the flood or those who have found pets to be able to post a picture and possible reunite them with their owner. I have setup a forum to do just that. If needed, please post any description of your lost or found animal in the comments below. If you have a picture you would like to include send it to nashveggie/gmail dot com and I will post it for you. Maybe we can get some families back together.
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Nashville Flood – Lost & Found Pets
May 13th, 2010Nashville Flood Relief for Animals
May 4th, 2010UPDATE: If you have lost or found a pet please visit Nashville Flood – Lost & Found Pets
The flooding of Nashville has displaced thousands of people and also thousands of animals. Many people were forced to evacuate and some were able to take their pets along but many more were not. There are also the homeless animals that are now finding no food as well as their way into already overcrowded shelters. Nashville area animal shelters are in need of items to assist in the care of the animals they have housed until their human counterparts can pick them up. If you can help please supply what you can.
Metro Animal Services is in need of blankets, cat and dog food, pet shampoo, laundry and dish detergent, towels and kitty litter. Items can be dropped of at Metro Animal Care, 5125 Harding Place.
Nashville Humane Association needs cat food, dog food, blankets, newspapers and towels. Those items can be dropped off at 213 Oceola Avenue in West Nashville. They are located behind Sprintz Furniture off of White Bridge Road.
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Information from Nashville Humane Association site:
Flood Advisory and Assistance
Nashville residents can call 615-862-8574 if they need assistance finding a shelter. This number should be used for non-emergencies. Please use 911 for emergencies.
The American Red Cross opened the following emergency shelters in Middle Tennessee:
* Lipscomb University – Nashville — AT CAPACITY FOR ANIMALS
Animal victims from floods can be brought to the NHA shelter in West Nashville at 213 Oceola Avenue, located directly behind Sprintz Furniture Store.
* Centerville Church of Christ – Centerville, Tenn
* Bonaqua United Methodist Church – Lyles, Tenn.
* College Hills Church of Christ – Lebanon, Tenn.
* Fairview Recreation Center – Fairview, Tenn.
* People’s Church – Franklin, Tenn.
* Erin City Hall – Erin, Tenn.
* Waverly Church of Christ – Waverly, Tenn.
* Smyrna Town Center – Smyrna, Tenn.
* Coffee County Middle School – Manchester, Tenn.
* Civic Center – Jackson, Tenn.
Also, consider staying in a pet friendly hotel. Click here for a list of Pet Friendly Hotels in Nashville, and call ahead to ensure they have available rooms.
LOST PETS:
If you have lost a pet…
• Fill out a lost report with Nashville Humane Association — check daily for found reports. Please provide:
Appearance: breed, coat type, ears, tail, age, weight, sex, color, etc.
Identification: tags, microchip, etc.
Location: where your pet lives, when and where your pet was last seen
• Contact Metro Animal Care & Control — (615) 862-7928 – 5125 Harding Pl, Nashville, TN -– Because of the differences in how owners describe colors and breeds the owner is then required to come down daily to reduce the potential for miscommunication or misidentification
• Fill out a lost report with Nashville PetFinders,LostAPet.org and Wilson County PetFinders.com websites — check found reports daily online — finders have different ideas of colors and breeds
• Contact all veterinary clinics within the area to see if the pet was brought in by a good Samaritan — check back daily
• Contact the closest evening Pet Emergency clinic to see if a good Samaritan brought the pet in for medical care — check back daily
• Place a lost posting on your neighborhood list serve — check daily for found posts
• Walk/drive through your neighborhood, familiar walking routes, check with neighbors
• Post lost report with photo as permitted in stores and other sites
• Contact the streets division to see if any pets were picked up due to fatal injury
Animal Shelters have a hold period, enabling time for the owner to make the rounds and hopefully increase awareness that a much loved pet is missed.
To check Nashville Pet Finders for a lost pet or report a found pet, please click here.
Burger Up from Frothy Monkey
March 16th, 2010UPDATE: Burger Up is now open. If you have made a visit please take the time to let me know what you thought in the comments.
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I have been reading of the new black bean/quinoa burger at Frothy Monkey for a few weeks on Twitter and had a standing reservation for one form Miranda, the owner, for some time but never could make it because of other obligations. This weekend we finally made it on the last day they would be available before the opening of Burger Up just down the street.
My trips to Frothy Monkey have only been for coffee in the past I have never really looked at their menu which has a few vegan selections. The burgers are not on the menu but were on a spur of the moment availability. The burgers can be ordered with a wheat bun or sourdough bread. Those working were unsure if the wheat bun contained honey so we opted for the sourdough. Our burgers were served topped with tomato slices and hummus and a side of tortilla chips and salsa. I’m not a big fan of the black bean veggie burger variety. Usually they are over-spiced with cumin to the point there’s no other flavor but these burgers were great. No over-powering spice and they held together very well, something not easily found in housemade veggie burgers. The hummus was a very nice addition.
We were told by Miranda, the owner, that Burger Up will hopefully open by April 1st. They will also be serving baked fries for those who prefer something hot and crispy on the side.
Future Location of Burger Up:
Taco Mamacita’s New Vegan Menu
March 4th, 2010Fresh Mexican-inspired food is always good. It is even better when it is vegan. I got the word yesterday that Taco Mamacita’s would be rolling out a new vegan menu this week and also a copy of the menu. This happened around lunch time so where else should I head off to?
I was told the servers may not be aware of the new menu and to take it along. After reading over the menu I was given I quickly realized that there were no vegan options and asked my server, Meredith, if she knew of the vegan choices. She told me she was also vegan and began showing me options on the menu by substituting and adding. Then I asked if she knew of the new vegan menu to which I got a “No”, so I pulled out my Droid which I had the menu on and showed her. Of course, being vegan also she was quite excited.
I ordered a cup of the Vegan Tortilla Soup and a Vegan Jerk Taco. The soup was poured at the table over fresh slices of avocado and cilantro with a side of tortilla chip crumbles and the taco was filled with one of my favorite delicacies, fried plantains, as well as fresh mango, beans and cabbage. Everything tasted extremely fresh but I thought the soup could have used a little spice as it was a bit flat.
Overall, it was a good lunch, fresh and healthy tasting. The only thing I would like to see improved from what I ordered would be some flavor added to the soup in the way of spice. I left still hungry though I was thoroughly impressed with the freshness of everything. My next visit I will try something else and see if leaving stuffed is possible.
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Taco Mamacita
1200 Villa Place
Nashville, TN
(615) 730-8552





