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[jeremx]

Do you have a big van? Would you like to make at least $500 for letting me use your van for 5-6 days? Don't you want to feel good knowing you helped out AZ wildlife conservation efforts? I'll even name a prairie dog after you, your band, your mom, whatever. no car rental company will rent us anything larger than a suburban to go to Cananea, Sonora (1 hour from the border) to pick up prairie dogs to reintroduce into the southern AZ grasslands. also, the department won't let us take an agency vehicle to Mexico due to safety precautions (they don't want AZ government to have a presence in Mexico, and we are trying to slide in under the radar as a non-profit conservation group). the van needs to have AC, and be large enough to house 12-15 small rabbit hutches (a 12 passenger van would be the smallest), be in good enough working condition to go to Cananea and back, and have decent tires as some driving will be done on a well-maintained gravel road. your van will be returned clean and in the same condition it left your custody. please help us out, we don't have enough money left in the grant to rent three large SUVs ($3,000+). lemme know if you can help out or contact meggan duggan via facebook. thanks.

[John MFer]

http://www.a1leasing.com/

These guys rent vans if you can't find one. The normal rental places (Hertz, Avis, etc) don't rent big vans so much. We rented from them in AAA way back when (2004 or so) and it was around $500 for a four day rental, driving up to San Fran and down to san diego.

[fatguyaz]

http://www.a1leasing.com/

These guys rent vans if you can't find one. The normal rental places (Hertz, Avis, etc) don't rent big vans so much. We rented from them in AAA way back when (2004 or so) and it was around $500 for a four day rental, driving up to San Fran and down to san diego.

Taking a rental to meheeko will be tough, though. Wish i had a vehicle for ya. Good luck on your search, J.

[Jacki O.]

that sounds like an awesome project!

i will ask around.

[TV's Frink]

This is either awesome or we need to call the cops.

[Tony]

just so we're clear, you want to take my van to mexico for a week and fill it with wild animals? sorry man, my van is a piece of shit and there's still no way i'd consider this for only $500.

[jeremx]

thanks guys. and this is a project a friend of mine is doing with az wildlife conservation.

from what i understand, all animals (prairie dogs) will be in their own pens (think 'cat carriers') so it's not like they'll be running around shitting and pissing everywhere while tearing at the upholstery. the taking it to mexico thing.. yeah, i get that. i'm inclined to believe that these guys know what they're doing and have likely done this kind of thing before. but who knows.. i definitely understand the apprehension.

[Tony]

thanks guys. and this is a project a friend of mine is doing with az wildlife conservation.

from what i understand, all animals (prairie dogs) will be in their own pens (think 'cat carriers') so it's not like they'll be running around shitting and pissing everywhere while tearing at the upholstery. the taking it to mexico thing.. yeah, i get that. i'm inclined to believe that these guys know what they're doing and have likely done this kind of thing before. but who knows.. i definitely understand the apprehension.

the animals are actually the least of my concern. i'd be more apprehensive about the prospect of something happening to the van or passengers (or prairie dogs) and my insurance company telling me to fuck off because it happened in mexico to people i was leasing my van to (which is probably against the rules for my insurance anyway). good luck, though.

[fatguyaz]

those prairie dogs are gonna get their heads cut off by a drug cartel.