Lorain County ommissioners

I am so upset right now. The commissioners in my county are such a bunch of fakes. They do everything in their power to LOOK like they care but they don’t! They are nothing more then nice to your face and when you turn around they say F-U.

I was at my county pound on Tuesday night and at a 17-year old high school girl and a friend were looking at a Husky as a possible addition to her family. The girl was speaking with the women behind the desk that she was going to have her parents come to the LCK to meet the Husky and asking if it was possible to bring her dog up to meet the Husky. She was complaining that her dog humps everything. I immediately spoke up and said, “neuter it.” To make a long story short the girl explained me how they were going to breed the dog because they paid a lot of money for the dog and wanted to make some money. I then began explaining to her why that isn’t a good idea.



I pointed out her that most of the dogs in the kennel were males because male dogs can smell a female in heat 50 miles away. Once they get that far from home they don’t remember how to get back. That 10,000 HUMAN babies are born in the US everyday but 70,000 cats and dogs are born in the US everyday so unless her and every member of her family plans on having 7 dogs each bring a grand total of 28 pets for a family of 4 she should probably re consider. I also explained to her that English Bull Dogs must be artificially inseminated, the mother must have a c-section which can cost up to ,000 not to mention how much it is so feed, care, vaccinate puppies. I also pointed out to her that she would have to get a vendors license and pay income tax on the sale of puppies (it is Ohio law and they are cracking down on it).

A worker at the pound spoke up and said he was all for breeding because he did it. He loves his dog so much and wanted her off spring. WHAT?? You have the kennel workers are telling people it is ok to breed!

The person behind the desk said to me “She is a 17 year old high school girl from Avon. It is her parents’ decision. There is no point in saying anything to her.” I pointed out to her that by educating her that maybe she will go back to her parents and tell them what I said and just maybe they will change their mind. She also stated she was shocked at the statistics I was telling the girl and did not know most of those statistics.

Then Wednesday morning a female PREGANENT Dachshund was put in the lottery (that is what they do if more then one person wants the dog) and sold to a woman in Elyria. The women could not get near the Dachshund to check her stomach so asked a rescue volunteer, who was there picking up some of the harder to place dogs, to look at the dog to confirm it if was pregnant. The volunteer did confirm it was pregnant, the women’s face light up and she was grinning ear to ear. One of the deputy wardens asked the women if she would like the rescue to take the dog since it was obviously pregnant and aggressive. “OH NO” declared the women.

What do you think is going to happen to that dog? The puppies? Should we start looking in the paper in a few weeks for Dachshund mix puppies for sale??? What do you think the chances are that Dachshund will end up right back at the pound after the babies are all sold?

There is absolutely NO REASON a pregnant dog (or an aggressive dog) should be sold to the general public. That dog should be given/sold to a rescue where the mother would get the proper medical care, will be fixed, placed in a home and the puppies will be given proper vaccinations, wormed, will be fixed and adopted to forever homes not just for now homes where in 1 or 2 years they end up back in the LCK.

Why is it we do NOTHING in Lorain County to prevent unwanted dogs? We are completely behind every county in Ohio except for those very rural counties and even those counties have caring workers who work with rescues and not against them. Those shelters who complain to me about how their Commissioners do not care, at least try to educate the public; they do not sell pregnant dogs to the general public and even GIVE dogs to rescue when the needs arises. Not Lorain County, we are too busy putting on a fake façade but we really do not do anything to prevent dogs from ending up at the LCK.

AND THEN TODAY! I receive a phone call from a women who got an Aussie mix from the pound in early December. It was an early Christmas present for the family. She called me asking if I could take the dog b/c they are having behavioral issues with the dog. Nothing that couldn’t have been avoided if only they would have known a little more about the breed at the time of adopting it. If only someone would have been able to inform them that a 5 year old and Aussie’s are usually a bad mix b/c Aussie’s have a herding instinct. AND the dog IS NOT FIXED!!!!!

I spoke with the women for about 10 minutes and I asked her if she wanted to work with the dog or just find it a new home. She came up with every excuse in the book as to why she can’t work with it.. I of course had a rebuttal for everything she said…. what she was complaining about is nothing that can’t be worked with / fixed.

If our pound would just have an application process I am SURE this would have totally been avoided. And can you believe that nearly 4 months after they got the dog SHE IS STILL NOT FIXED!!!!!

LCK hands out this stupid voucher that is good for 30 days that assists the adopter in the price of the surgery. I would LOVE to know how many of those are actually used but NON rescue people! I will bet you that less then 1/4 are actually used… and I bet you that the one that are used are by rescue folks.

Oh it just makes me so mad that my county have NOT stepped into reality or 2010

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Meeting for Lorain County rescheduled

Dear Companion Pet Lovers ~

As a show of respect and honor to the family of fallen police officer, James Kerstetter of Elyria, we have rescheduled the Town Hall Meeting for Lorain county:

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Saturday, April 10, 2010
10:00 AM
Avon Lake Public Library – 32649 Electric Boulevard, Avon Lake, OH 44012-1669
R.S.V.P. by Thursday, April 8 to Anne Neumann at anne.wssc@yahoo.com

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We ask that you please keep him and his family in your thoughts and prayers. (Click here for more information on this hero – > http://www.fox8.com/news/wjw-kerstetter-funeral-info-txt,0,7355291.story.)

Thank you for your consideration.

http://www.LostPetUSA.net

LEGISLATIVE ALERTS: Please visit our Home page for pending legislation impacting the welfare of OH animals – http://www.columbustopdogs.com/

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Just 13 days left to get your dog in the books!

MAKEYOURDOGASTAR

Just 13 days left

to

GET YOUR DOG IN THE

RESCUE DOG OR DEAF DOG PHOTO BOOKS

(DUE OUT IN JUNE)!

March 31st is the last day to enter your dog in the Photo Book Projects‘ 1st Annual Photo Book Contest for a
chance to get your dog photographed to appear in our photo books that
will be printed this year and sold nationwide!

As most people know by now, we already have all of the doggie participants we need for this year’s photo books. HOWEVER, we are opening up one spot in each book to eligible dogs.

That’s …

One Lucky Rescue Dog

AND

One Lucky Deaf Dog!

All of the details are below.  Scroll to the bottom of this post for the email address to submit your story and the paypal button to submit your entry fee.

Best of luck everyone!


GRAND PRIZE:
Your dog’s photo and bio will appear in either the Photo Book Project’s Deaf Dogs or Rescued in America photo book (due out in June), which will be printed and sold nationwide! (The photo will be taken by Melissa McDaniel at your home (or nearby location) in April.)

REASON FOR THE CONTEST:
There are two reasons: One very
big one is to raise the money needed to print the books. For that
reason alone we are charging a entry fee. This entry fee also will
help limit submissions to only those who are truly interested in being
in the books. And, also, this contest allows a chance for the hundreds
of others who have inquired over the past year to get their dogs in the
books!

DEADLINE:
The contest is open from December 27, 2009 to midnight (PST) on March 31, 2010. 

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUBMIT:
Entries must include a photo of your dog accompanied by your dog’s
story (in other words, his/her history/background and details on his/her family life today).

This is NOT a photo contest.
Winners will be the rescue dog and the deaf dog with the combination of
most heartwarming story and cutest look/appeal.

HOW TO ENTER:
1-Read the official rules below

2- Pay the entry fee using the paypal button below,

3- Email your submission to info@melissashouse.com

In
the subject line, be sure to include your dog’s name and DEAF DOG or
RESCUE DOG (to inform us of which contest the entry is for) in the
subject line, include your dog’s name on the photo
attachment’s file name, and your name, mailing address, telephone number and email
address in the body of the email, along with your story about your
dog’s background, history and family life today.

QUALIFICATIONS:
All entries for the rescue dog book must be former shelter, rescue or
stray dogs that have found their forever homes (no foster dogs or dogs
up for adoption, and no dogs bought from a pet store or breeder). All
entries for the deaf dog book must be dogs that are deaf. Entries must
be for dogs that are still alive (no stories and photos of dogs that
have already passed away).

The official rules are below.  Please read them before entering. All entries must be accompanied by a payment to be valid. By submitting an
entry, each contestant agrees to the rules of the contest and states
that they are 18 years old or older. 

CLICK ON THE “PAY NOW” BUTTON BELOW TO PAY THE ENTRY FEE (be sure to select Deaf Dogs or Rescue Dogs from the pulldown menu):

I am entering the contest for:
Deaf Dogs
Rescue Dogs



OFFICIAL RULES ARE BELOW:

  1. The contest begins on December 27, 2009 and ends at midnight (PST) on March 31, 2010. Entries received after this date will be disqualified.
  2. The entry must contain a photograph of the dog and the dog’s history and background. Entries may
    not exceed 1,000 words; those over this word count will be disqualified. Entries that do not include both a photo and story will be disqualified.
  3. In order to be eligible for the Deaf Dogs photo book contest, entries must be for dogs that are deaf. These dogs may have been born deaf, or may have become deaf later in life. Entries must be for dogs that are still alive today.
  4. In order to be eligible for the Rescued in America photo book contest, entries must be for dogs that were once homeless, but have now found their forever homes. They can be former shelter, rescue or stray dogs. Dogs that were bought from breeders or pet stores are not eligible. Dogs that are up for adoption are not eligible. Entries must be for dogs that are still alive today.
  5. Entries will be judged by everyone at Melissa McDaniel Photography. By participating in the contest, entrant
    certifies that his/her entry is original, has not been previously
    published or won any award, and does not contain any material that
    would violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including
    copyrights, trademarks or rights of privacy or publicity. Melissa McDaniel Photography reserves
    the right in its sole and unfettered discretion to disqualify any entry
    that it believes contains obscene, offensive or inappropriate content,
    that does not comply with these official rules or that is not
    consistent with the spirit or theme of the contest, and that does not match the necessary criteria. The decision of Melissa McDaniel Photography and the judges is final and binding on all matters relating to the
    contest. Stories will be reworded and edited by Melissa McDaniel Photography before being printed in the dog photo book. Submitted photographs will NOT be printed in the dog photo books. Only Melissa McDaniel’s photo(s) of the Winner’s dog will appear in the dog photo book(s).
  6. One (1) Winner for the Deaf Dogs photo contest will be chosen and will receive a pet photography session at their home or nearby location and have his/her dog’s photograph
    published in the Deaf Dogs photo book (due out in June 2010, however timing of publication to be
    determined solely by Melissa McDaniel Photography). Winner will be notified via phone, email or
    postal mail, at Melissa McDaniel Photography’s discretion, on or about April 5, 2010. Winner must be available between April 15, 2010 and April 30, 2010 for their photo shoot. Prints from the shoot will be available for purchase at additional cost only.
  7. One (1) Winner for the Rescued in America photo contest will be chosen and will
    receive a pet photography session at their home or nearby location and have
    his/her dog’s photograph
    published in the Rescued in America photo book (due out in June 2010, however
    timing of publication to be
    determined solely by Melissa McDaniel Photography). Winner will be
    notified via phone, email or
    postal mail, at Melissa McDaniel Photography’s discretion, on or about
    April 5, 2010. Winner must be available between April 15, 2010 and April 30, 2010 for
    their photo shoot. Prints from the shoot will be available for purchase
    at additional cost only.
  8. Melissa McDaniel Photography will accept only electronically submitted entries. Send your entry to info@melissashouse.com.
    In the subject line, be sure to include your dog’s name and DEAF DOG or RESCUE DOG in the subject line, include your dog’s name on the photo
    attachment, and your name, mailing address, telephone number and email address in the body of the email, along with your story about your dog’s background, history and family life today. Entries will not be
    acknowledged, and those sent as hard copies will not be considered or
    returned. All photo attachments will not be returned.
  9. Entries are limited to one (1) per person and per email address.
    Proof of submission does not constitute proof of receipt. Melissa McDaniel Photography is not
    responsible for lost, late, misdirected, incomplete or inaccurate
    entries.
  10. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of
    Columbia, ages 18 and older at time of entry. Void where
    prohibited by law. By submitting an
    entry, each contestant agrees to the rules of the contest and states
    that they are 18 years old or older.
  11. Entrants must have a valid email address. It is the entrant’s responsibility to notify Melissa McDaniel Photography of any change in email address.
  12. Acceptance of the prize constitutes permission for Melissa McDaniel Photography and its
    agencies to use winner’s name and/or likeness, biographical material
    and/or entry (including an edited form of the entry) for advertising
    and promotional purposes without additional compensation, unless
    prohibited by law.
  13. The sponsor of this contest is Melissa McDaniel Photography, 133 Kalos Street, Philadelphia, PA 19128. Melissa McDaniel Photography is a for profit business.
  14. An entry fee of is charged for each submission and is non-refundable. Entries that are submitted without receipt of the paypal entry-fee payment, will be disqualified.

TO ENTER THE CONTEST, CLICK ON THE “PAY NOW” BUTTON BELOW AND EMAIL YOUR SUBMISSION TO: info@melissashouse.com

I am entering the contest for:
Deaf Dogs
Rescue Dogs


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HOLY CRAP! WE DID IT!

Dear Companion Pet Lovers ~

PETLAND HAS WITHDRAWN AS A SPONSOR FOR THE 2010 COLUMBUS PET EXPO!

Below is the letter received from the Expo organizers. In addition to being pulled as a sponsor, we are also waiting confirmation from Steve Cantin that NO MONIES FROM PETLAND will be made to rescue groups! That letter is expected to be received tomorrow.

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! to everyone who signed our Petition, cross-posted our Petition and wrote personal letters/made calls to the Expo organizers! YOUR voice was heard and secured a MAJOR victory on behalf of the animals!

An additional letter of support will be mailed to everyone tommorrow, but we felt it was important to share this exciting news with you NOW!

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LETTER FROM EXPO ORGANIZERS:

After speaking with Petland, The Sponsor of the Bird World demonstrations at The Columbus Pet Expo, they have withdrawn from the show, as they do not want to negatively effect The Columbus Pet Expo. Our Expo has, for over 15 years supported the efforts of over 40 Pet Rescue Groups. Through our efforts these 40 Non-Profit Rescue Groups and Shelters are able to adopt out hundreds of homeless animals. raise money, as well as secure a number of volunteers and foster homes to help their groups. Our goal has always been “THINK ADOPTION FIRST”.

The Columbus Pet Expo has refunded the sponsorship fee of ,000 to Petland, even though this will cause a lot of stress to our limited budget, (which pays for advertising and rental of the facility). Due to this loss of financial support we would greatly appreciate it if you would help us get the word out through emailing your friends, posting it on Facebook or any other means you have.

We have a great show this year and 100% of the proceeds from our NON-PROFIT CHARITY AUCTION being held Sunday, March 28th at 1 PM are being divided equally among the participating Pet Rescues. We have worked to get donations from Pet Manufacturers from around the US to use for this Non-Profit Charity Auction.

Please check out our website at http://www.facebook.com/l/b4245;www.columbuspetexpo.com for all the details on the show and if you sign up to win the Pet Food of your choice for a Year you will automatically be signed up for our Columbus Pet Expo Updates.

Your efforts are greatly appreciated and will help us reach our goal of having 200 applications to adopt pets approved from the PET EXPO. It is the policy of the Columbus Pet Expo and all the Pet Rescue Groups involved to make sure that all the people seeking to adopt pets from our show are qualified and that the pet they want to adopt is suited for their homes and lifestyle. This is something we have always stressed so the adopted pets do not end up at a Pet Rescue or Pet Shelter again.

We appreciate your concerns and hope you will join us in supporting the wonderful Rescue Groups associated with The Columbus Pet Expo.

Best regards,
Teresa LaRotonda
and M. Mythanne Reno
Columbus Pet Expo

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Mary O’Connor-Shaver
Cell: 614-271-8248
Columbus Top Dogs
http://www.ColumbusTopDogs.com
http://www.BanOhioDogAuctions.com
http://www.ThoughtsFurPaws.com
http://www.LostPetUSA.net

LEGISLATIVE ALERTS: Please visit our Home page for pending legislation impacting the welfare of OH animals – http://www.columbustopdogs.com/

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Pet Land…how are they still in business?

Dear Companion Pet Lovers ~

The Columbus Pet Expo is gearing up for their 16th year of educating and entertaining pet lovers throughout Central Ohio. This year’s Expo will be held March 26-28, at the Franklin County Veteran’s Memorial in Columbus, Ohio.

As was the case last year, Petland is once again a major sponsor for this event.

The sad truth behind the friendly facade of Petland stores is that there often lies a puppy mill. The documented problems of these mass breeding facilities include overbreeding, inbreeding, minimal veterinary care, poor quality of food and shelter, lack of socialization with humans, overcrowded cages, and the killing of unwanted animals. To the unwitting consumer, this situation frequently means buying a puppy facing an array of immediate veterinary problems or harboring genetically borne diseases that do not appear until years later.

Consumer demand for purebred puppies, more than any other factor, perpetuates the misery of puppy mills. Unfortunately, a dog’s lifespan is often longer than a consumer’s desire to maintain their “product.” As a result, millions of purebred dogs are sent to animal shelters every year, where roughly half will be euthanized.

Take a look at the financial impact of Columbus Petland stores on Franklin County (statistics provided by the former Director of Franklin County Animal Shelter, Lisa Wahoff, in November, 2006):

7-10 Petland dogs PER DAY are admitted to the shelter. 80% of those dogs are:

*not spayed/neutered
*are in very poor health and/or mental state
*have no microchip registered to anyone other than the broker, and no owner can be tracked. Petland takes no responsibility.
*are not an appropriate match to the owner, resulting in owner release within one year of the purchase.

The Results?

A low-end average of per day for each Petland dog (if the dog is healthy) X 7-10 dogs = 0-0 per day!

On January 27, a federal court in Arizona issued a ruling allowing a lawsuit to proceed against Petland, Inc. based on allegations that the retail chain is routinely selling unhealthy puppy mill puppies to unsuspecting consumers. The lawsuit, filed in federal district court in Phoenix, alleges that Petland violated the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), and numerous state consumer protection laws by misleading thousands of consumers across the country into believing that the puppies sold in Petland stores are healthy and come from high-quality breeders. The suit is the result of many months of investigative and legal research, and comes after two separate investigations into Petland stores by a national animal welfare organization in 2008 and 2009 that demonstrated a direct link between multiple Petland stores and unscrupulous puppy mills.

It is our firm belief that until the public truly understands and appreciates the cruel aspect – not to mention the consumer fraud – connected with “dealing dogs”, Petland will continue to generate millions of dollars for their breeders and distributors.

We are asking animal advocates to respectfully request that Mythanne Reno and Teresa LaRotondo step forward as the Show Director and Show Manager of this event and request that Petland withdraw their sponsorship. Until this company is no longer affiliated with an Expo that is focused on educating consumers about the plight of homeless animals, we are asking all humane minded citizens not endorse nor participate in this event.

Click here to sign the Petition – > www.thepetitionsite.com/1/remove-petland-as-sponsor-of-columbus-pet-expo

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2010 EXPO CONTACT INFORMATION:

1. Mythanne Reno – Show Director – Mythanne@columbuspetexpo.com – 888-650-6060

2. Teresa LaRotonda – Show Manager – Teresa@columbuspetexpo.com – 614-834-0583

Mary O’Connor-Shaver
Cell: 614-271-8248
Columbus Top Dogs
http://www.ColumbusTopDogs.com
http://www.BanOhioDogAuctions.com
http://www.ThoughtsFurPaws.com

http://www.LostPetUSA.net

LEGISLATIVE ALERTS: Please visit our Home page for pending legislation impacting the welfare of OH animals – http://www.columbustopdogs.com/

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Introducting Individual Sponsorship

Miss Pickles, appearing in the deaf dog photo book After receiving several requests by individuals to sponsor the photo books, I decided to create a separate individual sponsorship program to help individuals show their support of the photo book projects.

The program has three tiers and pricing options. All individual sponsors will be listed at the back of the books on the “Sponsors” page and will be divided by their tiers.

The top individual sponsors, “Friends of the Photo Book Projects,” will also receive an individual sponsorship listing on the website.

Corporate sponsorship is also available.

For more information and pricing, please click on this link to download the corporate and individual sponsorship pdf.


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Learn more about the Ohio Dog Auctions Act

Dear Companion Animal Lovers ~

Learn more about the Ohio Dog Auctions Act and how you can get involved in this important ballot initiative campaign!

(Invitations have been extended to state legislators and local media for each county; those legislators confirming their attendance are denoted in parenthesis.)

1. LORAIN COUNTY (Representative Matt Lundy, D-57)
Saturday, March 20, 2010 – 10:00 AM
Avon Lake Public Library – 32649 Electric Boulevard, Avon Lake, OH 44012-1669
R.S.V.P. by Thursday, March 18 to Anne Neumann at anne.wssc@yahoo.com.

2. HOLMES COUNTY
Saturday, March 27, 2010
10:30 AM
Holmes County Library (Millersburg), Room A – 3102 Glen Drive, Millersburg, OH 44654
R.S.V.P. by Thursday, March 25 to Veronica Dickey at veronicadickey@yahoo.com.

3. HAMILTON COUNTY
Saturday, April 3, 2010 – Coalition Meeting on Ohio Dog Auctions Act
10:00 AM
SPCA Cincinnati, Sharonville – 11900 Conrey Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45249
R.S.V.P. by Thursday, April 1 to Kristen Fox Angel at kfoxangel@cinci.rr.com.

4. CUYAHOGA COUNTY (Senator Dale Miller, D-23)
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
10:00 AM
Cleveland Animal Protection League – 1729 Willey Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44113
R.S.V.P. by Friday, April 2 to Ayse Dunlap at adunlap@clevelandapl.org.

5. FRANKLIN COUNTY (Senator Karen Gillmor, R-26)
Tentatively scheduled for Thursday, April 8, 2010
3:00 PM
Ohio State University
R.S.V.P. by Tuesday, April 6 to Molly Stancliff at b.k9osu@gmail.com.

6. MEDINA COUNTY
Monday, April 12, 2010
1:00 PM
Brunswick Community Library, Sycamore Room A – 3649 Center Road, Brunswick, OH 44212-3619
R.S.V.P. by Friday, April 9 to Vanessa Fields at vfields826@aol.com.

7. TUSCARAWAS COUNTY
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Country Club Retirement Campus – 860 Iron Avenue, Dover, OH 44622
R.S.V.P. by Friday, April 23 to Cinda Godfrey at adnic@roadrunner.com.

8. TUSCARAWAS COUNTY (Senator Joe Schiavoni, D-33)
Friday, April 30, 2010
10:00 AM
Country Club Retirement Campus – 860 Iron Avenue, Dover, OH 44622
R.S.V.P. by Thursday, April 28 to Cinda Godfrey at adnic@roadrunner.com.

9. STARK COUNTY (Representative Scott Oelslager, R-51)
Friday, May 14, 2010 – Meeting with 10:00 AM
Home of Representative Oelslager – 1585 Yorkshire Trcese, North Canton, OH 44709-4855
R.S.V.P. by Wednesday, May 12 to Veronica Dickey at veronicadickey@yahoo.com. Seating limited to 12!

10. STARK COUNTY (Meeting with Representative Stephen Slesnick, D-52)
Friday, May 21, 2010 – 12:00 PM
Jackson Township Library – 7487 Fulton Drive NW, Massillon, OH 44646
R.S.V.P. by Wednesday, May 19 to Veronica Dickey at veronicadickey@yahoo.com.

Meetings currently under development for Athens, Butler (April 17), Columbiana (June at Angels for Animals), Crawford, Delaware (early June), Gallia (June), Lake (May), Licking, Lucas and Wood (May), Montgomery, Muskingham, Pike (late May-early June), Union (May), Vinton and Washington.

For dates, times and locations of all Town Hall Meetings (as they become confirmed), please click here – > http://banohiodogauctions.com/Events_02UZ.html.

Thanks everyone for serving as a strong voice for the animals!

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Chile’s Animals – Worse Than We Thought. Help Us Be There.

3/15/10: KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID
Chile’s Animals – Worse Than We Thought. Help Us Be There.

Animals with broken bones. Eyes cloudy with saltwater.
A kitten cut. Puppies under rubble. There are thousands more, each one a bark and purr unheard… THIS IS CHILE, post-quake.

Dear Supporters,
I just got off the phone with Kinship Circle’s Chile contact. She described the forgotten victims of Chile’s 8.8-magnitude earthquake on 2/27/10 — followed by 20+ aftershocks, some as high as 7.2 and 6.9, and two tsunamis.

Socorro Animal Chile, SACH (Animal Relief Chile) is a coalition of Chilean animal protection groups united for the relief of an estimated 700,000 (or more) animals scattered across Dichato, Constitucion and Pichilemu, Chile. SACH sends three veterinarian-led teams into the field daily. They’ve formally requested assistance from Kinship Circle’s disaster response team.

SACH has also asked us to raise funds on their behalf, with three main goals to:

  1. Erect a temporary tent shelter/clinic to care for animals abandoned in the earthquake.
  2. Carry out a spay/neuter campaign.
  3. Focus on transport and adoption campaigns, particularly in the U.S.

SACH needs Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid in Chile to assist with:
– Search and Rescue / Trapping
– In-Field First Aid
– Wound Transport to Veterinary Clinics
– In-Field Sustenance (food/water program)
– Assessment and Tracking of Animal Populations
– Emergency Sheltering (once a temporary staging area/clinic is established)

WE NEED TO RAISE 0,000.
http://kinshipcircle.org/donation/
I know you have DONATION FATIGUE! We wouldn’t ask, with Haiti animal aid still underway, if it weren’t critical.  I ask for you to reach deep, to helpwith funding needs outlined below. We can’t keep our promise to Chile’s animals without funding, as most of our resources went to Haiti work.
With deep gratitude, Brenda Shoss, president, Kinship Circle



Please donate to Kinship Circle / Animal Relief Chile now:
BY MAIL:
Kinship Circle
Animal Relief Chile
7380 Kingsbury Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63130

ONLINE:
http://kinshipcircle.org/donation/

Your donation helps pay for:
**This is to show why we’re fundraising. DO NOT SHIP ITEMS TO US.**
STAGING AREA/TEMP SHELTER IN CHILE:
– Large vehicles: 3 SUVs
– Gas fueled generators
– Basic veterinary surgical equipment and examining table
– Basic veterinary clinic equipment, including vaccines, medicines, etc.
– Subcutaneous fluid bags, lines, needles
– Portable X-ray machine and light table
– Fans and portable air conditioners for surgical tents
– Kennels, run, carriers, cages…for rescued animals
– Sturdy large tent shelters for clinic, animal sheltering, volunteers
– Electrical lighting for staging area/volunteer camp at night
– Fencing
– Leashes, collars
– Bowls
– Litter-boxes & Litter
– Cat and dog food
– Water
– Blankets; Newspaper
– Trap cages
– Catch poles
– Hygiene
– Refrigerator cold storage of medication
VOLUNTEER DEPLOYMENT & GROUND ACTIVITIES:
– Airfare reimbursement for volunteer deployments
– Lodging for volunteers, whether in hotel, rented property, or camp
– Sustenance (food, water) for volunteers + some equipment, such as catchpoles, etc.
– Administrative costs for web construction, public messaging, long distance communications…

A Plea From Earthquake-Stricken Chile
Dear Ms. Shoss and Kinship Circle,
The earthquake and following tsunami that Chile suffered on the early morning of the 27th of February devastated several small towns close to the coast. Thousands of animals are silent victims of this catastrophe. Hundreds of dogs live with their owners in shelters and thousands roam the ruins of towns and cities. The dogs’ guardians have lost everything and do not have the resources to feed their animals. Some opted to abandon them.

Chilean animal welfare groups and veterinarians decided to work together to help animals and created Socorro Animal Chile (Animal Relief Chile).

Socorro Animal Chile (Animal Relief Chile) formally requests assistance from Kinship Circle for our animal aid operation in Dichato, Constitucion and Pichilemu, Chile. We need trained animal disaster responders and rescue and veterinary specialists. On behalf of the animal organizations in SACH/Animal Relief Chile, we ask that Kinship Circle deploy its team to Chile to work within our animal disaster plan, in response to Chile’s earthquake.

We also ask Kinship Circle to temporarily receive donations in the United States on behalf of Socorro Animal Chile. We urgently need funding to sustain our work for animals. Difficult bureaucratic steps necessary to
opening a Paypal account ourselves, in Chile, have prompted SACH to request financial aid from other countries, especially the United States. That is the reason we ask Kinship Circle to accept funds on our behalf.

For all your help I am grateful,
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We Must Speak for California Bears

The  California Department of Fish & Game (DFG) is proposing to expand Bear Hunting in several horrific ways. They want to increase the number of areas zoned for hunting, remove the limit on the number of kills, allow hounds to wear GPS devices and tip switches, and permit the training of hunting hounds throughout the year. Besides the loss of bears, ancillary animal cruelty, such as the death and injuries to the hunting hounds, the wounding and harming of non targeted animals will also occur.This is a very disappointing move by an agency charged with the protection of our natural wildlife.
What we are really talking about is the following. The hunters first spray a bear attractant on the hounds and attach the GPS device and tip switch to the dog’s collar. Then they chit chat in the forest while the dogs hunt the bears. (Many, sustaining fatal injuries by the bears in the process.)  When the tip switch lets the hunter know a bear is treed, the hunter follows the GPS signal to the bear and shoots him or her at point blank range.  I submit that such a practice is neither hunting nor sport, but rather, nothing more than a canned hunt. In fact – it is shameful, cowardly and cruel to both the bears and the dogs.

Finally,  DFG, the Wardens Association and the Commission repeatedly assert a lack of sufficient enforcement resources to perform existing duties. The Wardens Association begged the commission to not enact anything new until they receive more assets and personnel. Expanding bear hunting at a time where there is a current inability to perform existing mandates, is absurd and defies logic. By its own statement, DFG suggests the current practice of writing letters to indicate the early closing of the current hunting season (when the kill limit is reached) is too much work and costs too much in postage! Their solution is to propose killing more bears so no limit would be reached which would necessitate the early closing of the season and the resultant letter writing. This is truly unconscionable.

Finally, most Californians are not hunters and we need to make ourselves heard. Please contact Eric Loft, Chief, DFG @ eloft@dfg.ca.gov and just say no!

Please do not support these changes.

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Litter 1 all adopted

Well tomorrow is the BIG day. Litter number 1 goes to get fixed and 2 leave for their forever home and then the other 2 leave Thursday night. I am going to miss them but at the same time can’t wait to get them all adopted. I need to get stuff down like paint my dinning room, finish putting up my fence, plant grass seed.. .LOL Every minute I have free is me cleaning up puppy poop, playing with puppies, feeding puppies. LOL! I think I have my puppy fix for a good 2 years… remind me of that the next time I say I am getting some puppies in.. LOL

Harper, Miley, Cookie and Percy left for their foster homes today. I miss them already but it sure is nice to have 4 dogs out of my house where they can get more one on one attention.

Oh and then my friend from work came and picked up Melvin Saturday. Hopefully everything is going well. I am guessing they are b/c Kelly isn’t the type of person not to let you know if things are good.. LOL! You always know how Kelly feels.. she is more direct then me..scary thought huh?

A really nice couple came over and met Jerry my GSP. Man is that dog beautiful. They fell in love with him… like how could you not??? They are picking him up on Thursday. So, excited for Jerry. He is such a nice dog. And for a big dog really didn’t take to long to get him adopted out. Big dogs always take a little bit longer. I can’t wait till summer b/c I would really like to get another big dog.. maybe a black one. Those always die at the shelter.

All paws crossed that litter number 2 finds homes. I really haven’t gotten a lot of hits on them :-( And they need to find a place to call home before Sunday. I really don’t want them to have surgery and come back here.. I really want them to heal at their forever home. Paws crossed tight!!

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