For All The Rescuers……. Thank You <3
July 22nd, 2010 by admin2
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Best Friends Conference- It’s Registration Time!
June 13th, 2010 by admin2
Registration is now open for one of the most eagerly awaited animal conferences of the year. To thank you for being such a good friend to animals, you’re invited to be among the first to register at a special early-bird rate for Best Friends’ 2010 No More Homeless Pets® Conference happening from Friday, October 15, 8:00 am to Sunday, October 17, 12:30 pm at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, 3700 West Flamingo in Las Vegas, Nevada.
If you register TODAY through August 31st, you’ll pay only $275 for the three-day conference. Now that’s something to wag a tail about! But on September 1st, registration goes up to $325. So click here to register today!
Join Best Friends for one of the most relevant and informative conferences anywhere on the issues that matter most for bringing about a time when there will be No More Homeless Pets. Spend three days with like-minded people, learning about the latest innovative ideas and proven practices to help save animals in your community. You’ll come away from the conference reenergized and inspired to make No More Homeless Pets a reality in our lifetime!
And this year, there will be new speakers and new topics to make your experience even more worthwhile than ever before. New this year:
How to Be a Great Volunteer
Overcoming Obstacles
Rehabilitating Puppy Mill Survivors
Relating to Shy Dogs
To learn more about this year’s conference, click here.
Our conference rooms will be at the very front of the convention pavilion, making getting to and from your room a breeze! Reserve your room today by clicking here or calling the Rio directly at 1-888-746-6955. (Mention the discount code “SRBFASO” for a special group rate.)
And don’t forget the optional post-conference trip and tour of Best Friends Animal Sanctuary—it’s now three days instead of two! We recommend you sign up early because this trip of a lifetime sells out every year.
Thank you for all you do to help animals! We look forward to seeing you at the 2010 No More Homeless Pets Conference, where lessons will be learned, lives will be saved and hope will be sparked anew.
Neighborhood Uproar Over Lowell Officer’s Senseless Killing Dog!!!
June 7th, 2010 by admin2
LOWELL — A police officer killed a pit bull with a bullet to the head on a Centralville sidewalk as the dog ran toward him through the open front gate of the owners’ house yesterday afternoon.
The shooting, which took place in front of a crowd on Lilley Avenue, many of them children, infuriated the dog’s owners and neighbors who were alarmed by the shots.
Police officials said the shooting appears to be justified, calling the unrestrained dog a threat to the officer and to residents.
T.J. Farrell, who lives down the street, said he heard two gunshots and ran out of his house in time to see the officer fatally shoot the pit bull as the dog, wounded from two earlier shots, lay on the sidewalk outside 19 Lilley Ave.
“You never know what’s going on around here and then you find out it’s a cop shooting. That bullet could have ricocheted off the ground and hit somebody,” said Farrell, who feared for the safety of his two 2-year-old twin daughters. “The dog didn’t even bite nobody.”
Deputy Police Superintendent Arthur Ryan said the dog tried to attack the police officer, who had been called to the house to help a city animal-control officer remove the dog, which was unregistered, from the home at about 1:30 p.m. Ryan said the officer was outside as the pit bull came running down the front stairs of the house and through the gate toward him. The
Alberto Marbert shows shell casings left behind after a Lowell police officer shot his pit bull dead outside his family’s home at 19 Lilley Ave. yesterday afternoon. The officer, along with an animal-control officer, had come to take the unregistered dog, named Ashes, for an examination, according to city officials.
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officer fired two shots at the dog, which fell to the ground.”Frankly, it appears that if the officer hadn’t acted the way he had, the unrestrained dog would have injured him and could have hurt anyone else who was there,” said Ryan. “Any time the officer has to use his firearm, it’s a serious matter. It’s certainly something no officer on the Lowell Police Department wishes to do. Clearly this is a stressful situation that happened.”
Ryan said the officer and the animal-control officer decided to euthanize the pit bull with the third and final bullet to the head as the dog lay on the sidewalk.
A mangled .40-caliber slug and two spent shell casings were all that was left outside the home shortly after the shooting. There
Alberto Marbert denied that his 2-year-old pit bull, named Ashes, tried to attack a Lowell police officer. FAMILY PHOTO
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was a divot in the asphalt sidewalk from one of the bullets.”They waited two minutes later when he was lying down and they shot him in the head,” 18-year-old Alberto Marbert, who owned the dog, said through tears.
Marbert, who lives at 19 Lilley Ave., denied the 2-year-old dog, named Ashes, tried to attack the police officer.
“My dog! My dog! I can’t believe this!” screamed Jane Marie Marbert, his 16-year-old sister, who sobbed outside their home.
Consuelo Cruz, who runs a day care out of her home next door, said she was terrified hearing the gunshots. She cares for two girls, ages 3 and 5, who saw the scene as their mother was picking them up and were shaken up.
“He didn’t do anything and all of a sudden (the
A tearful Alberto Marbert lashed out at police for shooting his pit bull to death in front of his home at 19 Lilley Ave. Two initial shots stopped the dog. “They waited two minutes later when he was lying down and they shot him in the head,” he said. SUN / JON HILL
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police officer) shot him three times. Pow! Pow! Pow!” Cruz said. “The kids are nervous.”Cruz’s 17-year-old son, Daely Betacourt, said he watched the incident from the window of his house.
“He shot the dog in the head for no reason,” said Betacourt.
Ryan would not release the names of the officers involved while the incident is under investigation. Lowell police policy requires that an internal investigation be conducted when an officer fires a gun. Ryan said there is no indication department policy was violated, and the officer remains on duty.
Department policy allows officers to use deadly force on animals who are an immediate danger to humans or other animals and on severely injured animals in order to relieve their suffering, Ryan said.
“The dog was a dangerous animal and dogs, in particular, don’t act the same when they’re injured and tend to get very defensive and dangerous,” Ryan said.
Assistant City Manager T.J. McCarthy, who oversees animal control as head of public works, said the Marbert family had been fined $75 within the last month for failing to register the dog. He said city officials didn’t immediately seize the dog because he was confined to the home and not roaming the streets, and gave the owners several weeks to register the dog.
“Obviously, we want to try to work with owners,” said McCarthy.
When an animal-control officer stopped by the home yesterday, the dog was still not registered and the officer planned to take the dog to Wignall Animal Hospital, the city’s contracted veterinarian, for an examination and care until the owners had registered the dog, according to McCarthy.
Jane Marie Marbert blamed the police officer who responded to the scene for leaving the front gate of the home open.
Said Ryan: “However the gate got left open doesn’t change the fact that if the officer hadn’t acted, we would be talking about an officer getting mauled. Nobody wants to be involved in these situations.”
Last month, Lowell officials euthanized two 16-month-old pit bulls after they attacked David Spaulding, a 68-year-old Chelmsford Street homeowner. Spaulding’s neighbor, Bruce Briere, has been credited with saving his life by breaking down a padlocked fence that confines Spaulding’s backyard and throwing pickets from the fence at the dogs, named Venom and Rampage, until they fled back into the house’s enclosed porch.
Erin Smith, The Lowell Sun 6/7/10,
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AUGUST 21, 2010: International Homeless Animals’ Day 2010
June 2nd, 2010 by admin2
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HELP US!! FLOODED POUND NEEDS OUR HELP!!
May 6th, 2010 by admin2
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**HELP!!!** ROWAN COUNTY DOG POUND UNDER WATER!!!!
May 2nd, 2010 by admin2
http://www.chipin.com/contribute/id/c0ea1474a8e127f5
URGENT MESSAGE! The pound has flooded! Funds and rescues are needed IMMEDIATELY! HELP PLEASE!
STAR, Saving the Animals of Rowan is now 501c3. All donations are tax deductible.
URGENT! POUND FLOODED! Morehead KY: 5/2/10: Jan got there and the rescue boats were in the parking lot getting ready to evac the dogs. Jan had the van and they loaded them up plus others in Jimmy’s truck. Some dogs are at the old forestry building and some are going to tin woof inn.STAR needs help with boarding costs and rescues to take some dogs. www.petfinder.com/shelters/KY251.html paypal for STAR is sdcreasap@roadrunner.com (roadrunner.com)there is also a boarding chipin on the homepage of the site.
The pound will have to be completely disinfected after the flood and the dogs need to go!
PLEASE contact either:
Who We Are
STAR, Saving the Animals of Rowan is a 501c3 organization committed to improving the conditions for the abandoned dogs of Rowan County, KY. Our members work to find safe and loving homes for dogs that find themselves in the Rowan County Canine Shelter. STAR members are dedicated to reducing the number of dogs euthanized due to the overcrowded conditions of this rural shelter. We have a limited number of foster homes and we need more. Please consider providing a temporary home for a puppy or dog that is up for adoption.
Our Wish List
- Collars (especially strong medium and large sizes) -Transport Crates –Frontline Spray –Blankets –Puppy pads –Leashes –Cleaning supplies/trash bags/latex gloves/etc. –Jiffy Tags ID tags for transport –Food –Eagle Pack Holistic Solution, excellent product to fix little tummies –Dewormers including Praziquantel for tapeworm –Ivermectin –Puppy vaccinations –Adult vaccinations –Ex-Pens –Funds for vetting/pull fees/additional meds/etc…paypal buttons –Gas cards for our transporters –Nylabones/Kongs/easily sanitized toys –Pens and tarp covers…we have a Lowes locally that carries them –Dog houses
RESCUES WELCOME!
Be Someone’s Fairy Dog-Mother!
February 26th, 2010 by admin2
That’s right.
We all have the opportunity to make small but significant changes to someone’s life. The furry ones, the rescuers, the enthusiasts, the advocates…..everyone. In a society where domesticated animals are still “property,” there is much work to do.
Let us not forget the kind, compassionate and loving individuals that work tirelessly to scrimp, save, scavenge and solicit help for the furry ones. The rescue community has been greatly affected by their tragic losses.
My point in all of this: Be kind to one another. Help each other. Reach out, talk about your frustrations and always ask your rescue peers and friends for help. We can only help the wee, furry ones, once we’ve helped ourselves. Let’s really stay connected in the rescue community and work hard to recognize future risks or suicidal rescuers. This economy will continue to be a challenge and we must continue to be stronger!!
In our numbers, we have strength. In our common goal, we have faith. In our hearts, we have suffered to love and will continue to do so. The paws that we save are worth every bit. They need us!
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Animals As Angels
January 1st, 2010 by admin2
Delta Society – Animals Helping People
A story from the frontline: how a dog can improve therapeutic intervention
Guest blogger Amy Johnson is a counselor, lecturer, founder, and program director of the non-profit organization, Teacher’s Pet: Dogs and Kids Learning Together. Her blogs can be found on the American Counseling Association web site.
“Sandy Urkovich is a counselor in Sanibel Island, Florida and a recent graduate of an online animal assisted therapy certificate program. With her clients, Sandy uses her own dogs who have helped not only ameliorate relationships, but often provide a temporary deflection of feelings of pain, or offer a shoulder to cry on. Here is what Sandy has to say about her dog Duke: “Duke came into my life when he was two years old…after being ‘forgotten’ once the children of his human family were born in his former home in Chicago. I flew him to Florida in 2002 and he has been a very relevant part of our family ever since.
Initially quite shy and traumatized by the flight, he did not have an appetite for a few days so I had to hand feed him to sustain him. It took nearly a month for him to warm up to his brothers, Murphy and Riley. His phobic behaviors included a fear of tile floors and swimming in the pool, which made me wonder what happened to him. It turned out he had fallen down a flight of stairs when he was a puppy and was thrown into a swimming pool. Duke loved to sleep in our bed, curling up between my husband and I and our other Chocolate lab, Riley.
I immediately began taking Duke to my very small, closet sized office with me. He greeted people instantly at the door since the small space didn’t provide him room to go anywhere else. His size was intimidating for some, but after being lovingly kissed by this gentle giant, they would soon relax. Duke was apprehensive around big men and often stood back, until one day a new client came to the office, visibly troubled. He was tall and muscular and could have easily taken Hulk Hogan in a wrestling match! The man sat down and Duke cautiously walked over to my side and sat next to me.
As the man began explaining his situation, he suddenly burst into tears, put his head down and put his hands over his face, and sobbed. The room was quiet, except for his muffled sobs. Duke watched the man intently and very slowly walked over to him…with deep concentration. Duke then put his nose under one arm and started nudging the man to pick up his head. It took just a few moments for my client to figure out what was going on, but when he raised his head and Duke’s tongue reached out and kissed his wet, tear stained face, the man smiled. He put his arms around Duke’s neck and moved to sit next to Duke on the floor where they sat in silence for the next five minutes.
As I watched this scene unfold, I was near tears myself. This dog who had built in fears of large men was sitting next to a pained individual who was leaning on Duke for support. After about fifteen minutes, the man got up and sat on the sofa, but left his hand on Duke’s head. Duke did not move. Jokingly the man said he owed Duke a couple pounds of dog biscuits for letting him hold onto him. I replied that Duke gave him what we humans wish we could give – that high level of unconditional love and understanding.
Sometimes, long moments of silence can seem awkward for therapists or clients, but to allow a client the time to just cuddle with a dog…where there is no pressure or feelings of obligation to speak….it can allow the client the time needed to process or just sit for a moment and experience his emotions. He can just “be.” At this moment, he is not sitting alone, potentially uncomfortable with the therapist waiting to determine when to speak or who will be the first to speak. The bond that is formed here between the dog and the client just cannot be done at the same level between therapist and client, but it can open the client up to the therapist for the healing process to begin.
After that incident, I knew that Duke was a therapy dog, without degrees, he earned the role of my assistant. He has never missed a day coming to the office. Small children lay on him; adults let him lie on their feet. Everyone that comes in will say hi to Duke before addressing me. Duke has shown everyone who enters my office the love that so many times one may never experience in life. He understands when someone doesn’t want him near, but eventually will work his way into their hearts. Duke allows children to walk him along with me and our new therapy dog, Troy. Troy is learning the ropes and he copies whatever Duke does. He greets people at the door, and escorts them to the session room. He then lies down and waits for us to be finished and will walk the client back to the front reception room. I could not imagine my practice without them.”
Amy Johnson
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