South County Animal Shelter Coalition Update - November, 2011
You can join us by e-mailing your name, e-mail address and city to BlandMJ@AOL.com or just go to South County Animal Shelter Coalition - blog at: http://scasc1.blogspot.com/
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RUFF’s PET FOOD FOR THE UNEMPLOYED - Free Pet Food for unemployed people on the second Saturday of every month from 10 AM to noon at the Alicia Pet Care Center at 25800 Jeronimo Rd. #100, Mission Viejo. Also, the South County Outreach Food Pantry at 26776 Vista Terrace, Lake Forest, is open Monday - Friday from 9 AM to 4 PM and has free pet food. Ann Breuer who started the Pet Food Giveaway program, with her husband Jim Gardner, is also part of a volunteer group making coats for pets in animal shelters. Both Pet Food programs are sponsored by RUFF (Rescuing Unwanted Furry Friends www.ruffrescue.org). You can contact Anne Breuer at annebreuer@yahoo.com **** Donations from local food banks and pet food manufacturers have dried up in the last month or two so donations of pet food are needed again. Please call 949-722-1511 for drop off location and information.
** We have been recently notified that due to the very bad economic conditions there are many farm animals in need of adoption in Devore, (by San Bernardino) CA. including horses, game fowl, goats - pygmies and standard, chickens, donkeys, mules, ponies and rabbits. Contact: Horse_Rescue_and_Sanctuary@yahoogroups.com to learn more about these animals if you live where you can have a farm animal and want to give any of them a good home for the rest of their lives.
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RUFF’s PET FOOD FOR THE UNEMPLOYED - Free Pet Food for unemployed people on the second Saturday of every month from 10 AM to noon at the Alicia Pet Care Center at 25800 Jeronimo Rd. #100, Mission Viejo. Also, the South County Outreach Food Pantry at 26776 Vista Terrace, Lake Forest, is open Monday - Friday from 9 AM to 4 PM and has free pet food. Ann Breuer who started the Pet Food Giveaway program, with her husband Jim Gardner, is also part of a volunteer group making coats for pets in animal shelters. Both Pet Food programs are sponsored by RUFF (Rescuing Unwanted Furry Friends www.ruffrescue.org). You can contact Anne Breuer at annebreuer@yahoo.com **** Donations from local food banks and pet food manufacturers have dried up in the last month or two so donations of pet food are needed again. Please call 949-722-1511 for drop off location and information.
** We have been recently notified that due to the very bad economic conditions there are many farm animals in need of adoption in Devore, (by San Bernardino) CA. including horses, game fowl, goats - pygmies and standard, chickens, donkeys, mules, ponies and rabbits. Contact: Horse_Rescue_and_Sanctuary@yahoogroups.com to learn more about these animals if you live where you can have a farm animal and want to give any of them a good home for the rest of their lives.
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WHAT'S NOW FOR SOUTH COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER COALITION?================================================
Zeus the Siberian Husky at the Mission Viejo Animal Shelter - We have been recently notified that there has been some misinformation circulating about a dog named Zeus at the Mission Viejo Animal Shelter. To ease everyone's mind we want to let you know that Zeus is okay, doing well and will be ready for adoption soon. Zeus is a gorgeous young Husky, who was hit by a car and rescued from the street by 4 very good Samaritans who stayed with him until an animal control officer from the Mission Viejo Animal Shelter was notified and arrived at the scene. The D.A.W.G. group from the Mission Viejo Animal Shelter got Zeus the Orthopedic Surgery he needed and have been carefully caring for him since his injury on Sept. 20. His injury involved breaks and dislocations so and his care has been slow, complicated and very specific including 8 therapeutic walks a day, but we were just told that he is progressing very well and the shelter is now taking adoption applications for a wonderful permanent home for him. You can check on Zeus at the Mission Viejo Animal Services Center 28095 Hillcrest, Mission Viejo, CA 92692 Phone: (949) 470-3045web site: www.cmvas.org
For information on the Laguna Hills' Dog License Campaign Update please see the Laguna Hills Watch Dog at http://lhwatchdog.blogspot.com/ for the report from the Oct. 25, 2011 Laguna Hills City Council Meeting. There were many exuberant claims made by the City that were unsupported by documentation at the council meeting but it is essential to have identification on your pets. Your address and phone # on a tag on your dog's collar will provide immediate information to whoever finds your dog first to enable them to notify you immediately. Additionally an identification microchip implanted in the neck of your dog or cat is excellent back up incase a tag on a collar becomes dislodged. The most important thing to remember about a microchip is to keep your address and phone number updated with the microchip company whenever there is a change.
Congratulations to Irvine citizens who have or care about pets!! On Tuesday, October 11 the Irvine City Council banned retail sales of dogs and cats in their City. Gail Lewis told us that Over 50 people spoke at the Irvine City Council meeting and around 200 attended. It was an impressive group!! In August, the Irvine Company, a large employer and owner of shopping centers throughout Central Orange County banned rentals of new space to retailers selling dogs and cats. See all the details at - OCREGISTER: Irvine bans retail sales of dogs, cats http://www.ocregister.com/news/irvine-321520-animals-pet.html
If you want to thank the Members of the Irvine City Council who voted for the Irvine Animal Welfare Ordinance you can send an e-mail to them at SukheeKang@ci.irvine.ca.us, LarryAgran@ci.irvine.ca.us, BethKrom@ci.irvine.ca.us, SChoi@ci.irvine.ca.us They are Mayor Sukhee Kang, Mayor Pro Tem Beth Krom, Council Member Larry Agran, Council Member Dr. Steven Choi.
Gail Lewis had this to say about Irvine passing the ban on retail sales of dogs and cats - "I would like to say…….”I'm hoping that other cities will follow Irvine’s lead. This is a great day for the animals!!
Thank you to our friend Valerie for sending us this video -
Zeus the Siberian Husky at the Mission Viejo Animal Shelter - We have been recently notified that there has been some misinformation circulating about a dog named Zeus at the Mission Viejo Animal Shelter. To ease everyone's mind we want to let you know that Zeus is okay, doing well and will be ready for adoption soon. Zeus is a gorgeous young Husky, who was hit by a car and rescued from the street by 4 very good Samaritans who stayed with him until an animal control officer from the Mission Viejo Animal Shelter was notified and arrived at the scene. The D.A.W.G. group from the Mission Viejo Animal Shelter got Zeus the Orthopedic Surgery he needed and have been carefully caring for him since his injury on Sept. 20. His injury involved breaks and dislocations so and his care has been slow, complicated and very specific including 8 therapeutic walks a day, but we were just told that he is progressing very well and the shelter is now taking adoption applications for a wonderful permanent home for him. You can check on Zeus at the Mission Viejo Animal Services Center 28095 Hillcrest, Mission Viejo, CA 92692 Phone: (949) 470-3045web site: www.cmvas.org
For information on the Laguna Hills' Dog License Campaign Update please see the Laguna Hills Watch Dog at http://lhwatchdog.blogspot.com/ for the report from the Oct. 25, 2011 Laguna Hills City Council Meeting. There were many exuberant claims made by the City that were unsupported by documentation at the council meeting but it is essential to have identification on your pets. Your address and phone # on a tag on your dog's collar will provide immediate information to whoever finds your dog first to enable them to notify you immediately. Additionally an identification microchip implanted in the neck of your dog or cat is excellent back up incase a tag on a collar becomes dislodged. The most important thing to remember about a microchip is to keep your address and phone number updated with the microchip company whenever there is a change.
Congratulations to Irvine citizens who have or care about pets!! On Tuesday, October 11 the Irvine City Council banned retail sales of dogs and cats in their City. Gail Lewis told us that Over 50 people spoke at the Irvine City Council meeting and around 200 attended. It was an impressive group!! In August, the Irvine Company, a large employer and owner of shopping centers throughout Central Orange County banned rentals of new space to retailers selling dogs and cats. See all the details at - OCREGISTER: Irvine bans retail sales of dogs, cats http://www.ocregister.com/news/irvine-321520-animals-pet.html
If you want to thank the Members of the Irvine City Council who voted for the Irvine Animal Welfare Ordinance you can send an e-mail to them at SukheeKang@ci.irvine.ca.us, LarryAgran@ci.irvine.ca.us, BethKrom@ci.irvine.ca.us, SChoi@ci.irvine.ca.us They are Mayor Sukhee Kang, Mayor Pro Tem Beth Krom, Council Member Larry Agran, Council Member Dr. Steven Choi.
Gail Lewis had this to say about Irvine passing the ban on retail sales of dogs and cats - "I would like to say…….”I'm hoping that other cities will follow Irvine’s lead. This is a great day for the animals!!
Thank you to our friend Valerie for sending us this video -
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-november-11-2010/big-red-dogs on puppy mills. It's from the Jon Stewart Show and though very much tongue in cheek it brings the point very clearly home.
Congratulations to Laguna Beach and Laguna Woods citizens who have or care about pets!! The newly renovated 50 year old Laguna Beach Animal Shelter held it's grand reopening on Sept 9, 2011. This shelter serves the residents of Laguna Beach and Laguna Woods. More than half of the revenue to do the renovation came from the estates of two local animal lovers. For more info and photos go to - http://www.ocregister.com/articles/building-316514-animal-laguna.html
Newest Orange County Animal Shelter Statistics from a 70 year old animal shelter that has never been replaced or significantly updated. You can just click on this to see the stats from the County. Many Cities who are still contracted with this 70 year old animal shelter would like us to believe that our animals would be safe there if lost from our homes or if there is an emergency situation. They sometimes try to convince us that the kill rates at the County Shelter aren't any worse than in good city shelters, so be sure to take a look at this information from the County - http://egov.ocgov.com/ocgov/Info%20OC/Departments%20&%20Agencies/OC%20Animal%20Care/Shelter%20Statistics Click on the 2010 Overall Shelter Statistics to enlarge it for easy reading and click on any of the cities listed under 2010 Shelter Statistics by City get the Stats for each City.
** Thank you for these stats to a very alert SCASC person who keeps us informed and who summed it all up for us with - The numbers are for the calendar year as opposed to the FY year that is more often used. I hope people do a little simple math and see that the County is more a disposal facility than a shelter. A total of 17,127 animals were killed there last year. If they killed pets every day of the year that would be 47 a day. If they killed 8 hours a day, that would be over 5 every hour. But they don't. They kill only on certain days at certain times so the killing room must be horrible for the people who are part of it and for the animals.
Congratulations to Laguna Beach and Laguna Woods citizens who have or care about pets!! The newly renovated 50 year old Laguna Beach Animal Shelter held it's grand reopening on Sept 9, 2011. This shelter serves the residents of Laguna Beach and Laguna Woods. More than half of the revenue to do the renovation came from the estates of two local animal lovers. For more info and photos go to - http://www.ocregister.com/articles/building-316514-animal-laguna.html
Newest Orange County Animal Shelter Statistics from a 70 year old animal shelter that has never been replaced or significantly updated. You can just click on this to see the stats from the County. Many Cities who are still contracted with this 70 year old animal shelter would like us to believe that our animals would be safe there if lost from our homes or if there is an emergency situation. They sometimes try to convince us that the kill rates at the County Shelter aren't any worse than in good city shelters, so be sure to take a look at this information from the County - http://egov.ocgov.com/ocgov/Info%20OC/Departments%20&%20Agencies/OC%20Animal%20Care/Shelter%20Statistics Click on the 2010 Overall Shelter Statistics to enlarge it for easy reading and click on any of the cities listed under 2010 Shelter Statistics by City get the Stats for each City.
** Thank you for these stats to a very alert SCASC person who keeps us informed and who summed it all up for us with - The numbers are for the calendar year as opposed to the FY year that is more often used. I hope people do a little simple math and see that the County is more a disposal facility than a shelter. A total of 17,127 animals were killed there last year. If they killed pets every day of the year that would be 47 a day. If they killed 8 hours a day, that would be over 5 every hour. But they don't. They kill only on certain days at certain times so the killing room must be horrible for the people who are part of it and for the animals.
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WHAT'S NEXT FOR SOUTH COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER COALITION?================================================
*** You can sign the ASPCA Pledge against shopping at pet stores who sell puppies at - http://www.nopetstorepuppies.com/ - "If a pet store sells puppies I won't buy anything there." Take the pledge. Thank you to Rose for this information.
This Issue with the County Animal Shelter Continues to Remain Unresolved - PET RESCUE GROUPS ARE REPORTING THEYHAVE RECEIVED BILLS FOR KENNELING AND OTHER FEES FROM ORANGE COUNTY ANIMAL CARE SERVICES - The site is: www.thepetitionsite.com/1/no-kennel-fees-for-animal-rescue-organizations/ If you have questions please contact Fran at frannie0416@comline.com " **** On 7-28 the Animal Recues received this message from the Orange County Animal Rescue Coalition - Just heard from Sgt. Holland of OCASC. She advised me that the outcome of the kennel fees are on hold and no further monies are to be paid until a determination is made from the Board of Supervisors. If the outcome is in our favor we will be refunded the kennel fees some other groups paid. She did not know how much longer this will take. NO FURTHER INFORMATION TO DATE - ISSUE IS STILL UNRESOLVED. - ****A 2011 News Story about how much the rescue groups help the Orange County Animal Shelter. - 2 kids, 110 cats removed from Santa Ana home http://www.ocregister.com/articles/cats-291334-rescue-home.html
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*** You can sign the ASPCA Pledge against shopping at pet stores who sell puppies at - http://www.nopetstorepuppies.com/ - "If a pet store sells puppies I won't buy anything there." Take the pledge. Thank you to Rose for this information.
This Issue with the County Animal Shelter Continues to Remain Unresolved - PET RESCUE GROUPS ARE REPORTING THEYHAVE RECEIVED BILLS FOR KENNELING AND OTHER FEES FROM ORANGE COUNTY ANIMAL CARE SERVICES - The site is: www.thepetitionsite.com/1/no-kennel-fees-for-animal-rescue-organizations/ If you have questions please contact Fran at frannie0416@comline.com " **** On 7-28 the Animal Recues received this message from the Orange County Animal Rescue Coalition - Just heard from Sgt. Holland of OCASC. She advised me that the outcome of the kennel fees are on hold and no further monies are to be paid until a determination is made from the Board of Supervisors. If the outcome is in our favor we will be refunded the kennel fees some other groups paid. She did not know how much longer this will take. NO FURTHER INFORMATION TO DATE - ISSUE IS STILL UNRESOLVED. - ****A 2011 News Story about how much the rescue groups help the Orange County Animal Shelter. - 2 kids, 110 cats removed from Santa Ana home http://www.ocregister.com/articles/cats-291334-rescue-home.html
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FEATURES OF THE MONTH AND SPECIAL THANK YOUS
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The newly renovated 50 year old Laguna Beach Animal Shelter held it's grand reopening on Sept 9, 2011. This shelter serves the residents of Laguna Beach and Laguna Woods. More than half of the revenue to do the renovation came from the estates of two local animal lovers. For more info and photos: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/building-316514-animal-laguna.htm
For your information: (*Thank you to Rose Tingle for this contribution to the SCASC Newsletter Blog)
The newly renovated 50 year old Laguna Beach Animal Shelter held it's grand reopening on Sept 9, 2011. This shelter serves the residents of Laguna Beach and Laguna Woods. More than half of the revenue to do the renovation came from the estates of two local animal lovers. For more info and photos: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/building-316514-animal-laguna.htm
For your information: (*Thank you to Rose Tingle for this contribution to the SCASC Newsletter Blog)
The recent U.S. News & World Report Special Edition "Amazing Animals" contains the article "Do Animals Have Feelings,Too? Temple Grandin, professor animal sciences at Colorado State University and coauthor of Animals Make Us Human states "The emotional drivers at the base of the brain---the limbic system (including the amygdala) are basically the same in humans and many other animals."You may view the article in full by going to this website and insert the title of this article in "search inside this book" http://www.amazon.com/dp/1931469458/ref=asc_df_19314694581658445/?tag=askcom05el-20&creative=394997&creativeASIN=1931469458&linkCode=asn#reader_193146945
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HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR PET OWNERS
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How to Ease Your Dog's Separation Anxiety - From the ASPCA
Does your dog get stressed or depressed when you leave, then get into all sorts of trouble while you're gone?
NEVER Leave your pet in a car during hot weather - California has a statute that specifically prohibits leaving an animal in confined vehicle. Cracking the window open and parking in the shade provides little protection, as overheating can quickly cause fatal damage to our furry companions. Canine physiology is vastly different from humans. While humans have sweat glands all over our bodies that help regulate our body heat, dogs cool down mostly by panting, which is much less efficient than sweating. In only a short amount of time, a dog with a high body temperature can suffer critical damage to his nervous system, heart, liver and brain. For example, on an 80 degree day, temperatures inside a parked car, with the windows partially open, can exceed 100 degrees in 5 minutes, and over 120 degrees in just 10 minutes! For important, helpful hot weather tips to help protect our pets this summer, click here.
Tips to find the perfect pet sitter: http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/10-tips-to-find-the-perfect-pet-sitter-1877335/http://www.ospcablog.ca/?p=173.
ASPCA tip on boarding facilities: http://www.aspca.org/about-us/faq/pet-sitters-and-boarders.aspx
Coyote Attacks continue so protect your pets at all times when they are outside.
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How to Ease Your Dog's Separation Anxiety - From the ASPCA
Does your dog get stressed or depressed when you leave, then get into all sorts of trouble while you're gone?
NEVER Leave your pet in a car during hot weather - California has a statute that specifically prohibits leaving an animal in confined vehicle. Cracking the window open and parking in the shade provides little protection, as overheating can quickly cause fatal damage to our furry companions. Canine physiology is vastly different from humans. While humans have sweat glands all over our bodies that help regulate our body heat, dogs cool down mostly by panting, which is much less efficient than sweating. In only a short amount of time, a dog with a high body temperature can suffer critical damage to his nervous system, heart, liver and brain. For example, on an 80 degree day, temperatures inside a parked car, with the windows partially open, can exceed 100 degrees in 5 minutes, and over 120 degrees in just 10 minutes! For important, helpful hot weather tips to help protect our pets this summer, click here.
Tips to find the perfect pet sitter: http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/10-tips-to-find-the-perfect-pet-sitter-1877335/http://www.ospcablog.ca/?p=173.
ASPCA tip on boarding facilities: http://www.aspca.org/about-us/faq/pet-sitters-and-boarders.aspx
Coyote Attacks continue so protect your pets at all times when they are outside.
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PET LOST AND FOUND E-MAIL NOTICES FROM SCASC
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Laguna Hills Citizens who sign up with SCASC at BlandMJ@AOL.com help protect their pets through our Free Lost and Found Pet e-mails to everyone on the Laguna Hills e-mail list. If you lose or find a pet e-mail us a description of the pet, when and where it was lost or found, and your name, phone # and/or e-mail address for contact information. The anxiety you feel when you lose or find a pet in Laguna Hills is because it is not tolerable to turn a defenseless pet over to the Orange County Shelter with its high kill rate. While most other So. County Cities have or share safe City Shelters, the Laguna Hills City Council has chosen to retain the worst animal control services available - the 70 year old County Shelter 20 miles away that is consistently overcrowded, and has a consistently high kill rate. These are the same services we had before we became a City 20 years ago.
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Laguna Hills Citizens who sign up with SCASC at BlandMJ@AOL.com help protect their pets through our Free Lost and Found Pet e-mails to everyone on the Laguna Hills e-mail list. If you lose or find a pet e-mail us a description of the pet, when and where it was lost or found, and your name, phone # and/or e-mail address for contact information. The anxiety you feel when you lose or find a pet in Laguna Hills is because it is not tolerable to turn a defenseless pet over to the Orange County Shelter with its high kill rate. While most other So. County Cities have or share safe City Shelters, the Laguna Hills City Council has chosen to retain the worst animal control services available - the 70 year old County Shelter 20 miles away that is consistently overcrowded, and has a consistently high kill rate. These are the same services we had before we became a City 20 years ago.
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
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IMPORTANT LEGISLATIVE ISSUES FOR CA. PETS & PET OWNERS
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/pets/detail?entry_id=94119 Beginning January 2012, Bill SB 917 prohibits the sale of animals on streets, in parking lots and from other similar public venues, and increases the penalty for animal cruelty by neglect to up to one year of incarceration. A Victory for California's Animals. Unregulated animal sales are an animal welfare problem in addition to posing problems for consumers. Many of these animals are bred and raised in poor conditions and are often sick at the time of sale. They are usually not spayed or neutered, which further contributes to the tens of thousands of homeless animals that are euthanized in California each year. Thank you to Rose T. for this info.
Join the ASPCA in helping to fight PUPPY MILLS at http://www.nopetstorepuppies.com/ and spread the work on social networks.
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/pets/detail?entry_id=94119 Beginning January 2012, Bill SB 917 prohibits the sale of animals on streets, in parking lots and from other similar public venues, and increases the penalty for animal cruelty by neglect to up to one year of incarceration. A Victory for California's Animals. Unregulated animal sales are an animal welfare problem in addition to posing problems for consumers. Many of these animals are bred and raised in poor conditions and are often sick at the time of sale. They are usually not spayed or neutered, which further contributes to the tens of thousands of homeless animals that are euthanized in California each year. Thank you to Rose T. for this info.
Join the ASPCA in helping to fight PUPPY MILLS at http://www.nopetstorepuppies.com/ and spread the work on social networks.
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SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR
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All Month Long in NOVEMBER - The Orange County Animal Shelter at 561 The City Dr. in Orange, CA. is Honoring our Veterans by offering a $50 discount when adopting a forever friend from their shelter with documentation of veteran status. www.ocpetinfo.com
Saturday, November 12, MEOOWZ & MERLOT 1 - 5 pm at the Crush Wine Bar at 22741 Lambert St., Lake Forest, CA. $40 per person in advance and $45 at the door. Please go to www.MeoowzResQ.com for additional information. Fundraiser for MeoowzResQ a 501 (c) (3) group that has helped save over 1000 cats and kittens in 2011.
Wednesday, November 16, BINGO NIGHT BENEFIT for Operation Blankets of Love, Evening of Bingo and Comedy at Hamburger Mary's - 8288 Santa Monica Blvd. West Hollywood, CA. 7 pm - 8:20 pm $20 for 10 regular Bongo cards - Fabulous Prizes and a love auction. Learn More at http://www.operationblanketsoflove.com/ This group collect and supplies blankets, towels and other comfort items to homeless pets in shelters.
Saturday, November 19, Laguna Woods Cat Club Foster Program HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE, 9:30 am - 1:30 pm. Location Clubhouse 7 on Moulton Pkwy. Don't miss this wonderful event with something for everyone - Gourmet Food, Jewelry, Designer Clothes and Gift Items, Pet Experts and Pet Supplies, Book Signings and bake sale, etc. North of El Toro at the signal at the top of the hill. To see more details, follow the link below: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=239215906118627
Thursday, November 24, RUFF’s ( www.RuffRescue.org ) Spectacular Annual THANKSGIVING DAY FEAST (or vegetarian option). Seating times: 11am-2pm Tivoli Terrace, 650 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach Adults: $35 Children 12 and under:$15 Call now for reservations: 949-494-9650. To volunteer for this event: call 949-580-1092 *** If you can, please bring a bag or two of pet food to donate to the RUFF Pet Food Drive for unemployed, seniors and those who can no longer afford pet food to receive a free raffle ticket. Pet food supplies for the Pet Food Bank have recently dried up so RUFF needs to gather a stock pile for now and the future. Thank You from RUFF and all the Pet Owners who are trying to keep their pets in these very tough times. ** This is an incredibly delicious and entertaining event! You can bring your well-behaved dog with you! Profits go directly to helping abandoned, ill and injured animals, saving animals from kill shelters and the Pet Food Drive, etc. See more at www.ruffrescue.org
PS - We attend this every year with our whole family. The food is so good, the company is wonderful, and it's always a lot of fun!! Jean Bland
Sunday, November 27, The Pet Rescue Center Holiday Open House & fundraiser.
Saturday, November 12, MEOOWZ & MERLOT 1 - 5 pm at the Crush Wine Bar at 22741 Lambert St., Lake Forest, CA. $40 per person in advance and $45 at the door. Please go to www.MeoowzResQ.com for additional information. Fundraiser for MeoowzResQ a 501 (c) (3) group that has helped save over 1000 cats and kittens in 2011.
Wednesday, November 16, BINGO NIGHT BENEFIT for Operation Blankets of Love, Evening of Bingo and Comedy at Hamburger Mary's - 8288 Santa Monica Blvd. West Hollywood, CA. 7 pm - 8:20 pm $20 for 10 regular Bongo cards - Fabulous Prizes and a love auction. Learn More at http://www.operationblanketsoflove.com/ This group collect and supplies blankets, towels and other comfort items to homeless pets in shelters.
Saturday, November 19, Laguna Woods Cat Club Foster Program HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE, 9:30 am - 1:30 pm. Location Clubhouse 7 on Moulton Pkwy. Don't miss this wonderful event with something for everyone - Gourmet Food, Jewelry, Designer Clothes and Gift Items, Pet Experts and Pet Supplies, Book Signings and bake sale, etc. North of El Toro at the signal at the top of the hill. To see more details, follow the link below: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=239215906118627
Thursday, November 24, RUFF’s ( www.RuffRescue.org ) Spectacular Annual THANKSGIVING DAY FEAST (or vegetarian option). Seating times: 11am-2pm Tivoli Terrace, 650 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach Adults: $35 Children 12 and under:$15 Call now for reservations: 949-494-9650. To volunteer for this event: call 949-580-1092 *** If you can, please bring a bag or two of pet food to donate to the RUFF Pet Food Drive for unemployed, seniors and those who can no longer afford pet food to receive a free raffle ticket. Pet food supplies for the Pet Food Bank have recently dried up so RUFF needs to gather a stock pile for now and the future. Thank You from RUFF and all the Pet Owners who are trying to keep their pets in these very tough times. ** This is an incredibly delicious and entertaining event! You can bring your well-behaved dog with you! Profits go directly to helping abandoned, ill and injured animals, saving animals from kill shelters and the Pet Food Drive, etc. See more at www.ruffrescue.org
PS - We attend this every year with our whole family. The food is so good, the company is wonderful, and it's always a lot of fun!! Jean Bland
Sunday, November 27, The Pet Rescue Center Holiday Open House & fundraiser.
12 pm. - 4 pm 25800 Jeronimo Rd. Ste 100, Mission Viejo, CA. (949) 768-1313
Free Portraits with Santa for pets and families, Treats by Nothing Bundt Cakes, Food from Olamendis in Laguna Beach, BOUNCY HOUSE, See Veterinary hospital behind the scenes, Face Painting, Balloons animals and Exciting RAFFLE items! All proceeds benefit the Pet Rescue Center!Mission Viejo, CA
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LISTENING TO SCASC SUPPORTERS
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Visit website@aspca.org to learn more about supporting puppy mill reform
Visit website@aspca.org to learn more about supporting puppy mill reform
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IMPORTANT REMINDERS
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*** Fall is here again and Operation Blankets of Love needs your help to help shelter animals at http://www.operationblanketsoflove.com/ provides recycled and new pet-related items to comfort stray, sick, neglected and abused homeless animals in shelters, rescues and foster homes. They also partner with other organizations to provide relief and comfort to animals displaced or endangered by catastrophe.
The blankets of Love Collection Centers in So. Orange County are Mission Viejo - Neighborhood Car Care, 23761 Via Fabricante, # A, 949-707-5991 and Pet Supply Warehouse 23854 Via Fabricante, # E1, 959-951-1284; Laguna Woods - Nifty after Fifty, 24258 El Toro Rd., 949-900-0500; Laguna Hills - The UPS Store 24881 Alicia Parkway Ste. E (behind Carl's Jr.), 949-855-8544; Tustin - 14402 Chambers Rd., 714-368-7077.
The blankets of Love Collection Centers in So. Orange County are Mission Viejo - Neighborhood Car Care, 23761 Via Fabricante, # A, 949-707-5991 and Pet Supply Warehouse 23854 Via Fabricante, # E1, 959-951-1284; Laguna Woods - Nifty after Fifty, 24258 El Toro Rd., 949-900-0500; Laguna Hills - The UPS Store 24881 Alicia Parkway Ste. E (behind Carl's Jr.), 949-855-8544; Tustin - 14402 Chambers Rd., 714-368-7077.
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PETS & PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
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Don't forget to track Samantha Gowen OC Register Staff Writer and Pet Reporter online at her new address - ocregister.com/pets
Also look for OC Register Reporter Erika Ritchie who writes a lot of pet and wildlife stories.
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HOW TO CONTACT ELECTED OFFICIALS
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Laguna Hills City Council
e-mail - ccouncil@di.laguna-hills.ca.us for all City Council Members
City web site - www.ci.laguna-hills.ca.us
phone - 949-707-2610 fax 949-707- 2614
Orange County Supervisors:
Laguna Hills City Council
e-mail - ccouncil@di.laguna-hills.ca.us for all City Council Members
City web site - www.ci.laguna-hills.ca.us
phone - 949-707-2610 fax 949-707- 2614
Orange County Supervisors:
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Sellers Exposed
This morning, NBC's "Today" show aired the shocking results of a new Humane Society of the United States investigation linking a massive Internet dog seller, Purebred Breeders, LLC, to cruel puppy mills. HSUS investigators visited and researched many of the facilities that sell puppies online through Purebred Breeders and found dogs living in shockingly poor conditions. HSUS attorneys also filed suit on behalf of customers who bought sick or dying puppies from Purebred Breeders.
The winter holidays are the busiest puppy-buying season of the year. Help us spread the word about the danger of purchasing puppies online. Watch our video; then take action today to urge the USDA to immediately close a loophole that allows large-scale puppy mills to sell puppies online without being licensed under the Animal Welfare Act or meeting even basic animal care standards.
Wayne Pacelle, President & CEO
P.S. Have you purchased a sick puppy over the Internet? Tell us»
The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council is the lobby unit that sent out a "Pet Alert" against the Irvine Ordinance to block the sale of live dogs and cats in Irvine Pet Stores.
This link shows both people from Petco and Petsmart as Directors on the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council : http://www.pijac.org/about/board/
For an example of where they stand, click on the 2nd "In the Press" titled "Irvine Citizens to be deprived of Pets, circuses and Rodeos" on this link: http://www.pijac.org/about/press/
To understand why Petco and Petsmart would be so active in this organization, take a look at this element of the PIJAC's mission statement:
ENSURE the availability of pets
People will have pets and spend money on them with or without Puppy Mills but they don't see it that way. If you think about how salesmen think, their job is to sell you something that you may not have intended to buy such as a cute puppy. Petco and Petsmart set an image that they are against the selling of pets but they are not. They are just "back dooring" it. It is always about making money.
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