South County Animal Shelter Coalition

South County Animal Shelter Coalition


Update - June, 2012 You can join us by e-mailing your name, e-mail address and city to BlandMJ@AOL.com or just read the South County Animal Shelter Coalition Updates on the blog at: http://scasc1.blogspot.com/
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RUFF’s Free PET FOOD FOR THE UNEMPLOYED Continues - Free Pet Food for unemployed people on the second Saturday of every month from 10 am to 11 am 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.


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WHAT'S NOW FOR SOUTH COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER COALITION
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** Recent - LOST and FOUND PET Reports

For all of you who were as worried as I was about the Lost Dog Notice we sent out on 5/29 for Laguna Hills - Older (17 years) female Pitbull/Terrier mix dog named "Pumpkin" went missing from her home on Mustang (near La Paz Rd.) today. We are so happy to report that she was quickly found and is fine!

We are still looking for - LOST BLACK CAT - From Spur Branch Road in Nellie Gail Area of Laguna Hills. Answers to Ozzy. Lost on Tuesday May 15, 2012. If FOUND Please CONTACT Stephanie at 949-228-1800 Family loves this cat very much.

Thinking and Caring Action can Save the Life of a Stray Pet - Please always provide and ID microchip with Current ID and an ID tag on your pets collar so that if your pet is lost it can be quickly and safely returned to you! 


** Recent BANS of COMMERCIAL SALES of DOGS and CATS in So. OC CITIES
and other cities in CA.

Aliso Viejo bans commercial dog, cat sales - May 16, 2012
http://www.ocregister.com/news/city-352521-viejo-aliso.html

Laguna Beach has also baned sales from commercial breeders
Published: May 2, 2012 Updated: 9:51 a.m, by Claudia Koerner
http://www.ocregister.com/news/beach-352240-laguna-city.html

Why are O.C. cities banning pet sales? Not all agree
http://www.ocregister.com/news/pet-353560-puppy-stores.html

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WHAT'S NEXT FOR SOUTH COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER COALITION
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Update on Ordinances to Ban Pet Shops from selling Puppy Mill Animals - Ordinances have been approved in Irvine, Dana Point, Laguna Beach, Aliso Viejo, and Huntington Beach is phasing in their Ordinance over 2 years. Other cities in CA. that passed a this type of ordinance are Glendale, West Hollywood and South Lake Tahoe.

*** If you can help San Clemente, CA to realize they need to pass humane legislation too, as they voted 4-1 against it - Here is a link to a petition and you can sign it and send them a message, that enough is enough. http://www.change.org/petitions/help-san-clemente-ca-become-a-humane-city

*** You can also 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.

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FEATURES OF THE MONTH AND SPECIAL THANK YOUs
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Thank you to the compassionate Laguna Beach and Aliso Viejo City Councils
for listening to their residents and adopting ordinances against the commercial
sales of Dogs and Cats in their Cities in May, 2012.


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HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR PET OWNERS
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Reminder - Do Not Leave your pets alone in the car for even short periods of time. The weather is too hot now and for the rest of the summer and the inside temperatures of cars heat up quickly. This is also against the law. 

KAHOOTS the New Pet Food and Supply Store in Mission Viejo at the corner of Oso and Marguerite next to Pavilions has their own Store Brand of Cat Litter that has NO DUST. We recently discovered this, have been using it for a few weeks and it is CAT LITTER THAT IS REALLY IS DUST FREE!  See - http://www.facebook.com/holistictipsforpets

** Flea Borne Typhus Alert from the Orange County Vector Control District - For Further Information visit www.ocvcd.org (714) 971-2421 and www.ochealthinfo.com (714) 834-8180 Flu like symptoms plus rash on check, back, arms and/or legs.

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


Be alert and walk with a walking stick to protect your dog from Coyote Attacks and 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. Please remember to provide ID for your pets, a microchip and a tag on your pet's collar for rapid identification and easy return of your pet to you.


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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Go to http://www.caspayplate.com/main.php to pre-order your CA. Pet Lover's License Plate, designed by movie star Pierce Brosnanthe proceeds fund Neuter and Spay programs throughout California.

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IMPORTANT LEGISLATIVE ISSUES FOR CA. PETS & PET OWNERS
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Go to http://www.socialcompassioninlegislation.org/scil-home.php to find out what the Pet Related legislative issues are in California and how you can help. 

Check the Humane Society's Humane Scorecard to see if your legislators voted in support of animal protections in 2011. http://hslf.typepad.com/political_animal/2012/01/hot-off-the-press-112th-congress-midterm-humane-scorecard.html

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SPECIAL EVENTS CALENDAR
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Sunday, June 3 - 6th Annual SUPER PET ADOPTION 10 am to 4 pm at Irvine Animal Care Center, 6443 Oak Canyon Rd. Irvine Orange County's Largest Pet Adoption Event - 800+ Adoptable Animals, 100 vendors and Exhibitors, Low Cost Microchips and Rabies Vaccines, Paul Mirchel Cut-a-thon. Entry Fee $1, Free Parking More informattion at www.irvineshelter.org 949-724-7740

Saturday, June 23 - the 18th Annual DAWG WALK and PET FAIRE for the Mission Viejo Animal Shelter from the Dedicated Animal Welfare Group that supports all the pets at the Mission Viejo Shelter. At the Norman P. Murray Center on the Village Green, in Mission Viejo. The Pet, Wildlife and Adoption Faire is Free to the Public and their Dogs from 8 am to noon. The DAWG WALK is $25 per person (save $5 if you register by June 19. Register online at www.dawg.org or pick up a registration form at the MV shelter or most any local So. OC Pet Supply Store. For Questions call 949-479-3045 or go to www.dawg.org You can also collect pledges and win prizes. The Pet Faire includes K9 athletes, Pet and wildlife exhibits, Fun booths and Raffle Prizes. You can also join DAWG to help the sick and injured shelter animals.


Saturday, June 30 - PET FAIR 2012 at the OC Animal Shelter in Orange, 561 The City Dr. 10 am to 2 pm with Pet  Friendly Vendors, Hundreds of Pets for Adoption, Demonstrations and Fun for the Family. For more information go to www.ocpetinfo.com or call 714-935-6848. 

All the time - Desperate Paws of Orange County is collecting lightly used blankets and dog and cat toys and will distribute these items to dogs and cats at area animal shelters - please go to http://www.ocregister.com/articles/blankets-327714-toys-paws.html for drop off sites all over Orange County.

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LISTENING TO SCASC READERS
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FUR-EVER HOME Animal Rescue in Rancho Santa Margarita needs foster homes - Contact Kathy Thorsell at 949-444-9154 See their web site and pets to adopt at: www.fur-ever-home.org


See new TRIBUTE CARDS to send on All Occasions and help animals in shelters through Operation Blankets of Love at http://www.operationblanketsoflove.com/  call 818-402-6586 for Tribute Cards.


The Animal Kinship Ministry in San Juan Capistrano provides the following services for groups who may want to use them:
1. Traveling puppet show for children - call our Center at (949) 240-6463 and leave a message for Kathy Storey.
2. If you wish the Animal Kinship Ministry to do tabling at your event, please call our Center
at (949)240-6463 and leave a message for Kathy Storey.
3. If you wish our Animal Kinship Ministry to perform a Blessing for Animals at your event,
please call our Center at (949) 240-6463 and leave a message for Kathy Storey.
Rose Tingle


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IMPORTANT REMINDERS
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ASPCA - Save Horses From Slaughterhouses - go to http://capwiz.com/aspca/issues/alert/?alertid=61214086


Operation Blankets of Love needs your help to help shelter animals  http://www.operationblanketsoflove.com/ Blankets of Love 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.
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

Look for OC Register Reporter Erika Ritchie who writes many Pet and Wildlife stories -
Police identify suspects in 30-dog dumping case - In Laguna Hills - May 25, 2012
http://www.ocregister.com/news/woman-355933-dogs-park.html

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JUST FOR FUN
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GOT YOUR TOES
http://pixdaus.com/got-your-toes-cute-dog-gif/items/view/294178/


Puppy Size, sent to us by Lt. Col.Bill Kogerman
http://www.tedlouis.com/puppy/puppy_size.html

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HOW TO CONTACT ELECTED OFFICIALS
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City of Laguna Hills:
For all Laguna Hills City Council Members e-mail - ccouncil@di.laguna-hills.ca.us
City web site - www.ci.laguna-hills.ca.us phone - 949-707-2610, fax 949-707- 2614

Orange County Supervisors:


Pat Bates: Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, the community of Newport Coast, & the unincorporated areas of Coto de Caza, Ladera Ranch, Las Flores, and Wagon Wheel PatBates@ocgov.com

Shawn Nelson: Anaheim, Buena Park, Fullerton, La Habra, Placenta Audra.Adams@ocgov.com

John Moorlach: Costa Mesa, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Newport Beach, Seal Beach, Stanton. district2@ocgov.com

Janet Nguyen: Garden Grove, Santa Ana, Westminister janet.nguyen@ocgov.com

Bill Campbell: Anaheim, Brea, Irvine, Orange, Tustin, Villa Park, Yorba Linda Bill.Campbell@ocgov.com