I am just one indivdual who would
like to volunteer to do rescue transport legs in the vicinity of
Chicagoland. I live in the western suburbs, Naperville IL. I have a
4-door, bright blue Dodge Neon and have only done 3 rescue transports so
far. I joined alot of rescue groups during the month of October after I
saw an article in the Chicago Tribune about Peggy Dial and her Rescue
Angels on Wheels organization that rescues cats. I do not have my own
website or any rescue group that I run myself. My e-mail is
dmkastel@yahoo.com. I am
willing to drive a 60-70 mile radius. My phone number is
(630)357-2467. I do not have a dog crate or dog harness. I volunteer
with dogs at the Humane Society and a no-kill shelter called ADOPT.
Bear has been at the Crawford County Humane Society for several
months now. I have posted him on the boards several times, but he
never seems to get out. He has only made it this long because the
shelter has moved out other dogs. He is a 2 year old Saint Bernard mix
who looks somewhat like a Leonberger. His description says he is good
with other dogs and people. Not sure about cats. His Petfinder
link is:
www.petfinder.org/pet.cgi?action=2&pet=3279898
He is at Crawford County Humane Society in Robinson, Illinois. The
phone number is 618-544-8698. If you can save him, you can also
email Stephanie at cchumanesociety@y....
Please make Bear's New Year a Happy one!!
Dear Friends of Petraits,
If you love animals and wish you could make a living working with them
and for them) ... take a look at these job postings through Animal Care
& Control and PAWS Chicago.
You can tour the center and meet members of the staff. Learn about the
services and programs provided by Chicago Animal Care & Control,
including Veterinary Medical Services, Pet Redemption, Pet Adoption, as
well as free Spay/Neuter and Volunteer Programs. Positions
available include: Animal Control Inspector, Supervisor of Animal Care
Aides, Animal Control Officer, Supervisor of Animal Control
Officers, Animal Care Clerk, Veterinary Assistant, Animal Care
Aide and Veterinarian. Separate applications, resumes, transcript
copies, and credentials are required for each title.
If you can't make it Saturday, you can
also visit the Department of Personnel Service Center in City Hall
at 121 North LaSalle St., Room 100 in Chicago from Monday to
Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. You can even apply on-line at
www.cityofchicago.org/personnel. For more information
regarding this job fair, visit the Commission on Animal Care and
Control web site at
http://www.ci.chi.il.us/AnimalCareControl/, or contact Melanie Sobel
at (312) 747-1392.
PAWS Chicago is seeking a Director of
Operations. The person in this position will manage all aspects of
the PAWS organization: the Adoption Program, Lurie Family
Spay/Neuter Clinic, and the Community Outreach and Human Education
program. The ideal candidates for the job will have at lease five
years of management experience, an MBA or significant business
experience, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, an
understanding of animal welfare issues and the no-kill movement. Not
to mention problem-solving skills, flexibility and a demonstrated love
for animals ... If you're interested please forward your cover letter,
resume and salary requirements to Pam Carey at
pcarey@pawschicago.org.
For more information, you can visit the PAWS Chicago web site at
www.pawschicago.org also call
Pam at 847- 95-3518. Thanks for forwarding these job postings to
qualified people you know. The animals they have the potential to
help thank you in advance.
Sheri
Petraits Pet Photography
web site: http://www.petraits.com
adoptions:
http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/IL245.html
e-mail:
petraits@interaccess.com
773-777-2891
Calling all cops and animal control wardens! To find out about the new
humane laws in Illinois and how they can help you crack down on animal
abusers, you’re invited to attend one of the three free classes in
animal abuse investigation and forfeiture offered by the ASPCA, the
Illinois Department of Agriculture and the Illinois Law Enforcement
Mobile Training Units:
* September 7, Monee Police Department, 9:00 A.M. to 1 P.M; call the
Tri-River Police Training Region at (815) 439-6915 to register.
* September 8, Arlington Heights Police Department, morning and
afternoon sessions; call (630) 896-8860 to register for either session.
And if you’re going to be attending the Midwest Police and Security Expo
in Rosemont, IL, on August 17 & 18, we’re looking forward to meeting you
at the ASPCA’s booth. (News Alert readers, please tell your local
law enforcement officers to be sure to stop by and pick up information
about the new humane laws.)
From: Bulldog Haven
To:
AnimalCruelty@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 2:29 PM
[AnimalCruelty] Man that shot puppies may get the mom back!!!!
ORIGINAL POST BY
JENNYBIRD@YAHOO.COM (@YAHOO.COM)
THIS MONSTER WEARS THE FACE OF EVIL. I HOPE THE LAW CHARGES AND
SENTENCES HIM TO ROT IN JAIL. OH, YES, I SEE KARMA COMING TOWARD
THIS THUG...........MAY IT BE HIS COMPANION THROUGHOUT HIS HORRIBLE
LIFE....
http://effinghamdailynews.townnews.com/articles/2004/09/08/news/news0
2.txt
http://EFFINGHAMDAILYNEWS.TOWNNEWS.COM/ARTICLES/2004/09/08/NEWS/NEWS02.TXT
Wednesday, September 08, 2004
Dog shooting upsets neighbor
By AMBER WILLIAMS, Daily News
A city official who had police called to his home last month for
shooting his dog has not had formal criminal charges filed against
him, but has entered into an informal out-of-court agreement with
the state's attorney as retribution for the incident.
According to an Effingham police report, officers were called to the
home of Phil Simmons, director of the Effingham Water Department, in
Silverlake Subdivision on Aug. 14 on a neighbor's complaint that he
shot his 1-year-old hunting dog twice in the presence of neighbors.
The dog had been running around the neighbor! hood when Simmons
became aggravated with it and took it into the empty lot next to his
house and shot it with a 20-gauge shotgun, according to police
reports. The dog did not die and ran off to a neighbor's yard, where
Simmons retrieved it and brought it back to his own yard, shooting
it again and killing it.
The incident was witnessed by some of the neighborhood children who
had been playing outside, the report stated.
Simmons later told police the dog had snapped at him early in the
day, and he was concerned it may have harmed neighborhood children.
Police forwarded its investigation to Effingham County State's
Attorney Ed Deters, who said after considering the incident for the
last few weeks, he decided to enter into an informal diversion
settlement with Simmons, which is an agreement reached between the
two parties that does not go through the criminal court system.
In the settlement, Simmons agreed! to donate $250 to the Effingham
County Humane Society, volunteer one day at Effingham County Animal
Control and write a letter of apology to one of his neighbors.
Simmons also understands he cannot take this type of action again,
Deters said. If Simmons had a prior history of animal cruelty or had
shot someone else's dog, then Deters said he would have taken more
severe action against him.
Instead of filing formal charges against Simmons, possibly of
illegal discharge of a firearm or animal cruelty, Deters said the
informal diversion settlement was a fit punishment for Simmons, who
has always been a law-abiding citizen.
"Not every wrong has to be handled in the criminal justice system,"
Deters said.
Deters said the reason it took him three weeks to make a decision
whether or not to charge Simmons was he wanted a chance to interview
everyone involved in the incident and he had been busy.
Charges against Simmons will not affect his standing as a city
official, and consequences of his actions should be decided on
solely by law enforcement officials, said Mayor Bob Utz.
The decision to take any sort of disciplinary action against Simmons
would have to be the choice of the entire Effingham City Council,
but Utz said he did not think it would take such an action.
As for why he shot his dog, Simmons said he has always raised bird
dogs and he did not shoot the dog out of cruelty, but because he
felt like it was time to put the dog down, and killing it himself
was just as humane as other options.
When other people do not want their animals anymore, they will often
dump them off in the country or at animal control, in which case the
animals can suffer more than if they were shot, Simmons said.
"To me, it was more humane to do it myself," Simmons said.
The fact that children in the neighborhood witnessed him shooting
his dog is something Simmons said he is sorry about an! d he plans
to apologize to his neighbors for the mistake, he said.
"It was poor judgment on my part," Simmons said. Cheryl Walker
was one of the neighbors whose children witnessed the
dog-shooting incident. Walker's two daughters had been playing
with other neighborhood children in the house next to Simmons'
house and said they saw Simmons driving through the
neighborhood in his pickup truck trying to get his dog who was
running loose down the street. The two girls were going to try
to help Simmons catch his energetic dog, but when one of the
older neighbor children saw Simmons appeared angry with the
dog, she ushered the Walker girls away from him, Walker said.
After Simmons shot the dog the first time, the dog came running
toward the Walker girls who were still playing outside at the
neighbor's house and the dog was squirting blood and shrieking in
pain, Walker said. The two girls did not see the dog shot a second
time because a neighbor told them to go inside the house, she said.
When the girls returned home after the shooting was over, they were
hysterical, Walker said. "My children were upset; they were
traumatized," Walker said.
The first week after the shooting incident occurred, Walker said
her daughters had nightmares every night and were frightened
that Simmons would come shoot their dog. Now the girls'
nightmares have ceased, but they still talk about it
frequently and it has obviously stuck with them, Walker said.
Amber Williams can be reached at 217-347-7151 ext. 135 or
awilliams@effinghamdailynews.com
(@effinghamdailynews.com).
IF ILLINOIS' LAWMAKERS NEED SOME ASSISTANCE IN
SEEING THE BRUTALITY OF THIS INCIDENT, WE WOULD SUGGEST CONTACTING
THEM.
--ED
Please CALL the shelter at
618- 544- 8698
and speak with the director, Debbie Dix,
if interested in one of them.
Sent: Monday,
August 09, 2004 6:08 AM
Please CALL the
shelter at
618- 544- 8698
and speak with the director, Debbie Dix,
if interested in
one of them.
Some of the animals listed here may have to be euthanised at ANYTIME
due to limited space. Currently the shelter is full past capacity.
There are several animals at risk of being put to sleep.
From:
MSFORTUNE@aol.com
To: jgh@advizeweb.com ;
jan@dogshope.com
Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 11:36 PM
Subject: (no subject)
Hello- My name is Melinda Rueter and I am with the Macon County Animal
Control and Care Center in Decatur, IL. We currently have two German
Shepherds, one male and one female, 4ish that are heartworm positive.
Because of our funding and the current nature of our facility ( we are
currently trying to build a new one, the current one was a machine shed
52 years ago), we can not treat something as serious as heartworm.
Typically heartworm positive dogs are unfotunately euthanized. However
these are special with wonderful personalities and I am desperately
trying to find another alternative for them. Can you help or do you
know a rescue that can? We are more than willing to provide transport.
Feel free to respond to this email or contact me at (217) 877-2487.
Sincerely,
Melinda E. Rueter
Vice-President
Decatur/Macon County Animal Shelter Foundation
ILLINOIS SHELTER
VANDALIZED
Rescue Notes:
A couple of weeks
ago, during a brief period one weekend when none of the staff was
present, vandals terrorized and injured many of the animals at the
shelter. CCHS managed to work through that ordeal, but now they are
full to bursting with animals in need. I have been to this shelter in
the past as part of a transport and they have barely enough space for
their staff, let alone the countless animals in need. Yet, they do
what is necessary to take in as many unfortunate, unwanted creatures as
possible.
If any of you reading
this can help CCHS, if only by taking in one dog, cat, puppy or kitten,
please do so without delay. I know everyone and every organization that
takes in animals in need is full to overflowing, but if you can possibly
take just one more, please take one from CCHS. Their Petfinder page and
contact information is:
http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/IL66.html
Crawford County Humane Society
911 East Wilkin Street
Robinson,IL 62454
Phone: 618-544-8698 (preferred method of contacting the shelter)
Email:
cchumanesociety@yahoo.com
Please, if you can help in any way at all, do not hesitate to get in
touch with CCHS.
Thank you for caring.
Trudie Davidson
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http://www.trunewfsrescue.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewfMixRescue
NOTE: Trunewf's Rescue/Newf Mix Rescue is not a group, but one person,
who does not physically rescue, foster or handle the placement of
animals in need. Trunewf's Rescue/Newf Mix Rescue web site/mailing list
is an Internet-based clearinghouse for information about animals in
need, including rescue, foster care, adoption, transport, lost and
found, etc. The purpose of Trunewf's Rescue/Newf Mix Rescue is to reach
as many people as possible concerning animals in need by posting this
information on its web site and/or mailing list.
Animals in Michigan are ROUTINELY sold into research facilities
It has recently been publicized that Jackson County
Animal Control Shelter has a high kill rate and that we sell animals to
Class B research facilities. We wish to re- nforce to the public
that we do everything we can to find homes for the animals that
are in our facility.
As of July 2003 there has been 933 dogs and 1,583 cats
turned into the shelter. Of these animals 560 dogs and 146 cats
have been picked up by an Animal Control Officer. Thankfully, 80
of these animals were claimed/returned to their owners, and the
adoption rate, for animals available for adoption, was at 30% as
of July 2003. This is an amazing figure for Jackson County Animal
Control Shelter since in the previous year the adoption rate for
the entire year was 31%.
It costs about $16.36 dollars to euthanize and cremate
a 50 pound dog, which is the size that is usually taken by
research. It cost about $3.42 dollars to euthanize and cremate a 8
pound cat, which is the size that is usually taken by research. It
is a fact of life, revenue must be generated in order to keep a
facility operational. One way that Jackson County Animal Control
Shelter is able to produce revenue is by selling certain animals
to research. By selling select animals to research we have been
able to generate over $4,000 in revenue over the 2002 - 2003
years. Where the cost of euthanization and cremation would have
been over $6,000. We at the Jackson County Animal Control
Shelter respect the thoughts and/or feelings of the public on this
matter. Therefore we find it is important to stress that not all
animals that come to the Jackson County Animal Control are sold to
research. No animal is sold to research until all other avenues
have been exhausted within the holding period to find these
animals a home including adoption to the public, rescue groups, US
Customs, Paw for a Cause and human societies. Additionally, if an
animal is turned into the Jackson Animal Control Shelter the
person dropping off the animal is given the option of paying a fee
to ensure that the animal will not be sold to research.
ATTN: GSD RESCUERS
Cee Cee
Dog
German Shepherd Dog
Crawford County Humane Society Shelter
Size: Medium
Age: Baby
Sex: Female
I.D:
Notes: Cee Cee is a 7 month old purebred GSD. She was turned in for
getting out of her pen all the time. She is scared at the shelter and
ready to go to a new home. She is a sweet girl.
CLICK THE PICTURE FOR OUR HEARTWARMERS PAGE - ADD
YOURS!
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 10:00 AM
The Jackson County Board of Commissioners is considering stopping the sale
of animals to Class B Dealers who sell them to research.
The Commissioners are asking to hear from Jackson County residents. The
only problem is that they don't know!!! We NEED to CHANGE THAT ASAP!!
Otherwise, the Commissioners may vote to keep the Class B Dealer and may
be many years before we'll be able to change it, with possibly thousands
of animals going to research in the meantime.
2 ways to help:
1. Distribute Fliers and Postcards (THIS SUNDAY!)
2. Attend the Commissioner meetings, August 2, 2004, 10 a.m. and/or August
10, 7 p.m. - CRITICAL for Jackson County Residents - If enough Jackson
County residents speak - please do not speak unless you feel you must. The
Commissioners need to hear from their residents and we need to put the
spotlight on them. There will be other meetings as well, we'll keep you
informed!
We will be meeting by Target store in Jackson (closer to the road so we
won't be in anyone's way). We'll have thousands of fliers and postcards to
give to anyone who is willing to go door to door or can get a store's
permission to hand them out.
If you live in Jackson, you can pick up some fliers & postcards and hand
them out whenever it is convenient for you - even a few minutes of your
day would be so helpful. If you live far away, maybe you can spend a few
hours to hand out the fliers, we'll give you maps of the area, etc. The
public is not aware of this and when they are, I'm sure they will be just
as outraged as we are.
The Target store is off of 94, the 127 exit, exit number 138 coming from
the East, the address is: 1076 Jackson Xing, Jackson, MI 49202
Please see www.volunteervoiceforanimals.com for more information.
Ground rules - the fliers and postcards cannot, cannot go in mailboxes or
the flags unless they are stamped. They can go in the boxes for the
newspapers. If you are interested in mailing some, I do have addresses but
cannot provide the stamps.
Please do NOT put them on windshields - this upsets business owners and we
do not want that.
Please do NOT hand them out on private property, i.e. stores, etc UNLESS
you obtain permission from the owner of the property. They are paying the
rent, etc and we have no right to use it unless given permission.
If you wish not to receive further messages, we will gladly remove you
from the list.
Here is the address of
the facility: Please Write and Call, SUPPORTING their pending
reconsideration of this issue! Please be police and courteous!
Jackson County • 517.788.4000 • 120 West Michigan,
Jackson, MI 49201
TRANSPORT IS KEY:
"NO dog is free until they're MOVED."
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SHELBY in CONNECTICUT 
Leo is in DESPERATE NEED! 
 
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We need liaisons,
photographers writers, correspondents!
Most of these positions are not, in and of
themselves, demanding. Of course, if you care about animals they can
become very time consuming efforts, indeed, and we appreciate the vast and
varied talents of those who are doing this work -- many out of the
kindness of their hearts.
If you are interested in volunteering for
this effort or others, we invite you to write us and let us know what
you'd like to do, how often and how you like to work. We're sure to be
able to find a match for you!
We thank God for each and every one of you
who care enough to confront almost insurmountable odds to do everything
you can to change this travesty in our world, often facing your own
humanity to do so, and putting your own emotions on the line to care for
the voiceless among us: GODSPEED to each and every one...
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