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Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 8:41 PM
The shelter is open Tuesday thru
Friday 9am-5pm and Saturday from 9am-4pm. If you need to call the
shelter, their number is:
517-676-8370.
[SSSTL] Ingham Co. MI *Important
Alert*
Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 6:52
PM
Subject: Re: [SSSTL] Ingham Co. MI
*Important Alert*
I've been forwarding the
information below:
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Would you be able to forward this
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Although the shelter is
no longer permitted to sell shelter animals to Class B Dealer, the
shelter can still release animals directly to veterinary schools
for research. Please help us save them!
Please Help Save the Male Dogs at Ingham
County (Mason, MI.)
If you can foster or adopt
one of these dogs you can save his life!
But time is very, very short.
Ingham County Animal Control is
overcrowded and has been forced to kill some of their dogs during
the last few days. They are
still full and will probably have to kill more.
They have many wonderful
dogs and cats and you may be able to find your next best friend
there. You can view the animals at:
Directions to the Shelter!
The shelter is located at 600
Curtis Street in Mason. Take the Cedar Street/Mason exit off of
127 highway. Go south on Cedar street for approximately 1/2 mile.
Turn left onto Curtis Street (at the A&W Restaurant). The shelter
is next to the Ingham County Sheriff's Department.
The shelter is open Tuesday thru
Friday 9am-5pm and Saturday from 9am-4pm. If you need to call the
shelter, their number is:
517-676-8370.
Map to our shelter
Cross post it
everywhere please.
----- Original Message -----
From: "birdlady48192" <birdlady48192@ameritech.net>
To: <SSSTL@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 5:37 PM
Subject: [SSSTL] Ingham Co. MI *Important Alert*
I've just seen a message at
http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/MI232.html
that Ingham Co. is about to
sell 12 male dogs to a lab. It doesn't
say when but it does say their time is very short. Is there
anything
we can do to stop this?
Please take a few minutes to write
to the Gov. and encourage him to sign
this bill. THANKS!
Di (and the corgis, Halo & Calvin "woof")
Springfield, MA
"Love is a four-legged word" -Unknown author
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From: ASPCA Advocacy Center <Legislativeservices@aspca.org>
Subject: Massachusetts - Bill to Increase Penalties for Animal Cruelty
Passes! Please Contact Governor Romney and urge him to sign S.198 into
Law! Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 13:37:53 -0500
S.198, a measure that increases the penalties for malicious killing,
maiming, mutilating or torturing an animal and for poisoning an animal
belonging to another, has now passed both houses of the Massachusetts
legislature. Please contact Governor Mitt Romney today to ask that he
sign this important animal protection measure into law.
The Governor can be reached at
(617) 725-4005 or via electronic message by going to www.mass.gov and
clicking on "Governor Mitt Romney" and then on "Contact Governor
Romney". To have a letter sent to the Governor on your behalf free of
charge, please click here.
http://www.aspca.org/site/R?i=3brl0- BODIXSXLRAGHJvQ..
http://www.aspca.org/site/R?i=L6HL-P6oA28XSXLRAGHJvQ..
Thank you for caring about animals.
Your efforts do make a difference.
Stacy Wolf, Esq.
Director, Legislative Services Northeastern Region
National Shelter Outreach
CALLS NEEDED TO MOVE MASSACHUSETTS DISSECTION CHOICE BILL FORWARD:
In Massachusetts, H. 1252, a bill that would guarantee all students in
the state the right to choose alternatives to animal dissection
projects, is being threatened by a destructive amendment. With only
one day left before a vote is expected on H. 1252 (the vote is
expected on Wednesday), calls opposing this amendment now are crucial!
H. 1252 has the support of a majority of Senators in the state, as
well as the support of 67% of Massachusetts science teachers.
Furthermore, more than 70% of teachers surveyed in Massachusetts
already offer alternatives to animal dissection to their students.
Nonetheless, the conservative Massachusetts Teachers Association
(MTA), backed by pro- ivisection lobbying groups, has convinced
state senator Marc Pacheco to introduce an amendment to H. 1252 that
would leave the decision in the hands of local school committees,
rather than the state. This would seriously weaken H. 1252 and leave
students who don't wish to perform pointless dissections to the mercy
of their local school officials.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
All concerned citizens, especially Massachusetts residents, should
contact Senator Pacheco and urge him to withdraw his amendment to H.
1252
Phone: 617-722-1551
Email:
MPacheco@senate.state.ma.us
Massachusetts residents can also contact their state Senator and ask
him or her to vote against the Pacheco Amendment to H. 1252. If you
need to look up the name of your state Senator, click here or call The
HSUS at 202-955-3668.
Animals in Michigan are ROUTINELY sold into research facilities
THIS STATEMENT IS THE JACKSON COUNTY'S RESPONSE TO THE CHARGE OF
SELLING SHELTER PETS TO 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.
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
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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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