Thursday, December 31, 2009

TRANSPORT: 1/3 Lexington KY->Elkhart IN 1 Belgian Malinois

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Transport Coordinator
Lin Karrels
linkarrels@wildblue.net

Geno is headed to his foster home in Elkhart, IN – please help him get there this weekend. All legs are flexible. CROSS POSTING ENCOURAGED AND APPRECIATED.
Please provide the following with all offers of transport:
Preferred email address:
Cell #:
Vehicle color/description:
Any preferred meet sites:
Contact Transport Coordinator Lin Karrels at linkarrels@wildblue.net
Passenger Description:
Name: Geno
Breed: Belgian Malinois
Age: 1-2 years
Sex: Male
Altered: yes
Vacs: UTD
Temperament:Excellent.
Health: Excellent, traveling with Health cert.
Miscellaneous: Recommend crate for safety (no soft-sided crates please).
Sunday - January 3, 2010
10 minutes are added to each leg for exercise/potty break
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Leg #1 – NEEDED
Winchester KY to Crittenden KY
71 miles – 1 hour 10 minutes
Depart Winchester 8:30 a.m.
Arrive Crittenden 9:40 a.m.
Leg #2 – NEEDED
Crittenden KY to Batesville IN
72 miles – 1 hour 10 minutes
Depart Crittenden 9:50 a.m.
Arrive Batesville 11:00 a.m.
Leg #3 – NEEDED
Batesville IN to Carmel IN
77 miles – 1 hour 20 minutes
Depart Batesville 11:10 a.m.
Arrive Carmel 12:30 p.m.
Leg #4 – NEEDED
Carmel IN to Peru IN
55 miles – 1 hour
Depart Carmel 12:40 p.m.
Arrive Peru 1:40 p.m.
Leg #5 – FILLED – Thank you Kathy!
Peru IN to Elkhart IN
70 miles – 1 hour 30 minutes
Depart Peru 1:50 p.m.
Arrive Elkhart 3:20 p.m.

Transport Coordinator:
Lin Karrels
Transport Coordinator
ABMC Rescue (American Belgian Malinois Club)
North Central Illinois
C:815-953-1377
Website: www.malinoisrescue.org
E-mail: linkarrels @ wildblue.net (remove spaces)
Alternate Coordinator:
Marcia Tokson
mhcil@aol.com
NE Region Coordination
ABMC Rescue
Transport from:
C. Dussex
Westchester KY
Approved ABMC Rescue Foster Home
Home Visit Completed
Going to:
K. Merkle
Elkhart IN
Approved ABMC Rescue Foster Home
Home Visit Completed
For further information or to offer transport, please contact
Lin Karrels at linkarrels@wildblue.net Thank you!

TRANSPORT: 1/2 Granbury TX->Fayetteville AR One leg HENRYETTA OK-> FT SMITH ARK 1 Brittany

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Nancy Walker
nwalker@capecod.net
Brittany Transport Team - National Brittany Rescue (NBRAN)/New England Brittany Rescue (NEBR)
h * - 508-896-3602 c - 508-237-0943

ONE LEG TO GO!! Jan 2, 2010 PLEASE CONTACT NANCY @ EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW.

***PLEASE CROSS POST***

Chipper is a 2 YO Brittany/Pointer mix who needs transport from his boarding kennel in TX to his NEBR-approved & HV-screened foster home in AR. Chipper is UTD on all immunizations, HW negative & healthy. He is friendly to people & to other dogs. He will travel with leash, collar, vet records & a health certificate.

Rescue responsible for Chipper –New England Brittany Rescue (NEBR) www,nebrittanyrescue.org (Christine Leachman-Yee clyk9s@ gmail.com)

If you can help Chipper to get to his foster home, please contact me directly at nwalker @ capecod.net (remove spaces) or 508-896-3602.

TRANSPORT ROUTE – Granbury, TX to Fayetteville. AR – Saturday, Jan 2, 2010

**This route & its legs are very flexible. Please let me know what you can do & I’ll adjust.**

Granbury, TX to Denton, TX (75 miles) 8:00am-9:15am – FILLED by Pattie or Erlinda

Denton, TX to Ardmore, OK (70 miles) 9:25am-10:35am – FILLED by Erlinda

Ardmore, OK to Oklahoma City, OK (95 miles) 10:45am-12:20pm – FILLED by Dee

Oklahoma City, OK to Henryetta, OK (90 miles) 12:30pm-2:00pm – FILLED by Melanie

Henryetta, OK to Fort Smith, AR (100 miles) 2:10pm-3:50pm – NEEDED

Fort Smith, AR to Fayetteville, AR (50 miles) 4:00pm-4:50pm – FILLED by Judy & Henry

Thanks for helping Chipper to get to his foster home.

Nancy Walker

nwalker@capecod.net

Brittany Transport Team - National Brittany Rescue (NBRAN)/New England Brittany Rescue (NEBR)

h * - 508-896-3602 c - 508-237-0943

TRANSPORT 1/2 Celina->Findlay OH 1/3 Lincoln Park MI->Windsor ON, 1/3 Kingston->Prescott-Ottawa ON

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TRANSPORT COORDINATOR
Lucy Moye
Open Arms Transports
OTRA Verified Transporter
E-mail only, please

My apologies for not sending out an update or responding to offers earlier--I had e-mail problems all day Wednesday.
Please help fill this run for these sweet souls!


Open Arms Transports are a project of Open Arms Pound Rescue, a 501c3 non-profit corporation.
Drivers who are US taxpayers may deduct mileage from their federal taxes.

PLEASE CROSS-POST
OPEN ARMS TRANSPORT FROM CELINA OH TO OAKVILLE AND OTTAWA ON
SATURDAY-SUNDAY, JANUARY 2-3, 2010

TRANSPORT COORDINATOR
Lucy Moye
Open Arms Transports
OTRA Verified Transporter
E-mail only, please

If you can drive one of the legs of this transport, please e-mail me OFF-LIST at lmoye0617 [at] sbcglobal.net with the following information EVEN IF you have driven for me before. Please leave the subject field intact, so that I can keep straight which transport you're volunteering for.
LEG OFFERED
First and Last Name
Home Town
Email address where you can most easily be reached, and whether you have access to e-mail at home
Home phone
Cell Phone
Work or alt phone no.
Vehicle make, model, color, and license tag
How many dogs will your vehicle hold? Do you have crates? What sizes?
Which dogs in the passenger list below do you think you can fit in your vehicle? How will you restrain them?
Rescue affiliation or reference
I have read and understand the guidelines for drivers at http://www.openarmspoundrescue.com/guidelines.html. Yes/No
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EACH PASSENGER MUST TRAVEL WITH AN INDIVIDUAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE AND A RABIES CERTIFICATE SIGNED PERSONALLY IN INK BY A LICENSED VET. THESE PAPERS SHOULD BE IN AN ENVELOPE CLEARLY LABELED WITH THE DOG'S NAME AND THE NAME OF THE RECEIVING RESCUE. DO NOT PUT MULTIPLE DOGS ON THE SAME PAPERWORK. S/HE MUST ALSO HAVE A COLLAR, WHICH MUST BE LABELED WITH THE DOG'S NAME AND THE NAME AND CONTACT INFO OF THE RECEIVING RESCUE. S/HE SHOULD ALSO HAVE A STURDY LEASH SUITABLE TO HIS OR HER WEIGHT. THIS IS NON-NEGOTIABLE. DO NOT SEND A DOG ON THE TRANSPORT WITHOUT AN APPROPRIATELY LABELED COLLAR AND A PROPERLY LABELED ENVELOPE WITH THAT DOG'S (AND ONLY THAT DOG'S) PAPERWORK. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE RECEIVING RESCUE TO WORK TOGETHER WITH THE SENDING SHELTER AND/OR BOARDING FACILITY TO MAKE SURE THESE THINGS HAVE BEEN PREPARED PRIOR TO TRANSPORT.

DOGS CANNOT BE TRANSPORTED IF THEY SHOW ANY SIGNS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE, e.g. COUGHING. ANY SHELTER VIOLATING THIS POLICY WILL BE BARRED FROM SENDING DOGS ON FUTURE TRANSPORTS, SO DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT! DOGS GOING TO CANADA MUST NOT BE ACCOMPANIED BY ANTIBIOTICS FOR ANY SORT OF INFECTION. IF A DOG IS TRAVELING WITH MEDICATION OF ANY OTHER KIND, WE MUST HAVE AT LEAST 48 HOURS ADVANCE NOTICE IN ORDER TO CLEAR THEM WITH THE VET AT THE CANADIAN BORDER.

THE PASSENGERS:
Titan, male Mastiff mix, 100 lbs., UTD, neutered. (Celina OH/Perfect Paws to Ottawa ON/Friendly Giants)
Celia, female yellow lab, 50 lbs., UTD, to be spayed by rescue if not already spayed. (Celina OH/Mercer Co. to Oakville ON/Ontario Lab Rescue)
Ryan, male rat terrier mix, 30 lbs., UTD, to be neutered by rescue. (Celina OH/Mercer Co. to Ottawa ON/RTRC foster)
Nellie, female rat terrier, 16 lbs., UTD, spayed. IN OWN CRATE. (Lincoln Park MI/RTRC foster to Chatham ON/RTRC foster)
Willie, male MinPin, UTD, neutered. (Oshawa ON/Minpinerie foster to Ottawa ON/Minpinerie)

THE LEGS:

Leg 1) Celina OH to Wapakoneta OH (Titan, Celia, Ryan)
20 miles, 27 min.
8:30 am-9:00 am
NEEDED

Leg 2) Wapakoneta OH to Findlay OH (Titan, Celia, Ryan)
50 miles, 51 min.
9:15 am-10:05 am
NEEDED

Leg 3) Findlay OH to Maumee OH (Titan, Celia, Ryan)
40 miles, 43 min.
10:20 am-11:05 am
FILLED! Thanks, Sandy & Sue!

Leg 4) Maumee OH to Lincoln Park MI (Titan, Celia, Ryan)
63 miles, 1 hr. 3 min.
11:20 am-12:25 pm
FILLED! Thanks, Wendy!

Nellie joins the transport in Lincoln Park.

Leg 5) Lincoln Park MI-Windsor ON (Titan, Celia, Ryan, Nellie)
12 miles, 19 min. plus border crossing
12:40 pm-1:25 pm
***DRIVER 1 NEEDED***
***DRIVER 2 NEEDED***

Leg 6) Windsor ON-Chatham ON (Titan, < /font>Celia, Ryan, Nellie)
54 miles, 1 hr.
1:40 pm-2:40 pm
DRIVER 1 FILLED! Thanks, Margie & Mar k!
DRIVER 2 FILLED! Thanks, Deb & Jan!

Nellie leaves the transport in Chatham.

Leg 7) Chatham ON-London ON (Titan, Celia, Ryan)
60 miles, 1 hr.
2:55 pm-3:55 pm
FILLED! Thanks, Vicky!

Leg 8) London ON to Guelph ON (Titan, Celia,& nbsp;Ryan)
61 miles, 1 hr. 15 min.
4:10 pm-5:25 pm
FILLED! Thanks, Anne!

Leg 9) Guelph ON to Toronto ON (Titan, Celia, Ryan)
37 miles, 39 min.
5:40 pm-6:20 pm
FILLED! Thanks, Helen!

Titan and Celia leave the transport in Oakville.

Oakville overnight for Ryan: Thanks, Ettie!

SUNDAY, JANUARY 3

Leg 10) Oakville ON to Oshawa ON (Ryan)
59 miles, 1 hr. 6 min.
8:00 am-9:05 am
FILLED! Thanks, Ettie!

Willie joins the transport in Oshawa.

Leg 11) Oshawa to Belleville ON (Ryan,Willie)
81 miles, 1 hr. 29 min.
9:20 am-10:50 am
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Leg 12) Belleville ON to Kingston ON (Ryan,Willie)
68 miles, 1 hr. 14 min.
11:05 am-12;20 pm
FILLED! Thanks, Jennifer G!

Leg 13) Kingston ON to Prescott ON (Ryan,Willie)
64 miles, 1 hr. 11 min.
12:35 pm-1:45 pm
***NEEDED***

Leg 14) Prescott ON to Ottawa ON (Ryan,Willie)
60 miles, 1 hr. 6 min.
2:00 pm-3:05 pm
***NEEDED***

END OF TRANSPORT


SENDING SHELTER:
Mercer County Pound
7009 State Route 49
Celina, OH 45822
Phone: 419-942-1550
Contact: Debra Farrell

SENDING RESCUE:
Perfect Paws
5485 State Route 29
Celina, OH 45822
Contact: Nancy Hanna

RECEIVING RESCUE:
Friendly Giants Dog Rescue
RR1
Edwards, Ontario K0A 1V0
Contact: Kim Knapp

RECEIVING RESCUE:
Labrador Retriever Rescue Ontario
115 George St. Suite 254
Oakville, Ontario L6J 2A0
Phone: (416) 567-6249
Contact: Joan Znidarec

RECEIVING RESCUE:
Rat Terrier Rescue Canada (formerly Ratbone Rescues - Canada)
Websites:
www.ratterrierrescue.ca; www.rtrc.petfinder.com
Contact: Ingrid Czerwenka

RECEIVING RESCUE:
Minpinerie
1345 Paardeburgh Ave
Ottawa, ON K1V 6V6
Phone: 613-733-6277
Contact: Ruth Cottrill
Email:
minpinerie@yahoo.ca


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Georgia Animal Welfare Reform Bill Proposal


KILLING OUR FURRY FRIENDS: A NATIONAL TRAGEDY

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 KILLING OUR FURRY FRIENDS: TAKE LOCAL ACTION TO END A NATIONAL TRAGEDY
revision 6/05/10

We are a nation of animal lovers. Then why are our best friends being put to sleep by the 100,000's every year in most states? Why isn't the public more aware of the pain these animals endure and the tax expense this misery costs all of us? Why don't people get it that spaying and neutering will literally end this ghastly cycle?

Shelters are the last line for millions of innocent dogs. The public has no idea of the magnitude of this national tragedy. The sad reality is that over four million dogs are killed each year in shelters. Why, in a country of dog lovers, are so many dogs homeless? Because their families abandon them, for reasons like job change, divorce or a new baby… and most shelters don’t have the necessary programs to get the dogs the exposure they need to find new homes. Shelters find homes for many dogs, but millions are euthanized.

Recent Articles in AJC
Senate bans gas chambers for animal euthanasia; sparks Holocaust, suicide debate http://ht.ly/1TB3f 
Counties killing dogs, cats by the thousands http://ht.ly/1TB6L
Dixie dogs adopted by Yearning North" http://ht.ly/1UBVd

There is another way to solve this, once and for all.

GEORGIA'S OWN TRAGEDY
· 644,000 animals euthanized in Georgia annually. 90% are adoptable. 61% die in the “shelter”
· 56% Dogs & 71% of Cats in Animal “Shelters” are euthanized.
· Only 15% of Dogs & 2% of Cats in “Shelters” are reunited with their owners.
· Over 120 Animal Controls exist in Georgia, all funded by local property taxes.
· Animal Control costs  Georgia Tax Payers $220m/year.
· In 1999, approximately $7.3million was spent in the 5 county area to destroy unwanted animals.
· Animal Control Facilities have no legal requirement to report their activities.
· Animal Controls have no requirement to work with rescues when an animal can be otherwise saved.
· An Unspayed cat producing 2 litters/year with 2.8 kittens surviving /year can total 11,606,077 cats in 9 Years! (SpayUSA)
· An Unspayed dog can produce 67,000 dogs in 6 years. (SpayUSA)
· $1 invested in Spay Neuter returns $19 over 4 Years.  (Humane Association of Georgia)
· It costs $105 to kill each unwanted animal (Humane Association of Georgia)
· Three years of free Spaying & Neutering Statewide would reduce these number by 60%.
. The capture, impoundment and eventual destruction of unwanted animals costs taxpayers and private humanitarian agencies over a billion dollars each year - The American Veterinary Medical Association
Why are these animals there to begin with?                                                                                             
Causes include behavior problems, maintenance and healthcare costs of the animal, owner’s lifestyle changes such as a divorce or newborn child, owner’s allergies, owner’s incompatibility with a breed. These are a minor source of the animals in the system.  Unaltered animals allowed to breed without supervision are the leading reason.
Every year, Georgia contributes substantially to 3-4 million pets euthanized nationally. According to an independent study conducted by SPOT Society (http://spotsociety.org/ ), 80,313 of the 131,253 pets picked up by Animal Control in 20 counties constituting metropolitan Atlanta were killed in 2005. This number remains relatively constant from year to year, and when extended over the entire state of Georgia amounts to over 638,000 pets euthanized per year in Georgia, and just over 1 million processed in our Animal Control facilities. 61% of pets collected by Animal Control are euthanized. An additional tragedy are the ones which are held for adaption that are never then adopted, and then put to sleep after weeks or months in the shelter.

Open Records requests to the Department of Agriculture failed to yield any data. Their response indicated that they do not track the rate of euthanasia in animal shelters. They confirmed there is no requirement for reporting statistics since they claimed to also not have any statistics relating to animal control operations. Though charged with the responsibility of enforcing Animal Welfare laws in our state, especially ones that relate to animal control and animal rescue, they admitted they delegate this responsibility to local law enforcement.
In Georgia, Animal Control Operations have no legal requirement to report data about their operations such as the rate of euthanasia versus the number of animals adopted or re-homed. There is no requirement to actually work with Dept of Agriculture credentialed rescues.  Once the animal is turned in or the holding period is over for an animal, it really may be “over” for the animal, even if a rescue is en route to Pull and rescue the dog from being euthanized. There is no recourse for the Rescues when this occurs. There is no venue to hear the complaint. If a Rescue Group publicizes Animal Control’s inability to work with rescues, they will likely NEVER work with that rescue again.

AND A REASON FOR HOPE

SEPRR believes in the power of compassion. Georgia residents would do more to help and adopt shelter dogs, if only they knew how many animals are euthanized in shelters. SEPRR believes shelters don’t really want to euthanize the animals, if they had any other option. The public would support alternatives if presented with the opportunity to act differently.

Our ultimate goal is to bring forward a day where healthy and treatable animals are no longer killed by their most trusted friends.

Therefore we ask you to consider enacting reformative expansions to the current Animal Welfare Act as follows:
·Offer Statewide FREE spay-neuter for 3 years. Then provide on-going stat-wide low cost spay-neuter. This will reduce this by 60%, saving $140m in taxes and 400,000 animals annually.
· Reassign operations of animal control services to the State of Georgia’s Department of Agriculture. Transfer existing staff from local government payroll to the state payroll. During transition period the local government would pay the pay scale in place at the time of transfer. Economies of scale would save more tax dollars & attract and retain qualified staff. Shared resources would enable animals to be held much longer for adoption.
· Reassign Animal Control Field Officers to State of Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources,. Transfer existing officers from local government payroll to the state payroll. During transition period the local government would pay the pay scale in place at the time of transfer. DNR already trains officers as Game Wardens and deal with Wildlife and Game Management. It is a logical adjunct to their area of expertise to police animal related regulations and enforce related laws.
·  These  should avoid enacting policies that can be considered Mandatory Spay & Neuter (MSN). These policies ultimately fail and bring harm to the animals for the faults of the owners.
·  Require Animal Control Operations to make demonstrable Best Efforts to facilitate cooperation with 3rd party rescue organizations.
· Only animals deemed unfit for survival owing to their health conditions, and then only under the approval of a licensed vet, would be euthanized as soon as the Hold Period Expires.
· Require public disclosure via Dept of Agriculture’s website the operational statistics of Animal Control Facilities such as volume of animals in-taken, adopted, and euthanized. Public awareness will sustain these programs into the future and justify the ongoing expenditures.
· Under no circumstances will an animal ever again be euthanized by gas, heart stick, or any other method not deemed Humane by national level veterinary authorities.
· Under no circumstances will an animal be held responsible for it’s owner’s irresponsibility. An animal will not be euthanized if an owner does not comply with any license or spay/neuter laws.
Funding:
Spaying & Neutering:
· Pet products sales taxes: “Although $60+ million is collected in sales tax for dog and cat food alone in Georgia,  less than $1 million annually is spent for companion animal protection statewide. “
·Spay Neuter Georgia Vehicle License Tag program already in place
·Tax credits for veterinarians participating in the Statewide Free Spay Neuter
· Pet License license fees managed by the state, instead of current format managed by local authorities
License fees should be thoughtfully implemented so as not have a net effect of becoming a “Mandatory Spay & Neuter Law”
Currently in Fulton County GA, the annual license fee is $12/year for altered canines, and $25/yr for unaltered canines. Perhaps those who do alter their pets could have their license fee waived entirely?

Other related documents:
Strayed: The Story of How the Animal Welfare Community Lost its Way http://bit.ly/9lRgN4
2007 cost analysis found euthanasia by injection costs half of carbon monoxide method
http://ow.ly/17FmR
Georgia Voters for Animal Welfare (GVAW) Survey of Animal Services in Georgia 2009 REPORT
http://bit.ly/2009GVAWReport
SPOT Society 1998-2005 Atlanta MSA Euthanasia Statistics: http://www.spotsociety.org/spotsocietystatistics.html
GVAW 2009 Study Shelters and Euthanasia http://gvaw.org/Documents/GVAWReport.pdf
Why some states dont have the will to end Puppy Mills "Puppy-mill prescription" http://ht.ly/1UBSm