Adopt-A-Senior-Pet Month/The Final Word on Flying with Your Pet

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Welcome to ASPCA News Alert, a weekly e-mail newsletter from The American

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

 

 

1. Petfinder Happy Tail of the Week: Goldie Rocks

2. Planning a Trip with Toto this Holiday Season? Read This First

3. Use Octilla's Prepaid Calling Service and Support the ASPCA

4. New Campaign Launched to Bring Chained Dogs out of the Cold

5. Illinois Residents, Help Stop Horse Slaughter

 

 

PETFINDER HAPPY TAIL OF THE WEEK: GOLDIE ROCKS

Heidi Willie was searching on Petfinder.com, an online database of homeless

animals across the country, when a particular animal on the Connecticut-based

Meriden Humane Society's page caught her eye. Goldie was the name of the senior

female bulldog/boxer mix who had been abandoned by her owner, and her photo was

marked " URGENT. "

 

" She was in danger of being euthanized because of her fearfulness and her age, "

explains Heidi, who made an appointment to meet Goldie the following Saturday.

When she and her husband first encountered the dog, Goldie was shaking and

shivering in a corner. Explains Heidi, " She was so scared and confused and

depressed because she had been dumped by her family. "

 

The Willies fell in love with Goldie and brought her home that very day. " It

took awhile for her to come out of her shell in her new home with us, " recalls

Heidi, " but she soon learned that a dog's life in the Willie household is like

that of royalty.

 

Goldie passed away two years after being adopted. " We taught her that not all

people abandon their precious pets when they become inconvenient, " says Heidi.

" Goldie had the best two years of her life while she was with us. Just knowing

that makes the short time we had with her so worth it for us. "

 

P.S. You may have noticed that we've been featuring a lot of older animals in

our Happy Tails lately. That's because we've declared this November as the first

annual Adopt-A-Senior-Pet Month. For more on canine and feline senior citizens

who come already trained and all ready for another chance at a good life, please

take a look at our cybermaterials at ASPCA.org.

 

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PLANNING A TRIP WITH TOTO THIS HOLIDAY SEASON? PLEASE READ ON.

You know the old saying--there's no place like home for the holidays. And for

many families, getting there involves a plane ride. This year, the ASPCA is

asking pet owners to think twice about bringing their pets along on commercial

airlines.

 

The Air Transport Association has reported in the past that approximately 5,000

pets have been injured, lost or killed during transport. Although Congress has

passed a law requiring airlines to establish a separate reporting system if an

animal becomes lost or hurt, the conditions under which animals are shipped have

not changed. Animals continue to be shipped in cargo holds that are not

temperature-controlled. " Unless your animal is small enough to fit under your

seat and can be brought into the cabin, " says Lisa Weisberg, ASPCA Senior Vice

President of Government Affairs and Public Policy, " the ASPCA recommends pet

owners not to ship their animal by air. "

 

For more on travel safety, please visit ASPCA online.

 

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SAY HELLO--AND LET 'EM KNOW YOU CARE!

Support the ASPCA every time you call the ones you love. Octilla is a prepaid

calling service offering great international and domestic rates that you can use

from your cell phone and home phone, too. And best of all, Octilla will give the

ASPCA $10 for initial purchases of $20 or more, and 10 percent of every account

refill. Please visit Octilla online for more details.

 

 

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NEW CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TO BRING DOGS OUT OF THE COLD

ASPCA News Alert readers, we know you consider your pampered pooch to be a big

part of the family. But not all dogs are so lucky. To help raise awareness of

the many canines who spend their lives chained or penned outside, Tammy Grimes,

founder of Dogs Deserve Better, is leading a campaign to bring the family dog

back into the home. " Dogs Deserve Better stresses the point that dogs are pack

animals, " explains the ASPCA's Jacque Schultz, CPDT, National Shelter

Outreach/Companion Animal Programs Advisor, " and as such will watch over the

family better when treated to a more comfortable, companionable life. "

 

For more information about the campaign and how you can help, please visit Dogs

Deserve Better online.

 

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ILLINOIS RESIDENTS, HELP STOP HORSE SLAUGHTER!

Attention, Illinois animal advocates. An amendment was added to SB 1921 that

would stop the slaughter of horses for human consumption in your state. We need

your help to get this bill passed, so please visit ASPCA online to send a letter

to your legislators today, asking them to actively support this important

legislation.

 

If you are a member of the Horsemen's Council of Illinois, you should be aware

that the council is OPPOSING SB 1921. We are urging all members to please let

the group know that they should support, not oppose this bill. The Horsemen's

Council can be reached via phone at (217) 585-1600, or e-mail

hci.

 

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directly at our website. And please tell teachers and humane educators about

Animaland, the ASPCA's interactive website for kids.

 

If you'd like to help us even more, you can find out how to become a member of

the ASPCA or contribute to our special funds. To help pass humane legislation

in your state, visit the ASPCA Advocacy Center.

 

 

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