Archive for the 'Pet Shelters' Category
“My Name is Sam”
Monday, November 13th, 2006After I was discharged from the Navy, Jim and I moved back to Detroit to use our GI bill benefits to get some schooling. Jim was going for a degree in Electronics and I after much debating decided to get mine in Computer Science. One of the classes that was a requirement was Speech. Like [...]
Animal Rescue Group in South Florida gets $10,000-a-month donation
Wednesday, October 18th, 2006Diana Sulewski opened the door of a barn and the puppies dashed out. Sabrina, a golden retriever mix, walked out slowly, exhausted from nursing her five offspring and being a surrogate to four puppies whose mother, Fiji, is fighting pneumonia at a nearby animal hospital.For the past few weeks, Sulewski has been driving to the [...]
Funding for Animal Shelter Hurt by Charges
Friday, October 6th, 2006While the haze of controversy that descended on the Tri County Humane Society this summer has been lifting, the damage done to its fundraising efforts continues.Tri County officials said donations are down by almost $100,000 from last year at the no-kill animal shelter, and that means they’re forced to take in fewer dogs and cats. [...]
Don’t Fear Our Ferrets, Legalize ‘em, California Owners say
Wednesday, October 4th, 2006Are these ferrets not among God’s little creatures? Do they not deserve the same legal status as puppies, kitties, rats? That’s the mournful plea that continues yearly from ferret devotees, who yet again have failed to persuade the state Legislature to make California like the other 47 continental states — a place where ferret lovers [...]
Promise of a New Home may doom Non Profit Ferret Shelter
Thursday, September 28th, 2006Since the announcement of an anonymous couple being willing to donate to help purchase a building for Ferrets Unlimited Ferret Shelter, things have gone horribly wrong. Surrenders have been gone up 70%; donations have gone down to $50 every other month (when the shelter is lucky). With mounting veterinary costs ($9500 spent between January and [...]
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