Dogs And Cats

November 1, 1992 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, November 1992:

Starting in January and incorporated just

last July under the name Every Creature Counts, Lisa

Booker, Pat Peluso, and Joy Skow of Lyons, Colorado,

had rescued an estimated 400 cats among them by the end

of September, picking up strays and ferals from Loveland

to Denver. They practice a combination of neuter/release

and pick-up-for-adoption,

Eighteen of 38 cats whose pictures are on cat-

food boxes or cans in the supermarket closest to ANI-

MAL PEOPLE are orange toms.

ANIMAL CONTROL & RESCUE

November 1, 1992 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, November 1992:

Citing fear of liability if they

should inadvertantly euthanize a pet, under

a new state law directed at pet thieves, the

Oregon Humane Society and Multnomah

County Animal Control now refuse to

accept cats brought to them by private citi-

zens and independent groups who trap ferals

and strays. The Portland-based group

Committed to Animal Protection,

Education, and Rescue charges, however,

that fundraising tactics are involved.

CAPER cites a letter from OHS staffer

Sharon Harmon, who wrote, “Despite the

services provided by OHS (to cats brought

in by independent rescuers), we received no

cash donations for their care. If we had

made contact with the owner or finder at the

time of surrender, by modest estimation, we

could have potentially realized $18,000 in

donations.”

Cat Project Update

October 1, 1992 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, October 1992:

Our feral cat rescue project in northern

Fairfield County, Connecticut, concluded on

July 12 after handling 320 cats in seven

months. All the cats were vaccinated against

rabies; all who were old enough were spayed

or neutered. Two hundred thirty seven cats

were returned to their original caretakers.

Thirty-nine cats, who were either kittens

when picked up or were apparent abandoned

pets, were adopted out. Another six cats in

this category were adopted by volunteers who

helped run the program.

ANIMAL CONTROL & RESCUE

October 1, 1992 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, October 1992:

* The Sprint telephone service and the

American Humane Association have set up a

nationwide hotline to help reunite lost pets

with their keepers. Reporting a stray is free:

call 1-800-755-8111. To report a lost pet, call

1-900-535-1515. The cost for lost pet calls is

$1.95 per minute, a portion of which is donat-

ed to AHA. The average lost pet report takes

four minutes to complete, according to Sprint.

* Paige Powell and Tama Janowitz of

New York City produce a TV show in cooper-

ation with the animal rescue groups Being

Kind and the Animal Project to promote pet

adoptions. Called It’s A Dog’s Life, the show

airs on channels 16 and 17.

Shelter bashing wasn’t planned

October 1, 1992 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, October 1992:

A late summer wave of shelter-bashing by

animal rights groups took humane workers by

surprise, including some of the most outspo-

ken critics of shelter administrations. Protests

outside numerous shelters on Homeless

Animals Day, August 22, coincided with

campaigns against the management of the

Primarily Primates shelter in San Antonio,

Texas, and the Defenders of Animal Rights

shelter in Phoenix, Maryland. (See separate

items.)

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