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Maria Daines Sent a Wonderful Video: No Dog Should be Condemned or Killed because of its Breed or Shape!

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143849682_80_80Dear all,

 

A quick message to say hello & sorry I haven’t been in touch recently with a news update. We hope you’re all well & looking forward to the summer which seems to have arrived at long last!

 

On the band scene we supported Hawkwind at the HawkEaster weekender recently and had a brilliant time. This amazing band has given us a spotlight enabling us to highlight the causes we believe in.

 

I’m not able to keep in contact as often as I used to because volunteering for DDA Watch takes up a lot of my time, helping dogs and families affected by breed specific legislation but we’re still writing & recording and will be playing live from time to time.

 

If you believe as I do, that no dog should be condemned or killed because of its breed or shape, please share this video, linked below, which shows the true heartbreak of BSL in the UK and help to give innocent canines a voice so that one day we may repeal this incredibly stupid, cruel and unfair law which has been enforced since 1991 and has caused the deaths of countless innocent family pets for over 20 years.

 

http://youtu.be/-MtofYXRFg8

 

 

Thank you & wishing you all the best & keep on rockin!!

 

 

Maria & Paul xx

 

 

http://www.maria-daines.com

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White Poodle You Bought in Argentina, Could Be A Large Ferret!

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Toy Poodle from 1915

Toy Poodle from 1915 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Ferrets Sold As Poodles

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 09:25 AM PDT

 

If you just purchased a white poodle in Argentina, you should take a closer look because it might just be a large ferret with very poofed up fur. A Dallas TV station reported recently that a man at a bazaar in Argentina bought what he believed were two toy poodles, but when he got them home he saw they were just large ferrets.

Image Credit: Shellnjust/Public Domain

Image Credit: Shellnjust/Public Domain

Toy poodles sell for over ten times the amount of ferrets, so he was clearly scammed. This story begs a number of questions: who pays that much for a toy poodle when there is a huge surplus of dogs waiting to be adopted in animal shelters for free? The same question applies to people who pay for ferrets when they could adopt a free animal and save it from being euthanized at a shelter?

This kind of behavior only serves to underscore the fact that human consumption is frequently irrational. For example, 3-4 million companion animals are put down every year in the United States, but many people continue to buy pets from pet stores. Not only could these consumers save the lives of many animals that do not deserve to die, they could also save themselves money and set much better examples for their children (if they have children.)

If they have friends, their example is likely to be of some value to them in making better choices for themselves and for society as a whole. This kind of small action that becomes amplified on a community level is known as the ripple effect. The ferret and poodle scam will hit the news, because it is an amusing situation, but how many will learn something valuable and then change their behavior to benefit society at large?

Note: the animal pictured in this story is not related to the actual news incident in Argentina, and is intended only to be an example of a white toy poodle.

Ferrets Sold As Poodles was originally posted on: PlanetSave.

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pet loss hotlines-national state international

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Pet Loss Hotlines

National Hotlines · State Hotlines · International Hotlines

Please note that many pet loss hotlines have been discontinued in recent years due to lack of funding. This list is not just another copy of other lists online. Every hotline on this list has been confirmed as being active as of February 2011.

NATIONAL HOTLINES:

(Many hotlines listed by state, below, will also return calls nationwide.)

<STRONG>ASPCA National Pet Loss Hotline</STRONG>&nbsp;- 877-GRIEF-10,&nbsp;<A href=”http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/pet-loss/&#8221; target=blank data-mce-href=”http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/pet-loss/”>http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/pet-loss/</A&gt;

<STRONG>Grief Recovery Hotline</STRONG>&nbsp;- (800) 445-4808 – M-F 9am-5pm PT

<STRONG><A class=zem_slink title=Iams href=”http://www.iams.com/&#8221; rel=homepage target=_blank>Iams</A> Pet Loss Support Hotline</STRONG>&nbsp;- 1-888-332-7738 – M-F 9am-5pm,&nbsp;<A href=”http://www.iams.com/en-ca/dog-article/pages/the_death_of_a_pet.aspx#2&#8243; target=blank data-mce-href=”http://www.iams.com/en-ca/dog-article/pages/the_death_of_a_pet.aspx#2″>http://www.iams.com/en-ca/dog-article/pages/the_death_of_a_pet.aspx#2</A&gt;

STATE HOTLINES:

<STRONG>Colorado:</STRONG>&nbsp;970-297-1242 – Argus Institute for Families and <A class=zem_slink title=”Veterinary medicine” href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterinary_medicine&#8221; rel=wikipedia target=_blank>Veterinary Medicine</A>, <A class=zem_slink title=”Colorado State University” href=”http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=40.5748361111,-105.080977778&amp;spn=0.01,0.01&amp;q=40.5748361111,-105.080977778 (Colorado%20State%20University)&amp;t=h” rel=geolocation target=_blank>Colorado State University</A> Veterinary Teaching Hospital, <A class=zem_slink title=”Fort Collins, Colorado” href=”http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=40.5591666667,-105.078055556&amp;spn=0.1,0.1&amp;q=40.5591666667,-105.078055556 (Fort%20Collins%2C%20Colorado)&amp;t=h” rel=geolocation target=_blank>Ft. Collins</A> – M/F 9am-5pm MT. Call and leave a message and a counselor will return your call.&nbsp;<A href=”http://www.argusinstitute.colostate.edu/clinic.htm&#8221; target=blank data-mce-href=”http://www.argusinstitute.colostate.edu/clinic.htm”>http://www.argusinstitute.colostate.edu/clinic.htm</A&gt;. See the Counselor listing under Ft. Collins, below, for more info.

<STRONG>DC:</STRONG>&nbsp;(202) 966-2171 – The PAL Pet Loss Comfort Line can be accessed by calling the PAL office in <A class=zem_slink title=”Washington, D.C.” href=”http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.8951111111,-77.0366666667&amp;spn=0.1,0.1&amp;q=38.8951111111,-77.0366666667 (Washington%2C%20D.C.)&amp;t=h” rel=geolocation target=_blank>Washington, D.C.</A>, Monday through Friday, from 9am to 5 pm. You will be referred to a PAL counselor.&nbsp;<A href=”http://www.peopleanimalslove.org/our_programs.php#petloss&#8221; target=blank data-mce-href=”http://www.peopleanimalslove.org/our_programs.php#petloss”>http://www.peopleanimalslove.org/our_programs.php#petloss</A&gt;,&nbsp;<A href=”mailto:info@peopleanimalslove.org” data-mce-href=”mailto:info@peopleanimalslove.org”>info@peopleanimalslove.org</A>

Florida: (352) 392-4700 – University of Florida School of Veterinary Medicine. If someone is not available to talk with you when you call, your call will be returned within 24 hours on weekdays. Weekend calls will be returned on Monday. Calls returned anywhere within the US. http://www.vetmed.ufl.edu/veterinary-hospitals/small-animal-hospital/pet-loss-support/

Illinois: (630) 325-1600 – Chicago Veterinary Medical Association (see “Support Groups”); leave message, calls will be returned between 7-9 pm CST; long-distance calls will be returned collect. http://www.chicagovma.org/petlosssupport

Illinois: (877) 394-2273 – University of Illinois CARE Pet Loss Helpline – (toll-free) Sun/T/Th 7-9pm CST; voice mail messages will be returned. Local calls: (217) 244-2273.http://vetmed.illinois.edu/CARE/, griefhelp@vetmed.illinois.edu

Iowa: 319-338-3357 – Johnson County Humane Society HelpLine, JCHS, P.O. Box 2775, Iowa City, IA 52244-2775, http://www.johnsoncountyhumane.org/death.html,jchs@johnsoncountyhumane.org

Maryland: (540) 231-8038 – Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, T/Th 6-9 PM ET, http://www.vetmed.vt.edu/students/ots/events.html

Maryland: See DC.

Massachusetts: (508) 839-7966 – Tufts University veterinary school; M-F 6-9 pm ET; calls from outside Massachusetts will be returned at no charge. For more information, visithttp://www.tufts.edu/vet/petloss/.

Michigan: (517) 432-2696 – Pet Loss Support Hotline, Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 6:30-9:30 pm EThttp://cvm.msu.edu/petloss/index.htm

New Jersey: (800) 404-PETS – PetFriends hotline. Outside of NJ Dial (856) 234-4688. Phones answered 24 hours a day. http://www.contactburlco.org/services/petfriends

New Jersey: (732) 542-0040 – Monmouth County SPCA – Bob Szita MS, LPC, Co-Director of Contemporary Counseling Center of Marlboro, NJ and Pet Loss Counselor for the Monmouth County SPCA will return calls at no charge to the public. http://monmouthcountyspca.org/services/bereavement-counseling/, http://www.actionartz.com/petlosshelpline.htm,ContactUs@ActionArtz.com

New York: (607) 253-3932 – Cornell University Pet Loss Support Hotline, T/Th 6-9 pm ET; messages will be returned, http://www.vet.cornell.edu/org/petloss/

New York: (877) GRIEF-10 – ASPCA - http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/pet-loss/. You can also e-mail questions to Dr. Stephanie LaFarge at http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/ask-the-expert/ask-the-expert-pet-loss/

Ohio: The Ohio State University Companion Animal Listening Line – discontinued April 2012.

Texas: (214) 461-5131 – SPCA of Texas, Dallas. All calls are returned within 24 hours. http://www.spca.org/Page.aspx?pid=253

Virginia: (540) 231-8038 – Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, T/Th 6-9 PM ET, http://www.vetmed.vt.edu/students/ots/events.html

Virginia: See DC.

Washington: (866) 266-8635 or (509) 335-5704 – Washington State University, Pullman; http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/PLHL/; also offers e-mail support at plhl@vetmed.wsu.edu

INTERNATIONAL HOTLINES:

Canada: 519-824-4120 x53694 – Pet Loss Support Hotline, Teaching Hospital, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1. Tuesday – Thursday 6:00 pm -9:00 pm ET. An answering service is available outside regular hotline hours. http://www.ovc.uoguelph.ca/petloss/, petloss@uoguelph.ca

Great Britain - 0800 096 6606 – Society for Companion Animal Studies, 8:30 am-8:30 pm. daily. (UK only including northern Ireland). The support line is open from 8.30am – 8.30pm every day. All calls are free and confidential from a landline. If calling from a mobile phone, some phone networks may charge. Support is provided by trained volunteers.http://www.scas.org.uk/1970/pet-loss-support-.html Also offers e-mail support - pbssmail@bluecross.org.uk

THOSE DANGERS OF CRAIGSLIST! BEGGING & VOWING: PLEASE, PASS THIS ON!

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—– Original Message —–

From: whispernova@aol.com   (at   aol.com)

To: whispernova@aol.com

Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 3:30 AM

The dangers of craigslist! Begging all of you to read and pass this on!  You can save a life!

Many of you know that I do a lot of educating in the Atlanta area about the dangers of re-homing a pet through craigslist.  I flag the backyard breeder ads and flippers (those who take your dog and resell them).  I send out a basic form email already composed to anyone else who looks legit but uninformed of the dangers of using such a site as CL.  I do this daily and though it is extremely time taxing, Ive prevented a lot of dogs and cats going to a horrible home.  So many people I email tell me they simply had no idea that such evil is out there.  I find it shocking how naive some tend to be, but that reminds me of the importance of what I am doing.  Ive helped positively rehome over 100 dogs just in this year alone. I am writing this because I want to encourage each of you to just take 15 min a day and go to your local craiglist pets section and flag the breeders who make our life of rescue that much more difficult and to educate others who truly are needing to re home their pet to find another avenue.  If you would like the form email I send out along with the pics I use, I would be happy to send them to you.  Email a few people every day.  I promise you you will save a life just in the first few days of doing this!  Dogs are taken for free off anyone who gives them away and sold to dog fighting rings, labs, etc.   A dog who is loved and happy but his family cannot care for him anymore,  often goes into the hands of someone the family felt good about.  Often these people who take any pet for free or low cost has ill intentions and the dogs suffer for it.  The owner has no idea…usually never does.  However, tonight I read something on my local CL section that has me in tears and very very upset!  A woman got a call today from a local shelter saying a dog was brought in by animal control whose spine and back legs were broken and left in a bush.  Apparently the dog had a micro chip and it was traced back to the original owner.  That owner re homed him last October to someone she found on craigslist.  She thought the person who adopted her dog was wonderful, and thought he would live out his years in happiness!  She was dead wrong.  This family was abusive and God only know what he suffered through since October.  This dog did nothing.  The person he trusted re-homed him to a stranger on CL.   The dog suffered tremendously. 
I am sobbing as I write this.  I am so angry that this is happening everyday just about everywhere.  So I am asking you, all of you to please take just 15 min a day.  No, make it 10!!! 

Take 10 little min out of your day and flag ads and email those that need that reminder using craigslist.  I guarantee that you will save a life! 

If you have any questions, please let me know
Kendra
Whispernova@aol.com    (at   aol.com)

 
Whispernova@aol.com

 

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What a Grieving Story: An Actor´s Death Puts a Spotlight on Breed Bans …

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New Report Reveals Serious Disease Risk From keeping Wild Animals As Pets

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New report reveals serious disease risk from keeping wild animals as pets

                  27. Oktober 2011 09:46

A Eurogroup for Animals report released today illustrates the high risk of zoonoses from wild animals kept as pets. Zoonoses are diseases which are passed from animals to humans with sometimes fatal consequences. With an ever growing number of these animals imported, sold and kept in the EU the threat of disease increases and prevention policies are becoming urgent.  At a meeting of the European Parliament’s Intergroup on Animal Welfare in Strasbourg, MEPs were asked to support measures to restrict the import of wild animals.

Raccoons, snakes, gerbils, and iguanas are popular new companion animals which are often kept within the house and handled by children. Owners are often unaware that with the new pet comes a great risk of illness. From life threatening viruses such as rabies and the plague to salmonella and tuberculosis, this report provides an overview of the main diseases and the animals that carry them.

“The new Animal Welfare Strategy being prepared by the European Commission and due to be adopted in December should include the protection of companion animals, including restrictions on the keeping of wild animals as pets. In addition the Animal Health law due next year should also include provisions to assess the risk posed by wild animals and place restrictions on imports,” said Staci McLennan, Policy Officer Policy – Wild Animals at Eurogroup for Animals.

The legal market for wild animals globally accounts for millions of birds, apes, and amphibians with the EU as the second largest importer of live reptiles in the world. In addition the illegal trade in wildlife is comparable with drug and arms trafficking. It is very difficult to dismantle illegal trade networks as with any organised crime and to be successful this needs coordinated law enforcement actions.

Justin Gosling of the INTERPOL Environmental Crime Programme also speaking at the event supported the call for an increased response to the threat of organised crime stating: “Enforcement agencies should adopt intelligence led enforcement methods to combat wildlife trafficking.”

The wild animal pet trade is not only a serious health risk for humans, it is also an ecological disaster, as most species are caught in the wild, and an animal welfare catastrophe, as millions of wild animals are forced into inappropriate role of a pet. With living conditions unsuitable for wild animals and animals suffering from inappropriate care and handling many are abandoned with very little chance of finding new owners.  Illegal trade needs to be prevented in order that animal no longer suffer and the risk of spreading disease is minimised.