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ARF Recognized by Doris Day! ARF is thrilled to announce that it is recognized by the Doris Day Animal League for a second year in a row for ARF's efforts to help end the suffering of companion animals. ARF was also featured in the DDAL's Action Pack that was distributed nationwide! ARF proudly accepts its Certificate of Appreciation from Doris Day! In addition the founder's two rescued Golden Retrievers have been shown on the Doris Day website for their efforts to publicize spay/neuter in a fun way! ARF is Featured in Cat Fancy Magazine!
ARF Is Making a Difference! The Program is Working ARF has issued over 240 spay or neuter vouchers and that number is quickly rising! Since ARF's inception the request for spay/neuter vouchers has TRIPLED and all requests have been filled! When you consider that one unaltered female DOG and one unaltered female DOG and their offspring can produce 67,000 PUPPIES in six short years... and one unaltered female CAT and one unaltered male CAT and their offspring can produce 420,000 KITTENS in seven short years... the number of unwanted births that have been prevented is so high that an exact number cannot be calculated! ARF is making a significant positive impact for our animal friends! There are less suffering animals, fewer homeless animals, less animals put to death, tortured or worse because of ARF's The BRANDY FUND which is the voucher program that provides financial assistance to guardians to help "fix" their pets! Nothing could be sweeter than to know a difference is indeed being made in Wayne County for companion animals! Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to our organization. The proof is here - we are making a difference - our program is working!
Report Abuse/Neglect Cases Report locally then call Illinois Department of Agriculture. Animal Welfare 1-800-273-4763 Donations are Tax Exempt! ARF is now a 501(c)3 organization! Donations are TAX-EXEMPT as allowed by law. Despite our continuous and tireless fundraising efforts, we need your support whether it be a monetary donation or your time! Please choose to support our benevolent efforts! We are making positive strides and lifesaving changes for our animal friends!
Spay or Neuter Postage Stamps The USPS is no longer selling the spay & neuter stamps and has decided not to reproduce them. PLEASE write to the USPS and tell them that you encourage them to produce more of these important stamps! They have received a lot of feedback from people who want to continue to buy them. If enough peopleget on board there might be a chance that they will put them back on the shelves. Please write to: USPS Stamp Development Sample Letter: I am writing you concerning the Spay/Neuter stamps. I understand that the supply of these stamps is running very low and they may soon become completely unavailable. Please do not let this happen. Below are only a handful of the reasons people across this nation are begging you to reprint and continue reprinting stamps with the Spay Neuter message until there is no longer a pet overpopulation problem: 450 dogs and cats are destroyed each HOUR in the U.S. because there are not enough homes for them! That is one pet killed every 6.5 seconds. In order for every dog & cat born to have a home, the average family of 4 would have to own 24 dogs and 36 cats. · For every child born there are 45 cats & dogs born. Only 1 out of 10 dogs & 1 out of 12 cats born ever finds a permanent home. It costs U.S. taxpayers and estimated 2 billion each year to round up, house, kill and dispose of homeless animals. So much can be accomplished with such a simple message, but the message has to be seen! There are 1000's of individuals across the country working hard to help spread the importance of spaying & neutering. Please, support their efforts. You must know in your hearts it is the right thing to do. We need you, but the animals need you even more. Please reprint the Spay Neuter stamps. Sincerely,
Campaign Pledge Form They are not our property, we are not their owners. Whereas, I believe that all animals deserve to be treated and respected as individuals with feelings, needs and interests of their own, and whereas I believe that animals are not commodities or property to be bought, sold, disposed of, or discarded, I hereby pledge always:
http://idausa.org/campaigns/property/property.html Prevention is kinder than destruction Visit the following links to learn more about community concerns: Pet Friendly License Plates 1. 7-03 Urgent Information Regarding the Illinois Pet Friendly License Plate The Illinois Pet Friendly license plate is in danger without your participation-please order yours today! (see below for more pertinent information), To date, just over 600 of these plates, designed to promote awareness about pet overpopulation and to benefit non-profit organizations with spay/neuter programs, have been sold. There is a bill pending in the legislature that would discontinue any specialty license plates that have not sold more than 850 plates by next spring. Many people, including PAWS Chicago volunteers, worked tirelessly for the passage of this license plate, it would be a shame to see it die due to lack of sales. To order the plate, visit your local Secretary of State/Driver Exam Station facility for an application and you will receive the plate by mail. Or, to expedite your order, contact Pat Westwood at the Secretary of State's office in Springfield directly at 217-785-5215; she will be happy to answer any questions you have about the plate. Additional information can also be found at www.sos.state.il.us/departments/vehicles/petfriendly.html The cost of the plate is $40 above the original plate issuance ($25 of that will go to the Spay/Neuter Fund, $15 will go to SOS special plate fund). At each renewal add $27 ($25 will go to the Spay/Neuter Fund, $2 to SOS special plate fund). The proceeds from the Spay/Neuter Fund will help Illinois animal welfare groups like PAWS promote pet sterilization programs-and fewer unwanted pets will be killed! 2. 08-03 (the attachment) can type out or attach - it is named X1100tmp.jpg 3. 10-10-03 HELP SAVE THE PET FRIENDLY LICENSE PLATES! Each year in Illinois thousands of dogs and cats are killed simply because there aren't enough homes for them all. To help fund spay/neuter programs the legislature established a pet friendly license plate program through the Secretary of State's office. Now, the pet friendly license plate program is threatened because of an alleged trademark infringement from Pet Friendly, Inc. in Alabama. Pet Friendly has a trademark for pet food, pet toys, and pet clothes. Pet Friendly, Inc. previously threatened the state of Missouri with a trademark infringement suit. Jay Nixon, the Attorney General of Missouri told pet friendly that their threatened lawsuit was unfounded. The license plates describe the owner of the car, not a product. The state of Missouri did not back down from their pet friendly license plate program. However, Illinois stopped selling the plate. Please send a letter to Attorney General Lisa Madigan and ask that her office issue a legal opinion as soon as possible. Office of Attorney General - State of Illinois 1001 East Main Street, Carbondale, IL 62901 Fax: (618) 529-6416
Dogs and Cats get cold too! Outside dogs and cats need to be equipped with a suitable dog or cat house to keep them warm and free of frostbite or death. Straw is the best thing to use for bedding. Blankets retain moisture, become wet and freeze, chilling the pet rather than insulating. Straw helps generate heat! Baking Soda could be Dangerous for your Cats! Do you sprinkle baking soda in your litter box?Do you sprinkle baking soda on your carpets? Cats clean themselves and lick their feet in so doing baking soda has 160 milligrams of sodium (salt) which more than likely attributes to bladder and kidney conditions in cats! Antifreeze can be deadly to pets! There is an alternative - SIERRA ANTIFREEZE-COOLANT (available at Napa and Kincaids in Fairfield). How hazardous is ordinary antifreeze? Two ounces of ethylene glycol antifreeze can kill a dog, one teaspoon can be lethal to a cat, and two tablespoons can be hazardous to children. Because of its propylene glycol formulation, SIERRA Antifreeze is less toxic and safer than ethylene glycol coolants to children, pets, and wildlife in case of spills, leaks, boil overs, or careless disposal. To learn more visit www.sierraantifreeze.com
Dogs deserve better... NO CHAINS! This dog and this child Should be a must-read for everybody who has or wants a pet THE DOG: When I'm a puppy, I'll cry at night, and you'll have to get up every couple of hours during the night. When I'm sick, I sneeze, get runny noses, run a fever, cough, and sometimes throw up. When I'm hungry my stomach makes noises. When I'm tired I take a nap. When I'm thirsty I look for something to drink. When I'm happy, I smile and when I'm sad, you can see it in my eyes. When I don't get my way, I throw a tantrum. When I get hurt, I cry. When I get hit, I cower. When I get scared, I hide behind your leg and look to you for assurance. When you leave me, I miss you. When you come home from work, I get excited. When you ask me about my day, I get silly. When you play catch with me, take me fishing, take me for a walk and teach me stuff about the world, I look to you with admiration. When you're mad at me, I feel sorrow. When you're proud of me, I feel accomplishment. THE CHILD: When I'm a baby, I'll cry at night, and you'll have to get up every couple of hours during the night. When I'm sick, I sneeze, get runny noses, run a fever, cough, and sometimes throw up. When I'm hungry, my stomach makes noises. When I'm tired, I take a nap. When I'm thirsty, I look for something to drink. When I'm happy, I smile and when I'm sad, you can see it in my eyes. When I don't get my way, I throw a tantrum. When I get hurt, I cry. When I get hit, I cower. When I get scared, I hide behind your leg and look to you for assurance. When you leave me, I miss you. When you come home from work, I get excited. When you ask me about my day, I get silly. When you play catch with me, take me fishing, take me for a walk and teach me stuff about the world, I look to you with admiration. When you're mad at me, I feel sorrow. When you're proud of me, I feel accomplishment. We have the same feelings, this dog and this child. We will spark in you emotions, of Joy and of Pride. We have the same feelings, this dog and this child. We both feel pain, we both bleed and we both cry. We have the same feelings, this dog and this child. We both feel the fear, of you not loving us and of dying. We ask you to consider, why is one of us more disposable than the other? Sincerely, This Dog and This Child Author Unknown In memory of Cinnamon... Are Yearly Vaccinations Necessary? For more information visit: Annual Dog Vaccines May Not Be Necessary Article regarding annual vaccines
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