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Saving / feeding dogs in worn-torn areas of the world & re-homing Fredericksburg, TX-area pet(s) when human(s) disabled / die
Save the Dogs and Other Animals in Ukraine, Romania & throughout the world US | c/o Cristiana Recanati | 100 Jay St., Apt. 10D | Brooklyn NY 11201 USA
us@savethedogs.eu | http://www.savethedogs.eu/en Save the Dogs US is a registered charity with EIN 88-3080683
(a) Hill Country Veterinary Clinic, 2257 Hwy. 16 South; Fredericksburg, TX 78624; 830-997-9576
(b) Fredericksburg’s PAWS: HelenWhetstone@GMail.com
(c) Hill Country SPCA, 2981 S. Hwy. 16, Fredericksburg, TX & ShelterManager@HillCountrySPCA.com
(d) other cat-friendly organizations &/or preferably individual homes
get unadopted cat delivered to the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine and make a payment of $25,000.00 per cat delivered to Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine to provide loving, lifetime care for the cats. Note: I’ve already made $10K deposit with the KSU Foundation / toward the $25K per-cat required. Contact information for Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine is as follows: www.vet.k-state.edu/depts/development/perpet/ & AndrewD@Found.KSU.edu; Andrew Dame, MBA, Associate Director of Development, College of Veterinary Medicine; 785-532-7889, office; 800-432-1578, toll free; 620-757-4423, cell; & 785-532-5999, fax.
Support the TX Tech/Lubbock Feral Cat Coalition
monthly TFCC mewsletter. A few things to keep in mind follow.
- Kitten Season is upon us! Please make sure you know what to do if you find kittens. A good article on the steps to take can be found at https://rescuemom.org/orphaned-kittens/
- We have a Bonfire campaign running as a fundraiser! There is a QR code in the mewsletter, but the link is https://www.bonfire.com/tech-feral-cat-coalition-fundraiser/
- In addition to monetary contributions, we are always in need of dry cat food donations! Any kind and any size helps a lot. If you would like to donate, please contact us!
- We will be hosting a cat food drive in the Croslin Room of the library beginning March 30 and running through April 17.
- We are running a T-shirt giveaway for all of our mewsletter subscribers. The winner will be announced after spring break. The link to enter is https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=v1GKFyCL_0m2VVYkXVwXPO6A3OVYzktIovZ1cW3eKkBUMFhJRDMwWEdIUlUzUEhTSDFBUlpHNlhGMy4u
Thank you for your continuous support, and I hope you have a fan-cat-stic weekend.
Collaborate with the TX Tech Univ. / Lubbock: Tech Feral Cat Coalition
Collaborate with the TechFeralCatCoalition@GMail.com or call 806-319-5732 to subscribe to the Tech Feral Cat Coalition newsletter — filled with ways to help the TX Tech Unv. / Lubbock cats on campus. The cats are part of TTU / Plant & Facilities Management rodent- & disease-prevention processes.
You may mail donations to 2625 15th St.; Box 42031-162; Lubbock, TX 79409.
For more details & to get involved, please visit http://www.TechFeralCatCoalition.com
Low-cost spay-neuter clinic: https://www.petsclinic.org/about-us/
https://www.petsclinic.org/about-us/ Low-cost-, spay-neuter clinic for low-income pet-owners.in Wichita Falls, Amarillo & maybe in Lubbock. Wichita Falls has an amazing PETS clinic: the spay-neuter process is down to an art!
5 elephants near Fredericksburg — near Stonewall in south-central TX
The Preserve is open. There are now five, well-trained, circus-rescue female elephants, which families may interact with & enjoy.
Location: off of Route 2721 (Olive Street) north of Stonewall a couple a miles, the address is 650 Double Horn Road. Great place to take kids. See
Visit http://www.ThePreserve.com or call Keri Johnson 830-992-0373. She has been working with elephants for 46 years.
McNeill@BeeCreek.Net; RockBon@BeeCreek.Net; CaDavis2000@GMail.com; CCMooreTX1@GMail.com; HLO1@CTESC.Net; JamesK.Speer@GMail.com;
Hill Country Crisis Council Emergency PET Shelter in Kerrville (south-central), TX
To make a donation: Hill Country Crisis Council, P.O. Box 291817, Kerrville, TX 78029 or https://www.GoFundMe.com/TheHillCountryPetProject
To help with pet-shelter kennels for families fleeing from domestic violence, contact Suzanne@HCCares.com or 830-257-7088, x. 125
Please let Suzanne@HCCares.com or 830-257-7088, x. 125 know if you / your organization(s) want to help with pet kennels in Kerrville … for pets of families fleeing from domestic violence.
In the backyard of the Kerrville, TX, domestic-violence survivors’ shelter, we have a small enclosure for survivors that bring dogs. When I say enclosure, I mean 4 chain link panels with a gate, probably 7′ x 7′, no covering for shade. It is adequate for a dog, or 2-3 from the same family, or maybe two from different families that get a long together. Only adequate – too small most certain.
We are fortunate enough to have a wonderful volunteer that comes to our shelter weekly to teach a bible study. Prior to joining us, she had been to the Kendall County Women’s Shelter and saw their pet facility. I haven’t seen it, but word is, is it outstanding, and most certainly very expensive. Our volunteer graciously decided to have a fundraiser to build new kennels for Hill Country Crisis Center. She moved from Houston a few years ago, does not have as many Hill Country connections and lives in Comfort. She reached out to her friends in the Reserve where she lives, and found an overwhelming number of people wanted to form a committee and help her fundraiser for this project! Very generous and exciting! She is toying around with the idea of a golf tournament at the Buckhorn. She asked that I reach out to our board in hopes a member or two would like to join this committee.
It may be difficult to understand the dynamics of domestic violence, and even more so to grasp that people not being to bring their pets with them can actually decide to stay in the relationship. As Brent, and our Director of Trauma Services, Kim Olden can attest to, we have recently had to turn women away because we could not accommodate their dogs. I asked Kim to help explain this dynamic:
“It is very common for survivors of intimate partner violence to want to take their pets with them. Threats of abusing or killing pets are made often times as a form of control. We have had clients receive pictures of their destroyed animal, and we currently have one in the shelter that had a pet killed the day she left, and has since been told that
he another one was killed. The most dangerous time for a survivor in an abusive relationship is when she is trying to leave. The abuser begins intensifying his means to control her. We do attempt to problem solve the issues with those seeking shelter asking if they have a friend or a family member who can care for their pet/pets while they are here. Then we frequently run into two more common abuse tactics used by abusers to create barriers to a woman seeking safety: isolation and social sabotage. Many survivors have been isolated by their abuser and have lost contact with all family and friends, and many relationships have been sabotaged by the abuser.”
It can be intensified when there are children. The children are already leaving everything they know; asking them to leave their pets as well is another added trauma. Include the fact that many children will have heard that their pet will be killed. Very sad situation.
It would be great to have proper kennels that can accommodate more pets, easier to clean, and safer and more comfortable for the pets! Let me know if any of you would like to speak to our volunteer.
Thank you, Suzanne Tomerlin, Development Director, Hill Country Crisis Council, 830-257-7088 ext 125
No-Kill 101 for Animal Shelters
Ask any of the following animal lovers for a 2018 copy of “No Kill 1010 for Animal Shelters:”
Durham, Maggie <maggie.durham@ttu.edu>; Livingston, Kat <kat.livingston@ttu.edu>; Terrell, Kathryn <kathryn.terrell@ttu.edu>; Kym Ruiz <kym.ruiz@ttu.edu>; Pierce, Jaymie <jaymie.pierce@ttu.edu>
Cc: Warren, Dawn <dawn.warren@ttu.edu>; Lansdell, Trevor W <trevor.w.lansdell@ttu.edu>; Wittlake, Barak (barak.wittlake@ttu.edu) <barak.wittlake@ttu.edu>; Smith, Leslie <leslie.smith@ttu.edu>
Why God made a dog: https://youtu.be/9wWHLdHroyQ
Why God made a dog: https://youtu.be/9wWHLdHroyQ
Fascinating cat facts
Fascinating cat facts: www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/pets-animals/50-fascinating-facts-about-cats/ss-AAssjNT?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=TSHDHP
Hurricane: how to help beloved pets, how to donate food & money to help our Houston-area families: humans, canines, felines & more: www.Friends4Life.org/how-to-help/donate/
Houston-area animal rescue groups that need your financial support
Friends For Life: www.Friends4Life.org & Facebook: look for Friends For Life Animal Rescue and Adoption Organization, Houston. Check out all the animals they are caring for at the George R. Brown Convention Center—a new model for people/animal rescue during emergencies
Montgomery County Animal Shelter: https://www.mcaspets.org/mcaspetsblog Facebook – look for Montgomery County Animal Shelter Texas. These folks, along with Best Friends, are taking in the animals from Houston shelters throughout the affected areas.
Forgotten Dogs of the 5th Ward Project: http://ForgottenDogs.com Taking care of stray animals affected by Harvey. Their Facebook feed is also posted on this website.
DISASTER AID! http://www.DisasterAidUSA.com: Disaster Aid USA is Rotarian-operated project & 501c3 non-profit charity, incorporated in the District of Columbia. As a club project, its clubs goals & objectives are to promote & create awareness, raise funds & provide financial support for its primary mission: To provide immediate disaster relief & humanitarian aid at home, here in the US & worldwide to those victims suffering from the effects of disasters natural or man-made while using Rotary’s guiding principles & according to its Rotary Four -Way Test, while adhering to United Nation & Sphere Standards.
LODGING available! Is there anyone or couple you know who needs place to stay a couple weeks or whatever? Have guest house. Live out in country 23 miles out of Post / NW Texas near Lubbock. Also have RV hookup. Rotarian Dave Tyler: DTyler@Caprock-Spur.com Alice.White@TTU.edu or 830-990-8101 has lodging in Fredericksburg, TX (south central TX) for up to six adults &/or children – not for cat-allergic folks, sorry.
PETS! in the Houston area: KKimmey@TheWorkKs.com in Fredericksburg, TX (south central TX) will be taking pet supplies as close as possible to Houston. Also, you may donate: www.Friends4Life.org/how-to-help/donate/
- People can go to FFL’s Facebook page (Friends For Life Animal Rescue and Adoption Organization) to see FFL in action at the GR Brown Convention Center
- Below is list of items needed per FFL:
- Kennels and carriers of all sizes
- Cat food and dog food
- Collars and leashes
- Cat and dog beds
FOOD! excellent, high-performance, food-bank for the world: www.Breedlove.org accepting “Harvey” donations (on their front page) to provide food to Houston-area refugees. I was a Breedlove board member for 6 yrs. in Lubbock).
MONEY! Additional, reputable donation sites
| from Carol Holmes, Rotary District 5840 Governor / south central Texas: San Antonio area Information on Disaster Relief: … where anyone & everyone may donate funds to Houston, Rockport, other locations. These are the Rotary Districts & their contacts:
Rotary District 5930: partnered with McAllen North Rotary Fund – a 501(c)3 to set up an Emergency Relief Fund. Send checks to McAllen North Rotary Fund and mail to Rotary D 5930, McAllen North Rotary Club, 501 N. Nolana, McAllen, TX. Contact: DG Betty Ramirez-Lara, cell: 956-683-5706; BettyLaraRotary@GMail.com (Rockport / South TX / hurricane’s bull’s-eye area)
Rotary District 5910: Send checks to Rotary District 5910 Charitable Foundation, c/o Bobbie Applegate, 985 IH-10N, Suite 111, Beaumont, TX 77706. Contact: DG Rhonda Herrington, cell: 903-724-8515; Rhonda.Herrington@Yahoo.com (Palestine / NE TX area)
Rotary District 5890: Send checks to Rotary District 5890 Charities, Inc., c/o Jackie Barmore, 3525 Preston Ave., Pasadena, TX 77505. Contact: DG Bill Palko, cell: 713-582-7235, William.Palko@Amegybank. (Houston / hurricane’s bull’s-eye area)
Rotary District 5840: 501(c)3 Send checks to Rotary District 5840 Foundation (Disaster Fund), Attn: Bobbe Barnes, Treasurer, P. O. Box 13, Boerne, TX 78006. Contact DG Carol Holmes, cell: 281-923-6111; Holmes.CF688@GMail.com (San Antonio, Hill Country / south-central TX Area). … Continue to keep all the people who have been impacted with this hurricane in your prayers, as we still have a long way to go. http://www.DisasterAidUSA.com: Disaster Aid USA is Rotarian-operated project & 501c3 non-profit charity, incorporated in the District of Columbia. As a club project, its clubs goals & objectives are to promote & create awareness, raise funds & provide financial support for its primary mission: To provide immediate disaster relief & humanitarian aid at home, here in the US & worldwide to those victims suffering from the effects of disasters natural or man-made while using Rotary’s guiding principles & according to its Rotary Four -Way Test, while adhering to United Nation & Sphere Standards. Also: www.RedCross.org; www.SalvationArmyUSA.org Although less visible, the Salvation Army is providing massive assistance to evacuees as well. |
8-29-’17: Red Cross reports 17,000 evacuees in TX shelters. The Houston Convention Center holds 9,000 of them. All Houston area animal shelters are full. 45 shelters are open in the Houston area, with two more large ones opening soon. The Dallas Convention Center opened today for 5,000 evacuees. – National Guard assistance is increasing from 3,500 troops to 10,000 soon. Assistance from all military branches in surrounding states will total 20,000 to 30,000 troops, plus vehicles and equipment. Two of the nation’s largest oil refineries are not operating. Others are affected. Rainfall from Harvey at 49+ total inches is a new U.S. all-time record. Several days of this to go.
Fredericksburg-area Alpaca Farm! — near Wolf Creek Camp
To visit Beth & Don Weeks’ Fredericksburg, TX-area alpaca farm, call 830-990-9125 & ask about feeding times. They provide no-charge tours as a gift to kids & adults.
The Weeks’ sell beautiful & soft alpaca wool products in a small, gift shop: elegant gloves, muffs, scarves & more.
The farm is a commercial operation. They sell to buyers worldwide.
600M stray dogs need you: www.600Million.org & 954-933-6066 & Alex@600MillionDogs.org
600 MILLION Stray Dogs Need You: www.600Million.org; 954-933-6066 & Alex@600MillionDogs.org
Global project to end animal suffering & death.
The animal over-population challenge & solutions … by the numbers:
3 billion = estimated number of street puppies born each year.
600 million = estimated number of adult street dogs who struggle to survive every day
55,000 = number of people who die each year form rabies, mostly from stray dogs
100 = number of birth-control pills, drugs & formulas that already exist
50 = number of years that killing & surgery have been the main methods used to control global dog populations.
30 = number of years that birth-control pills for dogs have existed but not been made available.
20 = number of years that commercially produced birth-control dog food has existed but not been made available.
10 = Number of years a single birth-control injection can work in an animal.
8 = Number of animal species the contraceptive GonaCon is already known to work on.
2 = Number of methods used to control street dog populations: killing & surgery.
ONE! = The number that really counts … the number of people it takes to change the world: YOU!
What are you waiting for? It’s time to get the job done!
Alex@600MillionDogs.org & 954-933-6066
Clickable ideas to get folks to visit your Website daily!
Get folks to visit your favorite Website(s) daily!
brainstorm about getting folks to visit your favorite Website(s) daily! Maybe a PAWS– &/or Forging Futures-related &/or HCUC &/or Oktoberfest Kraut Run &n/or Women2Women &/or HC Crisis Council Websites’ brainstorm for your, Mike’s & others’ consideration: How about having a “daily click” kind of way to draw folks to PAWS’ & others’ Website? — that simultaneously teaches me something &/or gives me opportunities to donate. Here are Websites I’ve faithfully clicked daily for decades (I assume they’re legitimate). The Websites are conveniently on the front page of my beloved blog www.AliceWhite.WordPress.com:
While you are providing your service to people & places wherever you work, worship, volunteer, learn, play &/or thrive, please remember to
Click daily to support worthy causes: www.FreeKibble.com Automatically donate pet food whenever you take informative quizzes on both, color-coded dog & cat portals. www.AnimalRescueSite.com Pay for food & care for some of the 8M companion animals relinquished to US shelters annually. www.TheHungerSite.com 100% of fees from Web site sponsorships goes to hunger relief: 1.1 cups of food to the hungry every time you click. Another way to donate food: www.FreeRice.com; www.TheLiteracySite.com Click to provide books for children: 1+M free books since 2004. Choose even more causes you believe in: www.ClickToGive.com (e.g., animal care, feed the poor, stop child abuse, shelter homeless, fight cancer: all monies created by your clicking is sent directly from the advertising network to the listed charity. Give to causes when you shop: www.GreaterGood.org Support causes you care about at no cost to you. www.GiftsThatGiveMore.com Provides charity royalty of 5% to 30% paid on every item purchased from online stores with 4,500+ products. www.GlobalGirlFriend.com: Purchase eco-friendly apparel & accessories hand-made by women & communities in need).
Hmmm, maybe our Rotary club &/or district could create their own daily-clickable Websites: e.g., Rotarians, click daily for almost-instant e-training: www.Rotary.org/en/Members/Training/ForAllRotarians & the deep value of transcendent purpose: www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc&sns=em & gain inspiration from an unstoppable, successful farmer who automatically overcomes physical challenges: https://www.youtube.com/embed/H9S3n_tILKo The Rotary Foundation had a limited-time-only, clickable photo of Arch Klumph, founded of TRF – where I could click a little square of his Website photo & thereby donate a minimum of $100 to TRF while simultaneously making the donation in honor / in memory of someone: what fun!
And / or model a clickable Website that I spoke about during my Rotary Talk About remarks last Thur.: via the Weblink, I could easily donate to the cause, donate 5% more to cover operating costs, donate 10% more to support the Website; e-tell my honoree (FBG Morning Rotary Pres. Sarah) that I’d donated in her honor. It was so easy that I just kept-a-clicking & donating: exhilarating (helping a great cause & seeing how the ease of the process kept me donating more & more).
How to keep cats from digging in your flower beds
How to keep cats from digging in your flower beds. I’ve tried the Cat Scat & the repellants, & they work, but you have to keep adding these for a few months until the cats “get the point.” I have also tried planting catnip away from my beds, & this has worked well. I have not tried the coffee grounds, but what a great & easy idea: http://fixnation.org/2014/03/common-complaints-and-solutions-cats-digging-in-gardens-and-flower-beds/
The more we can help our neighbors learn to appreciate the cats, the better—so we need to be able to explain the benefits that community cats provide (they tend to keep other cats &d vermin away, they are excellent at keeping rodents & bugs away from your house, they are entertaining to watch, etc.) while also dealing with the common complaints like flower beds.
Abundant Resources for You! 