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| | Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 3:09 AM | | Not losing a daughter, gaining a son-in-law... 12 days and counting! | |
| Friday, June 27, 2008 at 4:54 PM | | Random "what-the-huh?" announcements for today My daughter's getting married in two weeks. I haven't got my plane tickets yet, haven't found a dress to wear for the event yet. Oh, wowwies.. if I'm stressin' out, just think of how SHE feels, lol! In other news, Bob continues to be disappointed he has not ever seen a funnel cloud yet in his lifetime... And he was sooo looking forward to watching one in the storm that was supposed to arrive this evening. Work at the shoppe works for some people, doesn't more...bode well for others. less | |
| Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 4:39 AM | |  Kansas City Wizards vs. Chicago Fire Today at 3:00 p.m. Eastern What the Freak? They're only showing the game on the Spanish language channel ! Oh well, I guess I can still SEE the game :( | |
| Monday, March 24, 2008 at 8:44 PM | | Tammy Grimes, founder of the non-profit group Dogs Deserve Better, has put together a survey on animal advocacy to gather information on a new book she's currently working on. If you're interested in participating, the survey takes from 5 - 10 minutes, depending on how much you choose to elaborate on your answers. She's also offering discounts on some of her artwork series as a token of thanks for taking part. Here is the link to go directly to the survey. Animal Activist Survey | |
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| | | | |  | I've ordered a wonderful book from the ASPCA, which is scheduled to arrive sometime this afternoon. A little about the book... Get Political for Animals more...and Win the Laws They Need
Why and How to Launch a Voting Bloc for Animals in Your Town, City, County or State, and the Simple Steps it Takes To Do It
By Julie E. Lewin, President, NIFAA
This book offers a detailed blueprint for individual advocates and organizations on how to become politically powerful. You’ll learn how to win local and state laws and public policies for animals—and make sure they’re enforced.
Author Julie E. Lewin believes animal advocates must do what every other issue group does—form local political groups that endorse candidates. "The most important factor that determines how a lawmaker votes on a piece of proposed legislation is whether it could impact his or her re-election bid," she explains.
The book tells you exactly how to proceed, step by step, in your community, and covers every aspect of forming a group, mobilizing and recruiting members, lawmaking, and lobbying. An excellent addition to any library, it is suitable for student papers and classroom use in animal advocacy, community advocacy, political science, American studies, and law.
About the author
Julie E. Lewin is an animal rights activist, political trainer and campaign consultant. She’s been an animal rights lobbyist, an animal rescuer, a political organizer and nationally published journalist. Lewin launched The National Institute for Animal Advocacy (NIFAA) in 2002 to fill a critical void in the animal rights and rescue movements.
8 1/2" x 11", 276 pages less | Last reply Sep 17, 07
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| | | | | | With overwhelming public concern in the fate of the dogs seized from Michael Vick’s Surry County, Va., property, we want you to have information on the more...upcoming evaluations of the dogs, as well as the nature of assistance we are providing to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Dr. Stephen Zawistowski, CAAB, executive vice president, National Programs, and science advisor for the ASPCA, will be leading a team of several other certified applied animal behaviorists (trained animal behavior experts who have been certified by the Animal Behavior Society) in conducting behavior evaluations of the pit bulls seized during the course of the investigation.
The ASPCA-led evaluation team will conduct several tests on these dogs, including their response to humans and other dogs, as well as their general reactivity and comfort with being handled. No further details on the specifics of these tests can be released at this time.
Once the evaluations are completed, the ASPCA will provide a final report to the USDA, which will contain the team’s collective recommendations to the USDA on the disposition of the dogs. Other than possible re-homing into appropriate foster homes, recommendation options may include rehabilitation as law enforcement dogs, placement in sanctuaries (which will need to meet USDA facility standards), or euthanasia. However, euthanasia is not the only recommendation or option that will be considered, as has been reported in some media accounts—the results of the evaluations will determine what those recommendations are. No dogs will be placed in private homes at this time. All placements will be made with, and through, experienced rescue, foster and sanctuary groups.
The USDA will review the report, and then pass on its recommendations to a federal court. However, much like the sentencing of a defendant, the final disposition of the dogs will be decided by a federal judge. At no time will the ASPCA take possession of the dogs; they will remain property of the federal government until their disposition has been determined by the government.
For more information on the ASPCA, or to learn more about staying alert to animal cruelty, please visit www.aspca.org/cruelty. less | Last reply Aug 28, 07
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