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April 9, 2009 - Thursday

Navy Seals' Pet Killed
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busy
Category: Pets and Animals

POST FAR AND WIDE - please. Stephanie from the SPCA International just emailed this to me.

SEAL's Dog Killed: Give Criminals Maximum Sentence!

Target: Texas Courts and Prosecutors
Sponsored by: SPCA International

Help SPCA International (http://www.spca.com/) demand that Texas courts prosecute the four animal abuse criminals to the fullest extent of the law. Sign now! Former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell's therapy dog was brutally killed by four young men last week. According to Luttrell, the criminals were cruising his county in Texas shooting dogs for fun when he heard a shot in his front yard and found his dog, Dasy, murdered. Luttrell chased the criminals through four counties and brought them to justice with the help of the local sheriff's department. Luttrell witnessed these criminals laughing and joking about their killing rampage, even after they had been apprehended by authorities. Luttrell's dog, Dasy, was no ordinary pet. Luttrell is called the "Lone Survivor" because he was the only survivor from a 2005 battle that caused the largest loss of life in SEAL history. Each letter in Dasy's name represents his fallen SEAL team members. Luttrell was given Dasy during his recovery period after sustaining horrific wounds. Luttrell said, "I consider that dog just like a daughter to me."Please sign this petition and help SPCA International tell the Texas courts to prosecute these cruel criminals to the fullest extent of the law. "You need to be held accountable for what you do," pleaded Luttrell on Glenn Beck's Fox News show. See Luttrell's full interview here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJLO_JI9Pns

Signature Goal: 5,000
2,228 Signatures!

Please sign petition here.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/seals-dog-killed-give-criminals-maximum-sentence

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March 24, 2009 - Tuesday

Before listing your pet for free....
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blessed
Category: Pets and Animals

Please consider watching these videos........

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March 19, 2009 - Thursday

Cruelty Against Animals Protest Rally
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awake
Category: Pets and Animals

Cruelty Against Animals Protest Rally

Protest rally for Cruelty to Animals. Brevard residents show your support and become a voice for the Voiceless of Brevard. We would appreciate it if everyone would be courteous, supportive and peaceful. Home made signs are welcomed as long as they are tactful.

Brevard County Courthouse
Judge Fran Jamieson Way
Viera, FL.

March 24th, 2009 @ 11:30 AM

..lil Country Paws

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March 15, 2009 - Sunday

ACTION ALERT for Brevard County Melbourne FL. shelter
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Category: Pets and Animals

***ACTION ALERT*****Cross
Post!!***

Please Contact County Manager Stockton
Whitten at 321-633-2010 to Ask for
Change!




Most of you have heard by now about the
recent distemper outbreak in the Brevard County South Shelter. It is
believed that this occurred because dogs were not being
vaccinated upon entry to the shelter and the kennels were not being
disinfected properly
.





Many of you already know that the county shelters are in bad
shape due to mismanagement. Sure, the cat and dog adoption floors look
nice, but in the back, it is a different story. Many of you have heard
the stories about the mistreatment and bad conditions at the
shelter. There are many people that say this is cruelty. You've heard
about dogs stuck in kennels on hard floors with no blankets and the
freezing cold nights. There is no heating or A/C system for
the dogs in the back (which is the majority of the dogs). You may have
also heard that Brevard Animal Services has failed to keep
records properly (as shown in a previous county
audit).




Recently, I have come across pictures and information about
what is going on in the South Animal Care Center's euthanasia
room. While we all understand that euthanasia is necessary in
some cases, we also understand that it must be conducted HUMANELY with
as little pain, suffering, and stress as possible to the animals facing
euthanasia.




I have attached pictures to this email that show the
euthanasia room. When I first saw these pictures, I asked myself a few
questions.

1.) Why are live animals stacked up in cages
in this nasty room as they wait to
die?
2.) Why aren't the bodies being disposed of
properly?
3.) Why are animals being killed in front
of each other?
and
4.) Why is that black lab dead in
his cage?
You would not put a euthanized animal back into his
cage.




The Shelter Manager is ultimately responsible for what
happens at the South Animal
Shelter.


If what is happening at the shelters bothers you as much as
it bothers me, please speak up and send this email around.
County tax dollars pay for this shelter, and you can demand for it to
be run appropriately with a good Shelter Manager that will clean up
this mess that the current administration has
made.




Please contact the County Manager, Mr. Stockton
Whitten. He is ultimately responsible for the staff at the
shelter and he is the only one with the power to make changes. You can
be a Voice and leave a comment to say you want change in the
county shelters. This problem has been completely ignored for long
enough!




You can CALL Mr.Whitten at
321-633-2010


And EMAIL him at:: stockton.whitten@brevardcounty.us


*Please be polite, as
always.

A zoomed in view of these photos showed some
papers that clearly indicated these pictures were taken at South Animal
Care Center in Melbourne, FL..Pictures speak louder than words and
here's the proof....Please help us help
them.

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March 14, 2009 - Saturday

Letter from a Shelter Manager
Current mood:

awake
Category: Pets and Animals

I read this posting from the Orlando pets and I think everyone should read this. I do not know the original poster, but I commend this person on their fight to save lives. I know from experience and everything in this note is as true as the sky is blue.

A Letter from a Shelter Manager

I think our society needs a huge "Wake-up" call. As a shelter manager, I am going to share a little insight with you all...a view from the inside if you will. First off, all of you breeders/sellers should be made to work in the "back" of an animal shelter for just one day. Maybe if you saw the life drain from a few sad, lost, confused eyes, you would change your mind about breeding and selling to people you don't even know.

That puppy you just sold will most likely end up in my shelter when it's not a cute little puppy anymore. So how would you feel if you knew that there's about a 90% chance that dog will never walk out of the shelter it is going to be dumped at? Purebred or not! About 50% of all of the dogs that are "owner surrenders" or "strays," that come into my shelter are purebred dogs.

The most common excuses I hear are; "We are moving and we can't take our dog (or cat)." Really? Where are you moving to that doesn't allow pets? Or they say, "The dog got bigger than we thought it would." How big did you think a German Shepherd would get? "We don't have time for her." Really? I work a 10-12 hour day and still have time for my 6 dogs! "She's tearing up our yard." How about making her a part of your family? They always tell me "We just don't want to have to stress about finding a place for her we know she'll get adopted, she's a good dog".
Odds are your pet won't get adopted & how stressful do you think being in a shelter is? Well, let me tell you, your pet has 72 hours to find a new family from the moment you drop it off. Sometimes a little longer if the shelter isn't full and your dog manages to stay completely healthy. If it sniffles, it dies. Your pet will be confined to a small run/kennel in a room with about 25 other barking or crying animals. It will have to relieve itself where it eats and sleeps. It will be depressed and it will cry constantly for the family that abandoned it. If your pet is lucky, I will have enough volunteers in that day to take him/her for a walk. If I don't, your pet won't get any attention besides having a bowl of food slid under the kennel door and the waste sprayed out of its pen with a high-powered hose. If your dog is big, black or any of the "Bully" breeds (pit bull, rottie, mastiff, etc) it was pretty much dead when you walked it through the front door.
Those dogs just don't get adopted. It doesn't matter how 'sweet' or 'well behaved' they are.
If your dog doesn't get adopted within its 72 hours and the shelter is full, it will be destroyed. If the shelter isn't full and your dog is good enough, and of a
desirable enough breed it may get a stay of execution, but not for long. Most dogs get very kennel protective after about a week and are destroyed for showing aggression. Even the sweetest dogs will turn in this environment. If your pet makes it over all of those hurdles chances are it will get kennel cough or an upper respiratory infection and will be destroyed because shelters just don't have the funds to pay for even a $100 treatment.
Here's a little euthanasia 101 for those of you that have never witnessed a perfectly healthy, scared animal being "put-down."
First, your pet will be taken from its kennel on a leash. They always look like they think they are going for a walk happy, wagging their tails. Until they get to "The Room," every one of them freaks out and puts on the brakes when we get to the door. It must smell like death or they can feel the sad souls that are left in there, it's strange, but it happens with every one of them. Your dog or cat will be restrained, held down by 1 or 2 vet techs depending on the size and how freaked out they are. Then a euthanasia tech or a vet will start the process. They will find a vein in the front leg and inject a lethal dose of the "pink stuff." Hopefully your pet doesn't panic from being restrained and jerk. I've seen the needles tear out of a leg and been covered with the resulting blood
and been deafened by the yelps and screams. They all don't just "go to sleep," sometimes they spasm for a while, gasp for air and defecate on themselves.
When it all ends, your pets corpse will be stacked like firewood in a large freezer in the back with all of the other animals that were killed waiting to be picked up like garbage. What happens next? Cremated? Taken to the dump? Rendered into pet food? You'll never know and it probably won't even cross your mind. It was just an animal and you can always buy another one, right?
I hope that those of you that have read this are bawling your eyes out and can't get the pictures out of your head I deal with everyday on the way home from work.
I hate my job, I hate that it exists & I hate that it will always be there unless you people make some changes and realize that the lives you are affecting go much farther than the pets you dump at a shelter.
Between 9 and 11 MILLION animals die every year in shelters and only you can stop it. I do my best to save every life I can but rescues are always full, and there are more animals coming in everyday than there are homes.
My point to all of this DON'T BREED OR BUY WHILE SHELTER PETS DIE!
Hate me if you want to. The truth hurts and reality is what it is. I just hope I maybe changed one persons mind about breeding their dog, taking their loving pet to a shelter, or buying a dog. I hope that someone will walk into my shelter and say, "I saw this and it made me want to adopt."
THAT WOULD MAKE IT WORTH IT!!

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February 22, 2009 - Sunday

Rally for Huskey Dogs in Orlando for Hoochie & Raley
Current mood:

busy
Category: Pets and Animals

Rally for Husky Dogs! Christopher Comins is going to court on Tuesday, March 3rd for shooting Hoochie and Raley, leaving Hoochie with only 1 eye and both dogs with numerous injuries. Comins is facing 2 counts of felony animal cruelty.

We are going to Rally peacefully for them on March 3rd before the court proceedings begin, and then go inside to observe quietly. The rally begins by 7:45am, then we will go inside at about 8:45am. Feel free to bring your own sign or use one of ours if you can't.

The courthouse is located at 425 N. Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801. There is plenty of parking in the street and parking garage nearby. Meet us directly in front of the courthouse. You will see people standing there with signs. Please come out to show your support for these dogs. You are their only voice. If you do not help us speak out, then who will? Even if you can only stay for a little bit, it will still make a big impact!!

*carpools are available, please email fightagainstcruelty@yahoo.com for info.

*Link to the Petition:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/max-sentence-for-dog-shooter
Please Sign and pass to your friends!

*Link to the Video of the Shooting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhNOO0e1Kqw

Holly
"Voices for Ella"
www.voicesforella.org

Sponsored by lil Country Paws

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February 6, 2009 - Friday

Tempting your Mind, Body and Spirit....
Current mood:

optimistic
Category: Fashion, Style, Shopping

Natural ingredients await you by the plenty… Rich butters such as shea
and mango, the finest oils, fresh goat’s milk, and Dead Sea salts all
work together in unison to gently soften your skin back to the days
before tanning beds, crazy ex boyfriends, and the monthly shock of your
American Express bill.

Close your eyes and
deeply inhale as the mix of scents from the highest quality fragrance
and essential oils whisk you quickly away to your happy place.

You move inward and make your way to the
home area and marvel at the large selection of high quality, long
lasting and luxuriously scented melts, candles, and room sprays.

You
glance slowly around the shop taking in all the luxurious scents that
surround you as you try to decide where to begin. You are engulfed in
an air of mystery and intrigue surrounded by products so scrumptious
and inviting...they are simply nourishing, simply invigorating...and
you my dear are just quite Simply Tempted….

Simply Tempted Bath and Body

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January 17, 2009 - Saturday

COUNTY COMMISSIONER PUBLIC AGENDA MEETING FOR BREVARD NO KILL
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busy
Category: Pets and Animals

***********ATTENTION BREVARD COUNTY, FL. RESIDENTS*************

PENCIL IN THIS DATE FEBRUARY 03, 2009

THE MEETING WILL BE HELD IN THE BOARD ROOM, BREVARD COUNTY GOV'T CENTER AT

2725 JUDGE FRAN JAMIESON WAY, VIERA. IT IS BUILDING. C , THE ONLY THREE STORY BUILDING ON THE FIRST FLOOR.

THE MEETING BEGINS AT 9 AM, HOWEVER NEW BUSINESS IS HELD TOWARDS THE END OF THE MEETING AND THE AGENDA HASN’T

BEEN DEVELOPED YET.

WE MIGHT BE HEARD IN THE MORNING IF THE AGENDA IS SHORT AND WE MAY NOT.

THIS IS BEST I CAN GIVE YOU RIGHT NOW, PLEASE SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR MAKING MUCH NEEDED CHANGE FOR THE 2

COUNTY SHELTERS, SOUTH ANIMAL CARE CENTER IN MELBOURNE AND NORTH ANIMAL CARE CENTER IN TITUSVILLE

PUBLIC AND RESCUER SUPPORT IS TREMENDOUSLY NEEDED TO ACCOMPLISH THIS FOLKS!!

AS INFO IS UPDATED, I WILL ALSO SEND ON, PLEASE ALSO VISIT THE BREVARD NO KILL COALITION SITE
www.brevardnokill.org

HOPE TO SEE MANY THERE. WE MUST PACK THE BUILDING WITH OUR SUPPORT FOR THE SHELTER ANIMALS OF BREVARD COUNTY!

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December 17, 2008 - Wednesday

Potpouri can kill your pet...
Current mood:

disgusted
Category: Pets and Animals

This just arrived and I wanted to pass it on. You might want to do the same.

Please cross post.

Sharon H - Ohio Team Leader &
NBSTR Dog Records Coordinator
NEW BEGINNINGS SHIH TZU & FRIENDS RESCUE
A 501c3 Charitable Rescue
www.nbstr.org

Please read the email below that I have forwarded with the author's permission.. ...

In a message dated 12/10/2008 6:25:17 P.M. Central Standard Time, Karencantner writes:

We have suffered a terrible, terrible tragedy last Wed. Two, beloved Cavaliers of mine, Haley and Zoe both ate potpourri from a decorative basket in my Living room

Within hours, they were vomiting it, convulsing and going into total body rigidity and shock. We took them to the after hours clinic, they had no idea what it could be and wouldn't listen to me about them vomiting potpourri at home and how I had such concerns about the toxic effects of it. They treated symptoms.

We transferred them to our day vet. He also wouldn't listen to me about the potpourri theory. He said they had "strychnine" poisoning symptoms. I kept telling him that the potpourri was Made In India, sold by a company in California and sold at my local WalMart. My heart told me that it was the culprit of their condition.

They declined rapidly throughout the day and we transferred them back to the after hours clinic for a second night. At midnight, I made the agonizing decision to put them to sleep. Haley was in constant seizures that wouldn't stop, fluid was filling up in her lungs, body temp was dropping on both of them, Zoe was lying almost lifeless on the table, struggling with every breath she took. Every muscle was completely rigid, you couldn't even move her.

I have devoted the last couple of days (now that I can get out of bed and function) to researching my concerns with the potpourri and have since found out I was right....... .....there is a lab in England that has case studies on toxic potpourri from India!! The toxin....strychnine , which in it's commercial source, comes from a certain tree grown in India . I am completely heart broken over this.

Please be aware of the potential toxins in any and all stuff like this in our homes. I would've never guessed this could happen but when I saw them both "playing" in the potpourri and then after about two hours saw the symptoms of a poisoning, I just put two and two together. Hug your babies, Love them and always take lots of photos along the way...it helps later on, trust me.

Karen Cantner, Heartland Kennels, Evansville , Indiana USA

Permission to cross post - should be unedited and sent in it's entirety with her contact info.

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