Filed under: SALDF | Tags: Animal Ally Award, congratulations, event, good news, SALDF, UGA Law SALDF, UGA Law School
We have a winner! Please join UGA Law SALDF in congratulating the recipient of the first annual Animal Ally Award, Professor Sarah Schindler!
The award is presented to the student, faculty, or staff member at UGA Law School who most embodies the chapter’s purpose of providing a forum for education, advocacy, and scholarship aimed at protecting the lives and advancing the interests of animals through the legal system, and raising the profile of the field of animal law.
The recipient, a dog owner, received the award (pictured below) and a $30 gift certificate to Pawtropolis, a local pet resort. Congratulations again, Professor Schindler!
Filed under: SALDF | Tags: animal ally, Cats on Campus, event, Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter
One of our Animal Allies, Cats on Campus, will be making a visit to the Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter:
Cats on Campus first outing to Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter will take place this coming Wednesday, April 1st. The shelter is open for visitors from 12-5. Shoot me an email to confirm that you’re coming, and we can try to arrange a car pool as well!
Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter
1888 Colbert-Danielsville Rd.
706-795-2868
Driving Directions from Athens:
Take the 10-loop to Hwy 29 North. After passing Athens Technical College, take a right on Hwy 72. Take 72 through Hull into Colbert. There is one traffic light in Colbert at 4th St. Turn left at the light and go 4.5 miles. The Shelter is on the left just past the Madison County Solid Waste Transfer Station.
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Caitlin Torres
The University of Georgia
Cats on Campus President
cmaryab@uga.edu, cmaryto@gmail.com
His story is so sad! Found in a flower pot, near death. He needs more than what a shelter can give.We have a little male pit bull who came to The Maryland SPCA in just a terrible condition. He was abandoned and someone found him in a flower pot and brought him here. The x-rays show abnormalities in the joints, possibly from malnutrition. We guess that he is about a year, but its hard to say, due to his condition.
Chuckie quickly became the staff favorite here. It is amazing how sweet and happy a dog can be after they have lived such a terrible life. He came in covered in feces and urine (a guess would be that he had been confined to a crate his whole life).
He has made tremendous progress – when he first came in he was so weak he could barely stand, let alone walk. Well you should see Chuckie now! He is gaining weight, looks much better and not only walks, but runs like the wind! He is finally starting to enjoy life and be a dog but desperately needs a rescue for more long term care.
Additional vet notes:
The puppy has regenerative anemia which can be due to poor nutrition (emaciation), internal blood loss which can be due to internal parasites, trauma, neoplasia (cancer) or GI ulcers. Internal parasites ruled out. I am checking on heartworm/lyme/ehrlichia which is negative. For neoplasia we may have to do an ultrasound to see whether there are any cancerous growths internally. This puppy needs long term care and repeat blood works to assess the progress. The blood work also suggest nutritional imbalance which is the cause for the improper development of bones and body structures.
Please, please, please, can anyone help poor Chuckie? This poor soul definitely deserves better.
Tami Gosheff
Special Events and Outreach Coordinator
The Maryland SPCA
3300 Falls Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21211
410.235.8826 ext. 138
Most babies measuring 5ft would be considered big, but newborn giraffe, Margaret, at Chester Zoo, UK is seen as unusually small for her species. She is one of the smallest giraffes ever born at Chester Zoo but pint-sized Margaret will soon be an animal to look up to.
Little Margaret, who is the first female Rothschild giraffe born at the zoo, is being hand-reared by her dedicated keepers. The first calf for six-year-old mother Fay, Margaret, who was born two weeks early, tipped the scales at just 34 kilos and is a mere 5ft tall.
Tim Rowland, team leader of the Giraffes section, said:
‘Margaret is potentially one of the smallest giraffe calves we have ever seen. Fay isn’t the largest of giraffes and Margaret was also early which might go some way to explaining her size. Margaret was having difficulty suckling so our keeping team are now hand-rearing her’.
Please post a comment if you know the source of this article!
Dog-mauling tragedy rocks county, region
By Mariel Williams-STAFF WRITER
Published:
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 3:26 PM CDT
The Wayne County community will gather today to mourn 3-year-old Dustin Elijah Faulk-ner, killed by a neighbor’s pet dog on Fannie Head Road on Sunday.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday) at House of Worship and Ministries.
Although the basic facts surrounding Eli’s death seem clear, investigators are still puzzled as to why the dog, a neighbor’s pet husky who had played with little Eli before, suddenly attacked. The dog was shot by its owner Aaron Ralph who attempted to rescue Eli at the scene.
According to Detective Bruce Williams of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, the dog had to break free from her collar on her chain before she could even reach the child.
“Basically, what happened was the little boy and his neighbor were walking between the houses away from the dogs,” Williams said.
“The dog that attacked could not have gotten to them if he hadn’t gotten off his leash.”
Eli was walking with another child, a 5-year-old girl who lived next door. He got a sand spur in his foot, and was crying out as his friend tried to remove it when Tasha, the dog, suddenly broke free from her collar and attacked.
“She ran inside and got her mother’s roommate,” Williams said.
“He pulled the dog off and shot the dog.”
Williams would not say at this point in the investigation whether or not there is any negligence involved in the case.
Sheriff John Carter said that to the best of his knowledge, there have not been any problems with this dog showing vicious tendencies before. Carter also said that at this point, the case does not seem likely to lead to criminal charges.
But the incident is still under investigation. Williams would not comment on any of the results of the investigation so far, or on why the two children were outdoors without adult supervision.
According to April Barkley of Jacksonville, Fla., Eli was often left unattended and his mother had been reported to the Wayne County Department of Family and Children Services more than once before.
Barkley said that she reported mother Lillyann Robinson herself when she was visiting Jesup three months ago, upon seeing Eli with an extremely severe diaper rash.
Robert Gattis, interim DFCS director, said that he could not comment on whether or not the department has investigated the family in the past because of confidentiality requirements.
The sheriff’s office would not comment on where Robinson was at the time of the attack.
Filed under: SALDF | Tags: cats, causation, Centers for Disease Control, dogs, falls
The CDC has released a report stating that about 86,000 falls per year are caused by dogs and cats! Find the article here.
An e-mail has been going around for a while, containing the “Pet’s Ten Commandments”- basically what your pet would want you to know/say to you. I think it’s very touching and though it appropriate to share here:
1. My life is likely to last 10-15 years. Any separation from you is likely to be painful.
2. Give me time to understand what you want of me
3. Place your trust in me. It is crucial for my well-being.
4. Don’t be angry with me for long and don’t lock me up as punishment. You have your work, your friends, your entertainment, but I have only you.
5. Talk to me. Even if I don’t understand your words, I do understand your voice when speaking to me.
6. Be aware that however you treat me, I will never forget it.
7. Before you hit me, before you strike me, remember that I could hurt you, and yet, I choose not to bite you.
8. Before you scold me for being lazy or uncooperative, ask yourself if something might be bothering me. Perhaps I’m not getting the right food, I have been in the sun too long, or my heart might be getting old or weak.
9. Please take care of me when I grow old. You too, will grow old.
10. On the ultimate difficult journey, go with me please. Never say you can’t bear to watch. Don’t make me face this alone. Everything is easier for me if you are there, because I love you so.
Filed under: SALDF | Tags: adoptable, animal control, Chattooga County, Chattooga County Animal Control, dog, Jupiter
Jupiter must have been beautiful at one time. We don’t think he is very old, maybe just a year or two. He has mange all on his legs and around his face and his skin has thickened and is swollen. He is truly miserable. He wouldn’t stand up today for a picture, but he had just come in and was very scared. His front left paw looks like it may be broken or injured in some way.
Jupiter doesn’t look like he’s seen many happy days, please help him find some happiness!!
–UPDATE– Jupiter went to the vet and is now on Ivermec and antibiotics. He is already feeling better! . ………….. Animals at this facility are subject to euthanasia after a 5 day holding period. PLEASE call the shelter at 706-857-0679 ASAP if you are interested in adoption or rescue.
http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=13300488
Suzanne – Volunteer – royalart@ windstream.net
Chattooga County Animal Control
ccacdirector@gmail.com
http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/GA316.html
464 Red Oak Road Summerville, GA 30747
706-857-0679 FAX 706-857-0676
Felicia D. Walker – ACO
Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 8 - 4 Wed. 8 – 12 Other hours by appointment.Chattooga County Animal Control
Summerville, GA
706.857.0679
ccacdirector@ gmail.com
Filed under: SALDF | Tags: cat food, Cats on Campus, Georgia, pick-up, Spay Neuter Center, volunteer, Watkinsville
Hi Everyone,
Crystal, the Athens Area Humane Society director, just called me to say that the pet food bank will be open tomorrow (Thurs. 3/26) for pick up of free food. She suggested we get volunteers together for Campus Cats and each person can pick up food for two cats, which would be two large bags of cat food. It would be great if we could have several people there to each get a couple bags of food so I can stock up!
Pickup times will be between 3-6 p.m. Thursday March 26th at the Spay Neuter Center in Watkinsville – 1781 Mars Hill Road.
I plan to be there the whole time (I can help carry food to people’s cars and organize!) so if you come by and get bags, they can go right into my van.
Kelly A. Bettinger, Certified Wildlife Biologist©
Donovan Lab
Plant Biology Department
The University of Georgia
2502 Plant Sciences
Athens, GA 30602
kbettinger@plantbio.uga.edu
