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Filed under: SALDF | Tags: "There Oughta Be a Law" contest, Cheryl Woodcock, Humane Society Legislative Fund, spay/neuter, tax credit, winner
I hosted a nationwide conference call with thousands of animal advocates this weekend to announce the winner of the Humane Society Legislative Fund’s first-ever “There Oughta Be a Law” contest. Animal rescuer Cheryl Woodcock of Baldwin, N.D., joined the call, and I gave her the news that her proposal edged out more than 3,500 other entries from all 50 states.
Cheryl’s winning idea: a tax credit for spaying and neutering pets. It’s a timely and innovative proposal that incentivizes personal responsibility and encourages pet owners to do their part to help reduce pet overpopulation.
The HSLF looks forward to working with members of Congress to introduce a new federal bill to promote the spaying and neutering of pets. But we need your help — please make a special gift today to make Cheryl’s winning entry a reality.
“Cheryl’s Law” could become part of the solution toward ending the euthanasia of three million healthy and treatable dogs and cats each year in America’s animal shelters, and reducing the financial burden of animal care and control on local communities.
Help us pass “Cheryl’s Law” and end pet homelessness. Please make a special gift today.
Thanks for all you do for animals!
Sincerely,
Mike Markarian
President
Humane Society Legislative Fund
Filed under: SALDF | Tags: adoptables, Cats on Campus, event, spay, spay/neuter, Tate
Cats on Campus is holding a Spay-Neuter Adoption Event on Monday, April 27th, from 10am- 3pm at Tate on the UGA campus.
Filed under: SALDF | Tags: adoptables, adoption, animal ally, catnip, Cats on Campus, dog biscuits, event, kittens, spay/neuter
Our animal ally, Cats on Campus, will be hosting a Spay/Neuter Adoption Event at at Tate Plaza on Monday, April 27th from 10am-3pm.
They will be spreading awareness about the pet overpopulation issue, puppy/cat mills, and also promoting responsible pet ownership! They’ll have several kittens that will be up for adoption, along with some fundraising—selling catnip toys for Campus Cats and homemade dog biscuits. If anyone is interested in helping with the dog biscuit baking, please let Caitlin know. Sincere thanks and apologies for the people who baked for the original date that turned into a snow day! Contact: Caitlin at cmaryto@gmail.com
Filed under: SALDF | Tags: animal ally, Cats on Campus, fundraising, meeting, spay/neuter
Hey ya’ll
Just a friendly reminder that this Thursday, March 26th @ 7pm in the MLC, rm. 247, we’ll be holding our Fundraiser and Spay/Neuter event planning meeting. If you are interested in helping us plan either of these events please come by, the kitties could most definitely benefit from your time and help!
Also, again if you’d like to join Cats on Campus on our outreach effort to volunteer at local shelters and give the kitties stuck in cages some playtime as well as crucial TLC, please email me the days of the week you are available to visit the shelter!
Thanks everyone, have a great week!
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Caitlin Torres
The University of Georgia
Cats on Campus President
cmaryab@uga.edu, cmaryto@gmail.com
516-404-5858
This event will be held on March 29th from noon to 5 pm at Wills Park Equestrian Center in Alpharetta Ga. Dozens of rescues and vendors will be present promoting animal rescues and adoptions in Georgia.
Everyone is invited to this event-but please, only licensed rescues will be allowed to bring in animals.
Two years ago, more than 4,000 people attended. It will be a lot of fun with great animals, people and food! Please join us!
Filed under: SALDF | Tags: activism, cat, cats, dog, dogs, rescue, spay/neuter, TNR
This is a true story. Three weeks after my wedding and less than a month before law school was about to start, I convinced my husband that we needed two cats I found on Craigslist. Five years old, black and white, declawed and fixed. They were free because the owner was moving to Europe. Less than 24 hours later, we rushed the male cat to the emergency vet. A $500 deposit was required, which I paid. A week later, the bill totaled more than $800. I wiped out my savings for a cat I had only owned for one day. Would I do it again? I don’t know. Would you?
One woman in California would:
Posted by Caryn
Hey ya’ll, We’re still in need of people to help at the Spay/Neuter Event on Monday from 10am-3pm! No one has said they’d come so far, and it’s making me sad 
We’re going to have several cute doggies there, tons of info and flyers, and we’ll be holding a Spay/Neuter and Adoption pledge event.
Every HOUR about 800 cats and dogs are put down in shelters, because there is a pet overpopulation epidemic, there’s simply no room for them and not enough homes. Spaying and Neutering is the single most effective way to reduce the heartbreaking number of pets that are put down in shelters on a daily basis nationwide.
We REALLY need to encourage people to Spay/Neuter their pets! Countless animals lives depend on it, that’s what our event is all about, so please let me know if you’re able to come by our table and help out!
Thanks everyone!
Caitlin Torres
Child and Family Development
The University of Georgia
Cats on Campus President
cmaryab@uga.edu
516 404 5858
Filed under: SALDF | Tags: Athens, Athens Area Humane Society, donations, feral cats, Forgotten Friends, spay/neuter
The Athens Area Humane Society needs more funding for feral cat spays/neuters. If you are willing to donate, please contact Lauren Miller, Forgotten Friends president, at laurenjo@uga.edu . It takes just $35 per cat!
Filed under: SALDF | Tags: Cats on Campus, volunteer opportunity, spay/neuter, dog biscuits, flier distribution
Below you will find some volunteer opportunities with one of our Animal Allies, Cats on Campus. If interested, contact Caitlin Torres at cmaryab@uga.edu.
1. DOG BISCUIT MAKING!- We need people to help make dog biscuits, from the comfort of their own homes, that we can sell at our Spay/Neuter Promotion Event. It’s a really easy way to help out that dosn’t involve getting off the couch much. Email me if you’re interested and I’ll send you the recipe!
2. TRANSPORTATION FOR SPAY/NEUTER PETS!- Lauren from Forgotten Friends has set up a really fantastic program providing pick up and drop off service for people who want to get their pets spayed/neutered, during the month of February, but don’t have a way of getting them to the vet. If you’re interested in helping pick up and drop off pets, please
contact Lauren at: UGAForgottenFriends@gmail.com
3. DISTRIBUTE FLYERS!- A huge part of what we do involves educating and promoting spaying/neutering. Lauren from Forgotten Friends has a fabulous flyer that we’re trying to get posted everywhere and anywhere, promoting Spay/Neutering. I’m attaching the document and we ask, if you can, print off some, and post them wherever you can think of, your gym, hairdresser, grocery store, etc (just make sure you ask permission first!) When the time comes for our Spay/Neuter event, we’ll also be looking for volunteers to hand out fliers in person there!
