Help the Humane Society w/o Stretching Your Wallet

The Humane Society of the United States has teamed up with Microsoft to be a part of i'm™, a new initiative from Windows Live Messenger and now, Windows Live Hotmail!

How It Works
Each time you send a message using Windows Live Messenger or Windows Live Hotmail, Microsoft shares a portion of the program's advertising revenue with some of the world's most effective organizations dedicated to social causes, including The Humane Society of the United States. All you have to do is sign up! http://www.hsus.org/shop/microsoft_im_initiative.html

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Animals Abused by China's Fur Industry Need Your Help

I'm going to post exactly what was emailed to me. It's from PETA. You may like what PETA does or disagree with them, but read this. Read it and think about it. Use this info to really think about the items you purchase and what industry and country and value system you support when you make a purchase. Just think about it.

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With the fall fashion season just around the corner, we need to do everything we can to make sure designers, retailers, and consumers know the horrific extent of the animal suffering that takes place on fur farms in China and around the world.

Every year, millions of individual animals, including more than 2 million cats and hundreds of thousands of dogs, are killed for their fur in China. Some are strays, and countless others are companions who once shared homes with people who loved and cared for them before the animals were rounded up—often with metal tongs around their necks—and tossed, screaming, into a crate.

China is one of the world's largest fur suppliers, and more than 95 percent of the country's finished garments are exported—with many ending up in North America. And as we now know, Chinese companies have been known to deliberately mislabel cat and dog fur as "Asian jackal," "rabbit," or "raccoon" to fool consumers. Every fur-trimmed collar or other fur item from China, regardless of the kind of animal slaughtered to manufacture it, is the product of cruelty on a truly massive scale.

The suffering on Chinese fur farms involves all sorts of animals, all of whom are deeply frightened. Powerful video footage taken during a PETA Asia-Pacific undercover investigation documents the misery of rabbits condemned to a short, miserable life and painful death at the hands of grubby fur-farm operators. The investigator saw rabbits who were crammed into filthy cages covered with urine and feces, where they could only wait, petrified, as workers made their way along the tiers of cages.

The rabbits were yanked out of their cages by their ears or legs. The workers aimed at their heads with handheld electrical devices—often multiple times—as the animals kicked and screamed. The rabbits were then hung upside down and were crudely decapitated. The farm that the investigator visited has 11,000 cages and will be responsible for the slaughter of more than 600,000 animals this year alone in the quest to satisfy the demand for their skins.

Through difficult investigations similar to this one and through decades of relentless campaigning, PETA has saved many thousands of rabbits, dogs, cats, and other animals by convincing consumers and corporations to reject all fur. We've successfully persuaded some of the world's leading designers and retailers—including Ann Taylor, Calvin Klein, Polo Ralph Lauren, and Tommy Hilfiger—to adopt permanent no-fur policies, and we've made fur so synonymous with suffering that furs are no longer considered "luxury goods," and fur prices have seen record lows. While we've accomplished much, the wholesale slaughter of so many animals for their fur in China is an urgent matter. To help these animals, we must educate consumers, corporations, and even governments about the pain that goes into every piece of fur trim and every fur cat toy produced in China. That is only part of the work, but it is a vital part.

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Lost Pet List

• contact all neighbors, check around area (arroyos, sheds, etc) - don't be shy.
• contact Town Hall (Cochiti Lake)
• contact animal control - if pet was taken, find out where taken. In Cochiti Lake, it's Watermelon Ranch.
• make flyers with picture, info, contact info, state 'contact anytime', offer reward
• Email CLIPETS@live.com to post info - pet & wildlife info.
• Post at http://santafescoop.ning.com/ A place for everything animal in the Santa Fe and surrounding area.
• Fax, call, email and physically GO TO shelters (Santa Fe, Espanola, Watermelon, Animal Humane in ABQ, all other shelters in ABQ.
• Watermelon Mountain Ranch (no kill shelter - many lost pets are transported here) - Email: wmranchnm@aol.com Call: (505) 771-0140 Fax: (866) 664-5967 Web: http://www.wmranch.org/
• www.petfinder.com
• ABQ Journal - free lost pet ads (do this at least one month) 505-823-4444
• SFNM newspaper - free lost pet ads (do this at least one month)
• Contact (fax/email flyer) and call rescue groups
• ALBcat.com - lost cats & dogs
• Locanto.com - lost pets
• Oodle.com - posts free to classifieds
• Craigslist.com
• LostMyDoggie.com - 65% success rate, you pay a fee and they will call all houses in surrounding area with info about your lost pet.

Animal Communicators that Work with Lost or Missing Animals (Updated August 2008, Based on the list created by Morgine Jurdan.)

Canada
Keri Davis (403) 609-5510 www.sacredkinship.com

California
Karen Berke Novato (415) 897-4011 karen@wans.com
Suzi Dalling Ventura (805) 512-1720 www.connectinharmony.com
Dexter del Monte Los Angeles (323) 953-5923 www.whispersandtails.com
Carol Gurney Agoura (818) 597-1154 www.animalcommunicator.net
Carol Robinson Corte Madera (415) 924-9094 www.lostpetlink.com

Colorado
Sue Hopple Monument (719) 481-3917 hop_house@msn.com
Carol Vaughan (303) 338-1975 vaughancar@aol.com

Connecticut
Nedda Wittels Simsbury (860) 651-5771 www.raysofhealinglight.com

Georgia
Tim Link Cummings (404) 422-6355 www.wagging-tales.com

Illinois
Karla McCoy Washington (309) 444-1514 www.AnimalTell.com
Carol Schultz Plainfield (815) 531-2850 www.carolschultz.com

New York
Gayle Nastasi Middleburgh www.gazehound.com

North Carolina
Diane Samsel Tryon (843) 884-7443 www.powerpaws.com

Ohio
Jacquelin Smith Columbus (614) 436-8831 www.jacquelinsmith.com

Pennsylvania
Whitney Taylor Mercersburgh (717) 372 -0441 www.doolittlecommunications.com
(under construction)

South Carolina
Judi Byers North Augusta (803) 278-1002 www.animalechoes.com

Texas
Myra Logan Houston (713) 805-7963 www.myralogan.com

Washington State
Annette Betcher Port Orchard (360) 871-4774 www.annettebetcher.com
Hilary Renaissance Seattle (206) 782-7815 www.calmpet.com

Wisconsin
Rebecca Moravec (815) 675-2813 www.KindredSpiritsAnimalCommunication.com

Wyoming
Heidi Grengg Jackson (307) 733-8499 www.heidigrengg.com

Please feel free to add to this list by clicking "COMMENT" below.
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ALERT: Lost Dog -- New to Area, "Pup" Needs Your Help to be Reunited

Madrid area:

"PUP" is missing -- lost in Madrid while visiting. He is unfamiliar with life here in NM - he needs your help. His family has not given up and there have been sightings the past two months. He may possibly be trying to go in the direction of Cerrillos, Santa Fe, or Albuquerque. He could have traveled quite a distance. Last seen since July 1st, 2008.

"We haven't given up hope of finding him yet. We have had some sightings within the past two months. He is a black, medium sized Australian Cattle Dog/ Blue Heeler mix with a white patch on his chest. He ran off while we were visiting in Madrid and is not familiar with the local area; He is probably scared, tired, and hungry. HIS NAME IS PUP. If you think you have seen him PLEASE contact me ANYTIME. My name is William Gruenwald 267-221-5934 ".

Please note: dogs are known to find there way home days, months, even years later. But PUP is from out-of-town so he needs to be found so he can be reunited with his family. A famous finding lately is Gracie dog who was also lost near Madrid but was found all the way over here in the Pueblo de Cochiti. So please, if you have any sightings of Pup please call William 267-221-5934 or contact this blog CLIPETS@live.com

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Less Adoptable Pet Day - Pets with Needs

Wednesday August 12
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There are WONDERFUL pets here. Please click the link to PetFinder and give from your heart - you may find your best friend !

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Tips For A Happy Dog - Carol Tharnish (Prof. Dog Trainer)

1. Please DO NOT walk dogs in the heat of the day as their pads can be burned also they also they get dehydrated quickly.
2. DO shorten nails frequently as growth will cause them pain by putting pressure on the nail bed and walking may help a little on rough surfaces, but remember dew claws never hit the ground.
3. BRUSHING at least 3 times a week will keep the dog's fur clean and release all the dead undercoat. Then, bathing need only to be done periodically.
4. Teaching the basics of SIT, DOWN, and COME makes for a good pet.

If you have any dog training questions, please email clipets@live.com subject: training question

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Are you an Active Person Who'd Consider Having a Furry Companion?

She is a sweet lab/border collie/pointer mix who LOVES to go on hikes and run with her human companion. Her name is Gracie. She is good in the house and does well with other dogs. She needs her energy to be put to good use by keeping you company while running, hiking, walking, and playing!!

Please let us know if you would like to meet Gracie. She is being kenneled at the moment and this sweet loving dog deserves better than that!

Gracie needs of a foster home or better yet, a forever home!

Call Wendy at 505-463-5885 or email secondchancenm@yahoo.com for more info! Please forward this to all your dog-loving friends too! Thank you for your help in finding a happy ending for Gracie!


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ALERT: Lost Cat - Same Family Needs Your Help for Another Cat Lost

Cochiti Lake area:

This family REALLY needs your help. This is the 2nd cat they've lost in 1 month. The cats are brother (Neelix) and sister (Casper). Both went missing in the daytime - Neelix the beginning of July (see July posting) and now Casper on August 2. They simply disappeared !

Give Lee Anne and Bill a call - see how you can help them - pass out some flyers for them, take a walk around the neighborhood for them to look for their cats. If you live around the arroyo by them - check around, down in the arroyo, around the junipers etc. Ask your neighbors to keep a look out !

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Gracie Update: Gracie Has Been Found at the Pueblo de Cochiti !

Lost: Santa Fe, Hwy 14 area. Found: Pueblo de Cochiti.







July 18 we posted an alert about Gracie dog being lost around the Lone Butte general store area. We've heard from Bill, Gracie's human companion and Cindy who headed the many who stepped up to volunteer in the search - she is happily home! A momentous occassion - Ben Swan from the SFNM wrote a great article about this wonderful story. Not only is it a celebration for Gracie's return, but this is a celebration in human spirit and community to see all come together to help. We should all do this more often.

Direct: http://www.graciecomehome.com/

SFNM: http://www.santafenewmexican.com/mobile/Blue-heeler-returns-home-after-major-dog-hunt

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