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NEWSLETTER ADDENDUM: BUILDING RENOVATIONS
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PAW PRINTS
St. Lawrence Valley SPCA
Newsletter-Spring 2008
Your Perfect Pet Is Here!
www.StLawrenceValleySPCA.org
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Shelter Hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 1:00-4:00,
Thursday 2:00-4:00
Saturday Noon-4:00.
Closed Sunday. Monday & Some Holidays.
Phone (315) 393-5191
6718 SH 68 (P.O. Box 594)Ogdensburg, NY 13669
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Adoption Fees
Cats $50 --- Dogs $75
This fee includes spay/neuter, distemper, parvo and upper respiratory vaccinations. Animals will be checked for worms, fleas, ticks and other parasites and treated if necessary. Cats can be tested for feline leukemia for an additional $25.00 fee.
Before surrendering an animal, please call the Shelter during regular working hours to make arrangements to bring it in. We make every possible effort to take in an animal as soon as possible. However, sometimes space isn’t available and you’ll be asked to be on a waiting list. Please work with us. If you have a stray dog, you must call the Dog Control Officer in your town. Wayne Ashley is the Dog Control Officer for the City of Ogdensburg. His phone number is 393-1555. All other towns must call their Town Supervisor or Clerk for the correct information. They are listed in the Transwestern and Verizon SuperPages directories in the blue pages.
Spay/Neuter Now...is a non-profit organization that helps obtain low cost spay/neuter for qualifying applicants. Applications can be picked up at the SPCA Shelter, 6718 SH 68, Ogdensburg, NY during regular open hours, by calling 324-5969, accessing the Spay/Neuter Now website at www.spayneuternow.org or by e-mailing spayneuternow@yahoo.com. Please be a responsible pet owner and have your pets spayed or neutered. Perhaps you know someone who needs the program.
Newsletters by E-Mail
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Help Prevent E
 aster Cruelty
This Easter, you can help prevent cruelty by giving your little ones stuffed animals and, after the holiday, if your family is ready for a new pet, consider an adorable, adoptable dog or cat from the St. Lawrence Valley SPCA or other animal shelter . The vast majority of the baby bunnies, chicks and ducks who are given as Easter gifts die within a few weeks. They are frequently the victims of unintentional neglect and cruelty. Requiring special feeding, care and constant temperatures, these extremely vulnerable little animals are poorly suited as pets. They are simply too fragile for small children to handle and often rough play will break bones and cause other fatal injuries. Many are killed or maimed by neighborhood dogs and cats. And, those animals who do survive the first few weeks are often surrendered to shelters or humane societies. The vast majority are euthanized because good homes can not be found for them.
Provided by The American Humane Association
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2008 Book Sale
Mark your calendar! The 2008 St. Lawrence Valley Book Sale is scheduled for each Saturday in May, 8:00 a.m.-noon, at 309 Rosseel Street, behind Nadine’s Ice Cream Shop) Ogdensburg. This is a wonderful, not to be missed opportunity to clean out your book shelves, stock up on summer reading at bargain basement prices and help the SPCA all at the same time. If you have books to donate, drop them at the Shelter during regular open hours. Please!-no magazines, library discards, encyclopedias, Reader’s Digest Condensed books or text books!
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Pets Part of the Family
Our total pet population has reached a record high of just over 282 million. Nearly 60% of all homes in the U.S. have one pet and 21% have five or more. Cats still greatly outnumber dogs with 82 felines (up from 71 million in 2001) when the last survey was taken and 72 million dogs ( up from 61 million in 2001). Birds number 11 million, rabbits 6 million and since 2001 turtles, at 2 million, have replaced hamsters in the No. 5 spot. . . . . From Animal Smart-USA WEEKEND Magazine
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Other Events Scheduled for 2008
- Treasure Sale-Dates to Be Set for April (Watch for Ads in Ogdensburg Journal & Website)
- 1st Annual Motorcycle Ride for Pets-May 3rd (May 10th Rain Date) See Website or Call 393-3624 for Info
- 6th Annual Dog Walk-June 8 at Ogdensburg Bridge & Port Authority-Sign-Up Sheet in this issue of Summer 2008 Paw Prints
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Dog Logic
- The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue. Anonymous
- There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face...Ben Williams
- A dog is the only thing on Earth that loves you more than he loves himself...Josh Billings
- The average dog is a nicer person than the average person...Andy Rooney
- Anybody who doesn’t know what soap tastes like never washed a dog. . . Franklin P. Jones
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Closure to the Michael Vick Dog Fighting Case: NEW YORK, December 10, 2007—The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) (www.aspca.org) applauded the strong and appropriate sentence received today by NFL quarterback, Michael Vick, as he appeared before Judge Henry Hudson in Richmond, Va. Vick, who pleaded guilty in August 2007 to federal charges against him and three other co-defendants in a dog fighting-related investigation, was sentenced to 23 months in federal prison, which is at the higher end of the federal sentencing guidelines of 18 to 24 months. In addition, his sentence is followed by three years’ probation, during which time he cannot own nor have anything to do with dogs other than to provide support to humane organizations. NEW YORK, January 25, 2008—With today’s sentencing hearing in Richmond, Va., of dogfighter Oscar E. Allen, who pleaded guilty in October 2007 to the same dog fighting conspiracy charge as suspended NFL quarterback Michael Vick and his other co-defendants, the curtain comes down on one of the most talked-about stories of 2007; one that shone a spotlight on the brutal blood sport of dog fighting. “This was one of those moments in time when the involvement of an extremely high-profile celebrity in a horrific act prompted universal public outrage and condemnation,” said ASPCA President & CEO Ed Sayers. “But the good news to come out of this, as we know, was that almost all the dogs that were seized from the property were saved and have a second chance at living a fulfilled life—a rare outcome in cases such as this.” For further information, please log on to www.aspca.org.
Dog Breeds With Misleading Names
- Great Dane- This giant breed is “great”, but it isn’t from Denmark. A more appropriate name might be the Great German, because the modern version of this breed originated in nineteenth-century Germany.
- Australian Shepard-This breed did not originate in the “land down under” but in California in the mid 1800’s.
- Greyhound-This very fast dog can be found in a variety of colors including black, white, red and tiger.
- Bouvier des Flanders- This breed name sounds as if it should describe a small French lap dog. In reality the Bouvier is a massively (90 pounds) powerful dog used for guard work.
Pet Shops & “Backyard Breeders”
Pet Shops buy their puppies from “Puppy Mills” and “Backyard Breeders”. Most have ten to twenty breeder dogs but some big operations keep a thousand or more in cruel conditions. These animals do not truly live, merely exist and in perpetual black despair. Their litters have hope of a real life but not the breeders and because puppy mill owners have no interest in maintaining the quality and improving genetics of the breed, many of the puppies will suffer diseases and joint conditions that will shorten their lives. Responsible pet stores like Petco and PetSmart have adoption programs for homeless dogs but do not sell puppies. Other stores, internet merchants and newspaper advertisers who claim to have puppies from small breeders and loving farm families are usually selling animals produced by brutalized breeder dogs. An American Kennel Club registration specifies that a dog was purebred, not that it has been bred humanely. Every year hundreds of thousands of puppy-mill products, sired and whelped by dogs living in desperate conditions, come with “proper papers”. Adopt a Shelter or Rescue Dog. If you absolutely, positively have to have a purebred, buy from a reputable breeder recommended by the parent club for each breed, such as the Golden Retriever Club of America. Give love to a homeless dog and you’ll be repaid tenfold. Give money to the puppy-mill barons and you’ll be perpetuating a great horror..... THE DARKEST EVENING OF THE YEAR, Dean Koontz, p. 100-101, Copyright 2007. Dean Koontz’s latest book is the story of a woman determined to bring to national attention the horrible conditions of “puppy mills” in our country.
Famous Cat Lovers
Pope Benedict XVI, the present head of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City, has a black & white domestic shorthair named Chico, who continues to live at the Pope’s home in Tubingen, Germany (due to a recent change in policy, pets are not allowed to live in the Vatican). Cardinal Roger Mahony, archbishop of Los Angeles, who was in Rome for the Pope’s installation, says, “The street talk that the Pope loves cats is incorrect. The Pope adores cats.”
Robert E. Lee, the Civil War Confederate General, had several cats that he referred to often in his letters to his family: “I am very solitary and my only company are my dog and cats. Spec (a dog) has become so jealous now that that he will hardly let me look at the cats”. He chose cats to share his tent at Camp Cooper, Texas, partly for mousing and partly for company.
Make sure your pets’ vaccinations are up to date!
Shelter Wish List
- Cat Litter, Cat Litter & Cat Litter
- Purina Kitten Chow
- Paper Towels
- Purina Urinary Health Dry Cat Food
- Bleach
- Laundry Soap
- Dish Soap
 Our sincere thank you to all who have supported the Shelter and contributed to the care & well being of our animals. Your friendship is appreciated by us all!
ADDENDUM TO THIS NEWSLETTER: BUILDING RENOVATIONS
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