Animal House

it's about time we get some places to bring our pets. long island is very dog unfriendly. Having 2 high energy dogs I need a large place to let them run. the sooner the better.

Suffolk Unleashed is a wonderful group made up of alot of hard-working, dog-loving people! Their website is very informative with a great events page and photo section. Check it out and see how you can help support building a more dog-friendly environment on Long Island. I did and I've met alot of great people.

I can't wait for the new dog park in Middle Island. Kudos to Suffolk County Unleashed and all the efforts to get it underway. With the number of dogs in Brookhaven town this dog park is long overdue.

Suffolk County Needs more Dog Parks. I have two large Dogs & there needs to be more places for them to Socialize. More importantly thy need a place to Excercise.

Harley and I are very excited and are waiting patiently for the dog park to open in Middle Island. Thanks to Suffolk County Unleased and Gina for all her hard work. We reside in East Patchogue and go to Cedar Creek park in Seaford, Nassau County just to spend time in the dog park. Thank you again.

I'm glad to see the idea of dog parks is finally getting acted upon. Dog parks serve two major functions. They provide an outlet for dogs to run and get the exercise they need and they provide an arena for dogs to socialize. Lack of socialization and lack of exercise are two main reasons dogs chew, bark incessantly and otherwise "get into trouble". Dog parks provide owners a great place to satify their pets' needs. A tired dog is a happy dog and a happy dog has an even happier owner! Thank you to Gina and to Ms. Flaim for promoting more dog parks!

Many thanks to Suffolk Unleashed for working so hard to provide us with wonderful dog parks for our canine companions. Don't forget to check out Suffolk Unleashed's great web site, too. The site provides useful information about dog events and meetings in our area, adoptees, lost dogs, dog news, and a place to show off pictures of our pups. Your dog might even be chosen to be "Pup of the Week"!

Suffolk Unleashed will hopefully continue to grow and grow...wonderful concept. Although I am from Islip township I am still planning on taking my boys to the park...they are very social and always looking to make pals..Thank you for all your efforts at making our four legged friends happy..happy.

Having dog parks in Brookhaven Town will be incredibly exciting for all of the responsible dog owners who need a local place to take our dogs to exercise and socialize with other dogs. I experienced getting together at an organized meetup in Southaven Park and my Rottie Sasha,and I, just had the best time. Thanks, SuffolkCountyUnleased for all your hard work and effort

I can't even tell you how excited I am about the work that SC Unleashed is doing. I never understood why LI wasn't dog friendly. Our beloved pets need a place to run, socialize and have fun. this will make them better dog citizens, which in turn will make us happier dog owners, which in turn makes this world better place. Hoooray! for dog parks!! Can't wait for more openings!

Thank god I found SC Unleashed! I can understand why LI wasn't dog friendly, it's the unresponsible owners who refuse to clean up after their pets. I see it everyday in my neighborhood. Now LI is finally putting itself on the map with dog parks. I can't wait for the Middle Island one to open. We are from Patchogue and went all the way to Huntington to visit West Hills but were unhappy with it because it was not separated by dog size. A poor little dog was attacked by a larger dog and the owner of the large dog took their time coming to stop it while the little dog's owner tried in vain to stop it. With these new parks we must promote owner responsibility and enforce it. I know it can be done because they do it in Greensboro, NC with no problem. They have beautiful dog parks there. Keep up the good work Gina and Suffolk County Unleashed.

My Standard Poodle,Harry, & I were at the last meetup of Suffolk County Unleashed at Southaven Park.We had great fun and sure hope that we get a dog park on the South Shore soon. We can use it and it would be so popular.

I love Suffolk county unleashed for putting forth the hard work and effort to finally get these dog parks. Its amazing how many other places in the U.S have dog parks and it has taken us so long. Now my aussie has many places to play with other dogs besides friends houses.

FROM KATHY (CO) - THE HORSES STILL NEED US - PLEASE TAKE A FEW MINUTES AND HELP OUT :)
Everyone - thank you for continuing your daily calls/email/faxing for our horses. Kathy

Strategy for Monday September 10

While we wait for new instructions about the legislation, it’s great to see everyone continuing to keep up the push for cosponsors for HR503 and S311.
Hopefully, things will pick up very quickly and we will be getting further directions in the very near future. It’s important that we are READY TO RALLY!!

On August 2, 2007 the House of Representatives approved an amendment to the 2008 Agriculture Appropriations bill that will temporarily bring horse slaughter to a halt by stripping funds from the federally required inspection of slaughter-bound horses. Without the inspections, the slaughter cannot proceed. This amendment must still be considered in the US Senate. This amendment is only a temporary measure while the sponsors work to secure passage of the permanent American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act.

For this reason, it is important when you make your calls, you request they support and VOTE YES for ANY legislative measure that will ban horse slaughter and export for slaughter. We do not yet know how this will be presented in Congress so this message is very important. In addition to the Daily Call List, please contact your own senators and representative with this message.

Those who voted in support of the Ensign-Byrd Amendment Senate (2005) but have not yet cosponsored the bills

Lisa Murkowski - AK Phone: 202-224-6665 Fax:
202-224-5301

Saxby Chambliss – GA Phone: 202-224-3521 Fax:
202-224-0103

Johnny Isakson – GA Phone: 202-224-3643 Fax:
202-228-0724

John Sununu – NH Phone: 202-224-2841 Fax: 202-228-4131

Lamar Alexander – TN Phone: 202-224-4944 Fax:
202-228-3398 Aide: Latonya Miller

Kay Bailey Hutchison – TX Phone: 202-224-5922 Fax:
202-224-0776

We still need people to be involved with state groups. It has been proven to be the most effective way to get information out quickly when the need arises. If you can help, contact sbreaux1@verizon.net

As you know, pro slaughter people are very organized and are out spreading their message. We MUST be louder!

Remember, WE ARE BARBARO’S VOICE….let it be heard!!

Thanks for everything you do and have a great day!

This is a cross-post from the Agility list:

Please pass this along to as many people as you know.
Thanks, Amanda.

http://www.louisianaboxerrescue.com/

Many of you know Connie Back, Boxer Rescue and good
friend of GPA/LA ? she
and Kim Langlois, essentially, HAVE BEEN Louisiana
Boxer Rescue. Connie is
the national Boxer Rescue coordinator; she and Kim
have shared
responsibility for hundreds of needy boxers in
Louisiana over the years.
Connie is the moving force behind the annual ?Breed
Rescue Parade? which
allows rescue groups of all breeds to showcase their
breeds and publicize
pure breed rescue. Space and time are insufficient to
extol all of Connie?s
and Kim?s many virtues, so I?ll instead explain their
needs.

Earlier this week, Kim tragically suffered a cerebral
aneurism; she is in
the hospital in a coma and, sadly, not expected to
regain consciousness or
to live. There are about 20 boxers at Kim?s house
that need adoption,
foster care, boarding or transport. Connie is (and
stays) over her limit
already and can?t possibly add to, no less double, her
foster load.

What can WE do? Let me list the possibilities:

Adopt a Boxer.

Foster a Boxer.

Make a Donation.

Offer to Help Transport

Send this e-mail to every animal lover you
know, And ask them to do the same.

This made international headlines. :(

Alex, a Parrot Who Had a Way With Words, Dies
By BENEDICT CAREY
Published: September 10, 2007
He knew his colors and shapes, he learned more than 100 English words, and with his own brand of one-liners he established himself in TV shows, scientific reports, and news articles as perhaps the world's most famous talking bird.
But last week Alex, an African Grey parrot, died, apparently of natural causes, said Dr. Irene Pepperberg, a comparative psychologist at Brandeis University and Harvard who studied and worked with the parrot for most of its life and published reports of his progress in scientific journals. The parrot was 31.
Scientists have long debated whether any other species can develop the ability to learn human language. Alex's language facility was, in some ways, more surprising than the feats of primates that have been taught American Sign Language, like Koko the gorilla, trained by Penny Patterson at the Gorilla Foundation/Koko.org in Woodside, Calif., or Washoe the chimpanzee, studied by R. Allen and Beatrice Gardner at the University of Nevada in the 1960s and 1970s. When, in 1977, Dr. Pepperberg, then a doctoral student in chemistry at Harvard, bought Alex from a pet store, scientists had little expectation that any bird could learn to communicate with humans. Most of the research had been done in pigeons, and was not promising.
But by using novel methods of teaching, Dr. Pepperberg prompted Alex to learn about 150 words, which he could put into categories, and to recognize small numbers, as well as colors and shapes.The work revolutionized the way we think of bird brains,said Diana Reiss, a psychologist at Hunter College who works with dolphins and elephants. “That used to be a pejorative, but now we look at those brains at least Alex's with some awe.
Other scientists, while praising the research, cautioned against characterizing Alex's abilities as human. The parrot learned to communicate in basic expressions but it did not show the sort of logic and ability to generalize that children acquire at an early age, they said. There's no evidence of recursive logic, and without that you can't work with digital numbers or more complex human grammar, said David Premack, a professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Pepperberg used an innovative approach to teach Alex. African Greys are social birds, and pick up some group dynamics very quickly. In experiments, Dr. Pepperberg would employ one trainer to, in effect, compete with Alex for a small reward, like a grape. Alex learned to ask for the grape by observing what the trainer was doing to get it; the researchers then worked with the bird to help shape the pronunciation of the words.
Alex showed surprising facility. For example, when shown a blue paper triangle, he could tell an experimenter what color the paper was, what shape it was, and after touching it what it was made of. He demonstrated off some of his skills on nature shows, including programs on the BBC and PBS. He famously shared scenes with the actor Alan Alda on the PBS series, Look Who's Talking.
Like parrots can, he also picked up one-liners from hanging around the lab, like calm down, and good morning. He could express frustration, or apparent boredom, and his cognitive and language skills appeared to be about as competent as those in trained primates. His accomplishments have also inspired further work with African Grey parrots; two others, named Griffin and Arthur, are a part of Dr. Pepperberg's continuing research program.
Even up through last week, Alex was working with Dr. Pepperberg on compound words and hard-to-pronounce words. As she put him into his cage for the night last Thursday, Alex looked at her and said: You be good, see you tomorrow. I love you.
He was found dead in his cage the next morning, and was determined to have died late Thursday night.

A year ago I moved to Shoreham from Western Nassau County and was shocked that there were no dog parks. I have two female dogs who enjoy playing with other dogs and unfortunately they have only have eachother since we moved here. We were taking them to off leash training class twice a week and they loved going to play with the dogs. Being that now we are over an hour away, it has been difficult for my husband and I to take them. I am so excited about the Middle Island Dog Park and can't wait to meet people in my community who share my love of dogs and for my K-9 daughters to make new friends.

I remember Alex...R.I.P. little grey parrot, look for my green Pie Bird and my Old, 55 year old Perkins the Yellow Nape...fly with angels little bird!

http://www.alexfoundation.org/

BJ sent me this link.

At our meeting with the Parks Dept and Ms Kepert today, Suffolk County Unleashed has asked and been granted new features to be added to this nine acre dog park.These new features have been posted on our site.
This nine acre dog park will be the largest in Suffolk County, and many many thanks to Ms Flaim and Connie Kepert for assisting us in our efforts in establishing off leash recreation for all the pups of Suffolk County!

Kim of Boxer rescue passed on Sept 6th. So so sad

So sad about Alex. I remember seeing him on shows.
He was an amazing bird. Now he's flying with Ruby's dear parrots and my George up in heaven.

Gina from suffolkcountyunleashed.com has added some interesting information about puppy mills on her "Member Commentary" page. It reiterates the horrors that the dogs go through and the pain and anguish of their unsuspecting owners. Not to mention the heavy financial burdens of trying to sustain a congenitally ill dog. Please visit that site to stay informed. Please visit my petition, "Charlemagne's Law" which is to stop puppy mills and pet stores that buy from them. This cause has been picking up steam. It is too late for Charlemagne but not too late to help all my fellow human beings and their dogs. Please check out my interview on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSbRhZtMzsM

Please also visit my petition and it's embedded links to learn more about "Charlemage's Law".

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/194445369

Gina from suffolkcountyunleahed.com is urging everyone to support these anti-puppy mill bills in the New York State Legislature. Please contact your local Assembly person to urge them to pass these bills in to law. It is for the dogs!

AO7766 - Makes it unlawful to conduct excessive breeding of dogs in an uncontrolled manner and location so as to be in a cruel and inhuman manner - http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A07766
AO8522/SO5608 - Provides that pet dealers or other persons shall not sell dogs purchased or received from a puppy farm - http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A08502, http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S05608

So sad about Alex. I loved the demonstrations of his intelligence too. Lots of us have always known animals are intelligent and it is human egotism and those that want to profit by exploiting animals that has put the notion out there that animals have no intelligence or feelings. This is one of the main reasons we have animal cruelty. How can animals exist at all and hunt and cooperate and scavenge if they are not intelligent. I think he was a pioneer in educating the world about animal intelligence and that education is so valuable in teh fight against animal cruelty. The education is what is needed to help put an end to mistreatment of animals.

My deceased husband used to hunt (not birds) but would say that crows in the woods knew the difference if you had a stick in your hand or a gun just by the way they reacted. Also mainstream news publications such as the Parade Magazine supplement now are putting forth statements of animal intelligence such as the fact that adult cats are now thought to be as intelligent as a toddler. I would say that does not go far enough as animals are genius in some abilites or talents that are sorely lacking or have been lost in humans.

God speed Alex. If there is a heaven, he is surely there and has plenty of animal friends of all species to welcome him.

I am so excited about the new dog park in Middle Island! Finally I can let my Yorkie run around and smell everything in sight. Anyone who has a Yorkie knows they have their own mind and when you call, they rarely come!

Hi Everyone,

Well I received this e-mail and I don't know if it's spam but I thought I had to share this one. So if it is spam, sorry and please excuse. But if it isn't, I hope this was valuable info.

Hi...I am sending this on to all the dog owners I know, in fact I'm
sending it to everyone because I don't know whether you have a dog or
not.....you may wish to do the same. This checks out on snopes.

If you have a dog... PLEASE read this and send it on

Written by:
Laurinda Morris, DVM
Danville Veterinary Clinic
Danville , Ohio

This week I had the first case in history of raisin toxicity ever seen at
MedVet. My patient was a 56-pound, 5 yr old male neutered lab mix that
ate half a canister of raisins sometime between 7:30 AM and 4:30 PM on
Tuesday. He started with vomiting, diarrhea and shaking about 1AM on
Wednesday but the owner didn't call my emergency service until 7AM.

I had heard somewhere about raisins AND grapes causing acute Renal
failure but hadn't seen any formal paper on the
subject. We had her bring the dog in immediately. In the meantime, I
called the ER service at MedVet, and the doctor there was like me - had
heard something about it, but.... Anyway, we contacted the ASPCA
National Animal Poison Control Center and they said to give I V fluids at
1 1/2 times maintenance and watch the kidney values for the next 48-72
hours.

The dog's BUN (blood urea nitrogen level) was already at 32 (normal less
than 27) and creatinine over 5 ( 1.9 is the high end of normal). Both are
monitors of kidney function in the bloodstream. We placed an IV catheter
and started the fluids. Rechecked the renal values at 5 PM and the BUN
was over 40 and creatinine over 7 with no urine production after a liter
of fluids. At the e point I felt the dog was in acute
renal failure and sent him on to MedVet for a urinary catheter to monitor
urine output overnight as well as overnight care.

He started vomiting again overnight at MedVet and his renal values have
continued to increase daily He produced urine when given lasix as a
diuretic. He was on 3 different anti-vomiting medications and they still
couldn't control his vomiting. Today his urine output decreased again,
his BUN wa s over 120, his creatinine was at 10, his phosphorus was very
elevated and his blood pressure, which had been staying around 150,
skyrocketed to 220.. He continued to vomit and the owners elected to
euthanize.

This is a very sad case - great dog, great owners who had no idea raisins
could be a toxin. Please alert everyone you know who has a dog of this
very serious risk. Poison control said as few as 7 raisins or grapes
could be toxic. Many people I know give their dogs grapes or raisins
as treats including our ex-handler's. Any exposure should give rise to
immediate concern.

Even if you don't have a dog, you might have friends who do. This is
worth passing on to them.

Confirmation from Snopes about the above...

http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/raisins.asp
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http://www.startsampling.com/sm/25006/captureAddress.iphtml?item=25006&source=300AOL

THE ABOVE IS FOR A $8 OFF COUPON FOR IAMS DOG FOOD, I DON'T USE IT, BUT AOL HAD THE COUPON...

LILLY NEEDS CANDLES...........HERS ARE LOW...

FROM KATHY (CO) - THE HORSES STILL NEED US!!!! TODAY, PLEASE FAX, EMAIL, AND CALL IN MEMORY OF PRECIOUS WILLIE, A FOAL WHO FOUGHT SO VERY VERY HARD TO LIVE BUT THE ANGELS TOOK HIM YESTERDAY.
STRATEGY FOR FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14

On August 2, 2007 the House of Representatives approved an amendment to the 2008 Agriculture Appropriations bill that will temporarily bring horse slaughter to a halt by stripping funds from the federally required inspection of slaughter-bound horses. Without the inspections, the slaughter cannot proceed. This amendment must still be voted on in the Senate. This amendment is only a temporary measure while the sponsors work to secure passage of the permanent American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act.

It has now been confirmed that the Agricultural Appropriations Bill DID pass the full Senate Appropriations Committee in the Senate. It now awaits debate and consideration on the Senate floor. There is no specific date of when it will go to the Senate floor. In the meantime, we must keep up the push for cosponsors for HR503 and S311. We should be receiving instructions shortly and it is important that we are READY TO RALLY!!

For this reason, it is important when you make your calls, you request they support and VOTE YES for ANY legislative measure that will ban horse slaughter and
export for slaughter. In addition to the Daily Call
List, please contact your own senators and representative with this message.

Those who voted in support of the Ensign-Byrd Amendment Senate (2005) but have not yet cosponsored the bills

Barack Obama - IL
Phone: 202- 224-2854
Fax: 202- 228-4260
Aide: Elizabeth Olson

Richard Durbin – IL
Phone: 202-224-2152
Fax: 202-228-0400

Richard G. Lugar - IN
Phone: 202-224-4814
Fax: 202-228-0360

David Vitter – LA
Phone: 202-224-4623
Fax: 202-228-5061

Norm Coleman – MN
Phone: 202-224-5641
Fax: 202-224-1152

Gordon Smith – OR
Phone: 202-224-3753
Fax: 202-228-3997

UH, KATHLEEN Ssssss POINTED OUT TO ME THAT I SAID, "LILLY'S CANDLES ARE LOW".......NOT LILLY, I MEANT TO SAY VIVI! MY LILLY IS FINE...SORRY ABOUT THE CONFUSION. ACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

VIVI ONLY HAS 14 CANDLES, VERY LOW AMOUNT...LETS SEE IF WE CAN LIGHT A FEW FOR OUR GIRL WHO IS STILL OUT THERE I FEEL..

Vivi's candle site is pathetic. Come on everyone, light a few for our lost doggy.

VIVI NOW HAS 24 CANDLES...KEEP GOING PEOPLE!

Going there right now to light some candles for our sweet little girl. MaryL, I was so relieved to find out your Lilly was okay. Give her a hug for me and my gals please.

I also lit candles for Vivi. All the candle sites are low now that they have limited how many you can light.

COCKER SPANIEL IN WH SHELTER HAS BEEN ADOPTED!

I found out today that she went as soon as her waiting period was up. One of the girls at my vet's office told me she did a rescue of another cocker spaniel approx. 2-3 yrs. old that someone just dropped off in a park that has a lot of wild animals around. She said the dog was well groomed, still had bandana that groomer's put on dogs. This was two weeks ago. Someone near that area saw someone drop it off. From my understanding the West Haven Shelter doesn't allow owner surrender of an animal so people are just dumping their animals anywhere. How very sad for these poor babies.

Laura

There are some interesting posts on this blog regarding animal legislation and animal issues--if anyone of you would be interested in writing for our member commentary section on our website, please email me.

It's beyond me how anyone could just dump a pet they've had for years...Heartless people!

I'm happy the little Cocker was adopted..Poor animals don't understand whats going on.

Vivi's candles are picking up, but she could use more.
Cubby also could use some candles and prayers and as usual, although I also seem to put her last, Madison/B+ could use some prayers and candles.

Be safe Vivi! I love you!

THANK YOU GINA SO VERY MUCH. WE NEED THIS DOG PARK AND MANY OTHERES SO WE CAN RUN AROUND. WE LIVE IN A SENIOR COMPLEX THAT SAYS THAT WE ARE WELCOMED BUT THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US TO GO. WE CAN,T RUN OR FOR THAT MATHER EVEN WALK AROUND, WE HAVE NEIGHBORS THAT JUST DONT LIKE PETS AND GIVE OUR MOM A HARD TIME. WE ARE GOOD MINI DACHSHUNDS AND WE LOVE PEOPLE. OUR MOM TAKES US EVERWHERE WITH HER SHE IS SO GREAT. ME BEING GINGER I AM 9 NOW WAS RESCUED BY MOM 2 YEARS AGO AND I AM SO VERY HAPPY WITH MY FAMILY AND SISTER PRINCESS WHO IS 3. SHE IS MORE ACTIVE THAN ME AND SHE WOULD REALLY LOVE THE DOGGIE PARKS.WE GO TO THE BEACH AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND WALK, BUT WE WOULD REALLY LOVE TO JUST RUN AND LET OUR EARS BLOW IN THE WIND. THANK YOU GINA SO MUCH AND EVERYONE ELSE YOU ALL ARE A GOD SENT TO US .LOVE YOU ALL GINGER AND PRINCESS AND ESPECIALLY OUR MOM ROSE

OMG, talking dogs.........what next? haaaaaaaa
Run little ones run, feel the breeze blowing in your ears! I'm all for dog parks, just be carful that you don't run across crabby doggies, little ones.

uh, careful.........

I had a cocker dumped at my house a couple of years ago. You could see the indentation where they removed the collar. He kept watching the road. Ironically, the one Laura is talking about and mine lucked out. People who would do that are a different species from us.

Karen my dear...I have missed you! Nice that your painting brought in so much money for a very good cause!

Don't forget the candle site! Vivi, Cubb/Cubby/B+
and any person or animal you want to leave a special message for.

Laura, that is so awful about West Haven not allowing owner surrender. And then the owners who can't take the time out of their too important lives to find caring homes for their pets are dispicable. To just dump a pet outside with no thought. I hope these people are haunted forever.

The post about the raisin toxicity is very VERY true ---- grapes, raisins, ONIONS are very very toxic to our canines - even in some cases, more than chocolate.

Hi Gang -- I have found that I can post to this blog from my home computer now --- still can't post from the work one so will have to ask Darlene to post the call in strategy for me tomorrow morning. Many of you know the story of sweet Little Willie, the baby belgian that fought very hard to overcome the issue of starvation and neglect from his owners but was taken in by a wonderful lady named Theresa who gave him the best of vet and home care. Sadly, as you know, Little Willie traveled home with his angels on Sept. 13th. Unfortunately, this is the fate of a lot of our foals - people breed horses right and left and then if the foal isn't what they wanted, they discard it like a pile of garbage or worse - they send them to slaughter for a few extra bucks. PLEASE help me by calling, faxing or emailing your congressmen and ask them to please support - CO-SPONSOR - Senate Bill S311 or House Bill HR503. The congress only has a short amount of time left this year before the recess for the year. If this bill doesn't get sponsored and passed this year --- we have to start all over again next year - this happened last year --- we were so close but it didn't get done. We are close again this year, but as you know, our congress hasn't gotten very much done at all this year. We need to be the squeaky wheel that they will tire of hearing and do something about. Please help me get these bills passed. And remember... Cavel is still open and slaughtering hundreds of our horses everyday. Our government sucks --- the governor of Illinois ordered Cavel closed and the Belgium owners filed a complaint which a judge decided warrented further review and allowed them to operate until he makes his decision ... well - he isn't moving too fast either --- it's been over a month and still no decision.

It only takes a few moments to call, email or fax to the list that will be posted tomorrow.....please take those few moments for our horses. You might just be the one that changes their minds.

So sorry to hear about the dog that ate the raisins. We (the rescue org I work with) had a cocker in a foster home and he ate half of a big box and was touch and go for awhile but he pulled through. The foster mom was so upset that she left them where he could get them that once he went back to her house to recoup and put back on the website for adoption, she told us to take him off, she was adopting him. Nice ending but it could have been another sad case of losing a great dog.

LAURA: Very happy to hear the cocker you rescued off the street got adopted. You did a wonderful thing and saved his life.

Good morning everyone,
Kathy, thanks for the info. about grapes, raisins and onions. It might save more pets' lives.
Any news on our lost whippet. I hope we get good news soon. She is the reason for our getting active in saving animals as a group. It's her turn now.

FROM KATHY (CO) - THE HORSES STILL NEED US!!!!!!
Senator Mary Landrieu sent a statement which I read on her behalf . In it, she encourages us to continue our grassroots efforts. We wanted to share this with you Following is Senator Landrieu's message in it's entirety.

"The slaughter of horses is both cruel and inhumane.
Passing legislation to ban horse slaughter is a necessary step in our continued fight for the safety and welfare of these beloved animals. As legislators, it is our responsibility to ensure that this gruesome torture no longer occurs. I was proud to cosponsor legislation to ban horse slaughter in the 109th Congress and I am proud to be the lead of this effort in the 110th. Your dedication to this issue is inspiring, and I encourage all of you to continue your grassroots efforts. With your continued support, I hope that Congress will pass the Horse Slaughter Prevention Act soon."

List for Monday September 17 Those who voted in support of the Ensign-Byrd Amendment Senate (2005) but have not yet cosponsored the bills

Lisa Murkowski - AK Phone: 202-224-6665
Fax:202-224-5301

Saxby Chambliss-GA Phone: 202-224-3521
Fax:202-224-0103

Johnny Isakson - GA Phone: 202-224-3643
Fax:202-228-0724

John Sununu- NH Phone: 202-224-2841 Fax: 202-228-4131

Lamar Alexander-TN Phone: 202-224-4944
Fax:202-228-3398 Aide: Latonya Miller

Kay Bailey Hutchison- TX Phone: 202-224-5922
Fax:202-224-0776

It is important when you make your calls, you request they support and VOTE YES for ANY legislative measure that will ban horse slaughter and export for slaughter. We do not yet know how this will be presented in Congress so this message is very important. In addition to the Daily Call List, please contact your own senators and representative with this message.

Remember, WE ARE BARBARO'S VOICE! Let it be heard!!
Thanks for everything you do and have a great day!

DOES ANY ONE KNOW ANYONE WHO MAY BE ABLE TO FOSTER 2 TEENY PIT BULL PUPS IN OR AROUND ALABAMA? MERI-LOU, THE GANG, AND I ARE TRYING TO FIND A PLACE FOR THEM TO GO SO THEY ARE NOT PTS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME. THANK YOU

Suffolk County Unleashed "Dog Park 101" classes taught by well known trainer Debbie Feliziani of Holbrook will commence October 21-- all potential park users of the Middle Island dog park are strongly recommended to attend- for more information, please visit our site, www.suffolkcountyunleashed.com

The requirements for membership regarding the Middle Island dog park have been posted on the site.
All potential park patrons are encouraged to view the listing at www.suffolkcountyunleashed.com

Applications for membership regarding the Middle Island Pup Park are being accepted in November- for more information, please visit www.suffolkcountyunleashed.com