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What’s happening in ...                                                                                           National  Reading  Education
                                                                                                                           Assistance Dog Day

                                                                                                                           Founded  in  2001  by  Alley  Cat  Allies,  a
                                                                                                                           national  advocacy  organization  dedicated
                            November                                                                                       to the protection and humane treatment of  Ruff-ruff ...

                                                                                                                           feral  cats.  National  Feral  Cat  Day®  was
                                                                                                                           created  to  raise  awareness  and  support
                                                                                                                           Trap-Neuter-Return programs. This year’s
          GIVE WILDLIFE A BRAKE WEEK It’s that time of year when many of us are making our morning and evening             theme  is  “Architects  of  Change  for  Cats:                                 National Little Dog Day
          commutes in the dark. Avoid harming any wildlife by scanning the road carefully and checking for animals trying  Building  blueprints  for  humane  communi-                                    Founded in 2005 by Pet Lifestyle Expert &
          to  cross.  Stay  Alert!  For  more  information  and  bumper  stickers  visit http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/  ties.”
          wildlife_roads/ and http://www.humanesociety.org/animals/resources/tips/give_wildlife_brake.html and                                                                                            Animal Welfare  Advocate  "Colleen  Paige",
          http://www.wildlifeincrisis.com/programs/wildlife.htm                                                            Cats that are put to death every year num-                                     and  sponsored  by - Animal  Miracle  Foun-
                                                                    Pets                                                   ber in the millions. A survey conducted by                                     dation. Observed annually to celebrate our
                                                                                                                           The  National  Council  on  Pet  Population
                                                                                                                                                                                                          lovable feline companions and bring aware-
                                                                                                                           Study  and  Policy  Shelter  Statistics  re-                                   ness to the number of cats in need of res-
                                                                                                                           vealed  72%  of  all  cats  entering  U.S.                                     cuing every year. Ms. Paige is encouraging
                                         NATIONAL GO COOK FOR YOUR PETS DAY Show your pets how much you care
                                                                                                                           pounds  and  shelters  are  killed,  23%  are
                                         by focusing on their health and nutrition and cooking for them. Make a day of meals                                                                              all  of  us  to  volunteer  and  adopt.  National
                                                                                                                                      adopted  and  only  2%  are
                                         and treats they’ll love it!  Visit cookforyourpets.com                                                                                                           Cat Day’s goal this year is to promote the
                                                                                                                                      reunited  with  their  owners.
                                                                                                                                                                                                          adoption of 10,000 shelter cats nationwide.
                                         PET  DIABETES  MONTH™ If your pet companion shows signs of frequent urination,               Please    visit    http://                                          Visit  http://www.littledogday.com  for  more
                                         excessive thirst and lethargy - these may be symptoms of  diabetes. Having a                 www.readingpaws.org/                                                information  and  to  watch  funny  cat  day
                                         health plan and caring for  your  pet  properly can help them live an active                 READingPaws/                                                        videos.
                                         and  healthy  life.  Find out what to look for by taking the quiz at                         Welcome.html
                                         petdiabetesmonth.com.
         HAPPY NOVEMBER!                 WISHBONES  FOR  PETS Make a difference for pets in your community. Wishbones
         There  are  16  pet  holidays/  for Pets® is to pet sitters as Toys for Tots™ is to the Marines. In the US and Canada,
         animal welfare causes to cel-   professional pet sitters offer a pet supply and fund drive six weeks before Thanksgiv-

         ebrate this month. Add a but-             ing with the proceeds going to their favorite local pet charity. This program                                                             Farm Animals
         ton  to  your  website  or  blog,          was offered was for the first time in 2004. This is a food drive for pets in
                                                     need particularly during the holiday season. There will be drop boxes at
         share a tagline on social me-                                                                                                                                                     ADOPT  A  TURKEY  MONTH In  2009,  WhaleTimes  estab-
                                                    local  businesses,  so  keep  your  eye  out  for  ads  and  promotion  signs.
         dia  or  just  share  this  bulletin                                                                                                                                              lished Hagfish Day  to ‘celebrate the beauty of ugly.’ Hagfish
                                         Find your WBFP representative at http://www.wishbonesforpets.com
         with your circle of friends and                                                                                                                                                   are slime oozing deep-sea scavengers that are essential to the
                                         ADOPT  A  SENIOR  PET  MONTH Pledge to help our senior pets find  homes. This
         associates.   Whether   you                                                                                                                                                       ecosystem.  WhaleTimes  Director  Ruth  Musgrave  said,
                                         month  pledge  to  tell  one  person  why  senior  pets  are  GREAT!
         have  a  few  minutes  or  a  few
                                         Petfinder.com  has  provided articles,  videos,  a website widget  to pro-                                                                        “Sometimes it seems as if ecological causes are popularity con-
         days to dedicate to these im-
                                                    mote senior pets online and a sample press release to help                                                                                                                        -known,
         portant issues—get involved.                   spread the  word.
                                                                                                                                                                                           though equally vulnerable, creatures. There are species in peril
                                                                                                                                                                                           that  kids  never  hear  about.”  WhaleTimes  asserts  that  abhor-

                    Contacts                                Providing the latest on pet holidays/animal


                          and information                   welfare causes. Information and resources                                                                                      tion to conservation issues facing marine animals.  An assort-
                                                            are  provided  online  to  help  animal  lover’s                                                                               ment of activity’s are provided to celebrate this day like mak-
                      Submit articles to: Tioni Westley
                                                            stay  up-to-date  and  increase  involvement                                                                                   ing hagfish slime, writing Haiku and sending Happy Hagfish
                    Call for information: (302) 290-0066    in animal advocacy.
                  The Web: www.petholidaycalendars.com                                                                                                                                     bouquets.
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