UPDATE on the Risk to Claudia's Home

* frantic typing at keyboard * 

OK Guys I have an update on Claudia..............

Let us give Claudia HOPE - she is almost there! 

SHE HAS A JOB 

but needs to get this sewerage bill PAID NOW or gets a hefty lien!!

She is one amazing lady and she is trying so hard,she loves her cats, loves her home and Has A Job. GOOD NEWS is she has been offered a full time job! BUT she still had to turn around some bills including one from the sewerage company that threatens a lien on her property before pay day. OK Read her update here and spread the word - please share and contribute.

Claudia has a job but they don't pay until you have worked some!  She is doing so well, is nearly there - please read the chip in and help if you can. She needs to remove the risk of an expensive lien!!

OK some of you may know Claudia, I don't know her very well but @MrTibbsAP and a group of friends vouch for her bona fides which is good enough for me to I feel I must help.  I grabbed a bit of the earlier history of the chip-in that says it all (see bottom of the post).

 Claudia is blessed with having a roof over her head but not for much longer. Please, even $5 would help.  Mum and I are donating now....

Believe me, Claudia is going FLAT OUT to find work, if you read the chip in you can see this. She is moving heaven and earth to get work, and she needs a break.  If, like me, you want to donate the chip in is here.
Claudia speaks : I live in my childhood home with my 6 cats and I care for ferals. My garage is open to them 24/7. In a nutshell, lost mother in September (I was her full time caretaker and unemployed). Found low paying retail job over the holidays. Laid off in January. Found another low wage job as cashier at a grocery store and was helping elderly aunt in her home......... 

Help me to help Claudia. her luck WILL improve, she needs our help to keep going until that blessed time.

Dash

FuzzyMice wants US folk to call their Representatives...

* Tap Tap Serious post for anipals comin' up.  Everyone, please if you are in the USA you might be able to help *

This information comes from Animal Rescue lady @FuzzyMice.  Yes, there is a lot to read, but, sometimes we have to chew hard on stuff to digest it better :-

There are many jurisdictions in our state that spend more money on animal control then on veteran's affairs or libraries. This is just wrong. This is government waste at its worst. I’m sure all of you can imagine better places to put this money than into housing and killing pets! It’s simply a disgrace.

We bring nearly 1,000,000 dogs and cats into our shelters and kill over half of them, which costs our state over a quarter of a billion dollars per year. I know these numbers are huge, and maybe hard to grasp and really understand... but please try to reflect for one moment how enormous this is and how cruel and wasteful... and we, California taxpayers are flipping the bill.

Here is how SB 250 will help reduce this out-of-control problem:

1. Prevent unwanted litters – SB 250 does this by requiring stray dogs to be spayed or neutered (An unlicensed, unaltered, roaming dog is considered a stray).

2. Helps dogs get back home – SB 250 does this by promoting dog licensing – if you want to keep your dog unaltered, all you need to do is license it... which dog owners should be doing already; dog licensing has been state law since 1933.

Right ow in California only 21% of the dogs are licensed, this is bad for two big reasons:

     a. Unlicensed dogs have much less chance of finding their way
 back home if they are impounded.
b. Licensing generates revenue to run the shelters, and budgets
    have been slashed to unreasonable amounts.

3. Spay and neuter your household roaming cat. And if you want to keep your cat unaltered, keep it inside or an enclosed outdoor area.

There has been a lot of misleading information circulating regarding how SB 250 affects feral cat caregivers... the information is absolutely false! SB 250 only affects cats that you own and live on your property. Visit http://www.yesonsb250.com/ferals.php for more information.

Please, if you care about reducing this tragic situation in our state for innocent dogs and cats and are not satisfied with status quo, please help us now. If we cannot get to the 41 votes the bill will fail, and we will have to start all over again next year. We’ve come too far, please help us get this good piece of legislation to the Governor’s desk, call today, please do not delay, this is our last chance.

SB 250 had a vote in the State Assembly on Thursday, August 26. We did not get the 41 votes required to pass, however the good news is we can take the bill up for a vote once more before the session ends this week.
Senate Majority Leader Dean Florez and all our friends are working hard to move the Assembly members to our side and to do the right thing.

But once again, underground dog breeders and puppy millers, both in-state and out-of-state, are working hard to distort the truth and fight our bill.

Here is my last request, will you please call all the Democratic members who did not vote in support of the bill and urge their “Yes” votes for the next vote on SB 250.

The members to call are:


MEMBER NAME

PHONE

FAX



Galgiani, Cathleen
(916) 319-2017
(916) 319-2117

Ma, Fiona
(916) 319-2012
(916) 319-2112

Monning, William W.
(916) 319-2027
(916) 319-2127

Block, Marty
(916) 319-2078
(916) 319-2178

Buchanan, Joan
(916) 319-2015
(916) 319-2115

Caballero, Anna M.
(916) 319-2028
(916) 319-2128

Calderon, Charles M.
(916) 319-2058
(916) 319-2158

Chesbro, Wesley
(916) 319-2001
(916) 319-2101

Coto, Joe
(916) 319-2023
(916) 319-2123

Evans, Noreen
(916) 319-2007
(916) 319-2107

Huber, Alyson
(916) 319-2010
(916) 319-2110

Pérez, V. Manuel
(916) 319-2080
(916) 319-2180

Salas, Mary
(916) 319-2079
(916) 319-2179

Torrico, Alberto
(916) 319-2020
(916) 319-2120

Yamada, Mariko
(916) 319-2008
(916) 319-2108

16 Symptoms You Cannot ignore in Your Cat

* Testing testing la la la laaaaaa.  Turn on the mike Mum..... *

Mum was sent this and thought you ought to give it the once over.

Check it out here - a real boon to monitoring your cat's health issues.

Short post - sweet post - helpful post - GO READ IT

(Oh and thanks to Daisy for the helpful comment - much appreciate Miss Daisy * respectful nosetap* )

Etsy for Animals helping Berkeley East Bay Humane Society

* Tap Tap Tap - Hey Mum turn the mike on I have News! *

I have some news to pass on.  Here we go!

Etsy for Animals (A group of sellers on Etsy who love and support animal causes) is taking urgent action to help Berkeley East Bay Humane Society who have been victims of a tragic fire.  EFA sellers feel they must act and are donating to fundraise for BEBHS through May and June - with some going further into July - such is their commitment to this cause.  

Full details of the tragic fire that swept their facility are here and their Rebuilding site is here.

The sellers involved are listed below, just click on the links below :-

Tantalizing Stitches is giving 5% of her sales

Barking Dog Blankets is donating 5-10% of May/June sales

Spider Blue  Will donate 50% of sales for the months of June and July.

Whskr will be donating 100% of her next Art Doll pin sale and 25% of each sale in June.

KittyAnyDots 10% of cards, 20 % of prints, mirrors & jewelry all of May and June

Scrappy Rats  100% of sale of selected items (Yummy for Dogs dog treat cookbooks, other items as indicated). Now - end of June

Barking Dog Blankets on Etsy and 1000 Markets Small BarkingDogBlanket 100% proceeds plus 5 - 10%  May/june Sales

MVegan5 10% of sales from 22 May to the end of June. 

Daisy Wares 50% of her sales to help thru to the end of May

Garden Delights I will be donating 10% of my sales through the end of June.

Wind and Honey 10% of my sales until June 30   

If you can spread news of this post around your social networks we would appreciate it. Thank you on behalf of all of the animals and people at the Berkeley East Bay Humane Society.

Anipal Times - Out TODAY!!

* tap tap - anyone there *

OK there is a new issue of the Anipal Times out today!  How do you find the Anipal Times?  Check out the column on the right - see that one under 'Dash Reads'? - that one.  Click on it and head over for a fantastic issue full of animal related stuff.  Show your support for a great venture.  Mum reads it to me and it's pawsome!