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Our 1999 EMC SPCA Calendar
Who
we are...The Eastern Madera County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals is a non-profit charitable organization supported entirely by donations.
We receive no tax dollars or national subsidies of any kind. Our mission
is to promote the humane treatment of and maintain the quality of life
for all animals whether they be domestic, exotic, wild, or livestock. It
is the purpose of this care and gentleness toward animals and an awareness
of the importance they have in our environment and daily lives.
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By educating the
public about the care and treatment of animals.
By promoting
and financially assisting with spay/neuter surgery to reduce or eliminate
domestic animal over-population and the need for euthanasia.
By providing
services to the community that directly benefit local area animals such
as low-cost vaccine clinics.
By offering a
pet placement network which assists in finding permanent, loving homes
for unwanted animals.
By referring
those who find injured wildlife to qualified persons to care for them and
reintegrate them into the wild.
By working to
raise funds to build and operate a humane animal shelter with an emphasis
on adoption.
By being effectively
managed and respected within the community as a leader in promoting the
welfare of animals.
By having adequate
resouces and financial strength to achieve its purpose and retain the flexibility
to respond to the changing needs of the community.
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If you are interested in the welfare of animals, and
would like to see your donations used entirely in the mountain area, please
help us with this very important work. Our workers and officers are all
volunteers and receive no pay. Your donation will go entirely to support
our programs. If you are already a part of our family, please encourage
others to join us. If you are not yet a member we invite you to join us
now. With each passing day, the problem of unwanted animals and their suffering
gets worse. The animals are depending on you. Thank you for your support.
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Volunteers are the backbone of all charitable organizations and the Eastren Madera County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is no different. Actually, we rely even more on our volunteers because we receive no outside funding and prefer to use all donations to help the animals rather than hire outside help. We rely heavily on the talents, creativity and energy of committed volunteers to bring our services to the community. We welcome volunteers to help with the following projects: Rummage Sale, Flea and Tick Dips, Newsletter, Low Cost Vaccine Clinic, Telephone Information, Mountain Peddler's Fair Booth, Classroom Education, Mailing, Photo Contest, Pet Photos with Santa, Calendar, and Foster Pet Care.
Anyone interested in helping with our existing projects,
or with ideas for other ways to help animals is invited to attend the montly
meeting of the EMC SPCA which is held the second Tuesday of every month
(except December) at 7 pm at the Oakhurst Library. We are always happy
to meet people who are interested in our work. We would like to get to
know you, and we know you would enjoy helping with some aspect of our work.
There is so much to be done. Millions of unwated kittens and puppies are
being born every year. The longer you wait, the more there will be. By
becoming an active volunteer, you can really do something positive to help
solve this serious problem. You may have exactly the expertise we need.
It is not necessary for you to help with every event, or to attend every
meeting. Just come get acquained and we'll help you find your niche in
the EMC SPCA!
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On June 16th, two days before my husband and I were to leave on a long planned few days out of town, a mother cat abandoned one of her babies (2-1/2-3 weeks old) in our atrium. Panic really set in. I could not bear to leave the kitten alone, not knowing whether the mother would come back for it. I was afraid the little one would surely starve to death.
I called EMC SPCA member Gail Penning and asked for her help in finding someone to take care of the kitten while we were out of town. She called another member Lesandre Ayrey to see if she would be willing to take on the task of playing mother to this baby. Lesandre accepted this challenge and did an excellent job, for which I am truly grateful.
Lesandre wouldn't accept any payment for this, but asked if I would make a donation to the EMC SPCA. I am enclosing a check to the organization to express my gratitude to Gail, Lesandre and all your hard working volunteers.
Thanks to Gail Penning and Lesandre Ayrey, we have a happy, thriving new member of our family.
Sincerely, Carolyn Algire
Treat me kindly, my beloved master for no heart in the world is more grateful for kindness that the loving heart of me.
Do not break my spirit with a stick, for though I lick your hand between the blows, your patience and understanding will more quickly teach me the things you would have me do.
Speak to me often, for your voice is the world's sweetest music, as you must know by the fierce wagging of my tail when your footstep falls upon my waiting ear.
When it is cold and wet, please take me inside, for I am now a domesticated animal, no longer used to bitter elements. And I ask no greater glory than the privilege of sitting at your feet beside the hearth. Though had you no home, I would rather follow you through ice and snow than rest upon the softest pillow in the warmest home in all the land, for you are my god, and I am your devoted worshiper.
Keep my pan filled with fresh water, for although I should not reproach you were it dry, I cannot tell you when I suffer thirst.
Feed me clean food, that I may be well, to romp and play and do your bidding, to walk by your side, and stand ready, willing and able to protect you with my life should you be in danger.
And, beloved master, should the Great Master see fit to deprive me of my health or sight, do not turn me away from you. Rather hold me gently in your arms as skilled hands grant me the mereciful boon of eternal rest-and I will leave you knowing with the last breath I drew, my fate was ever safest in your hands.
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and the American Red Cross have worked together to produce a new brochure containing valuable tips for pet owners on how to plan ahead for a disaster, how to assemble a disaster-supplies kit, and how to evacuate pets safely. Here are some important tips to remember:
1) CHAIRS & RUGS: If you have to throw up, get into a chair quickly. If you cannot manage in time, get to an Oriental rug. If no Oriental rug, shag is good.
2) DOORS: Do not allow closed doors in any room. To get door opened, stand on hind legs and hammer with fore-paws. Once the door is opened, it is not necessary to use it. After you have ordered an outside door opened, stand halfway in and out and think about several things. This is particularly important during very cold weather, rain, snow and mosquito season.
3) GUESTS: Quickly determine which guest hates cats the most. Sit on that lap. If you can arrange to have Friskies Fish 'n' glop on your breath, so much the better.
-For sitting on laps or rubbing against trouser legs, select fabric color which contrasts well with your fur. For example: white furred cats go to black wool clothing.
-For a guest who claims "I love kittens", be ready to be aloof with disdain, apply claws to stockings or use a quick nip on the ankle.
-When walking among dishes on the dinner table, be prepared to look surprised and hurt when scolded. The idea is to convey "But you allow me on the table when company isn't here."
Always accompany guests to the bathroom. It is not necessary to do anything, just sit there and stare.
4)WORK: If one of your humans is sewing or writing and another is idle, stay with the busy one. This is called helping, otherwise known as hampering. Following are rules for hampering:
-When supervising cooking, sit just behind left heel of cook. You cannot be seen and thereby stand a better chance of being stepped on, picked up and consoled.
-For book readers, get in close under chin between eyes and book, unless you can lie across the book itself.
5. PLAY: It is important to get enough sleep in the daytime so you are fresh for playing catch-the-mouse or king-of-the hill on their bed between 2:00 AM and 4:00 AM.
Begin training early. You will then have a smooth running household.
Humans need to know basic rules. They can be taught if you start early
and are consistent.
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