A Tail Of Two Cities - Pet Project Foundation

A Pet Project Foundation Publication
Fall-Winter
2007
To enhance the quality of life
of all companion animals in a
pro-humane manner through
compassion, responsibility,
education and service.
New Digs Needed
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> By Paula Becker
21 inches by 21 inches by 28 inches.
After living in a 1500 square foot
home, this is now your confinement.
Scary? You betcha! Would you
cower? Strike out? Growl? Hiss?
If you were a cat, you would probably do one or more of these. When
a cat comes to our shelter, he goes
into a four foot square kennel. After
five days, he’s moved into a larger,
yet still small kennel. If we have
cats that get along with other cats,
they are afforded the condo accommodations. But sadly, we have only
three of those.
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Pet Project Foundation Presents
A Tail Of Two Cities
“An Evening with the Pawparazzi”
> By Suzi Jordan
Friday, November 16th, 2007
This year’s 7th Annual “A Tail of Two
Cities” will be held at the beautiful
Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa,
in Dana Point. PPF has held this
major fund-raiser for the past six
years to provide care for all the lost
and abandoned animals at the prohumane San Clemente – Dana Point
Animal Shelter. It is with hope and
pride that this year’s event will be the
most outstanding extravaganza,
and that monies raised from this event
will far exceed our highest hopes.
Pet Project Foundation depends on
the funds raised from these events to
provide shelter, food, medical treatment, spay and neuter, and staffing of
kennel attendants. We have recently
added a Veterinary Technician, and
a positive behavior modification dog
trainer, who helps make the shelter
dogs much more adoptable.
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New Digs Needed For Shelter Cats
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Present housing for
shelter cats – crowded
Pet Project
Foundation is
recipient of
$500 Donation
> By Andrea Owen
The Ladera Ranch Business Women’s Networking Group (LRBWNG)
is honored to give a $500 donation
to the San Clemente–Dana Point
Animal Shelter. The mission of the
thirty members of LRBWNG is to
help women business owners build
their businesses by encouraging
networking and sharing leads. In
addition, the LRBWNG strives to
give back to the community by
contributing monetary donations to
charitable causes supported by its
members. For more information on
LRBWNG, please contact Andrea
Owen at 949-525-5674.
Pet Project Foundation wishes to
THANK the members of LRBWNG
for their generous donation. We
would like to encourage other organizations to please think of us when
fund raising, and the wonderful
work we do for the animals at
the San Clemente–Dana Point
Animal Shelter.
For further information regarding
donations to PPF, please call
949- 595-8899. You can bring your
donation to the animal shelter and
while there, stop and visit all our
wonderful shelter animals. If you
prefer, mail your donation to:
Pet Project Foundation, P.O. Box
5678 in San Clemente, CA 92674.
On behalf of all the lost and
abandoned animals at the shelter:
THANK YOU!
We are very proud of our shelter;
however, it could be improved upon
and many of our cats have let us
know that. Bob, a handsome black
and white feline, came to our shelter
two years ago from a man who
was moving to Hawaii and had to
give him up. He told us Bob loved
to sleep with him and was a great
cat. Within two days of living in the
incoming kennel, we couldn’t touch
Bob. He struck out, growled, and
didn’t act like a cat who would be
easily adopted. Once we moved him
into a room where we could work
with him, Bob calmed down considerably. This scenario has played out
time and again in our shelter with
so many cats.
We desperately need to make some
changes. A committee is being
formed of members of Pet Project
Foundation and Coastal Animal
Services Authority staff to plan a cat
room expansion. The property on
which the San Clemente–Dana Point
Animal Shelter is located provides
room for the shelter to grow, and
we intend to take advantage of
that space.
Ideas swirl around in our minds for
making the cats’ stay at our shelter
less stressful. We’re excited and
motivated. We gladly will listen to
any advice the members of PPF
have to offer.
With this large endeavor looming,
money is a major issue. Monetary
donations can be sent to PPF.
Please note with your correspondence that it’s specifically for the cat
room expansion. Time, material, and
expertise from local contractors,
architects, and suppliers would be
greatly appreciated. Call (949) 5958899 to let us know of your interest.
Pet Project Foundation adopts San Clemente
Dog Lovers and their Banner Program.
PPF is absorbing the dog park banner program into their non- profit
organization. This will be another
way of raising funds for the prohumane San Clemente–Dana Point
Animal Shelter. They will be selling
3’ by 4’ full color banners to be
displayed on the dog park fences.
By purchasing these banners,
members of the community and
local businesses have a wonderful
opportunity to be seen and
recognized by San Clemente’s
large community of dog owners’.
For further information, please
contact Gregg Lipanovich at:
wwwgregglip@cox.net
Gigi, pka Priscilla
Priscilla was at the shelter for quite
some time until the perfect family
came along. She was shy, but now
is showing her true colors. Here is
a note from her family:
A Tail Of Two Cities
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This year’s event will be held Friday,
November 16th. Cocktail hour and
the wonderful silent auction will
begin at 6:00pm, during which time
hors d’oeuvres will be served.
Following, will be a sit down dinner
with wine. During this time, the Live
Auction will begin with fabulous
surprises. So mark your calendars
and please join us for an evening of
merriment, good food and wine!
For further information:
To purchase tickets to this event,
and or to make a donation or
be a sponsor, please go to
www.petprojectfoundation.org or
call: 949-595-8899. What a wonderful charitable way to support our
animals in need.
“Her fur is now soft and thick. She is
very healthy. Gigi is very mischievous.
She likes teasing our dogs, jumping
out at them from behind the sofa or
when they come in the doggy door.
Clearly, she is in charge! Gigi likes to
‘talk’ letting us know when she wants
to play, usually around 4:30am, or if
she wants to be fed. So, while I’m on
the computer working, she will come
over, rub against my legs, meow and
let me know it is time to feed her. She
is good about self regulating her food
and doesn’t overeat. She will even
let food sit in her bowl for awhile (she
eats only dry food), doesn’t even like
fish! She loves sitting on the top of
her tower in the living room, watching
everyone or lying next to the screen
door, soaking up the sunshine. Gigi
also likes to sit on a cushion on the
chair next to me as I work on the
computer. Although Gigi still does not
like being held for more than a few
minutes, she does like being around
her family and getting her neck
scratched. She loves looking outside,
but shows no desire to go outside
which is reassuring to us. Too many
cats get eaten by the coyotes that
sometimes roam our neighborhood.
We love her very much!”
Rhonda, Karl, Krystina and
Veronica Jarema
Newsletter Credits
> Editor
Ruth Rosen
> Design
Dennis Wunsch
> Photography
Carol Bridges
> Paula Becker
> Suzi Jordan
> Andrea Owen
Hi Everyone! – Aren’t we
the most handsome
shelter dogs?
> By Ruth Rosen
We’ve been hanging around the
pro-humane San Clemente–Dana
Point Animal Shelter for awhile. They
feed us well and the volunteers walk
us every day, but we really are all
looking for our forever home. How
about coming to the shelter and
looking us up? Hey, if you want a
different kind of dog – we have
those. Just stop by our shelter and
visit us. If you adopt us we promise
to give you lots of love, and if you
insist, we’ll even let you be the
Alpha Dog! So please take a little
time out of your day
and come
visit us.
Pleeease!
Tiger Gets A Birdie
> By Paula Becker
Hearing a strange sound from your
car engine can be quite disconcerting. Hearing it as you are leaving to
take someone to the airport can be
problematic. But when the sound
turns out to be a kitten, this is a
cause for great concern. What turned
out to be more amazing about this
story is that the stowaway most
likely found his way into the engine
compartment in Santa Fe Springs,
where the reluctant chauffer Dan
worked. The tiny feline rode precariously to Dana Point.
Later that evening, with the car
parked safely in his closed garage,
Dan snagged the little feline and
placed him in a carrier. He was a
pretty wild little guy, so Dan smartly
used thick gardening gloves.
Brought to the shelter the next day,
the little fellow was named Sunkist
and placed in a foster home. “He will
need lots of work,” we told volunteer
Sue Fulks, who agreed to foster him.
“He’s feral. Be careful.” Two days
later, Sue gave the oily creature a
bath. Feral, no; just scared. Wouldn’t
you be? What an ordeal!
Once Sunkist was big enough to be
neutered, Sue reluctantly returned
him to the shelter for adoption. Patty
Callaghan was looking for a playmate for her cat Tiger, named after
a famous golfer. She recently lost an
orange cat and was hopeful Tiger
would take to another, maybe easing
his grief. Her desire was that Sunkist
would provide the companionship
that Tiger was missing.
She brought the little guy home, and
after the initial hissing, Tiger and his
new pal enjoy playing together, using
Patty’s furniture as their Jungle Gym.
In keeping with the golf theme, Patty
calls her new kitten Birdie, named
after what she chases on the golf
course, with rare success.
Birdie is one lucky little kitten. He
may have already used up one of
his nine lives, but the one he’s living
now with Patty and Tiger will be the
best and safest.
Benz the kitten – rescued
from Mercedes Benz the car
> By Ruth Rosen
A call comes into the Pro-Humane
San Clemente–Dana Point Animal
Shelter. A kitten is crying and raising a
fuss. Where is this kitten? Benz the
kitten had hitched a ride in the Tran
family’s Mercedes Benz and ended
up in their garage.
Poor Benz was scared, hungry and
a mess! Once rescued and brought
to the shelter, frightened little Benz
needed to see the veterinarian to get
shots and be dewormed. Benz also
was covered in fleas and had to be
treated for those. Then Benz was
neutered. Poor little Benz, at 8 weeks
has been through a lot. Now the
little guy is resting comfortably in the
shelter and getting lots of attention
from doting volunteers.
Here is what Vi Tran wrote:
Hello San Clemente–Dana Point
Animal Shelter;
Thank you very much for coming to
rescue the Mercedes Benz kitten. My
wife drove home from work without
the knowledge that the kitten was
in her car engine compartment. Not
until morning, when the kitten made
a lot of noise (maybe he was hungry) did she find the kitten in her car
engine compartment. To our surprise
and amazement, the kitten survived
the engine heat on the way home
from work, which is approximately
10 miles.
Without the San Clemente–Dana
Point Animal Shelter personnel coming to his rescue, the kitten may have
Cut out your holiday ornament on the
dotted line and add your adoopted
animal’s photo in the center.
The holidays are coming and what better way to
share than to cut out the ornament, paste a picture
of your pet on it and mail with a donation to the
animals at the shelter. Your ornament with
your pet’s picture will be hung on the shelter’s
tree for all to see. Please make all donations
out to Pet Project Foundation – Thank you!
died as he was stuck very far inside
the transmission compartment. He
could have starved to death in there.
The Animal Control Officers, Moran
and Stewart, of the San Clemente–
Dana Point Animal Shelter are
very well trained and skillful. They
removed the kitten very effectively
without a scratch.
Again, thank you very much
Ms. Moran and Mr. Stewart.
Vi Tran
P.S. How often do two cats get
rescued from inside the engines of
cars within a month? Not very often!
People
Leslie & Glenn Aronson
In Memory of Lucille McCoy
who loved cats all of her 102
years,
Andrea Schmidt
West Bryson
Richard Luedelce
In Honor of Art Field’s
birthday,
John & Heidi Farkash
In Memory of Terry Lederman,
Teresita Castillo
In Memory of Terry Lederman,
Richard & Louise Caser
Shelter hours and
contact information
In Memory of Terry Lederman,
Everett & Marilyn Hughes
In Memory of Sara Dorris,
Evie Love
Anne Landie
In Memory of Terry Lederman,
Patsy Schmidt
In Memory of Kathleen
Dunham,
Chris & Julie Lindsey
In Memory of Ron &
Kelly Woods,
Karen Mott
In Memory of Terry Lederman,
Mick & Sandra Moran
In Memory of Donald Cook,
Donald & Beverly Latterell
Sunday:
noon to 3 p.m.
In Memory of Donald Cook,
Doris Stephens
Closed on Tuesday
In Memory of my nephew
Terry Lederman,
Malcolm & MaryEllen Jones
In Memory of Tracy
Lynn Carroll,
TLC Beach Dogs, Drew
Daharb
Monday, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday:
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday:
10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Shelter Address:
221 Avenida Fabricante
San Clemente, CA 92674
Shelter Telephone
(949) 492-1617
PPF Telephone
(949) 595-8899
Gifts
Of Love
In Memory of Terry Lederman,
Frances Lyons
In Christy’s name,
Vincent Albregts
In Memory of Bob,
Mrs. Chris Carr
In Honor of Joe Moreno’s
50th birthday,
Jeffrey Fleming
How You Can Help
When you put money in CD’s,
consider one at Fremont Savings
and designate Pet Project Foundation
as your charity of choice. Their rates
are very good, and they donate to
designated charities each year based
on how much is invested under that
charity’s name.
If you shop online, sign up with
iGive.com and designate PPF
as your charity of choice. Over
800 businesses contribute a small
percentage of your spent dollars to
the organization. You will be amazed
at the familiar business. Remember,
Christmas is coming.
Find out how you can set up a
charitable annuity to benefit PPF and
provide on-going income to you. Call
949-595-8899 to receive a brochure.
Pets
In memory of Maggie & Tigger,
Col. (ret) J.D. Mattingly
In memory of Cleveland pet of Nick
& Marla Martini, Kimberly Bursk
In memory of Oreo, sweet pet of
Shelle Sandburg from Collette Justie
In memory of Winston, Bernese
Mountain Dog of Mr. & Mrs. Robert
Thompson, Barbara Power
In memory of “Penny” the Black Lab,
belonging to Ann Pennington,
Renie Schorie
In memory of Cody, beloved companion of the Young family from San
Clemente. For 14 years, he was the
sweetest dog and all round good
buddy to all who had the pleasure
of befriending him. Mary Carson
In memory of Lakota, cherished
companion of Patricia, Tom, Sonia
& Pinto, Carol & Bob Bonner
In memory of Wrangler Podrug,
Bill & Renee Briscoe
Gifts
Of Love
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In memory of Kona Husky Boy,
Kokonuts Hula Frames
In memory of Prince, beloved dog
of Joe & Shyanne Shirvinsky, a
donation to the Third Chance
Program from Dotty & Tom Hopper
In memory of Sophie Whaley,
Darleen Smith
In memory of Sam, Vincent
& Jennifer Cupo
In Memory of Our Beloved Mia,
Ed & Charlotte Chiuminatta
In Memory of Maggie, Catherine
& Bill Osier
In Memory of my three Beloved
Cockers– Teddy, J.R. and Star,
Cybel Maio
In Memory of Duke the Cat,
Dick & Ilze Avery
For Olivia & Figi in Memory of my
sweet kitties, Woody, Bobby Cassie
& Honey, Colette Justie
In memory of Winston...Best Dog
and a wonderful friend.
Dolores & Bob Thompson
For the Harbor Cats in Memory of
“Javier” at feeder #5, Seajay Lange
In Memory of Rocky treasured pet
of Lynn Voss & the Boys, Jana
Westhusing
In Memory of Ben beloved pet of Mr.
& Mrs. Jeffrey Stutz, Betty Winters
In Memory of Lady, loving pet of
Sharon & Raul Gonzalez, Robin Fields
In memory of Winston...Best Dog and
a wonderful friend. Beloved Pet of
Bob, Nancy and Scott Thompson
From Dolores Thompson
Animals
In Honor of Rafferty & Holligan,
Eric & Patricia Lamont
In Honor of Bosley, Amy Port
We love the San Clemente–Dana
Point Animal Shelter “cuz they found
us great new homes with a family
that will love us forever”, Cookie
& Shiloh Aasen
For Figi’s surgery from Sadie a
PPF Alumni
In Honor of Trinity Stephenson for
Figi’s surgery, Carol & Bob Bonner
In Honor of my dog Trevor aka Maddy,
adopted 2006. Thank you for saving
him, he is a great joy! Brent Smith
For all the animals, Jillia, Alexa &
Elysha Romano
We love the animals, Christina Veeris,
Sophia Ellis & Isabel Veeris
Sidney Bower and Skyla Taylor
donated to the animals by taking up
a collection in their neighborhood
A donation towards having a better
facility for the cats, Lupe & Gary Conner
Thank you Wendy Nigh for your
ongoing contributions
Tracy Whittemore, thank you for
your monthly donations
Carol Albert
Marianne Johnston
Carol Bonner
Thomas Tidmore
Lee & Kolene Beck
Brooks Family Trust
Krista Ertelt
Bill & Nonie Fickling
Marianne Fitzgerald
Randall Hodges
Nedra Johnson
Fluffy & Shadow
Ramsey & Hazel McCue
Y.E. Pittner
Eileen Sweyd
John Dobson
Sue Goldberger
iGive.com Holdings
Diane Leonard
Sophia Mangum
Charles & Mary Smillie
Miki Young
Lilo Zinnen
Barbara Albertson
Ladera Ranch Business
Women’s Network
A.B. & D. W. Cole
Mary Francis Librande
Catherine Osier
Donna Patrick
Neta & John Platt
Caroline Cunningham
Andrea Kohler
Janice Workman
Mona Chiumento
Andrew Hawkins
Gloria Bird
Chad Booth
Linda Conti
Karen Crouch
Evan Erickson
Faust Grihalva
Richard Hobson
Jacky Kriskie
Tammy Lascola
Marilyn Lefebvre
Larry Pernick
Wayne Rayfield
Laura Reiff
Nate Senik
Charleen Tran
Cheryl Winsten
Kathleen Wright
B.J. Bird
Patricia Hurley
Theresa Theiler
T. & Dorothy Bray
Majorie Metie
Vicki Patterson
Bill & Julia King
Dan Lamkin
James & Erin Reiss
Marcia Markley
Claudia Tyson
Karen Wood
Victoria Seratelli
Marianne Cook
Paulette Brooks
Susan Paddon
Lacee McLellan
Allison McLane
Lori Cattern
Karen Tkaczyk
Ann Cole
Royce Wright
David & Shay Robison
Andrew Todoroff
Allana Reagan
Thurston Bliss
Three Dog Bakery – Thank
you for holding two fund
raisers for us
Sheila Vaughn
Ann Reynolds
Rosemary Waters
Christina Bays
Eric Liss
John & Sylvia Biondolillo
Frank & Betty Venclik
Kenneth & Barbara Viktor
Jean Hilaire
Malinda Howard
Joseph & Janice Mostow
Robert & Marilyn Kraft
Lee Hench
W. R. & Marilyn LeFebrvre
Donna Patrick
Pet Project Foundation
Lost and abandoned animals have a second
chance at a good life– thanks to the Pet Project
Foundation (PPF) and the San Clemente-Dana
Point Animal Shelter. The mission of the Pet
Project Foundation is “to enhance the quality of
life of all companion animals in a pro-humane
manner through compassion, responsibility,
education and service”. Nowhere is this mission
better exemplified than through our ongoing
support of the shelter. This special shelter
provides food, housing, exercise, medical care,
and love for homeless animals until they are
reunited with their owners or permanent, loving
homes are found. Call PPF at 949-595-8899
or visit our web site at:
www.petprojectfoundation.org
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