 | Lucky Star Spay Neuter Program News
A Publication of the Lucky Star Spay Neuter Program
12 Birch Lane Morristown, NJ 07960 Email: luckystarprogram@att.net
Volume 99 August 2020 |
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| Our Mission: To gather, recognize and celebrate the continuing annual commitment of each of our member veterinarians to provide some level of absolutely free spay neuter services to the needy animals of their choice, along with any other free services they choose to provide. |
Our Lucky Stars
We are proud to present this roster of Lucky Star Veterinarians. Together these 12 professionals have generously pledged 658 absolutely free spay neuter surgeries & other free services for needy animals of their choice in 2020, for which they have our admiration & thanks:
Dr. Ohad Barnea & Dr. Kyoung Han, Tenafly Veterinary Center
Dr. Erno Hollo, Dr. Melissa Rotella & Dr. Emily Denning, Basking Ridge Animal Hospital
Dr. Harvey E. Hummel, Andover Animal Hospital, Newton
Dr. Danci Mock, West Caldwell Animal Hospital
Dr. Maritza Perez, West Orange Animal Hospital
Dr. P. Picone, Audubon Veterinary Associates
Dr. Sandra Stalder-Frey, Alpha Veterinary Care
Dr. Carolyn Wooley, MCSNIP, Pennington
Dr. David Croman, Medical Director, People for Animals, Inc., Hillside, Robbinsville & Clayton
FULLY FUNDED BY DEPT OF AGRICULTURE!
What a great partnership & example for others! This absolutely free 2019 S/N opportunity for outdoor feral/stray cats included trapping & transportation, S/N, Rabies & FVRCP Vaccines, Parasite Treatment & Ear tip for Ferals, & was fully funded by the “MD Dept of Agriculture S/N Grants Program” (Way to go Maryland!) designed to provide a humane solution to control the free roaming cat population & reduce shelter intake & euthanasia in Worcester & Wicomico Counties in MD. Program run by Forgotten Cats (302) 429-0124, www.forgottencats.org
S/N BACKLOG-CAVALRY ON THE WAY ?
A coalition of national groups & funders have formed “#SpayTogether” to address backlog of S/N due to COVID-19. Goal initially reported was to provide visiting surgical teams in the 8 states w/the most need for HVHQ S/N (CA, TX, NV, LA, MS, OK, NC, FL) with help then to follow else-where.After a survey of needs, a later release (6-1-2020) mentioned providing $ & resources to help US shelters & clinics reach a goal of 50,000 S/N’s in 3 months. Latest word is #Spay Together is granting >$2.3 million to >200 shelters, clinics, rescues & other animal protection groups in all 50 States to provide: (1) Surgery subsidy support grants, (2) On-ground assistance training in HQHV S/N & (3) Discounted veterinary supplies & services to S/N >54,000 dogs & cats in a 3-mo. Coalition also donating 50,000 microchips & >23,000 vaccines. Status @ https://www.animalsheltering.org/spaytogether
“ALL IN THIS TOGETHER!”
ICAM hosted global experts on dog & cat population management in the Covid-19 Era in a 1hr/45 min.webinar that can be viewed in pieces. Humbling to get this intro to efforts now on around the world to “keep safe whilst continuing our essential services to manage dogs & cats humanely & protect their welfare.”
https://www.icam-coalition.org/webinar-covid/
PFA’s “WAIT UNTIL 8” INITIATIVE
To help deal w/effects of Covid-19 S/N pause, & help maintain TNVR results, PFA partners w/ residents & colony caretakers to find newborns & provide support & resources to keep kittens w/Mom inplace ‘til kittens R 8 wks old. For orphans PFA will provide caregivers with needed supplies.At 8weeks, PFA will S/N & help care-givers find them permanent placement. Says Michelle Brodbeck, Community Cat Program Manager “..one more way PFA takes a community problem & creates a community solution.”
MOTHER TERESA SAID IT BEST!
“It is not how much we give
but how much love we put into giving”
NEXT ISSUE:OCTOBER 1ST 2020-STAY WELL!
PDF Version
 Lucky Star News Vol 99 August 2020.pdf |
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