Happy Trails Farm Sanctuary DECEMEBER 2008 Newsletter

A Filled With Compassion... The Perfect Holiday Present - Giving The Gift Of Life “She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.” Luke 2:7 Over this past year, the Happy Trails “inn” has not only been full, Baby Clementine and her mama received but constantly overflowing with the gift of life this year — read about mama’s farm and that have rescue and Clem’s birth on page 4. arrived from abuse, neglect and abandonment situations. Our mangers have held , sheep, ducks, geese, , and tur- keys, and the stalls have housed donkeys, horses, ponies and cows — all creatures who were created by Him, who also placed animals in Nacho the rooster gives to his commu- that stable on a cold winter night so nity all the time — he visits folks in nursing homes and is a member of Happy Trails Farm many, many years ago. Animal Visitation Program. During this most blessed time of year, we encourage folks to open their hearts and their homes to welcome a homeless animal into their Romeo the Standardbred takes life one family, whether it be a dog or day at a time — he has cancer, but holds a cat from your local humane out hope for a sponsor for Christmas! society, or a furry farm animal Malcolm, a year old pot belly pig, is or rescued from Happy seeking a family of his own in time for Trails. Fill your stable or fill Christmas. He is relying on his handsome looks to get continued on page 3 a place he can call home!

Photo compliments of Lynn Keller Photography. letter from the director Happy Trails 2008 Board Of Directors Dear Friends Of Happy Trails, ever having Annette Fisher .... Executive Director seen many of Sharon Barnard ...... President the animals During this holiday season, that are the Mary Bittence ...... Vice President a time of year that should be focus of the Lauren Carroll ...... Treasurer filled with peace and compas- cruelty calls sion, I would like to thank Caitlin Doherty ...... Secretary that we everyone who supports the General Board Positions: receive daily, animal rescue work of Happy Russ Fisher Happy Trails Trails. The opportunities that has been able to network and has Rob Willard have come our way this past year helped to place hundreds of these Jim Masi have been incredible, and each day animals in loving homes or with is a new opportunity to provide Cheri Rider other sanctuaries — animals that peace, comfort and rehabilitation will never know we were involved in for a suffering, abused or ne- their rescue and will never see the glected animal! gates of Happy Trails. That alone is Looking back, I found 2008 to an incredible feeling. The power of Special be a personally rewarding year, networking and people working Interests having been invited to many events collectively for the higher good is as a guest speaker to educate folks nothing short of amazing. Chuck Conring 330-733-1478 about the various forms of animal Many thanks to everyone who Webmaster cruelty. I had the privilege of has forwarded on a desperate speaking to the University of Akron Nancy Conring 330-733-1478 email seeking an emergency home Social Problems and Ethics classes; Mailing List Coordinator for a homeless animal, hung up one at a fund-raiser held for the of our “Featured Animal” fliers in a Sue Buttermore 330-388-2106 Humane Society Of The United local business, adopted an animal in Volunteer Program Coordinator States Legal Fund; at the State an emergency situation, or donated Capitol in Columbus of help make funds to assist Happy Trails in the animal fighting a felony here in rescue and rehabilitation of one of Ohio (instead of just a misde- our abused or neglected furry or meanor); at both the Columbus and Emergency feathered friends. the Cleveland Mercy for Animal’s Rescue Crew dinners; and also taught a Case I am truly grateful for the Western Reserve weekend class overwhelming support that we Haulers regarding animal issues that was receive, for your hundreds of held here at Happy Trails. I cherish letters of support and encourage- If you are willing to be a volunteer these educational opportunities and ment, and for the thousands of on-call to help assist in animal look forward to many more this folks who are willing to embrace emergencies in Ohio, contact us at next year. compassionate choices in their daily lives. During this blessed time of (330) 296-5914. We are always With tough economic times, year, I wish everyone a kind and seeking to add volunteers willing to animal abandonment cases are more compassionate holiday season! haul rescued animals from an prevalent than ever — animals are emergency situation to a safe left behind on farms, turned loose to fend for themselves, or are sanctuary . being starved to death by owners Annette Fisher unwilling to give them up. Without Executive Director The Gift Of Life — Providing A “Home For The Holidays” (continued from front page) your home with the love that only an Is there a animal can bring to your family. horse at Happy Consider providing a home for Trails that has those who have arrived at the been over- sanctuary lonely, abused, starved, looked by many and mistreated. adoptive families Adopt a comical little pot belly because in the pig, or add a friendly, colorful long run it was rooster to your barn. Have a stall destined to be in open? Help an older Grandma or your barn? Are Grandpa horse to feel the love of a there feathered family and know that someone in friends that this world cares about him or her would have the after many years of hard work? perfect winter How about getting enjoyment from home in your roomy horse stall? Or watching the antics of a pair of is there a piggy that is waiting to white Pekin ducks in your yard dig steal your heart and snuggle up for treasures that only ducks are under a heat lamp and warm aware of, as they root around in the sleeping bag in a corner of your grass and the dirt? Ever consider barn? getting a watch dog? Geese may be If you can find room in your just the hot ticket, as they will alert heart, your stable, or your home, you to any intruders near the barn to provide a home for the home- and will help keep watch over the less during this holiday season, smaller barn animals. please reach out and extend a Our goal is to find a home compassionate hand to those for the holidays for as many who were born in a stable. That rescued animals as possible. We original Christmas stable was filled can provide information to help you with love, compassion and hope — make your decision as to what farm let’s continue that tradition as we will work best for your family. celebrate life during this blessed We can talk to you about proper time of year, and let’s bring love, nutrition, health care, safe fencing, compassion and hope to our own careful handling and the cost of care as well! for your new farm pet. Since Happy Trails has been To Inquire serving such a great number of About Farm Animal animals over this past year, we need Adoptions, Photos From Top: Family of four to make “room at the inn” so that geese; Susie Pony; Peaches the pot Call Happy Trails At belly piggy — all available for we can continue to help more 330-296-5914 adoption! animals recover from situations of page 3 abuse and neglect. stomach appeared to be taking on a strange pear shape, and Annette Two Lives Were Save, Not Just One! guessed early on that Janice Bond might be pregnant. And indeed she Mother Rescued From was. Which brings us to baby. Sugarcreek Has Her Baby! Yasmin, the doting new adoptive mom to the Bond girls, worried and fussed over Emma Yasmin Aral, (formerly Janice Bond) proud new mama throughout the summer, to the pair of and as the blessed donkeys that we date approached, she originally called watched every move “The Bond Girls” the donkey made. due to the one Would it be tonight? No, donkey’s auction not tonight, maybe tag number of 007, tomorrow. was absolutely This went on for thrilled (and weeks and weeks. relieved) to finally Finally we received the announce the birth joyous news — Emma of what is probably had her baby — a very the cutest thing we healthy and bouncy have ever seen! baby girl who is all legs Janice and and ears, just like Jane Bond (now mama! “She just goes re-named Emma bouncing across the and Daisy), found a Baby was half as tall as mama, and she was just born! pasture,” said Yasmin. place in Yasmin’s “Emma has been a very heart and worked their way into her drafts were to be housed at Frog protective mother, and has not let home! With her love for all animals, Pond Rescue in Cam- Daisy (formerly Jane Bond) near the Yas took on the duo knowing that bridge, and no animals would be baby. If Daisy wants to go over and one would be giving birth sometime returning to the already-full sanctu- visit, Emma will move and stand between September and October. ary. On the way back to Happy Trails between them.” In time, Emma She didn’t care or see that as extra that night, Annette placed the call— began to share her little bundle of work — she would keep the baby “We’re coming back with two (continued on page 19) and love it and spoil it rotten, just as , a Standard- she was doing for the two lovely bred, and two donkeys!” ladies who survived the Sugarcreek “What? Are you kidding?” Auction back on May 9th. That’s was the astonished reply! when Happy Trails picked up the No, she definitely girls. was not kidding. Two During the bidding for the draft adorable donkey with horses who were the focus of the ears just as long as their rescue, Annette Fisher, Happy Trails legs were unloaded and Executive Director, couldn’t pass up made as comfortable as the two very thin, malnourished possible in the back donkey girls who were being bid on woods at the sanctuary. by the meat buyers. The rescued On the road to recovery, they began to gain Happy Trails president, Sharon Barnard, makes page 4 weight. Janice Bond’s friends with baby Clementine. Jamestown, Tennessee was now imminent. We help move Fantasia The Pig’s Incredible animals to safer facilities on a regular Journey — A Home In Time basis. This one, however, was going to be extremely For The Holidays! difficult for me to let her go. She had become A friend of mine who investi- “help” with my little buddy, gates animal cruelty cases called me whatever my friend, the this past summer about a farm pig chores you one I looked that she removed from a very sad needed to forward to neglect situation. Could we please do in her climbing into her help foster the youngster until the yard. She stall with and folks with the Pig Placement Net- was talking to her work could get her moved to friendly, about my day. So another sanctuary a few states south person- a Happy Trails of us in the fall? Sure, as long as she able, crew consisting didn’t grow too fast — the only lovable, of myself, my small space we even had available and funny husband Russ was in the pot belly pig barn, and as all get- Fisher, and board the accommodations wouldn’t hold out. All of members Cheri a growing farm pig for very long! us grew Rider and Rob So we picked up an absolutely quite Willard, orga- beautiful little black and white attached to nized a weekend female farm pig which we promptly the grow- trip to take our ing young The staff at Sharon Center Vet Clinic helped precious cargo to named Fantasia, because we told Fantasia settle into a stall for her health check-up. her that such a pretty girl needed a farm piggy. a truly wonderful pretty name! At first she was Finally one day we noticed one day sanctuary for pigs. extremely shy of people, but after that her back was now hitting In the spirit of always network- figuring out that she was safe and against the top of the doorway ing with other rescue groups, I had loved, belly rubs became a daily going into the pot belly pig barn. A heard about an even younger farm requirement of hers, and she would short time later, she had to even piggy named Rosie, a baby, that duck down to was residing at Rescue Village in get into the Geauga County. If The Pig Preserve barn at night. had room, would they like us to The heat of take Rosie the pig along with the summer Fantasia? The answer was a definite that would yes, and so the plans were made. have made First, Fantasia had to take a trip traveling to the vet to get her health certifi- uncomfortable cate to cross state lines. Sharon disappeared, Center Vet Clinic had a wonderful and was staff that helped Fantasia get settled replaced with into a stall. She was the perfect the cool, crisp patient, standing perfectly still for fall air. A trip shots and her examination. She to The Pig didn’t even oink. Preserve in On our day of departure, Friday, October 31st, Rosie Pig Here, Rescue Village Humane Officer, Joyce Rice, explains to Baby Rosie Pig who arrived at (continued on page 16) Happy Trails in her pet porter, that she would have a new pig friend named Fantasia, and that she would be made comfortable on the long trip. Rosie looked exactly like a mini-Fantasia! page 5 HAPPY TRAILS HOLIDAY WISH LIST

If you choose to remember a rescued animal during the holidays, here are ways to help us, help them!

STUFF WE USE REGULARLY FARM EQUIPMENT HAPPY TRAILS IS • Gas Cards • A flat bed trailer to haul our mas- “REGISTERED” FOR • Grain: sweet feed (any kind), sive loads of hay THE HOLIDAYS AT: senior horse feed, scratch, • A 1-ton pick-up truck to help haul • Western Reserve in Ravenna duck/goose pellets the rescued animals to safety and (330) 296-3424 • Good quality hay not more than a for all of our sanctuary chores year old • A stock trailer to handle our mass • Copley Feed & Tack in Copley • Straw rescues of farm animals (330) 576-5414 • Apples, carrots, lettuce, celery These stores are participating in a holiday registry for Happy Trails. SHELTER ITEMS They will have on-hand a list of ITEMS NEEDED FOR • Industrial-sized barn fans for items that would be useful to the SPECIAL PROJECTS proper air circulation sanctuary that can be purchased in • Several loads of dirt to fill in all the • Several loads of gravel to help fill their particular store. You may wish low areas in the horse stalls in lower, muddy animal areas to purchase an item and drop it off at • Five industrial-sized barn fans to • Tools to help make repairs. Often the sanctuary on a Saturday or be installed in various animal barns volunteers don’t have their own Sunday, and visit with the animals • Rubber mats for 14 - 12’x12’ tools — we can use everything from when dropping off your donation. square horse stalls hammers to chain saws to cordless Simply call ahead during the holi- • Three hay rings to hold round drills and everything in between. days (330) 296-5914. bales - the kind of hay rings that • All types of rakes, including leaf allow the round bale to sit up off the rakes, stall picks, pitch forks and ground. (They carry these at West- garden rakes ern Reserve.) • Shovels - everything from snow shovels to garden shovels to flat HORSE TACK shovels to help move sand and dirt • Used horse blankets, all sizes, in good, clean condition for us to 1) VOLUNTEER ITEMS distribute to needy Amish horses 2) • Work gloves, warm to have blankets available to assist ones for winter, other rescue organizations when garden gloves for mass rescues occur during the cold warmer weather winter months • Bottled water or • We collect gently used horse tack soft drinks and related horse items. We sort out items that can be used for the rescued animals at Happy Trails. Extra items are sold at tack auctions to raise funds to help support our Please Be A Christmas Angel And equine rescue programs. page 6 Remember Our Animal Friends In Need! Dear Santa, Happy Trails is honored and privileged to provide rescue, rehab and adoption services for farm animals and horses. We have worked very hard this past year and have been very good, helping to rescue well-over 200 animals. Our all-volunteer staff often works long hours in all kinds of weather, and our job of rescuing abused and neglected animals is often challenging, both physically and mentally. After giving it a lot of thought, dear Santa, we came up with three of our biggest wishes that would make our job of caring for the animals and responding to emergency rescues much easier, safer and more productive. If you can fit one of these presents in your bag, Santa, we would be thrilled! • A reliable 1 ton truck (New or used - we need a one-ton to handle our many draft horse rescues. Just two horses can put over four thousand pounds in the trailer). Happy Trails does not own a truck, and has to reply on the availability of volunteers who already own a truck to help us to haul rescued horses, pick up grain, take animals to Ohio State University, haul hay, and handle other animal emergencies and sanctuary chores. • A bumper pull stock trailer to handle group animal rescues. For example, we had to haul 44 cockfighting roosters in 44 separate cages; we picked up an entire family of sheep; we rescued multiple herds of goats; and we picked up 47 neglected feathered friends including geese, turkeys, chickens and ducks. Our two-horse trailer is too small to handle groups of farm animals and is definitely not made quite right for the cows that we’ve hauled. • A cement aisleway in the horse barn to make barn sanitation easier and to prevent our aisle floor from eroding. Every time we rake up manure from the aisle, our dirt floor is disappearing a little at time. We are not seeking to put a cement floor in the stalls - just in the aisleway. This would enable us to give rescued horses baths under the comfort of the barn roof, to treat wounds and address health issues, and then to simply hose off the concrete. Santa, we will continue to do our very best with what we have to work with and not complain. There will be hay and fresh water left for your reindeer in the horse barn. Incase they need to rest, we will leave a stall open for them too! Much love, The Happy Trails Crew page 7 Kent State SOS Volunteer Group Spends The Day With The Big Pigs! I’m Crushed! If you are one of the many folks Mrs. Beasley, Oliver, and Maria Pigget saving aluminum cans for the would like to express their sincere appreciation to the wonderful, good-sports, hard-working, all- sanctuary, can we please ask a around awesome college students from the favor? If you are able, can you SOS Volunteer Group at Kent State University please help by crushing the cans? who came to the rescue on Sunday, October In the current economy, the amount 19th! paid for recycled aluminum has Any time that you have big pigs (around dropped 75%, so each trip to the 1,000 lbs. or so), you will definitely have mud. recycle company counts! The more Every time they walk, they stir up the ground cans we can take in one trip, the with their pointy hooves, turning the dirt into a more effective that trip is! If you can mud slurry. This makes for difficult walking, especially if you are a big pig who’s older and may have some arthritis issues. help us out by crushing the cans, it So on that sunny October day, a large group of the nicest and most hard- would be very helpful! working Kent State University students came out to Happy Trails and took on If you cannot crush the cans, still the project of making a walkway for the piggies. First we gathered up all the save them and bring them over, and large rocks that we could possibly find at the sanctuary and used them for the we will have volunteers help to base. We placed them in the mud one by one. Once they were packed crush the cans. In this instance, down like cobblestones, we took a load of sand and shoveled that over having something crushed is rocks. And the finishing touch came with railroad ties to line the sides of the a really good thing, walk way. We were barely finished when the pigs decided to wake up and try it so keep saving those cans! out. They were thrilled! Up and down the ramp went Mrs. Beasley. Oliver went in and out of the shelter multiple times, and even grumpy Maria Pigget seemed to give it a snort of approval. Thanks, also to the regular Happy Trails Sunday servants who assisted with this project also — Tim Shimer, Tara Happy Trails Vanta, Christine Meznarich, Sharon Barnard, and Caitlin Doherty. Good job Hoodies Available! guys! Dark green hooded sweatshirts with a yellow Happy Trails logo — Hey, What University $24.95 (plus tax and shipping). Do You Attend? Available in sizes S, M, L, XL, 2X. For ordering details go on-line at Don’t be left out! Ask about community www.happytrailsfarm.org service projects available for college or call (330) 296-5914. organizations at Happy Trails. It’s always (Photos compliments of Kent State a fun day, with team work accomplishing student Benjamin Villarreal — a specific task to benefit the animals. thanks Benjamin!) What a better way to meet new people and make new friends! For more infor- page 8 mation, call us at 330-296-5914. Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary is a 501c3 How Your non-profit organization that relies on the generosity of kind folks who believe in our animal rescue efforts. Donation Helps Please consider making a difference by sending a donation to help spread compassion and the save the life of a neglected, abused or abandoned farm animal today. The biggest expenses at Happy Trails are the medical and veterinary care of the rescued animals, and DONATION INFORMATION coming in at a close second is the feed, grain, hay and nutritional I’d like to send a donation at this time of needs required to promote healing q$25 q$35 q$55 q$75 q$125 q$______other and recovery. Shelter needs, barn and shelter repairs, fencing and q Please use this donation where it is needed the most. daily care come in third. q I’d like my donation to be in memory of my beloved pet Happy Trails still operates on an ______(name), a ______(type of animal), who has crossed all-volunteer staff and has no paid employees. the Rainbow Bridge If there is a type of animal that qPlease add me to your mailing list. q I am already on your mailing list. touches your heart, or if there is a specific project that you would like qPlease send me a tax-deductible receipt for my donation. your donation to go toward, we will be happy to honor your request. NAME ______ADDRESS ______

CITY/STATE/ZIP ______PHONE______Return to Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary, Inc. 5623 New Milford Rd., Ravenna, Oh 44266 How Can You can sign up to receive occasional sanctuary news updates through e-mail. You Help As Log onto our website at www.happytrailsfarm.org and register to receive farm news! A Volunteer? Happy Trails rescue programs are funded by your kind and generous donations. Many thanks for your support and kindness! Many folks wish to be a part of animal rescue, but are not physically have the most interest in promoting capable of handling the manual animals that are available for adop- labor chores that come with the daily tion, and are willing to help us place “Thank You... activities of animal care at the ads or post fliers to find a forever home for some lucky horse, pot ...from the sanctuary. There are many other bottom of our volunteer opportunities available, belly pig, duck, , sheep or hooves,” says and we can help you find your niche goose. Do you like to be out and Natasha the in animal rescue! If you are a senior about? Then sign up to be a follow- goat. Your citizen, perhaps you would like to up representative to help check on kind donations the animals that have already been helped to save be trained to give tours of the over 200 lives sanctuary, or represent Happy Trails adopted! this past year at one of our many community To learn more about the many and educate events. Are you a great “people- volunteer opportunities at Happy thousands of person” and would like to help Trails, call our Volunteer Program people! Your Coordinator, Sue Buttermore, at 330- care and return phone calls and network with compassion has helped make this world a 388-2106. other rescue groups? Perhaps you better place for everyone! page 9 Highly Recommended Reading

Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease by Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D.

A ground-breaking program backed by the irrefutable results from Dr. Esselstyn’s 20-year study proving changes in diet and nutrition can actually cure heart disease Caldwell Esselstyn, Jr., M.D., a renowned Cleveland Clinic surgeon, has devised a diet that not only prevents heart disease, but also reverses it by actually unclogging arteries that have narrowed, largely due to excessive amounts of cholesterol that have accumulated, resulting in arterial plaque buildup (“clogged arteries” or atherosclerosis). Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States for men and women. But, as Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., a former internationally known surgeon, researcher and clinician at the Cleveland Clinic, explains in this book it can be prevented, reversed, and even abolished. Dr. Esselstyn believes that conventional cardiology has failed patients by developing treatments that focus only on the symptoms of heart disease, not the cause.

While dedicating the last 20 of his 40+ years in medicine to the aggressive treatment they received, among them bypasses and nutritional study, Dr. Esselstyn conducted one particular study angioplasties, most were told by their cardiologists that they had less involving 17 patients who had collectively suffered 49 cardiac than a year to live. Within months on Dr. Esselstyn’s program, their events (heart attacks, strokes, etc.) prior to the study, necessi- cholesterol levels, angina symptoms, and blood flow improved tating aggressive treatments, including multiple bypass dramatically. Twenty years later, they remain free of symptoms. Here operations. are the documented results: These 17 study participants faithfully followed a “heart healthy” plant- Drop in cholesterol levels: After 5 years on Dr. Esselstyn’s plant- based, lowfat diet formulated by Dr. Esselstyn. The results were based diet, the average total cholesterol levels of his research group impressive. There were zero cardiac events in the group within the dropped from 246 milligrams per deciliter to 137 mg/dL (Above 240 12-year study period. mg/dL is considered “high risk,” below 150 mg/dL is the total choles- It is commonly known that high cholesterol leads to clogged arteries terol level seen in cultures where heart disease is essentially nonexist- (atherosclerosis), which leads to heart attacks, strokes, and other ent.) This is the most profound drop in cholesterol ever documented in severe conditions. Animal-based foods contain cholesterol. This the medical literature in a study of this type. includes meat, chicken, fish, eggs, and dairy products. Plant-based Cardiac events: The 17 patients in the study had 49 cardiac events in foods (fruit, vegetables, legumes, nuts, and seeds) contain zero the years leading up to the study, and had undergone aggressive cholesterol. Thus, eating a plant-based diet ensures that one is not treatment procedures. Several had multiple bypass operations. After consuming any cholesterol at all, which usually helps to keep beginning the eating plan, there were no more cardiac events in the cholesterol levels down without drugs. group within a 12-year period. Based on the groundbreaking results of his 20-year nutritional Angiogram evidence: Angiograms taken of the participants in the study—the longest study of its kind ever conducted—this book study show a widening of the coronary arteries, and thus a reversal of explains, with irrefutable scientific evidence, how we can end the disease. the heart disease epidemic in this country forever by changing what we eat. Dr. Esselstyn proves that a plant-based, oil-free diet Prevent And Reverse Heart Disease offers readers the same cannot only prevent and stop the progression of heart disease, but also simple, nutrition-based plan that dramatically changed the lives of his reverse its effects. patients forever. With this eating plan, sufferers of heart disease will maintain cholesterol levels low enough to ensure that they will never The proof is in the results. The patients in Dr. Esselstyn’s initial have a heart attack. Best of all, the book offers over 150 delicious study came to him with advanced coronary artery disease. Despite recipes that Dr. Esselstyn and his wife have developed —showing page 10 readers how easy it is to enjoy their new way of eating. Deciding to choose more compassionate Delicious Christmas Recipe and heart-healthy foods? Be sure to check out: Christmas Rolls With Cabbage Filling •http://www.veganconnection. com/recipes/index.htm Traditional winter holiday dish in north Europe. • http://www.pcrm.org/health/ 1 cup oil veginfo 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar • www.vegforlife.com 1 1/2 teaspoon yeast • www.goveg.com 1 t salt 1 cup soymilk 1 pound flour Excellent 2 pounds cabbage, shredded 2 medium onion, chopped Recipes! 1/2 t cumin How about trying a meal or two 3 tablespoons oil this week that is animal-friendly, salt and pepper to taste cruelty-free and heart-healthy? The scrumptious dinner on the left is Directions completely free of any animal DOUGH: products (they call a meal like this Combine oil, soymilk, salt, sugar in fridge. Now roll it out until you “vegan”). We’ll do our best to and yeast in large mixing bowl. get nice circle (like pizza crust). feature at least one animal-friendly Let it stand for 20 minutes in Divide it in 8 slices (half, half and recipe in each newsletter! warmth. Then add flour and mix half). Put a teaspoon or so of filling Check out a great assortment of well. on the flat edge of a slice and roll it delicious vegan recipes at towards the pointy end. Repeat www.fatfreevegan.com and FILLING: with the rest. http://www.veganfamily.co.uk/ Boil shredded cabbage in salted yule.html. water for 7 minutes. Drain. In a BAKING: skillet fry onions and cumin until Preheat oven to 395 F. Place your golden, add cabbage and fry 10 rolls on parchment covered baking more minutes until it turns slightly sheet. Bake for 12 minutes, brush brown. Taste for salt and with a little oil and bake for 12 pepper. Chill. minutes more. Quincy Serves: 40 rolls WRAPPING: The Goose Divide dough in 5 equal balls, Compliments of http://vegweb.com/ take one and put the other four index.php?topic=22095.0

This recipe is highly recommended by Quincy The Goose and Russ Fisher, Happy Trails Co-Founder, who thoroughly, enjoys cooking! He personally tried the above dish, and everyone loved it! If you don’t find Russ in the kitchen cooking, you will find him giving a pig a belly rub! page 11 Looking To Try A New Restaurant For The Holidays? Look No Further!

restaurant that creates amazing cuisine with no meat or other animal-related products. At VegiTerranean, no meat is served at all, and substitutes such as soy, tofu, and gardein (a garden protein made out of soy and wheat) are used creatively and with an Italian twist. Plan A Visit To VegiTerranean is both a vegan and Chrissie Hynde’s New a kosher restuarant. Restaurant/Bar/Coffee House/ What can you expect from their incredible menu? Appetizers; soups; Bakery Near Downtown Akron! salads; pasta dishes; pizzas; VegiTerranean Chef Scott Jones, a It’s vegan fair with an Italian flare — scrumptuious entrees such as Gardein Culinary Institute of America alumnus, an incredible fusion of meditarrean and chicken picatta, and Mediteranian has been in the culinary business for 23 vegetarian flavors, hence the name stuffed tomatoes with grilled vegetables; years, focusing on regional Italian, VegiTerranean! to-die-for desserts such as giant French influences, and continental accents. Not surprisingly, Bon Appétit VegiTerranean is a unique, welcom- chocolate/rasberry cupcakes; and magazine rated his restaurant the best in ing and stylish blend of restaurant - bar - don’t forget there’s a full bar of beer, the Midwest. coffee house - bakery with an incred- wine and mixed drinks. ible mouth-watering menu. Jones’ secret weapons for wowing even This innovative restaurant gets high Check out the lunch the most ardent meat-lovers with his marks from CleveScene, a magazine entirely plant-derived dishes? Fresh devoted to all things in Cleveland, Ohio. and dinner herbs, lemon and lime juice, and love. Thanks to the dedication and menu’s at Watch for recipes from talented Chef determination of Chrissie Hynde, leader Scott to appear on the Happy Trails of the rock band The Pretenders, the city www.thevegiterranean.com website and in future newsletters! of Akron is now home to an upscale

For reservations call Mon - Sat (330) 374-5550 lunch/dinner 11:00am to 11pm Lunch/Dinner check out their website at Mon - Sat. www.thevegiterranean.com 11am - 10pm. VegiTerranean is located at 21 VegiTerranean is Furnace Street in Akron in the Northside Lofts just North of located at downtown Akron. 21 Furnace Street For reservations call 330-374- In the Northside Lofts, 5550. Just North of downtown Akron page 12 VegiTerranean’s Motto: World Peace Begins In The Kitchen What are a few fun or neat things to tell people who are considering adopting a llama and have never Our Friends In Animal Rescue — had llamas before? Southeast Llama Rescue Why llamas? The huge, beautiful eyes of a llama penetrate deep into your soul. Their kisses are unrivaled in the Happy Trails does not Helen animal kingdom. Once you take in rescued gain a llama’s trust, your spirit Carpenter llamas. Why? Be- will soar. cause there are great hugs furry Your adoptive llama can be an organizations out there GG easygoing companion to you like Southeast Llama (Gracie’s or other farm animals. He can Rescue! Meet Helen Gift), her carry your lunch in his pack Carpenter, a Happy when accompanying you on a Trails supporter, beautiful hike or he can provide volunteer and emer- pet llama! alternate transportation if you gency foster mom, hitch him to a . Llamas who has a passion for educate and lift spirits in the delightful crea- schools and nursing homes as tures we know as public relations animals. llamas! We hope you Inquisitive by nature, llamas enjoy our interview are always on the lookout for with our friend Helen! something new and can successfully protect herds of Helen, do you work sheep, goats or even chickens strictly through the from coyotes or a single dog. If you are chilly, a llama’s soft, group or do you take warm fiber can be spun and in rescued llamas on made into a sweater or a your own as well? www.southeastllamarescue.org blanket to keep you warm. A llama’s soft padded toes are I work both with SELR and environmentally friendly so on my own. This year, I don’t be concerned about coordinated an 80 llama tearing up a nature or a golf course if you rescue in northwest Ohio. Since SELR did not on him a few months ago and was not treated plan to use him as a caddy. have the resources (money, foster facilities, for his injuries. He suffered broken ribs, approved adopters) to accommodate that broken spinal bones and still has an open What does a llama’s diet consist of? many animals, I gave the llamas away to wound that is stubborn to heal. Fortunately, he adoptive homes. I was assisted by other SELR did not incur any damage to his spinal cord so Llamas are browsers and grazers. Given their coordinators and volunteers in this effort. his injury is not evident in his movement. All choice they would feast on pasture grass, Southeast Llama Rescue is a 501c3 incorpo- three alpacas have been adopted and are brush and trees. Domesticated llamas who are rated in North Carolina awaiting transportation to their new homes. not lucky enough to have endless pasture are supplemented with a low protein hay, a special Can you tell us a little about your What do you look for in an llama feed, and free choice mineral that is low latest rescued llamas? adoptive home for llamas? in copper.

McLlama was abandoned when his owners Physical facilities must meet standard guide- Are llamas pretty friendly? were evicted from their farm. He was thought lines for basic llama care. In other words, to be aggressive, however I found him to be there must be appropriate shelter, pasture Llamas are friendly but aloof. They are prey defensive due to poor treatment, his health or space, fencing, food supply, water, etc. Prior to animals so their first response when encoun- a combination of the two. I believe that adoption, the facility is inspected by the tering a new situation is to flee. However, their McLlama is a survivor of menengial worm coordinator or another experienced volunteer. natural curiosity usually gets the better of them which has left him severely crippled. He is an The potential adopters need not have so they are inclined to investigate. An large, older, gentle llama with an attitude who experience with llamas but it is often helpful. A inquisitive llama will greet a human with a soft needs a lot of TLC. He is available for mentor is assigned and serves as a 24/7 nose kiss and a “wuffle”, a combination of a adoption to a farm that is fairly flat and that has resource for questions, problems, support, etc. sniff and a snort. Don’t reach up to scratch other gentle farm animals that can be his The adoptive home must have other animals their heads though because they will shy companions. whether they are alpacas, llamas, sheep, away. A safe scratching spot on a llama is the James Madison, PacMan, and Santa Nick are goats, etc. Solitary llamas or alpacas are not neck or shoulder. (continued on page 18) three young male alpacas who were placed. surrendered together. PacMan had a gate fall page 13 A kind word and a gentle touch can change a life. If anger wells up within you, because We Are Their Heroes people are the problem, remember your humanity and that people are also the solution. People who work animal rescue are some of the strongest, most courageous people that I know. They see and experi- Concentrate on specific needs, pay ence things that most people don’t even want to hear about. attention to the individual - They often stand strong for themselves, for the animals, they make up the whole. and for those around them, and shed their tears in private See beyond the unlovable, the unat- after the rescue is complete. At times they are ridiculed for tractive, the impure and the wounded - their decisions to stand up see that their spirit is as deserving as the rest. Help them heal. against the cruelty of man and Their eyes are windows to their soul and the mirror of your are chastised when they choose sincerity. to speak out against hideous forms of animal cruelty that is All species, all beings, share this Earth in a chain of life. prevalent in our society today. Care more about what makes us alike than what During this, the most blessed separates us. time of year, when we cel- Policies, rules and regulations are not infallible. ebrate the gift of life and the Apply them judiciously, interpret them wisely. gift of compassion, this essay No decision based purely on money is ever the right one. is to help our friends in animal rescue keep a good attitude, be compassionate toward the people who do not know how Listen to your heart. Sometimes we have to do that which to be compassionate, and to keep focused on bringing we are most afraid of. Be true to yourself and your beliefs. peace and kindness to our world on behalf of those who Family may abandon you, friends may disappoint you, cannot speak for themselves. strangers will ridicule you. People shun what they do not understand. Help them to understand - kindly, softly, gently. If you worry that you have not made a difference, you have, Those who do not respect all life are to be pitied. Often the wrongdoer is as in need of help as his victims. for only those who do not worry about it have not. If you feel overwhelmed, if the weight of problems is too heavy Forgive, then teach by example. to bear, remember it is a shared burden Educate yourself or you cannot hope to and the strength of numbers can accomplish much. teach others. No action based in hatred is ever right and If you think society and government are blind, anger drowns out wisdom. it only serves to remind that we need to change one mind at a time, one law after another. Yours may be a voice crying in the wilder- We effect change by cooperation, not by isolation. ness, make it a voice to be respected. Listen more than you talk, be courteous If you consider that we cannot save them all, and reliable. and what difference does one make?, Learn to ask for help. Never waiver from you ought to know the joy of the one who is saved. the truth. Mourn those we cannot save, it is a eulogy to their being. Do not let their loss be in vain. Know that it takes a lot of strength to cry. And with every defeat, we learn. Be kind to yourself, remember your needs and those of your family and All Creation celebrates that which is in its own best interest. friends of every species. The Children are our hope - nurture them. Strive to be happy and healthy. You Nature is our legacy - protect it. are needed. Achieving balance in The Animals are our brethren - learn from them. life is a lifelong struggle. Your rewards will not be material, but they will be meaningful, We who help those who do not and the courage of your convictions can survive anything. have all that they need We are small boats cast adrift on a cruel sea, should be among the most grateful for what we have. but someday the tide will turn toward a safe harbor. Be proud of your accomplishments, not your opinions. The No matter how dark the storm clouds, quality of your efforts is more important than the quantity. or deep the pain of heartbreak - never forget: Forgive your own deficiencies - sometimes your caring is We are their heroes. sufficient. Everyone can do something, it is up to you to do the thing you can. Copyright © Jim Willis 2001, all rights reserved page 14 FEATURED ANIMAL FEATURED ANIMAL FEATURED ANIMAL FEATURED ANIMAL POLARIS NEEDS A HOME!

GENDER: Mare UTD Up-to- date on vacci- AGE: 3 years old nations, hoof trimming, BREED: Quarter teeth float- ing, worming COLOR: Brown & White Paint ADOPTION BACKGROUND: REQUIRE- Severe neglect MENTS case • Must have another MEDICAL .... equine for a Sound and pasture buddy healthy, knees were x-rayed — ready to train, • Her new home must own their own no restrictions! facility — a boarding situation will not be approved MISC ...... Has been under and • Safe fencing is required - no barbed has had people on her back — greenbroke. wire fencing is ever approved Easy and calm to work with — a very willing learner. Great personality! ADOPTION FEE: $450

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Tear out the “Featured Animal” flier above and help a rescued animal find it’s forever home by posting the flier on a bulletin board in your area, such as in a local feed store, pet supply store, doctor or dentist’s office, or country supply store! Fantasia’s Trip Continued From Page 5 arrived in a pet porter with her personal servant, Joyce Rice, the humane officer for Geauga County’s Rescue Village. Much to our delight, Rosie looked exactly like a miniature version of Fantasia. Much to our dismay, she screamed her high-pitched piggy squeals until her limo (the horse trailer) arrived and it was time to load everyone and everything for the big adventure. We arrived the next morning in Tennessee to a very warm welcome at Richard and Laura Hoyle’s Pig Preserve, a heaven-on-earth for abused pigs of all types. Though they were separated in the trailer for Fantasia checked the land for treasures only known to pigs. After digging up several areas the ride to Tennessee, once off the thoroughly, she declared the facility to be good medicine, and decided that her new home was trailer, Fantasia and Rosie became more than suitable to meet her needs. fast friends. The baby followed the bigger, healthier pigs have the as if to say, “Isn’t this great? We Fantasia like a start-struck fan, and run of everything else. A secluded, love it here!” Fantasia enjoyed the company of huge pond was available for their Within several days, Fantasia the little girl who she seemed to swimming enjoyment, and we found take under her wing. The Pig and Rosie blended in with the many of the pigs laying in the stream smaller group of pigs and were Preserve is 100 acres of beautiful or sunning themselves on the banks. accepted and welcomed by Flurry, grounds, separated into several A large, official-looking sign made areas to help older, arthritic or very a big pink mama pig, and her other me laugh: “Big Pig Swimming Hole pig companions. We heard about young pigs hang out together, and - No Lifeguard On Duty”. Every how wonderful they were doing single pig resident appeared to be after we returned to Happy Trails. happy and content and friendly and For me that was the hardest well cared for. Each of the pigs, just part — returning to the sanctuary like all the animals at Happy Trails, minus two passengers in the horse had a personal story of abuse or neglect. They now were enjoying life, and in return, bringing great joy to those who meet them. Rosie and Fantasia carefully and enthusias- tically inspected their new home, complete with constant barn and stall privileges, avail- Fantasia thoroughly enjoyed snuggling up able mud wallers, and a with me in the trailer, and on the morning of our arrival in Tennessee, she was treated to a heated water trough special breakfast mix of grain and apples. that never freezes. It Richard Hoyle, director of The Pig Preserve in Tennessee, Once fearful of people, she is now quite a was pure heaven. They introduced us to some of the bigger pigs, who had nearly 60 “people pig” and we have regained her trust! ran about meeting the secluded, fenced-in acres to call home. He knew each pig by other pigs, and then name, and they all knew Richard too. There was definitely good page 16 would come back to us energy at the Pig Preserve. trailer. I think many people get attached to the animals in their lives — they become a part of your family. In the short time that I knew her, I had become Fantasia’s family, and she had become mine. Knowing that both piggies hit pay dirt when they were accepted into the beautiful, tranquil and peaceful Pig Preserve, I still cried a river on Saturday night when it was time leave. A wonderful bonfire, gracious hosts, and a lovely facility didn’t do much to ease the ache in my heart as I sadly said good-bye to a truly wonderful pig and her new best pig friend. Flurry, the big pink piggy in the center, greeted the excited baby Rosie and explained the rules of the small pig waller to her. Rosie was fascinated by all the sights, sounds, and other pig friends. The rolling hills were now all The beauty of folks hers to destroy - er, I mean, root up and explore! who network in animal rescue is that everyone truly works Preserve agreed to be her forever glected pot belly pigs and farm pigs. together for the higher good, and home. The bonds and friendships Donations can be sent to: for a safe and happy ending for the that are formed between the folks in PO Box 555, Jamestown, TN animals involved. Lisa Novak of animal rescue are strong and 38556. For pig information or Northeast Ohio Humane originally sincere. Their love and their respect information on The Preserve, you helped to rescue the fearful little for the way animals are treated are can email Richard Hoyle at piggy. Pig Placement Network admirable. [email protected]. stepped in to find her a permanent So much appreciation goes out home. Happy Trails agreed to foster to everyone involved in Fantasia the little bundle of joy, and The Pig and Rosy Pig’s rescue and happy ending story. Do we miss Fantasia? Terribly! Do we know that her and Rosie are having the very best life possible for fast growing farm piggies? You betcha! And best of all, they both got settled into a wonderful home just in time to cel- ebrate the holidays! Be sure to check out the website for The Pig Placement Network at Part of the pig crew (left to right): Russ Fisher, Happy www.pigplacementnetwork.org Trails Co-Founder and board member; Rob Willard, driver — they are a 501c3 organi- This official sign warned the pigs about no life and Happy Trails board member; Joyce Rice, Humane zation and can always use a guard being available at their beautiful, scenic Officer for Rescue Village; Annette Fisher, Happy Trails kind donation toward their pond in the woods. Executive Director and Co-Founder; Cheri Rider, Happy care of abused and ne- page 17 Trails Board Member The lines are not rigidly drawn and territories often overlap. The SELR network encom- Hear our prayer ... Southeast Llama Rescue passes the eastern half of the for animals that are (continued from page 13) United states north as far as overworked, underfed, and NY. We also have coordinators cruelly treated; in MO, TX, OK, NM, CO, UT and AZ. Do you need volunteers to help with for all wistful creatures in rescues? What would you like folks to know? that beat their wings against Volunteers are always appreciated. I have You can see photos of rescue llamas from the been very fortunate to have a small network of OH 80 rescue at: http://public.fotki.com/ bars; for any that are local llama folks who have helped with every mollymoo. I have it set up that anyone can hunted or lost or aspect of llama rescue. The greatest need is download copies. There are a couple of cute deserted or frightened always foster homes and assistance with crias (baby llamas) in the “Rescue Llamas in transportation. or hungry; for all that must Their New Homes” album. be put to death.... And for Do you have a wish-list of items that Many thanks to Helen Carpenter for those who deal with them you could use when rescuing fostering goats for Happy Trails, for we ask a heart of llamas, and if you do, can you give having provided vegetarian lunches for us a list that we can include? compassion and gentle our hard-working volunteers, and for hands and kindly words. being there for all the rescued llamas! We have a very long wish list but since we do not have a central facility, it is difficult to ~ Albert Schweitzer ~ accumulate items and get them where they are needed the most. Monetary donations, donations of gas cards or TSC gift cards would be most appreciated. If someone wishes to donate toward Excellent Educational llama rescue, where should they Websites For Animal send their donation? Issues, Legislation And Gift cards can be sent to: Related topics Helen Carpenter, OH SELR Coordinator If people want to adopt 2809 Tallmadge Rd a llama, who Physicians Committee For Ravenna, OH 44266 should they contact? Responsible Medicine Monetary donations can be sent to: www.pcrm.org In Ohio, there are two Nancy Sottosanti, SELR Treasurer Humane Farming Association 678 Mill Creek Road rescue coordinators Luray, VA 22835 Northern Ohio Coordinator: www.hfa.org SELR also accepts donations via PayPal on Helen Carpenter Mercy For Animals their website. 330-325-2421 www.mercyforanimals.org [email protected] How many llamas are currently Humane Society Of www.heather-hill-llamas.com available for adoption? The United States Southern Ohio Coordinator: www.hsus.org In Ohio, there are currently nine llamas Chris Adams available for adoption. Due to a permanent, 740-869-3289 www.farmsanctuary.org disabling stifle injury, one llama is in a [email protected] permanent foster home and cannot be PETA (People For The adopted. Interested adopters in other states Ethical Treatment Of Animals) should visit the SELR website to find In other states, there are 37 llamas awaiting a www.peta.org good home. Many more are currently coordinators in their state. unadoptable due to poor health, behavioral Care 2 Make A Difference issues or old age. www.care2.com What area do you serve as far as Spreading kindness Animal Place Sanctuary llama rescue goes? www.animalplace.org and compassion Personally, I coordinate llama rescue in Animal Welfare Institute northern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. for ALL animals! www.awionline.org page 18 Baby Donkey PLEASE SUPPORT OUR (continued From page 4) NEWSLETTER SPONSORS Barberton Veterinary Clinic And Bird & Exotic Animal Hospital The Barberton Veterinary Clinic is a full service companion pet veterinary clinic. We are an American Animal Hospital Associa- tion certified hospital which signifies the successful attainment of high standards of veterinary excellence. The Bird and Exotic Specialty Hospital is the area’s only full service veterinary clinic energy with everyone else. And share she did! 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The incredible winter wonder- decorations — they do frown on that. land of holiday lights illuminated The rescued animals will be there to the grounds at the historic Stan meet and greet visitors, and to help Hywet Estate for their celebration of spread compassion for all animals Deck The Halls, and Natasha the during this blessed holiday season. Be goat walked down the paths under sure to make this delightful event a part the brightly lit holiday arches which of your family’s new holiday traditions! twinkled merrily against the black Art of the Nativity is a special night sky. Her eyes were wide in exhibit in the Manor House of more wonderment, and she looked around in than 40 nativity scenes. Special awe of the beautiful decorations. “What musical entertainment from area choirs other goat ever got to experience such and music groups will be featured on a beautiful night?” she thought! The Sunday and Tuesday evenings. (closed Christmas Eve and Christmas) evergreen decorations looked tasty, and Natasha the goat makes random she munched a big mouthful before we COST: Self-guided Manor House and guest appearences on weekends. caught onto what was happening. grounds-tours are $14 per adult; You, too, will be in awe of the festive Details are on our website at grounds only tours are $8 per adult. holiday atmosphere and the welcoming www.happytrailsfarm.org or at Youth (ages 6-17) are $2 each for either feel of Stan Hywet Hall in Akron, where www.stanhywet.org. Or call Stan Hywet tour. Children under the age of 6 are some Happy Trails animal residents 330-836-5533. admitted free with an adult. Stan Hywet will be residing throughout Christmas. TIMES: Tuesday through Sunday members receive an additional However, please don’t eat their pine (closed Mondays) from 5pm - 8pm discount.