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SPRING 2011 volume 19 number 01 PawPrintsC.A.R.E. FOR THE EVANSTON ANIMAL SHELTER NEWSLETTER 1 Ready…Set…Strut For Strays 3 Care To Run? Run For C.A.R.E.! 7 Tinker’s Happily-Ever-After 8 Book Corner 2 Letter from Linda Gelb, 4 Donations 8 C.A.R.E.’s Holiday Faire Report 9 Strut For Strays 2011 C.A.R.E. President 6 Wanted: BC’s Forever Home 8 Two C.A.R.E. Volunteers Registration Form 3 ‘Strut’ Supporters You 7 Uh-oh: Spring’s Here, And So Is Honored By EPA 11 C.A.R.E. Alumni Update Should Know Leptospirosis Ready…Set…Strut For Strays C.A.R.E. volunteers and supporters—both human and canine—are gearing up to support the shelter activities in the annual Strut For Strays on May 14. by Janice Cha Get your walking shoes ready, and find your dog’s ALUMNI PhOTO best leash: C.A.R.E.’s annual Strut For Strays is just around the corner. The 16th annual Strut will take place Sat., May 14, at the Ladd Arboretum in Evanston (on McCormick just north of Golf ). The registration booth will open at 8:45 a.m. At 9:30 a.m., people and their dogs will walk or jog along the 3-mile/5- kilometer course that runs through the Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park. STRUT ANNOUNCER MIKE M “Besides the 3-mile walk or run, we will have Ihelic the Doggie Carnival, with games such as Find a Bone, Super Hoops and Agility Course,” says Strut Organizer Kari Kennedy. “We’ll also have Shelter dog training demonstrations. And as always, there Come rain or shine, the 16th annual Strut For WISh LIST will be plenty of refreshments for both humans Strays will take place Sat., May 14, at the Ladd Arboretum in Evanston. The Strut is one of As spring unfolds, remember and canines.” C.A.R.E.’s most important fund-raisers. your animal friends at C.A.R.E. The Strut and its related festivities will finish The shelter’s Spring-Cleaning around noon. Wish List includes: This year’s sponsors will include Wendy • Canned cat food (no fish) DeCarlo, Dog Obedience Group; Mary • Canned dog food (Pedigree Summerville, Prairie Shore Properties; Dr. Julia brand) Weertman DDS; and Evanston Subaru. • Supplies: bleach, dish soap, paper towels, copy paper Last year’s Strut generated some $22,000 to • Soft dog treats C.A.R.E. coffers. The money is used for the shelter’s day-to-day operations, including food, And always, medical care, adoption outreach and more. • Foster homes for cats & dogs Turn to pages 9 and 10 for the Strut For Strays Leave a message on C.A.R.E.’s registration form. voicemail at 847–705–2653 for more information. markSTRUT FOR STRAYS yourSUMMER DOg W ascalendarh FALL DOg Wash hOLIDAY C.A.R.E. FAIRE Saturday, May 14, 2011 Saturday, June 11, 2011 Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011 8:45 a.m. — 12 p.m. Noon 9 a.m. — 2 p.m. 9 a.m. — 2 p.m. 11 a.m. — 5 p.m. Ladd Arboretum, Evanston Evanston Animal Shelter Evanston Animal Shelter Unitarian Church (see page 9 for complete info) 2310 Oakton, Evanston 2310 Oakton, Evanston 1330 Ridge, Evanston Published by C.A.R.E. Community Animal Rescue Effort A cold and snowy winter makes us realize how fortunate we are to have such wonderful volunteers and supporters. During the Blizzard of 2011 in February, Community Animal Rescue Effort volunteers made it to the shelter at the height of the storm as well as consecutive days to care for all our animals. Our shelter has continued to be busy with everything from a box of abandoned five-week old puppies to emaciated young dogs to cold and starving cats and kittens who found their way to our door. The number of puppies, dogs, kittens, and cats arriving in sadly-neglected states Mailing Address continues to increase. We’re attributing this situation to the state of economy. C.A.R.E. Work continues on recruiting feral cat caretakers to assist in locating and carrying out P.O. Box 1964 Evanston, Illinois 60204 the Trap-Neuter-Return program for feral cat colonies. TNR is the most effective way to control cat overpopulation and is supported by the Cook County Managed Care of Feral Cats Shelter Address Ordinance. We’ve seen a rising number of outside cats that are not feral; these cats have lived 2310 Oakton Street Evanston, Illinois 60202 their lives in homes and in the company of people and are ill-prepared for life on their own. Feral cat caretakers can assist in identifying and trapping these abandoned pets and getting Adoption Hours Monday thru Thursday them to a shelter where they can be cared for and adopted. 6:00 – 8:00 pm “Good things come to those who wait”—how many times have we heard that? Hopefully Saturday and Sunday this will be true for C.A.R.E. volunteers and supporters. We have been asked by the Evanston 12:00 – 3:30 pm City Government to postpone further work on the expansion of the existing animal shelter CONTACT so that consideration can be given to potentially relocating the facility. The City is currently www.care - evanston . org looking at redevelopment of the section of Oakton Street that includes the shelter. We’ll keep 847 – 705 – 2653 you posted on this new turn of events. EDITORIAL C.A.R.E. continues to provide dog and cat food to a local food pantry. If you know pet LINDA GELB owners for whom buying dog or cat food is an economic burden, please tell them to call publisher & C.A.R.E. president C.A.R.E. at 847-705-2653, or to visit the shelter on Saturday or Sunday afternoons. We will JANICE CHA be pleased to provide them with food for their pet. And if you have feral cats in your chief editor & friday dog volunteer neighborhood and want to help, call The Tree House Outdoor Cats hotline at 773-784-5488 ROSE GALLOWAY ext. 234, or visit them online at www.tnrchicago.org. Tree House has food and spay/neuter database coordinator & tuesday resources available to assist you. supervisor/cat adoption counselor Thank you for your ongoing support for C.A.R.E. and participation in our events. SANDY ROGERS publicity You allow us to go the extra mile on behalf of our canine and feline orphans. KAREY UHLER Be kind to your pets and yourself. design and production editor & saturday cat volunteer Linda J. Gelb, C.A.R.E. President MERIDIAN / ROCKFORD FORMS printing Contributors MARTHA ERPELDING monday cat volunteer DIANE MOE sunday cat adoption counselor C.A.R.E. Mission Statement Community Animal Rescue Effort for the Evanston Animal Shelter — an all- CAThY RO volunteer, nonprofit organization — serves bERTS & STormy Evanston and surrounding communities by fostering healthy, positive relationships between people and companion animals. At Macy’s “Shop For A Cause” day, held C.A.R.E. pursues its mission by: on an October Sunday afternoon at the • Providing for Shelter animals’ needs, including medical, food, behavior Westfield Old Orchard store in Skokie, modification, socialization and safety; C.A.R.E. rallied 17 volunteers and eight • Placing animals in safe, healthy dogs and cats to greet shoppers and environments; • Promoting the humane treatment raise money and awareness for shelter of animals through community operations. Between advance and at-the- education; and door sales of the $5 coupon booklets, we • Controlling pet overpopulation through spay/neuter and feral cat Aleta hAgman & jeff cousens brought in more than $1,600 from the management programs. day’s efforts. Thank you, macy’s! 2 www.care-evanston.org Care To Run? Run For C.A.R.E.! Have you ever thought about running a 5K, 10K or half- marathon? What if it could help raise money for C.A.R.E.? Participating in a race while raising money for a favorite cause is a pretty powerful reason to start running. Paula Keats, C.A.R.E. Special Events Chair and an avid runner, is willing to help you get started – to pick a race, choose a plan to help you meet your distance goal and to lead weekly runs. Walkers and run/ walkers are welcome, too. For more details, email Paula at [email protected]. ‘Strut’ Supporters You Should Know by Janice Cha C.A.R.E.’s Strut For Strays, the shelter’s biggest used my real estate services over the years, and I fund-raiser of the year, owes its success each year look forward to working with many more of you Use Correct in part to two longtime local sponsors: Mary in the future. Feel free to stop by the office—we Address To help Summerville and Dr. Julia Weertman. are pet friendly.” C.A.R.E. Animals Mary underwrites the colorful Strut T-shirts Meet Julia Weertman, DDS If you send donations to the given out each year—you may have noticed her Julia Weertman’s first introduction to Evanston’s Evanston Animal Shelter’s name and logo on the back. And Julia’s support animal shelter was back in ’78, when her college street address, C.A.R.E. (the helps cover the cost of the popular goody bags roommate “got it in to her head that we needed shelter’s non-profit arm) may given to each participant. a cat for our ‘no pets allowed’ senior year not receive it.