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Winter 2011 Scoop.Qxd The Scoop People rescuing animals...animals rescuing people® 925.256.1ARF www.arf.net Winter 2011 THE LONG JOURNEY HOME A small, terrified ball of white fluff with melt-your-heart brown eyes was just begging to be rescued at an over- crowded public shelter in California's central valley. His worried little face seemed to say, "please don't leave me here" as ARF's intake team walked by cage after cage filled with homeless dogs. It was hard to tell the age of this poodle-mix at first glance, but through the mats and dirty fur his personality shined bright. This underage pup with no other litter mates was one of the lucky ones ARF saved from euthanasia on our weekly rescue run. With so many of the dogs and cats ARF rescues, their life story is unknown. Were they a beloved family pet left at public shelter because their owners were unable to care for them? Were they once Cuddle time for Coconut and his new buddy Maya the perfect present that later become unwanted and left neglected in the back Puffball arrived shy, scared, unal- gentle nuzzles. This once shy pup yard with no shelter - or living on the tered, and hungry for love. While some turned into a wiggly love bug, winning streets scrounging for food and in need rescued dogs and cats require advanced over a little girl looking for her new best of medical care? medical care or life-saving surgeries friend. through ARF's Clinic, others just need a Today, Puffball has a new life and a safe place and someone to love them. new name - Coconut! He shares the HIS WORRIED LITTLE FACE SEEMED TO SAY, "PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME HERE" The gentle touch of a human hand is simple joys of a dog's life with his forev- unknown to so many - they need to re- er family; a walk down the street, romp- learn that people are their friends. ing in the dog park, learning new tricks A dedicated, loving foster family was for tasty treats and shhhh, don't tell the Puffball's first step, helping him become parents… a snuggle under the covers. more secure, and gratefully learning There are so many more homeless what it was like to be in a real home. cats and dogs like Puffball, just waiting When arriving back at ARF to be to be saved. Won't you help ARF bring neutered and placed for adoption, them home, and find a warm bed, a bowl Puffball stole the hearts of staff and vol- of food and unconditional love? Please Love at first sight unteers with his sweet small licks and help them today at www.arf.net. COMMUNITY INTEREST MADDIE’S LEGACY SAVES COUNTLESS LIVES Visitors to ARF enter through the Maddie’s Animal Care Center doors. Maddie's Fund®, The Pet Rescue Foundation, (www.maddiesfund.org) is a family foundation funded by Workday and PeopleSoft Founder Dave Duffield ® and his wife, Cheryl. Maddie's Fund is 2890 Mitchell Drive helping to create a no-kill nation where Walnut Creek, CA 94598 all healthy and treatable shelter dogs and 925.256.1ARF cats are guaranteed a loving home. medicine become part of the veterinary ARF strives to create a world ® where every loving dog or cat has To achieve this goal, Maddie's Fund curriculum; and in the implementation of a home, where every lonely person is investing its resources in building a national strategy to promote accounta- has a companion animal, community collaborations where animal bility and transparency in animal shelter and where children learn to care. ® welfare organizations come together to operations. Maddie's Fund is named BOARD OF DIRECTORS develop successful models of lifesaving; after the family's beloved Miniature Tony La Russa, Chairman in veterinary colleges to help shelter Schnauzer who passed away in 1997. Gregory L. McCoy, Esq., President Brenda de la Ossa, Secretary Bradley N. Blake William A. Blase, Jr. Sandy Block, DVM Maria Brunner ARF SALUTES Glenn Colacurci W. Roger Haughton Timothy Krisch TONY LA RUSSA Neal Mitchell John Schiavo Marsha Servetnick AND THE Amy Trask ARF EXECUTIVE STAFF ST.LOUIS Elena Bicker, Executive Director Mary Jo Bernardo, Chief Operations Officer Bobbe Bartlett, Development Director CARDINALS Juliet Blake, Clinic Director Jill Cooney, Animal Programs Director Elaine Durkin, Finance Director 2011 WORLD SERIES Gaye McDuff, Volunteer Services Director www.arf.net CHAMPIONS! Tony La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency, which receives no local, state or federal funding. Life-saving services and programs are made possible through the generosity of caring people. Dinah McFarlane, Scoop Editor April Weeks, Art and Production Your input is appreciated! If you have an idea about how ARF can improve The Scoop, please contact [email protected]. arf.net/facebook twitter.com/ARFtweets youtube.com/tlrarf Page 2 www.arf.net Winter 2011 LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARF impacted the lives of compan- for Pit Bulls and Chihuahuas, makes a ion animals in so many ways throughout tremendous impact in reducing the this past year. number of unwanted pets in public shel- With the enormous help of ARF's ters. Just one unaltered female dog and faithful volunteers, the ARF staff has con- her offspring can produce 67,000 pup- tinued to concentrate on increasing adopt- pies in only six years. In seven years, one ability. Our custom-designed animal female cat and her offspring can produce transporter made 100 trips to 12 source an incredible 370,000 kittens! shelters to rescue 1,035 dogs and 654 cats. Never taking our focus off our mis- ARF's mobile adoption vehicle visited sion work of "Animals Rescuing 161 sites in hopes of rehoming orphaned People," ARF's Pet Hug Pack cultivated pets. We expanded adoption days from new relationships; however, we are four days to five days a week which per- always looking for new members as the mitted ARF to find homes for more than demand remains high. Can you join Elena with ARF rescues Mia and Sadie 1,840 abandoned dogs and cats. ARF's team and help a hospice child fac- s 2011 comes to an end, it's natu- ARF's Clinic helps reduce pet over- ing cancer with a smooch from a new A ral to reflect on the past year's population problem right at its source. member of the pack? This past year, accomplishments and our focus of This past year, our skilled team provided ARF's Pack also expanded its reach to "People Rescuing Animals…Animals spay and neuter services for numerous substance and alcohol abuse patients at Rescuing People"®. Despite a difficult animal welfare organizations and 848 Kaiser. This has led many patients to economy, we challenged ourselves to feral cats. Operation Fix, a program express themselves more freely in a non increase adoptions at a time when fore- designed to tackle the serious issue of pet judgmental environment, fostered by the closures and tough times have public overpopulation by providing sterilization dogs' unconditional love. We are fortunate for Tony and Elaine's commitment and the La Russa family's generosity, however medical care costs for ARF's animals exceed any one donor. shelters flooded, as well as continue to No one should have to go hungry to bring the magic of animals to the disad- TOP FIVE WAYS ensure their pet has a full belly. ARF's vantaged, sick and injured. FoodShare program helps families keep One of the highlights in 2011 was the TO SUPPORT their pets at home, and out of the shelters, Cardinals winning the World Series. ARF ARF'S ANIMALS: with delivery of donated pet food to received wonderful press and the best those unable to provide it. Last year, the quote was from a local group which stat- 5. Donate a vehicle and let us do the FoodShare program collected and dis- ed: "You see, Tony La Russa is a true work of towing and DMV paper- bursed 170,672 pounds of food and litter animal advocate. In addition to manag- work. for more than 2,200 dogs and cats. ing the St. Louis Cardinals, he founded 4. Honor your friends and family We hope you celebrate with us the and heads Animal Rescue Foundation with a tribute gift or a personal accomplishments and milestones we (ARF)—one of the most successful ani- remembrance in the Scoop. have achieved together this past year. On mal shelters in the country. And if you 3. Participate in your employer's behalf of the entire staff and the Board of think he's just some wealthy sports fig- workplace giving campaign and Directors, we thank you for your sup- ure who threw money at cause and designate ARF. port, encouragement and for being part slapped his name on a building, you're of the ARF family which says "Yes!" to 2 Become a Lifesaver—use auto- sadly mistaken." the dogs and cats who need our help, and matic monthly giving to make bite We are fortunate for Tony and the people who love them. Our plans and sized contributions. Elaine’s commitment and the La Russa dreams are limited only by family's generosity, however medical 1. Designate ARF as a beneficiary in dollars…won't you please help ARF be care costs for ARF's animals exceed any your will to create a personal legacy. successful in 2012 with a gift today? one donor. Tony winning the World ADOPT • VOLUNTEER Series was a team effort and ARF needs DONATE everyone to join the team to win the war Elena Bicker on pet over-population.
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