PAWSAnnual Report CHICAGOmagazine Summer 2014 SMASHING PUMPKINS FRONTMAN BILLY CORGAN’S PAWS CHICAGO ALUMNI SAMMI & MR. THOM GETTING WISER GOLD STAR DOGS ABOUTT GET ING OLDER Behavior Enrichment in TIPS FOR GERIATRIC PET CARE the No Kill model pawschicago.org IN 013 2 ABOUT If we could, we’d give it a thumbs up. 5,872 ADOPTIONS 17,767 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES A DOPTION VACCINATIONS, MICROCHIPS PAWS Chicago has revolutionized the shelter of Chicago’s homeless animals through its cageless, No Kill Adoption Centers in Lincoln Park and the North Shore. These Centers, in & BLOOD TESTS tandem with innovative adoption events and enrichment programs, enable PAWS Chicago to find new homes for thousands of animals each year. 39,043/YEAR OR HO LISTIC ANIMAL HEALTH & WELL-BEING 110/DAY As a No Kill shelter, PAWS Chicago is a safe haven for animals. Through a state-of-the-art Shelter Medicine program, each rescue receives full medical treatment, regardless of its condition, while a comprehensive Animal Behavior program provides social and behavioral enrichment. Each pet is treated as an individual, ensuring that he or she receives the nurturing care, treatment and rehabilitation it needs to live a healthy, happy life. SP AY/NEUTER PAWS Chicago’s Lurie Clinic - the city’s largest provider of free and low-cost spay/neuter 51,250 surgeries - and its mobile extension, the GusMobile Spay/Neuter Van, work tirelessly to bring its life-saving services to neighborhoods challenged with pet overpopulation. POUNDS OF In 2013 alone, nearly 18,000 dogs and cats were spayed or neutered through these two PET FOOD PAWS Chicago programs. This reach is attributed to the strategic location of the clinic DISTRIBUTED THROUGH Some things are a natural fit. Like Subaru owners and their four-legged copilots, and targeted mobile destinations at the heart of the problem - the city’s most at-risk and OUR PET FOOD BANK under-resourced communities. This focused approach to reducing the number of stray and Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive and confidence on the road, and the proud partnership unwanted animals born is just one more step toward making Chicago a No Kill community. between Subaru retailers and PAWS Chicago. Because anyone willing to give pets a V OLUNTEERS little love deserves some back. Love. It’s what makes a Subaru, a Subaru. Volunteers are the life-force behind PAWS Chicago. This dedicated workforce is made up of thousands of impassioned community members who make it possible to provide homeless pets with the quality care and love they deserve. 98,001 Schedule a test drive today at your local Subaru retailer. C OMMUNITY VOLUNTEER Saving lives truly is a community effort. PAWS Chicago is focused on extending its reach HOURS = and impact through its commitment to sustained community engagement. It is because of supporters like you that PAWS Chicago is able to make a difference. Thank you! FULL-TIME 47 EMPLOYEES Roto Subaru Autobarn Subaru Liberty Subaru Gerald North Aurora Subaru Evanston Subaru LINCOLN PARK NORTH SHORE TRAINING CENTER Arlington Heights Countryside Libertyville North Aurora Skokie ADOPTION CENTER ADOPTION CENTER 1933 N. Marcey Street RotoSubaru.com AutobarnSubaruofCountryside.com LibertyAutoCitySubaru.com GeraldSubaruNorthAurora.com EvanstonSubaru.com 1997 N. 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Marcey Street 3516 W. 26th Street Chicago, IL 60614 FROM THE CITY POUND Chicago, IL 60623 (773) 475-4242 (773) 521-SPAY SUBARU OF AMERICA NONE Forester Parent Magazine 1SOACH-13-0500 CD: Randy Hughes AM: Jack Lund / Chris Kueppers Live: 7.42” x 9.475” AD: Streiff AP: Sandy Boss Febbo Trim: 8.1875” x 10.486” CW: Graca PP: Charlie Wolfe Bleed: 8.6875” x 10.9” Photo: Tyler Gourley PM: Thako Harris COLORS PRODUCTION NOTES APPROVALS Cyan • All line art & logos are repro Proof_____ AD_____ CW_____ GCD_____ AE_____ Prod_____ Client_____ • Unless specified by workorder, all other images Magenta Last Touched :Rick Johnson, 2-27-2014 10:52 AM, are FPO Yellow Production:Volumes:Production:2013:Subaru:SOA:01_Region Zone:CH_Chicago:0500_ Black CH12_PAWS_PG:1SOACH130500_thumbs_up_PG_04.indd Scale: 1” = 1” Printed at: None Revision #: 4 PAWS CHICAGO PAWS CHICAGO contributors photographers Keri Buscaglia Melissa Forman Brian Damato Brigette Supernova As the Director of Communications for PAWS Melissa Forman is the co-host of “You & Me This Brian Damato volunteers his time in Outer Focus Photos Morning” on WCIU TV. Her career spans both her team in helping educate and engage the program featured in this issue. He also Brigette Supernova photographed her fostering publicChicago, in Kerithe No Buscaglia Kill mission. works Being daily toable lead to capturesmany ways images including of PAWS our GoldChicago’s Star A seasoned kitten foster volunteer for(see PAWS page Chicago,18). radio and television and she is the first woman in the morning and in the afternoon drive. She has life-saving efforts at the Adoption Center She uses her photography talents to document her the country to simultaneously host both a show in also helped raise more than $500,000 for local and special events. experiencesexperience with and Andrewencourage the others kitten to save lives through focus daily on two passions – storytelling and charities, including PAWS Chicago. animal welfare – is not a job but a gift. fostering. outerfocusphotos.com Susanne Champ Julie Mazzola Caitlin Lisa Sebastian Sparenga Caitlin Lisa Photography Sparenga Photography you receive,” Susanne Champ channels her Chicago and Senior Editor of PAWS Chicago Inspired by the motto “give back more than magazine.Julie Mazzola As anis the advocate Marketing for homeless Manager pets,for PAWS she Sebastian Sparenga is a pet photographer and help homeless pets at PAWS Chicago. dedicates each day to providing a voice for those PAWSCaitlin Chicago. Lisa, who When shot theshe photos isn’t orchestrating for our writing and marketing experience to give back feature with Billy Corgan, wears many hats at the Chicagoland area and is a volunteer details as a Special Events Associate, she can who specializes in on-location sessions in the lavish demands of her beloved cat, Clover. photographer for PAWS Chicago’s special who need it most. And in her free time, she serves passion for animals and the No Kill mission. be found taking pictures that capture her true chicagopetphotography.com Lisa also photographed some of the dogs for events as well as current adoptable pets. Dr. Robert Dann, DVM Dr. Barbara Royal, DVM, CVA caitlinlisa.com the Gold Star feature story. veterinary medicine in Chicago since graduatingDr. Robert Dann, from theDVM University has practiced of Illinois. Dr. Barbara Royal is a nationally published writer He is the Director of Blum Animal Hospital aand center international for Complementary lecturer whose Veterinary own practice, Medicine The Royal Treatment Veterinary Center in Chicago, is The Royal Treatment: A Natural and is pictured with Moose. HOURS: Approachand Physical to Wildly Rehabilitation. Healthy Pets She has just published a new book, Monday–Friday..........8am–8pm Billy Dec Jeanne Sparrow Saturday....................9am–6pm Sunday......................9am–5pm Walk right in! No appointment needed. This Morning” on WCIU TV. In addition to QUALITY CARE WHEN YOU NEED IT Billy Dec is not just a supporter of PAWS Chicago, but beingJeanne an Sparrow avid PAWS is the Chicago co-host supporter, of “You & she Me www.immediatemd.net an Emmy Winning TV Personality and Restaurateur in is a multi-talented media performer and an Chicago; Rockit, Sunda, Underground, AY CHIWOWA, segmentsRockit Burger on ABC Bar TV’s and “Windythe newly City opened, Live” and Bottlefork. KISS FM’s host and reporter, a voice-over artist and top- He can be seen on several weekly entertainment Emmy Award-winning television program WALK-IN CARE & TREATMENT BY FAMILY FRIENDLY PHYSICIANS We know how important your pet’s health is to you. We also know you need to maintain your health to maximize the time you “The Weekly Show” featuring philanthropic events. rated and award-winning radio personality. can spend with your pet. Immediate MD is an immediate care center designed to treat YOU in a timely manner on a walk-in Alexis Fasseas Caroline Ziv basis so you can get back to the important things in life like playing with your pet. Alexis Fasseas is Editor-in-Chief of At age six, Caroline Ziv announced to her mother that PAWS Chicago magazine and helped found PAWS Chicago in 1997. She is she was marrying a cat. While she never married a MINOR ILLNESSES INJURIES a member of the Illinois Bar, but her producer at Oprah for more than ten years, Caroline cat, she currently cohabitates with two of them. A •Sinusinfections • Cuts/scrapes career is focused on strategy and •Sorethroats •Sprains/strains management in the business