A PUBLICATION OF SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS LOS ANGELES VOL.13 friends FOR LIFE spcaLA NIGHT WITH THE KINGS LOS ANGELES KINGS VS. ANAHEIM DUCKS THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2010 7:30PM STAPLES CENTER LEGENDS PACKAGE STANLEY CUP PACKAGE SILVER PACKAGE PURPLE PACKAGE $5,000 $2,500 $1,000 $500 20-person suite at the spcaLA 20-person suite for a Kings game Four 100-level tickets Four 100-level tickets Night with the Kings Pet bowl designed & signed by a Pet bowl designed & signed by a Pet bowl designed & signed by a Zamboni ride Kings player Kings player Kings player Pet bowl designed & signed by a Team-signed jersey Kings replica jersey Video board recognition Kings player Video board recognition Photo on the ice Team-signed jersey 25 game tickets Video board recognition INDIVIDUAL TICKETS Video board recognition 10 Game tickets $28 & $60 50 game tickets $28 for upper-level tickets $60 for 200-level seats SILENT AUCTION DURING THE GAME, FEATURING PET BOWLS DESIGNED & SIGNED BY KINGS PLAYERS AND COACHES, AS WELL AS SELECT KINGS MEMORABILIA VISIT PRE-GAME EBAY AUCTION BEGINNING DECEMBER 14, 2009, FEATURING CELEBRITY-DESIGNED www.spcaLA.com PET BOWLS, A PENALTY BOX PACKAGE, A ZAMBONI RIDE AND MORE! TO PURCHASE YOUR A CHANCE TO HAVE YOUR PICTURE TAKEN ON THE ICE BEFORE THE GAME, IF YOU PURCHASE FIVE OR MORE TICKETS! TICKETS! inside this issue 4 President’s Message 5 Letters 6 Year in Review 8 Cover Story: What’s in a Name? 10 spcaLA Around Town Donors 12 On the Cover Teaching Love and 24 Memorial & Tribute Gifts Compassion (TLC) graduates Donor Tiles Guillermo Silva 29 and Cindy. 31 spcaLA Naming Opportunities Cover photography donated by More Ways to Give: Donate Alfonse Palaima. 33 www.FotosbyFonzie.com Needed Items to spcaLA 34 spcaLA Locations Art Direction, design and layout donated by spcaLA volunteer, Alice Sexton. www.asextondesign.com spcaLA Ana Bustilloz Communications and Marketing Department 5026 West Jefferson Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90016 www.spcaLA.com [email protected] 1. 888. SPCA-LA1 spcaLA does not necessarily advocate or promote the use of products/services advertised or featured in Friends for Life. www.spcaLA.com 3 president’s message CRUELTY TIPLINE 1. 800. 540. SPCA EXECUTIVE TEAM Madeline Bernstein President Diane Eyler Vice President Captain David Havard id you know that your spcaLA created an at risk youth anti-violence program Vice President that is being used nationally in states like Oregon, Kansas, New York and DGeorgia, and internationally in Europe, Australia and Canada? Piloted and Liz Visco ongoing in Southern California schools, we work with youth, using shelter dogs, to Vice President teach them confl ict resolution, anger management and empathy. Empathy is the DIRECTORS cure for violence against animals and people. It began right here in Los Angeles with your spcaLA. Miriam Davenport Director of Development Did you know that your spcaLA has a domestic violence program that assists victims who need to leave a violent situation, but won’t if they have to leave a pet Dr. Karen Halligan, DVM behind? This program has assisted pets from as far away as Florida because no other Our Mission Director of Veterinary spca has such a thorough program. You have it here with your spcaLA. Services Did you know that your spcaLA developed a comprehensive shelter management Denise Jakcsy software program that is being used throughout our country and, just recently, at a Sr. Director of Companion shelter in Dublin, Ireland? Animal Services Did you know that your spcaLA has a state-of-the-art disaster response unit that spcaLA is Jill-Marie O’Brien, CPDT deploys locally to fi res (most recently the Station Fire-the largest fi re in California), Director of Animal Training fl oods and earthquakes as well as nationally when requested. We were one of only dedicated to and Behavior Services eight fi rst responders called upon to assist in Texas in the wake of Hurricane Ike and the prevention J.R. Sitman, MCP only one of two (the other was a Missouri SPCA unit) deployed to Galveston—the Director of MIS worst affected by the storm. Did you know that every spca in the country is a separate legal entity despite con- of cruelty to Debra Sutton fusing commercials and advertising campaigns? The New York spca was the fi rst to Sr. Director of Programs form in America in 1866 and aptly named itself. Your spcaLA opened its doors in animals through Melanie Wagner, M.S. Ed 1877. Throughout the country different spcas were allowed to form as the laws in Director of Humane Education each state so permitted. However, only one spca solicits donations away from all the Education, Law others under the misimpression that they are an umbrella entity that sends funds BOARD OF DIRECTORS to non existent chapters. It is the same with any humane society not based in Los Enforcement, Offi cers Angeles. Their funds are not mandated to support the animals in our community based upon the zip code of the donor. Though there are now complaints, inquiries Rollin Ransom, Esq. Intervention Chairman of the Board and investigations into the ethics of such fundraising tactics—the responsibility ultimately lies with you, the donor, to know where you are donating your and Advocacy. Robert S. Span hard earned money despite attempts to confuse you. spcaLA applauds work that is Vice Chair carried out on behalf of animals anywhere in the country and hopes that you can Craig de Recat afford to donate to multiple organizations. Your choice must still be an informed one. Treasurer Your spcaLA actually has a local, national and international footprint with boots on the ground serving animals that need us. In these trying economic times it is Mariann N. Ettorre Secretary particularly critical that we work together, and educate others who are confused about where their funds are going so we succeed in our mission. Directors Thank you for your continued support. Bart Zitnitsky George G. Strong Madeline Bernstein, President, spcaLA 4 FRIENDS FOR LIFE | VOL 13 2009 letters HONORARY BOARD Peter A. Cheney Cathy Guisewite Matt Knabe Pam Machado Heather A. Mahood, Esq. Philip D. Pitchford Cini & Ira Robb Dayl Salamanca Dori Slater Vance, DVM Bob Tiedemann Resa Trent Betty White ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE Dr. Buzz Aldrin Ed Asner Candice Bergen Jacqueline Bisset Dyan Cannon Nancy Carr Dixie Carter Keith Hamilton Cobb Phil Davis, Esq. Ellen DeGeneres Great Organization, Great Volunteers, Great Pets! Barbara Eden Blake Edwards I adopted Nora (Pit Bull mix) on June 7th, and I know Jim Ervin animals come in and out of this shelter daily but Nora Daniel A. Fiore, Esq. seemed to be a special case in that she’d been with the Dann Florek Dennis Franz shelter for a couple of years and I could tell the volunteers/ Annabeth Gish Foster Kittens Full of Love and Sweetness employees really took good care of her and were excited for Lee Grant Crispen had been the last of his litter mates to be adopted; her to have found a home. Tommy Habeeb Jeff Hall I got him a friend, Howie, just 2 months later. I want to Nora is such an amazing dog; she is sweet and gentle. Daryl Hannah thank whoever raised Crispen before I adopted him. They She has acclimated well to the house, at fi rst she was very Patricia Heaton certainly raised a good kitty. He is full of love and hesitant and scared but now she knows our home is her William Immerman Ashley Keegan sweetness. home. She loves to sunbathe in the yard but of course Curt King What a difference to have a kitten that has been in foster when it gets warm, she fi nds the shade under our fi cus tree B. Susan Kirch care before adoption. They (Crispen and Howie) are best of as the best spot to stay cool. She loves her daily walks... Patrick Labyorteaux Cloris Leachman friends and get in line to have their tummies scratched!! I’m she was a bit overweight when she left the shelter but has Joe Mantegna so grateful for the Long Beach facility for fi nding the two lost some of the pounds and has more energy. She’s in such Constance Marie most purrrfect pets for me. I LOVE THEM SO MUCH. good shape, that I can take her out for a jog to the park. Rue McClanahan Roxanne Motamedi —Linda She’s great with my nephews and enjoyed her fi rst 4th of Craig T. Nelson July with my entire family! I love coming home after a hard Ginger Perkins Animal Safety Net* a Huge Success day at work to fi nd Nora greeting me and doing what I call Ellen Pittleman LeAnn Rimes I wanted to thank you again and how I appreciate the gift her “happy dance.” Nora is also very trainable for being an Vicki Roberts, Esq. this program has given me and my son. My dogs are home older dog; she’s so smart and catches on quickly. Akiko Rogers now, but I can tell they were taken very good care of. In short, I wanted to say “thank you” for having such a Dale Rosenbloom Jodi Roth Freddy was very sketchy before and now he is more loving. great organization and amazing volunteers (I visited the Gena Rowlands Ralph is right back to his very loving and precious way. shelter 4 or 5 times before deciding on Nora...everyone was Jenni Runyan They were the light at the end of the tunnel for me.