Monday, June 6, 2011

JUNE NEWSLETTER 2011

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IN THIS ISSUE:
1.  TobagoSPCA Adoption Drive
2.  Miguella P. Mark-Carew
3.  Caring Collars, Loving Leashes
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1.  TobagoSPCA Adoption Drive
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Linda, a committee member with
TobagoSPCA t-shirts at the adoption drive

 The Adoption Drive was held outside the Gulf City Mall, Lowlands Tobago on Saturday 18th June. It was sponsored by Propac Foods.

vice chairman Patricia Faraday

 Some awareness was brought to what the Shelter is about and the services we offer.
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We are in need of Volunteers especially School Children, to come and help us at the Shelter and on projects related to the Shelter… Volunteers who would like to socialize with the animals,  take them for walks and in this way become active participants in some community service.


On the day there were T-Shirts for sale, Donation boxes, information about adopting and of course, dogs to adopt!

2.  Miguella P. Mark-Carew
Miguella has been in Trinidad for the past 10 months and paid several visit to Tobago taking samples from our dogs and cattle to help with her research.
She was a great help at the Shelter Clinic during the SPOTT programme and brought 4 vet students from Cornell to assist.

back row: Left - Miguella

 Last week she visited the Shelter for the last time, before she returns  to the USA..   She donated 70 collars and leashes and a tasty 'thank you" cake.
 
She also has been very helpful in getting information re our roaming/stray dogs so if you have not yet filled out her questionaire please do so.


Questionnaires:- Please fill out online
a. HUMAN DOG QUESTIONNAIRE.
This is a questionnaire for residents of Trinidad and Tobago concerning dogs and dog ownership. Any resident of T&T can participate. You do NOT have to own dogs to participate.
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGt5V1lNZXZUbnZTRDBMQURrdTZ2Tmc6MQ
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b. INDIVIDUAL DOG QUESTIONNAIRE 
This questionnaire is to be filled out by dog owners IN ADDITION to the Human Dog Questionnaire (above).
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Thank you for your participation!
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EXTRA ARTICLES
- CORNELL UNIVERSITY   http://www.vet.cornell.edu/news/Tobago.cfm
- BLOG     http://halfbrightfulbright.blogspot.com/
- NEWSDAY   http://www.newsday.co.tt/letters/0,142262.html

3.  Caring Collars, Loving Leashes
Marlene Mark, Miguella's mother and a teacher at Howard T. Herber (HTH) Middle School, USA and her teacher's assistant, Mrs. Lisa Doughtery, have come up with a great way to help the Trinidad and Tobago Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (TTSPCA) with managing the dogs at their shelter. "I can't believe how successful it turned out in just one week" said Marlene, "The students of my class were totally enthused, and greatly encouraged to achieve their goal to assist the doggies of our country."

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Caring Collars, Loving Leashes is a campaign to donate collars and leashes to dogs that will be adopted at the TTSPCA. Why are collars and leashes important? Every dog that leaves the TTSPCA must have an ID tag that is purchased by the owner. If the dog have a corresponding collar, it would make the process a lot easier. Often times, owned dogs are tied to chains all day. Having a leash may encourage owners to walk them!