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Dear Friends of Lucky Paws Foundation,
As hopefully you already know, World Spay Day is celebrated this month.
World Spay Day is presented by The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International in collaboration with animal welfare organizations, veterinary professionals, businesses, and individuals worldwide to shine a spotlight on spay/neuter as a proven means of saving animals’ lives: companion animals, feral community cats, and street dogs who might otherwise be killed in a shelter or on the street. World Spay Day provides a unique opportunity for everyone who cares about animals to join together toward a common goal.....a comprehensive global, united effort to end the euthanasia and suffering of companion animals.
Lucky Paws is locally at the forefront of the spay/neuter movement, and wants to bring attention to the plight of homeless animals by organizing a benefit to bring us one step closer to ending the killing of healthy and adoptable animals as well as assisting families with financial difficulties to alter their own pets.
Won't you please help us make our dream of NO KILL a reality?
Thanks to our many friends who all share a dedication to animal welfare, we are able to offer an outing on Sunday, February 24 in the sun, swimming at Buck Island with magnificent sea turtles FREE in their natural habitat...the only way to view our aquatic friends!
The boat, food and beverages are all donated, so 100% of the proceeds will benefit those who cannot afford to alter their animals.
Not only will you have a relaxing, enjoyable afternoon, but you will be directly responsible for the sterilization of an additional 40-50 animals resulting in fewer animals killed in the future.
To reserve your space and for more information, please call 340-513-1854
Building a No-Kill Island, One Stray at a Time
luckypawssttvi.com
Swim with the Sea Turtles
Luncheon Cruise
Experience the thrill of swimming with these magnificent, gentle
creatures of the deep in their natural, unrestricted habitat!
Sunday,Feb.24•1-5pm
Destination:Turtle Cove
100% of your $75-per-person donation will fund spay/neuter services in the VI
Gourmet luncheon with fine wines, Mojitos, rum punch and fruit punch will be served.
Snorkel gear and flotation devices provided. Wear your swimsuits and bring your
towels for a day of fun in the sun, and a memorable swim with the sea turtles!
Departs Bolongo Bay Beach Resort Dock at 1:00pm
Guests are requested to arrive on the dock at least 15 minutes before departure.
All proceeds benefit Lucky Paws Foundation’s SNIP and Cat Café Programs
LPF would like to thank our sponsors and Dr. A.J. Williamson, Dr. John Moore and Dr. Marilyn Moore who will be providing services at special World Spay Day rates.
If you cannot participate on the 24th, please consider making a monetary donation or providing a gift that we can use as a raffle prize.
For more information and to reserve your space today please call: 340 513-1854.
Thank you for caring !
Dellia Holodenschi
Founder/ President
Lucky Paws Foundation
luckypawssttvi.com
340 513-1854
Posted : February 14, 2013 4:41 pm
The spaying and neutering part is great, but the feral cat feeding program needs to go. Feral cats are responsible for the death of up to 3.7 billion birds and 20.7 billion mammals annually, world wide. I know here on the east end, they are great hunters of the endangered tree boa, an indigenous species. "No-kill" just won't work on a small island. Good luck getting the adopted animals spayed and neutered.
Posted : February 16, 2013 3:23 pm
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The program that spays and neuters abandoned and feral (?) cats help decrease populations. I hate to say it but the majority of these so called feral cats have been abandoned and are homeless. Education, monetary help with S/N programs will help us all and the animals who are so affected.
Here's an article from a different viewpoint than yours East Ender:
"Articles scapegoating cats have been all over the news this week, from The New York Times to USA Today.
These stories are based on biased research that could lead to more outdoor cats being rounded up and killed. It’s absolutely horrifying.
The media are relying on a so-called “study” funded by the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Division of Migratory Birds that recklessly perpetuates a bogus debate. It’s propaganda, and Alley Cat Allies is demanding that the Smithsonian denounce it.
This “study” is a direct attack on our progress with Trap-Neuter-Return. In communities across the country, TNR stabilizes and reduces the population of feral cats and saves millions of cats from being killed in shelters. This Smithsonian report is a desperate attempt to set back that progress.
Please, don’t let that happen. We need you to stand with us right away. We have to stop this junk science advocating for the mass killing of cats and immediately combat the lies.
Speak out and stand with us. Tell the Smithsonian: Stop spreading junk science that will kill cats.
This “study” was authored by researchers with an anti-cat track record. It appeared in the online journal Nature Communications.
The authors arrived at their chosen conclusion by cherry-picking data in the most egregious fashion. Worse still, they cite a discredited researcher, a colleague who was convicted and then fired for trying to poison cats.
Let’s be clear: the real threats to birds and other wildlife populations—deforestation, climate change, and habitat destruction—are being ignored.
We cannot stand for cats to be scapegoats.
More killing should never be the answer. We’ve got to come together and speak out now to save cats’ lives—they’re counting on us.
Click here to tell the Smithsonian to stop spreading false information that puts cats at risk.
https://secure3.convio.net/alley/site/SPageServer?JServSessionIdr004=3cis6suwc3.app337a&pagename=em20130202_Smithsonian_petition
So go for a sail and enjoy a wonderful day, donate and support efforts to reduce populations without killing them.
Posted : February 16, 2013 5:29 pm
Now I wish I was off on Sunday (rather than Saturday) since whale-looking is not nearly as important to me as cats are. Thanks for posting, Alana (love ya, lady, btw!)
Posted : February 18, 2013 3:42 pm
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Try to get the day off and maybe you will see some whales on the sailing trip and be able to help the kitties, too!;)
We know they are around!
Posted : February 18, 2013 4:07 pm
