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High Desert Humane Society
March 2015
SOCIETY NEWS
PO Box1973/ 3050 S. Cougar Way
Silver City NM 88061
Phone 575-538-9261, Fax 575-388-5251, email: [email protected]
Mastiff update
Here is an update for those of you wondering about all
the mastiffs we had been housing here at our facility.
The court allowed the dog owner to have a few of the animals back. The remaining animals were put up for adoption and at this time we are pleased to report that all have
been rehomed. Some have gone to homes locally and a few
have gone as far away as Arizona and Las Cruces. We
would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all the caring people who donated food or money to help with the
added expense of caring for these big dogs. It is wonderful
to see that in a time of need our community pulls together
for the good of all. Shown left are two of the mastiff puppies with Santa Clara ACO Shirley Wiegel, who helped
house some of the animals while awaiting the court decision. Thank you everyone for all your help.
Long time board member and
volunteer Evelyn Blisard
passes away
Silver City Schools Builders Club
recently held a fund raiser for the animals in our facility.
They raised $631.11 plus brought in some cat and dog food
donations. Thank you guys for all your hard work. Members
who came out to deliver the check are shown below with ACO
Buddy Howard & Office Administrator Gigi Shoaf. Club members are Theresa Gutierrez, Rachel Bobo and Nicoloas Bobo
The members of the board and the staff of the High Desert Humane Society were deeply saddened by the passing of long time
board member and volunteer Evelyn Blisard. Evelyn was always ready to help with fundraisers and community outreach
programs. She did a wonderful job of organizing volunteers for
ongoing projects throughout the year. Board member Victoria
York stated “ She was a very warm and caring person, the inspiration for me to join the Board of Directors” One of her
favorites was organizing the folks over at the senior center to
help fold and label our newsletters. Every three months they
joined forces (complete with cookies ) to complete the large
job of preparing our quarterly
newsletters for mailing. In
later years as she slowed
down she continued to
help with the sometimes daunting task of
maintaining the scrap books
we keep of the facility’s
news articles and functions.
Her dedication to our
facility and her love for the
animals in our care will be
greatly missed by
the board and staff.
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March 2015
With Appreciation
Thank you for your monetary and in-kind donations to the High Desert Humane Society. With your support we
can continue to feed, house and care for the animals in our shelter. Thank you also to the many volunteers who
give of their time to help support events, socialize animals, work around the shelter, at Our Paws‘ Cause Thrift
Shop, and assist with public awareness and education. Many thanks to those special folks who come to the
shelter to search for and adopt a special furry friend to share in their lives.
Maureen Acevedo, Advanced Vet Care, Albertsons, Jim Alexander, Christopher Alexander, Neal Apple, William/Pamela Archibald, Arenas Valley Animal Clinic, Bill/Diane Armstrong, Barbara Ashby, Jon Bernard, Sue
Bearup, Aaron Beaver, Shirley Bentsen, Blackmist Angus Ranch, Cathie Bower, Brenda/Thomas Brand, Henrietta Bratcher, Sharon Brown, Susan Brown, George/Sue Burfiend, Burgertime, Gene Caldwell, Richard/
Maryjo Calender, Alejandro Candelaria, Dennis Chandler, Elizabeth Church, Ellen Cline, George Conner, Judy Count, James/Diana Cruzan, Paula Cunningham, Lynn Daugherty, Allan /Betty Jo Davis, June Decker,
Amber Deming, Dement Alarm Inc, Desert Reef Industries, Thomas Dodds, RK Doug, DRI, Robert Dragon,
Edward/Constance Downard, Tom/Karen Earlywine, Charles/Cynthia Elliot, Evergreen Garden Club, Elizabeth Fila, Bobbie Fisher, Dalene Forbes, Lynn Ford, Carolyn Garnse, Diana Garretson, David Gassalt, Richard
Gerwels, Gila Animal Clinic, Paula Giesler, Steve Gonzales, Theresa Goral, Grant County Childbirth, Sherry
Grant, Jeff Greenstom, Hale Pet Doors, Carole Hall, Lew/Sally Hartzog, Meredith Heidenfeld, Gary/Glenna
Helbing, Kay Henderson, Ronnie/Cheryl Hicklin, Marilyn/Cecil Howard, Dick/Lyla Howell, Kathy Howell, Holley Hudgins, J&J Signs, Rochelle Jones, Jack/Jo Keeling, Mince Keith, Dale/Marilyn King, Paddy Kuehnlenz,
Misty Lake, Dagmar/Jack Lane, Elizabeth Lay, Sylvia Lemmon, Linda Lentner, Billy Leupke, Virginia Cole
Levesque, Helen Lundwall, Charles/Carol Lutz, Gwen Lyndsong, Richard Mahler, Margit Malstrom, Diana
Mason, Cissy McAndrew, Dana McBride, Rebecca McCauley, Murial McDonald, Esther Melvin, Mitchell
Menaker, Julia/Ray Merrill, Frank Merritt, Bob Messner, D Milan, Millies, Alfred/Patricia Milligan, Deanna
Mooney, Elizabeth Morales, Pamela Morgan, Pat Morrison, C&L Mossburg, Wilma Nelson, Vickie Nelson, Michael Nicolai, Dana Nupp, Ann Owen, JW Ownby, John Pecoroni, Robert Perea, Pinos Altos Plumbing, Robert
Pittmen, Jane Pomoty, Edna Powers, Neysa Pritikin, Leonard Pritikin, Dawn Putman, Sally Quevedo, Jason
Quimbly, Bobbi Quinn, Shirley Raphun, Betty Roper, David Rose, Mr & Mrs James Ross, Scott Rotherham, P
Salters, Donna Samuels, Lorraine Sedillos, Lyle/Susan Sedlacek, Nathaniel/Amber Shay, Sandra Shoon, Peter/
Nancy Silman, Silver City Food Co-op, Silver School Builders Club, Kathy Smith, Kent Smith , Kathryn Smith,
Michael Sorenson, Winifred Stern, Elizabeth Stockdale, Susan Redfern, Raymond/Donna Taylor, Connie
Teague, Barbara Tegge, Annette Toney, Paula Torrez, Town & Country Vet, Town and Country Garden Club,
Tractor Supply, Jeff/Rena Turner, Jayden Vowell, The Wacky Club, John/Nancy Wachholz, Scottty Wallace,
John Warner, E.D. Westmorland, Wilderness Kennel Club, Ray Wise, WNMU Public Speaking Class, Peggy
Wright, Elizabeth Wright, Mary Yardley, David/Susan Young, Linda Zinner,
SPONSORS NEEDED
Silver City Sun-News is looking for sponsors to help get our dogs and
cats adopted. They would like to begin running an adopt a pet ad one
time a week featuring 2 to 4 of our animals that are in need of a forever
home. If you would be interested in becoming a sponsor please call the
SC Sun News and ask for Bobbi Armstrong, 538-5893
Our Board Members will do anything
for Money by Mary Cowan
Our colorful (sporting bright tie dye long johns) HDHS polar plunger
Heidi Ogas, President of the Board, 'did us proud' yesterday afternoon
at the Holiday Inn Express grand reopening and charity fundraiser! She did a fine frontal flop entering the ice-strewn (thrown in preparatory to plunges) pool, BRRRrrrrrrrrrrrr with the wind blowing. Incidentally she was the only one demonstrating that she knew a
genuine swimming stroke.
Thank you, Heidi, for representing us so well.
H.A.L.T.
Please Don’t Let your Pet Have a Spring Fling
The High Desert Humane Society
Is having a
March - Spay and Neuter Special.
Make an appointment with your Silver City veterinarian
during the month of March.
Then come to the High Desert Humane Society for a discount
coupon through the Halt a Litter Today assistance program.
You will receive an
Extra $10.00 per cat or $20.00 per dog
in assistance.
Limit- 4 pets per household per year
For more information call 538-9261, or come to the
High Desert Humane Society at 3050 S. Cougar Way
Tuesday thru Friday 8:30 to 5:30 Saturday 8:30 to 5:00 .
Our Paws’ Cause
Thrift Shop
4th Anniversary Customer Appreciation Sale
When: March 18-19-20-21.
Time: 10 AM - 2 PM
Help us celebrate four years in business.
The shop’s proceeds have put over $100,000 back
into the Grant County community via HALT,
which provides spay/neuter financial assistance.
To you, our customers and donors, we give a big
THANK YOU.
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K-Kids from G W Stout
Hold Fundraiser
Fifth graders from Mrs Gonzales and Mr Duran’s classes
held a bake sale to benefit the High Desert Humane Society on Saturday February 14th. They also brought in lots
of donated pet food items, toys and bedding to help make
the animals here more comfortable.
Kiwanis members Jerry Fridler and Lori Bonono came out
to show their support. Shown below are some of the members tending to the successful sale booth while others took
their turn walking a dog or socializing with the cats.
Members in attendance were Alexis McKinney, Olivia
Nichols, Elizabeth Knab, Mya Bencomo, Alexis Alvarado,
Allen Maciel, Colin Fendrich, Elena Gonzales, Maleah Diaz and Anali Mendozo.
Great job everyone and thank you very much!
Memorial donated by
Paula Geisler.
Silver City can boast that it has many wonderful artists. One of those individuals is
Paula Geisler . She has many talents with
one of those being etchings of your favorite
pet on glass blocks like the one shown above.
“Cash” was a long time mascot who ruled
the front office area for many years. Folks
who remember him knew immediately who
was in this portrait. What a beautiful job!
“Thank you,” Paula.
Help your pet get back home
Micro chipping is now available at our monthly
vaccination clinics for just $25.00.
Low cost vaccination clinics are held the second Saturday
of each month from 9:00 am to noon. No appointment necessary. Shown left are Dr. Wilmeth & Josh Wilmeth
inserting the first chip of 2015.
Come take advantage of this new service!
March 14th
April 11th
May 9th
High Desert Humane Society
3050 S Cougar Way
PO Box 1973
Silver City NM 88062
U.S. Postage Paid
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#5
Silver City, NM
Visit us at:
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The Cat Lady Corner by Victoria York producer of Animal Care and Control 101 on CATS TV
DO YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SERVICE ANIMAL AND AN EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL?
Let’s start with a service animal. These have been around for a
long time, mostly helping the blind. They usually have a harness and
are quite obvious. Things have changed over the years, and it now may
not be so apparent what the dog is actually needed for. They may be
opening doors, picking things up or alerting to an upcoming seizure.
They could even be calming a person with post-traumatic stress disorder. The list goes on. One thing they all have in common is that they
are legally recognized as a legitimate Service Dog who is trained to
meet specific disability related needs. Hundreds of hours have been
put into their training. The Americans with Disabilities Act, ADA,
protects the rights of individuals with disabilities to be accompanied by
their service dog. However it may not be appropriate or even possible
for them to go everywhere. For example, operating rooms, burn units,
and dental chairs, where their presence could compromise a sterile
environment. Also, you will not see a service dog being disruptive by
jumping on people, growling, barking at others, or going to the bathroom in the wrong place. Although it is not necessary for the dogs to
wear a vest, or anything else to identify them, most of them do. Some
owners find it easier to avoid a problem before it gets started. The ADA
only allows us to ask two questions of someone walking into their business with a service animal. Is the animal required by you because of a
disability? What tasks has the animal been trained to do? It is not legal to ask what the person’s disability is!
An Emotional Support Animal could possibly do some of these
things, but most likely has had little or no training to do anything other than give support to their owner. Almost anyone can call their pet
an Emotional Support Animal, and can even purchase things online
such as vests and tags that say "Service Dog" I checked and found sites
that offered prescriptions and letters to anyone who could pay around
$100.00. Even though someone has gone to all the trouble of having
their own doctor write a letter stating that they need this animal, they still DO NOT have the same rights as service animal owners. It is still against the law, and a violation of health
codes to take an animal into a restaurant or grocery store, and
many other places. You are also not entitled to take your pet into
hotels, and museums. The exceptions are that the Fair Housing
Act will allow your animal to live where they are usually prohibited. Also, The Air Carrier Access Act will let you fly at no extra
charge with your pet on your lap or under the seat.
Now that I have explained the differences you may think it
is simple for a business to sort this out. Obviously not, as we see
dogs in carts at Albertsons and Walmart all the time. There is
an excellent and very funny article in The New Yorker magazine, October 20th, 2014 edition. It is titled Pets Allowed and is
written by Patricia Marx. She writes that for the article she took
a turtle, a pig, a turkey and a snake out (not at the same time)
in New York City. No one denied her after she explained that
they were therapy animals and she had a letter. So, it is that
simple, people are afraid to ask too many questions, or to deny
someone because they don't want to violate the ADA. Is it really
a good idea to fake a service animal to gain access to public spaces? Do you feel others should be put at risk because you just
can't leave your pet at home? Are you really that special? What
about that person with a legitimate service animal, do they deserve to be thrown into the place where now everyone is suspected of being a fake? I cringe to think of taking my Newfoundland
out where ever I go. If she gets nervous, thirsty or hungry, she
drools. If she sees anyone eating, she drools even more! People
would be walking in this, tracking it everywhere, maybe slipping
and falling. Not a pretty picture. Really, I am not against therapy dogs or emotional support animals, in the right place for the
right reasons.
Hopefully, this has helped us all understand our moral obligation to not take advantage of a less than perfect system, and
educate others to do the same.