August 5, 2011

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Strays 2

Adopted 2

Return to Owner 1

In Shelter 08/05 49

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Intake 2

Adoptions 2

In Shelter 08/05 61

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Adoptions

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Janice reports that

some very generous

donations have ar-rived at the shelter,

including one from

the Wal-Mart Associ-

ates who raised $220 thru hotdog feeds

and other similar ac-

tivities during their

lunch breaks.

Your response to our

pleas for assistance

are greatly appreciated.

Robyn has been out of town this week, so pic-

tures of adopted pets are

not available with the ex-ception of Jax, and there

is no Pet of the Week.

Dogs adopted last

week were Sage

and Bailey, two lit-

tle white puppies.

Cats adopted were

Jax, and Rico, an

all-black kitten.

JaxJaxJaxJax

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Visit our website at

www.acarf.org

to see all adoptable pets

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Don’t forget the garage sale on August 13. If you have items to donate, please call Julie Payne at 620-496-2228. Thanks to the employees of Herff Jones for all their hard work to benefit ACARF!

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Hope to see you there!Hope to see you there!Hope to see you there!Hope to see you there!

If you haven’t had a

chance to see the

clever cat quilt that Nancy Parrish made

and donated, it’s on

display at the Classy

Attic. Raffle tickets can be purchased there at

$1.00 per ticket, or

$5.00 for 6 tickets.

The drawing will be

held on October 29.

The picture in no way does it justice—it’s a

highly coveted item!

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You Can Help Pets in

Hot Cars

Rayne Nolte was in the parking lot

of a Mankato, Minnesota, mall last

week when she spotted Roxie, a Yorkie mix, trapped in a car. The

temperature was 88 degrees with a heat index of 103, and the car’s

owner was gone.

You may have found yourself in

Rayne’s situation before. Many pet parents believe that

cracking a window is enough to keep their dogs cool in the car while they make a quick pit stop—but they couldn’t be

more wrong. “Automobile temperatures can very quickly

rise to dangerous levels; the average temperature increase in a parked car is 40 degrees, and the majority of this in-

crease occurs in the first 15 to 30 minutes,” says Dr. Louise Murray, Vice President of ASPCA Bergh Memorial

Animal Hospital. When it’s 80 degrees outside, your car

will be a staggering 114 degrees after 30 minutes!

Worse still, dogs can’t cool themselves down as easily as

people, and once they overheat, they can suffer extensive organ damage or die. Luckily, Rayne made all the right

moves. Follow her lead by taking these simple steps.

Step 1: Try to Locate the Pet Parent Roxie’s people were nowhere in sight, so Rayne called mall

security, who tried to find Roxie’s family through the loud-speaker. (You can ask most stores to do this.)

Step 2: Educate Rayne couldn’t find Roxie’s pet parents, but if you do, ex-

plain the dangers of leaving a pet in a hot car. Make sure the pet gets out of the car as soon as possible.

Step 3: Call 9-1-1 Fourteen states have enacted specific laws that protect

dogs in hot cars, as have many municipalities—but even in

places lacking such a law, leaving an animal in a hot car may constitute cruelty.

Rayne and the mall security officers dialed 911. When the

police pulled Roxie from the steamy vehicle, she was very

ill but soon on the road to recovery.

Step 4: Pat Yourself on the Back Pets are counting on people like you to save their lives. Rayne rescued Roxie just in time, and she made a full re-

covery! And according to the Mankato Free Press, the pet-

sitter who left Roxie in the car was charged with a petty misdemeanor.

Reprinted from the ASPCA website

State Laws that Protect Animals Left in

Parked Vehicles

Is it illegal to leave your dog in a parked car? The answer to this question, of course, de-pends on in the state in which you live. Actu-ally, only 14 states (AZ, CA, IL, ME, MD, MN, NV, NH, NJ, NY, ND, SD, VT, and WV) have statutes that specifically prohibit leaving an animal in confined vehicle. The next factor important to the question is the condition un-der which the the animal is left in the vehicle. Most of these laws provide that the animal must be confined or unattended in a parked or stationary vehicle. Further, the laws add that in order for a person to violate the law, the conditions have to endanger the animal's life. Some of the statutes specifically state that extreme hot or cold temperatures, lack of adequate ventilation, or failing to provide proper food or drink meet this definition. Other laws are more vague and just require that the conditions are such that physical in-jury or death is likely to result.

While not all states have laws that address animals in parked vehicles, numerous local ordinances prohibit this, and more may be enacted. It is critical then that owners are aware of their local laws concerning this sub-ject. Even with out a state or local law, this action could still constitute cruelty under some circumstances. In fact, in the Texas case of Lopez v. State, the defendant left his

dog in his car on a hot day to go and watch a movie in a theater. He was ultimately con-victed under the state's anti-cruelty law. Nota-bly, Texas does not have a statute that spe-cifically addresses dogs left in parked vehi-cles.

Look for pictures and descriptions of all

available cats and dogs on our website

www.acarf.org

Andi DePriest, Director

Janice Porter, Front Desk

Robyn Porter, Photographer,

Petfinders

Ginny Hawk, Fundraising

Chair

305 East Highway 54

LaHarpe KS 66751

620-496-3647

www.acarf.org

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Something to think about3 This is the reverse side of the ASPCA mem-bership card. Seems like really good informa-tion to keep in your billfold if you have pets at home waiting for you to care for them.