Two projects that go hand in hand are the Pet Por-traits and the Animal Ser-vices Supporters Club.

For many year local artist Ed Lamb has been so gra-cious as to paint pet por-traits for donators to Ani-mal Services.

In keeping with the good

works started by Mr. Lamb, Ms Linda Bro-dowsky has stepped forward and offered to continue to carry Mr. Lamb’s torch and carry on with the Pet Por-traits.

A portrait of a pet will be painted as a 8X10 or 12 X 16 dependant on the donation made. Do-

nations of $100 will war-rant an 8X10 & dona-tions of $150 or more will warrant a 12 X 16. A photo must be provided to work from.

Desoto County Animal Services Supporters Club are persons who have donated $100 or more to Animal Services. The club has 3 categories. Silver ($100 to $249), Gold ($250 to $499) and Diamond ($500 and over). All Club members receive the Animal Ser-vices Newsletter by mail. New members are listed in the newsletter in the month they join.

PET PORTRAITS Page 1

DANGEROUS DOGS Following is a listing of dangerous dogs residing in Desoto County, having been so deemed by Flor-ida Statute 767. “Lucas” a red neutered male Shard Pei mix resid-ing at 1518 Eucalyptus Ave.

“Spunky” a white unaltered male American Bulldog with a brindled patch on left eye & part of left ear, residing at 3847 NW Va-lencia Ave.

“Chico” a red unaltered male Mastiff/Bull Terrier mix residing at 4460 Tulip

Dr. “Harry” a black male unal-tered Labrador/k9 mix re-siding at 115 N. Osceola Ave.

“Chico” a white & brown unaltered male American Bulldog/Pit Bull Terrier mix residing at 2366 Snow

Pet Portraits Dangerous Dogs 1

Funny Facts Puzzle Page 2

Ann’s Adoption Page 3

News Bites 4

Supervisor’s Corner Ann’s Adoption Page (cont) 5

Doggie Voice 9 Trauma Centers Puzzle Answers 6

For Your Information 7

Inside this issue:

JULY 2013

Animal People Felix Says 8

This section is dedicated to the unusual, little known and sometimes little cared for facts that some find useless and oth-ers find down-right funny

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FUNNY FACTS

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LAST MONTH’S PUZZLE WAS SUCH A SUCCESS, HERE IS ANOTHER OF THE SAME. ADD, SUBTRACT AND COUNT LETTERS TO GET THE CORRECT ANSWERS.

1) H-2 N+1 T+1 W-5

O-3 B+3 D-3 C+3

B+1 K+1 Q-2 X-2 E Z-8

2) K-3 H+1 O-11 V-1

F-5 L+2 B+2

S A+4 I-4 J+1

3) Q+4 O+1 W-4 M-4 G-2 N-9

A+3 S-4 T+3 X-10

4) G-5 D+1 Z-3 E-4 U-3 L-7

Y-10 P-10

H-4 C+12 R-11

5) H J-5 O+3 F-1

S-8 D+5 T Z-6 U+4

S-8 D+5 T Z-6 U+4

6) P+2 A I-7 O-6 H-3 S S+1 B-1 G

7) V-6 O-6 T-6 Z-6 U-6 J+6 I+6 H+6 S+6

8) Z-3 L+6 F+9 X-10 A+6

D+10 U M Z-24 C+3 Y-R

9) K+7 H-7 K-2 L+2 J-8 T-5 H+15

10) O-8 Q+4 F-1 P+3 V-3 R+5 K-3 F+9

11) M+5 H-3 J-6 U-3 P-1 X-2 A+4 L+6

M+5 H-3 J-6 U-3 P-1 X-2 A+4 L+6

12) G-1 M+2 T+1 Q+1

K+8 I-6 W-7 S-1 R-13 C-2 P-2 F-2

S A+4 P+6 A+4 V-8

C+22 K-6 H-7 C+15 G+12 D-3 H-1 Q-2

What do you mean, “Get out?”

Mama 7/1/13 Puppy 7/3/13 Lady 7/5/13

06.078 7/5/13 06.136 7/5/13 ZIRA 7/11/13

TAZ 7/11/13 JUNIOR 7/12/13 BELLA 7/12/13

SAVANNA 7/17/13 SHOPAN 7/23/13 RUBY 7/23/13

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ANN’S ADOPTION PAGE

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NEWS BITES Hills Pet Nutrition has a mission to help enrich and lengthen the special relationships between people and their pets. Learn more about Science Diet & Prescription Diet pet foods at Hill-sPet.com. If you are a special needs person who may need to evacuate during a disaster, Desoto County Animal Services has a pet disaster shelter. The informational pamphlet and application for your pre-registration can be acquired at Animal Services at 2048 N.E. McKay St. Don’t forget the Disaster Volunteer Program. If interested, you can obtain the pamphlet and ap-plication at Animal Services at 2048 N.E. McKay St or call 863-993-4855 for more information. Daily volunteers are always welcome to walk dogs, play with the cats, clean pens, bathe animals, file, sweep, dust and mop. Its never the same thing twice. Be the first to hear about the pet of the week by tuning in to radio station 106.9 fm “The Bull” on Wednesdays. Desoto County and Hardee County swap every other week on 106.9 fm at around 7:45 am. Tours and activities can be scheduled at the Animal Services facility. School groups, classes, clubs and activity centers can schedule a tour by calling 863-993-4855. Lectures and talks can also be arranged to have an Animal Services representative come to you. Donations of pet food and pet treats are always appreciated. Blankets, towels and small area rugs are of great use as pet bedding. (No clothing items please) Special needs are a chain link play area for the dogs. Live humane traps are available for nuisance hard to capture animals. Cat, dog & chicken traps are available for a deposit of $25. Upon return of the trap Desoto County will refund $20 by check through the mail. The traps are available for 7 days which can be extended for another 7 days with a simple phone call. Desoto County Animal Services has a pet food bank to help feed pet of households that may be struggling with hard economic times. Wet (canned) and dry cat and dog food are available ac-cording to stocks on hand. 2 draws per year can be made per household. Supplies are limited. Donation of a trailer to use for off-site events and for the safer and more efficient transport of pets, cages and other equipment is needed. A tax credit can be obtained from the County for a donation of this type.

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SUPERVISOR’S CORNER

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It helps to have a sense of humor. I have had to remind myself of that a lot lately. For instance, when Felix decides to take a flying leap across the lobby counter and all the paperwork for my report are now scattered all over the floor, along with all the brochures and cards that were also there. When the puppy in the kennels decided he wanted to go down the hall and got his head stuck in the kennel door. When the new kittens we are trying to wean to pre-pare for adoption gets more of the canned cat food stuck to the top of his head than actually in his mouth. When this vicious Pit we are called out on turns out to be a Beagle (who by the way was one of the sweetest dogs ever). When the washer takes a dump and we are trying to wring out the water from the pet bedding by hand. When the new washer overflows and we have soapy water all over the kitchen floor and better yet, when we are filling the kitchen sink full of hot soapy water to wash the pet bowls with and someone forgets to turn the water off.. When the door falls off the mailbox. When I can’t remember where I put my coffee cup (which has my coffee in it that I haven’t had time to drink yet).

Amid all the chaos and frustrations that take place here, these don’t always seem funny at the time, but in the eve-ning while I read a book all propped up in bed, I smile. For no apparent reason , hours after the crisis is over, I bust out laughing, and my staff thinks I have finally gone over the edge (which in itself is quite funny at times).

I have found that all my tears have been used up, there is nothing left to cry with anymore. Its said laughter is the best medicine and even the Good Book says that laughter doeth the heart good like a medicine. If you can’t cry any-more, I guess laughing is all you have left. Oops, you’ll have to excuse me, I have to go plunge a toilet and try to figure a way to keep all those puppies from getting stuck under the kennel doors. I should take a picture!

ANN’S ADOPTION PAGE (cont.)

ANGEL 7/25/13 SMOKE 7/29/13 DAISEY 7/29/13

JASMINE 7/30/13 06.010 7/30/13

JUNE 2013

7) PINTO PONY

8) WRONG NUMBER

9) RAINBOW

10) GUESS WHO

11) RED ROVER RED ROVER

12) FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN YEARS AGO

1) FOUR LEAF CLOVER

2) HIDE AND SEEK

3) UPSIDE DOWN

4) BEWARE OF DOG

5) HERE KITTY KITTY

6) RABIES TAG

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PUZZLE ANSWERS

According to a survey commissioned by Kibbles N Bits, a dog food brand of San Francisco based Del-Monte Foods, 75% of dog owners use a different voice when speaking to their pets. 38% of those surveyed said they use a “doggie voice” so often that they have accidentally stayed in that character when then conversing with people. Kelton Research conducted the survey. They have officer based in New York City and Los Angeles.

The American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care of North Grafton, Massachusetts has designated 9 U.S. Vertinary Hospitals and Clinics as the nation’s first Veterinary Trauma Centers.

Southern California Veterinary Specialty Hospital, Irvine, Calif.

VCA of W. Los Angeles, Calif.

University of Minnesota Veterinary Medical Center, St Paul

University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Ur-bana.

University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in Philadelphia

Oradell Animal Hospital in Paramus, N.J

North Carolina State University-College of Veterinary Medicine In Raleigh.

BluePearl Veterinary Partners In Tampa, Fl.

Tufts Foster Hospital for Small Animals at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in N. Grafton, Massachusetts.

New animal law effective July 1, 2013.

Section 1 Subsection (1) of section 823.15, Florida Statutes, is amended, present subsections 2 & 3 are redesignated as sunsections 3 & 4 respectively, and a new subsec-tion (2) is added to that section to read:

(1) The legislature has determined that the importation of dogs and cats into, and the uncontrolled breeding of dogs and cats in this state pose risks to the well-being of dogs and cats, the health of humans and animals, and the agricultrural interests of this state. Importation of dogs and cats from outside the United States could result in the transmission of diseases that have been eradicated in the United States to dogs and cats, other animals, and humans living in this state. Uncon-trolled breeding results in the birth of many more puppies and kittens than are needed to provide pet ani-mals to new owners or to replace pet animals that have died or be-come lost. This leads to many dogs, cats, puppies and kittens being un-wanted, becoming strays suffering privation and death , being im-pounded and destroyed at great ex-pense to the community, and consti-tuting a public nuisance and public health hazard. It is therefore de-clared to be the public policy of the state that every feasible means be used to reduce the incidence of birth of un-needed and unwanted puppies and kittens. Determining

which programs result in improved adoption rates and in reduced eutha-nasia rates for animals in shelters and animal control agencies is cru-cial to this effort. (2) (a) Each public or private ani-mal shelter, humane organization or animal control agency operated by a humane organization that accepts taxpayer dollars, or by a county, municipality, or other political sub-division, shall prepare and maintain the following records and make them available for public inspection and dissemination for the 3 preced-ing years:

(1) The total number of dogs and cats taken in by the animal shelter, humane organization or animal con-trol agency, divided into species, in the following categories:

(a) Surrender by owner

(b) Stray

(c ) Impounded

(d) Confiscated; and

(e) Imported into the State.

Feral cats shall be recorded as a separate category from other cats. Species other than domestic cats and domestic dogs should be re-corded as “other”. (2) The disposition of all animals taken in by a public or private ani-mal shelter, humane organization, or animal control agency operated by a county municipality, or other incorporated political subdivision, divided into species. These data must include dispositions by:

(a) Adoption

(b) Reclamation by owner

(c ) Death in Kennel

(d) Destruction at owner’s re-quest (e) Transfer to another public or private animal shelter, humane or-ganization, or animal control agency operated by a humane soci-ety that accepts taxpayers dollars or by a county, municipality, or other incorporated political subdivision; and

(f) Euthanasia

(3) A public or private animal shelter, humane organization, or animal control agency operated by a humane society that accepts tax-payer dollars, or by a county, mu-nicipality, or other incorporated political subdivisions which rou-tinely euthanizes dogs based on size or breed alone must provide a writ-ten statement of such policy. Dogs euthanized due to breed, tempera-ment or size must be recorded and included in the calculations of the total euthanasia percentage. (b) Records of a public animal shelter, humane organization, or animal control agency operated by a humane society that accepts tax-payer dollars must be made avail-able to the public for a cost that does not exceed $1 per one-sided copy. Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2013.

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Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray this cushy life to keep. I pray for toys that look like mice, and pillows and cushions, soft and nice. I pray for gourmet kitty snacks, and someone nice to scratch my back, for windowsills all warm & bright and shadows to explore

I know my mom despairs over me sometimes. She says I’m neurotic, psychotic, and down right bossy. She says I’m de-manding and I eat way to many treats. I’m not quite sure what she means by all of this, I mean after all I am the boss, if I’m so hard to work for why doesn’t she quit? There’s an old saying in the cat world, dogs have owners, cats have staff, so I fail to see any problem.

In order to shed light on the topic and educate my mom a lit-tle, I have a poem I would like to share. It’s called “A Cat’s Prayer.”

at night. I pray I’ll always stay real cool and keep the secret Feline Rule -To NEVER tell a human that the world is really ruled by cats. So you see, I have things well in hand. Being a cat is like being a member of a secret society where all the rules are only di-vulged to members. I like being a cat, and the fact that mom & the whole staff spoil me horrendously doesn't hurt much either.

Felix Says

June 2013 Page 8

We are very blessed to have a number of Animal People who are instrumental in our operations. Although not a member of staff, these dedicated people have the caring hearts that speak louder than words and in recognition of these helpers, we have decided to start a new column to highlight these people and give credit where credit is due. Linda Brodowsky has graciously offered to pick up the torch lit by Ed Lamb and continue our Pet Portraits. Af-ter graduating high school, Linda attended the Ringling School of Art in Sarasota, but has actually been drawing and painting since the first grade. Due to her then love of horses and the fact that she could not have one because of where she lived, she started creating her own. Linda’s chosen artistic fields are landscapes, seascapes, still life and animals, One of her lighthouse pictures was even sold to people from South Carolina and another featuring a dog & crab was sold from display at Desoto Memorial Hospital. Linda is the past president of the Peace River Art Guild and a current member of the Arts & Humanities of De-soto County. A sampling of her work now hangs in the front lobby and we are looking forward to some of her future works being added.