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Pet Lovers Band Together
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June 29, 2010
For The Love Of Animals
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May - June 2010
ST. LOUIS PETLOVER EVENT
June 13, 2010 at Plaza Frontenac
Plaza Frontenac, the host of the 23rd annual European Auto Show, will also showcase the efforts of the St. Louis Petlover Coalition (www.stlpetlover.org) at this event. On Sunday, June 13, 2010 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., (outside Saks Fifth Avenue), nearly 20 area pet shelter and rescue organizations will provide information on their organizations and the coalition. Dogs and cats will be available for adoption along with experts on pet behavior and information on spay and neuter services. The Purina Incredible Dog team, which features rescued dogs, will give three performances. Plus, animal lovers in attendance can register to win a silver dog bone charm donated by Tiffany's at Plaza Frontenac. For additional information, please contact Betsy Cohen at 314-982-3809. Hope to see you there!
About the St. Louis PetLover Coalition:
Nestlé Purina formed the St. Louis PetLover Coalition in the Spring of 2009 with a mission of promoting responsible pet ownership and increasing the save rate of companion animals in the St. Louis community. Over 15 local animal welfare groups have joined the Coalition to work together to improve the lives of dogs and cats in the St. Louis community. Visit stlpetlover.org to learn more about the Coalition and its life-saving mission.
Closing The Animal Control Center
Monday, March 1, 2010
St. Louis has made remarkable progress over the past few years in becoming a more pet-friendly city. That has meant acting on our resolution to treat all animals, beloved pets and ferals, humanely. Because of its age and obsolete design, the City's Animal Control Center is no longer able to provide humane care for stray animals. After consultation with its staff, I have decided to close the facility by summer, at the latest.
Several years ago, the City first made the decision to replace the Animal Control Center. The plan - which I strongly supported - was to build a new facility, privately financed by animal lovers. Unfortunately, fund raising for Animal House has lagged.
I no longer believe we can wait for the economy to rebound and fundraising to improve for taking action. So, in the next few weeks, the City will issue an RFP or RFQ from non-profit animal shelters to take over the Center's function. I am confident that one of the region's many animal care organizations will give these pets the best possible chance to find new homes.
I have already spoken to the leaders of Animal House. While they have not raised enough money to build a new facility, they believe they have raised enough money to retrofit an existing building. Therefore, they plan to compete in the process.
Under the new system, City employees will continue to respond to complaints about abandoned or dangerous animals. However, once they have picked up the animals, the new entity will take care of the animals until permanent homes can be found for them.
The Health Department has studied various options and believes this sort of approach has worked well in other cities and will work well in St. Louis.
While we go through the competitive process of selecting a service provider, I have asked acting Health Director Pam Walker to focus as much of her time and energy as necessary to make sure the dogs and cats are treated well during the transition.
Pet Friendly St. Louis
The CVC has launched "Pet-Friendly St. Louis" section page on their website.
Kitty Ratcliffe, President of the CVC and St. Louis PetLover Coalition Community Leader Advisory Board member,was a guest on KSDK discussing the recent launch of the Pet-Friendly St. Louis website.
Read the article and view the interview.
Consolidated St. Louis County animal shelter will end space woes
St. Louis PetLover Coalition appears at the
St. Louis Holiday Magic Show
Members of the St. Louis PetLover Coalition participated in the first annual three-day St. Louis Holiday Magic Show, held Dec. 4-6 at America's Center.
Visitors were welcomed to the pet area called Purina Pet Pole where they could purchase pet items, as well as participate in the pet adoption process.
The event featured entertainment, cooking competitions, indoor rides and lots of unique shopping.
More than 10,000 visitors attended the show which helped increase public awareness about the Coalition.
Eight lucky animals were adopted during the event and numerous applications were filled out.
