C.A.R.E. for the Evanston Animal Shelter Pawdcast

Pawdcast Episode 14 - November 2008

pawdcast@care-evanston.org (VoicesForBusiness.com) — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:00:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode Fourteen of the Community Animal Rescue Effort Pawdcast!

Your source for all that wags, sniffs, barks and meows at
the Evanston Animal Shelter.
In this episode we’ll give you some great information on a couple of special animals looking for special homes and share some news on events at the shelter. Feel free to send along comments about our podcast to pawdcast@care-evanston.org.
Alright – let’s get barkin’!

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Disaster Plans for your Family Should Include Your Pets

For a detailed list of what to include in your emergency kit/disaster plan for your pets, check out

www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/disasterplanning_for_pets.html

Meet Vinny!

Vinny is a friendly cat who gets lots of attention at the shelter, but would make a perfect addition to your home!

Holiday CARE Faire

The CARE Faire will be held on Saturday, November 29 at the Unitarian Church of Evanston, 1330 Ridge Avenue (at Greenwood) from 11am to 5pm.

Thanks for listening to the Pawdcast - feel free to contact us at pawdcast@care-evanston.org

Pawdcast Episode 13 - August 2008

pawdcast@care-evanston.org (VoicesForBusiness.com) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:24:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode Thirteen of the Community Animal Rescue Effort Pawdcast!

Your source for all that wags, sniffs, barks and meows at

the Evanston Animal Shelter.

In this episode we’ll give you some great information on a couple of special animals looking for special homes and share some news on events at the shelter. Feel free to send along comments about our podcast to pawdcast@care-evanston.org.

Alright – let’s get barkin’!

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Essential Oils and Cats - A Good Mix?

Every day there are more and more natural home and health products to choose from and while most natural or green products are safe for animals, special care needs to be taken with essential oils and cats.

For more information, please visit these websites -

http://www.holisticat.com/aromatherapy.html
http://cats.about.com/od/housekeeping/a/aromatherapy.htm
http://www.healingtouchforanimals.com/essentialoils.htm

This month's Special Needs Animals

Sneaky and Jenni are a pair of lovely ladies who are looking for a forever home together.

Dog Wash on September 13

The September Dog Wash Fundraiser will take place at the Evanston Animal Shelter on Saturday, September 13th. Hours are 9 am to 2 pm. Our volunteers will wash and towel-dry your dog for $10 and trim the nails for an additional $10.

Thanks for listening to the Pawdcast - feel free to contact us at pawdcast@care-evanston.org

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Pawdcast Episode 12 July 2008

pawdcast@care-evanston.org (VoicesForBusiness.com) — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:09:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode Twelve of the
Community Animal Rescue Effort Pawdcast!

Your source for all that wags, sniffs, barks and meows at the
Evanston Animal Shelter.

In this episode we’ll give you some great information on a couple of special animals looking for special homes and share some news on events at the shelter. Feel free to send along comments about our podcast to pawdcast@care-evanston.org. Alright – let’s get barkin’!

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Heavyweight Contender lands at the Shelter!

Read all about Awesome and his record-setting... presence!

How do Illinois humane laws stack up?

Hear how Illinois is taking a legal stand against animal abuse...

September Dog Wash

Saturday, September 13

Thanks for listening to the Pawdcast - feel free to contact us at pawdcast@care-evanston.org

Pawdcast Episode 11 - June 2008

pawdcast@care-evanston.org (VoicesForBusiness.com) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:39:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode Eleven of the
Community Animal Rescue Effort Pawdcast!

Your source for all that wags, sniffs, barks and meows at the
Evanston Animal Shelter.

In this episode we’ll learn about care for senior pets, give you some great information on a special animal looking for special home and share some news on events at the shelter. Feel free to send along comments about our podcast to pawdcast@care-evanston.org. Alright – let’s get barkin’!

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Caring for Older Pets

Veterinarian Robert Liebman of Becker Animal Hospital shares tips on how to care for an older pet.

Check out these sites for more tips -

www.fabcats.org

www.aspca.org

http://partnersah.vet.cornell.edu/pet/cats

This month's special needs animal is
Silver!

This easy going and friendly older cat is ready to find a loving home to celebrate his 'silver' years...

Bake Sale

Bake Sale at the Evanston Farmer's Market - Saturday, June 28th
7:30am to 1pm

Thanks for listening to the Pawdcast - feel free to contact us at

pawdcast@care-evanston.org.

Pawdcast Episode 10 - May 2008

pawdcast@care-evanston.org (VoicesForBusiness.com) — Wed, 28 May 2008 02:48:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode Ten of the
Community Animal Rescue Effort Pawdcast!

Your source for all that wags, sniffs, barks and meows at the
Evanston Animal Shelter.

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Kennel Enrichment Program
Hear how Marianne Schwall helped bring a new approach to helping the mental health of the dogs at the shelter...

This month's special needs animal - Pippi!

Strut for Strays Update!

Spring 2008 Dog Wash - Saturday, June 14
9am to 2pm

Bake Sale at the Evanston Farmer's Market - Saturday, June 28th
7:30am to 1pm

Thanks for listening to the Pawdcast - feel free to contact us at pawdcast@care-evanston.org.

Pawdcast Episode 9 - April 2008

pawdcast@care-evanston.org (VoicesForBusiness.com) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:53:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode Nine of the
Community Animal Rescue Effort Pawdcast!

Your source for all that wags, sniffs, barks and meows at the
Evanston Animal Shelter.

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Grapes and Raisins - Tasty, but toxic...

No one knows why grapes and raisins are toxic for canines, but we do know that for some dogs, eating only a few raisins or grapes is lethal...

It's almost Strut for Strays time!!
Come join us on May 10th!

Our Special Needs Pet of the Month
Chuckles
Chuckles is a big boy with big cattitude. He's very intelligent and loves spending time with people...

Thanks for listening to the Pawdcast - feel free to contact us at pawdcast@care-evanston.org.

Pawdcast Episode 8 - March 2008

pawdcast@care-evanston.org (VoicesForBusiness.com) — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:20:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode Eight of the
Community Animal Rescue Effort Pawdcast!

Your source for all that wags, sniffs, barks and meows at the
Evanston Animal Shelter.

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Special Needs Pets Looking for Special Homes

Onyx is still looking for his forever home!

Traveling with your pet

Kimberly Matlon photography, copyright 2008

Traveling with a pet involves more than just putting your animal in the car and driving off... For more information and tips on traveling with your pet, check out

http://www.healtypet.com
http://www.aspca.org
http://www.hsus.org

It's almost Strut for Strays time!!
Come join us on May 10th!

Thanks for listening to the Pawdcast - feel free to contact us at pawdcast@care-evanston.org.

Pawdcast Episode 7 - February, 2008

pawdcast@care-evanston.org (VoicesForBusiness.com) — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:37:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode Seven of the
Community Animal Rescue Effort Pawdcast!

Your source for all that wags, sniffs, barks and meows at the
Evanston Animal Shelter.

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Special Needs Pets Looking for Special Homes

Come meet a flowering young lady named Jasmine!

Keep your home clean while keeping your pet's safety in mind!

Check out http://cats.about.com/cs/cleaningmesses/a/cleangreen.htm
and http://www.safenaturaltips.com/yardandgarden/lawncare.html

It's almost Strut for Strays time!!
Come join us on May 10th!

Thanks for listening to the Pawdcast - feel free to contact us at pawdcast@care-evanston.org.

Pawdcast Episode 6 - January 2008

pawdcast@care-evanston.org (VoicesForBusiness.com) — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:36:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode Six of the
Community Animal Rescue Effort Pawdcast!

Your source for all that wags, sniffs, barks and meows at the
Evanston Animal Shelter.

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C.A.R.E. is Growing!

Sue Gapstur, Volunteer Coordinator, talks about expansion plans for the C.A.R.E. facility...

Special Needs Pets Looking for Special Homes

Have you been thinking about adopting a kitty? Now would be a great time! CARE for the Evanston Animal Shelter has a large number of cats available for adoption. Come meet Sunshine and Axel!

Sunshine is just that - a bright ray of sunshine ready to make someone very happy!

Axel is ready to hang up his grease rags and turn over his job to a new pit crew!

Thanks for listening to the Pawdcast - feel free to contact us at pawdcast@care-evanston.org.

Pawdcast Episode 5 - December 2007

pawdcast@care-evanston.org (VoicesForBusiness.com) — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 04:59:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode Five of the
Community Animal Rescue Effort Pawdcast!

Your source for all that wags, sniffs, barks and meows at the
Evanston Animal Shelter.

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Introducing a new adoption program for cats, the ASPCA Meet Your Match Feline-ality™ system.

CARE has been using the ASPCA developed Meet Your Match program for dogs for over two years. The program has helped increase dog adoptions and reduce the number of animals returned to the shelter due to unexpected behavior issues. We are proud to offer their brand new Feline-ality™ adoption program for cats at the Evanston Animal Shelter. Listen to the Pawdcast for more information about Meet Your Match Feline-ality™.

Special Needs Pets Looking for Special Homes

Have you been thinking about adopting a kitty? Now would be a great time! CARE for the Evanston Animal Shelter has a large number of cats available for adoption. Couldn’t you use a little extra warmth and love at this time of year? Make a kitty’s holiday bright by giving the gift of a new forever home! Meet Big Momma, Emmy & Onyx...

Big Momma

Emmy

Onyx

To learn more about Big Momma, Emmy and Onyx, listen to this months Pawdcast.

Holiday CARE Faire

Thanks go out to everyone who stopped by the Holiday CARE Faire just after Thanksgiving. To learn more about what happened at the Faire, listen to the Pawdcast.

Pawdcast Episode 4 - November 2007

pawdcast@care-evanston.org (VoicesForBusiness.com) — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:55:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode Four of the
Community Animal Rescue Effort Pawdcast!

Your source for all that wags, sniffs, barks and meows at the
Evanston Animal Shelter.

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Special Pet Looking for a Special Home

Samantha

This month’s special needs cat is Samantha. Listen to the Pawdcast for more information about Samantha...

Volunteer Spotlight

Many visitors to the shelter believe in love at first sight. There’s always the perfect dog or the magic cat waiting to move into someone’s life. Sometimes there are animals who become members of families where other animals are already residing and, after a few tense moments, settle right in. Then there’s the love story of Janice and James. We interview volunteer's Janice and James in this month

Holiday CARE Faire

What do you get when you combine pictures of your pet with Santa, freshly baked sweets and raffle prizes?? You get the Holiday CARE Faire, of course!

Holiday C.A.R.E. Faire
Saturday, November 24th
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Unitarian Church of Evanston
1330 Ridge at Greenwood

Pawdcast Episode Three - September 2007

pawdcast@care-evanston.org (VoicesForBusiness.com) — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 03:02:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode Three of the
Community Animal Rescue Effort Pawdcast!

Your source for all that wags, sniffs, barks and meows at the
Evanston Animal Shelter.

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Special Pets Looking for Special Homes

Jensen

This month’s special needs cat is Jensen. Listen to the Pawdcast for more information about Jensen...

Gramsey

This month’s special needs dog is Gramsey. Listen to the Pawdcast for more information about Gramsey...

Book Signing
On Friday, October 19, author Ken Foster will be signing his new book, Dogs I have Met, with a portion of the proceeds raised benefiting the Community Animal Rescue Effort.: Listen to the Pawdcast or visit http://www.care-evanston.org for more information.

Pawdcast Episode Two - August 2007

pawdcast@care-evanston.org (VoicesForBusiness.com) — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:54:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode Two of the
Community Animal Rescue Effort Pawdcast!

Your source for all that wags, sniffs, barks and meows at the
Evanston Animal Shelter.

In this episode we’ll give you some great information on a special animal looking for a special home, spotlight one of our many volunteers, and share some tips on animal care. Feel free to send along comments about our podcast to pawdcast@care-evanston.org. Alright – let’s get barkin’!

Click Here to listen to the Pawdcast

A Special Pet Looking for a Special Home

Becka

This month’s special needs animal is a an inquisitive, playful dog named Becka. Listen to the Pawdcast for more information about Becka...

Volunteer Spotlight: Polly

Volunteers are the backbone of the C.A..R.E organization. Without them, there would be no C.A.R.E. Each month, the C.A.R.E Pawdcast will focus it’s attention on one special volunteer. This month, it’s Polly. Listen to the Pawdcast to hear our interview with Polly, the Cat Lady.

Pet Tip: Kitty Play Time

This month’s Pet Tip comes to us from the Pam Johnson at the San Francisco SPCA. If you find your cat curled up on the couch, eating a bag of kitty bon-bon's and watching the daily soap's, don't assume she's living the privileged life she wants to be leading. Likely... she's bored. Listen to the Pawdcast to learn tips on how to best play with your cat.

For more information, visit: http://www.sfspca.org/behavior/cat_library/cat_play.pdf and http://cats.about.com/catmanagement101/a/play_with_cat.htm.

Dog Wash II - September 8th

We'll wash your dog and clip his nails in order to raise money for animals in need. On shelter grounds (2310 Oakton) from 9 am to 2 pm.

$10 - Wash and Towel Dry; $10 - Nail Trimming

Listen to the Pawdcast or visit http://www.care-evanston.org for more information.

Pawdcast Episode One - July, 2007

pawdcast@care-evanston.org (VoicesForBusiness.com) — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:27:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode One of the
Community Animal Rescue Effort Pawdcast!

Your source for all that wags, sniffs, barks and meows at the
Evanston Animal Shelter.

In this episode we’ll give you a short history of the shelter, give you some great information on a special animal looking for a special home, spotlight one of our many volunteers, and share some tips on animal care. Feel free to send along comments about our podcast to pawdcast@care-evanston.org. Alright – let’s get barkin’!

Click Here to listen to the Pawdcast

A Brief History of C.A.R.E.

Originally organized under the name “Friends of the Evanston Animal Shelter”, volunteers have been working in partnership with the City of Evanston's Animal Control Strategic Services Division of the Police Department at the Evanston Animal Shelter for several decades. In 1987, under the leadership of Edwina Cowell, then President of the organization, The Community Animal Rescue Effort (C.A.R.E.) was officially incorporated by the State of Illinois.

On a day-to-day basis, C.A.R.E. volunteers’ primary responsibilities were to conduct adoptions, assist the animal wardens with the care of the animals and the operation of the facility. The volunteers are credited with increasing the adoptions of animals from 56 during the first six months of 1987 to 166 during the second six months. Prior to that time, most of the animals brought to the Evanston Animal Shelter that were not returned to their owners were euthanized.

In 1992, C.A.R.E. came under the direction of Linda J. Gelb, who remains C.A.R.E.’s President to date. At that time, there were approximately 40 in-shelter volunteers who were making important strides in placing shelter animals into homes. Nonetheless, there remained a high euthanasia rate. Consequently, Ms. Gelb and other C.A.R.E. board members recognized that a state-of-the-art adoption program would require additional, well-trained volunteers, greater local recognition and enhanced fund-raising. C.A.R.E. became recognized as a 501(c)(3) charitable humane organization in 1993. Today there are nearly 150 in-shelter volunteers, and C.A.R.E has very active fundraising and community awareness and outreach programs.

In fact, C.A.R.E. is recognized as a leading humane organization in the Northern Chicagoland area. Over the past 15 years C.A.R.E. has been responsible for the adoption of thousands of dogs and cats that would have otherwise been euthanized.

Upcoming Pawdcasts will include information on C.A.R.E.’s volunteer Medical Director, the volunteer fostering program, behavior evaluations, adoption and post-adoption counseling, obedience training, school outreach programs, and more!

A Special Pet Looking for a Special Home

Burley

UPDATE 7/18/07: Burley was adopted just prior to going to "print" - please check out the shelter or www.care-evanston.org for more special animals looking for special homes

This month’s special needs animal is a calm, collected and cool cat, aptly named Burley – he’s big and he knows it! At the shelter, Burley showed himself to be a friendly, couch-potato sort of guy. Burley was originally adopted from CARE in the summer of 2006 to an older woman who spends most of her time at home. She was looking for a cat that would be a nice companion and wanted lots of attention, and with what was seen in Burley’s temperament, C.A.R.E thought this was a match made in heaven!

Once he was in his new home, Burley wanted to be alone and let his caregiver know it! After working with the CARE adoption counselor for several months, the owner made the tough decision to bring Burley back in exchange for a more suitable cat.

Burley will be a great cat for the right kind of home. His ideal placement would be in adult male home with a single guy or a couple of roommates. Burley prefers hanging out with men and he would be purrfectly happy to kick back on the couch, watch ESPN and crack open a couple of beers.

Burley is a four year old neutered male with striking brown tabby markings. If you’re looking for a curious cat who will hang around and ‘be your pal,’ please come visit him at CARE.

Volunteer Spotlight: Joyce

Volunteers are the backbone of the C.A..R.E organization. Without them, there would be no C.A.R.E. Each month, the C.A.R.E Pawdcast will focus it’s attention on one special volunteer. This month, it’s Joyce. Joyce started volunteering with the Evanston Animal Shelter in 1986, before C.A.R.E even existed.

Joyce: “We wanted to help animals.”

The warden at the time did let them help by allowing Joyce and another woman to walk dogs and clean the cages twice a week. At that time, the shelter euthanized unwanted animals every seven days. It got to be too much for Joyce, and after about six months, she left. She returned in 1987, after Edwina Cowell began Friends of the Evanston Animal Shelter. She has volunteered for C.A.R.E. ever since.

Joyce: “To see what this organization has achieved from two little ladies that didn’t know anything. I mean, we didn’t know what a pooper scooper was hardly…”

Joyce is a tried and true animal lover. In fact, she loves animals so much, she’s even adopted a cow as part of an Adopt-a-Farm Animal Project run by Farm Sanctuary, a farm animal protection organization that has rescued thousands of farm animals in the past two decades.

Joyce: “We’re a discriminating society… we love our cat, but we eat our chickens.”

Joyce has seen, first hand, how volunteering at C.A.R.E. can affect a person’s life. She and another woman used to bring their son’s in to help them, from time to time. Joyce’s son has grown up to become a medical doctor. The other woman’s son became a veterinarian.

Joyce: “As a matter of fact when he was in vet training he would come and work with the cats.”

Joyce absolutely lit up when talking about some of her favorite adoption stories, and found it hard to narrow it down to just one. Every successful adoption is a celebration in and of itself. But, two, in particular touched Joyce’s heart.

She recalled one day a woman and her adult daughter came to adopt a cat. They selected a 13-year-old cat with feline leukemia to take into the viewing room. Joyce wasn’t sure who would ever adopt this cat, due to it’s advanced age and illness. The woman walked out of the room, beaming. They had decided to take the cat.

Joyce: “This girl had had leukemia when she was a child and had nearly died and she wanted to give the cat a chance.”

Another success involved a much more difficult cat, who would fight and scratch and claw every time you tried to get him into the cage.

Joyce: “This cat that we had was a monster”

Even he found a home. Of all people, a nun adopted him. She was looking for a cat to keep her company while she worked on files in the basement of the nunnery, and to catch mice. Apparently, he was perfect at both jobs.

In her heart, Joyce knows that almost every animal can find the right home, and even the most difficult of pets can be rehabilitated.

Joyce: “People really love animals. We are not better or worse, they are separate beings in the same universe.”

With joy in her heart, Joyce continues to volunteer at C.A.R.E Maybe, you can be her next success story.

Pet Tip: Leptospirosis

This month’s Pet Tip comes to us from the Centers for Disease Control and the Cornell Veterinary School.

If you find your dog on the couch with an ice pack on his head and a thermometer in his mouth, he may be telling you that he wants to be a dramatic actor in a soap opera… OR, more likely, he may be telling you that he’s suffering from Leptospirosis.

Leptospirosis is a disease is caused by spiral shaped bacteria called leptospires. It occurs worldwide and can affect humans as well as many wild and domestic animals, mainly dogs. In general, the disease resembles the flu with fever, headache, chills and muscle pain. Dog owners may notice vomiting, lethargy, depression, muscle pain and sometimes diarrhea or bloody urine. The disease damages the liver and kidneys and, if untreated, may cause death.

Since the bacteria are spread through the urine of infected animals, which can get into water or soil and can survive there for weeks to months, the best way to avoid Leptospirosis is to prevent your dog from drinking standing water in puddles on the street, at dog parks or from ponds. Humans and animals can become infected through contact with contaminated urine, water, or soil.

Antibiotics and intravenous fluids are the typical treatment for a dog with Leptospirosis.

So, if your dog starts exhibiting signs of the flu, get him to a doctor – and not the kind you see on the daytime soaps!

C.A.R.E. for the Evanston Animal Shelter Pawdcast

Pawdcast Episode 14 - November 2008

Pawdcast Episode 13 - August 2008

Pawdcast Episode 12 July 2008

Pawdcast Episode 11 - June 2008

Pawdcast Episode 10 - May 2008

Pawdcast Episode 9 - April 2008

Pawdcast Episode 8 - March 2008

Pawdcast Episode 7 - February, 2008

Pawdcast Episode 6 - January 2008

Pawdcast Episode 5 - December 2007

Pawdcast Episode 4 - November 2007

Holiday C.A.R.E. Faire Saturday, November 24th11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Unitarian Church of Evanston1330 Ridge at Greenwood

Pawdcast Episode Three - September 2007

Pawdcast Episode Two - August 2007

Pawdcast Episode One - July, 2007

Holiday C.A.R.E. Faire
Saturday, November 24th
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Unitarian Church of Evanston
1330 Ridge at Greenwood