ADVISORY/Pet Rescue Service Warns: Last Minute Holiday Purchases of Puppies Along With Unprecedented Demand for Pets Since Sept. 11 Likely To Leave Animals Abandoned and Kids Sad.City Desks/News & Assignment Editors ADVISORY...for Friday Friday: see Sabbath; week. Friday young Indian rescued by Crusoe and kept as servant and companion. [Br. Lit.: Robinson Crusoe] See : Servant (Dec. 21) --(BUSINESS WIRE)
WHAT:
Non-profit pet rescue service 1-800-Save-A-Pet.com to hold press
conference against backdrop of dozens of homeless animals to warn
public against last minute purchase of puppies as gifts, and
encourage adoption of shelter animals.
WHERE:
11258 S. Garfield Ave., Downey (LA County Animal Shelter)
WHEN:
Friday, Dec. 21
10:30 a.m.
Calls to 1-800-Save-A-Pet.com by people seeking pets, especially puppies, have jumped considerably since the terrorist attacks on 9/11, due to people seeking the comfort a pet can afford, and people wishing to engage in more family-oriented activities. "With the last weekend of holiday shopping upon us, this has become a crisis in the making, both for children and animals," said 1-800-Save-A-Pet.com Executive Director, David Meyer Mey·er , Annie Florance Nathan 1867-1951. American writer and a founder of Barnard College at Columbia University (1889). Her plays include The Dominant Sex (1911) and Black Souls (1932). . He will speak to the media Friday morning about the dangers of adopting a puppy puppy the young of the canine species; usually used up to the age of 12 months. fading puppy syndrome see fading kitten/puppy syndrome. puppy pyoderma see impetigo. simply as a last-minute last minute n. The period just before a significant or concluding moment such as a deadline, due date, or scheduled event: always waits until the last minute to do his holiday shopping. Christmas Christmas [Christ's Mass], in the Christian calendar, feast of the nativity of Jesus, celebrated in Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches on Dec. 25. In liturgical importance it ranks after Easter, Pentecost, and Epiphany (Jan. 6). gift. "It frequently ends up with heartbroken heart·bro·ken adj. Suffering from or exhibiting overwhelming sorrow, grief, or disappointment. heart children saying goodbye to their new animal. People just don't realize how much work a puppy can be," said Meyer, "whether it is months of chewing chewing or mastication Up-and-down and side-to-side movements of the lower jaw, using the teeth to grind food for easier swallowing. During chewing, the tongue shapes food into a lump and saliva lubricates it for swallowing. on shoes, or problems with house training. Many of these animals will end up in shelters in a matter of months and many will have to be euthanized. "Puppies are only puppies for a few months, and then they are dogs for many years. Purchasing an animal should be well thought out, and not just a last-minute shopping decision." Continued Meyer, "We just want to make sure that people give a gift that ends in happiness, both for the children and for the animals." 1-800-Save-A-Pet.com is a free service with a trained telephone staff that works specifically to help people find the right animal. 1-800-Save-A-Pet.com lists the animals from the local public and private shelters, and lets adopters search by breed, age, size and more for the specific animal they want -- either by phone, or on the 1-800-Save-A-Pet.com website which contains thousands of photos of available animals. |
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