Animal shelter likely to get land for center.Byline: Gail Stanton Brenda Stone (born November 19, 1954 in Memphis, Tennessee - died November 21, 1996 in Memphis) is an American model and actress. Under the name Gail Stanton, she was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its June 1978 issue. WINCHENDON - The Ahimsa ahimsa (əhĭm`sä) [Sanskrit,=noninjury], ethical principle of noninjury to both men and animals, common to Buddhism, Jainism, and Hinduism. Ahimsa became influential in India after 600 B.C., contributing to the spread of vegetarianism. Haven Animal Rescue Shelter moved closer to its goal of building a no-kill shelter No-kill Shelters are a type of animal shelter which do not kill the animals they house. The most widely accepted definition of a no-kill shelter is a place where all adoptable and treatable animals are saved. Friday after placing a bid on property offered by the Winchendon Redevelopment Authority Noun 1. redevelopment authority - a public administrative unit given responsibility for the renovation of blighted urban areas administrative body, administrative unit - a unit with administrative responsibilities . The authority put up a 7.81-acre parcel and is expected to accept the organization's bid at its Thursday meeting."It's the only bid we got and it met all the criteria," said WRA WRA Wisconsin Realtors Association (Madison, WI) WRA War Relocation Authority (US WWII) WRA Western Reserve Academy (Hudson, Ohio) member Gerald White. The property is at Robbins Road and Lincoln Avenue Extension and was offered for construction of a no-kill animal rescue center. The cost of the land was $1 and included the group's provision of shelter services to the town. Up to now, all of the shelter's animals were kept in volunteers' homes or placed in foster homes. Mr. White said the deal works for both the town and the shelter. "The town will save about $6,500 a year. That's what it costs to provide for the animals brought in by the animal control officer. And Ahimsa gets the land they need for a permanent shelter," he said. The land was valued at $71,000. Charles Scanio, an Ahimsa volunteer, said he is excited about the prospect of seeing the shelter get built. The past three years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time group has spent about $90,000 on the animals, including food, shelter and medical care. "No animal leaves Ahimsa until they have been spayed spay tr.v. spayed, spay·ing, spays To remove surgically the ovaries of (an animal). [Middle English spaien, from Anglo-Norman espeier, to cut with a sword or neutered neu·ter adj. 1. Grammar a. Neither masculine nor feminine in gender. b. Neither active nor passive; intransitive. Used of verbs. 2. a. ," said Mr. Scanio. Last year, the group cared for more than 200 animals. At present, it has 17 dogs, cats and rabbits in the homes of volunteers and foster families. Occasionally, the group has to pay to board the animals at a nearby kennel because there aren't enough foster homes available. Volunteers have begun planning fundraisers to pay for the shelter facility. Mr. Scanio said the first buildingis expected to cost about $300,000. The group is calling the individual buildings "pods" and hopes to build three. In one they hope to put in a veterinarian's room and offer low-cost care. Anyone wishing to donate time or skill to the project is invited to contact the organization. Mr. Scanio said it is hoping to keep costs down through the help of area contractors and engineers. More information can be obtained from the shelter's Web site, www.ahimsahaven.org. "We'll have all our fundraiser information posted on there, too," said Mr. Scanio. |
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