Pasadena Humane since 12-15-2010

Hi, 
 Most of you know about the cats that are and have been at Pasadena Humane since 12-15-2010.  ( http://www.pasadenahumane.org/site/PageServer)I heard the news (TV channel 2 CBS) stating that San Mateo Shelter received 20 of my cats. Mainly domestic short hair.   Also, on Pasadena Humane's website about 11 cats are listed.  They are the ones with A#'s starting with A281xxx.  
On January 18, 2011 during a meeting with Pasadena Humane, my attorney  & I  ---
  I signed over 100 cats to PHS.  This was a decision that I really did not want to do, but did on the advice of counsel.  
Why am I sending this email???
To update any of you who know people who want a very nice kitty and will give any of them a great home.  
Please tell everyone to network and try to save the lives of these kitties. 
 I have not been told where these cats have been sent, but as the news comes out...then maybe we will know.
Southern Cal. Cat Adoption Tails who now operate the Cat Adoption Center at Pasadena Petsmart have kindly taken in 10 of the cats who were still in my custody.  These are cats 6 years +.  They are in the store and ready to be seen and for adoption.
I am working on a facebook page which will be done soon.  
Thank you for being nice people and caring.
Tanya Regan

Living Like Wolves

How about behaving like a wolf today? Yes, I said wolf. Wolves are perhaps the most misunderstood of all animals. Often portrayed as vicious predators, they are truly wise and wondrous creatures.
As seen in the 2007 documentary, Living With Wolves, researchers Jim and Jamie Dutcher studied the Sawtooth Pack in an enclosed nature reserve for six years, and made many amazing discoveries. (www.livingwithwolves.org) Their findings revealed a completely different perspective on the creatures often associated with scary movies and full moons.
Here are a few of their “surprising” revelations. Wolves are affectionate, compassionate and loyal to their pack. Although there is an alpha male and female who lead the group, all adults have a role in raising the young. The resources of the pack are shared. Wolves care for the sick and wounded, and grieve deeply when a member is killed.
What I found most interesting in the documentary was the relationship of the omega male to the other animals. He appeared to be the least of the pack. He was not permitted to eat until after everyone else, he was frequently picked on, and generally seemed to get the “short end of the stick”. But when it came time to move the pack to another sanctuary, it was the alpha male who guided the fearful omega out of his cage. He would not be left behind.
When we look at the omega from the perspective of what he taught the other wolves, he clearly wasn’t the least important. This male allowed himself to be the ”last”  in order for the rest of the wolves to learn survival skills. Without this training, they would not be able to protect themselves from outside predators. In actuality, the omega may be the most spiritually advanced of the wolf pack.

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Pet Sales Ban in San Francisco Tabled

Pet Sales Ban in San Francisco Tabled

The City of San Francisco has reviewed a proposal to ban the sale of all pets except fish. While it might be seen as extreme, there is some valid reasoning behind the proposal. If it had passed, San Francisco residents would have had to adopt a pet from an animal shelter or buy one from a store in another city. The problem at the center of the proposal is the impulse purchasing of pets by people who find they don’t want them not long after the purchase. Then they want to get rid of them and the poor animals wind up left at shelters where they are euthanized. Reportedly the problem is not such much abandoned cats and dogs, as it is small animals like hamsters. Hamsters are the number one euthanized animal at the city’s animal shelter.
The shelter’s small animal population currently is about six hamsters, nine rabbits, nine mice, nine rats, two guinea pigs, a bowl of goldfish, two birds, a leopard gecko, a bearded dragon and a hermit crab named Charlie. Thirty percent of small animals there are euthanized.
Pet store owners, of course, were very upset by the proposal, and said they might have gone out of business if it passed. Not to take a side one way or the other, but if it had passed, those small business owners could could have relocated. However, given the current economic times, they might not have been able to afford such moves. Even though the proposal has not been passed into law, at least it has drawn attention to the issue and perhaps there will be less purchasing of small animals like hamsters and gerbils. Perhaps the proposal can be amended to focus only on the small animals that are the most abandoned and most euthanized. Originally the proposal was intended to reduce the number of puppies sold that came from puppy mills.
Some of the reactions to the proposal:
Sarah Han – “Perhaps those who might otherwise buy a pet new will see that shelter animals are the pets “they’ve been searching for all along.”
Michael Yaki – “And if they allow the sale of animals through Craigslist or the classifieds, are we going to see the establishment of pet store speakeasies to consummate the delivery of the live, but otherwise prohibited, goods?”
Jeff Blyskal – “Ban hamster sales only, and let the sale of other pets continue.”
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