JoAnn Griffin and Debi Willoughby (Jungle
Encounters
) with her "gator" at the Mason's Hall
downtown Uxbridge during Uxbridge First Night
in December.
American Alligator
Hard Times
Recently CMDART has received a few calls for help from people
facing hardship. These are owners having to surrender their animals
or seeking information about where to temporarily house them
because of eviction, foreclosure or loss of income. While re-homing
or placement of animals is not part of our service, we recognize that
not all disasters come in the form of fire or water, but in this case
are cultural and economic.
When we get calls like this, we do try to offer liaison information
about who to contact. The Worcester Animal Rescue League has
recently developed a network of foster care to help owners while
they work through issues they may be facing. A number of shelters
like WARL have begun this foster program with the goal of helping
the owner by fostering their pets or providing pet food so that the
owners don't surrender or abandon their pets to a shelter. For mor
e information about the Worcester Animal Rescue League go to
www.worcester-arl.org
The Massachusetts Animal Coalition is another good resource
and can be contacted at www.massanimalcoalition.org
National Education for Assistance Dog
Services Inc at our North County Sterling
annual meeting
Kathy Haskell, George Fregeau and Aubie represented NEADS .
George Fregeau gave a fabulous overview of the NEADS
comprehensive veterans program for disabled veterans. Aubie
pictured here was enjoying a little bit of the evening off, having
a bit of socializing time.
Expo
Carol Lavigne and Isabelle Lubenec, CMDART Board members,
enjoy playing with the goats in the Iron Shoe Farm Petting Zoo
at the Expo.
Lois Tucker, one of the owners of Iron Shoe Farms holds one of
the newest additions to the Iron Shoe Farm menagerie.
Noah's Wish Training
Generator training for the team.
Barbara Wells, Team Director for Western Mass DART and
Harriet Bridges, CMDART member from Concord , holding
a Chinchilla at the Noah's Wish training.
Smokey is owned by Debi Willoughby of Jungle
Encounters, one of the featured trainers at the workshop.
Jo Ellen Cimmino, Director of Education and Animal Health
Services for Noah's Wish, demonstrates how to bag a snake.
Jo Ellen has a wealth of practical field skills. She is responsible
for in-field volunteer training across the United States and Canada.
Joann Nichols, Noah's Wish reptile specialist from
Vermont discusses the care of a tortoise.
Gregg Gibbs calms a boa constrictor with the help of _____________________
Bobbie helps out at the 2010 Earth Day Clean Up in Douglas.
Swine Flu
CMDART responded to the winter flu clinics, helping the Worcester
Medical Reserve Corp with intake paperwork for more than 1000 clients. |
