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mellowtigger) wrote2010-01-22 03:28 pm
mellowtigger) wrote2010-01-22 03:28 pm
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Furry Friday
Story: It's been a while since my last Furry Friday post. Last weekend, I spent most of my time at the local Give Camp adventure. Unfortunately, I can't link you to the website they created for us because it becomes available only after you have paid the signup fee for becoming a volunteer. After payment, however, the site will let you choose the city and introductory class that you want to attend. The site will also be used for the very busy Walk For Animals event in May, and that big fundraiser involves half a thousand volunteers with a hundred different kinds of job shifts. This site will be a huge help in funneling volunteers into relevant activities. :)
We took only 2 photos at the event, but they've posted them for everyone to access. So you can see programmers at work, and almost everyone lined up after the handoff event. That's me on the far right, and my boss is standing next to me. It was a fun event, and it'll be a huge timesaver for our volunteer department to finally have a good "funnel" for applicants into our organization. My thanks to the people who donated their whole weekend to working on this project.
Animals: Our main website is back up, so I've corrected the photos and links.
In Golden Valley, there are two small birds that make an interesting couple. One of them is called Ice Cream, and the other is Smoothie. They are both 6-year-old female parakeets. I've seen them flirting together in their cage previously, but one particular day I found both of them taking turns at what I think was mock feeding. One would spend a few minutes opening its mouth while the other reached her beak inside like she was taking regurgitated food as a baby bird would. Then a few minutes later, they'd swap roles and the other would arch upward, open her beak, and juggle her neck as if regurgitating. I never saw any food actually pass between them, but they were obviously a cozy little couple.
I occasionally see rare breeds come through the shelther. Today, there is a new cat on the adoption floor. Her name is "B.B.". She is young, only 1 year old. She's a mix, but she is part Bengal. Her cage remains locked, and her card info mentioned that she is a bit rambunctious. Bengals have blood heritage that is closer to wild cats than the common domestic cat. I think she was new to her cage today, because she was still very wide-eyed and cautious, hiding under her bed perch rather than coming to the front of the cage to be pet. I'm sure she'll find a home quickly, but I mention her today in case someone is looking specifically for uncommon critters.
As of this writing, Ice Cream, Smoothie, and B.B. are available for visitation and adoption at our Golden Valley facility.
How You Can Help: Natural disasters affect not only humans but also the animals that we steward. While the human suffering in Haiti is enormous (and I still intend to post about that separately), you may also elect to offer financial assistance to groups that focus on the domesticated creatures whose food, water, shelter, and medicine (all provided by humans) has also been interrupted. I am not aware that my organization has made a statement about suggested ways to help the international effort, but I feel comfortable linking readers to the ASPCA webpage devoted to this recent disaster.
http://www.aspca.org/news/help-the-animals-of-haiti.html
We took only 2 photos at the event, but they've posted them for everyone to access. So you can see programmers at work, and almost everyone lined up after the handoff event. That's me on the far right, and my boss is standing next to me. It was a fun event, and it'll be a huge timesaver for our volunteer department to finally have a good "funnel" for applicants into our organization. My thanks to the people who donated their whole weekend to working on this project.
Animals: Our main website is back up, so I've corrected the photos and links.
In Golden Valley, there are two small birds that make an interesting couple. One of them is called Ice Cream, and the other is Smoothie. They are both 6-year-old female parakeets. I've seen them flirting together in their cage previously, but one particular day I found both of them taking turns at what I think was mock feeding. One would spend a few minutes opening its mouth while the other reached her beak inside like she was taking regurgitated food as a baby bird would. Then a few minutes later, they'd swap roles and the other would arch upward, open her beak, and juggle her neck as if regurgitating. I never saw any food actually pass between them, but they were obviously a cozy little couple.I occasionally see rare breeds come through the shelther. Today, there is a new cat on the adoption floor. Her name is "B.B.". She is young, only 1 year old. She's a mix, but she is part Bengal. Her cage remains locked, and her card info mentioned that she is a bit rambunctious. Bengals have blood heritage that is closer to wild cats than the common domestic cat. I think she was new to her cage today, because she was still very wide-eyed and cautious, hiding under her bed perch rather than coming to the front of the cage to be pet. I'm sure she'll find a home quickly, but I mention her today in case someone is looking specifically for uncommon critters.As of this writing, Ice Cream, Smoothie, and B.B. are available for visitation and adoption at our Golden Valley facility.
How You Can Help: Natural disasters affect not only humans but also the animals that we steward. While the human suffering in Haiti is enormous (and I still intend to post about that separately), you may also elect to offer financial assistance to groups that focus on the domesticated creatures whose food, water, shelter, and medicine (all provided by humans) has also been interrupted. I am not aware that my organization has made a statement about suggested ways to help the international effort, but I feel comfortable linking readers to the ASPCA webpage devoted to this recent disaster.
http://www.aspca.org/news/help-the-animals-of-haiti.html