Team Treasury: 'Autumn Majesty - an efa collection' by Nicole of brizel4TheAnimals

'Autumn Majesty - a team efa collection' by brizel4TheAnimals

The oak trees have not yet shed their leaves... and autumn has not climaxed here in the Northern California desert belt mountains... there is a pending feeling in the air.

Autumn bird painting, waterc... ThimbleSparrow $30.00	Autumn Mountain Valley, Fall... blindwolfspiri... $7.00
3/8" dog collar Autumn ... TheModDog $12.00	Whimsical Birds watercolor p... KneeDeepOrigin... $48.00
Eucalyptus Leaves Art Print ... oceloteyes $25.00	Autumn Scarf for Man or Woma... susanneedlehan... $40.00
Amber and Crystals - 14K Gol... BunsLove $18.00	Bracelet, chunky Green felt ... diggerbren $20.00
Red Fox in the Autumn Woods ... ruffings $22.00	Serene Waters - Photo Greeti... JMcGuinness $4.00
Multi-tiered stone, glass, p... TashinkaBeadin... $138.00	Leaves, Mustard and Plum, Or... thebluewindmil... $12.00
Hemlock ... Fuchsia Purple B... walkonthemoon $26.50	leaves stationery, set of 10... NatureGoods $17.00
Autumn Fallen Leaves -- 240 Purplecorner $2.60	Autumn Leaves "Tree of ... IndieWolf $68.00

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COTM Treasury: Captain Catnip by KneeDeepOriginals

'Captain Catnip' by KneeDeepOriginals

For the Etsy for Animals team... to promote their charity of the month! Buy your holiday gifts from these sellers, and you'll not only get great handmade products, you'll be helping cats too!

Pet Jewelry: Sofa Patrol, fi... scrappyrat $7.50	Kitty and Crow Burgundy Viny... kittyempire3 $20.00
Little Duck Blank Notecard thebluewindmil... $4.00	Who'sThe Boss, take 2 - ... thoseparasolda... $8.00
Breakaway Adjustable Cat Col... ShortcakeDesig... $9.00	Prosperity Fiber Arts Silk T... brizel4TheAnim... $98.00
dog art, chihuahua, pet port... PetCollage $23.00	Button Vintage Bird Peep Chi... theanimalsmagi... $3.00
Boho Knit Purse Handbag / Ho... susanneedlehan... $40.00	Catnip cat toys, felt Fortun... ShaggyChic $7.00
5x7 Hand Embellished Cat Pri... LolaLynn $10.00	Small BarkingDogBlanket Guav... BarkingDogBlan... $25.00
Yellow Rooster Figurine with... TheClayPony $6.00	Big Cat Ring EllaQuaint $4.95
Ladybug watercolor original ... ThimbleSparrow $30.00	Homage To The 70's Abstr... terikor $45.00

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ANiMAL PETiTiONS CORNER by Alicia of WoodsEdge

Presented by Alicia of WoodsEdge

1. Tell Washington University to Stop Torturing Cats

Washington University has recently come under fire for its continued use of live cats to teach medical students in its pediatrics program how to perform tracheal intubation - inserting a breathing tube into the windpipe of infants - which can cause a host of problems for animals used that range from bleeding and scarring to chronic pain and death. The university has access to simulators, but is trying to justify the practice by saying that the school cares for the cats and adopts them out after three years of using them. 

Please sign the petition asking the university to stop using live animals and immediately switch to human patient simulators. 

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/986/442/114/washington-university-stop-torturing-cats/

2. Ask L.L. Bean to Stop Selling Fur

L.L. Bean, a popular outdoor gear store, has added fur-lined hats and gloves to its latest catalog. Now, animal advocates are calling on the store to ditch products that perpetuate the cruel fur trade. 

Please send a letter asking L.L. Bean's president and CEO asking him to get rid of these products and join other compassionate retailers who have taken a stand against animal cruelty. 

https://secure2.convio.net/ida/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=2267&JServSessionIdr004=7qzmm50hkk.app246b

3. Stop the Slaughter of Lab Monkeys

An undercover investigation conducted by the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) has uncovered the senseless slaughter of hundreds of monkeys at the Noveprim primate breeding farm in Mauritius....allegedly because they've grown too big and labs don't want any over 3.5kg. The BUAV is now asking the Prime Minister of Mauritius to stop the killing and release monkeys back into the wild, in addition to asking the UK government to ban the import of monkeys from Mauritius.

Please sign the BUAV's petition in support of ending the primate trade. 

http://www.saveourmonkeys.mu/eng/takeaction

PLEASE TAKE 

1-2-3 ACTiONS 

ON BEHALF OF

THE ANIMALS…

THANK YOU !

Search Dog Foundation and Hurricane Sandy

Search Dog Foundation

on call and in action

- Hurricane Sandy -

As you will recall... Search Dog Foundation was our Charity of the Month for the month of September... I thought I'd share an update i received from them via email about their good work in the NY / NJ area... 

Text & Photos courtesy of SDF

"Our Search Dog Foundation Search Teams on New York Task Force 2 have been working with Indiana Task Force 1 and Pennsylvania Task Force 1 in Long Beach (Long Island), NY, going from building to building, checking for anyone who may be in need of help.

On Wednesday, Jason Geary and Marsi completed a seven-story apartment building search. Running through the entire complex to pick up the scent of  live humans, Marsi alerted on two elderly women and another resident in two separate apartments. The two women did not hear rescuers calling out, but did find it strange to hear a dog barking. They were surprised when they opened the door to find Marsi wagging her tail wildly at the success of her "find."

SDF handlers John Stewart and Greg Gould helped throughout the day with search operations but did not work their dogs as they were with a different team and the canines were not called in."

Long Beach, New York - In the wake of the storm's wrath

"Our last major deployment in New York was after the 9/11 attacks, when 13 SDF-trained teams spent weeks searching for survivors. Our teams were also deployed to Hurricane Katrina, the Haiti and Japan earthquakes, and many regional disasters and missing person searches all over the nation. After years of intensive training, the dogs are able to focus all their instinct and high-level training on one thing: making sure NO ONE IS LEFT BEHIND."

The following FEMA Task Forces are now activated for deployment following Superstorm Sandy:

Indiana Task Force 1

Maryland Task Force 1

Massachusetts Task Force 1

Missouri Task Force 1

Ohio Task Force 1

Pennsylvania Task Force 1

Virginia Task Force 1

Virginia Task Force 2

Tennessee Task Force 1

NY Search Dogs Lani & Marsi enjoy a break from searching

DEPLOYMENT CHRONOLOGY

SUNDAY: At approximately 5:00 pm EST on October 28th, three Albany, NY-based Search Teams trained by the Search Dog Foundation--Greg Gould & Kura, John Stewart & Lani and Jason Geary & Marsi--were called out by New York Task Force 2 to prepare for deployment to Superstorm Sandy. They met the other members of the Task Force on Long Island, where they prepped their gear and made plans for deployment.

MONDAY: October 29 NY Task Force 2 joined crews from Suffolk County Urban Search and Rescue making water rescues in three towns in Suffolk County. Using boats and jet skis to reach stranded households, the Task Force helped bring 70 people and 13 animals to safety.

TUESDAY: October 30 The Task Force spent time in Nassau County where there have been multiple reports of missing persons. Ten other SDF Search Teams (based in Los Angeles and Florida) were also on alert, prepared to deploy if they were called out by their Task Forces.   

THANKS for your good work,
Search Dog Foundation

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Team EFA Treasury: A Royal Rescue by ShortcakeDesigns

'A Royal Rescue....in purple' by ShortcakeDesigns

A collection of purple, violet and eggplant things from the fabulous Etsy for Animals team!!! A portion of each sale goes to help animal rescue endeavors. For more animal charity items search "team efa"

Purple Love Grass 5x5 WoodsEdge $15.00	Knit Catnip Mouse Cat Toy in... VivaLeChat $6.00
Bird ornament in Purple louisiana1966 $7.00	Custom Caterpillar Beadwoven... BeadedTail $50.00
American Pit Bull Terrier Do... carolscanvas $18.00	Nuno felted scarf in purple ... BlindSquirrel $65.00
Crocheted dog hat, XS-S dog ... ShaggyChic $15.00	soft variegated purple conve... knitbyvalerie $40.00
Applique pillow - Love Heart... LuniqueUK $24.00	dove cards, set of 4, purple... NatureGoods $16.00
Mouse Cat Toy - Purple - Fil... crazyaboutcatn... $4.00	Purple Hummingbird Sachet thefrogbag $8.50
Earrings with photo of a pur... stefaniekraus $22.00	60 Lavender Lilac and Purple... Purplecorner $2.00
Purple Dala Horse Pendant an... TheClayPony $17.00	Vintage Sash Fabric handwove... brizel4TheAnim... $39.95

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November's Charity of the Month is... Operation Catnip, TNR

November's

Charity of the Month is...

OPERATION CATNiP

Nominated by Veronica of ScrappyRat

Text & photos courtesy of Operation Catnip

Who we are... Founded in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1997, Operation Catnip is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to reducing feral and free-roaming unowned cat populations through sterilization.

What are feral cats ? A feral cat is a domestic cat that has developed a natural fear of humans. Most ferals are the offspring of stray or abandoned household pets or a failure to spay/neuter them. Raised without human contact, they quickly revert to a wild nature and form colonies where food and shelter are available. 

Most feral cats are acclimated to their outdoor lifestyle and would not adjust well to an indoor home. More importantly there are not enough homes available due to the over-population from a lack of sterilization. Feral cats make up a large portion of the cats killed at animal shelters.

What can be done to help feral cats ?

The plight of feral and free-roaming unowned cats has captured the hearts of animal lovers for many years, but only within the last two decades has a non-lethal option for their control become more widely available. Called “trap-neuter- return” or TNR, this humane alternative involves trapping, sterilizing, vaccinating, ear-tipping and re- turning the cats to their colonies where they are looked after by their caretakers.

Through TNR we can greatly reduce the numbers of unwanted feral and stray cats which lowers the intake and euthanasia rates at animal shelters. This saves tax dollars and leaves more space at animal shelters for adoptable cats. TNR also addresses the public health concern about rabies, and reduces annoying behaviors such as cats fighting and spraying. This solution is believed to successfully reduce birth rates and improve the overall health of the colony.

How does Operation Catnip fit in the solution?

Operation Catnip is a nonprofit organization that operates a high-volume, no-charge clinic where feral and free-roaming unowned cats are spayed/ neutered and vaccinated. 

In addition, Operation Catnip operates a voucher program through which feral and free-roaming unowned cats are sterilized at local veterinary clinics with a small co-pay from the caretaker. 

Our clinics are run entirely by volunteers (veterinarians, vet technicians and trained lay people) and are capable of sterilizing over 100 cats in a matter of hours. All cats have the tip of their left ear cropped, which identifies them as sterilized.

Who makes Operation Catnip possible ?

Feral Cat Caretakers - Operation Catnip is a spay/neuter clinic and does not participate in the actual trapping of cats. We partner with those caring individuals who have become part of the humane solution by responsibly maintaining feral cats in their communities. In order to use the Operation Cat- nip program, these caretakers must assume responsibility for trapping and transporting cats to and from the clinic and en- sure adequate and continued care for the cats for the remainder of their lives.

Volunteers - Operation Catnip is run entirely by dedicated volunteers. Licensed vets perform all spays and neuters while vet technicians, vet students and trained lay people provide technical and administrative support. No experience is necessary -- we are happy to provide any necessary training. Operation Catnip is always looking for volunteers to staff its clinics, perform administrative tasks or assist with publicity and fund-raising projects.

Donors - Thanks to the veterinarians and other volunteers who generously donate their time, Operation Catnip can offer its clinics free of charge. However, the cost of medical supplies is very high and Operation Catnip relies entirely on donations from the public to run its clinics—we receive no government funding of any kind. We estimate that the cost to sterilize and vaccinate each cat is at least $26 so please consider a tax-deductible donation to Operation Catnip.

SUPPORT

Operation Catnip

ViSiT their website

LiKE their Facebook Page

MAKE a donation

PURCHASE an item 

from a Team EFA member

whom supports our COTM program

THANK YOU !