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Simple Things YOU Can Do to Help Save the Earth! � Put on a sweater. Remember, when you turn up the heat in wintertime, your furnace is probably burning fossil fuels. A sweater or a nice warm robe will keep you even warmer and help conserve resources and reduce global warming. � Put one foot in front of the other. One hundred years ago, 99.9% of people got by without cars. They took the train; they lived near their workplaces … and they walked. Using fuel-efficient cars is important, but we can save even more fuel by simply driving less. � Go for seconds. Recycling doesn’t only mean separating your cans and bottles. It can mean using things a second (or a third) time. That nice padded envelope you got in the mail, for example? Instead of throwing it away, scratch out the address, tear off the stamps and use it again. � Watch your waste. Items you may be throwing away can contaminate the soil and water for thousands or millions of years. Your community probably has special disposal procedures for things like used oil and batteries. Ink cartridges can probably be recycled where you bought them. And many of the new super-efficient light bulbs contain mercury, so proper disposal is crucial. Check with the store where you buy them. � Paper nor plastic. Bring your bags with you! By taking reusable bags to the grocery store, you can cut down on the 350 bags the average American uses each year, and reduce needless deaths to marine life caused by plastic bags that end up in streams, rivers and oceans. � BYOB. Last year Americans went through about 50 billion plastic water bottles. Fill up a reusable water bottle at home and bring it with you. Don’t like the taste of your tap water? Buy a filter! (Remember, much of the bottled water sold today is filtered tap water, anyway…) � Flip ‘em off. In much of America we can’t even see the stars anymore, due in part to all the electric lights. Keep the light on in the room you’re in, but keep the rest of your house dark. You’ll find the dark is soothing. � Get in tough with your roots. Plant a tree! Good for the soil, good for the birds, good for reducing global warming – and good for the air you’re breathing! � Get off. Catalogs are great when they’re from companies you like to order from. But if you’re getting catalogs from companies you don’t buy from, call them and tell them to get you off their list – and that’s an order. 8 If you’d like to help improve the lives of companion animals in our community, we invite you to join the Friends of the Shelter volunteer group. We are involved in several activities on a continuing basis and special events as they occur. The more volunteers who join in our efforts, the more help we can give to homeless pets. If you’d like to participate in any of the following, simply complete a volunteer application (available at the Shelter or on the Friends page of the Shelter website at www.salinaanimalshelter.org). � Working directly with cats and dogs at the Shelter � Promoting Shelter pets and adoption at off-site locations/events � Fostering dogs awaiting transport to other adoption sites � Behavioral assessment of dogs being considered for transport � Photographing and distributing pictures of adoptable pets Friends membership is fun, flexible, and benefits everyone involved: our volunteers, the Shelter, our community, and most of all, the 4-legged critters who depend on us to help them find their perfect homes. Molly Volunteer Coordinator CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE www.salinaanimalshelter.org FOR UPCOMING EVENTS & ANIMALS UP FOR ADOPTION
WATER – IT’S ESSENTIAL Many loving, good-hearted pet owners spend a lot of time and energy making sure their pet has a healthy diet, considering brands, comparing labels, debating moist-versusdry, and consulting their veterinarian. In all the hubbub, they sometimes forget that an ever-present bowl of clean water may be the most important part of their pet’s diet. Why is it important? In pets, as in people, water makes up the majority of the body about 80 percent. By allowing substances to dissolve and be carried through the body, it provides a basis for nearly all of the processes and chemical reactions that keep the body running, including digestion and circulation. It helps the body to filter out waste, and it regulates body temperature through evaporation. Dehydration, a lack of water in the body, can cause serious problems, including kidney and heart damage. What should I do? As vital as water is, it’s relatively easy to provide. Just make sure your pet has a clean bowl (or bottle, in the case of some smaller animals) of fresh water at all times. A general rule of thumb is that most animals should have about 28 milliliters (or one fortieth of a liter) of water per pound of body weight per day. A forty-pound dog needs about a liter of water every day; a ten-pound cat needs about a quarter of a liter. You don’t need to spend time crunching the numbers, though. Most healthy animals that have access to clean water will drink enough to keep them hydrated. If you’re worried that your pet isn’t drinking enough, or you see signs of dehydration like depression, sunken eyes or dry gums, take your little furry guy to the veterinarian. If your pet’s dehydrated, your veterinarian can give him intravenous fluids and find out what caused the problem. Common Pitfalls Though water seems like a simple enough subject, a few common problems can leave pets high and dry: • The water bowl or water bottle needs cleaning every day. Bacteria that you can’t see can grow in a bottle or bowl, giving the water a funny taste and discouraging your pet from drinking. Even worse, some kinds of bacteria can make animals sick. Develop the habit of giving the bowl a quick scrub with dish soap before you fill it in the morning. Pocket pets’ handing water bottles can be particularly hard to get clean; you may want to buy a long, narrow scrub brush that can fit through the bottle’s neck and clean the inside. • Dogs and cats that are left alone for long periods can easily knock over their water bowls. Try buying a bowl with a wide, weighted bottom. You may also want to leave more than one bowl around the house: one in the bathroom for example, and another in the kitchen. • Water evaporates faster than you may realize, particularly on warm days. Check water bowls a few times a day, especially in the summer. If your pet’s outside on a very hot day, check the water every hour. • You may think you’re helping your pet out by setting out a big bucket filled with water, but once the 9 bucket’s half empty he may not be able to get to the water anymore. Cats and small dogs could even fall in while drinking. Before you use a water bucket, make sure your pet’s neck is long enough to allow him to drink from the bottom of it. • Dogs that are chained up can easily wind the chain around a tree, a post, or even their own legs. With a tangled chain, they can’t get to their water bowl. If you have to leave your pet chained outdoors, check him often. • Lots of dogs and cats see the toilet as a big water fountain. Keep the toilet lid closed, because the bacteria in toilet water can make animals sick and, as with large buckets, cats and small animals can fall in while drinking. Even the best of us can forget to close the lid every once in a while, though, so don’t use drop-in cleaners that release chemicals into the toilet bowl. These chemicals may be toxic. • Some exotic animals, particularly amphibians like frogs and salamanders, can’t or won’t drink water from a bowl. These guys need a drip watering system, which drips or sprays temperature-controlled moisture into a cage for a few hours at a time. To select the right watering system for your exotic pet, consult your veterinarian. • Reptiles often need a long, shallow dish of water in their cages. They use this water both to drink and to soak in, so it needs to be checked several times a day for dirt or fecal matter. • Just like you, pets need more water when they’re exercising. If you take your dog out for a long walk or run, bring along some water for him. Most pet stores sell light, collapsible travel water bowls that are easy to carry. “I would never, ever adopt another pet without going to a shelter to do it. I am a changed woman after seeing this show.” Oprah Winfrey After airing a show on puppy mills. Doggie Ice Cream 2 cups vanilla yogurt Mashed bananas 2 tablespoons honey Mix ingredients and freeze in ice cube tray. Viola … sweet, cool bite size treats for your pooch!
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