No place to go Bringing the story home - Animal Humane Society

ANIMAL HUMANE SOCIETY MAGAZINE WINTER 2009/10 

ANIMALTRACKS 

No place to go 

Bringing the story home 

Inn good company

The Animal Humane Society is the leading 

animal welfare organization in the Upper 

Midwest dedicated to engaging and serving 

local and regional communities of people 

and animals. Our mission is to engage the 

hearts, hands and minds of the community 

to serve more animals. 

Through comprehensive programs and 

services, the Animal Humane Society 

provides resources that compassionately 

serve all the stages of an animal’s life. 

As a private non-profit organization, we 

receive no federal, state or government 

funding and rely totally on private donations, 

merchandise sales and adoption fees. 

ANIMALTRACKS 

WINTER 2009/10 

Circulation: 58,000 

Writers: Deb Balzer, Bridgette Bornstein 

and Tracie Jacobson 

Editor: Laurie Brickley 

Design: Mike Tincher, T DESIGN 

Photography: Cynthia Lapp, Shelly Mosman, 

Krista Erin Nelson, 

Laurie Schneider, Scott Streble 

and John Wagner 

on the cover 

Photo by Krista Erin Nelson 

Trippy Grove was one of the first guests at 

Now Boarding near the Minneapolis/St. Paul 

Airport. An affiliate of the Animal Humane 

Society, Now Boarding is a premier pet 

boarding and doggy daycare facility that 

supports the programs of AHS. 

BUFFALO FACILITY 

4375 Hwy. 55 S.E. 

Buffalo, MN 55313-5236 

(763) 390-3647 

Pet adoption and surrender, memorial garden, microchip 

and nail clinics, pet loss services, youth programs 

COON RAPIDS FACILITY 

1411 Main St. N.W. 

Coon Rapids, MN 55448 

(763) 862-4030 

Pet adoption and surrender, dog training, microchip 

and nail clinics, pet loss services, shelter tours, youth programs 

GOLDEN VALLEY FACILITY 

845 Meadow Ln. N. 

Golden Valley, MN 55422 

(763) 522-4325 

Pet adoption and surrender, dog playgroups, microchip 

and nail clinics, pet boarding, pet training, shelter tours, 

wildlife rescue, youth programs 

ST. PAUL FACILITY 

1115 Beulah Ln. 

St. Paul, MN 55108 

(651) 645-7387 

Pet adoption and surrender, microchip and nail clinics, 

pet loss services, youth programs 

WOODBURY FACILITY 

9785 Hudson Rd. 

Woodbury, MN 55125 

(651) 730-6008 

Pet adoption and surrender, dog training, microchip 

and nail clinics, pet loss services, shelter tours, youth programs 

NOW BOARDING 

6002 28th Ave. S. 

Minneapolis, MN 55450 

(612) 454-4850 

www.nowboardingpets.com 

Pet boarding, grooming and dog training 

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locations hours 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

Nic Pifer – Chair 

Teresa Morrow – Vice Chair 

Jeff Ament – Treasurer 

Scott Aebischer 

Dr. Ed Clausman, DVM 

Barb Colombo 

Kerry D'Amato 

Lisa Goodman 

Dean Hedstrom 

Tom Hoch 

Don Jacobsen 

Sheila Kennedy 

James Lee 

Cyndi Lesher 

Murphy McKee 

Lia Melrose 

Dr. Ned Patterson, DVM 

MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 

Incoming Animals: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

Adoption Center: 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. 

SATURDAY 

Incoming Animals and Adoption Center 

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

SUNDAY 

Incoming Animals and Adoption Center 

11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Closed December 24, 25 

and January 1, 18 

contact 

MAIN PHONE NUMBER 

(763) 522-4325 

WEBSITE 

www.animalhumanesociety.org 

Tours of our facilities are available to 

students or other groups from first grade to 

adult by appointment. Maximum group size 

is determined by location. Golden Valley also 

offers evening volunteer-led tours on the 

first and third Wednesday of the month 

by appointment. 

To schedule a tour at any of our 

locations call the education 

department at (763) 489-2220. 

The Animal Humane Society is a member of Pet Shelters 

Across America, a consortium of humane organizations 

throughout the country that raise funds to care for 

animals in local shelters. 

The Animal Humane Society is a founding member of 

the Minnesota Partnership for Animal Welfare (MnPAW) 

a coalition of animal welfare organizations in Minnesota 

committed to finding a home for every healthy and 

treatable companion animal in Minnesota. 

Wayne Popham 

Boyd Ratchye 

Damon Schramm 

Kristi Skordahl 

Carolyn Smith 

Stephanie Swanson 

Dr. Robert Washabau, VMD 

Janelle Dixon – CEO/President

a message from Janelle Dixon 

In this issue we contemplate what our community might 

look like should Animal Humane Society cease to exist and 

not be available to provide the programs and services that 

have come to be trusted and expected by the communities 

we serve. When considering that scenario, one tends to 

reflect on the way things work now. 

Really, there are two parts to the equation. One of them 

is the Animal Humane Society. The other is the community 

as a whole—those who support our work on behalf of animals 

and those who use our services, particularly the core services 

of taking in unwanted, homeless and neglected animals, 

caring for them and finding them new homes. 

Our work is not done in a vacuum, nor can the problems we face in animal welfare be solved 

that way. The nearly 35,000 companion animals we take in each year come from people unwilling 

or unable to continue to care for their animals. Close to 20,000 of these animals find new 

homes because people in the community look to AHS when they want a family pet. 

As is apparent in the numbers, there is a disparity between the animals the community can no 

longer care for and those they give a second chance by adopting through AHS. 

Did you know that only 18% of family pets come from humane societies or other animal 

welfare organizations? There are many options for people when they are considering adding 

a companion animal to their family—pet stores, breeders, friends and the humane society. 

However, when an animal is displaced there are far fewer options and AHS is often at the 

top of the list. 

In the foreseeable future there will be many animals that need the services of AHS. The community 

will continue to rely on us to be there for them and the animals. In order to narrow this 

gap between the number of animals being surrendered and the number being placed, we ask 

the community to look to us when considering a family pet—and to consider giving more 

animals a second chance at a happy, healthy, life-long home. 

We provide the services we do because the community needs us and trusts us to do so. AHS, 

in return, relies on the understanding and support of the community to ensure that we can 

continue to provide these much-needed services. Through this partnership, together we can 

work on a solution to the problem and positively impact more and more animals’ lives 

with each passing day, month and year. 

Thank you for your support and commitment to caring for animals in need. 

Janelle Dixon 

CEO/President 

contents 

2 Facility locations and hours 

3 A message from Janelle Dixon 

4 Petcetera 

6 Bringing the story home 

9 Snow Angels 

10 What if AHS did not exist 

20 Inn good company 

22 Memorials, tributes 

and honorariums 

29 Ways you can help 

30 Calendar of events 

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petcetera 

Companion cats and feral cats 

Programs focused on feral cats are becoming more prevalent across the country. We at the Animal 

Humane Society have received inquiries about how our organization responds to feral cats. 

At AHS our focus is on companion animals—placing healthy companion cats in new homes. This past 

year, more than 21,000 cats came through our five facilities. Only 500 of these cats were feral. 

Cats that come to us are either strays or owner surrendered or feral. Strays are cats that have 

lived with individuals and families but have become lost and separated from their owners. Our 

objective is to reunite them with their owners or find loving homes for them. 

Feral cats are different—they have lived in the wild with no shelter and have not known human care 

or contact. They are fearful, unsocialized and incapable of living in a home environment. 

When a cat comes through our doors at the Animal Humane Society they are evaluated to determine 

if they are an owned, stray cat or a feral cat. Keeping feral cats in captivity causes immense 

suffering that will not subside with time—even with care, food and shelter. They are not placeable 

as pets or prospects for adoption. In our experience, to kennel a feral cat any longer than absolutely 

necessary is cruel. 

According to Minnesota’s animal welfare statutes, when there is a reasonable determination by a veterinarian 

that a feral cat is suffering and is beyond cure through reasonable care and rehabilitation, 

then an animal may be relieved of its suffering by humanely euthanizing it. In these cases, Animal 

Humane Society follows the recommendation of its veterinarians and makes that humane choice. 

Our focus remains on companion animals. Each year, nearly 13,000 animals receive sterilization 

surgeries at our facilities prior to adoption. With the public’s help we are able to find homes for 

thousands of cats each year, but the reality is there are still not enough homes for the healthy 

and socialized cats that are in our care. 

Our next effort is to find a way to offer affordable spay and neuter services to the public so that 

they can have their cats sterilized and not contribute to the overpopulation problem. Our desired 

outcome is fewer cats entering animal welfare organizations and greater proportion of surrendered 

cats being placed. 

While we share concerns for the feral cats in the community our organization must look at our core 

programs and where we can have the greatest impact on the most animals in the community. Longterm, 

we envision programming that assists feral cats. Presently, finding homes for companion animals 

and placement of all healthy and treatable animals remains our number one priority. 

Reading is fun, reading to animals is even better 

Your child is sure to turn into a bookworm in February! Join us on February 7 and 21 for the Animal 

Ambassadors Reading Fun (AARF) program. AARF invites children to come and read to a registered 

therapy animal at AHS. Animals are the perfect reading partner—they’re fun to be around and they 

provide a non-judgmental 

environment for kids to improve 

their reading skills. 

Kids who read will receive a 

free book while supplies last. 

No registration is necessary. 

For more information please 

visit www.animalhumanesoc 

iety.org/animalambassadors 

or call (763) 489-2220. 


Grant wishes for animals this 

holiday season 

Scratching posts and ping pong balls may not 

have made your holiday shopping list this year, 

but for animals awaiting a home at AHS, 

they’re on their list. 

Wish trees are up at each of our five facilities 

and on them you’ll find opportunities to purchase 

a Snow Angels animal sponsorship (see 

page 9), or items from cat toys to dog leashes. 

Simply grab an ornament off the tree, buy the 

requested item (many can be purchased right 

at AHS)and drop it back at the facility nearest 

you. Snow Angels are available in $25, $50 

and $100 increments and make great last 

minute gifts for the animal lover (or pet!) 

in your family. 

Presents for the pets in your life 

Where would we be without the animals in 

our lives? The bond we have with them makes 

families whole and their antics 

bring countless hours 

of laughter to our lives. 

Consider the gifts you’ll 

give your pets this holiday 

season and turn to 

AHS to make those 

purchases. Each of 

our facilities carries 

merchandise for 

sale from hamster 

wheels 

and treats to 

dog food and 

Kongs. Stop by 

and do a little holiday 

shopping for your 

pet. Stores are open during 

regular Adoption Center 

hours. Proceeds from the sale of store items 

support the animals in our care.

petcetera 

Couples counseling for you 

and your pet 

We’re committed to keeping pets and their 

owners together, especially in situations that 

can be resolved with a little guidance from 

knowledgeable AHS volunteers. 

If you’re in need 

of a little behavior help 

with your pet, leave a 

message on the AHS Behavior 

Helpline at (763) 

489-2202. Our speciallytrained 

volunteers will return your call and 

walk you through how to best handle your situation. 

And don’t forget about our online Pet 

Behavior Library located at www.animalhu 

manesociety.org/training/library. Take a 

moment to peruse the information available 

to you—many pet behavior problems can be 

solved by simply applying a few tried-andtrue 

methods. 

Bringing families back together 

At AHS, we’re here for you and your family 

through all the stages of your animal’s life. 

That is why we recently launched the AHS 

Lost & Found Online Bulletin Board at www.ani 

malhumanesociety.org/lostandfound. This one 

stop resource allows you to post a photo of 

your lost pet along with helpful information 

that will aid in bringing your pet home safely. 

This service also allows you to review the 

found pets and stray animals sections to see 

if your pet has been found by another family 

or is in our care. 

Finding a new pet just got easier 

Interested in adopting a golden retriever or maybe a kitten? Need a little bit more information on 

that rabbit you’re considering? Navigate through the adoption pages on the AHS website and you’ll 

see that it’s become easier to find a new pet for your family. Search options now include specific 

breeds and age groups and each adoption profile provides you information that will help you consider 

all options when choosing the best animal for your family. See how much easier it is to find a 

new pet on the AHS website at www.animalhumanesociety.org/adoption. 

Become an animal advocate 

Can you imagine your pet(s) not having enough 

food and water or a warm, safe place to sleep? 

What if they weren’t given the opportunity to 

exercise or experience everyday interactions 

with humans? For many dogs and cats across 

the state of Minnesota those circumstances 

are the only ones they know. 

In February, the Puppy and Kitten Mill Bill 

(Senate File 7/House File 253) will once again 

be heard by our state legislators. This very 

important bill will give the MN Board of Animal 

Health the authority to license breeders and 

hold them accountable to comply with existing 

applicable animal care standards under federal 

and state laws and regulations. We need 

your help in getting the message out across 

the state about the importance of this bill. Join us in our efforts by becoming an AHS Animal Advocate 

at www.animalhumanesociety.org/animaladvocates or calling (763) 489-2251. 

Carnival for homeless and neglected animals 

It’s amazing what kids can 

achieve when their ideas are 

sparked by the things that inspire 

them. Eleven-year-old 

Riley Christianson, 12-yearold 

Maya Charan and 9-yearold 

Spencer Christianson say 

that the work they do at an 

annual neighborhood carnival 

each year is because of the 

work done at AHS. “We all love 

our pets and think it’s great 

that the Animal Humane Society 

is rescuing animals that 

don’t have a home… and we 

want to give back.” 

For four years, the trio has been putting on the Kellogg Carnival with friends from school and in 

their neighborhood in Edina, MN. Activities include a ring toss, a soccer ball kick game, a Frisbee 

toss and much more, extending from the front to the back yard at the Christianson’s house. 

It was a record-breaking year for the kids. More people attended the event than in years past. 

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adopter profile: bringing the story home 

More than 

a token 

of their 

affection 

By Tracie Jacobson 

As we move through life we pick up many tokens along the way. A 26year-old 

scar on your ring finger serving as a reminder that at one time 

you made the best mud pies in the neighborhood. The picture of you 

arriving safely on the ground after jumping out of an airplane at 13,000 

feet that gives you inspiration to face your fears every day. Your stepson 

who is living proof that you have more love to give beyond your own children. 

Your dog whose place in your life is the only validation you need 

to know for certain that some things are just meant to be. 

Many of the adoptions that take place at the Animal Humane Society 

provide such deeper meaning to families. The coming together of the 

family with their pet was not planned, it was happenstance or, at the 

very least, not part of the intended plans. Co-workers Jessica Teigen 

and Josh Sundby of Token Media in Minneapolis are part of two such 

families. 

Every two weeks, Josh and Jessica visit AHS in Golden Valley to shoot 

video profiles of animals available for adoption for Comcast’s “Pet Adoptions 

On Demand.” Jessica is the producer and Josh is the photographer. 

After meeting hundreds of dogs along the way, both met a dog they 

couldn’t forget. 

Jessica and her husband Allen already have Savannah, a chocolate Lab, 

at home and thought if they would ever get another it would also be a 

chocolate Lab. But last December, Jessica was convinced by Deb Balzer, 

the host of AHS’s On Demand segments, to look at a group of Plott 

hound mix puppies just arriving on the adoption floor. One of them immediately 

stole her heart. “I picked up that little puppy and I just knew. 

It was love at first sight. It was the same feeling I got when I tried on 

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Jessica and Allen with 

Savannah and Esa Rhone 

The Token Media staff with their pets

Shelly and Josh with Lucy and Odessa 

my wedding dress. The eyes just start welling up and you know it’s a 

good fit,” Jessica said. She told her husband that the puppy was all she 

wanted for Christmas. Jessica had to work the rest of the day, so her 

husband went and picked up the dog. They named her Esa Rhone, and 

she’s become a precious addition to their family. 

Much like Jessica, Josh wasn’t really looking for a new pet since he 

and his wife Shelly already have a Cocker spaniel and a cat. Back in 

October, his photography assignment included a profile of Odessa, a 

gentle German shepherd/greyhound mix with a calm demeanor that 

captured Josh’s attention. Odessa was thin and her fur was falling out. 

At a friend’s house a few days later, Josh was compelled to pull up the 

photo on the AHS website to show his wife. While he was on another 

shoot over that weekend, his wife went to see Odessa and brought 

her home. 

Odessa has fit right in, and even seems to have revitalized Lucy, the 

family’s 10-year-old dog. Lucy was a bit grumpy until this big, silly, 

active playmate brought more fun into the house. At first, Odessa was 

a bit nervous but once she started taking training classes at AHS, she 

became much more confident and comfortable with her new owners. 

“The responsibility of having a big dog scared me a bit, but she’s made 

the whole experience such a joy and so rewarding,” Josh said. “It’s one 

of the most rewarding things I’ve done in my life, besides getting 

married.” 

Continued on next page. 

Shelly Mosman Photography Photo by John Wagner 

Faces the media 

couldn’t resist 

Each Tuesday morning Fox 9 highlights 

an AHS pet live on the air and each Friday on WCCO’s Noon Show, a 

lucky animal is brought to the station to get his moment in the spotlight, 

all in hopes that one will get adopted. But, it’s not only the 

viewers who fall in love with these pets. 

Juli Jay is the traffic reporter for Fox 9’s 

Morning Show. On one Tuesday morning, 

Little Mocha, a scared Yorkshire terrier 

who had been abandoned in his home, 

was spotlighted as that day’s Pick of the 

Litter. Moments after the segment finished, 

Juli, who had lost her dog just 

months before, was visibly affected. She 

had fallen instantly in love with this little Juli Jay and Little Mocha 

guy and the feelings were mutual. The 

next day, Mocha made another appearance 

on Fox 9, but this time as the new 

traffic dog. He now accompanies Juli to 

many AHS events. 

Fox 9’s Morning Feature Reporter M.A. 

Rosko is well-known as a dog lover and 

her beloved silver-dappled miniature 

dachshund, Münter, is often at her side. 

MA Rosko, Münter and Big Red 

But one Tuesday, a big wiggly Lab named 

Frankie made his way to the studio for 

the morning segnment and by Wednesday 

was appropriately renamed Red by 

his new owner who was thrilled to bring 

the handsome dog home. “I love him 

dearly,” says M.A. who adopted Red just 

one year ago. “I can’t imagine life without 

my #1 man, Big Red.” 

Sonya Goins and Dejaynay 

Over at WCCO, Sonya Goins was producing the Noon Show and went 

back to the Green Room to check in with her guests. The tiny black 

kitten bouncing around the room waiting for her close up made quite 

the impression. After the show, Sonya quickly found her way to AHS 

to adopt the fuzzy feline who now goes by Dejaynay. As Sonya says 

“I adopted her for my kids, but she is my baby.” 


Continued from previous page. 

Meanwhile back at the Token Media office… 

Each time Josh left for the Comcast shoot at AHS, Matt Hunstad, a project 

manager at Token, would ask him to keep his eyes open for a young, 

female chocolate Lab mix. Last June, Josh came back with photos of 

Sophia. “He had a good feeling about her and told me to get there as 

soon as possible.” 

After work that day, Matt and his girlfriend, Niki, went to meet Sophia. 

“While the other dogs were barking and crying, she just sat there calmly 

with an inquisitive look on her face,” Matt says. “We took her outside to 

play and loved her energy.” Immediately they had a “she’s coming home 

with us” feeling and took the card off her kennel and placed her on hold. 

Sophia went home with Matt and Niki the next day and they have continued 

to fall for her. They’ve taught her all the basic commands from sit to 

heel. They hope to adopt another dog within the next year. 

Having a second animal in the home was what drove Mariah Heck, another 

Token employee, to look at the AHS website—that and the fact 

that she’d already been on the website with Jessica and Josh as they 

pointed out the pets they met during the Comcast shoot. She wanted a 

companion for her Netherland dwarf rabbit, Esteban. 

“One afternoon I checked the site and found Frida, a pretty female 

bunny with a jet black coat and cute, goofy antennae ears.” 

Mariah and her boyfriend, Louis, went to meet Frida and immediately 

set up a “bunny date” for her and Esteban with the help of AHS partner, 

the Minnesota Companion Rabbit Society. After two dates, Frida 

went home with the couple. 

Now it could be said that Frida is a token reminder of how anyone, 

even a bunny, can take the good with the bad. She is a great companion 

for Esteban, but at the same time can be quite a handful for him. Mariah 

explains: “Frida is quite fond of… lettuce leaves she can steal from Esteban 

when he is not looking. She moves his toys and just takes over. He 

doesn’t complain too much, because if he did, Frida might sit on him 

for a little bit.” 

Tracie Jacobson is on staff at the Animal Humane Society. She lives 

in Minneapolis and is the proud owner of Moose the cat and Kate, 

a boxer mix adopted from AHS’s Coon Rapids facility. 


Niki and Matt with Sophia 

Mariah and Louis with Frida and Esteban


What if? 

A world without the A 

Peaches 

Dunbar Sunny 


By Bridgette Bornstein 

Dunbar, a two-year-old cat, was alone and suffering when a young woman 

found him and brought him to Golden Valley. His right rear ankle had sustained 

damage and it was clear he needed medical treatment… 

A young Lab mix named Sunny needed a home. When he arrived at a 

Fergus Falls shelter, it was overcrowded and there was no space for him… 

Peaches, a pit bull mix, was left to die in a kennel on the side of the 

road in rural Washington County. When the local sheriff found her, she 

was covered with burn marks and it was clear she had tried to chew her 

way out of the kennel… 

Since 1878, AHS has been helping animals in Minnesota and the people 

who love them. But what if AHS didn’t exist? The communities in which 

we live could be quite different. And what would happen to animals like 

Dunbar, Sunny and Peaches?

nimal Humane Society 

What if… AHS couldn’t help other shelters? 

Many animal shelters in Minnesota with limited space or resources rely 

on AHS for assistance. Organizations in Red Lake, Willmar, Fergus Falls 

and Brainerd are among them. The relationship between AHS and Friends 

of Animals in Cloquet is one of many partnerships—the shelter brings 

eight to 10 dogs and a few cats to AHS every other month. According to 

Friends of Animals Executive Director Mike Licari this has been of great 

assistance in relieving the pressure on his organization. “We’re located in 

a rural area where many stray dogs come into our shelter, filling us to 

capacity. Often, they’re full of porcupine spikes or have been sprayed by 

skunks or in fights. If we didn’t have AHS to transfer some of these dogs 

to, I don’t know what we’d do.” 

Some groups in Minnesota just can’t handle the volume in their regions 

Helping another rescue organization 

We work with groups in other states 

because their shelters are overcrowded 

with dogs and we have the capacity 

to help. 

and drive five hours or more to drop off animals at AHS, often bringing 

30 or more at a time. That could be a full capacity for a shelter in certain 

parts of the state. 

“Some of the shelters we partner with have very limited space,” said AHS 

Community Programs Coordinator Jen Faehnrich. “For example, I talked to 

one last week that has only five dog kennels. They had just taken in two 

more dogs and had no room for them. If AHS didn’t exist, two of these 

dogs would have had to be euthanized regardless 

of their adoptability.” 

It’s not just in Minnesota. AHS’s willingness to help 

now stretches across state lines. Frantic calls come 

from as far away as Oklahoma from desperate rescues 

needing room for animals on an emergency basis. 

“We work with groups in other states because their 

shelters are overcrowded with dogs and we have the 

capacity to help here,” Jen said. “In Oklahoma, for example, 

they tell me they would have a 100 percent 

euthanasia rate if they could not get the dogs to 

other rescues. None of the agencies there can take 

them. We’re basically the last chance for these dogs.” 

The relationships in Oklahoma began with a very 

small local rescue contacting AHS. Word spread and 

now more and more groups in Oklahoma are contacting 

AHS with their requests for help. “We are really 

fortunate to be in the position to be able to help so 

many animals and organizations,” said Jen. 



What if? A world without Animal Humane Society 

Even with the shelters open 

seven days a week, animals are still 

being left at our doorstep. 

A dog arrives at AHS 



What if… AHS did not accept surrendered 

animals and offer adoptions? 

Last year, AHS received 34,752 domestic animals and 2,910 infant and 

injured wildlife. Nearly 1,000 of those animals were left in AHS’s afterhours 

drop off. “Even with the shelters open seven days a week, animals 

are still being left at our doorstep,” AHS Director of Customer Service 

Cindy Johnson said. “So imagine what the number of abandoned animals 

would be if we weren’t here? I think the biggest population that would 

suffer would be the stray animals because so much of what we do 

complements the local animal controls.” 

AHS’s five locations are open-admission facilities meaning that every 

animal surrendered is accepted regardless of age, health or temperament. 

Thousands of animals that otherwise have no safe refuge have 

found one at AHS. “So many people adopt from AHS. If we weren’t here, 

I think we’d see a greater proliferation of backyard breeding and puppy 

mills,” said AHS CEO and President Janelle Dixon. “Imagine the greater 

number of stray animals running at large. What would neighborhoods 

and communities look like if there were all these animals needing a 

place to go and no one to take them?” 

Without a safe place like AHS, would animals be left in the streets or 

abandoned in the countryside? What would that look like in terms of 

numbers? As some AHS staff have hypothesized, the seats of the Target 

Center could be filled almost twice over with animals that were neglected, 

homeless, unwanted or abandoned—animals that would have normally 

come through AHS doors each year. 

Although AHS is not the only shelter in the Twin Cities, it does have the 

ability to help more animals because of its resources and capacity. “Rescues 

and smaller organizations do a wonderful job, but they’re often limited 

admission organizations and may lack the resources to handle a large 

volume of animals,” Cindy said. 

Some communities know first-hand what happens when there isn’t an 

organization like AHS. “Recently we were involved in an unfortunate situation 

in southern Minnesota,” said AHS Golden Valley Site Manager Bruce 

Kranig. “People were dropping off their animals to a man who lived in a

Some communities know first-hand 

what happens when there isn’t an 

organization like AHS. 

shack because they knew he would care for them. But he had little to 

no means to do so. He was giving them what he could as far as water and 

food but the reality is that they were living in filth and relied on the remains 

of other animals to survive. That’s what can happen when there 

isn’t a local option.” 

AHS is also involved in disaster response, whether it’s providing pet 

boarding for fire victims in the Twin Cities or rescue services for pets affected 

by natural disasters such as Hurricane Ike and the Iowa floods in 

2008. “Many folks have become aware that animals are a really important 

part of our community and we can’t address human health needs without 

also addressing the needs of the animals that are part of those human 

lives,” said University of Minnesota Director of Veterinary Social Services 

Jeannine Moga. “That is what the animal welfare professionals do, they fill 

the gap. If Animal Humane Society didn’t exist, we would really be missing 

a critical part of our public health team in our community.” 


AHS’s impact on the community in 2008 

34,752 companion animals in need of care and assistance 

were received by AHS. An additional 2,910 injured 

and orphaned wildlife animals were treated. 

2,644 animals from overcrowded shelters around the 

region were taken in by AHS. 

2,821 spay/neuter surgeries were performed by AHS’s 

two mobile surgical units for 25 animal welfare 

organizations without surgical facilities of 

their own. 

22,207 animals were surrendered to AHS by owners who 

could no longer care for them. 

1,771 lost pets were reunited with their owners. 

22,783 animals received medical treatments(for illness 

and other medical issues while at AHS). 

700 cases of animal cruelty and neglect throughout 

Minnesota were investigated by AHS’s two 

humane agents. 

12,390 spay and neuter surgeries were performed to 

ensure that every dog, cat, puppy, kitten and rabbit 

was sterilized prior to adoption. 



What if… AHS didn’t have 

the loyal and generous support 

of donors like you? 

While much of this story is focused on the impact that Animal Humane 

Society has in our community, the real impact comes from the 

tremendous and committed support of donors like you. We truly 

couldn’t do this work without you. Without you, AHS wouldn’t exist. 

Loyal donors have carried us through difficult times, have responded 

during periods of great need, and have supported us through constant 

change and growth. With your help, AHS has remained committed 

to an open admission philosophy where animals are accepted 

regardless of health, age, breed or temperament. 

Through your support of our work, you are sharing your love of animals 

and the joy of giving with others. You have met the needs of 

thousands of animals who come to us looking for a safe refuge and 

new, loving homes. You have helped us expand our programs and 

services to include pet training, boarding and education. You have 

met the needs of animals requiring special medical attention. You 

have provided spay/neuter surgeries to help address the problem 

of pet overpopulation. You have supported AHS’s humane investigations 

work and helped rescue thousands of pets from cruelty 

situations and natural disasters. 

As a private non-profit organization, we receive no federal, state or 

government funding and rely totally on private donations, merchandise 

sales and adoption fees. But you may be surprised to know that 

adoption fees cover less than half of our costs. Approximately 60% 

of our budget comes from individual donors, our most important 

source of revenue. Every single gift makes a difference, regardless 

of its size. 

Thank you for sharing our vision of a more humane world for animals. 

Thank you for making AHS a priority in your charitable giving. 

You have demonstrated your commitment to helping animals in 

need. You have invested in something you believe in. Thanks to you, 

the animals won’t ever have to experience “What if… ” 

Janelle Dixon 

CEO/President 



What if… animals couldn’t get the help they need? 

A handful of local veterinary clinics donate some of the services available 

at AHS, such as dental cleanings and X-rays, so that strays and abandoned 

animals can get the care they need right away. “We might have a stray animal 

that was hit by a car and if that pet isn’t claimed by its owner we can 

work with our vet partners who can help make sure the animal receives the 

medical treatments it needs,” Jen said. “Our partnerships with breed rescue 

groups are also invaluable. When a dog has particular challenges and 

needs special care we can work with them to make sure its needs are met.” 

On that same token, calls for assistance placed by AHS to smaller rescues 

are often met with a bittersweet response—the smaller rescue can’t take 

in any more animals because they are also overwhelmed with the number 

of animals in their care. 

Minneapolis Animal Care and Control also relies on AHS when they have 

too many animals. “During the fall and winter months, AHS has been 

there to help us—taking in large numbers of animals, especially cats,” said 

Marilyn Fisher of Minneapolis Animal Care and Control. “If it weren’t for 

AHS and other rescue organizations taking some of these animals from 

us, then most likely euthanization would be the outcome.” 

AHS also acts a central hub for people who have missing pets. The newlylaunched 

Lost and Found Online Bulletin Board is a valuable resource to 

serve the Twin Cities. In 2008, AHS took thousands of lost pet reports 

and was able to reunite more than 1,700 animals with their families. If 

AHS didn’t exist, those happy reunions might not have happened. 

A dog on site at a cruelty investigation

AHS employs the only professional 

humane agents in Minnesota to enforce 

animal welfare statutes. 

What if… AHS wasn’t there to protect 

neglected animals? 

AHS employs the only professional humane agents in Minnesota to enforce 

animal welfare statutes. Humane Agents Keith Streff and Wade 

Hanson log thousands of miles each year assessing reports of animal cruelty 

inflicted upon domestic and farm animals in Minnesota. Their services 

are in high demand by municipalities and law enforcement agencies 

with limited resources. 

If AHS did not exist, law enforcement would need to provide training 

to their personnel for cases of animal cruelty, neglect, hoarding and 

torture—training that would also need to include caring for animals in 

fragile and compromised emotional and physical states. “Without humane 

agents, the condition of animals in abuse cases could become more acute 

before the animals receive the help they need,” said Keith Streff. “Many of 

those cases would never be investigated, those responsible would not be 

held accountable, and the animals would continue to suffer.” 

According to Wade Hanson, AHS is also a resource for people who become 

overwhelmed in caring for too many pets. “Our role isn’t just about rescuing 

people’s animals. It’s also about educating them on the proper care of animals 

or helping them realize they have more animals than they can handle.” 

AHS in the classroom 


AHS… from a 

nine-year-old’s 

perspective 

By Sasha El-Hai 

It all started when I met 

Indigo. I was looking out the 

window when I saw something. 

It was a deep brown. It wandered around my yard for a minute and 

then padded off. I told my mom, and we ran outside to see what was 

going on. It was a friendly chocolate lab that greeted us with a flick 

of his tail and a gob of slobber on my shirt. 

There were plenty of tags on his collar. In fact much too many to 

handle! They had telephone numbers of all different people: owners, 

humane societies. Everything. Finally we found what we wanted, a 

shiny silver tag that read: Indigo. After many tiring calls we found 

the address. 

If we hadn’t found Indigo’s home we would have brought him to the 

Animal Humane Society where they would help him find a home by 

letting people who want a pet dog be able to see and get to know 

him. He would have had a chance at a new home. 

Without the Animal Humane Society, would the streets have more 

stray animals? They help taking in stray animals, treating them and 

putting them up for adoption. Without AHS strays would wander the 

streets where they can get hurt or get sick. 

Animal Humane Society also rescues animals from places like puppy 

mills where helpless puppies are crammed into cages. They are 

abused and fed poorly. Without the Animal Humane Society more 

puppies would be stranded at puppy mills. 

Another helpful deed AHS does is training dogs and preparing them 

to be around people and other dogs. Pet stores generally don’t do 

that. So, some animals might not be prepared to be around people 

without the Animal Humane Society. 

They also rescue injured or orphaned wildlife but, without the 

Animal Humane Society, some might not make it. AHS gets them 

healthy again so they can return to the wild. 

Kids that want to learn more about the Humane Society should go to 

Unleashed. It’s a summer camp that teaches children about animals 

and of course, AHS. 

Since AHS does all of these helpful things to prepare our animals 

and rescue them I highly suggest it as a place to get a pet. 

Sasha El-Hai is a fourth grader at Kenwood Elementary in 

Minneapolis, Minn. She lives with her mom, dad, older sister 

and two beloved cats, Maisy and Pumkin. She hopes to be a 

professional writer someday. 




Animal welfare work also extends to the Capitol where humane agents 

are critical in helping to create effective legislation to help protect animals. 

“They play a key role in the development of the legislation because 

they would use it in practical application,” said Cindy. 

Education of children to prevent abuse to animals is an important part 

of AHS’s work. Research indicates that young people who are abusive to 

animals are more likely to commit violent acts against people. AHS’s educational 

programs in the schools and at the shelters and partnerships in 

the community strive to address this link. As Tammy Noack, AHS education 

manager said, “We feel that teaching kids how to treat animals compassionately 

translates to teaching them how to treat other people respectfully.” 

AHS recently developed an anti-dogfighting program for high school 

students to help them better understand the impact of that type of 

animal abuse on the community. 

What if… all those animals weren’t 

spayed or neutered? 

The Animal Humane Society helps to reduce the animal overpopulation 

problem by spaying or neutering every cat, dog, kitten, puppy and rabbit 

prior to adoption. Last year alone it sterilized 12,390 animals in its care. 

Its mobile services unit (MSU) also provides low-cost sterilization to other 

rescue groups in need of this critical service. Last year, the MSU performed 

an additional 2,821 spay/neuter surgeries. Imagine if all those 

animals were still able to reproduce. If AHS didn’t exist, 15,211 animals 

could still be producing litters, many of which would become homeless 

and neglected animals. 

AHS also provides affordable euthanasia for pet owners who decide it’s 

time to say goodbye to a pet because of health or behavior issues or endof-life 

care. “It happens quite often that people wrestling with that decision 

simply cannot afford what the vet charges. So without affordable 

euthanasia, many pets would continue to suffer,” states Cindy. 


If AHS didn‘t exist, 15,211 animals 

could still be producing litters, many of 

which would become homeless and 

neglected animals

What about Dunbar, Sunny and Peaches? 

When Dunbar arrived at AHS, veterinary services staff immediately 

started him on pain medication and antibiotics while waiting for his 

owners to find him. When they didn’t arrive, radiographs were taken of 

Dunbar’s leg to see if it could be saved. Unfortunately, the damage was 

beyond repair and the leg had to be amputated. Now fully recovered, save 

for a few more rounds of antibiotics, Dunbar has already found a new 

home. He’ll never again lack shelter or human companionship. 

Sunny the Lab has gone beyond being man’s best friend—he’s now the 

companion and therapy dog of two autistic siblings, Ellie and Ben. The 

children’s parents, Kiersten and Matt, visited AHS in hopes of finding a 

dog they could train to be a therapy pet for their family. They met Sunny 

and loved his disposition. Since his adoption he has gone through several 

months of intensive training and is quickly proving to be everything his 

new family needs and more. 

The evening Peaches was found she was cared for by a local animal 

control officer who became involved in her case. The officer brought her 

to AHS the following day where she received medical treatment for her 

wounds and was given time to heal. After just a few short days in our 

adoption center, Peaches found her forever home, one where she’ll 

never be hurt again. 

All of these animals share one thing in common—their stories would be 

quite different if there had not been a place for them. They are the lucky 

ones to have found a safe place and a second chance because of AHS. 

Animals give us so much and ask for so little. They enrich our lives and 

make our families whole. Where would we be without the animals in our 

lives? Where would they be without us? What about those yet to 

be helped? 

Dunbar 

Sunny with Ben Peaches 

Bridgette Bornstein is a Minneapolis-based writer with two cats: 

a bossy Himalayan named Buddy and a shy purebred Persian named 

Ollie. Both are rescue animals. 

To learn more about Sunny watch the 

inspiring video online at 

www.animalhumanesociety.org/ATWinter09 


18 • ANIMAL HUMANE SOCIETY MAGAZINE WINTER 2009/10 • www.animalhumanesociety.org


AHS pet boarding 

Inn Good Company 

By Deb Balzer 

When you bring your pets to the Animal Humane Society’s Golden Valley 

boarding facility, you can trust they are in good company, surrounded by 

people who truly love animals and love the work they do. 

Laurie Fosler, who has been with AHS for 27 years, was there when the 

boarding facility opened its doors on November 1, 2001. From day one 

and now as manager of the facility, she has been getting to know each 

of the animals and their owners. 

“When you take care of someone’s pet, you are taking care of a family 

member,” says Laurie as she goes through a photo album of past and 

current clients. “We take pride in caring for the animals, whether it is 

walking a dog or brushing a cat, we do everything we can to make the 

pet’s experience here a positive one.” 

“Our staff is very caring and attentive,” adds Laurie who is quick to 

point out that it is a team effort at AHS. “We are able to care for special 

needs animals—we provide medication and assist older animals in 

getting around. In fact, we are able to accommodate nearly any 

companion animal.” 

On a recent Friday morning, Lexie, Edie and Mickey were all lined up 

with their people ready to be checked in for a weekend getaway. 

Barb Lindberg has been bringing her beautiful golden retriever, Lexie, 

to the Golden Valley facility for five years. “Lexie loves coming here and 

knows exactly where the treats are kept.” As Barb signed in, Lexie sat 

patiently waiting for affectionate pets and treats, and she promptly 

received them. 

“Everybody loves 

Mickey here and it is 

the first boarding 

facility where he 

seemed content.” 

– Latasha Watkins, Golden Valley Boarding customer 


Above: Carolyn and 

Joel Mueller with Edie 

during her first visit to 

Golden Valley Boarding. 

Right: Lexie gives her 

owner, Barb Lindberg, 

one last goodbye 

before her stay.

Latasha Watkins has been bringing Mickey to AHS for two years. 

For Carolyne and Joel Mueller, bringing their little 

affenpinscher, Edie, to board with AHS was a brand 

new experience but one which came easily. “We 

adopted little Edie in January and knew since she came 

from AHS, boarding her here would have to be good.” 

And being good is exactly why Latasha Watkins has 

been bringing her dog, Mickey, to board with AHS for 

two years. “I like the standard of care. Everybody 

loves Mickey here and it is the first boarding facility 

where he seemed content. That sealed the deal.” As 

Latasha got ready to head out, she turned to add, 

“He’s in good hands here.” 

But boarding is not just for dogs. Cat, birds, rabbits, 

gerbils, hamsters, rats, and even pet chickens and 

bearded dragons are welcome. One of the staff 

favorites is Doug, an animated and beautiful sun 

conure that frequents the facility. 

The AHS Golden Valley boarding facility is open 

seven days a week. Call (763) 489-2222 for more 

information. 

Deb Balzer is on staff at Animal Humane Society. She has two dogs, 

rottweiler mix Abacus and shepherd mix Nikki, and two cats, Alex and 

Chloe. Three of the four were adopted from the Animal Humane Society. 

Watch a video of the bird Doug enjoying his time 

at the Golden Valley boarding facility at 

www.animalhumanesociety.org/services/petboarding. 


memorials and honorariums 

We are grateful to the community for your generous support of the animals through memorial and tribute gifts and have been pleased to acknowledge these gifts in this 

magazine. We are committed to providing quality content with information about our programs and services and want to ensure that your donations are directly supporting 

the animals in our care. We sincerely appreciate every gift made in honor or memory of a loved one or pet, however, starting in 2010 only pet memorials of $100 or more will 

be listed in this publication. All memorial and tribute gifts will be acknowledged on our website at www.animalhumanesociety.org and will be updated monthly. Thank you. 

IN MEMORY OF A PET… 

Remembered by… 

ABBI 

Phyllis and Floyd Dahl, 

Kathryn Dahl and Murphy 

AGRIPPA 

Annie Chase 

ALEX 

Michael Garrett 

ALEXIS 

Renee McCarthy 

ANN CROWLEY 

Sandra and Stephen Vincent 

ANNIE 

Vonny Schmidt 

Austin 

ATHENA 

Timothy and Lisa Dolan 

AUSTIN 

Merridy A. Shanks 

BABA 

Susan and Gary Purkat 

BABY 

Wendy Sievert 

BAILEY 

Brenda Koehnen and 

Eric Anderson 

BANDIT, TIGGER & TOSH 

William and Elizabeth Frank 

BARNEY 

Christa Schroeder-Korte 

BAXTER 

Abby and Bruce Johnson 

BJORN TANGEN 

Tara Borton 

BLACKEY 

Lori Lindell 

BOGART & OTIS 

Gretchen Arf 

BOSCO 

Jon Sundal 

BRUNO 

Eric and Lois Hansen 

BRUTUS 

Lori and Michael Herman 

BUCCA 

Heidi McCluskey 

BUCHI 

Joyce and Ronald Beauchane 

BUD & MAX 

Georgia and James Christiansen 

BUMPER 

Irene Weaver 

CALVIN 

Steven Loeding 

CAPPY 

Jill Tarant 

CASEY 

David and Meridith Litsey 

CASEY 

Jan Rivers 

CAT 

Andrei Sobolev 

CHLOE 

Barbara O'Sullivan 

CHOPPIE 

Makenzie Johnson 

CLAUS 

Toni Howard 

CLEO & TEDDY 

Mark Snyder 

CODY 

Lea Ann Kinnard and Allen Valek 

CODY 

Mary Gail Meyer 

DAISY 

Jessa Olstad 

DAZER 

Lois Norstad 

DEUCEY 

Debra K. Lyneis 

DIAMOND 

Leslie Dodd Cox and Charles Cox 

ELLY MAE 

Julie and Chuck Watkin 

EMI 

Teri, Anne, Kirtie, Jenny 

EMMA 

Margaret and John Tackman 

EMMA 

Mary Von Ruden 

FELIX, PUNKY, MITZY & SUSU 

Shirley Schaller 

FLICKA 

Laura Anderson 

FRED 

Lynne Kasper 

FREEDA 

Frances Wetherall 

GIZMO 

Pamela and Richard Cunningham 

GIZMO & DEEDE 

Clarence and Mary Birkhauser 

GOOFUS, KATIE, KITTY 

& MUTTLEY 

Sico America Inc. 

GRETCHEN 

Jack Stein 

GUS 

C. Lynne Fundingsland 

HANNAH 

Christine S. Olsen 

HAWK 

Kay and Gary Rasmusson 

HEDY 

Harry and Jeanne Gallaher 

HEIDI & ANDY 

Mary and Robert Stacke 

HENRY 

Kathleen Clock 

HOGAN 

Carol Meyer 

IZZY 

Hospital Operating Room 

JAKE 

Lawrence Kalal 

JAMAICA 

John Hesterberg 

and Gena Berglund 

JESSE 

Susan Smith 

JESSIE 

Lynn Monroe 

JESSIE 

Mary Jo and Dean Lindholm 

JOE 

John and Barbara Probst 

JOEY 

Gary Glunz 

KINDER 

Elizabeth Dussol 

KITTY, NIKKI & LISA 

Donna and John Smoluch 

KOKO 

Patricia Scholen 

LINDA & GARY HAUGEN 

Kristin and James Rohde 

LITTLE WILLIE 

Randee Arfmann 

LOUIE 

Patricia and John Beithon 

LUCKY 

Marilyn Miller 

LUCY 

Jessica Pallansch 

LUKE & DAKOTA 

Mikka, Ella, Zach Schacherer 

MAGGIE 

Mike and Lori Herman 

MAX 

Jean Falkavage 

MAXINE 

Glenn Davis and Jill Weiss 

MAXINE 

Neal Peterson and 

Deanna Thompson 

Bruno 


MAXINE 

Seth Welna 

MAXINE 

Shridhar Suvarna 

MIKE 

Linda Krafthefer 

MIMI 

Samantha Lukmann 

MINNIE 

Patricia and Gene Hetland 

MUFFET 

Elizabeth Kelley 

MUFFIN 

Karen Ghristopherson 

MY BIRDS 

Resa Johnson 

OLIVER 

Heidi McCluskey 

OTIS 

Linda Raasch 

OWN DOG 

Peggy and James Doran 

PARKER 

Becky Pohlad 

PEARL 

Susan Terry and Barb Gacek 

PHAEDRA 

Annie Chase 

PHOEBE 

Margret and Larry Olson 

PRINCESS 

Frank and Helen Miller 

PUMPKIN & TULIP 

Leslie Steinman 

PURRSNICKITTY 

Pierre Dussol 

R'SHEA 

Arlene J. Mulleady 

SADIE 

Mark and Lisa Hayek 

SADIE 

Sightline Partners, LLC 

SASHA 

Marilyn Miller 

SASHA & SAMANTHA 

Cleome Hennessy 

SASSY 

Peter Sanders 

SCHNOOPY 

Gloria and Glenn Gaster 

SCOUTY 

Dennis and Kathy Bealka 

SHADOW, BARNEY, ALLIE, 

ARIEL & MADDIE 

Elke and Kent Knopp-Schwyn 

SHELBY 

Jan Marschke 

SHEP 

Ursula Nelson 

SHOOTER 

Sheila Kennedy 

May 1, 2009 through August 31, 2009 

SIERRA 

Tanya Ferguson-Niles 

SIMBA 

Kirby and Lily Koch 

SNICKERS 

Douglas Dudgeon 

SOPHIA 

Linda Lockrem Moe 

SOPHIE 

Laurie, Marx, Lucky, and Zuzu 

SPOOKY, RASCAL & BEN 

Barbara Armstrong 

SQUASH 

Dean Koener 

SUGAR FACE 

Donaleen M. Nickerson 

SYDNEY 

Nancy Brydle 

TASHA 

Caroline and Edward Strugala 

TEDDY 

Judy and Gary Fadden 

THOR 

Denise Latimer 

TIGER 

Mary Welfling 

TILLY 

Vivian and Lewis McGonagle 

TINA 

Marian Mitchell and 

Sandra Kampen 

TIPPY 

Ronald Bendixen and 

Warren Emmons 

TOM KAT 

Gustave and Julia Virkus 

TOONES 

Victoria and Gregory Schimke 

TREVIE, GRINDL, MICKI & RIPPY 

Joe Brabec 

TUCKER 

Betsy and Craig Davies 

TUCKER AND BOOTS 

Betty and John Rystad 

WHITEY, DEUCE, KANSAS 

& CARLOS 

Lucille Rinehart 

WILLOW 

Jodi Spoden 

WYATT 

Shannon Mavis 

YAEGER 

Lori Herman 

YASHI 

Gail and Chris Frethem 

ZEUS 

Steven Froeschl and Ron Dahlin 

BLUE CROSS ANIMAL 

HOSPITAL WOULD 

LIKE TO HONOR THE 

MEMORY OF: 

MACGYVER 

Kathleen Garry 

OSCAR 

Margaret Stoll 

HOPKINS PET HOSPITAL 

WOULD LIKE TO HONOR 

THE MEMORY OF: 

Owned and Loved by… 

0-2 

Paul Walker 

A.J. 

Megan Vertin 

ABBEY 

Greg and Diana Staber 

ABBY 

Doris Johnson 

ANNABELLE 

Natasha Georgia 

BABS 

Sharon Austin 

BASIL 

Barb Dore 

BEAR 

David Schulze 

BELLA 

Lisa Thompson 

BELLE 

Frank Kurth 

BOSCO 

Marti Steider 

BUCK 

Kelly Hedlund 

BUNNY 

Jane Stene 

CASEY 

AJ Peterson 

CASS 

Chuck Dvorak 

CHEETO 

Amy Hill 

CHELSEA 

Jacky Cox 

CHESKA 

F.C. Baggeroer 

COCO 

Bart and Kelly Hunt 

CODY 

Nancy Borland 

FIONA 

Leslie Osborn 

GENERAL 

Nelva Allen 

GRADY 

Mike and Heidi Tuttle 

HALEE 

Louise Hill 

HANNAH 

Michael DePass 

HARVEY 

Jim and Carol Eubanks 

HAWKEYE 

Tim Young 

HEINZ 

Ken Essig 

HONEY 

Mary and Randy Withers 

JALO 

Susan Saloka 

JAZZ 

Glenn Necklen 

JOEY 

Dan and Laurie Jansen 

KIKI 

Walter Klemm 

KIKI 

Siri Rustad 

KIRA 

Liz and Aaron Gronert 

KIRBY 

Ilene Goldberg 

LACEY 

Ron Erhardt 

LADY 

Darcy Spong 

LIL' BUTTON 

Mark Warner 

LILLY 

Beth Chou Kalas

LILY 

Karen Boros 

LIZ 

Jeanne Stafford 

LOKI 

Bonnie and Russ Ramsay 

LUCY 

Jennifer Lick 

LUNA 

Cassie Smart 

MAGGIE 

Robbie Collins 

MANDY 

Chuck Sanders 

MATTIE 

Tryg Overland 

MAX 

Chad and Judy Lilegren 

MAX 

Sally Anderson 

MAX 

William Mozey 

MCKENZIE 

Pat Holmes 

MIDNIGHT 

Tom Holzer 

MINNIE 

Evelyn Nelson 

MOCHA 

Betty King 

MOLLY 

Bridgett Swenson 

MORRIS 

Ernest Wokson 

MURRAY 

David Kelzer 

PEPPER 

Brian Kopp 

PRINCESS 

Nancy Pascoe 

PUCK 

Mark Keating 

ROGUE 

Diana Johnson 

ROMEO 

Mike and Karen Utt 

ROSIE 

Dirk Beehthold 

RUSTY 

Barb and Glenn Perkins 

SADIE DIOR 

Ray Kmetz 

SAMANTHA 

Keith Larson 

SAMMY ROSS 

Willard Swerdlick 

SUKI 

Quinton Anderson 

T.J. 

Delorer Thaemert 

TEDDY 

Nancy Tarbox 

TIGGER 

Robin Carpenter 

TOBY 

Robert Hagen 

TOBY 

Micki Lee 

WHIMSEY 

Janet Hebrink 

WILLIE 

Jonathan Fogel 

WINNIE 

Pat Blanch 

METROPOLITAN 

VETERINARY REFERRAL 

SERVICES WOULD LIKE TO 

HONOR THE MEMORY OF: 

ALLIE 

Barbara and Thomas Eitel 

AVA 

Debra Sholl 

BANDIT 

Kristin and B. Brakeman 

BARKELY 

Richard Chalfen 

BOGIE 

John Anderson 

BONNIE 

Mark and Valerie Eckstein 

BUCA 

Cindi and Ben Masur 

COLBY 

Matthew and Colleen Regan 

DAISY 

Andrew and Alice Schmitz 

DAKOTA 

Becky and Dave Malinak 

DAKOTA 

Robert and Angie Bomier 

HAUS 

Pam and Mike Roberts 

JACK 

Elaine Anderson 

JACK 

Peter and Kristin Taunton 

KIRBY 

Nancy and Don Trosvig 

LOUIE 

Susan Leslie 

MILO 

Mary McCue 

MONTE 

Kristine and Daryl Serbus 

MOOGLE 

Carolyn and Benjamin Pogatshnik 

MORGAN 

Nancy Aronson 

OTIS 

Audra and Jason Clark 

PEGGY 

Kathleen and Joe Zwack 

PEPPER 

Mariyn and Mark Groenke 

TOBY 

Gail and Joe Teynor 

SOUTHDALE PET 

HOSPITAL WOULD 

LIKE TO HONOR THE 

MEMORY OF: 

ABBY 

Richardson Family 

ABBY 

Blunt Family 

ANGUS 

Kelly Family 

ARCHIE 

Owen Family 

BABA 

Thomas Family 

BART 

Martin Family 

BELLA 

Clinton Family 

BLANCA 

Susan Stiles and Jeff Robins 

BOOTIES 

Dickey Family 

BUSTER 

Hoch Family 

CHUCKIE 

Squires Family 

CINNAMON 

Kathie Paris 

CORKEY 

Judy Morgan 

CULPEPPER 

Wende Dewing 

DEUCE 

Renee Rhodes 

EBONY 

Grace Transfeldt 

FRECKLES 

Braun Family 

GENIGEM 

Dr. Thomas Alexander 

HOBSON 

Helgen Family 

JAKE 

Nancy Jarrett 

JAKE 

Scott Anderson 

JESSIE 

Helen Honmyhr 

KALI 

Sue Allen 

KARMA 

Brzezinski Family 

MAC 

Kathie Hennessy 

MIKEY 

Brockman Family 

MISSY 

Lang Family 

MOLLY 

Thayer Family 

MORGAN 

Jane Anderson 

NAN 

Edina Park Department 

NESSIE 

Johnson Family 

OLIVIA 

Margaret Baine 

PHOEBE 

Marie Langenfeld 

PHOEBE 

Cohen Family 

PUMPKIN 

Houle Family 

ROSSI 

Williamson Family 

SASHA 

Karen Connors 

SCAMP 

Weiman Family 

SCHATZIE 

Fishman Family 

SCOUT 

Falldin Family 

SHERWOOD 

Shellberg Family 

SIMON 

Motch Family 

TESSA 

Harms Family 

WALLY 

David Nussbaum 

WILBUR 

Caster Family 

WINNIE 

Downey Family 

WOODY 

Wilkins Family 

WYATT 

Kunert Family 

WHITE BEAR ANIMAL 

HOSPITAL & OTTER LAKE 

ANIMAL CARE CENTER 

WOULD LIKE TO HONOR 

THE MEMORY OF: 

Owned and Loved by… 

ABBY 

Christy and Todd Anderson 

ARCHIE 

Jo Petersen 

Eli 

Your Generosity Makes It All Possible – Thank you! 

Claus 

ASPEN 

Patty and Richard Bearer 

BABO 

Jacquelyn Thompson 

BAILEY 

Kristen Chelberg 

BANDIT 

Krista and Richard Leary 

BEAR 

Debbie and Kent Porterfield 

BLUE 

Paige Wallin-Lemke 

BUDDY 

Mary Wandera 

BUSTER 

Tom Cardinal 

CASEY 

Barb Leszinski 

CASSIE 

Tim and Michelle Kletti 

CHASKA 

Dennis Sanftner 

CHIEF 

Karyn Koehler 

CHLOE 

Julie Kimker 

CINDER 

Steve Hawkinson 

COCO 

Jackie Wells 

CODY 

Dean and Cynthia Blank 

CODY 

Robert and Renee Lange 

CONRAD 

Barbara Allan 

COOKIE 

Carole and Rolf Overlie 

CYRANO 

Lisa Chevalier 

DANDY 

Ann Koves 

DECOY 

Brad Grove 

DOLLY 

JoAnne Owens 

ELKE 

Michael Bieter 

FRISKY 

Leah Suchy 

GEORGE W. BUSH 

Laura and Robert Culp 

GINGER 

Kathy Forsberg 

GINGER 

Tom Albers 

GISELLE 

Heather Karls 

GOMEZ 

Liz Pitts 

GRACIE 

Brent and Maisha Rusco 

HUGO 

Judy Myers 

INDY 

Sherri Lichty 

JAKE 

Stanley Cernohous 

JASMINE 

Diane Frost 

KALI 

Carol Wenzel 

KEISHA 

Shirley Marcotte 

KIRBY 

Shelley Taylor 

KITTY 

Diane Bruns 

KRAMMER 

Ty and Molly Bergren 

LADY 

Mary Carloni 

LOTUS 

Kathy Carroll 

MAGGIE 

Barbara Olson 

MAGGIE 

Pat Riley 

MAX 

Sara Bechel 

MAX 

Valerie Hughes 

MAYA 

Carolyn Brunner 

MEGAN 

Margo Mason 

MIKE 

Terry Larson 

MIKE 2 

Robert Hohenauer 

MOLLY 

Julie Hervas 

MUCKWA 

Shelley and Bill Pickett 

MUFFIN 

Richard Lindgren 

MUFFIN 

Judy Myers 

MUFFIN 

Faith Mayer 

NELSON 

Kathy and Greg Sherwood 

POOH 

Mary Napier 

PUP 

Joanne Nelson 

REECES 

Joanne Kohler 

ROSE 

John and Candice Walsh 

SADIE 

Tim Harder 

SADIE 

Kathy Svendsen 

SALLIE 

Peggy Solnitzky 

SALLY 

Vickie Robinson 

SAM 

Tom Arcand 

SAMMY 

Kevin and Kim Larson 

SANTANA 

Robert Wiener 

SARA 

Anita and Larry MacDonald 

SCURRY 

Stephan Orsak 

SHADOW 

Debi Gallagan 

SHADOW 

Fran and Jim Paulson 

SHEBA 

Lynda Halbert 

SHELBY 

Gretchen Erie 

SNOOPERS 

Cindy Carlson 

SPIKE 

Greg Nash 

SUNNY 

Matt Morelli 

TAFFY 

Lonnie and Natalie Ulmer 

T-BONE 

Nick Orth 

TIGGER 

Joe and Louise Renik 

TILLIE 

Lois Meyer 

TUFFY 

Jim Knobel 

TY 

Bill Jwanouskos 

TYE 

Sandra Olson 

WHISPER 

Arlen Ubbirza 

WINDSOR 

Joel Schilling 

ZOE 

Mary and Dennis Potz 

IN MEMORY OF A PERSON: 

Remembered by… 

ARLINE ANDERSON 

Patricia Mittelstaedt 

GAIL R. ANDERSON 

Anonymous 

Family and Friends 

Diane Aves 

HENNING C. ANDERSON 

Todd Williams 

JOANNE ANDERSON 

Janice and Gerold Tobler 

FRANCES J. MILLER ANDERSON 

Mark Hebert 

NORMAN ANDERSON 

Maryann Anderson 


memorials and honorariums 

KARL BERGSTROM 

Thurza and Lloyd Bergstrom 

JUDITH BERKE 

Lori Berke 

MARGARET BERLIN 

Susan and William Laidlaw 

HAROLD W. BETTS 

Friends and Family 

DOROTHY BLACKSTONE 

Elizabeth Drumm 

DANIEL BONASONI 

Sharon Bonasoni 

Laura and Donald Considine 

BETSY BOWDEN 

David Bognar 

DONALD & JOAN BOWMAN 

Bowman Children 

ROBERT BRAUN 


JOHN BRICKLEY 

Nadia and Nathan Davidson 

Kate Roberts and Matt Bjurstrom 

John Spokes and Casey Strangl 

IMOGENE BRIGHAM 

Lisa and Guy Montagne 

MARGARET H. CARBO 

Catherine Nelson 

JANNA R. CHRISTIANSON 

Joy Hammer 

RICHARD CONLIN 

Richard and Cathy Giersten 

PAM COUTURE 

Cindy and Brian Zierwick 

EVA CRYER 


TIM DALTON 

Sheila and Gavin Pittman 

Kevin Hood 

ANITA C. DANIELSON 

Cynthia Tingle 

MARY DUGGAN 

Kim Anderson 

Marion Bazal 

CHARLES DWINNELL 

Jeanne L. Dwinnell 

STANLEY EFRON 

Miles and Genelle Efron 

DELMAR “DEL” FARNHAM 


GRETCHEN FIELDS 

Joel and Deborah Pittman 

DIANE KAY FILLEY 

Lindsay and Jerome Merkel 

DANIELE FRAZIN FINLEY 

Adrea Martine 

DANIEL MARK FISCHMAN 

Phillip and Arlene Grodnick 

WANDA SCHACKMANN-FLECHSIG 

R. Thomas Gunkelman 

Marc Flechsig 

Jennifer Martin 

Thomas Gunkelman 

ROBERT FOERSTER 

PattiAnn and Thomas Kurak 

CINDY LYNN FORSBERG 

Jeffrey L. Forsberg 

ROBERT AND LEONA FREED 

Paula Freed 

JOETTE FRISCO 

Scott and Karla Frisco 

JOHN P. FURBER 

Steven and Barbara Cook 

Jane Becker 

PETER GARSKE 

James Ford Bell Foundation 

Steven and Sally Kenady 

Joan Hedin 

Joseph Miller and Emily Dewit 

Jane and Gary Tygesson 

Peggy Naas and Steven Mestitz 

Susan Mugrdechian 

Julie Armbrust 

Steven and Rebecca Grabski 

Mark and Debra Welken 

William Smiley 

Lui 

MARVIN GEERDES 

Bonnie and John Manthey 

LORRAINE GERRY 

Monica and Kasey Kranz 

C'DALE B. GROSS 

Chrysanne Gross 

Susan Terry and Barb Gacek 

NANCY HANSEN 

Karen Schwartz, Mary Wegmeye, 

Betty Young, Dina Stender 

Kora Bimberg 

JEFFREY PETER HANSON 

Pavel Guigauri and Diana Rabkina 

Mark Graettinger 

Julie Denison 

Monica Traphagan 

Mgmt and Admin Staff of 

Cardiovascular Associates 

Physicians and Staff of 

Cardiovascular Associates of 

Northern Wisconsin 

Pamela Hanson 

David Johnson 

Barbara and David Dow 

Russell and Virginia Duris 

Kelly Ahern 

GLADYS HARPER BARBER 

Barbara and Thomas Brown 

JEAN HARRIS 

The Windibrow Foundation 

WILLIAM HASSINGER 

Rochelle Arens and 

Kenneth Jewett 

FRANK HEIMSTEAD 

Chris Waring 

BONNIE LEE HENDERSON 

Robert and Teresa Rankin 

JACKIE HOFSTEDE 

Jeni Hofstede-Bryan 

ANN B. HOVERSEN 

Alan and Karen Allstadt 

Sandra and Dick Smilanich 

Normandale Veterinary 

Hospital P.A. 

Halverson and Blaiser Group 

DOROTHY JACKSON 

Kimberly and Richard Jackson 

KENNETH JAEB 


DAVID B. JOHNSON 

Lorraine Berger 

GLENN L. JOHNSON 

Shirley A. Bennett 

Grenith Griffin 

LEO J. JOHNSON 

Leland and Marilyn Meyer 

Arrow Media 

Vision Woodworking, Inc. 


DONALD KAMMER 

Jeannine and Keith Acker 

ROCKY KATTER 

Anita and Tony Phillippi 

JUDY ANN KING 

Jean Gilbert 

CAROL KIRKWOOD 

Jean Tordoff 

MARK KNUTSON 

Denise Schwartz and David Lalim 

New Hope Bowl Lounge 


MARGARET "MAGGIE" KOCH 

David Halsrud 

Teri Koch 

Arlene and John Bergseth 

James Zangl 

Tom and Barbara Campbell 

GERALD F. KOROGI 

Judith K. Korogi 

Susan and Philip Gulstad 

JEAN KOSS 

FRH Pharmacy 

Melissa Wallace 

EVELYN KOST 

Dennis and Gail Mathisen 

Timothy and Sharon Crimmins 

HOWARD AND ARLENE KRAFT 

Lynn and Mike Gilligan 

SHEENA KRIDER 

Lenny Krider 

ARLYCE LABERGE 

Lawrence Ludwig 

Billie and Pat McQuillan 

Lorraine Bethke 

Phyllis Prahl 

Mary Wagner and Bill Moore 

Hector Gallardo 

Lisa Raddatz 

Edith Bodie 

Allison LaBerge 

Justin LaBerge 


NANCY S. LANE 

Anita and Tony Phillippi 

Walt McCarthy and Clara Ueland 

KAREN LARSEN 

Lila Voehl 

BERNICE L. LARSON 

Richard and Peggy Gaspard 

DOROTHY CARTER LARSON 

Elaine and Norman Larson 

JANICE J. LEDUC 

Carrie Kocken 

Alice and James Hoff 

Anonymous 

PAUL LEHMANN 

Jeffrey and Robin Norsted 

Kraus-Anderson Construction 

Company 

Stacey Dahlstrom 

JANICE LEYSE 

Prime Advertising and Design 

James and Carol Ward 

MEG LILIENTHAL 

Adele and Joe Peskorz 

VERA O. LOMBARDO 

Dominique Railey 

JEANNE LYNER 

Timothy and Bonnie Power 


LU MAETZOLD 

Sharon Maetzold 

WILMA A. MARONEY 


FREDERICK MARTY 

Rogre Bothe 

Susan Sorenson 

Janice and Brian Hennen 

Karen Bessler 

Lydia and Frederick Lamphere 

Emily Lamphere 

LORRAINE MATHEWS 

Ann Rock 

ROGER MCKINNEY 

Leonard Anderson 

Larry Litt 

MARY MCLAUGHLIN 

Carolyn Hawkins 

FRED MCNEE 

Gladys and James Nelson 

Tom and Eve Rutter 

GENEVIEVE MELLBERG 

Tonka Equipment Company 

Judy Fleming 

EMBER MELROSE 

Lia E. Melrose 

Paige Rogers 

DOUGLAS L. MORTON 

James Carroll 

Independent Telecommunications 

Pioneer Association 

MOTHER 

Anonymous 

REGINA MUELLER 

Rosalie Nesheim 

DOROTHY MUNROE 

Corrine and Robert Bergstrom 

KARIN CHRISTINE MURPHY 

Chad Eng 

GERDA R. NELSON 

Donald and Alice Harrington 

JEAN MATSON PERRY NELSON 

Albert and Rebecca Matson 

Jenell Grassle 

Margo Murphy 

Barbara Schwartz 

Margaret and Avery Merriman 

JOANN NELSON 

Roxanne and Stephen Lerum 

LOIS J. NELSON 

Robert and Karen Lindesmith 

GEORGE AND HELEN NEPSHA 

Georgian Woehnker 

BETH NORRIS 

Cindy Elgard 

JOHN C. NORTH 

Tyrone and Kathleen Thayer 

KAREN OLSEN 

Carol Henderson 

SHIRLEY ANNE OLSON 


H.J. Murray 

J & D Dental 

JAMES P. OSBORNE 

Kathleen Osborne 

JIM PETERSON 

Janet Kothman 


FRANCES BARBER REED 

Barbara and Thomas Brown 

PAT REDDIN 

Sarah and Greg Stauffer 

DONALD P REIMER 

TK Advisors Ltd 

JIM RICHARD 

Melanie Flores 

PHYLLIS ROBINSON 

Karen Moore 

LOIS SALTER 

Clarence and Geraldine Nelson 

SIERRA SAGE SCHULTZ 

Robin Schultz 

GUSTEW WILLIAM SCHULTZ 

Bradley and Catherine Smegal 

JOHN SEMAN 

Famoly and Friends 

MERLENE SHERMAN 

Diana Lewis 

Nils Hasselmo 

Robert Helzer 

Third Door Media, Inc 

RAY SEIDEL 

Kathleen Kjoberg 

ERNESTINE SIME 

Aiko and Sam Higuchi 

and Barbara Jean Sorensen 

DR. WERNER SIMON 


Louis and Sheila Martin 

Ann Snyder Harrod 

MARY SISTERMAN 

Arline Dimond 

HOWARD SORTLAND 

Judith and David Gatton 

MARCI SOTEBEER 

Barbara and Robert Eng 

Elaine Colberg 

JANET S. STEPHENS 

Horton, Inc. 

Theresa and Howard Bear 

CRAIG STINAR 

Tracy Walker 

Mark Jones 

YOUR MOTHER 

Linda and Thomas Sullivan 

EUNICE M. SWENSON 


KENNETH TAYLOR 

Joan K. Taylor 

PAUL DAVID THOMPSON 

Jean Popovich 

John P. Kingrey 

Christy Novak 

House DFL Caucus 

Atheen and Stephen Johnson 

Paula Thompson 

Susan Scott 

Susan Schwarz 

Diane Hurley 

Dianne Ruppert 

Peggy and Jerrald Ohm 

Richard and Kathy Anderson 

St. Croix Valley Farms 

Steve Kessel 

Judy Lykins 

Mark Popovich 

Anne Popovich 

Michael and Cathlene Gunvalson 

Robert and Pat Ahrens 

Jan Horner 

Marion Hildreth 

Jason Nichols 

Robert Click 

ROBERT THORPE 

Joan Howland 

JENNY VOYER 

Greg Oothoudt 

JOHN E. WALLACE 

Jay and Kip Wallace 

Parker 

Steven Gunn 

Bradley Gunn 

Shirley Anderson 

Funk Family 

Nancy Cole 

Gale Micka 

COLLEEN WALTER 

Kathryn and Terry Sherwood 

MAGGIE WARD 

Tracie and Kyle Jacobson 

Jennifer and Christopher Gabbard 

RIKON Power Tools 

TN Marketing 

Eric Lewald 

Susanne Wollman 

Paula Zukoff and John Buckland 

Denise Latimer 

Soraja E. Sarasvati 

Michael and Annette Ryan 

Anonymous 

Robert MacDougall 

Esti Koen and Andrew Meltzer 

Strings N' Things 

Elizabeth Latimer 

Carol Christensen 

Allina Health System 

Autumn Brodhecker 

Frued America 

Fine Woodworking 

Black and Decker Corporation 

DELTA | PORTER-CABLE/DEWALT 

Asa Christiana 

BUD WARNER 

Myrlin and Alan Warner 

MARYL WERNER 

Ronald Werner 

COLEEN S. WIESE 

Carole Nass and Family 

JOANIE WRIGHT 

Dan and Patti Renollett 

THOMAS R. WRIGHT 

Fran Wiese 

DAMIN YOU 

Rose and Mason Chen 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO: 

Recognized by… 

GRACE ALBRIGHT 

Suzanne and Berkeley Claiborne 

Renee Shakerin and David Bocek 

BELLA 

Ms. Bonnie L. Hansen and 

Mr. William J. Hansen 

BROCK BLIESE 

Jennifer Mehmel and Sixto Guiang 

Mr. Bradley and Ms. Angela Bliese 

CAITLIN BURCH 

Ms. Heidi and Mr. Stephen Burch 

Melissa Albay and Robert Brown 

Robert and Julie Barnhart 

SUSAN CALHOUN 

Phyllis Hindal

ADELAINE CHARLSEN 

Adelaine Charlsen 

DALLAS 

Susan and Tad Peterson 

LOGAN DENZER 

Lisa Denzer 

Melinda Pfohl 

NATALIE, AMELIA 

& SAMUEL DIRKSEN 

Erin Dirksen 

ERIN 

Heather and Jeffrey Jones 

MOLLY FANNIG 

Brenda and Mark Davitt 

Justine and George Greene 

ARABELLA & TATE FELIPE-CATON 

Brian and Susan Burbach 

Julie and Jason Roettger 

Michael Langmack 

Anonymous 

FREEDA MAE, HOLLYMOO 

& WOOFDA LULU 

Phyllis Hindal 

AUDREY GOODNIGHT 


LEAH HALL 

John and Christine Hall 

MADISON HANNON 

Elizabeth Malanaphy 

Robert and Michelle Zappa 

Anonymous 

SCOTT & MAUREEN KLECKNER 

Jeff Kleckner 

GRACE LARKIN 

Ms. Barbara and 

Mr. Timothy Larkin 

EMERSEN MEHRING 

Renee and Joel Osanai 

Danielle and Steven Nelson 

Cynthia and Christopher O'Connor 

Karla Rose 

MARY NELSON 

Mary Huttner 

SPENCER NELSON 

James Olson 

LAURA O'NEIL 

Jon and Holly Cotner 

JAMES PIERSON 

Jonathan Pierson 

REBECCA 

Daniel Kaplan and Maya Hanna 

KAYLA RUF 

Jeffrey and Leslie Peterson 

Kayla Ruf 

MIA SEDGWICK & AHJI GUYN 

Mark Nelson 

Paul and Jennifer St. Clair 

Peter and Lucy Mathews Heegard 

Shani and Keith Swift 

Shani and Keith Swift 

Anonymous 

Paul and Jennifer St. Clair 

HALLIE SIMON 

Linda and George Larson 

Anonymous 

KATE TURNER 

Philippe and Lynn Gallandat 

Ligia Hernandez and Reinaldo 

Rodriguez 

Anonymous 

SOPHIA UPSET-DEAN 

James and Bonnie D'Aquila 

Scott and Sheri Yarosh 

Stephanie Carlson 

Thomas and Ann Schoreder 

Sophia Upset-Dean 

INGA WILLIAMS 

Annette and Michael Putnam 

Anne and Richard 

Marchand-Tauer 

Kenneth and Melissa Perttula 

Village Shores 

ANITA YORK 

Julie and Jay Cain 

HAPPY RETIREMENT TO: 


KATHY PRIEVE 

Medtronic Firmware Team 

IN HONOR OF: 


ABANDONED DOGS 

Hewitt White, Jr. 

AGNES 

Mike Emerick 

ALL ANIMALS 

Phyllis and Steven Kilmer 

Mr. Kory Andry 

FOR ALL MY PETS- PAST 

AND PRESENT 

LaVern Johnson 

AMOURA 

Eunice Bailey 

ANDRE 

Norman and Phyllis Peterson 

ANDY 

Mary and Robert Stacke 

BAXTER 

Conscience Concepts Builders LLC 

BELLE 

Chris and Julie Klunder 

BENSON & YUKON 

Mary Sandvig 

JOAN BERDAN 

Craig Berdan and Mark Storck 

ELWOOD BLESI 

Anonymous 

BRADY 

Toray Plastics (America), Inc 

BRANDI 

Shannon Martin 

BUBBLES 

Jan and Les Habben 

BUDDY 

Gayle and Rosann Olson 

BUFFER 

Jonathan and Sharon DeVries 

BUGSY 

Sasha Odermann-Karr 

and Jeffrey Karr 

CALLIE 

Jo Tennison 

LINDA CARLSON 

Anthony Carlson 

CHARLIE 

Louise J. Leninger 

CHIANTI & PICCOLA 

Alison G. Rice 

CLETE 

Julie and Greg Anderson 

CODY 

Jan and Thomas Solei 

COWBOY 

Sandra and Bruce Edlund 

CURIOUS 

Jacob Davis 

DAISY, PATRICK & ABBY 

Terry and Diane Whiteley 

DAKOTA 

Anthony Serapilio 

DAPHNE 

Mr. Christopher D. Douglas 

DESTINY 

Carol Henning 

DINAH 

Maye McNeill 

NATALIE, AMELIA & SAMUEL 

DIRKSEN 

Erin Dirksen 

DUKEY 

Gretchen and John Hysell 

ELI 

Howard Wittels and Beth Ryan 

ELSA, SNUGGLES & RAJ 

Martha and Scott Roberts 

ELVIS 

J. K. Hawkins Co. 

ELY & RILEY 

Kathe and BJ Jorgenson 

EMMY 

Ann Astrup 

ETTA 

Sarah Bauer 

FAITH 

Deborah Prokopf 

FAT LOUIE 

Joyce Urie and Douglas Urie 

ALYONA FOX 

Barbara Noble 

FRANKENSTEIN 

Rachel Seamans 

FRANKIE 

Tanja Nyholm 

DR. KATE FREED, GRAND AVE 

VETERINARY CENTER 

Betsy and Craig Davies 

FRIDAY 

Melanie and Thomas Oestreich 

MARLEY GABLER 

Amy Beckman-Gabler and 

Steven Gabler 

GIZMO 

Phyllis Hindal 

IRENE GOLDMAN 

Susan and John Margot 

GRANDCHILDREN 

Carol Mann 

L. GREENWOOD 

Ruth Ralston 

GUS 

Angela Schroeder Malone and 

Dan Malone 

NANCY GUSTAFSON 

Lucas Johnson 

HARLEY & CUDDLES 

Gary Glunz 

DANA HEIMARK 

Dana Heimark 

Minnesota Historical 

Society Library 

HENRY 

Katherine Brunsdale 

IGGY 

Cheryl Weller 

IKE 

Carl R. Youngdahl 

ISIS & EDDIE 

Broc Morrow 

JACK & EDDIE BROAT 

Pamela and Philip Broat 

JASPER 

Anne and Charles Leck 

JASPURR 

Jane and Charles Odell 

JELLY 

Samantha Lukmann 

JETTA, JO, LUCKY & KITTY 

Clinton and Alvina Bliss 

J.J. “JIM” 

Karen Kirk 

JILL RAINERSON KARNES 

Elaine Rainerson 

DR. SHANNON KENNELLY 


Rocky 

KIDLAT 

Kale Fajardo 

KIRBY & LILY 

Kirby and Lily Koch 

KITTY, XENO & TABBY 

Karen and Gary Ruud 

RUBY KNAPP 

Evelyn and William Knapp 

MARK KNUTSON 

Anonymous 

KONA 

Arlene Nadeau 

TRACY KRALING 

Marcia Brower, D.V.M. 

Alexa Schmaltz 

Michael V. Curtis 

Curtis Jevne 

JOHN H. LAWSON 

Shirley Montbriand 

LENA & LUCY 

Bernard Riechers and 

M. Hymes-Riechers 

LILLY 

Daniel and Martin Gora 

LILLY 

Joyce Boyko 

LUCY, CLEMENTINE & PEARL 

Carolyn Clark 

MARK LUTHER 

Thomas Hoch 

MAGGIE 

Dorothy Martinson 

MARLEY 

Eldora Erickson 

BERNICE MAROHN 

Jill Starke 

MAX 

Michelle Greenlee 

MAY 

David and Diane Wright 

LYNN MELINE 

Mr. and Mrs. James Coulter 

MICAELA 

David Zeitchick and Leslie Williams 

JENNY MILLER, AHS STAFF 


MILO 

Linda Bauck 

MIMI 

Jeffrey and Amy Sprout 

MIMI 

Louise Bormann 

MINNIE 

Robert and C.B. Zweibel 

MITSY 

Diane Reiland 

MISTY & SMOKEY 

Todd and Toni Volkmeier 

INDY & MOOKIE MOORE 

Wenda and Cornell Moore Fund 

MOOSE 

Adam Olkon 

MUFFIN 

Nicholas and Nicole Kieger 

MURPHY 

Stephen and Noreen Conway 

NEKO 

Sally Higgins 

NELLIE 

Genevieve Dykhoff 

RUTH INGRID NORMAN 

Anonymous 

WENDY NOVE 

Sophia and Isabel McLaughlin 

ROY ORBISON 

Sandra Waterman 

PABLO & TUCKER 

Andrew and Sarah Ihrke 

PEANUT 

Kelli Gauthier 

RACHEL PELC 

Elizabeth Gunderson 

PENNY 

Scott Uhl 

NEAL PETERSON 

Kelly Benson 

MR. PIP 

Karen Dahlstrom-Harris 

POE 

Judith and John Riley 

PRINCESS & TINKERBELL 

Kristin and Sean Thomas 

RAINY & RUBY 

Kathe and BJ Jorgenson 

RALPHY 

Danielle and John Stefans 

DR. AUDREY REINBOLD 

Nancy Hartung 

REX & LUCKY 

Vija Brookshire 

KATIE RIVERS 

Valerie and Alan Rivers 

CHARLES RODGERS 

Charles and Margaret Rodgers 

Minnesota Historical 

Society Library 

ROMEO & CALLIE 

Ms. Tara L. Carlson 

ROONEY 

Christopher and Marva Bohen 

ROSALYN "COU-COU" 

James Cassidy 

RUBY, HEMI & DIRTY 

Jessica Houlding 

RUSTY 

Joan and Jack Ficker 

SAM 

Cynthia Carpenter 

SAMANTHA 

Nance Torrence 

SAMMIE 

Gail Jones 

SASHA BU 

Patrick and Shawn Johnson 

FRANK SCHREIBER 

Ms. Linda K. Brunell and 

Mr. Monty Nelson 

SERENDIPITY "DIPPY" 

Jana Worrall 

SHOTZEE 

Lee Klement 

SNOOPY 

Marie Kulick 

SOPHIE 

Sue Ellen Weyer 

SPOT 

Michele and Robert Tidd 

STANLEY & PEACHY 

Larry and Maxine Smith 

JASON & DANA STRAUSS 

Jason Strauss 

STREETROD 

Rose Mary Gallaher 

SUE & PAULA 

John and Ruth Huss 

SUGAR 

Irene Glaser 

SWEET PEA 

Vanessa Little 

SWEET PEA & BOO BOO 

Roberta McKechnie 

LINDA "TODDIE" TASTAD 

Melanie Duenow 

TERRENCE 

Rachel Rabaey 

THUNDER 

Falina and Aaron Stammer 

MISS TIGGER 

Nancy and Joseph Bizzano 

TINKERBELL 

Judith O'Donnell 

TINKERBELL 

Michael and Brenda Jarmuzek 

TINKERBELLE 

Anthony Rees 

TINO 

Barbara Leopold 

TOBY 

Jean and James Larson 

TORGO & ADELE 

Kristina Durivage 

TUCKER 

Jennifer Brehm 

TULA & LILY 

Ruth Dutchak 

TWINKIE 

Nancy Utter 

TWISTER 

Rodney and Denise Rivard 

JOHN WALLACE 

Ms. Donna Nerud 

Anonymous 

MARY WEITZMAN 

Kathleen Clock 

GRACE ELIZABETH RACE WELCH 

Todd and Molly Phelps 

WILLOW 

Ruthanne Bredenberg 

WINDSOR 

Ronald May 

PATRICIA WINTER 

Darcy Winter 

CLARENCE WISPELWEY 

Ryan Wispelwey 

WYETT 

Reeve Lasky 

YUKON 

Debra K. Lyneis 

CONGRATULATIONS ON 

YOUR WEDDING: 


JODY ALWEIS & JEFF WIS- 

PELAERE 

Esta, Jennifer and Jeff 

PATRICK HARKER & 

MEGHANN REZNICEK 

Cynthia and Austen Cargill 

The Caravan Trust 

Marianne Liebmann 

Gerrald and Lynda Brown 

DEB MALMON & SEAN DIVINE 

Mike Malmon-Berg 

Michael Goldberg 

JAMIE MEIDLINGER & 

SCOTT PELZER 

Jeff Warren 

Joan M. Pelzer 

Victoria O'Reilly 

PAUL 

Katherine Jangula 

DON RISTAD & KENT CASSIDY 

Dr. R. Hampton Rich 

DEREK STEELE & 

SARAH RUVELSON 

Matteo Rossi 


The Animal Humane Society thanks 

Advanced Carpet Restoration 

for its support 

Your pet stain and odor removal 

experts of carpet and upholstery. 

Check out our "A" rating at: www.thefirstbbb.org 

(763) 553-1898 • (651) 454-8896 

(612) 825-9797 • (952) 895-0771 


Mendota Products for its support 

Darn good dog gear, made 

in the USA with the highest 

quality materials and 

craftsmanship, in innovative 

designs and colors. 

(800) 224 1121 • www.mendotaproducts.com 



Pet Cremation Services of MN 


“ The most personal 

and private pet 

cremation service for 

your beloved pet.” 

– Ron Schara 

Focusing on your 

pet only, with same 

day service. 

Personalized pet urns 

and memorial options. 

Call for free pet ID tag 

and brochure 

(952) 925 1234 • petcremationofmn.com 


ReMax Realty Benefits 


Buying, selling or refinancing? 

Special benefits for AHS supporters: 

Save hundreds on fees 

PLUS 

ReMax will donate 5% of commissions to AHS 

(952) 848 2563 • www.realtybenefits.org


Purina ONE for its ongoing support 

Purina ONE feeds all of the 

Animal Humane Society’s cats, dogs, kittens and puppies. 


TRISTAN Publishing for its support 

Dedicated to creating books with a message 

that inspire, uplift and touch your life. 

A Gift of Remembrance After the Loss of a Pet 

www.tristanpublishing.com • (866) 545-1383 


Chuck & Don’s for its ongoing support 


28 • ANIMAL HUMANE SOCIETY MAGAZINE WINTER 2009/10 • www.animalhumanesociety.org

how you can help 

Volunteer If you are interested in helping with shelter activities or 

special events we have many opportunities for you to consider. Volunteers 

assist in many ways—with customers on our adoption floor, in 

our training school, surgery, education, special events and more. We 

request a minimum one-year commitment and approximately six 

hours per month. For more information, call (763) 432-4833 

or volunteer@animalhumanesociety.org 

Contribute to our wish list We appreciate donations to our wish 

list. At this time we are in need of the following items: bath towels, newspapers, 

cat and dog brushes and combs, gift cards for animal and shelter 

supplies (PETCO, PetSmart, Cub, Rainbow), cat bedding (fleece fabric, rugs, 

blankets,) cat toys, canned food (cats, dogs, puppy and kittens), food bowls, 

bleach, spray bottles, Timothy hay, Kleenex and paper towels. 

We gladly accept donations at any of our five campuses. 

Become a foster parent We need individuals to provide temporary 

loving homes to dogs and cats still nursing their babies, or litters of 

kittens and puppies too young for adoption. The required time commitment 

may be a few days or several weeks. For more information contact 

Kelly Anderson at (763) 489-2228. 

Wag & Wheels You can help animals get their tails wagging by making a tax 

deductible donation of your used vehicle. We accept cars, trucks, boats, motorcycles 

and more. The donation process is quick and easy and we offer free towing in all 

50 states. For more information contact Brie Geurink at (763) 432-4810 

or bgeurink@animalhumanesociety.org 

or visit www.animalhumanesociety.org/donate vehicle 

With gratitude to our 2008 donors: 

Linda Allen and Gordon Miller 

Adam Anderson 

Dave Anderson 

Rhonda and Doug Basch 

Linda and Thomas Biernat 

Teresa and James Black 

Jerry Bothun 

Amber Brown 

Kathy and Thomas Brown 

James Brozowski 

Mr. Paul Bultman 

Melinda Carlson 

Jessica Cherne 

Lisa Christensen 

Abra Coleman 

Caroline Collins 

Melissa Culloton 

Timothy Curtis 

Kelli Damiani 

Kirby Dickovich 

Raymond Duren 

Jane Dusek 

Lou Ann Dvorak 

Emily and Michael Dziekciowski 

Linda Eichstadt 

Julio and Julia Fajardo 

Amber Fox 

Jerry Fredine 

Charles Garrett 

Lee Gjorvad 

Jan Goetz 

Jay Groth 

Dell Gunvalson 

Jason and Ann Heath 

Shawn Hermanson 

Fred Hinickle 

Diane Horvath-Cosper 

Gary Hovey 

Ronnie Howell 

Juan Huerta-Sanchez 

Hans Huijbers 

Bruce Illies 

Industrial Hygiene 

Services Corporation 

Tara Inveen 

Thomas Jackson 

Alisandra Johnson 

Barbara Johnson 

Tracy and Kevin Jones 

Timothy and Michelle Jorges 

Patty Kelly 

James Knoblauch 

Aparna Kothapalli 

Erin Kottke 

Paula Kringle 

Amy and Bryan Lake 

Lisa Leclerc 

Patrick Lewis 

Barbara and Lee Lutterman 

Lynelle and Eric Magdanz 

Leslie and J. Marschall 

Daniel Marthaler 

Rachel and Stephen Mollick 

Valeri Mota 

Patrick Mullen 

Raymond Myslicki 

Double — or triple — your gift through a corporate match 

Hundreds of companies will match the charitable gifts made by their 

employees or retirees. Both large companies and small businesses 

match gifts. Simply completing a short form from your employer’s 

human resources department can mean another gift to the Animal 

Humane Society. Learn more about matching gifts by contacting 

your employer’s human resources department. 

Include the Animal Humane Society in your estate plan 

Making a gift to the Animal Humane Society through your will or 

estate plan can be a rewarding way to show you care. Your generosity 

will ensure that we remain a force for good in the lives of animals and 

people for years to come. Our website has charitable giving information 

to help you learn more about which methods may be right for you. 

Visit www.animalhumanesociety.org/plannedgiving, 

or contact Melissa Peacock at (763) 489-1575 

or mpeacock@animalhmanesociety.org 

Brian Myers and 

Jodie Reeb-Myers 

Alicia Nelson 

Janna Netland Lover 

and Joseph Lover 

Jennifer O'Brien 

Steven Paulson 

Nic and Ann Pifer 

Beverly Pixley 

Teresa and David Raymond 

Jane and T.R. Regnier 

Nicole and Eric Riley 

Ruth Rose 

Catherine Rutten 

Curtis Scheible 

Kurt and Julie Scheurer 

Jeff Schuller 

Kristen Seeley 

Audrey Skowron 

John Slack 

Bonnie Smith 

Jennie and Bryan Smith 

Susan Soltvedt 

Heather Stadtherr 

Margaret and Timothy Szeliga 

James Tarbox 

William Tuomala 

Ronn Vabnkrevelen 

Khue Vang 

Ashley Voigt 

Emily Wert 

Steve Wickerman 

Kristin and David Wilcox 

Stephanie and Gerard Wilharber 

Debbie and Richard Wolfe 


calendarof events 

events 

Open House at Now Boarding 

Stop by Now Boarding to see the pet boarding, 

doggy care and grooming facility that is getting 

rave reviews from two and four leggeds. 

An affiliate of the Animal Humane Society, 

Now Boarding is open 24 hours and park 

and ride shuttle service is available to the Airport. 

6002 28th Ave. So., Minneapolis. 

(612) 454-4850 

February 6, 12 – 4 p.m. 

training 

Introduction to Pet Dog Training Classes 

Find out about the dog training classes 

offered at the Animal Humane Society. People 

only at this first session please. All classes are 

held from 6:30–8 p.m. on the dates below. 

No registration necessary. For information 

call (763) 489-2217. For a complete schedule 

of all our dog training classes, visit 

www.animalhumanesociety.org 

December 2, 8, 17, Golden Valley 

December 3, 14, Now Boarding 

December 15, Woodbury 

December 16, Coon Rapids 

January 5, 7, 13, 21, 28, Golden Valley 

January 6, 26, Now Boarding 

January 12, Woodbury 

January 20, Coon Rapids 

February 2, 10, 15, 25, Golden Valley 

February 8, 23, Now Boarding 

February 9, Woodbury 

February 17, Coon Rapids 

March 2, 11, 18, 23, 29, Golden Valley 

March 4, 22, Now Boarding 

March 9, Woodbury 

March 17, Coon Rapids 

Canine Good Citizen Test 

A certification program designed to reward 

dogs with good manners at home and in the 

community. The program stresses responsible 

pet ownership. All classes held Mondays at 

8:15 p.m. in Golden Valley and Wednesdays at 

8:15 p.m. in Coon Rapids on the dates below. 

For more information, visit www.akc.org or call 

our Training School at (763) 489-2217. 

December 7, Golden Valley 

December 16, Coon Rapids 

January 11, Golden Valley 

January 20, Coon Rapids 

February 1, Golden Valley 

February 17, Coon Rapids 

March 1, Golden Valley 

March 17, Coon Rapids 

Dog-Aggressive Dog Classes 

A specialized class for people seeking help with 

their dog-aggressive dogs will be starting soon 

at our Training School. This class is not for 

dogs that are human-aggressive or have a bite 

history. For more information and to be placed 

on a waiting list call the Training School at 

(763) 489-2217. Space is limited. 

Yappy Hour! 

Well-behaved dogs are welcome with their 

dog-loving owners at this event. Admission is 

$10 for the public and $7 for enrolled Training 

School students. Dog owners need to bring 

vaccination records (rabies, bordetella, 

distemper, and parvovirus). Two sessions are 

held on each of the Fridays listed below at 

5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. in Golden Valley. 

For information call (763) 489-2217. 

December 4, 11 

January 15, 29 

February 5, 26 

March 19, 26 

Rabbit Agility 

This event is a great opportunity for caged 

and house rabbits to explore and get exercise 

and mental stimulation at the same time. 

For more information, please contact our 

Training School at (763) 489-2217 or 

rabbitagility@mn.companionrabbit.org. 

Classes are $25 for five weeks and held in 

Golden Valley. All rabbits must be spayed 

or neutered. 

Hoppy Hour 

A social hour for rabbits and their owners held 

at 1 p.m. on the dates listed below in Golden 

Valley. $3. For more information, please contact 

our Training School at (763) 489-2217 or 


rabbitagility@mn.companionrabbit.org. 

All rabbits must be spayed or neutered. 

December 13, 27 

January 10, 24 

February 7, 21 

March 7, 21 

Bunny Basics Class 

This is a class for people interested in getting 

a rabbit or those who already have one and 

want to know more about their care. (Please, 

no rabbits in class.) The class is free, but 

donations to the Minnesota Companion Rabbit 

Society are welcome. Register by calling 

(763) 489-2234. All sessions are held from 

6:30–8 p.m. on the dates below. 


December 14, Golden Valley 


January 11, Golden Valley 




March 8, Golden Valley 

Intro to Therapy Animals 

Are you interested in learning more about how 

you and your pet (dog, cat, guinea pig, rabbit, 

horse and more) can become part of a visiting 

therapy team? Join us to find out more about 

what therapy animals do, what training you and 

your animal will need, and how to become a 

registered therapy animal team. This session 

is free, but registration is required. All sessions 

held from 7–8 p.m. For more information, 

call (763) 489-2220 or email education@animalhumanesociety.org 

January 21, St. Paul 


March 10, Buffalo

winter 2009/10 

tours, clinics and groups 

AHS Tours 

Ever wondered what goes on behind the 

scenes at AHS? Join us for a tour of our Golden 

Valley location. You’ll learn more about AHS 

and the animals we serve, and get a guided 

tour through the working areas of our shelter. 

Cost is $1 per person. Participants must be at 

least 6 years of age. Space is limited, and 

registration is required. All tours held from 

7–8 p.m. on the dates below. Call (763) 489- 

2220 or email education@animalhumanesociety.org 

to register. 

December 9 and February 9 

Microchip and Nail Clinics 

This event includes microchip (permanent 

identification) and nail trim clinics. Microchipping 

is $40 and nail trims are $12 plus tax. 

Clinics are held from 1–3 p.m. at the 

locations and on the dates listed below. 

Call (763) 522-4325 for more information. 

December 6, St. Paul 

December 13, Coon Rapids and Golden Valley 


December 20, Buffalo 

January 3, St. Paul 

January 10, Coon Rapids and Golden Valley 


January 17, Buffalo 

February 7, St. Paul 

February 14, Buffalo, Coon Rapids 

and Golden Valley 


March 7, St. Paul 

March 14, Buffalo, Coon Rapids and 

Golden Valley 


Pet Loss Support Group 

This support group is an ongoing informal 

support group led by a trained facilitator for 

those dealing with the grief caused by the loss 

of a pet. There is no admission charge. The 

group meets in Conference Room D across 

from the Training Room in Golden Valley, 

Mondays at 7 p.m. For easy and convenient 

access, please park in the North parking lot. 

Call (763) 489-2205 for more information. 

family programs 

Pet Parenting Workshop 

When you bring a new pet into your home, 

everyone in the family should be ready to 

share the joys, challenges, and responsibilities 

involved in caring for that pet. The Pet Parenting 

Workshop is designed to help families explore 

and prepare for pet ownership. Families 

will explore some of the myths surrounding 

pets, find out what local laws pertain to pet 

ownership, learn about and plan for daily pet 

care responsibilities, and more. 

Space is limited and registration is required. 

Workshops will be held from 2–4 p.m. in Golden 

Valley. Cost is $30 per family. Visit www.animalhumanesociety.org/petparenting 

for more 

information, or contact the education department 

at (763) 489-2220 for more information. 

January 16 and March 20 

youth programs 

AARF February Fun With Reading 

Animal Ambassadors Reading Fun (AARF) invites 

children to come and read to a registered 

therapy animal at the the Animal Humane 

Society. Animals provide a calm, non-judgmental 

environment for children to improve their 

reading skills. No registration necessary. Stop 

by our Golden Valley facility between 1 and 3 

p.m. on the dates listed below. Children who 

read will receive a free book while supplies last. 

February 7 and 21 

Unleashed Express Mini Day Camps 

Spend a no-school day with AHS at one of 

our mini-day camps! These one- and two-day 

Unleashed Express days include a variety of 

activities. Kids will learn about responsible pet 

ownership, create items to make shelter animals 

more comfortable, spend some time with 

shelter animals, and more. Camps are available 

for kids in grades 3–7 and run from 9 a.m. to 4 

p.m. Look for more information on our website 

at www.animalhumanesociety.org/unleashedexpress 

or call (763) 489-2220. 

February 15, Coon Rapids and Golden Valley 

March 29–30, Golden Valley 

March 31–April 1, Woodbury 

April 5–6, Coon Rapids 

PetSet Youth Club 

Register now for the next semester of the 

PetSet Youth Club. Club members learn from 

animal experts, examine animal-related 

current events, develop community service 

projects to help animals, 

and more. Groups are available 

for grades 5–8 and 

9–12 in Golden Valley and 

grades 5–8 in Woodbury. 

PetSet groups meet twice 

a month. Look for more information 

on our website 

at www.animalhumanesocietey.org/petsetyouthclub 

or call (763) 489-2220 

to register. 


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