Creating A Winner: Animals

Animals

A NEW YEAR - AND NEW FRIENDS

A BOY AND HIS DOG

"My name is Snoop. As you can see, I am a very handsome Bassett Hound. Jory, a boy who had always wanted a dog, and I found each other through unusual circumstances. A kind lady named Jamiee found me wandering the highway on a dark, cold evening. She took me home and called Pet Pals to see if we could help. An ad was placed in the paper for several days but no-one claimed me, and the local shelter had no report of anyone looking for me. Why, I can't imagine, because I am such a sweet boy! Pet Pals put me into foster care with Marliss, a new Pet Pals volunteer, and her son Jory until a new adoptive home could be located. A trip to the vet to have me neutered was the next step. Can you imagine? Running around the countryside unaltered? Think of all the unwanted puppies I could have fathered!"

"Marliss and Jory took very good care of me. If my eyes look a bit droopy it's because I had just come back from my 'neutering' procedure. That wasn't much fun! Over the next few weeks Jorey and I became best friends. And you know what? My mom decided that I was the best and most perfect choice to be Jory's first dog. So they adopted me!

"I am just the happiest dog. Jory and I are inseparable. Now I help Marliss and Jory foster other Pet Pals dogs waiting for new homes. Since I am such a gentle soul I let the pups we foster have their way. I just roll over and smile whenever they get a bit bossy. Yes, it is a good life. Thank you to Jaimee for rescuing me and to Pet Pals for finding me such a wonderful family!"

Pet Pals For Life

"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated... I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man." —Mahatma Gandhi

"There is little that separates humans from other sentient beings--we all feel pain, we all feel joy, we all deeply crave to be alive and to live freely, and we all share this planet together." —Gandhi

This is something that I am anxiously wanting to answer. I and most pageants promote the delegates to share what they believe in or what charity they favor. I own a family ranch/farm 15 minutes from my house in South Dakota where I keep animals. My door (or gate) is always open to any animal in need. These pictures are my animals that I have now. I am sharing with you what my belief is, and what I promote.

I am spreading the word and promoting being kind to animals. Which means stopping abuse, ending puppy mills and stores that sell pets, abuse to farm animals, stopping laboratory animals, contacting Legislative/Congress to have strict laws for abusers, stop all poachers, enforcing the federal law that President Eisenhower's signed "Humane Slaughter Act", a complete stop to all hunting, ban factory farming, boycotting veal, ending circuses, ending cockfighting, and many other miscellaneous causes that have to do with animals rights and safety.

If you can not donate money $ there are many other things to donate. Your time is most important. You can help at the shelters, get the word out in your community, sign up with organizations to write letters for different causes, donate items around your house for uses, and just set an example for our children for our new generation to live an animal friendly life.

Farm Sanctuary Credit Card
BB&T Bank PO Box 698, Wilson, NC 27894
Every time you use the credit card the bank partner, BB&T will make a donation to Farm Sanctuary.

PETA: Order their animal checks and increase awareness
1-800-243-2565 www.messageproducts.com

Working Assets Phone 1-800-788-8588
A portion of your long distance phone bill goes to animal causes that you choose.

I urge you to stop using products by companies who do animal testing. If you were aware of the pain these animals go through it would shock you. Hundreds of companies develop and manufacture safe and effective consumer products without animal testing. They use newer, more effective methods such as human cell cultures, chemical tests and computer models. It is getting better and better everyday so I am really asking of you to help this cause and use other animal friendly products. Look in your local grocery store and you will be surprised how many new companies are out there who WILL NOT make their product with the involvement of harming animals.

Alberto-Culver (St. Ives, Static Guard, Tresemme, VO5, Sally Beauty)
Bausch & Lomb, Inc. (Liz Claiborne Eyewear, Miracle Ear, Ray-Ban, Soft Lense)
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (Clairol, Sea Breeze, Vavoom, Alpha Keri, Final Net, Loving Care)
Colgate-Palmolive Company (Baby Magic, Irish Spring, Science Diet, Palmolive Soap, Handiwipes)
Johnson & Johnson (Neutrogena, Band-Aid, O.b Tampons, Shower to Shower, Acuvue)
Unilever United States, Inc. (Calvin Klein Cosmetics, Cheseborough Pond's, Chloe, Elizabeth Taylor)
Procter & Gamble (Cover Girl Cosmetics, Max Factor, Oil of Olay, Vidal Sassoon, Bounce, Downey)

I have some favorite charities that I work with literally everyday. I would like to mention them. There are many other great charities but there is not enough room to mention here.

Farm Sanctuary
P.O. Box 150 Watkins Glen, NY 14891
607-583-2225
P.O. Box 1065 Orland, CA 95963
530-865-4617

Working Assets Phone
1-800-788-8588
A portion of your long distance phone bill goes to animal causes that you choose.

PETA
501 Front St. Norfolk, VA 23510
1-800-483-4366
Get their newsletter for all kinds of letters that you can write and lots of information

Thanks for reading this. Please help me end animal abuse. We are their voices. If you are interested in more information please contact these companies or contact me. Or you can watch for me to be back competing again soon and spreading my platform.

I used to know this family; I met them as a pup.
I guess they never realized someday I would grow up.
"Come here, Jack, come and play" I remember they would call,
but as time went on, I stayed alone, they never called at all,
They would come out back to give me water and make sure I was fed,
and if I was really lucky they would pat me on the head.
But then I'd get excited and I'd jump and try to play,
they would push me back away again," Get off me, Jack!" they'd say.
The days got so much longer as I sat there all alone,
I could see them laugh and play through the windows of their home.
One day they brought a leash and said, "Come on Boy, lets go"
and the horrors that would follow I could never know.
As they put me out I heard them say, "Someone will take him home."
Without a word or backward glance, suddenly they were gone.
I was sure that they'd come back for me, this was all a mistake!
The thought that they would leave me here, I just could not take.
All night I waited in that spot, wondering what to do,
another dog walked by, head hung low, guess he'd been left here, too.
I can't remember just how long I lived out on the street,
eventually I got sick and thin, as food was obsolete
One day I found I was so weak that I couldn't even stand,
as starvation overcame me, I felt a gentle hand.
They lifted me into a truck and said, "It'll be all right."
They took me to a shelter where I was to spend the night.
They gave me water and some food and then on the next day,
"We have to end his suffering. He's sick" I heard them say
They took me to a quiet room and talked real sweet to me,
"Just a little stick, ol' boy, and then you'll be set free."
As I was getting sleepier, they stroked gently on my face,
and I thought about the family, wondered who would take my place.
Whatever wrong that I had done, I hoped he wouldn't do the same.
Life's too hard when you're all alone and no one knows your name.
So while my pain is ending and life slowly drifts away,
I hope someone remembers me, I'm Jack, the nameless stray.