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News Room - 2005
Lori Rhoades, Animal Care Technician,
916/276-1325 (mobile) December 23, 2005 City's Animal Care Services Volunteers Bring Christmas Cheer to the Shelter The City of Sacramento's Animal Care Services volunteers didn't want Christmas to go to the dogs. Instead, they decided to bring Christmas cheer to the animals. Beginning at 11 a.m. on Christmas Day, December 25, volunteers will provide dog walks, treats and companionship to the cats and dogs at the City's Animal Care Services at 2127 Front Street. The volunteers bring joy and confidence to the disposition of the animals, which increases the possibilities of adoption. Many of the volunteers provide dog walking and other services on a regular basis. However, Christmas is an even more important time to give the gift of exercise and friendship to a shelter animal. The City's Animal Care Services is closed on Christmas day and the following Monday. Without the help of the volunteers, many of the animals will be confined to the kennels and cattery for two days. "The longer the animal does not have interaction, it is more likely that they will become ill, depressed and lose their social skills - this may cause them to be considered less desirable for adoption," said Shannon Asquith, Animal Care Services Volunteer and Special Events Coordinator. She adds, "the animal shelter has limited resources. Without the commitment and friendship of the volunteers, many of the animals could be euthanized. The animals receive the much needed attention, exercise, and care that they deserve, and the volunteer receives companionship and a positive feeling of doing something for the community." Animal Care Services volunteers receive 10-14 hours of training in order to work with the dogs and cats. For more information about volunteer opportunities at the City of Sacramento's Animal Care Services, please call (916) 808-8166. To learn more about adopting an animal, spaying and neutering, please visit the City's Animal Care Services Center at 2127 Front Street, call (916) 808-PETS (7387) or log on to www.SacPetSearch.com. Shannon Asquith, Volunteer and Special Events Coordinator, 916/808-8166 December 10, 2005 City's Shelter Animals Need Homes for the Holidays The City of Sacramento's General Services Department, Animal Care Services Division, encourages residents this holiday season to consider giving the gift of friendship by adopting an animal from your local shelter. Two older loving dogs, Princess, a Labrador Retriever mix, and Cody, a German Shepherd mix, are examples of shelter animals that are in need of a loving home. They came to the shelter when their owner recently passed away. Older dogs often require less training and exercise and would enjoy keeping someone company. The City's animal adoption fees are $85 for dogs and $65 for cats. This fee includes alterations (spay or neuter), heartworm disease testing, vaccinations (DHPP, Bordetella and Rabies), a one-year City of Sacramento animal license, microchip identification, a collar and a leash. If interested in adopting both Princess and Cody, only one $85 adoption fee is required. It is encouraged that they stay together in the same home. Adopting shelter animals like Princess and Cody, directly helps reduce the suffering caused by pet overpopulation and unnecessary euthanasia of healthy, adoptable animals. Prior to adopting a pet, please consider the life-long commitment, time and money that a pet requires. To learn more about adopting an animal, spaying and neutering, please visit the City's Animal Care Services Center at 2127 Front Street, call (916) 808-PETS (7387) or log on to www.SacPetSearch.com. Shannon Asquith, Volunteer
and Special Events Manager, 916/808-8166 October 12, 2005 Councilmember Rob Fong and City's Animal Care Services Invite Pets of Low-Income District 4 Residents to Participate in a FREE Spay/Neuter & Vaccination Clinic
Councilmember Fong will be available for interviews at 1 p.m. To learn more about adopting an animal or spay and neutering, please visit the City's Animal Care Services Center at 2127 Front Street, call (916) 808- PETS (7387) or log on to www.sacpetsearch.com. Shannon Asquith, Volunteer
and Special Events Manager, 916/808-8166 September 15, 2005 Councilmember Bonnie Pannell and City's Animal
Care Services Invite Pets of Phoenix Park Residents to Participate in
a FREE Spay/Neuter & Vaccination Clinic
Councilmember Bonnie Pannell will be available for interviews at 10 a.m. To learn more about adopting an animal or spay and neutering, please visit the City's Animal Care Services Center at 2127 Front Street, call (916) 808- PETS (7387) or log on to www.sacpetsearch.com. County Contact: Chris Andis,
916/875-4047 September 14, 2005 County and City Animal Shelters Prepare for Evacuees
from Hurricane Katrina Sacramento, CA - The City of Sacramento, Department of General Services, Animal Care Services Division and the County of Sacramento, Department of Animal Care and Regulation are preparing to receive and care for animals evacuated by Hurricane Katrina. Both agencies are currently on standby awaiting evacuated animals. Due to logistical issues in Louisiana, none of the animals have been delivered yet, however, their arrival is expected later this week. "The Sacramento region is prepared to do its part to care for these disaster victims until their owners or new adopters can be found," said Pat Claerbout, Director for Sacramento County Department of Animal Care and Regulation. Local agencies are working with the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) who, with the help of a private donor, is paying for flights of animals from storm-ravaged regions. The Marin Humane Society, who began organizing with the Sacramento Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) and local shelters last week, is coordinating the animal rescue efforts for Northern California. Upon arrival at San Francisco they will be brought to our local SSPCA shelter, given health assessments, treated, and transferred to City and County shelters. Shelters are working with Dr. Kate Hurley of the University of California at Davis, Shelter Medicine Program, on quarantine protocols to be used by all participating shelters. The animals will likely be quarantined for about 10 days for disease prevention. "We will place the animals in foster homes for 30 days to allow for the maximum opportunity to be reunited with their owners," said Hector Cazares, Animal Care Services Manager for the City of Sacramento. Animals currently housed at both shelters will not be impacted or euthanized to provide accommodations for the animal evacuees. The public can help now by adopting animals from either shelter to provide additional space, volunteering to be foster parents, making monetary contributions, or donating blankets and towels. Interested foster parents can contact Shannon Asquith, Volunteer and Special Events Manager, City's Animal Care Services at 916/808-8166 or Shannon Asquith or the County animal shelter at 916/875 -5848 or ACR-Temp@saccounty.net. Rhea Serran, Media and Communications
Specialist, 916/808-1869 August 11, 2005 City of Sacramento Mayor and Council Invites the
Community to the FREE City Hall Public Grand Opening
Ribbon-cutting and opening remarks by the Honorable Mayor Heather Fargo and members of the City Council at 12 noon on the steps of Historic City Hall (facing I Street). Hector Cazares, Animal Care Services
Manager, 916/808-7433 August 11, 2005 City's Animal Care Services Reminds Residents
to The City of Sacramento's General Services Department, Animal Care Services Division, reminds residents to dispose of deceased birds by using gloves or a shovel, and placing the bird in a paper bag and in your trash for disposal. If a deceased bird is found, please do not call the City's Animal Care Services, but report it to the State Department of Health (877) 968-2473 or visit www.westnile.ca.gov. The City's Animal Care Services does not pick up deceased birds. For more information regarding the West Nile Virus contact:
Also, keep all pet birds indoors. West Nile can also affect domesticated birds as well as wild birds. To learn more about adopting an animal, spay and neutering, please visit the City's Animal Care Services Center at 2127 Front Street, call (916) 808- PETS (7387) or log on to www.sacpetsearch.com. Hector Cazares, Animal Care
Services Manager, 916/808-7433 July 3, 2005 CITY ANIMAL CARE SERVICES POINTS TO DANGERS OF The City of Sacramento's Department of General Services, Animal Care Services Division cautioned pet owners to take extra care to ensure the safety of their animals on the July Fourth holiday this week. Animal Care Services staff asked pet owners to remember that the same fireworks that amuse and entertain humans can be terrifying to animals. Every year at this time, City animal control officers respond to many calls to pick up stray animals who have wandered from home after being frightened by fireworks, assist animals who have become trapped trying to hide from the loud sounds, and even pick up dead animals who have become victims of accidents caused by their attempt to flee from fireworks. City Animal Care Services asks pet owners to:
Michael Root, Program Analyst,
916/808-4935 JUNE 7, 2005 RECYCLING PAYS $400 CASH AWARD Jules Wilson, City of Sacramento, District 7 resident wins a $400 recycling prize. Mrs. Wilson is the third winner since the City of Sacramento, Solid Waste division introduced the Recycling Incentive Program in November 2004. Councilmember Robbie Waters will present Ms. Wilson with the prize money during the City Council meeting on June 14, 2005, 7 p.m. at the City Hall Council Chambers located at 730 I Street, 1st floor. Each month, two City residents will be eligible to win a recycling cash reward. If there are no winners, the prize money rolls over to the following month. The April prize money was increased to $400 because none of the residents in Districts 2, 3, and 4 qualified, therefore Ms. Wilson received the rolled over prize money from the other Districts. This month, one resident from District 1 and District 6 will be selected for the current prize of $100. The City has received $2400 in donations, $1200 each from The Sacramento Earth Day Network and BLT Enterprises to fund this program. The goals of the program are to encourage curbside recycling and reduce contamination of recycled materials. Over the next year, three residents from each Council District will be selected at random. City residents will be eligible to win the cash prize for having the right materials in their recycling container, which include glass, paper products, cans, and all plastics. The Earth Day Network sponsored this program due to the increased excitement about recycling through incentive programs. BLT Enterprises added additional funding to encourage residents to recycle properly. For more information about the Residential Recycling Program, check the recycling guide, located in the garbage section of the SMART Yellow Pages, visit Solid Waste or call the City of Sacramento 's Solid Waste Customer Service line at (916) 808-4800. Kathy Vos, Supervising Animal
Care Officer, 916/808-5855 MAY 29, 2005 1st ANNUAL HAWGS 4 DOGS & CATS 2 BENEFITS CITY'S
ANIMAL CARE SERVICES The sounds of rumbling choppers will be heard all throughout Sacramento as the Folsom Harley Owners Group (H.O.G.) sponsors the first annual Hawgs 4 Dogs & Cats 2 Poker Run on Sunday, June 5 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. to benefit the City of Sacramento, Department of General Services, Animal Care Services Division. Members of the media are invited to attend a photo opportunity at the City's Animal Care Services (2127 Front Street) at 10:30 a.m. Riders will arrive from the poker run starting point from Folsom Harley Davidson and deliver their pet toy or comfort item and receive a tour of the shelter. After stopping at the shelter, the last leg of the poker run ends at William Land Park where there will be several motorcycle and animal-related vendors, animals for adoption, and live music by Sacramento's own, Kousin Krispy. Poker run donations benefit the City of Sacramento's Animal Care Services FOCAS fund. The FOCAS fund provides unfunded care to animals in need of comfort items and medical services. Interested riders may sign-up at the Folsom Harley Davidson (Folsom Blvd. & Windmere Road) between 9 - 11 a.m. on the day of the event and donate $20. The donation includes the ride from Folsom to William Land Park, lunch and a prize drawing ticket. The first 100 riders receive a collectible ride pin - so arrive early! Non-riders are also invited to attend and purchase lunch with a $10 donation at William Land Park (Land Park Drive and Sutterville Road) beginning at 11:30 a.m. on the day of the event. All participants are asked to bring a toy or comfort item for a dog or cat. Pet food donations are not accepted. For a list of suggested donation items and more event information, please log on to the City's Animal Care Services Web site at www.sacpetsearch.com. Visuals to Support the Story: Media representatives will also have the opportunity to take photos of Hawgs 4 Dogs & Cats 2 participants and their pets dressed in Harley outfits with their bikes on Thursday, June 2. Please schedule in advance by calling Rhea Serran, Media & Communications Specialist at 916/808-1869. Sherry Newkirk, Program Analyst,
916/808-4937 APRIL 28, 2005 MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL TO PRESENT MONEY TO SCHOOLS Sacramento's Mayor Heather Fargo, City Councilmembers, the General Services Department's Solid Waste Division -- in partnership with SBC Yellow Pages and Sacramento Recycling and Transfer Station -- will present checks to local schools, which participated in a telephone book recycling contest. Members of the media are invited to attend the photo opportunity with the Mayor, Councilmembers and school representatives on Tuesday, May 3, 2005 at 1:30 p.m. at the City Hall Council Chambers, located at 730 I Street (first floor). The public presentation is scheduled at 2 p.m. during the City Council meeting. This month-long campaign utilized participating schools as central locations for recycling outdated phone directories. Sacramento Recycling and Transfer Station paid schools $.25 per phone directory collected, up to $1,000 to each participating school. Community members were encouraged to help transform outdated phone directories into valuable assets for local schools. Genevieve F. Didion Elementary School, has won the contest over the past two years and has defended its recycling title by collecting 5,633 telephone books. The school will be presented with a $1,000 check and a pizza party. A record number of 16,030 telephone books were collected by 14 elementary and middle schools, an increase of 83% from the previous year. $4,300.00 was paid to the schools through the sponsorship of the Sacramento Recycling and Transfer Station. All participating schools are listed below, including the amount of money earned in the contest and number of books collected:
Outdated phone directories can still be recycled through the City's already existing commingled curbside recycling program. For more information about the Residential Recycling Program, check the recycling guide, located in the garbage section of the SBC Yellow Pages, visit Solid Waste or call the City of Sacramento's Solid Waste Customer Service line at (916) 808-4935. Sherry Newkirk, Program Analyst,
916/808-4937 APRIL 26, 2005 CITY AND SACRAMENTO RECYCLING AND TRANSFER STATION
TO HOLD Councilmember Kevin McCarty, the City of Sacramento's General Services Department, Solid Waste Division and the Sacramento Recycling and Transfer Station will host the third annual Recycling and Conservation Fair on Friday, April 29 from 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Sacramento Transfer and Recycling Station, located at 8491 Fruitridge Road. Members of the media are invited to attend a photo opportunity with the Councilmember McCarty and the school children at 11 a.m. Children from the Sacramento City Unified, Natomas Unified, North Sacramento, and Del Paso Heights School Districts have been invited; approximately 500 local schoolchildren are expected to participate in Friday's fair. The fair will include tours of the material recovery facility, educational exhibits and a free lunch. The event will offer exhibits from the California Integrated Waste Management Board, the City's Solid Waste Division, Sacramento Recycling and Transfer Station, California Department of Conservation - Recycling Division, SMUD, and HMR Electronic Recycling. For more information about the Residential Recycling Program, check the recycling guide, located in the garbage section of the SBC Yellow Pages, visit Solid Waste or call the City of Sacramento's Solid Waste Customer Service line at (916) 808-4935. Alan Tomiyama, Recreation Superintendent,
916/808-8329 APRIL 22, 2005 New Recycling in Parks Program Begins The City of Sacramento has announced that, for the first time in the history of the City, all parks will contain recycling bins on a permanent basis. The Department of Parks and Recreation, working in conjunction with the Integrated Waste Management Division in the Department of General Services, strives to improve service to its customers, maintain the highest quality in all parks, and help keep the environment as clean as possible. The City is dedicating more than $425,000 for the first two years of the Recycling in the Parks Program and about $200,000 every year thereafter. "The City Council has always considered recycling an important way for everyone to help the environment and reduce the amount of solid waste that the City has to transport to landfills," said Mayor Heather Fargo. "We have more than 190 parks in the City of Sacramento, and each month we are adding almost two new parks to our park system." Each year the Department of Parks and Recreation issues more than 14,000 park permits, including picnics, socials and special events. The Integrated Waste Management Division concludes that each year park visitors generate more than 2,100 tons of recyclable materials. Recycling in City parks is just like recycling at homes. Recyclables consist of aluminum cans, glass, mixed pager and plastics. Each recycling bin is blue, signifying recyclables, and has the recycling logo and written description of what can be deposited into the bin. If media representatives require further information, please contact Bob Fleming, Parks and Urban Forest Manager, (916) 808-6103; and Harold Duffey, Solid Waste Manager, (916) 808-4932. Claudia Goss, Sacramento
Regional Solid Waste Authority, 916/875-7055 APRIL 13, 2005 ONE-DAY FREE E-WASTE & TIRE COLLECTION EVENT Chances are good that most local residents have an old television, computer monitor or used tires to discard. However, state regulations no longer allow such electronics or tires to be thrown out with everyday garbage. In response, the Sacramento Regional Solid Waste Authority (SWA) is encouraging local residents to drop off these materials for recycling at a one-day event - free of charge. Residents can choose one of seven convenient locations throughout the area this Saturday, April 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Free drop-off sites include:
Old or obsolete televisions and computers - also referred to as e-waste - and old tires have become a significant waste issue, as state regulators have halted the landfilling of these items due to toxic concerns. "E-waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams in California," said Claudia Goss, SWA spokesperson. "This free one-day event is a great opportunity for residents to properly recycle this material." Residents of the cities of Citrus Heights and Sacramento and unincorporated Sacramento County will be allowed to drop off up to two computer monitors or TVs and up to four passenger car tires. The seven drop off locations are conveniently located throughout region "It seems that many resident have old computers and TVs sitting around, and don't know how to dispose of them," said Goss. In fact, according to Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition it is estimated that over three-quarters of all computers ever bought in the U.S. are currently stored in people's attics, basements, office closets and pantries. While e-waste and used tires can be dropped off for recycling at a number of locations throughout the year, there is typically a charge of $15-$30. This free one-day event is a convenient way to properly recycle these materials, in that television and computer monitors are not accepted in neighborhood clean-up programs operated by area local governments. Shannon Asquith, Program Analyst,
Animal Care Services, 916/808-8166 MARCH 29, 2005 CITY SHELTER ANIMALS FEATURED AT "TOUR FOR LIFE" EVENT Members of the public hoping to adopt a lovable pet are encouraged to attend a regional animal adoption event on Wednesday, April 6 at Cesar Chavez Park, 910 I Street in downtown Sacramento from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The City of Sacramento, Animal Care Services will be co-hosting this event with the North Shore Animal League's Tour for Life mobile adoption unit. The North Shore Animal League's mobile adoption units will be making cross-country treks starting in the month of April visiting over 300 shelters in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada to promote animal adoptions. Join us for free giveaways, pet care tips and free pet wellness checks from local veterinarians. Anyone interested in adopting a new animal friend should plan to attend. For more information, please call 916-808-8166. To view the North Shore Animal League's adoption mobile unit visit Solid Waste. Michael Root, Program Analyst,
916/808-4935 MARCH 14, 2005 COUNCILMEMBER ROB FONG DELIVERS RECYCLING PRIZE The City of Sacramento, Department of General Services' Solid Waste Division awards a $100 recycling prize to Debbie Orebaugh, City Council District 4 resident. The Orebaughs had only recyclables and no garbage in their randomly selected recycling container in February. Members of the media are invited to attend the prize delivery by Councilmember Rob Fong at the Orebaugh's residence (Norfolk and Fordham Way - near South Land Park Drive & 43 rd Street) on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. Each month, two City residents will be eligible to win a recycling cash reward. If there are no winners, the prize money rolls over to the following month. In March, one resident from District 2 and District 4 will be selected for the current prize of $100. Solid Waste Division staff will be in Districts 3 and 7 in April, Districts 5 and 8 in May, and in Districts 1 and 6 in June. This is the fourth recycling cash prize awarded since November 2004 when the program was initiated. The City has received $2400 in donations, $1200 each from The Sacramento Earth Day Network and BLT Enterprises to fund this program. The goals of the program are to encourage curbside recycling and reduce contamination of recycled materials. Over the next year, three residents from each Council District will be selected at random. City residents will be eligible to win the cash prize for having the right materials in their recycling container, which include glass, paper products, cans, glass jars, and all plastics. The Earth Day Network sponsored this program due to the increased excitement about recycling through incentive programs. BLT Enterprises added additional funding to encourage residents to recycle properly. For more information about the Residential Recycling Program, check the recycling guide, located in the garbage section of the SMART Yellow Pages, visit Solid Waste or call the City of Sacramento 's Solid Waste Customer Service line at (916) 808-4935. Sherry Newkirk, Program
Analyst, 916/808-4937 MARCH 4, 2005 COUNCILMEMBER FONG KICKS OFF TELEPHONE Councilmember Rob Fong and t he City of Sacramento 's Department of General Services' Solid Waste Division invites members of the media to attend the local schools telephone book collection competition kick-off event. The kick-off event is scheduled on Tuesday, March 8 at 10:45 a.m. at the Sacramento Zoo Amphitheater (3930 West Land Park Drive). The City of Sacramento 's Department of General Services' Solid Waste Division, in partnership with SBC Yellow Pages and the Sacramento Recycling and Transfer Station is sponsoring the telephone book collection competition for schools to raise money. For every telephone book collected for recycling, the participating school will receive 25 cents, up to $1,000. The six-week long contest begins at the schools on March 1 and ends April 8. Participating schools from the Sacramento City Unified School District and the Del Paso Heights School District include:
For more information about recycling, call the City of Sacramento 's Solid Waste Customer Service line at (916) 808-4800 or visit Solid Waste Hector Cazares, Animal
Care Services Manager, 916/808-7433 FEBRUARY 16, 2005 Worried About Losing Your Family Pet? "This was definitely the most exciting experience I've enjoyed here, thus far. I was waking up in the middle of the night, wondering if we would find the dog," remembers Janice Grubert, City of Sacramento, Animal Care Services Customer Service Representative. She is referring to Mal, the lost dog of a Matthew, a truck driver. Matthew was making a truck stop in Sacramento when he noticed his beloved Australian cattle dog was missing. Scheduled to depart Sacramento to Iowa the next morning, Matthew immediately contacted Animal Care Services hoping that they could help locate his dog. Because Mal had a microchip, Janice reassured Matthew that he had an excellent chance of being reunited with his traveling partner. Nine days later, a dog matching Mal's description arrived at Animal Care Services. The dog was scanned for a microchip - it was Mal! Matthew was notified and he was extremely thankful. The microchip not only proved ownership of Mal, but also brought together Matthew with his dear friend. The City of Sacramento, Department of General Services' Animal Care Services Division encourages all pet owners to properly collar, tag and microchip their cat or dog. If your pet becomes lost, most California animal shelters have the ability to scan the animal for a microchip. Once the microchip is found, the microchip number is used to identify the owner. Microchipping your pet is available at the City's Animal Care Services Reception Desk, Tuesday through Friday, 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., for a one-time fee of $20. To learn more about microchipping your pet, or to adopt an animal, please visit the City's Animal Care Services Center at 2127 Front Street, call (916) 808-7387 or log on to www.sacpetsearch.com. Michael Root, Program Analyst,
916/808-4935 FEBRUARY 7, 2005 RECYCLING PAYS $500 CASH AWARD The City of Sacramento, Department of General Services' Solid Waste Division awards a $500 recycling prize to Nadine Fredrickson, City Council District 2 resident. Ms. Fredrickson had only recyclables and no garbage in her randomly selected recycling container in January. Councilmember Sandy Sheedy will award the recycling prize at the February 8, 2005 City Council Meeting at 7:00 p.m. Each month, two City residents will be eligible to win a recycling cash reward. If there are no winners, the prize money rolls over to the following month. The January prize money was increased to $500 because none of the residents in Districts 3, 5, 6, and 8 qualified, therefore Ms. Fredrickson received the rolled over prize money from the other Districts. This month, one resident from District 1 and District 4 will be selected for the current prize of $100. Two recycling cash prizes have been awarded since November 2004 when the program was initiated. The City has received $2400 in donations, $1200 each from The Sacramento Earth Day Network and BLT Enterprises to fund this program. The goals of the program are to encourage curbside recycling and reduce contamination of recycled materials. Over the next year, three residents from each Council District will be selected at random. City residents will be eligible to win the cash prize for having the right materials in their recycling container, which include glass, paper products, cans, glass jars, and all plastics. The Earth Day Network sponsored this program due to the increased excitement about recycling through incentive programs. BLT Enterprises added additional funding to encourage residents to recycle properly. For more information about the Residential Recycling Program, check the recycling guide, located in the garbage section of the SMART Yellow Pages, visit Solid Waste or call the City of Sacramento 's Solid Waste Customer Service line at (916) 808-4800. |
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