Critter Chatter Fall 2010 - Yavapai Humane Society
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<strong>Yavapai</strong> <strong>Humane</strong> <strong>Society</strong><br />
1625 Sundog Ranch Road<br />
Prescott, AZ 86301<br />
www.yavapaihumane.org<br />
HOURS<br />
Six Days A Week<br />
10 AM - 5 PM<br />
Closed Tuesdays<br />
•••<br />
September<br />
September 19<br />
Dog adoptions at Big Brother<br />
Big Sisters annual Picnic<br />
12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. at<br />
Granite Creek Park in Prescott<br />
September 25<br />
Dog and cat adoptions at<br />
Tim’s Toyota<br />
Hot Dogs, Real Dogs,<br />
and Real Deals” event<br />
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.<br />
September 25<br />
Maurices “Rescues to Runways”<br />
event at Prescott Gateway Mall<br />
1:00 p.m.<br />
October<br />
October 3<br />
Dogtoberfest at the<br />
Prescott Courthouse Square<br />
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.<br />
October 9, 10<br />
<strong>Fall</strong>fest in the Park at<br />
Prescott Courthouse Square<br />
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.<br />
Every Sunday<br />
YHS Adoptions at PetSmart<br />
Every 3rd Saturday<br />
Half-Off all Cats at PetSmart<br />
and Prescott Gateway Mall<br />
Commercial Washer and Dryer<br />
Shop Vac for Shelters<br />
Chain Link Fencing for Chino Valley<br />
“Meaty Treats” for Dogs (Costco)<br />
A Moving Truck for our Thrift Shop<br />
Copier Paper and Office Supplies<br />
Thank you for anything you can provide<br />
to help us continue in our mission<br />
to provide for the welfare and<br />
humane treatment of companion animals!<br />
Non Profit Org<br />
US Postage<br />
PAID<br />
Prescott, AZ<br />
Permit No 166<br />
<strong>Critter</strong> <strong>Chatter</strong><br />
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www.yavapaihumane.org
<strong>Critter</strong> <strong>Chatter</strong> <strong>Fall</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
YHS Staff:<br />
Ed Boks:<br />
Executive Director<br />
445-2666 ext: 21<br />
eboks@yavapaihumane.org<br />
Darrell Thompson:<br />
Director of Operations<br />
445-2666 ext: 15<br />
dthompson@yavapaihumane.org<br />
KayAnne Riley:<br />
Director of Marketing and Development<br />
445-2666 ext: 12<br />
kriley@yavapaihumane.org<br />
YHS Board of Directors:<br />
Vice President:<br />
Gerald Stricklin<br />
Secretary:<br />
Maxwell Fogleman<br />
Treasurer:<br />
Danell Schisel<br />
Directors:<br />
John Tarro<br />
Stephen L. Dinneen<br />
Gloria Hershman<br />
Jennifer Jordan-Johnson<br />
On THE COVER<br />
Pictured are Donald and Shirley Pence,<br />
main sponsors of the S. S. <strong>Critter</strong> Cruise.<br />
See photos of this great event in this issue<br />
Don’t Miss the<br />
<strong>Yavapai</strong> <strong>Humane</strong><br />
<strong>Society</strong> Pet Report!<br />
Weekdays at 12:30 p.m.<br />
on KYCA Radio, 1490 AM<br />
Letter from the<br />
Dear Friends:<br />
For those donors, volunteers and supporters I’ve not yet had the<br />
privilege to meet, my name is Ed Boks and I am the new Executive Director<br />
of the <strong>Yavapai</strong> <strong>Humane</strong> <strong>Society</strong>. I have been implementing life-saving animal<br />
welfare programs for nearly 30 years and have managed three of the largest<br />
animal welfare programs in the United States in Maricopa County, AZ, New<br />
York City, and the City of Los Angeles. I am thrilled to be taking the helm at<br />
YHS and am hopeful you’ll take the time to read about some of our exciting new<br />
programs in this issue of “<strong>Critter</strong> <strong>Chatter</strong>!”<br />
In this issue you’ll read about our plans to apply the “No Kill” ethic at<br />
YHS and exactly what that means. You can also learn more about our new<br />
S.T.A.R. program, which stands for Special Treatment and Recovery, and our<br />
feral cat plans, which we call F.E.L.I.X (Feral Education and Love Instead of<br />
X-termination). There are lots of great photos from our very successful S.S.<br />
<strong>Critter</strong> Cruise gala, which net more than $40,000 for our animals!<br />
But, as always, along with the good news comes the bad. As supporters of YHS<br />
you should know that our financial situation remains precarious in these tough<br />
economic times. Owner surrenders are still up significantly, which is putting<br />
tremendous strain on our finances and staff. We continue to see more owners<br />
surrendering their pets because they can no longer afford to keep them or are<br />
forced to move due to limited employment opportunities in <strong>Yavapai</strong> County.<br />
We’re also seeing an increase in pet owners who are losing their homes and<br />
have to relinquish their pets because landlords of many rental properties do not<br />
allow pets.<br />
So as temperatures drop and the leaves start to fall, we hope you and your<br />
family will keep the homeless animals at YHS in your hearts and minds. There<br />
is much to be hopeful for as we head into autumn, but we need your continued<br />
support in order to accomplish our mission to promote and protect the health,<br />
safety and welfare of companion animals in <strong>Yavapai</strong> County.<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Ed Boks<br />
Executive Director<br />
YHS<br />
Now has a<br />
Facebook<br />
Page!<br />
If you’re a Facebooker,<br />
Become a fan!<br />
Director<br />
Q&A with<br />
Robert Cabral<br />
Animal Behaviorist<br />
www.boundangels.org<br />
Q: Why should I adopt a shelter animal?<br />
There are many places you can get your new best friend:<br />
breeders, pet stores, rescue organizations, humane societies<br />
and animal shelters. The worst place to get a pet is at a pet<br />
store. Almost every pet store gets their puppies from puppymills.<br />
They may not admit it but they do. Shelters are a must<br />
visit for a number of reasons, mainly that it is the right thing to<br />
do. If you can save a life and find the perfect best friend at the<br />
same time, why wouldn’t you?<br />
Shelters have many pure-bred dogs, puppies, and the best<br />
selection of mixed breeds anywhere. I tell everyone that the<br />
shelter must be the first place you go when looking for a new<br />
pet. These are great pets. They are past the “terrible puppy<br />
stage,” and many are already socialized and ready to come into<br />
your home with an open heart. As a person who has had dogs<br />
from breeders as well as shelters, I can tell you that the bond<br />
one forms with a shelter dog is unique. There is something in<br />
knowing that you saved a life – that you did the right thing that<br />
lasts a life time.<br />
Q: How do I introduce my adopted animal to my<br />
long time pet?<br />
The way you introduce a new dog into your home will set the<br />
stage for the future of both you and your pet. Emotions often<br />
get the best of us and we bring the new dog home, open the<br />
door and hope for the best. Maybe we watched a video about<br />
introducing the a dog to your dog “on neutral ground.” This is<br />
a good idea, but it does not account for the fact that dogs are<br />
territorial and will act differently in their home than they do on<br />
neutral ground. I’ve written extensively about this on my site /<br />
blog because it is the biggest area of failure people fall into with<br />
their new dog.<br />
The dog came from the shelter where he lived in a small kennel.<br />
Initially, he will not know how to handle his new found freedom<br />
and he will take advantage and make “mistakes”. There may<br />
be struggles with your current dog. This may not show the<br />
first day, week or even month, but at some point you could<br />
have a struggle difficult to deal with unless you’ve done your<br />
homework. The easiest solution is to start out on the right<br />
foot.<br />
When a new dog is brought into your home it should be through<br />
the use of a crate. The new dog is crated until the structure of<br />
the family is established in his mind. No matter how good or<br />
naughty he might behave, don’t cut the crate time short. Make<br />
the crate a positive experience by giving the dog treats in the<br />
crate, put his favorite toys in the crate and most of the time feed<br />
him in the crate. The crate should not be used as a “bad place.”<br />
This is a common mistake people make and one that confuses<br />
the dog. The crate is a good place, one of safety and reward.<br />
When I open the door of my dog’s crate, he willfully jumps in<br />
and looks for his reward. The only time the new dog comes<br />
out is when he can be supervised. It’s important to focus on<br />
housebreaking the dog by use of a crate as well. This is done by<br />
giving him plenty of supervision when he is outside of the crate.<br />
Do this with a short leash that you can grab when it becomes<br />
necessary to guide him out of trouble. The first thing to do with<br />
the dog when you open the crate door is take him outside and<br />
wait for him to relieve himself. No matter how long it takes,<br />
do not take him inside until he has relieved himself. Also, its<br />
important not to get overly excited when you initially take him<br />
out of the crate, if you do so he will learn that coming out of<br />
the crate is a reward, which means the crate becomes negative.<br />
Act neutral when getting a dog out of a crate and excited to get<br />
him back in.<br />
While your new dog is in his crate you will be able to observe<br />
his and your other dogs behaviors toward each other. This can<br />
also be for introducing your dog to other pets including cats. If<br />
you see any posturing, such as aggression, it should be handled<br />
quickly. If your dogs see you as in control, they are more likely<br />
to differ to you in an alpha struggle. Remember; never pick<br />
a dogfight you can’t win. So, if the culprit is the dog in the<br />
crate, don’t correct him. If he’s acting nutty, don’t squirt him<br />
with water, bang on the crate, or take him out of the crate to<br />
correct him. He gets nothing! When he is out of the crate, use<br />
a leash to control him. Most dogs need time to understand that<br />
the new dog is not leaving. When they see him in the crate<br />
and understand that they are still getting the lion’s share of the<br />
attention, they will learn be ok with it.<br />
When introducing a new dog show your current dog that he<br />
comes first. He gets fed first, gets attention first, gets groomed<br />
first, etc. People make a mistake when they try to be equal<br />
to their dogs or show the new dog more attention because<br />
they feel sorry for him. The quicker your dogs see that you<br />
are establishing structure, the faster they will adapt to it. This<br />
holds true for puppies and full-grown dogs. These instincts are<br />
hard-wired into their brains, putting the gears in motion through<br />
these exercises makes sense to your dog.<br />
Playtime must be supervised until you are confident these<br />
structural guidelines are understood. When dogs get into play<br />
drive it can often spill over into mild playful aggression. Dogs<br />
bite during play, and if the other dog misinterprets this, one<br />
may bite.<br />
The key to getting two dogs together is structure first and<br />
foremost. Here is a short list of things to do to establish<br />
structure between your dogs:<br />
1. Place current dog’s food down first, then the new dog.<br />
2. Put current dog’s leash on first, then the new dog.<br />
3. Current dog goes in and out of the house before the<br />
new dog.<br />
4. Greet current dog before the new dog.<br />
5. When grooming or showing affection to current dog, the<br />
new dog gets attention afterwards and only after he is<br />
calm and not trying to interfere.<br />
6. Wait a few moments after entering the house before<br />
letting the new dog out of the crate.<br />
7. When people greet your dogs, ask them to acknowledge<br />
current dog before the new dog.<br />
Starting out, the relationship between your dogs may seem like<br />
a lot of work, but it only takes a short amount of time. Making<br />
the effort to do it right from the beginning will assure you a<br />
lifetime of solid structure and companionship. Winging it and<br />
hoping for the best may or may not work. When it doesn’t work,<br />
it will take longer to correct the bad behaviors.
<strong>Critter</strong> <strong>Chatter</strong> <strong>Fall</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
Our motto at the<br />
<strong>Yavapai</strong> <strong>Humane</strong><br />
<strong>Society</strong> is “Every<br />
Animal Counts.”<br />
We work hard<br />
to live up to that<br />
because we know<br />
that lost, homeless, abused, and neglected animals count on YHS<br />
to intervene and reverse their plight.<br />
Unfortunately, we can’t save them all; at least not without broad<br />
community support. Too often, and for too many animals, our<br />
limited resources become exhausted and we are forced to make<br />
the difficult decision to take the life of an animal before their<br />
time.<br />
The good news is that euthanasia at YHS is down drastically!<br />
Following a recent change in YHS leadership and policy, the<br />
killing was reduced 44 percent when compared to the same period<br />
last year. Remarkably, this was accomplished despite a 3 percent<br />
increase in the number of animals taken<br />
in during this same period.<br />
Some believe that killing shelter<br />
animals is the unavoidable by-product<br />
of providing efficient municipal services<br />
to residents. But these pragmatists<br />
might consider a state of Minnesota<br />
Legislative report which found that<br />
for each dollar invested in spay/neuter<br />
programs, $20.00 in animal control costs<br />
could be saved over ten years.<br />
People who excuse euthanasia in<br />
shelters often say we have to be “realistic,” but such realism<br />
is best directed at the sources of the problem. Effective spay/<br />
neuter programs to assist pet owners who are poor, elderly on<br />
a fixed income, or living in remote or underserved areas is a far<br />
better use of public and private funding than catching and killing<br />
lost and homeless pets.<br />
YHS is engaged in a quest to achieve “no-kill.” No-kill is defined<br />
as consistently applying the same criteria a loving pet owner or<br />
compassionate veterinarian would use to determine if or when<br />
to euthanize a shelter animal. That is, no healthy or treatable<br />
animal would be killed simply because of a lack of shelter space<br />
or resources.<br />
To help orchestrate a more strategic no-kill effort, YHS is<br />
announcing a community-wide spay/neuter initiative called, “The<br />
Big Fix.” The Big Fix is a program that will provide low or nocost<br />
spay neuter services for pets of needy families as well as<br />
pets adopted from YHS shelters.<br />
The Big Fix will be funded by donations and grants - and it<br />
desperately needs your help to get started. While the reduced<br />
The Big Fix<br />
killing over the past two months represents a good start in the<br />
right direction, we have a long way to go. Your check or online<br />
donation to YHS, with an annotation for “The Big Fix,” will help<br />
fix the problem of pet overpopulation so we can more quickly<br />
achieve No-Kill!<br />
So where is YHS in achieving this goal today? The industry<br />
standard for calculating a community’s progress towards nokill<br />
is determined by the number of pet deaths in local shelters<br />
annually per 1,000 human residents. The national kill rate in<br />
2009 was 13.5. This is based on an estimated human population<br />
of 300,079,939 and 4,157,918 recorded animal deaths.<br />
In the Southwest (Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico<br />
and Utah) the kill rate was 15.2, based on an estimated human<br />
population of 19,048,000 and 289,530 recorded animal deaths.<br />
Our Quad-City region has an estimated human population of<br />
110,000. With 1,892 shelter deaths in 2009, our kill rate was a<br />
staggering and unacceptable 17.25.<br />
For years the animal welfare community<br />
thought no-kill would be achieved when<br />
killing was reduced to five deaths per 1,000<br />
residents, recognizing there will always<br />
be terminally ill and injured animals and<br />
dangerously aggressive dogs that require<br />
humane euthanasia.<br />
However, in recent years New York City<br />
and Los Angeles reduced their kill rates<br />
to two and 3.7 respectively demonstrating<br />
we really don’t know how far we can go<br />
in this life saving quest. And if you think<br />
things work differently in small towns or rural communities,<br />
consider the fact that Reno, Nevada has reduced their kill rate<br />
to 5.4.<br />
As a community we can choose to pay the relatively modest<br />
cost to fund targeted spay/neuter programs designed to fix the<br />
problem on the front end, or we can continue to pay the ever<br />
increasing costs of catching and killing animals on the back end.<br />
We prefer the more proactive front-end approach and we hope<br />
you will agree by sending in a donation today for “The Big Fix,”<br />
so we can help low-income pet owners spay and neuter their<br />
pets. For more information please visit www.yavapaihumane.org<br />
or call (928) 445-2666, ext. 12.<br />
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DONATE TO YHS!<br />
We cannot do what we do for our animals without your help! In this issue of “<strong>Critter</strong> <strong>Chatter</strong>,”<br />
you’ll find stories on our S.T.A.R. program, the FELIX program for feral cats, and “The Big Fix”<br />
program to provide spays and neuters for low-income pet owners. Your donation to any of these<br />
programs will help us save animals’ lives, or you can make an unrestricted donation to help us<br />
with all our needs. You may cut out this form and include it in the enclosed donation envelope<br />
or simply write the name of the program you’d like to support in the memo on your check and<br />
send it in the enclosed donation envelope.<br />
Enclosed is my check for:<br />
The Spring Swing event in April<br />
at Watters Garden Center raised<br />
more than $3,000 for our Pets4Vets program, which waived adoption fees<br />
for honorably discharged veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces. Thirty-eight<br />
local veterans have taken advantage of this program and those funds are<br />
now expended, but donations are still being accepted to extend this<br />
program if any donors are interested! Call (928) 445-2666, ext. 12 if<br />
you would like to donate to the Pets4Vets program. Thank you Ken<br />
Lain and Watters Garden Center for hosting this great event!<br />
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<strong>Critter</strong> <strong>Chatter</strong> <strong>Fall</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
Wishing on a S.T.A.R.<br />
The <strong>Yavapai</strong> <strong>Humane</strong> <strong>Society</strong> recently announced a new program designed to raise funds<br />
for animals with special medical needs. The S.T.A.R. program, which stands for Special<br />
Treatment and Recovery, identifies those animals that come to YHS injured, abused, or<br />
with an illness that requires special medical treatment.<br />
“When an animal is not irremediably suffering and has a condition that will respond<br />
to treatment, we want to make that animal healthy again so we can find them a home,”<br />
said YHS Executive Director Ed Boks. “Unfortunately, the treatment cost for many of<br />
these animals often exceeds the budget of YHS, which is why we are reaching out to the<br />
public to help with the special veterinary services for these animals that require surgery<br />
or special treatment.”<br />
The <strong>Yavapai</strong> <strong>Humane</strong> <strong>Society</strong>’s first S.T.A.R. animal was Mimi, pictured on the previous<br />
page. She is a two-year-old Labrador retriever mix who was surrendered by her owners due to a divorce. When Mimi came to<br />
YHS she had a fractured front leg which may need to be amputated. The <strong>Yavapai</strong> <strong>Humane</strong> <strong>Society</strong> estimated Mimi’s medical bills,<br />
which included X-rays, blood tests and a possible amputation, would be in excess of $500.<br />
When a column ran in The Daily Courier about the new S.T.A.R. program which featured Mimi, more than $2,400 in donations<br />
was received for her care! Fortunately, a local animal lover saw the column and decided to adopt Mimi, and she is paying for all<br />
of Mimi’s medical care. This means the S.T.A.R. program is already funded for the next S.T.A.R. animal who arrives at YHS and<br />
needs special care, which could be any day.<br />
If you’re interested in donating to the S.T.A.R. program, please check the S.T.A.R. box on the donation form in this issue of<br />
“<strong>Critter</strong> <strong>Critter</strong> <strong>Chatter</strong>,” and return it to YHS so we can continue to help these very special animals.<br />
For more information visit www.yavapaihumane.org or call (928) 445-2666.<br />
F.E.L.I.X.<br />
Feral Education Instead of Extermination<br />
Feral cats are cats who have reverted to a wild state. Often they are the offspring of tame<br />
domesticated cats that were abandoned or allowed to run loose. These cats mate with freeroaming<br />
cats and their offspring, raised without human care and compassion, are wild, or feral.<br />
Feral cats are often considered a public nuisance and even a public health program, but they don’t<br />
have to be either!<br />
Here at YHS, we recently started our new F.E.L.I.X. program in an effort to change the way we<br />
deal with the feral cat problem in <strong>Yavapai</strong> County. Instead of doing what most communities do, which is either do nothing<br />
or attempt to eradicate these cats through euthanasia, we think there’s a better alternative. It’s called Trap/Neuter/Return<br />
(TNR), and it’s the most effective and humane way to deal with the feral cat problem.<br />
With the TNR program, all feral cats in a neighborhood are trapped, sterilized, and returned to the area where they originated<br />
under the care of a Colony Manager. The Colony Manager is a trained volunteer in the neighborhood who is willing to feed,<br />
water, and care for the colony. Since feral cats only live for three to five years, the problem literally solves itself through<br />
attritions, provided TNR is implemented community-wide.<br />
Donations are currently being accepted to implement a TNR program here at YHS. For more information on the F.E.L.I.X.<br />
program, visit www.yavapaihumane.org and visit our programs section.<br />
In Memory/Honor Of continued<br />
January - July <strong>2010</strong><br />
Michael Sumner Ms. Ruth Coppock<br />
Miller & Buff Ms. Eleanor Tanzer<br />
Missy Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Albertson<br />
Misty Mr. & Mrs. Armando M. Morales<br />
Misty’s 4th birthday! Mr. & Mrs. Armando M. Morales<br />
Mitzie & Sunny Ms. Cornelia Carruthers<br />
Molly Ross Ms. Karen Ross<br />
Monkey Ms. Vera Newton<br />
Muffin Ms. Aija Day<br />
Nick Barbara Buetemeister<br />
Onie Budolfson Mr. & Mrs. Nolan Parmer<br />
Oreo Mr. & Mrs. Harold Banta<br />
Orland C. Mills Mr. & Mrs. G Lykken<br />
Orland C. Mills Mile Hi Horseshoe Club<br />
Our little dog Carla Ruth Steffes<br />
Ozzy Mr. John Reding<br />
Pacolino Ms. Edie Dinneen<br />
Pam Brunton Mr. & Mrs. Charles George<br />
Past & Present Pets Ms. Norma Murray<br />
Pastor Hai-Lin Keng Mrs. Evelyn Gong<br />
Penny Ms. Laurie McCoy<br />
Penny Mr. Joe C. Nemec<br />
Penny Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Reed<br />
Pete Ms. Mary J. Pound<br />
Piper Ms. Charlene Dahl<br />
Precious Ms. Ruby Stoltz<br />
Pretty Girl Ms. Laverne Valli<br />
Prince Mr. Donald Socha<br />
Prissy’s 14th Birthday Ms. Dolores Gockel<br />
Professor Eleanor Mitchell, <strong>Yavapai</strong> College Faculty<br />
retired Association<br />
Pugsley’s rescuer Mr. & Mrs. Carl Mills<br />
“Queen Mum” Dotti Willis Shady Ladies of Granite Oaks<br />
Rachel Allen Ms. Alice Maish Long<br />
Rachel Allen’s birthday Ms. Alice Maish Long<br />
Rae Ms. Martha Hanns<br />
Rocky Mr. James Taylor<br />
Rocky & Star Ivy Roney<br />
Rosanne Madrick Renaissance Charitable<br />
Foundation<br />
Rose Holland Ms. Shirley Back<br />
Rusty & Fatima Mr. & Mrs. David Woodring<br />
Sally Bassett Mr. & Mrs. Richard Ralston<br />
Sally Bassett UASTB C Co. Gray Eagle<br />
Maint. Training<br />
Sally Bassett Mr. & Mrs. Jevne Vaughn<br />
Sally Bassett Mr. Robert White<br />
Sally Kay Bassett Mr. & Mrs. John J. Houston<br />
Sammy Mr. Jonathan Nilsen<br />
Scott Jensen Ms. Patricia Alward<br />
Scott Jensen Ms. Janet N. Anderson<br />
Scott Jensen Ms. Dorothy Baker<br />
Scott Jensen Ms. Betty Blackman<br />
Scott Jensen Ms. Marilyn Blue<br />
Scott Jensen Mr. & Mrs. John Boyd<br />
Scott Jensen Ms. Janet Childress<br />
Scott Jensen Mr. & Mrs. E. D. Collier<br />
Scott Jensen Mr. Brian Dunkelberger<br />
Scott Jensen Ms. Marlene Grady<br />
Scott Jensen Mr. & Mrs. Russell Haines<br />
Scott Jensen Ms. Valerie Ifflander<br />
Scott Jensen Toby Jalowsky<br />
Scott Jensen Mr. & Mrs. Robert Lake<br />
Scott Jensen Mr. & Mrs. Robert Linderman<br />
Scott Jensen Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Mohs<br />
Scott Jensen Ms. Peggy Nies<br />
Scott Jensen Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Polk<br />
Scott Jensen Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Rowley<br />
Scott Jensen Ms. Nancy Rowley<br />
Scott Jensen Ms. Ann Saxerud<br />
Scott Jensen Mr. & Mrs. Steve Stein<br />
Scott Jensen Mr. & Mrs. Jolyon Stein<br />
Scott Jensen Mr. & Mrs. Edward Viliborghi<br />
Scottie Mrs. Diane M. Limpus<br />
Shadow & Ruffles Mr. Jack Hendrix<br />
Sharron Hagstedt PHS Class of ‘63<br />
Sherry & Dick Hibbard Mr. Bob Simpson<br />
Shirley Bergman Mr. Edward Bergman<br />
Silk Tai Mrs. Evelyn Gong<br />
Smokey Ms. Judy Riggenbach<br />
Smoky Tig Pennock<br />
Stan Lane Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Broughton<br />
Starr Ms. Libette Mathias<br />
Steve Scuba Ms. Bernice Miller<br />
Sundance Mr. & Mrs. Edward L. Bridwell<br />
Sundance Mrs. Wanda Dobbie<br />
Sweet Pea Mrs. Wanda Dobbie<br />
Tai Pan Gershep Mr. Joseph Marline<br />
Teddy Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Petz<br />
Teddy Ms. Marcia Walton<br />
Theresa Regeser Mr. Edward Regeser<br />
Thor Ms. Mary Jean Gallo<br />
Tom Scrimgeour Mrs. Mary Ann Scrimgeour<br />
Tommy Mr. & Mrs. Larry Lawlyes<br />
Truffles Ms. Barbara Wing<br />
Tyson Dr. & Mrs. John H. Rummel, MD<br />
Virginia Mae Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Allan Marks<br />
Virginia Roman Mr. & Mrs. Richard Ricci<br />
Watson Mrs. Patricia W. Colin<br />
William A. Ramsey Ms. Jeane Ramsey<br />
Yvonne Morgan Ms. Anna Smith
<strong>Critter</strong> <strong>Chatter</strong> <strong>Fall</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
In Memory/Honor Of<br />
January - July <strong>2010</strong><br />
In Memory of Name Donor Name<br />
5 dogs and 2 cats Mr. & Mrs. Larry Wolterstorff<br />
Al Krueger Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Cooper<br />
Al Krueger Ms. Mary Kaufmann<br />
Al Krueger Ms. Gayl B Lamoureux<br />
Alice S. Hendrickson Mr. & Mrs. Nels Hendrickson<br />
Ann Lucas Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Bartlett<br />
Annie Ms. Ramona Maxwell<br />
Bacchus Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Allen<br />
Barney Lowell Ms. Dolores D’Agostino<br />
Baxter Mr. & Mrs. William Lock<br />
Bear Mr. & Mrs. Bob Thacker<br />
Bear “Dude” Mr. & Mrs. Michael Buchta<br />
Bella Mr. & Mrs. Everett Jenks<br />
Ben Saunders Mrs. Kathy Lathrop<br />
Ben Saunders Mr. & Mrs. Greg Sober<br />
Ben Saunders Mr. & Mrs. Don Thomason<br />
Billy Ms. Karen Harwood<br />
Biscuit Mr. William Poppenberger<br />
Blackie Ms. Joann Derksen<br />
Blue & Jake Mr. & Mrs. Ted Swift<br />
Bob Roberson Mr. & Mrs. Alden Howells<br />
Bonnie, Honey Bear & Penny Ms. Eva Decker<br />
Booter TJ Gregory<br />
Brandy Mr. & Mrs. Wlliam Honea, Sr.<br />
Bryce Smith Ms. Barb Collins<br />
Bud Ms. Linda Newman<br />
Buddy Ms. Laurie McCoy<br />
Chad & Ellie Surckla Devin Weaver<br />
Charlie Mr. Arthur Silacci<br />
Chelsea Ms. Jane Whitley<br />
Christy Blinkley Mr. & Mrs. James Kipp<br />
Claire Hughes Ms. Marcella Gombold<br />
Clay Reed Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Reed<br />
Cloud Ms. Pamela Miera<br />
Coal Dog Mr. & Mrs. Richard Sears, Jr.<br />
Coco Mr. Howard Kendall<br />
Colby Ms. Kristen Candoli<br />
Colleen & Ginger Mr. Robert O. Clark<br />
Connie Greenhill Ms. Maxine Pollock<br />
Daisy Mr. John R. Knoll<br />
Daisy Mae Dog Ms. Joanne Barbanell<br />
Danny Flanigan Mr. & Mrs. Edward L. Bridwell<br />
Deborah Ann Brancati Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Brancati<br />
DJ Mrs. Patricia Day<br />
Diane Mr. & Mrs. John Mann<br />
Diane Osborne Mr. & Mrs. Robert Girard<br />
Dixie Mr. & Mrs. Byrne Davis<br />
Don Ward Mrs. Geraldine Whaley<br />
Dotti Willis Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mikkelson<br />
Dottie Mr. & Mrs. Larry Lawlyes<br />
Edward Gibbs Rose Mr. William Poppenberger<br />
Eldon Tischler Ms. Warren Bayne<br />
Eldon Tischler Mr. & Mrs. Dan McGee<br />
Emilia Dias Ms. Julia Dias<br />
Emily Mr. & Mrs. David Ullman<br />
Evelun Bardooka Ms. Kimberly Sapp<br />
Fig Ms. Kristen Candoli<br />
FisHead Mr. & Mrs. William Terry<br />
Frances Ross Ms. Mary Ellen Bleeker<br />
Frances Ross Ms. Mary Cornell<br />
Frances Ross Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Howe<br />
Frances Ross Mr. & Mrs. Leroy Intveld<br />
Frances Ross Mr. & Mrs. John Parker<br />
Frances Ross Ms. Elveda Ross<br />
Frances Ross Mr. Pat Walker<br />
Freddy Ms. Barbara Wing<br />
“Fritz” Smergia Ms. Anne Geoffrion<br />
Gary Mrs. Rose Carlson<br />
George Ms. Barbara Jakubowski<br />
Grant, Dennis, Mike and Ms. Maxine Pollock<br />
Jacque’s birthdays<br />
Great Aunt Lisa Flavell Ms. Diane Schaeffler<br />
Heini Hadersbeck Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Roberts<br />
Helen Dyer Mr. & Mrs. Harold Kellerman<br />
Helen Wilson Ms. Victoria Labelle<br />
Hillary Ms. Jill Tormo<br />
Hugo Jugete Ms. Lucia Duffield<br />
James Adler Ms. Jill Tormo<br />
Janet Messerschmitt Mr. Jim Messerschmitt<br />
Jeanie Mr. Barry Kim Aschemeyer<br />
Jenny Mr. & Mrs. Howard Findlay<br />
Jersey Mr. & Mrs. Greg Bakkum<br />
Jim & Katie Sue Ms. Marcia Brown<br />
Joanna Mr. & Mrs. Norton Hinsey<br />
JoJo Plapp Ms. Camille Cisek<br />
Joker Mr. & Mrs. John Larson<br />
Jon Pawlisa Mr. & Mrs. John Apolinar<br />
Kara Thayer Ms. Maxine Pollock<br />
Kate Mr. & Mrs. James Hunnell, Sr.<br />
Kay Hirsch Mr. & Mrs. Michael Cherry<br />
Kay Hirsch Ms. Grace Cook<br />
Kay Hirsch Mr. & Mrs. George Marchessault<br />
Kay Hirsch Karen Murphy<br />
Kay Hirsch Prescott Fine Arts Association<br />
Kenneth Van Horn Mr. Ted Decker<br />
Kristen Archer Ms. Melanie Archer<br />
Lady Mr. John Reding<br />
Lady Mr. & Mrs. Fred Schmal<br />
Lady Reding Mr. John Reding<br />
Ladybug Mr. & Mrs. William T. Payton<br />
Libby Mr. & Mrs. Warren Darrow<br />
Lillian Henry Lillian Henry Living Trust<br />
Lisa & Miss Kitty Mr. & Mrs. William L. Culver<br />
Lucky Mr. & Mrs. Al Williams<br />
Maggie MacGruder Mr. & Mrs. Donald Kelsen<br />
Margaret Morra & Shadow Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Kelley<br />
Marjorie “Marge” Mackin Mr. & Mrs. Matthew A. Butitta<br />
Marjorie “Marge” Mackin Mr. & Mrs. Robert Haines<br />
Marjorie “Marge” Mackin Ms. Mona McCroskey<br />
Marjorie “Marge” Mackin Ms Karleen B. Hammitt<br />
Marjorie “Marge” Mackin Ms. Lorraine Nicholson<br />
Max & Levy Dolores Landers<br />
Mazy & Winchester Mr. & Mrs. David Ullman<br />
Merlin & Tootsie Mr. & Mrs. Edward Piggott, IV<br />
Michael & Corey Page Mrs. Nancy Page<br />
Donor List/Trustee*<br />
January - July <strong>2010</strong><br />
Guardian anGel<br />
$5001+<br />
Collins Family Trust<br />
Estate of Ms. Marcella<br />
Salley Fagin<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Pence<br />
The McMeekin Trust<br />
Angel $1001-5000<br />
Antelope Hills Ladies<br />
Golf Association<br />
Arizona Community Foundation<br />
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona<br />
Davies IHS Charitable Fund<br />
Granite Basin Engineering, Inc.<br />
Olsen’s Grain<br />
Petsmart Charities<br />
Ms. Virginia A. Phipps<br />
Dr. Erika Schiltneck<br />
Ms. Margaret Stidworthy<br />
Northcentral University, Inc.<br />
Wakelin Family Funeral Homes<br />
Winnie A. Church Trust<br />
Wyndham Garden Hotel<br />
Best Friend<br />
$501-1000<br />
Janet N. Anderson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Belveal<br />
Ms. Elena Espinosa<br />
Firesky Real Estate, LLC<br />
Mr. Garce Futerer<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Hammer<br />
Lillian Henry Living Trust<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Hilditch<br />
Irene Karcic<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Tony Karcic<br />
Alan Miner<br />
John Reding<br />
Mary Ann Scrimgeour<br />
Ralph Trego<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James Warner<br />
Karne Warren<br />
Wells Fargo - Private<br />
Mortgage Banking<br />
Friend<br />
$101 - 500<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Acosta<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Adams<br />
Suzanne D. Allen<br />
American Land & Ranches<br />
Janet N. Anderson<br />
Mary Arriaga<br />
Shirley Back<br />
Cynthia Barros<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bud Bassett<br />
Christine Baxter<br />
Warren Bayne<br />
Gina Benner<br />
Carol Biedermann<br />
Vera Bilyeu<br />
Marilyn Blue & Helen Wright<br />
Bob Bokelman<br />
Barbara Boothe<br />
Victoria Borny<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Brancati<br />
Chili’s<br />
Norma Browning<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Browning<br />
Shirley Campbell<br />
Kristen Candoli<br />
Cazrex, LLC<br />
Cheryl Cordier<br />
Cuppers, Inc.<br />
Jinger Cutting<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Cygan<br />
Julie Czerniak<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Warren Darrow<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Basil Davies<br />
Betty J. De Jong<br />
Eva Decker<br />
Pam Dedrick<br />
Anne Drutz<br />
Julie Ellegood<br />
Charmaine Emerald<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fleckenstein<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Galbreath<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William Gallaher<br />
Mary Galloway<br />
Sharon Gates & Glenn Steelman<br />
Anne Geoffrion<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Charles George<br />
Erika Goebel<br />
Evelyn Gong<br />
Marty Goodman<br />
Granite Leadership<br />
International Corp.<br />
Greek Orthodox<br />
Church of Prescott<br />
Paula B. Green & Brian Ray<br />
TJ Gregory<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James Gross<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Haines<br />
Frances Hall<br />
Carolyn Hamersley Stuyvesant<br />
Karleen B. Hammitt<br />
Sherrie Hanna<br />
Martha Hanns<br />
Hassayampa Canine Resort & Spa<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Mac Hasvold<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hatheway<br />
Alan M. Hendrickson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hicks<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bill (William) M. Hill<br />
Lois Hongola<br />
Vickie Hotchkiss<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Alden Howells<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Huber<br />
Kimberly Irwin<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Marc Israel<br />
J. CO Contracting, LLC<br />
Donette Jamtgaard<br />
Stanley Jason<br />
Robert Johnson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Jones<br />
Sage Kathryn<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Kelley<br />
John R. Knoll<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Knittle<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Knittle<br />
Patricia Kolin<br />
Nancy Koski<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John La Tourette<br />
Victoria Labelle<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Danny Lawson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Lepore<br />
Martha Lichlyter<br />
Patrick Lilly<br />
John Lister<br />
Lauren Looney<br />
Lynx Lake Store & Boat Rental<br />
Mr. & Mrs. George Marchessault<br />
Joseph Marline<br />
Valerie Marsh<br />
Libette Mathias<br />
Ramona Maxwell<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James Maxwell<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dan McGee<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Mearns<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Melbourne<br />
Phyllis Memmer<br />
Jim Messerschmitt<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Miescke<br />
Ann C. Miller<br />
Barbara Miske<br />
Wilhelmine Morgan<br />
Susan Morgart<br />
National Bank of Arizona<br />
Larry Nelson<br />
NOAH<br />
Eric Olds<br />
Nancy Page<br />
James Paley<br />
Patriot Pest & Termite Control<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William T. Payton<br />
Judith Pearsall<br />
Virginia Pearson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James Pecevich<br />
Tig Pennock<br />
Petco Foundation<br />
Maxine Pollock<br />
Prescott Vette Sette<br />
John Reding<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth F. Reynolds<br />
Carl Richardson<br />
Joseph P. Rindone<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Robinson<br />
Rock Springs Cafe<br />
Nancy Rowley<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Sancho<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Schwind<br />
Mary Ann Scrimgeour<br />
Zeb Smith<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Harold L. Spangler<br />
Ruth Steffes & Ernest Petersen<br />
Dennis Steinberg<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John Stevens<br />
Cecil M. Stewart<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Stock<br />
Summit Bank<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ted Swift<br />
Alex Szecsody<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Tanko<br />
Eleanor Tanzer<br />
John Tarro<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Tewksbury<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Tom<br />
UASTB C Co. Gray Eagle Maint.<br />
G.V. Enterprises<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Ver Velde<br />
Penny Waid<br />
Karne Warren<br />
Weber’s Insurance Service, Inc.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William Weidner<br />
Wells Fargo Bank Central Arizona<br />
Bob Wheeler<br />
Veronica Wilson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Winter<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Wolterstorff<br />
Linda Wood<br />
<strong>Yavapai</strong> Title Agency, Inc.<br />
*Due to space limitations<br />
only donors above $100<br />
are listed here.<br />
Thank you to ALL our donors!
<strong>Critter</strong> <strong>Chatter</strong> <strong>Fall</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
Photo Album Photo Album<br />
s. s. <strong>Critter</strong> Cruise<br />
lArgest FundrAiser<br />
in YHs HistorY!<br />
The S. S. <strong>Critter</strong> Cruise, which took place July 31 at the<br />
Wyndham Garden Hotel in Prescott, turned out to be the<br />
biggest fundraiser in YHS history! Thanks to our sponsors<br />
and guests, we netted more than $40,000 for our animals!<br />
“We are thrilled this was such a successful event and we’re<br />
so thankful to our sponsors and donors,” said YHS Executive<br />
Director Ed Boks. “This is the most money ever raised at our<br />
annual YHS fundraiser and we hope this event raises the bar for<br />
future fundraisers so we can continue to save animals’ lives”<br />
Special thanks go out to all our sponsors and especially to<br />
major sponsors Donald and Shirley Pence, who graciously<br />
donated $20,000 for the event. In addition to funds raised<br />
through sponsorships, ticket sales, and auction items, YHS<br />
also raised more than $1,300 at the event to provide spays<br />
and neuters for low income residents of <strong>Yavapai</strong> County<br />
(please see related story entitled, “The Big Fix”).<br />
YHS Raised more than $10K at the event<br />
through our live and silent auctions<br />
Yvonne Rogers and Guest<br />
Jinger Cutting<br />
and pal<br />
Comer and Jackie<br />
Wadzeck<br />
Karne Warren and the crew from the YHS Thrift Shop<br />
Donald Pence<br />
YHS Executive Director<br />
Ed Boks and<br />
Ms. Adele Langdon<br />
Sponsors Sanford<br />
and Teri Cohen,<br />
Arizona’s Hometown<br />
Radio Group<br />
S.S. CRITTER CRUISE FUnDRAISIng gAlA – JUlY 31, <strong>2010</strong><br />
JT’s Island Steel Band<br />
Sponsors<br />
Buzz and Judith Davies,<br />
IHS Charitable fund<br />
Paul and Norma Browning