Hi all,

Many of you may have heard about the recent issues at Toronto Humane Society.

While I am not offering any opinions on the matter, I am going to ask you to recognize the short-term ramifications.
　
Toronto Animal Services is already struggling under enormous pressures. Adoptions are slow, and numbers (especially cats and small animals) are up.

With things happening as they are at Toronto Humane, Animal Services is
expecting that even more animals will be appearing at their doors.
　
If you have been thinking about adopting a new friend - PLEASE!

This is the weekend to actually go out and DO it.
　
If you are in the GTA area, please consider going to one of the animal services branches and adopting a new friend.
Even one animal moving into a permanent home will be an enormous help!!!
　
To see the animals that they have available, check out their website at
　
http://www.toronto.ca/animal_services/pet_adoption.htm
　
And if you aren't in a postion to adopt, but have been thinking of
fostering please let me know that too...
　
Thank you!!!
Shelly
　
Shelly Hawley-Yan
Director, Project Jessie Coordinator
Animal Alliance of Canada
221 Broadview Avenue, Suite 101
Toronto, ON M4M 2G3
On the Web:
www.ProjectJessie.ca
www.animalalliance.ca
www.cruelscience.ca
email: shelly@animalalliance.ca
　
"In a world older and more complete than ours they move finished and
complete, gifted with extensions of the senses we have lost or never
attained, living by voices we will never hear.　 They are not brethern,
they are not underlings, they are other nations, caught with ourselves
in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendour and
travail of the earth."　　 ***Henry Beston (1888-1968)

Coyote feet worth $20

Dear reader,
Coyotes are under fire in Saskatchewan.
Below is an excerpt from a November 10, 2009 News Release from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture.
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BJORNERUD ANNOUNCES SASKATCHEWAN COYOTE CONTROL PROGRAM
Today, Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud announced the Saskatchewan Coyote Control Program.

The program is intended to help the many farmers and ranchers who are having trouble with coyotes killing their livestock. The provincial government will pay hunters a bounty of $20 per coyote killed - based on the hunters showing up with 4 coyote feet.

"Many Saskatchewan farmers and ranchers are struggling to protect their livestock from coyotes," Bjornerud said. "I hope this program helps address this serious issue and I appreciate SARM and its members working with us to deliver the program."

The Saskatchewan Coyote Control Program is a pilot program that will run until March 31, 2010, at which point the provincial government will consider extending it.

"In many areas of the province livestock producers have been experiencing losses due to the high coyote populations," SARM President David Marit said. "We appreciate the provincial government has recognized this problem and has introduced this new program."

"We are pleased Minister Bjornerud is keeping cattle producers' interests at the forefront," Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association Executive Member Ryan Thompson said. "The SCA applauds this step to assist producers in alleviating predation against livestock."

"It's good to see government taking action to try and solve this problem," Lipton area sheep producer and Saskatchewan Sheep Breeders Association Board member Martin Catto said.
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Please contact the Minister of Agriculture Bob Bjornerud (pronounced "Benrod") by phone # 306-787-0338 or by e-mail minister.ag.@gov.sk.ca


The coyotes are depending on us all to speak out on their behalf. This type of action is regressive and must be stopped. Canadians must demand that governments begin to look for progressive and humane solutions to human / wildlife conflict issues.

With gratitude for your help,
Shelly and crew

Delilah the magnificent and things just keep rolling along...

Wow - hard to believe that it has been almost 2 weeks since Miss Delilah had her surgery!
Some real angels stepped in to pay her bills and I can't say thank you enough!

Delilah is doing really well. Her leg is healing nicely and the surgery scar is slowly healing up and getting smaller. She *IS* a bit naughty though - last week she decided that she was bored and that pulling out her stitched by herself might be a bit of fun...
Thankfully the way that she was stitched, the bits underneath kept everything together and we didn't need to re suture. Naughty girl!!!

Delilah is an awesome girl and I adore her. She is very affectionate and as she feels better, she is getting even more demonstrative with head butting, purring and asking for attention. I am really attached to her and will be so sad when she finally goes to a permanent home.
But she isn't going yet! ;o)
Two more weeks of healing and we will re-xray her and probably spay her at that time.

She is a lovely girl - and I am so grateful for the support of Project Jessie people. Without the financial side of it we really, really couldn't do this type of work.

Thank you to everyone who stepped up and helped her - you are angels every one!!!

The past week has been brutal for the program.

Besides dear Delilah, we took in a tiny, senior dog named Peggy Sue who has mammary cancer. She was sitting all hunched up, shaking and wet at the side of the road and was found by a caring young lady. We aren't sure yet if the tumour is best left alone, or if it would be better to remove it. Peggy is about 10 years old - not ancient for a little dog, but not super young either. Depending on the type of tumour we will have to decided the best course of action. She is a sweet, active and lovely girl though and she ADORES her foster mom - Lia. We will give her the best help we can.

Then there are the 7 bunnies that came in, and the kittens that need some extra diagnostics to find out why they aren't doing well, and the dog with the broken leg that might need amputation, and Kizmet whom the vet is recommending would benefit from a neurological assessment with a specialist...



Things are busy - but Project Jessie is doing some wonderful stuff.
Thank YOU for making that possible!

ttys,
Shelly and crew