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From: ASPCA - news-alert [at] aspca.org
Date: Sep 29, 2006 7:00 AM
Subject: Pet Poison Alert: The Risks of Rodenticide/Adopt-A-Shelter Dog Month

September 29, 2006

Welcome to our weekly email newsletter, your source for the latest news from our animal welfare community and information on pending humane legislation.

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ASPCA NEWS ALERT
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PET POISON ALERT: RAT AND MOUSE POISONS

In 2005, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center managed approximately 7,000 cases involving companion animal exposures to products used to eradicate rats, mice and other rodents–which can result in bleeding, seizures, and damage to the kidneys or other vital organs.

ASPCA SUCCESS STORY OF THE WEEK: HE CAME. HE CONQUERED. HE’S SAWDUST

It took the Casper family five visits to the local shelter to find their perfect pooch.

SMILE–IT’S ALMOST ADOPT-A-SHELTER DOG MONTH!

Get ready to celebrate all things canine! This October–and all throughout the year–it’s all dogs, all the time.

COMING UP: PET POPULATION CONTROL SEMINAR

The Third International Symposium on Non-Surgical Contraceptive Methods for Pet Population Control hits Alexandria, VA, this November.

ON YOUR GROCERY LIST: SHOP TO HELP HOMELESS ANIMALS

Shop in support of animals! For every $10 purchase of IAMS dog and cat food, Febreze, Swiffer or Bounce made at participating stores, 10 percent of net retail sales will be donated to the ASPCA.

DECLAWING OF WILD ANIMALS HAS BEEN BANNED

Great news! Declawing of captive wild or exotic animals, including lions, tigers, wolves and bears, is no longer permitted under the Animal Welfare Act.

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ASPCA ADVOCACY
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CALIFORNIA: TWO IMPORTANT ANIMAL CRUELTY BILLS SIGNED INTO LAW!

Golden State residents, please thank Governor Schwarzenegger for signing two humane bills–Senate Bill 1806, which will make it unlawful to leave a companion animal unattended in a motor vehicle in extreme conditions, and Senate Bill 1349, which increases the penalty for animal fighting.

MORE ALERTS FOR YOUR AREA…

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ASPCA Community
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