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Citizens for Pets in Condos update |
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MaidaWG |
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Jun 25, 08 - 12:27 AM |
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maidawg@comcast.net |
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A recent comment on our online petition said, “Banning pets is no different than banning children.” NO – that really is NOT the issue. The biggest problems with getting pets allowed are in the 55+ complexes, where people move into senior housing knowing that children aren’t allowed to LIVE there. Just because a complex does not allow children, it does not automatically follow that no pets should be allowed. What is really horrible about some no-pet deed restrictions is that many no pet rules are interpreted to mean that children are allowed to visit, but not pets.
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Two items added to our Health Benefits tab:
1) Can a Pet Ease Depression? Watch the video on that page, too!
2) "The Eden Alternative is dedicated to improving the lives of Elders and those who care for them by transforming the communities in which they live and work. We fight against the plague of loneliness, helplessness, and boredom. These are plagues of the human spirit, not the human body, but they are just as devastating and just as deadly as any disease of the human body. We support the value of live-in companion animals as a possible antidote to these plagues. There is nothing that the medical model has to ease the suffering from Loneliness, helplessness, or boredom. But a pet companion can help with all three by providing an opportunity for companionship ( the antidote to loneliness), and opportunity to give care ( the antidote for helplessness), and an opportunity for variety and spontaneity in the elder's daily life ( the antidote to boredom).
There is much research that proves the value of the human-animal bond to the well-being of the Elder. A community that values its Elders, would work hard to combat the plagues of the human spirit and would support their right to animal companionship.
Check out this website for one reference - http://www.deltasociety.org/download/Health%20Benefits.pdf" -- Nancy Fox Executive Director
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We have just joined iGive.com as yet another opportunity for you to shop online and help us help both people and pets.
You Shop, They Win! Help Citizens for Pets in Condos Inc. for free! Go to www.iGive.com/petsincondos
$5 bonus donation, available for a limited time only:
Each new supporter who joins iGive.com and makes a single purchase within 45 days of joining receives an extra $5 donation for our cause! There is no minimum to buy, and they have over 680 name-brand online stores to choose from.
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As of 6/19/2008, 18,389 signatures on our petition to allow pets. What can you do to help us up the signature count?
Other stuff:
South Florida Siberian Husky Rescue needs volunteers to help out at an event next Saturday at Muvico Paradise Theater, 15601 Sheridan Street (at I-75) in Davie. Help is neeeded to work shifts from noon – 4, and from 4 – 8 PM.
“It’s sad but we are seeing many of our Fur Ball friends being abandoned by their owners who have lost their homes due to foreclosures, and or the many calls from shelters where the Siberians have literally been dumped.”
If you can help, Call Bobbie at 305 595-6065 or email bobbie@sibrescue.com. |
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