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Vol. 4 No. 5 / May 2008
IN THIS ISSUE:
• Fighting Cruelty
• Book Review
• Ask the Experts
• News Briefs
• Coconuts
• Making a Difference
• Visit to Best Friends
• Pet Horoscopes
• Marketplace
• Adoptions
• Animals Perspective
 CALENDAR
• Kids Corner
• Marketplace
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Welcome to Connecticut's
only FREE newspaper for pets
and the people who love them!
Pets Press is a monthly publication that talks directly to animal adoring pet owners with quality stories and in-depth authoritative features, photos, product news and reviews, advice columns, letters to the editor and more.
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Stamford Dog Adoption Day
Meet our dogs, outdoor, at the lovely surroundings of the Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens in Stamford. Enjoy this beautiful venue while you meet some beautiful dogs. Please join us on Saturday, May 17, 2008 from 11:00am-2:30pm. The Arboretum is located at: 151 Brookdale Road, Stamford. For more information, contact Barbara Rossi, Special Projects Coordinator at: 203-322-6971. Visit the Arboretum web site: www.bartlettarboretum.org.
You may also visit the Animal Care & Control Shelter website at www.cityofstamford.org/animalcontrol.
The (New) 2008 Walk for Fidelco, Saturday, May 17th
We’re calling our 2008 Walk for Fidelco “new” because it’s going to take place in a new location, Manchester Community College (MCC), at a new time, 8:30-10:30am, and it will feature a new treat; complimentary snacks and beverages to all walkers and their dogs.
MCC is graciously letting us use their paved hiking trails that wind through the peaceful wooded areas surrounding the campus. That means no muddy shoes and no muddy paws! There’s also ample free parking, music, Walk and team prizes and Walk T-shirts for everyone who raises $75 or more. There will also be balloons and (temporary) tattoos for the children.
So make plans to join us on May 17th for the “New” 2008 Walk for Fidelco! For more information, contact Jan Adams at 860-243-4801 or visit www.walkforfidelco.org.
“Great White Alligator” Opens
May 23 at the The Maritime Aquarium
See a rare “great white of the wetlands,” when The Maritime Aquarium welcomes an eight-foot albino alligator! This extremely rare alligator – along with an alligator snapping turtle, the largest freshwater turtle species in the world – will be on display from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day in a special outdoor exhibit on the riverfront courtyard. A visit from another white alligator in summer 2005 was extremely popular with visitors, who marveled at the creature that – aside from being creamy white – looked and acted like a regular ’gator. Albino animals have a genetic oddity that prevents their skin, fur, feathers and eyes from producing natural colorations. Thus, they are entirely white, except for pinkish eyes. Like all albino creatures, young albino alligators have a hard time staying unseen from predators, so they usually don’t survive long in the wild. One estimate has 5 million American alligators alive today – and just 40 are albino. Albino alligators also have the added challenge of being – like normal alligators – cold-blooded reptiles that rely on the warmth of their surroundings for energy. Unfortunately, their pale hide is very susceptible to sunburns. Legend has it that staring into the eyes of a white alligator brings good luck and prosperity. Visitors may be familiar with common snapping turtles but not their larger cousins, the alligator snapping turtle, which generally top 150 pounds as adults. Other displays explain the need for wetlands conservation, both in alligator country as well as around Long Island Sound. Included with Aquarium admission.
For more information call 203-852-0700 or visit www.maritimeaquarium.org.
VITAS Innovative Hospice Care® of
Connecticut is looking for volunteers.
VITAS invites friendly and well-behaved pets to join the Paw Pals program, in which animals and their humans learn how to visit patients at the end of life. A registered VITAS Paw Pals visitor can offer comfort, bring back memories, encourage activity and provide unconditional love to VITAS patients.
"Pet therapy can sometimes reach a patient when no one else can," says Karen Hale, Manager of Volunteer Services. "Our Paw Pals brighten the day for everyone when they visit. I think even the animals know what an important function they fulfill."
Paw Pals must be well-groomed and have up-to-date health records. Hospice volunteer training is provided free of charge. For more information on VITAS’ Paw Pals program, contact Karen Hale at 860-920-6000 or 1-800-755-6710.
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