The Rome Floyd Humane Society's Annual Meeting was held on Oct. 9th at the Rome Floyd County Library. New officers and committee chairs were elected. Vacancies on the Board of Directors were filled and fees were raised slightly. It was a very productive meeting, with all votes being unanimous (though the officers abstained rather than voting for themselves!)
1997 was a good year. Most of the organization's energy
was concentrated on adoptions and on increasing the public's awareness of the
society.
He came into my life after a very tragic event,
hit by a car in Cartersville, and off
to a vet he went.
For the person who had hit him
refused to pay for any of his care.
He was in pain all that night; that seemed
so terribly unfair.
He had to have an amputation, and
he was skinned up from the road.
A passerby who called to check on him
said she would pay for part of the load.
I had just lost a Spaniel a few
days befor this came about,
when the rescue call needed a home for
him, I never had a doubt.
He sure did look pitiful the first
time I saw him at the vet,
The most pitiful Spaniel I had ever met.
I brought him home and made him
comfortable, as comfortable as could be.
I gave him food, medicine and love, and
most important, a family.
When I come home from work, he
always greets me at the door,
He kisses me, looks into my eyes, and
rolls over on the floor.
I sit with him, rub him, and tell
him what a handsome boy he is,
As I look around at the bones and toys
scattered around that we've made his.
He listens to every word I say,
and he loves me way down inside,
as I admire my handsome boy that could
have so easily died.
I've loved animal for all my life
now, and have received much love from them,
But I've never felt the love returned
so deep as I do from him.
Starla Wages is a Board Member on the Rome Floyd Humane Society and is the Recording Secretary.
Canine Vision, Inc. trains and provides guide dogs for the visually impaired.
Guide dogs are carefully bred, selected and trained. Puppy trainers work with and care for the puppies for six to eighteen months. A dog and a person are matched together very carefully, and then the training of both begins. Dogs and their people are trained in the environment the person lives in, and they will send a trainer to where the person is. They do not at present have dormitory facilities. One of the most heartwarming clients they have is a young lady who, with her guide dog, is now attending college.
Canine Vision is seeking the donation of a purebred female Labrador Retriever and/or Golden Retriever. They are also looking for people willing to be puppy trainers in this area. Monetary donations to this non-profit organizaton are always welcome.
The owner, Sally Sue Bradley, is a very knoledgeable and caring person. For more information, or to support this worthwhile organization, call her at 770-599-0680, or write to her at Canine Vision, Inc., 2305 Luther Bailey Road, Senoia, GA 30276.
Kittens are curious creatures capable of jumping onto high surfaces or squeezing into the smallest of spaces. To protect your kitten in his new environment, and to safeguard your belongings, kitten proof your house.
Kitchens/bathrooms
• Use child-proof latches to keep little paws from
prying open cabinets. • Keep medicatons, cleaners, chemicals adn laundry
supplies on high shelves. • Keep trash cans covered or inside a latched
cabinet. • Check for and block any small spaces, nooks or holes inside
cabinetry or behind washer/dryer units. • Make sure they haven't jumped
into the dryer before you turn it on. • Keep foods out of reach (even if
the food isn't harmful, the wrapping could be.)
Living/family rooms
• Place dangling wires from lamps, VCRs, televisions,
stereos, and phones out of reach. • Keep kids toys put away. Put away knick-knacks
until your kitten has the coordination not to knock them over. • Check
all those places where your vacume cleaner doesn't fit, but your kitten does,
for dangerous items like string. • Move house plants which can be poisonous
out of reach, including hanging plants that can be jumped onto from other nearby
surfaces. • Be careful that you don't close your kitten in closets or dresser
drawers. • Make sure all heating/air vents have a cover. • Put away
all sewing and craft notions, especially thread.
Garage
Move all chemicals to high shelves or behind secure doors.
• Clean up all antifreeze from the floor and driveway, as one taste can
be lethal to a kitten. • Bang on your car hood to ensure that your kitten
(or a neighbor cat) has not hidden in the engine for warmth.
Bedrooms
Keep laundry and shoes behind closed doors (drawstrings
and buttons can cause major problems). • Keep any medicatons, lotions or
cosmetics off accessible surfaces like the bedside table. • Move electrical
and phone wires out of reach of chewing.
Bill Curtis is the Chief of Rome Floyd County Animal Control and sits on the Board of Directors for the Rome Floyd Humane Society.