3 Paws Up - Kudos'

This file will list those who should be congratulated for their efforts.

9/8/06:           a 6 week old kitten found itself trapped inside a sewer line on Balsam St. in Mattapan, MA and climbed on top of a robotic amera sent down to find him and rode it to freedom.

The ARL of Boston and the Boston Water & Sewer Dept rescued the kitten which has been put up for adoption.  Kudo's to Brian O'Connor & Anthony  Fabiano of the Animal Rescue League and Donald Todd & Bart Viola of the Boston Water & Sewer Dept for the rescue.

3/30/05: 13-year-old 7th grader Tim Eisemann from Babylon, NY has taken action against his local school district on an educational program that intially raises ducklings but then returns them to be slaughtered for food. Tim wants to be sure the value of life is taught. "Every year thousands of classrooms across the country participate in what they call 'hatchling programs' where fertilized eggs from chickens or ducks are place in elementary school classrooms to be incubated", states Susan Marion, founder/director of Angel's Gate Hospice & Rehabilitation Center for Animals in Fort Salonga, NY.

Eisemann was determined to find the 4 ducklings he and his classmates had nurtered for over 2 months and not send them back to the fate that awaited them. Angel's Gate opened its doors to Tims's ducklings along with 18 more as Tim called all the other classes in the school that had also hatched chicks. He wanted to save them all. According to the law, no student is oblicated to participate in experiments that are against their values.

Alicyn Leigh of the Long Island Press writes: Concerned people like Eisemann are an asset to our society. With so many humans on our planet who have absolutely no regard for animals whatsoever, he gives hope that our children, who are the future of animal welfare, will make a difference. Even at his young age, he clearly understands the value of life. (Photo's courtesy of The Long Island Press)

A 3 year old pit bull named Marley is a hero for saving a little girl in Alaska from a house fire.

 Two Jack Russell terriers named Barbie and Lucy were honored as heroes in Gainesville, Florida after alerting their human family to a fire on Christmas Eve 2003, enabling them get out safely moments before their house went up in flames.

  Burlington Vermont voted in July 2003 to pass a resolution prohibiting circuses with elephants, lions, tigers, bears or primates from appearing in city owned facilities.

Kudos also go to Reverend Gary Kowalski of the Green Mountain Animal Defenders, PETA, the ASPCA and The Humane Society of the US for their efforts in getting this resolution passed.

The vote by the way by the City Council was unanimous.

 03/02/03 4 dogs were inducted into the New Jersey Veterinary Foundations, Animal Hall of Fame.

"Daytona" was inducted for her volunteer work teaching kids in Atlantic County fire safety techniques.

"Dino" was honored for puttying his life on the line.

"Curtsey" is in the Hall of Fame for enriching the lives of kids with disabilities who attend a special school in Princeton.

"Baxter" was inducted as a companion dog from Bayonne, who participates in fund-raisers for charity. Reference: New Jersey News 12

 2/19/03 It took 3 hours and rescue teams from Kearny, Newark and North Arlington to save a dog stranded in the Passaic River.

The Rottweiler mix was slowly drifting on a chunk of ice before crews were able to successfully and dramatically bring the animal to shore. The dog was floating 30 feet from the shoreline. The rescuers went out in a small rowboat, battling currents and avoid ice floes. Firefighters stood on the Newark and the Kearney sides of the river, in case either the rescuers or the dog fell in the water. The 40-pound rottweiler, is about 3-4 years old and resting in the Newark, NJ Animal Shelter. Reference: New Jersey News 12

 5/29/02 In Paterson NJ One very lucky dog owes her life to Patterson Police Sergeant Troy Oswald. Sergeant Oswald rappelled 200 feet down off a footbridge to the rocks below to rescue a young female shepherd mix. Jim Hearney, of the Passaic County Sheriff's Department assisted in the rescue. Hearney stated "You couldn't leave her there, that's all you saw were little eyes saying 'come down and help me', you had to make it happen." The dog was recovering at the Paterson Animal Shelter. Reference: New JerseyNews 12 and The Animal Spirit

 8/8/02 In Panama City Florida

(Photo courtesy of the Associated Press) Pooh Bear, a 13 year old black Pomeranian is back home. The dog had been stolen in 1996 and missing for 6 years. She was reunited with her family after a stranger found her roaming the streets in Cincinnati and used a microchip to trace her back to her guardians. Reference: The Manchester Union Leader

 To Steven Ricker, who entered an oversized dog kennel in a parking lot in Reno Nevada to raise money for every animal euthanized in Washoe County during the year 1990. Since 1991 this fund-raiser continues every year on the week before Thanksgiving. For more info on the "Kennel Caper" contact the American Animal Assistance Society at 702 Plumas, Reno, NV 89509.