HGTV's Alison Victoria

27 Pages·2015·9.9 MB·English

Summer 2015
HGTV’s
Alison Victoria
crashing kitchens,
saving lives
Protect Your Pet The Next Step to
a No Kill Chicago

Avoid these common
household risks Englewood door-to-door
outreach
North Shore
Adoption Center
Opens!
ABOUT
If we could, we’d
give it a thumbs up.
FREDRICK - Adopted May 2015 CLOVER - Adopted May 2015
PAWS CHICAGO MISSION IS TO BUILD NO KILL COMMUNITIES – STARTING WITH A NO KILL CHICAGO –
WHERE PETS ARE NO LONGER DESTROYED JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE HOMELESS. Since our founding in 1997,
a year in which a staggering 42,561 dogs and cats were killed in Chicago, the number of homeless dogs and cats euthanized
annually has dropped significantly, down 77 percent by 2014. But this drop does not mean our work is done: In 2014, 9,817
animals were still killed in Chicago and nearly 60,000 animals were killed in the state of Illinois.
When will Chicago be considered a No Kill city? When we are saving every healthy and treatable animal. To reach that goal,
PAWS Chicago is implementing a comprehensive No Kill model to build a No Kill Chicago.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT HEALTH & BEHAVIOR
Community is at the core of everything we do. Engaging the public Part of the commitment to guaranteeing life for all PAWS pets is
in the cause of homeless animals and providing them with the keeping them happy, healthy and continually moving toward new
information to make lifesaving choices, like adoption and spay/neuter, loving homes. In order to achieve this goal, we have built a
is what has brought about such transformation in our 17 years. When state-of-the-art shelter medicine program and an onsite training
people find out what pets are facing in a community’s sheltering center to treat and rehabilitate sick, injured, shy, undersocialized and
system, they respond. They are inspired to donate, to volunteer, to behaviorally challenged animals.
adopt and to spread the word. It’s through that mobilization that we • 2014 Save Rate: 97.5 percent
will achieve a No Kill community.
VOLUNTEERS & FOSTERS
SPAY/NEUTER & OUTREACH
Volunteers are the life-force behind PAWS Chicago. This dedicated
PAWS Chicago’s Lurie Clinic – the city’s largest provider of free workforce is made up of thousands of impassioned community
and low-cost spay/neuter surgeries – and its mobile extension, members who make it possible to provide homeless pets with the
the GusMobile van, work to bring spay and neuter services to quality care and love they deserve.
neighborhoods challenged with pet overpopulation. The Lurie Clinic • 2014 Volunteers: 103,718 hours, equaling 50 full-time employees
is located in and serves Chicago’s most at-risk and under-resourced • 2014: 3,467 animals placed in foster
communities where the majority of stray pets originate. Through
PAWS for Life Englewood, we are reaching under-served families
FINANCIAL HEALTH & SUSTAINABILITY
where they live, going door-to-door and providing free spay/neuter
services and transportation. Every year, we strive to grow our programs to save more lives. As
• 2014 Spay/neuter surgeries: 18,290 with everything we do, we make sure to view it through a lens that is
• 2014: Program initiated in Englewood focused on making long-term, sustainable change. We believe strong
fiscal management is key to optimizing and leveraging resources.
ADOPTIONS
PAWS Chicago has revolutionized the sheltering of Chicago’s For 13 years in a row, Charity Navigator, the nation’s largest
homeless animals through its cageless No Kill Adoption Center in independent charity evaluator, has awarded PAWS Chicago its
Lincoln Park and our newly opened North Shore adoption facility. highest 4-star rating – a designation achieved by less than one
These centers, in combination with more than 50 off-site adoption percent of charities evaluated. PAWS Chicago is also the highest
events each year, enable PAWS Chicago to find new homes for rated charity in the Animal Rights, Welfare & Services category.
thousands of animals.
Some things are a natural fit. Like Subaru owners and their four-legged copilots,
• 2014 Adoptions: 5,952
Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive and confidence on the road, and the proud partnership
PIPPEN FASSEAS PAWS CHICAGO BLAZER BUILDING AND MEDICAL CENTER
between Subaru retailers and PAWS Chicago. Because anyone willing to give pets a
ADOPTION CENTER GLENN L. FELNER TRAINING CENTER AND LURIE CLINIC
little love deserves some back. Love. It’s what makes a Subaru, a Subaru. 1997 N. Clybourn Avenue ADOPTION CENTER Training, Communications, Spay/Neuter Clinic, Admissions
Chicago, IL 60614 Located inside Petco Special Events & Development Program & Hospital
(773) 935-PAWS 1616 Deerfield Road 1933 N. Marcey Street 3516 W. 26th Street
Highland Park, IL 60035 Chicago, IL 60614 Chicago, IL 60623
Visit subaru.com to learn more. [phone] [phone] (773) 521-SPAY
pawschicago.org
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contributors
Summer 2015
Amy Williams Bernstein
Carley Champlin
Danielle Gordon
Megy Karydes
Megan Lee
SAVING BABY GEORGE
Check out our new digital digs Elaine Markoutsas
ON THE COVER: Temperatures were way below zero when a teenage
• News and resources for your pet Susanna Negovan Alison Victoria, pictured with boy found a tiny nine-week-old kitten in a garbage
Domer, a dog she rescued from can in Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood. He
• Adoptable cats and dogs
the streets of Chicago.
was clinging to life. His fur was matted and he was un-
• Information about the No Kill model PHOTOGRAPHY: Bob Coscarelli
derweight and congested, but still alive. The boy rushed
• Ways to get involved the kitten to PAWS Chicago where our veterinarians
photographers
provided immediate medical care to warm up the kitten
• Special events
COVER STORIES and began treating him for an upper respiratory infec-
6 The Next Step to a No Kill Chicago tion. Once stable, the kitten, now named Baby George,
Connect | Learn | Save Lives Jonny Blackstone Kylie Larson Englewood door-to-door outreach was welcomed into a loving foster home where he grew
jonnyblackstoneproductions.com kylielarsonphotography.com strong. After his neuter surgery, Baby George made his
14 North Shore Adoption Center Opens
pawschicago.org way to the Lincoln Park Adoption Center where he was
Rich Chen Photography Jeremy Lawson
24 HGTV’s Alison Victoria Crashing kitchens,
quickly adopted into a loving home.
richchenphotography.com jeremylawsonphotography.com saving lives

Bob Coscarelli Caitlin Lisa Photography 30 Protect Your Pet Avoid these common
household risks
coscarelli.com caitlinlisa.com
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ALL THINGS PAWS
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12 Dogs Rescued from Puppy Mill
facebook.com/pawschicagorescue Suzanne Deveney Breeding Operation
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facebook.com/ 13 Barnaby: Lost & Found Microchip reunites
pawschicagoadoptioncenter stolen dog with owner
facebook.com/pawschicagonorthshore 15 Urgent Need for Foster Families
17 Draft Day in Chicago
editorial team
TWITTER
LIVE GOOD
SAVING COQUI
twitter.com/pawschicago
Editor-In-Chief Advertising 20 Joe Siprut Prominent attorney helping animals
Alexis Fasseas Melissa French
22 Andrew Tobin A hero for homeless dogs At 15 years old, Coqui’s life was turned upside
Senior Editors Creative Director down. His owner went into a nursing home and was
INSTAGRAM Danielle Gordon Joline Rivera IN THIS ISSUE unable to take his beloved dog with him. Instead,
instagram.com/pawschicago Julie Mazzola Coqui ended up at Chicago Animal Care & Control
Art Director 16 Adopt-A-Bull PAWS Chicago’s bully breed (the city pound) and was scheduled for euthanasia
Writers Amie White adoption event raises awareness that day. PAWS Chicago rescued Coqui after finding
Kaitlin Allen 18 Creature Comforts Incorporating pet-friendly him shaking and coughing in his cage. His sweet
PINTEREST Sarah Ahlberg Graphic Design designs into your home personality shone through. In addition to cataracts
Sydney South
pinterest.com/pawschicago Julia Poukatch 32 PAWS Chicago Fur Ball and masses on his body, Coqui was diagnosed with
pneumonia and began receiving immediate medical
34 Animal Magnetism
care from PAWS veterinarians. Coqui will need several
36 Petiquette Three steps to a well-mannered dog
weeks to recuperate but is doing so in the comfort of
YOUTUBE
38 Jackson Galaxy’s Guide to Catification a loving foster home. Once he is medically cleared, he
youtube.com/pawschicagoadoption 41 Memorials & Tributes will be available for adoption.
49 PAWS Chicago Alumni
Board of Directors
FROM THE
Paula Fasseas, Chairman
Pam Carey, President FOUNDER
George Karcazes, Secretary
Alexis Fasseas, Treasurer
Janice Beck, Barbara Bradford, Bruce Crown, Charles
Day, Lisa Dent, Prof. Mark Duggan, Peter Fasseas,
Raj Fernando, Sonia Florian, Suzie Glickman,
Suzanne LeMignot, Amy Mack, Mayari Pritzker,
Dr. Barbara Royal, Bob Sherman, Bill Smithburg, dedication to this cause is making more of an impact than
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Maria Smithburg, Michael Sweig you realize. Together, we are not only building a No Kill
 community but a humane community where all animals
Development Board are valued.
And we are making tremendous progress! We finished
President Ambassador Co-Chairs
2014 with better results for animals than ever before. Not
Benjamin Bornstein Melissa Cocagne &
Vice Presidents Julie Conway only did our PAWS Chicago programs save more lives and
Melissa Cocagne & Amy Turk Hospitality Co-Chairs offer more services, but we reached a momentous milestone
Membership Chair Bonnie Spurlock, for the city of Chicago. For the first time, the number of pets
Chris Ksoll Nancy Sterling & euthanized in Chicago fell below 10,000. While 9,817 pets is
Judy Tullman
Media Chair
still far too many, our community’s programs are working,
Jaclene Tetzlaff Professional Board Liaison
Ashley Pettit with 77 percent fewer pets euthanized last year than when
we were founded in 1997.
Sharon Axelrod, Nancy Baird, Wyllys Baird, Janice Beck, Sharon
Dear Friends, In this issue, you can read about new targeted programs
Bergen, Dustin Bertram, Aileen Blackwell, Lynn Block, Renata
Block, Robert Block, Benjamin Bornstein, Walter Brindell, Nicole like PAWS for Life (page 6) and Adopt-a-Bull (page 16) that
Brown, Jennifer Burg, Jessica Canning, Melissa Canning, Pamela In May, I had one of the most moving experiences will continue to move us toward a No Kill community.
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Carey, Lindsay Carlton, Deborah Chapman, Jacqueline Chesler, attending the inaugural PAWS for Life Englewood We have dedicated this Summer 2015 issue to the idea
Lawrence Chesler, Tara Clack Bell, Melissa Cocagne, Julie Conway,
Community Day. We commonly hear about Englewood of home. Home is a place to live and belong, a retreat and
 PJ DeCamp, Angie DeMars, Pamela Duffy, Rick Eddington, Susan
in the news—as the most dangerous neighborhood in a refuge. It is also the biggest dream and aspiration for
 Engel-Arieli, Alexis Fasseas, Paula Fasseas, Candace Fates, Steven
Chicago. But we at PAWS Chicago have a completely homeless pets.
Fatora, Christine Fisher, Susan Frank, Adam Fried, Wayne Gailis,
Laurie Gentle, Kimberly Gleeson, Suzie Glickman, Deb Gold, Alison different experience. We know it to be the most loving And finding homes for displaced or unwanted cats and
Victoria Gramenos, Margie Habermann, Amy Halstead, community you will ever experience, where neighbors look dogs is one of our core missions here at PAWS Chicago. We
Lauren Hamlin, Meda Hatcher, Gary Haut, Linda Havlin, out for one another. Englewood is about families, friends, are on track this year to find new, permanent homes for
Beth Hayden, Frances Henkel, Stephanie Henry, Virginia Holden,
community—and also a deep affection for pets. more than 6,000 pets. We opened our new North Shore
Robert Hovermale, Holly Hunt, Susan Jacobson, Shari Johnson,
I had the opportunity to talk to countless families who Adoption Center in December 2014 in Highland Park to save
Candace Jordan, Robert Kabakoff, Susan Karkomi, Brittany Kirk,
were lined up around the block for free vaccinations for more lives (page 14).
David Klaskin, Michelle Koss, Brigette Kragie, Chris Ksoll,
Cheri Lawrence, Linda Leahy, Suzanne LeMignot, Carole Lenders, the pets they adore. In total, more than 300 dogs and cats In our centerpiece article, “HGTV’s Alison Victoria:
Sheryl Lesch, Hannah Levine, Leigh Levy, Nancy MacIntosh, came to Bethsaida Missionary Baptist Church, where Crashing Kitchens, Saving Lives,” we chat with the HGTV
Amy Mack, Karen Maisa, Joanna Mallers, Christine Mallul, our GusMobile was parked, to receive free medical care. and DIY host, who happens to be a Chicagoan and a
 Joseph Manicki, Elaine Markoutsas, Anita Mauro, Daniel Mauro,
Our volunteers and PAWS for Life team were on hand to passionate animal lover, rescuer and dedicated PAWS
 Kristina McGrath, Thomas McGuire, Irene Michaels, Amy Mick, talk about the importance of spay/neuter and to answer Chicago supporter (page 24). Alison explains how her pets
Julie Miller, Kurt Miller, Michele Mistovich, Rita Moore,
 questions about pets. make her house her home. I hope you enjoy the issue.
Pam Myerson-Gratz, Saq Nadeem, Dawn O’Neal, James O’Neal,
 Nancy Officer, Maria Pandolfo, Anne Marie Peretz, Ashley Pettit, I witnessed the gratitude from these families at being
Pamela Phillips Weston, Bernice Pink, Stephanie Prousis, able to provide for their pets important vaccinations they Warmest regards, and thank you for all you do for

Suzanne Prysak, Ashley Quicksilver, Laurie Randolph, otherwise could not afford, and it struck me that PAWS homeless animals,
Barbara Rinella, Sharon Rosenthal, Robin Ross, Erin Runnels, is a movement that unites people through the process
 Rebecca Sanchez, Regina Savage, Allison Schatz, Haley Schulman,
of helping animals. We bring people together from all
Mitch Serrano, Stan Siuta, Maria Smithburg, Peggy Sorenson,
 different walks of life, the common thread being a deep
Patricia Spratt Bauer, Bonnie Spurlock, Virginia Stafman, Fred
 Steingraber, Nancy Sterling, Lynne Styles, Edmund Sweeney, passion for caring for our companions, who cannot speak or Paula Fasseas
Lesley Sweeney, Jo Ann Sweig, Jaclene Tetzlaff, Nancy Timmers, fend for themselves. Founder and Chair
Andrew Tobin, Heidi Torrence-Simon, Howard Tullman, I tell this story to offer you, our donors, volunteers
Judith Tullman, Amy Turk, Mallory Ulaszek, Mark VanGorder, and community supporters, my deepest thanks and
Laura Wallace, Carol Walter, Julie Weisler, J. Patrick Welch,
appreciation for the support you give to PAWS Chicago. Your
Dori Wilson, Heather Yeager, Mark Yeager, Wesley Yee

The Next Step
neighborhoods like Englewood, leading to
extreme overpopulation and high stray rates.
to a No Kill
“It’s just an uneven playing field when it
comes to information and services in these
neighborhoods,” Maxwell said. “We want to
Chicago
keep these animals in their homes, and to
try to make the situation a little bit better.”
Maxwell joined PAWS late last year
PAWS for Life after working for seven years to coordinate
similar outreach programs. Combining her
Englewood door-to- master’s degree in social work from the
University of Chicago along with her exten-
door outreach
PAWS FOR LIFE & sive animal welfare experience, Maxwell is
working not just to reach people with pets,
by Megan Lee THE NO KILL MODEL but to build lasting relationships within the
Englewood community.
PAWS Chicago’s No Kill model has helped slash the city’s “You have to understand the human
euthanasia rate by 77 percent since the organization’s founding circumstance to understand the pet circum-
in 1997. While PAWS Chicago’s robust adoption, shelter medicine, stance,” Maxwell said. “This way, we can
animal behavior, volunteer and spay/neuter programs have been help them all at once.”
successful at addressing the cause of pet overpopulation and As part of the program, Maxwell and
finding solutions to save the lives of cats and dogs, nearly 10,000 volunteers canvass door-to-door, block-by-
homeless pets are still euthanized each year. block, meeting people and pets where they
PAWS for Life is the next step to reaching deep into under- live. They offer information and no-cost
resourced communities that are the source of pet overpopulation services, including spay/neuter services,
and have limited access to spay/neuter information, services and medical care, food, litter, vaccines and
transportation. By reaching people in their neighborhoods and training. Even transportation to and from
going door-to-door, PAWS for Life is providing free services and veterinary appointments is arranged at no
information to help families care for their pets. Across America, cost to the pet owners. If a pet cannot remain
80 percent of pets are spayed or neutered, but in Englewood, only in a home, PAWS will admit the animal to
five percent of pets have received the important surgery. PAWS for its adoption program.
Life is changing that. So far, PAWS for Life canvassing is
SMITH LOVES HIS CATS. His affection for A new PAWS Chicago program launched late focused on Englewood, but PAWS aims
them is obvious – when he rubs them between last year in Englewood, PAWS for Life, is giving to extend the program to other under-
the ears, cradles them in his arms, and fills their Smith and other pet owners in the neighbor- served neighborhoods.
bowl with a generous amount of food. hood the resources and support they need for The door-to-door community outreach
It’s just the four of them, in a one-room base- their animals. aspect of PAWS for Life is only half of the
ment apartment in Englewood, one of the most Designed to reach deep into the city’s program. Another contingent of PAWS
under-served neighborhoods in Chicago. Buddy, under-served communities, PAWS for Life is
a black-and-white shorthair, was born right proactive animal welfare: helping support Continued on page 8
in the basement. The second cat, Hop-Along, people in caring for their pets, said Laurie
was a stray who couldn’t stay away from the Maxwell, PAWS for Life Outreach Manager.
comfort of Smith’s warm apartment. And In Englewood, 49 percent of the population
Mama, a small, friendly calico tabby, was left lives below the poverty line, with a 47 percent t Residents attended PAWS Chicago’s first
behind when another tenant in the building high school graduation rate and a per capita Englewood Community Day where free
moved out. income of just over $11,000 per year. More than vaccinations were provided for 230 pets and
Together, they’re a tight-knit family. But 25,000 cats and dogs live in the three-square- 90 spay/neuter appointments were made.
Smith also lives on a tight budget: “I just can’t mile neighborhood, but only an estimated
afford three cats,” he said. five percent of animals have been sterilized in
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“WE WERE PUT ON THIS EARTH
TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE WHO
CAN’T TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES.
I’M HAPPY TO DO THAT.”
– SMITH
Continued from page 7
workers and volunteers focus on that PAWS Chicago could provide.
people who bring their pets to the Because of this program, another
city pound, or Chicago Animal Care dog was kept from entering the
& Control (CACC). city pound.
PAWS representatives are sta- The work PAWS is doing in Engle-
tioned inside the city pound, at wood and at CACC is changing lives,
the front desk, ready to provide said Billie Shropshire, a resident www.familypetanimalhospital.com
773-935-2311
information and resources to people of Englewood who has received
who come to CACC planning to give services through PAWS for Life.
up their pets. Because many pets Shropshire and her daughter,
1401 W. Webster Ave.
are being relinquished due to lack Ravin Baldwin, took in a young
Chicago, IL 60614
of resources for food, training or cat, Black Girl, and her four kittens.
medical care, PAWS representatives Although they initially planned to
are there to talk with pet owners surrender the kittens, they fell in
and offer support at the time of love and kept the whole brood. PAWS for Life Outreach Manager Laurie Maxwell
critical need. “Laurie is like a daughter to me
Already, the CACC outreach part now. I love this girl,” Shropshire said.
of the program has helped keep The program has allowed PAWS
GET INVOLVED
more than 19 percent of pets from to reach what Maxwell calls “the
being relinquished to the pound. last frontier of pet owners.”
This outreach has helped people Those pet owners – like Smith, PAWS for Life needs
like DeMarcus, who brought his who Maxwell approached as he volunteers to canvass in
dog to the city pound. As Outreach walked by while she was canvass- Englewood and work with
Family Pet is proud to support PAWS Chicago
Advocate Kris Badillo spoke with ing in the neighborhood – deserve
pet owners at Chicago
DeMarcus, it was evident how the same love from animals as
Animal Care & Control.
much he cared for the puppy. But he people in neighborhoods with more
couldn’t afford a crate, which was resources, and can offer pets loving
For more information
essential for training. homes in return.
on volunteering with
Kris provided DeMarcus with a “We were put on this earth to take
these programs, contact
crate and supported him with addi- care of those who can’t take care of
tional information about free spay/ themselves. I’m happy to do that,” Laurie Maxwell at
neuter, vaccines and basic training Smith said. g [email protected].
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BARNABY: LOST & FOUND
Microchip reunites stolen dog with owner
DOGS RESCUED
BARNABY HAD A PRETTY TOUGH biggest smile on my face and it was
FROM PUPPY WEEK, BUT HIS STORY HAD A just so much relief. I can’t think of a
HAPPY ENDING BECAUSE HE WAS happier feeling,” Johnston said.
MICROCHIPPED. The 6 1/2-year-old About six months before the dog
MILL BREEDING
West Highland Terrier was stolen napping, Barnaby’s vet had placed
from his apartment in the West Loop a tiny electronic chip about the size
OPERATION on May 18. of a grain of rice under the animal’s
Surveillance video from the skin between the shoulder blades.
building shows a man leaving with a The microchip, which can be scanned
white dog under his arm. A car pulls at a veterinarian’s office or shelter,
EIGHTY-ONE DOGS AND PUPPIES WERE RESCUED FROM “It is because of volunteers like Joan Marie that PAWS up to the sidewalk, and Barnaby holds information that leads back to Adam Johnston with Barnaby (above).
A BREEDING OPERATION IN ST. ANNE IN KANKAKEE can provide the life-saving support to animals in urgent and the suspect pull away. Why a pet’s owner. Surveillance video shows a man leaving
COUNTY ON APRIL 7. The animals were housed, some for need,” said Paula Fasseas, PAWS Chicago’s founder and chair. Barnaby’s home was forcibly entered Johnston’s advice to all pet owners: Johnston’s building with Barnaby (below).
years, in small, dirty pens with wire floors. They lived in a “Thanks to their efforts, the precious dogs who were rescued and he was taken, while nothing else Get your animals microchipped.
windowless room, never seeing the light of the sun or feeling that day will never live in fear and sadness again.” in the condo was stolen, remains a “Do it. As soon as possible. It’s not
the texture of grass. The stench of ammonia was so strong “My thoughts often go to all the dogs who weren’t rescued mystery and the case is still under that expensive and it’s incredibly
that rescuers required masks to protect them from the fumes. from this puppy mill over the last decade,” Dauber said. ”I tell investigation. important. When you find your dog
The rescue operation was organized by Animal Rescue everyone who asks about my experience that if they ever have When Barnaby’s owner, Adam is gone, you’ll thank yourself for
Corps (ARC), a Washington, DC, based organization, which a chance to take part in a puppy mill rescue, do it – it gave me Johnston, got home and found the having done it – especially when
reached out to PAWS Chicago to help provide transportation, such joy and peace at the end of that long day to know I helped dog missing, it was “just total panic – you get the call from the microchip
volunteers, medication and care for the animals. so many animals.” I first thought he must be hiding and company telling you your dog is
The animals were living “in inhumane conditions and are may be sick or even worse, but when found. If I hadn’t done it, I think I’d
treated as nothing more than breeding machines,” said ARC I couldn’t find him and I saw that the still be hitting myself.”
President Scotlund Haisley. “Dogs have been suffering here door had been broken into, I was just Barnaby was one of the lucky ones.
for a long time but they are finally reclaiming their lives.” completely freaked out, confused Each year, more than 12,000 animals $15 MICROCHIP
PAWS Chicago volunteers, including Joan Marie Dauber, and scared,” Johnston said. “I had come into Chicago Animal Care &
carried Chihuahuas, Shih Tzus, Yorkshire Terriers, Poodles and no clue what had happened or if he Control, the city pound, without SPECIAL
other small breeds out of these appalling living conditions. “I was safe.” owner identification. In 2013, less
was among the first group of volunteers to bring dogs out,” Johnston, did everything he than one percent of stray cats and To help keep pets with their
Dauber said. “Many people asked me if it was hard to be a part could to find his dog. He started 10 percent of stray dogs who came in families for life, PAWS Chicago is
of this rescue mission. I said that it is different from watching a “Find Barnaby” Facebook page, without identification were claimed making the cost of microchipping
an ad on TV – here, I knew we were taking them away from hung up posters, offered a reward by an owner. Lost cats are nine your pet affordable.
this terror forever.” and contacted local media. By the times more likely and dogs are five
PAWS Chicago took in 24 of the rescued dogs, where they following day, Chicagoans were out time more likely to get back to their
While some of the rescued dogs continue to receive FEES ARE JUST $15
received loving attention and medical care for untreated eye medical treatment at PAWS Chicago’s Medical in force looking for the little white homes if they have a collar and tag $ PER PET FOR CHICAGO
infections, respiratory conditions and dental issues. The dogs Center or time in foster to recuperate, dogs dog. After a possible suspect was or microchip, according to Chicago RESIDENTS ($5 FOR FERAL/
and puppies that needed more time to recover were placed in like Frank (pictured above), have already found spotted at a local pet store, Barnaby Animal Care & Control. NEIGHBORHOOD CATS)
PAWS foster homes until they are ready for adoption. permanent loving homes. was dropped off at the PAWS Chicago Nationally, more than 10 million
Stories like this are proof of the resilience of man’s best Adoption Center in Lincoln Park on dogs and cats are lost or stolen CALL 773-521-SPAY (7729)
friend. Despite never experiencing the joy and tenderness of May 27. in the United States every year, TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT
WANT TO GET INVOLVED?
the canine-human relationship, the dogs were immediately PAWS Chicago was quickly able according to the American Humane
responsive to their rescuers. “On the day of their rescue, to reunite the dog with his dad Association. Between six and eight GO TO PAWSCHICAGO.ORG/
many of the dogs were asking for human contact in their You can make a difference in the life of an animal. because Barnaby was microchipped million end up in animal shelters, MICROCHIP FOR
new surroundings, wagging their tails and even licking our Become a PAWS Chicago volunteer! and his chip was properly registered and only 15 percent of dogs and two MORE DETAILS
fingers,” Dauber said. > pawschicago.org/volunteer to Johnston. When Johnston and percent of cats without tags or chips
Barnaby were reunited, “I had the are reunited with their families.
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WHEN WAS
THE LAST TIME
ALLTHINGSPAWS
YOU
PAWS CHICAGO GLENN L. FELNER
SAVED
NORTH SHORE ADOPTION CENTER OPENS!
A LIFE?
URGENT NEED FOR
CORGAN ADOPTS FROM
FOSTER FAMILIES!
NORTH SHORE
The North Shore Adoption Center has already Everyday we see homeless pets at
had its first celebrity adoptions! Angelface and risk that we cannot help because of a
Diamond Baby went home with long-time PAWS shortage of foster homes.
Chicago supporter Billy Corgan in June 2015.
Please become a PAWS foster and help us increase
Both kittens came to PAWS Chicago with special
the number of dogs, cats, puppies and kittens we
challenges. Diamond Baby required a hernia
can save by placing them in temporary homes. Our
surgery. Angelface had an upper respiratory
foster families provide nurturing, warm, stress-free
infection when she arrived in a cardboard box
environments that help our homeless pets heal, grow,
with the rest of her young littermates. With
learn basic manners and develop socialization skills.
dedicated medical care from our veterinary team
Foster homes prepare our animals for the transition to
and a lot of love from volunteers and staff, these
their new adoptive homes.
spunky kitties recovered, and are now settling in
at home with their new brother, PAWS Chicago
alumnus, Mr. Thom.
Learn more and sign up today at
pawschicago.org/foster
PAWS Chicago’s first satellite adoption center opened homeless pets each year by providing convenient, local
in December 2014. The PAWS Chicago Glenn L. Felner access for foster and adoption families.
Adoption Center, which is located within a bustling In the first five months of 2015, 343 animals were
Highland Park Petco, is PAWS Chicago’s latest initiative to adopted through the new facility, and PAWS Chicago CHANDLER HEADS NORTH, HOME
save more lives. The new center expands the geographical is reaching high and aiming for 500 more adoptions
Chandler, a Beagle mix who came to PAWS
reach of the No Kill mission, and helps hundreds more in 2015!
Chicago with kidney complications and severe
Visit online at pawschicago.org/northshore. dental problems, smiled his way into the hearts
of a family who met him at the North Shore
Adoption Center.
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BULL
ADOPT
-A-
AROUNDTOWN
/ Susanna Negovan
“Bully breeds have been
MISLABELED and
PAWS Chicago’s bully breed
adoption event raises awareness WIDELY
MISUNDERSTOOD
by Megan Lee
for too long”
PAWS Chicago and Chicago Animal
Care & Control (CACC). PAWS is CACC’s
largest bully breed transfer partner. Six
beautiful dogs found loving homes at
the event.
“We think if we can get more people
to adopt these bully breeds, we’ll
certainly see the kill rate go down.
That’s really one of our last steps to
making Chicago a No Kill community,”
said Paula Fasseas, founder of PAWS
Chicago. “Events like Adopt-A-Bull
help raise awareness in the public
and help show people how they can
get involved.” g
DRAFT DAY IN CHICAGO
WHEN DANIELLE COLBY ADOPTED HER LOVABLE signature adoption event, designed to enlist celebrities Chicago Bears Jay Feely and Alex Brown select their Puppy Bowl picks on the draft board.
BULLY BREED, VIDA BOHEME, FROM PAWS CHICAGO, to advocate for the commonly maligned breeds, often
she thought the dog would act as a security guard, helping mislabeled as “Pit Bulls.” Pit Bulls, a combination of multiple THIS SPRING, THE NFL DRAFT CAME TO CHICAGO NFL players, Jay Feely, Eric Winston, Anthony “Spice”
her feel safer in her home and while out running. breeds such as Staffordshire Terriers and American Bulldogs, for the first time in more than five decades. But the Adams, Alex Brown and Thomas Davis. The crowd
She soon found that she’d gotten not only the gentle are also the most commonly euthanized dogs in shelters. most adorable action was found at PAWS Chicago’s roared with each selection as rookies joined Team Ruff
protector she expected, but also a new best friend and “Bully breeds have been mislabeled and widely Lincoln Park Adoption Center where the first-ever Road and Team Fluff.
life partner. misunderstood for too long,” Colby said. “It’s time to educate to the Puppy Bowl Draft was held. The draft event kicked off MVP Week at PAWS
Although her job as the co-star of The History Channel’s folks about these breeds so that they can see this type of dog Joined by Animal Planet and the National Football Chicago. Animal Planet generously covered the
American Pickers keeps her busy, when Colby is home, she without the initial stigma of fear attached.” League Players Association (NFLPA), four-legged adoption fees for each Most Valuable Pet, helping
and Vida are inseparable, running regularly, playing games Adopt-A-Bull launched April 4, 2015, at the Double Door players from PAWS Chicago, including Mutt Ditka, connect even more families with loving cats and
and cuddling together. Vida also occupies a prime sleeping in Wicker Park and was attended by hundreds of local dog Charles “Peanut Butter” Tillman, and Barkus Allen, dogs. By the end of the event, 92 homeless animals
spot in Colby’s bed. lovers. In addition to Colby and Vida, the event featured pet- were added to the draft board by current and former were united with adoring families.
Colby and Vida showed off the many benefits of bully friendly vendors, information for visitors and – the stars of
breeds during Adopt-A-Bull, PAWS Chicago’s newest the event – bully breed mixes available for adoption from
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