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  Date / Time: 4/4/2009 2:45 AM UTC

  UNDER THE HOOD 4/1/09
  

  REVERSE-
  This week it was our pleasure to have the creator and founder of Dogster.com, Catster.com, and Togethertag.com, Top Dog, Ted Rheingold on the show with us. His online communities boast over 476,236 members, and these numbers are what make the Together Tag work so well!
  
  Together with the American Red Cross, Mr. Rheingold has developed a comprehensive way to put the word out about a lost pet. For a one-time fee of $25.00, five of which is donated to the American Red Cross, you get a virtually indestructible tag with an individual bar-code. If/when your pet is lost, your bar-code, and the information behind it- complete with pictures of your pet, is broadcast throughout the virtual community AND to all of your local pet-related facilities. Anyone finding your pet can contact you through the extensive information that you provided when you applied for the bar-code number. You can update this information as often as you like, so no matter where you are for the weekend, you can be found! Once located, you can even communicate with the rescuer directly by email or phone!!!!
  
  For more information check it out for yourself at www.togethertag.com
  While you are there, you might as well sign your dog or cat up to belong to this wonderful animal community. www.Dogster.com, www.Catster.com
  
  
  The No Speed Limit Highway was all about the touch this week, the healing touch of Reiki that is.  Giving a Reiki treatment involves the practitioner putting his or her hands lightly on or near the dog's body. Different hand positions are used, depending on the condition being treated. Often the dog will enter a state of deep relaxation or sleep. Dogs love Reiki. They seem intuitively to understand its power to heal. It certainly cannot hurt them, and you will know if it something that they like or that they dont!For more information on Reiki as well as other natural treatments, read Dr. Pitcairn’s Complete Guide To Natural Health for Dogs & Cats, written by Richard H. Pitcairn, DVM, Ph.D. and Susan Hubble Pitcairn.
  
  
  
  PARK-
  We will be broadcasting live on April 19, from the Greyhound Pets of America, Tampa Bay Chapter 8th Annual, “Run With The Big Dogs” charity event. Gena will actually be participating in the poker run, while Shannon will be manning a booth representing CAR, EFA, and her own company, pigatopia.
  
                
  *Sahara Rain, the up and coming Swiss Rock Band, has donated their first cd to CAR because they love animals too! Since their desire was to raise as much money as possible for our animal charities, we have decided to place this cd up for an auction. The minimum bid is $10.00., but the current bid is up to $25.50!  Anyone interested should submit the maximum amount that they wish to donate to CAR, (over and above the minimum bid) in an email, making sure to include contact information (real name, address, as well as email address for winning notification).
  The person who submits the highest donation amount will win the cd, not to mention that they will be helping the animals in a big way! The winner then will have three days to  submit their donation to CARl. Failure to do so within the allotted time will result in the next highest bidder being named as the winning bidder. The bidding will begin on March 19, 2009 and end on April 9, 2009. The winner will be notified on April 10,  2009 and will be announced as soon as payment has been verified! ALL MONEY RECEIVED FROM THIS AUCTION WILL BE USED FOR ANIMAL CHARITY!
  
  Sahara Rain is an impressive new Swiss band. They play a great mixture of classic hard rock and melodic rock!  They have recently made the top 30 of AOR HEAVEN's best seller albums and have hit number two on the Swiss rock charts! You can check out their band on http://sahararain.com   You can also listen to the CAR interview of one of the groups guitarists, Adrianne, as well as a few of their songs at http://blogtalkradio.com/creativeanimalrelief.  This cd comes with a lyric booklet and it is autographed with "For the love of animals"  You will certainly enjoy this groups sound, and you can feel great about your donation to animal charities!        
  
  -Members need to visit http://creativeanimalrelief.org and fill out their profiles. The new quarter begins April 1, so get them filled out soon and be ready!
  
  -Speaking of the new quarter. The first ever quarterly charities were randomly picked from the eligible entries, and the winners are;Noah's Ark, Second Chance Doxie and Andes. For the next three weeks we will review one of these. Today we are taking a closer look at Noah's Ark. Chosen by Shannon of pigatopia.etsy.com, this group has been rescuing potbellied pigs for over eight years. They are committed to eliminating the suffering of potbellied pigs, in Florida, that are abandoned, abused, neglected or unwanted. They promote spaying and neutering, and provide a permanent home for these pigs in an open herd sanctuary, a natural environment Once the pigs quality of life is diminished, they are suffering in pain due to injury or old age, they have the Veterinarian humanely euthanize the animals. They encourage the public to  visit and learn about potbellied pigs.
  http://noahsarkpbprescue.tripod.com/
  
  -Remember, if you are not a member you need to be! Membership is free, and the point system has changed, So check us out at http://creativeanimalrelief.org                
  
  DRIVE-
  Next weeks show is pampering the pooch. It's all about the bling! Doggie Hotels, Spas, and Resorts, all the tail waggin' treats that any pup would love!
  
  OVERDRIVE-
  This section is dedicated to charitable requests. This weekly section will list various non-profit animal charities that are in need of funds and/or products for upcoming events. All members are encouraged to review these requests and to help where they can!
     
  If your group, or a group that you know of, has a special event or need, please visit http://creativeanimalrelief.org and click on the charitable request form.  We also post private need requests on other venues, so fill out the request form for any and all animal related needs. Once filled out, we will review your request and place it here, on our website, on our yahoo group page, or maybe even mention it on air! (we reserve the right to decline to advertise any event that does not meet our requirements). We want to organize all financial requests so that our members are not overwhelmed, so we have created guidelines for publication of these events. This area is dedicated to the 501c3 large events.
  
  ** Petsmart operates a few different charitable programs, one of which is the Relief wagon. This program can be activated for natural or man-made disasters affecting 350 pets or more. Program volunteers and supplies will be managed on site by the nonprofit organization, Healing HEART Sanctuary. To Volunteer For the Emergency Relief Waggin' Program during a disaster, contact Laurel Ley with Healing HEART Sanctuary at laurelLey@AnimalReliefResource.org.
  They are currently sending an Emergency Relief Waggin' trailer stocked with at least 16 tons of much-needed pet food and supplies, as well as a back-up trailer loaded with essential care items for pets and their rescuers, to North Dakota in light of the recent flooding. Their assistance was requested by officials w the North Dakota State Board of Animal Health. Initial reports indicated that apporx. 1000 animals could be affected by this disaster so they doubled the amount of supplies that they typically would . They even have a third vehicle on standby in case it is needed, which it may be because the
  the National Animal rescue group, who is also helping out in this area, estimate that OVER 3000 animals may be in danger d/t the flooding.
  You can help this group help the animals by visiting;http://www.cdprograms.org/com or you can call 866-988-9111 ext 104 or 888-986-4483
  
  
  **Founded in 1996, The Snuggles Project is a wonderful way to help pets in shelters.  Thousands of homeless pets have received a little comfort in the form of a Snuggle since this project began. Because shelters house their pets in wire cages, many pets have only newspaper to lie on. A Snuggle is a warm, cozy pet-sized blanket you can make for them. If you sew, knit or crochet, you can become a part of this international project. The website features lists of patterns for knitters, crocheters and people who sew. It also has links to shelters all over the world. You can find shelters near you that accept the Snuggles. If there is not a shelter close to you listed, simply offer to donate your snuggle to your shelter. i am sure that they will be happy to accept your donation, then you can tell them about this project and they can check into signing up!
  Don't worry, even if you aren't a crocheter, knitter or someone who sews, you can sew a simple Snuggle by hand. Just take a piece of heavy fleece material or fake fur and cut it in the sizes listed on the website. You can do a simple whip stitch or blanket stitch around the edges or just leave it without edging. If you can sew a simple straight stitch, you can make an even cozier Snuggle by putting two pieces of flannel or fleece together and including a layer of batting inside. You can even use old towels inside two pieces of material instead of batting. Then you are recycling as well. If you'd like to know more, visit their website at http://www.snugglesproject.org.
  
  *SASHA Farm Sanctuary will soon be holding its annual silent auction.The deadline for donations is quickly approaching, so anyone that can donate, please have them in the mail so that they arrive by April 4. That way they will have time to make bid sheets and displays. If, however, you are running late, they ask that you still send your item. If you offered to send something and find that you can't, please let them know so that they can update their list. For questions about donations, the sanctuary, or the mailing address please email Sarah at JasperKat2@yahoo.com. You can learn more about this group on their website http://sashafarm.org   You can view pictures of their animals at http://flickr.com/sashafarm
                
  *The Atlanta Animal Welfare Committee will be holding an art auction/exhibition to raise funds for free spaying/neutering/vaccinating of pets for neighbors in need. They need donations of pieces of art or design to be auctioned off in Atlanta, GA from April 1- 28. The opening will be Saturday, April 4 from 7-9 pm. The artist will set the minimum suggested bid and The bidding will remain open throughout the exhibition. Donations are tax deductible too, so, if you are interested in donating contact Felicia Holden at animalwelfarecommittee @earthlink.net
  
  *The Southern California association for miniature potbellied pigs (SCAMPP) has asked us to relay an urgent request for help.There have been several foreclosures in their area, where many pigs have been left behind. The number of homeless pigs now total about 100. They are collecting donations on behalf of the Apple Valley foreclosure (25 pigs) and the French Valley foreclosure (16 pigs). In addition to the foreclosures they also managed to rescue some abused pigs from a "backyard breeder" (20 pigs - ALL female, most pregnant). And then there are also pigs that they rescued from the Elsinore Animal Shelter (2 female pigs - both pregnant). Additionally they have just discovered a home where there are 50 pigs, and they are only zoned for 20. Unfortunately SCAMPP does not have the funds or the property to house large numbers of pigs such as these. They are in desperate need of donations to help with feed, veterinarian needs, housing needs and they also need help to find adoptive homes for these pigs. Some are already being temporarily fostered, but they cannot be kept at these places for any length of time. They have lots of baby piglets too, so if anyone can help them out with a home, please contact them. Any donations can be made via Paypal on the SCAMPP website http://www.scampp.com/ or mailed to; SCAMPP, 8304 Limonite Ave, Suite D-Box 21, Riverside, CA 92509. If donations are to be earmarked for a specific group of pigs, please designate which particular rescue effort you wish your donation to be disburse to.Be assured that 100% of all donations received will go to these rescue efforts!!!
  
  In a related note, our own Pigatopia is donating 2 of her wonderful watercolor paintings to SCAMPP to help pay for the care of the pigs in need. Her paintings will be raffled off at SCAMPP's next meeting! WooHoo Shannon! Way to oink it forward!
  
  *The Carolinas Jack Russel Group will be holding their annual fundraiser, a JRTCA sanctioned trial, on May 2 and 3 in Sumter, South Carolina. They are expecting approximately 350 entries in the show and will be having a raffle fund-raiser on May 2 at the trial site.
  All proceeds from the raffle will go to benefit the Carolinas Jack Russell Rescue. Their organization helps displaced and abused dogs, and they are in need of product donations for this raffle. Please visit them at http://www.cjrtc.com. for more info.
  
  *It's Meow or Never is holding an auction in May and is also requesting product donations for this event. Please visit their website at www.itsmeowornever.org for more details
  
  *Muttville, a non profit charity out of San FranCisco which helps senior dogs is in need of  your help for its 6/13/09 fundraiser. They are looking for individual or groups that would be willing to donate $100 cash to sponsor the event, and in turn they will be advertised as sponsors. If you can't afford to help that way, they are also in need of items that they can use for their for raffle that night. You can read more about the event at www.Muttville.org. or http://moolahformutts.org
  
  *The Greyhound Pets of America, Tampa Bay Chapter is asking for donations of items that they can raffle and auction off at various events during the year to support their care and placement of retired racing dogs. If you have something that you'd like to donate please check out their website www.greyhoundpets.com  
  
  
  *The World Society for the protection  of animals has sent out an urgent request for people to sign a petition to stop the authorities on the island of Bali, Indonesia, from killing dogs in a knee-jerk reaction to six suspected human rabies fatalities. The government there has begun culling dogs in an attempt to stop the spread of the disease. So far they have killed over 1,000 dogs, many being poisoned with strychnine, which leaves the animals fully conscious while they suffer convulsions and eventually suffocate.
  As a tourist hot spot Bali cannot afford to lose its 'rabies-free' status. However, the Balinese government's response to this suspected outbreak is ineffective as well as inhumane - a dog cull does not attack the root cause of the disease and cannot safeguard human health. You are being asked to sign an online letter to the Balinese governor, asking him to end the cull and adopt a humane approach to rabies prevention that will protect both animals and people. If this moves you please visit http://e-activist.com/ea-campaign/clientcampaign.do?ea.client.id=24&ea.campaign.id=2826
  
  *Virtually every city in the USA has an animal control place that kills their collected
  animals each week. Few, if any of these take the time, because of funds, to try and get these animals adopted. If you have ANY time to visit and take pictures, you can hook up with petfinders and post those pictures and maybe save an animal from needless destruction! Think about it, you can make a HUGE difference!
  
  *Vehicle Donation -www.donationline.com  If you have a vehicle to donate, please click on Emergency Animal Disaster Services Foundation
  
  Don't forget to visit our web site at http://creativeanimalrelief.org for the store, interesting stories, and lots of information, as well as a special member area!
  
  Please also visit these special members who work hard to support CAR;
  
  http://petmemories.etsy.com
  http://elephantdance.net
  http://dog-onwear.com
  http://UniqueGardenEssences.com
  http://tantalizingstitches.artfire.com
  http://uniqueXpression.etsy.com
  http://UniqueTreatDogBones.etsy.com
  http://pigatopia.etsy.com
  http://SaharaRain.com
  http://ensorcelledminds.etsy.com
  
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