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  Date / Time: 5/8/2009 10:02 PM UTC

  Under the Hood for 5/6/09
  

  REVERSE
  
  Mr. Ed was unavailable, but that didn't stop us from talking about horses! These majestic creatures are being used more and more frequently in therapy for handicapped and trouble people, especially youths.
  We were very happy to have had David, from Arromont stables and cabins, as our special guest on this weeks show. David and his wife have been running a beautiful, North Carolina horse retreat for about twelve years now. They have a few hundred acres and about 25 working horses on their ranch. They offer fishing, trail riding, camping (both cabin and tent), and a lovely place to relax and get away for the "citified" folks! Most impressively, David and his wife are currently working on obtaining their accreditation for horse therapy, where their ranch will be certified to offer therapeutic programs for MRDD children.
  To learn more about the ranch and their vacation packages, please check out http://arromomt.com

  PARK-
  
  The CAR website is still under construction, but almost ready to be up! We have changed hosts, servers, and all kinds of neat tech things! To get to the site you will now need to use www.TheCreativeAnimalRelief.org  We are trading up from a compact model to a big old luxury sedan,.....so look out folks!  We are in for a long road trip, but it will be worth the trouble! 
                

  -Members will need to visit http://thecreativeanimalrelief.org  as soon as it is back up to make sure that they are on the mailing list. Until then, keep in touch through the Creative Animal Relief yahoo group page.

  -The first ever quarterly charities are; Noah's Ark Pot Bellied Pig Sanctuary, Second Chance Doxie and Andes. Make sure that you visit these charities and see what they are up to!

  -Remember, if you are not a member you need to be! Membership is free, but with participation you earn additional benefits. Check out all the details at  http://thecreativeanimalrelief.org 
  

  
  DRIVE-
  
  Next week we will have the Andes org. as our special guests. Andes was nominated as one of the quarterly charities by our logo design contest winner, Rebecca Christy. This Mexican National organization is currently raising funds to support a mobile spaying/neutering program, where they utilize a donated ambulance to travel throughout their countryside to perform these population control operations. This is an innovated group and we are very excited to have them on the show! 
  
  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.
  
  

  Our quarterly charities are;
  
  www.2ndchancedoxie.com
  

  
  www.noahasarkpbprecue.tripod.com 
  Noah's Ark is in need of bleach, fruit trees, blankets and cash.
  

  
  http://www.andes.org.mx/inicio.htm
  Andes is in need of money to help stock their mobile neutering/spaying ambulance.
  
  

  ** Saving Shelter Pets (SSP) is a small, all-volunteer organization that rescues & transports cats and dogs from high-kill shelters in the Southeastern US, moving them to safe, no-kill rescues in the Northeast. All of the animals receive full medical care and are quarantined at a boarding facility or in foster care until they are healthy enough to travel safely. They use professional transporters to transfer the animals to places where they have a much better opportunity for adoption. All of the veterinary, boarding, and transportation costs are paid by SSP, and all funds come from donations. They also operate a program called Puppy Promises, that not only rescues puppies, but also spays their mother's (to help reduce pet overpopulation), and a Bernies Buddies program, which helps to treat heartworm positive dogs that are saved through their Rescue & Transport program. Recently they also began a Spay & Neuter program which offers financial assistance to low-income pet owners in several Ohio and Georgia counties.
  In order to raise funds for these programs, the SSP is hosting an on-line auction May 4-18.
  Please check their website for more details, and help them out of you can!
  

  **Our fellow EFA member, Epic Farms, is in need of financial assistance for repairs. Their horse farm was hit by storms that caused some major property dammage. They utilizee horses for therepeutic treatment, and just received their non=profit status. Please visit http://epicfarms.etsy.com to see what they have in their shop that you may be able to use. All money from the shop goes to support the animals!

  **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.
  
  

  **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!!!

  *Muttville, a non profit charity out of San Fran Cisco 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 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

  *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://thecreativeanimalrelief.org for the store, interesting stories, and lots of information, as well as a special member area! Once the site is back up and running, we'll be working hard to get items listed in the store!

  We support the Together Tag and dogster.com! www.togethertag.com

  Please visit these shops, you just may find that something special you've been searching for!

  http://dog-onwear.com
  http://UniqueGardenEssences.com
  http://uniqueXpression.etsy.com
  http://UniqueTreatDogBones.etsy.com
  http://pigatopia.etsy.com
  http://ensorcelledminds.etsy.com
  http://SaharaRain.com
  http://epicfarms.etsy.com

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