July 22, 2008
TACOMA HUMANE SOCIETY SPONSORS WALK FOR HOMELESS PETS SATURDAY
Every year the Humane Society of Tacoma & Pierce County has a sponsored walk for homeless pets.
This year's walk is Saturday, July 26 at the Fort Steilacoom County Park at 8:30am.
You are encouraged to walk with your dog and collect sponsors to help raise funds for dogs in need, or if you can not walk and would still like to contribute, (however small, every $ helps), Yelm Travel owner Elizabeth Felix invites you to sponsor her dogs Abby and Wesley in walking.
If you can spare a donation, please write your check to "The Humane Society" and either mail to :
Yelm Travel
P. O. BOX 730
Yelm, WA. 98597
or drop by the Yelm Travel office on Creek Street, behind the Yelm Post Office, in the same building with the Chinese Wok.
Says Elizabeth, "Our dogs, yours and mine are the lucky ones, but there are many that need help.
Thank you for taking the time to read this. Elizabeth, Abby and Wesley"
TELL ELIZABETH YOU HEARD ABOUT THIS ON THE YELM COMMUNITY BLOG!
Rainier animal shelter improving
"About a month ago the City of Rainier updated its animal control ordinance.
Among the changes, Rainier approved a life-long dog license and an official no-kill status for their shelter.
Getting the shelter to its current status, among other improvements, has been a five-year process for public works employee Tony Schall.
When Schall took on the project of improving Rainier’s shelter, he said the only facility they had was a cement slab and portable dog kennels," quoting the Nisqually Valley News.
IF RAINIER CAN DO THIS, WHY CAN'T YELM?
Thanks for supporting the dogs again. we are having another meeting, Tuesday,7/29 at 6:00 PM at the Liquid Soul Cafe. The group is now non profit and is called Yelm Animal Alliance. We've also helped dogs from surrounding aresa.
I'm in need of people offering to help me. I need people to put up found flyers when we get a new dog. I need pictures from a digital camera and I need help calling people for follow ups on checking on the dogs and the people who want dogs.
I have not been to the Yelm facility in a few weeks. I believe we need to make an appointment to be able to go in the facility and check it out. They are making improvements to make conditions better but there is still much to be done to bring it up to acceptable standards. Lynn Brewer from Yelm Animla Alliance is working with "the powers that be".
I'M STILL LOOKING FOR SIGNS THAT SAY ANIMAL SHELTER with an arrow pointing inthe right direction.
Thanks again for your concern. I do wish Yelm City Council and the mayor would touch basis with Rainier and get some good information from them.
Diana
I'm just a reader but I wonder if we here in Yelm can get some land allocated for a better facility than what we have currently. Maybe we can get some land donated by the state. But, also make it technologicaly more advanced than most any other state. Starting with A great online website that helps owners understand their animals. And, how they can live in harmony with their animals and others such as the neighbors animals are even the non domestic animals. have classes set up for kids like the k12 programs and other schools to come out and learn about dogs and cats and other animals that are around us. I know that we can have one of the best in the nation such as a self cleaning facility that uses that waste toward a area set up for a community gardening area where kids can come and learn horticulture make food for the people in need of that food so kids are learning as well as contributing to there community. I could easily come up with a plan that would work if I had the help to get it going.