During the week of June 7th, 44 dogs and 67 cats were euthanized in the Lumpkin County Animal Shelter. You may hear tales of a Parvo epidemic. But the Parvo was limited to young puppies. There may be allegations of UTI which is nothing more than a urinary tract infection and very unlikely to be contagious. Irrespective of the excuses, a mass execution took place to reduce the shelter population. Continue reading »
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22Jun
Tags: animal control, PAWS
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03Jun
A beloved pet that is lost, stolen, or just slips out of the collar could be gone for good. But a microchip can alert a veterinarian or animal shelter that you are the rightful owner.
HB 1106, effective July1, 2010, requires animal shelters to scan for microchips before euthanasia and notify the owner. The sad fact is that animal shelters don’t have enough space to keep the animals for very long. Wonderful pets are euthanized every day. The new law provides protection for the pet with a microchip.
The Lumpkin County Animal Shelter will microchip your pet for $20.00 any time during shelter hours Tuesday thru Saturday. PAWS will provide the same service during Pet Adoptions in front of Walmart.
Pet Adoptions at Walmart will take place on June 5 and June 19 from 11:00 AM til 2:00 PM.
Tags: animal control, PAWS
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13Apr
Over the weekend, Senate leaders had stripped Smith of his chairmanship of the Senate Judiciary Committee, for his failure to support HB 307, the $216 million hospital bed tax.
http://blogs.ajc.com/political-insider-jim-galloway/2010/04/12/preston-smith-on-prostitutes-pimps-and-puppets-in-the-senate/
Text of Preston Smith’s speech in the Georgia Senate
Abraham Kuyper once said, “When principles that run against your deepest convictions begin to win the day, then battle is your calling and peace has become sin. You must at the price of dearest peace lay you convictions bare before friend an enemy with all the fire of your faith.” Today I rise to speak during our debate about the process by which this bill and others come before our Senate body for consideration. Continue reading »
Tags: Ga Senate
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17MarCommentary, Issues, News Comments Off
The following is from Chairman John Raber’s Question & Answers in The Dahlonega Nugget on March 17, 2010:
Q. What is a fragmented politician?
A. A fragmented politician is one who has single focus vision and is incapable of or not desirous of understanding the total picture because of levels of education, social awareness, greed, global awareness, desire for power, and inability to be a team player. Continue reading »Tags: BOC
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17Mar
USPS unveils ‘adopt a shelter pet’ commemorative stamps
USPS will unveil its “Animal Rescue: Adopt a Shelter Pet” sheet of commemorative stamps March 17, kicking off a major 8-week promotion. The set features photographs of 10 shelter pets. The stamps go on sale April 30. Continue reading »
Tags: animal control
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