Suffolk County SPCA Newsletter
For You & Your Pet
October 2006 - Vol 1, Issue 1
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The Suffolk County SPCA provides an unique number of services and programs unlike any SPCA in the country! Our MASH unit, conducts spay/neuter clinics, provides educational programs, and supports senior citizens with the maintenance of their pets. In addition , the agency provides spay/neuter services to feral animals, while assisting the residents of Suffolk County by providing for the health and safety of their pets. Our workers are volunteers, from all walk of life, who work on humane support services (free rabies clinics, spay/neuter programs, animal rescue) that the Suffolk County SPCA. Our peace officers are both active and retired law enforcement personnel who enforce the New York State Agriculture and Market Law with regard to the prevention of mistreatment and cruelty to animals.

Second Chance
The Suffolk County SPCA, as part of its daily humane operations, rescued a gentle dog from an unbelievable act of animal cruelty. The dog, Second Chance, was found injured with what appears to be machete wounds 3 to 4 days old to his back legs. Second Chance was starving and very under weight, with no food or water, living life on a short heavy metal chain with an old car hood as a makeshift shelter outside the back of an auto body with almost no human contact.
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You should develop an emergency plan that will help get you, your family and your pet(s) safely through a hurricane. Keep in mind that when the weather conditions are unsafe, evacuation may be necessary for you, your family, and for your pets. It is possible that household pets left inside or outside the home will die of exposure, starvation, predators, and/or contaminated food and water. It is also possible that animals may bite or attack others as the stress induced by the storm can cause distinct behavior changes. DEVELOP YOUR WRITTEN PLAN NOW ! The survival of you and your pets could depend on your personal disaster plan. Write it down.
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Keep pets indoors. To prevent injury, frostbite and hypothermia/death. Be alert to frostbite. Skin can turn red, white or gray and scaly. If you suspect your cat or dog has frostbite, contact your vet. Keep ID tags on pets. More pets are lost in the winter than any other time of the year. Pets lose their ability to scent their way home in snow and ice conditions.

The Suffolk County SPCA is a local, independent not- for-profit organization that has been servicing the humane needs, requirements, and enforcement of cruelty laws for Suffolk County, New York animals for over 20 years - NY State Law provides that there is to be but one SPCA per county in the State - the Suffolk County SPCA is in no way affiliated with, a subdivision of or funded by any other local, state or national organization. Please support the Suffolk County SPCA!

Sincerely,
Your Friends at
Suffolk County SPCA

phone: 631-382-SPCA(7722)
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