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Dear Friends and Members:
We hope that your summer is going well. We are now able to go on vacations, and start to enjoy life again. The strays are having a tough time with the very hot weather we have had. Please leave food, and water where you can. If you are on vacation, please bring pet food, and water with you. The strays have no vacation from the horrors of street life. We are continuing to help more, and more rescuers with veterinary bills. So, many more strays are being helped. Robbin has some new stories. Please read her column, and check our website out - saveourstraysbrooklyn.com. This kitten season has been extra busy. Remember, we work out of three states – New York, Florida and South Carolina, as well as answering calls from other states. If you have any special stories of rescues, please send them in for our newsletter. If you know a rescuer that helps strays, and needs help with medical treatment for the strays, we can try to help. Remember, we are all in this together. We are the strays’ lifeline. Please pass our newsletter around – we need funds for food. Be safe, and take care of yourself – you are very appreciated. See a stray, Help a stray. Animals are a gift, We must cherish them.
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Here we are in the month of August, the hottest month of summer. Please, please watch out for the strays, and remember to carry dry food (moist food will spoil in the heat) and bottled water with you, also something to put the water in. You can make a bowl from aluminum foil wrap, which you can fold in your bag. It is just as difficult for them to find these necessities in the hot weather, as it is in winter. They will be most grateful for your help. This month, on August 21st, we also celebrate International Homeless Animals Day. If you are thinking of getting a new pet, please consider adopting from a shelter, rather than buying one from a pet store. There are so many wonderful animals in the shelters that are deserving of a good, loving home. You should also consider adopting from Animal Care and Control, and ASPCA, as by doing so, you can save lives. There are other shelters in the five boroughs of New York that you can adopt from also. If you are interested in contacting them, please feel free to call me Monday to Friday, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm, and I will be happy to help you, and to those of you that live outside of the New York area, please adopt from your local ASPCA. There are many rescue groups that are 501(c)3, that hold animals for adoption. You can google them in your area. As I said above, this is the hottest month of summer so please remember, whether you are at home or away on vacation, that in the heat of the summer, the best time to walk your pet is before 11 a.m., and late afternoon, as these are the times when the sun is weakest. Remember that extreme heat is just as bad for animals as it is for us. Please remember to carry water with you for your pet. It is important to keep them well hydrated in the warm weather. Also, and again, I know that we have said this before, but I feel that it is important enough to repeat – NEVER, EVER leave a pet or a child in a parked car in the heat, as this can lead to tragic results. We see stories of tragedies like this on the news too often. If you see an animal or a child left in a situation like this, please don’t ignore it – notify someone immediately. If you see an animal that looks like it has been abused, please don’t pass it by, do something about it. Remember that we are the guardians of the strays, and they will be grateful for any help that we can give. On another note, even though many people in this country have already been vaccinated, we all know that the Covid-19 situation is far from over, so when you leave the house, please continue to be careful to protect yourself, and your children properly with masks, and gloves (especially if you go into a store). This is so important, because even if you have been tested, and found to be negative for the virus, there are still so many people out there, who have not been tested yet, and are not wearing any protection. As such, if they are carrying without knowing it, you can become infected and carry it back to your family, and even your pets. So, please be aware, and be careful. That’s all for now, but I’ll be back next month. Enjoy the rest of the summer! Till next time. To be repeated over, and over again.
These things still happen. So if you see this, please find a way to help. We Really need more Adam, Eve and Sponsor-A-Stray members. We would also appreciate annual or semi-annual donors. Please help build our mailing list – it hasn’t been the same since 9/11, and COVID destroyed it even more. We have been here 53 years as a grassroots organization. We continue working in your name. You have kept us here these many years. Pat yourself on the back, you deserve it. We appreciate you. Please Remember Our Troops “We salute you for all you have done. Your courage has kept us safe. Your sacrifice has kept us free. All of America owes you more than we can repay. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you. We are behind you all the way – From the battlefield. . .to recovery!” Please remember, if you buy on Amazon.com, our information is printed below. Please use it as the funds are very needed. To help you, our supporters, who shop on Amazon to support Save Our Strays through the Amazon Smile program, please visit www.smile.amazon.com/ch/23-7282525. This will bring you to the Amazon Smile home page for Save Our Strays. If you look under the white search bar, with the word “All” in it, you will see “Supporting: Save Our Strays.” Now you are ready to shop. Amazon will donate 0.5% of your purchase to Save Our Strays Inc. Amazon has a large variety of gifts that are perfect for all holidays, and occasions i.e.: birthdays, graduations, anniversaries, chistenings, bar mitzvas and lovely gifts for all occasions. Items that they have are: electronics, jewelry, clothing, and more. You may have to set up an Amazon account to use Smile. Please try. It is important. Take care of yourself, and the strays. Have a good rest of the summer. AMAZON SET-UP PAGE GOOD NEWS Supporters of Save Our Strays can now use the Amazon shopping app on iOS and Android mobile phones! Simply follow these instructions to turn on Amazon Smile, and start generating donations. Please pass this on to anyone who uses Amazon, and doesn’t necessarily have a charity that they support. Now is the chance to support Save Our Strays. The funds go for food, and medical treatment. We are certainly a worthy cause. A dollar spent this way feeds an animal in need. Amazon Smile is now in the Amazon Shopping app You can now support Save Our Strays on iPhone, and Android phones. If you do not have the latest version of the Amazon Shopping app, please update your app. How to turn on Amazon Smile in the mobile app – instructions below. 1 Join Amazon Smile If you are already an Amazon Smile member, sign up on your web browser. Simply select Save Our Strays to start generating donations, at no cost to you. 2 Get the app Download or update the latest version of the Amazon Smile Shopping app on your phone. You can find it in the App Store for iOS or Google Play for Android. 3 Turn on Amazon Smile Open the app, and find “Settings” in the main menu. Tap on “Amazon Smile,” and follow the on-screen instructions to turn on Amazon Smile on your phone.
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