LINDA’S LINE - October 2026

Hi!

It is unbelievable how quickly the year has passed. It’s October already, and

autumn is in full swing with the trees all showing their beautiful colors of red, orange

and gold. I would like to start out by wishing all of our members a HAPPY

COLUMBUS DAY.

We also celebrate Halloween this month, and a reminder to please keep an eye

out for pranksters, as there are a lot of sick people out there, who would cause harm

to the strays, and possibly our pets. Most children will probably be Trick or Treating

this Halloween, so please keep your pets away from the candy that they bring home.

Candy is very dangerous to animals, especially chocolate.

It won’t be long before the cold winter months will be upon us, so let’s all try to

make sure that we have our shelters up, and ready, so that the strays will have a warm

place to go with plenty of food, and water.

Over the years I have received many calls from people asking for help with

strays. No matter what the issue is Save Our Strays, and I have always been there to

help, to the best of our ability. If we can, we will, but we are not always in a position

to do so. Please, if you see a stray that needs help, DON’T pass it by. Try to do what

you can to help, whether it be with food, and water or a medical issue. I am on the

phones Monday to Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and at all other times, please

leave a message. I will get back to you as soon as I can. I am always willing to help

with any questions or issues that you may have. Please do not hesitate to call. We do

try to help.

We are still in Hurricane season. A reminder to pet owners – if you are in an

area that is affected by a hurricane, and you are forced to leave your home due to

flooding etc., PLEASE REMEMBER TO TAKE YOUR PETS WITH YOU. Do

NOT leave them behind. Remember that they are used to being cared for by you, they

are family and they could not survive without you. No one is coming to rescue them in

time, that they won’t drown.

This month is also Adopt A Shelter Pet Month. So, if you are thinking of

adopting a pet, please consider adopting from a shelter, rather than buying one

from a pet store. There are so many wonderful pets in the shelters that are waiting

to be adopted, and deserve a good, loving forever home. Many of them are pets that

have been displaced from their owners, due to storms, owners passing on etc. Please

consider giving one of these poor creatures a loving home as well.

That’s all for now, but I’ll be back next month. G-d Bless you all, be safe and

enjoy the holiday.