The Week of September 12

Pasado Safe Haven is affiliated with an attorney who donated a farm near Baton Rouge for animals displaced by hurricane Katrina. They are receiving dogs, cats, horses and any other animals they can collect who were displaced. Pasado Safe Haven is sending supplies and personnel to the farm to assist in the rescue.Needed is - Foster homes until original owners are found, vet care, cash and food for both the rescuers and the animalsPeople are even donating frequent flyer miles to help transport people to the site.If you would like to help, go to Pasado's website at http://www.pasadosafehaven.org/.Thank you for your caring and help. From Rachel Lazar of Homeward Pet Adoption Center of Woodinville, WA: In addition to gathering donations at the shelter for these animals, we are now working to find foster homes for the dog and cat victims of Katrina. We are in contact with Pasado's Safe Haven and Best Friends Animal Society who are both in the Gulf Coast rescuing animals now. To prepare for their call for help, we want to be ready with as many foster homes as possible.If you want to learn about the animal rescue efforts going on and the desperation of this situation, please check out these sites:http://pasadosafehaven.org/NEWS/NEWS.htm http://hsus.org/ ttp://news.bestfriends.org/index.cfm?page=specialreports&mode=cat&catid=04061773-BDB9-396E-9001EF6EC01318A4&stid=1 Please e-mail Rachel at rputter98@yahoo.com or call her at 206-419-9665 if you are interested in helping. She will send you a foster application with information on this effort. Also, please feel free to call or email her with any questions. On September 13th, Joy's guest is Rebeca of Cottage Spa, one of our wonderful sponsors of the radio show. Learn how your canine companions can benefit by using hydrotherapy, non-weight bearing excercise, and warm water massage. Find out which conditions benefit from hydrotherapy too. The address for Cottage S-Paw is 18117 NE 175th Place, Woodinville, WA 98072. To learn more about Cottage S-paw, please visit their website, www.cottagespa.com or call Rebeca at 1-888-761-8626. Saturday September 17, 3rd Annual Canine Classic, Redmond Towne Center, Redmond, WA 10 AM to 5 PM. Come and join in this fun-filled, back-to-school event which kicks off the National Dog Week. You will learn about pet health and nutrition, enter fun contests and see the latest products and services for your four-legged friend. Be sure to arrive in time for the 2nd Annual CANINE IDOL. Performing pooches will compete for the coveted IDOL title. Have a mini-session with Joy. The cost for a 5 minute session is $15 and 10 minutes for $30. Hosted by WARM 106.9 and Redmond Town Center. This event supports the Humane Society for Seattle/King County and Reading With Rover. To learn more about this event, please visit the website, www.canineclassic.com.