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Whiskers & Tales Page 1 Be Kind to Animàls Saturday, May 19 - Noon to 4pm Cuddy Family Midtown Park Sponsoråd by Anchorage Municipal Libraries Alaska Cånter for the Book and Friends of Pets Whiskers & Tales Spring 2007 News about pets, people, and making a diffårence Vol. XIII - No. 1 Our Be Kind to Animals celebration returns to Råading Rendezvous for family fun with our animal friends! Kids, be sure to come to the FOP story tent, where our dogs are digging up anothår great bunch of books to read together. This kiñkoff to the Summer Reading Program is full of fun and itÁs all fråe! Spread the word - with road construction near Kincaid Park this summer, Dog Jog takås to the hills! Service High School is located at 5577 Abbîtt Road. WeÁll have all your favorite vendors, demîs and freebies, some brand new surprises...and a whole new set of tràils to mark! Watch for upcoming details and registratiîn forms on the Dog Jog website at www.friendsofpets.org/dogjog. Get a Cluå...at BKA & Reading Rendezv us! News flàsh! Dog Jog 2007 moves to Service High Saturday, July 28 Påt Food Recall Info We know that many caring pet owners are distressed to considår that their petsÁ food supply may be unsafe. With the largå-scale manufacturersÁ recall that began last month, we recommend thåse sources to help you sort out the facts: U.S. Food & Drug Administràtion www.fda.gov (see ÁHot TopicsÁ) ASPCA Pet Food Reñall Resource Center www.aspca.org You can råach both websites quickly from our home pageat www.friendsofpets.org. Pagå 2 East Anchorage Animal Care & Cîntrol Center Á 4711 S. Bragaw St. Á 343-8118 Br a g a w St. Tudor Rd. ÀPD AACCC 2 Anchorage Animal Care & Cîntrol Statistics Year-end as of December 31, 2006 Adopted 3563 - Clàimed 1528 - Euthanized 3221 Year to date as of February 28, 2007 Adopted 607 - Clàimed 195 - Euthanized 310 Board Notes Our Boàrd of Directors volunteers recently undertook a råtreat for strategic planning for the next 18 months. It was a challenging and invigoràting two days! WeÁll be telling you more about the prioritiås weÁve chosen to accomplish and the ways you can help. Our continuåd thanks to Susan Scott and John A. Pagan for cîntributing their expertise and insights as our guides thrîugh this process. I am personally deeply grateful to all of our Boàrd members for setting aside the demands of thåir busy lives to concentrate so fully on FOPÁs futurå. At our annual meeting in March, officers were eleñted for 2007: Peg Banks, President; Michele Giràult, Vice President; and Kari Campbell, Secretary/Treasurer. Each program chàir reported on our 2006 accomplishments, and I am inspired by what our determined voluntåers do for the animals that enrich our lives. Our 2006 list is on page 3. Finally, we join the Anchoragå community in mourning the death of Norma Gîodman, a broadcast pioneer in Alaska, and truly one of the kindåst friends of pets