 | Lucky Star Spay Neuter Program News
A Publication of the Lucky Star Spay Neuter Program
12 Birch Lane Morristown, NJ 07960 Email: luckystarprogram@att.net
Volume 96 February 2020 |
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| Our Mission: To gather, recognize and celebrate the continuing annual commitment of each of our member veterinarians to provide some level of absolutely free spay neuter services to the needy animals of their choice, along with any other free services they choose to provide. |
Our Lucky Stars
We are proud to present this roster of Lucky Star Veterinarians. Together these 13 professionals have generously pledged 658 absolutely free spay neuter surgeries & other free services for needy animals of their choice in 2020, for which they have our admiration & thanks:
Dr. Ohad Barnea & Dr. Kyoung Han, Tenafly Veterinary Center
Dr. Erno Hollo, Dr. Kelly Vex, Dr. Melissa Rotella & Dr. Emily Denning, Basking Ridge Animal Hospital
Dr. Harvey E. Hummel, Andover Animal Hospital, Newton
Dr. Danci Mock, West Caldwell Animal Hospital
Dr. Maritza Perez, West Orange Animal Hospital
Dr. P. Picone, Audubon Veterinary Associates
Dr. Sandra Stalder-Frey, Alpha Veterinary Care
Dr. Carolyn Wooley, MCSNIP, Pennington
Dr. David Croman, Medical Director, People for Animals, Inc., Hillside, Robbinsville & Clayton
UPDATE: SPATATHON PUERTO RICO
A combined effort of 28 groups, begun in 2018, with a goal, which was exceeded, of providing 30,000 free S/Ns & vaccinations to pets across PR in 1 yr. Also provides HQ-HV S/N training for PR’s vets to provide such services in the future. By early Nov 2019, end of Round 5, effort had treated 43,195 animals. A 6th round was set for Feb.2020! Current plans now unknown. More than 200 quakes have hit PR since end of Dec.! https://www.thesatoproject.org/spayathon
SPAY/NEUTER RESOURCES
(1) Tips re all aspects of providing S/N services: https://www.aspcapro.org/spayneuter
(2) For help for community cat S/N in NJ: https://aplnj.org/feral-cat-advocacy/low-cost-spay-neuter/
(3) Vet Hospitals in NJ’s Low-Cost S/N Animal Pop. control program as of 9-30-2019 https://www.state.nj.us/health/vph/documents/apc_vet_hospitals.pdf
LUCKY STARS SHINE BRIGHT FOR 2020
With sincere thanks to our Lucky Star Vets for renewing their pledges of FREE spay neuter surgery and other help for the coming year! You are our heroes! Your gift is priceless!
SPAY DAY,TAX FORMS & VALENTINES
It’s FEBRUARY! Still time to plan a “Spay Day” event for a day, a week or a month! Or, send a $ valentine to your favorite shelter, rescue group or non profit.Ask them to earmark your donation for S/N. Or,get a head start on your 2019 NJ State IncomeTaxes & make sure you know how to designate a portion of your payment, or some of the refund you expect, to the State’s Cat & Dog Spay Neuter Fund (Fund #10) which helps under-write low cost S/N for those that qualify. If some-one else does your taxes, let them know asap what you want to do. Forms/Instructions:
https://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/prntgit.shtml https://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/pdf/current/1040.pdf
PURR-FECT GIFT FOR VALENTINE’S DAY
World Vets sends teams of volunteers to developing countries requesting veterinary aid. All help provided by World Vets is free. A team typically S/N’s 250-300 animals per campaign. Donations accepted to help. They will send an e-card to acknowledge your gift. https://worldvets.donorshops.com/product/CDC1D1A/help-spay-or-neuter-a-cat-or-dog
TO REACH A GOAL, WRITE IT DOWN!
I’ll be contacting 10 Vets/mo. to tell them about Lucky Star. U can help “silently”! Send candidate info to luckystarprogram@att.net. I’ll do the rest! All names R confidential but Vets saying “yes.”
ON TUESDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2020…..
How will U celebrate SPAY DAY? Ideas for all at:
https://www.animalsheltering.org/worldspayday
MUTTS (c) 2017 Patrick McDonnell
NEXT ISSUE: APRIL 1, 2020
PDF Version
 Lucky Star News Vol 96 February 2020.pdf |
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