Have you heard the California Spay & Neuter License Plate has arrived at last. 
The press release outlines the program more completely, but the first thing is to sell 7,500 of these plates in order to get them produced and out on the road. You can get one at http://www.caspayplate.com/
Read the [Press Release]
Doris Day Certificate
Doris Day and the Doris Day Animal Foundation were honored by the Society of Singers.
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A Message From Doris Day
April 14, 2010
My Dear Friends,
Thanks so much for your concern after the most recent tabloid silliness. Please don’t worry. All is good. You know they’re just using my name to sell papers.
People ask me how I am able to constantly put up with this. You know what I say. I always take a good look to see if they took a good picture. They didn’t…again. Just hang in with me. You know me, and I think I know just about all of you; and I know we’re going to be A-OK.
Remember, if the tabloids wrote the truth — that my life is great and I’m fine – they’d be out of business.
All the best,
Doris Day
P.S. Thanks for caring. I really appreciate it.
Here’s a sketch of the Doris Day Horse Rescue currently under construction at the Cleveland Amory Ranch in Texas.
Click on the Image Above to View the Full Sketch. (Adobe PDF file)
Thought our readers might like to learn more about the Elliott Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, one of the non-profit organizations DDAF is able to help. [Read More]
SPAY DAY Celebrates 16 Years with Hundreds of Events Taking Place Nationwide.
Discounted or free spay/neuter services and educational events among the happenings throughout the month of February.
Read the [Press Release]
Haiti’s Search Dog Heroes
Seven Canines and their Human Partners Help Save Lives
Read the profiles of these heroes who are part of just one public service organization DDAF helps support. [Read Profiles]
Search Dog Foundation is receiving ongoing updates from our teams on the ground
L.A. County Search Teams staged for deployment to Haiti at March Airforce Base, January 14, 2010
Front row (L to R): Bill Monahan & Hunter, Jason Vasquez & Maverick, Jasmine Segura & Cadillac;
Back row (L to R): Ron Weckbacher & Dawson, Gary Durian & Baxter, Ron Horetski & Pearl
The Search Dog Foundation is receiving ongoing updates from our teams on the ground in Haiti. The handlers call or text-message when they have a chance, telling of the desperate situation they face, and the awesome work of their canine partners.
Saturday afternoon, SDF Search Teams Jasmine & Cadillac, Jason & Maverick and Bill Monahan (working as Search Team Manager) were brought in to verify the presence of a survivor when tapping was detected under the rubble of a daycare center. CNN’s Anderson Cooper and his camera crew were at the scene and reported live as the Search Dogs showed interest in the area. Sadly, after searching for almost eight hours, L.A. County Task Force determined that no one was alive under the concrete.
Ron Horetski & Pearl, Gary Durian & Baxter and Ron Weckbacher & Dawson searched throughout the night for survivors buried beneath the rubble of a bank. They returned to the Task Force Base of Operations at 4:30am on Sunday. Jasmine, Jason and Bill set out again at 5am to continue searching in their assigned area.
The teams are working long hours, stopping only long enough to let the dogs rest before starting to search again. Once they begin a search operation, they work until the effort is complete – no matter how long it takes. The handlers are sustaining themselves on military rations (MREs) and hot water; the dogs have food brought for them by their handlers.
Bill Monahan reported to us via text message: “Dogs are searching great. All eating and drinking. We’re working to make it ‘fun’ for them so they’ll stay motivated.”
He later shared by phone: “It’s a giant team effort. From the canines, to the logistics team, to communications, everyone is working at full capacity, using everything we’ve been trained to do to find survivors. It’s an honor to be here.”
Back home, with several days of heavy rains predicted in Southern California, SDF teams that didn’t leave for Haiti stand by for deployment to neighborhoods threatened by mudslides or flooding.
For up to the minute updates on SDF’s Search Teams in Haiti and at home, join our Facebook fan page at http://www.facebook.com/NationalDisasterSearchDogFoundation and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/searchrescuedog.