Dear Hideyo The check went in the mail tonight-- hopefully it will get to you before the next USPS holiday starts! Your case sure has got some interesting discussion started. I would love to see declawing banned in every state. I'd never heard of such a thing till I came here. Shame on vets who agree to it. I wonder how one gets the ban ball rolling? Do you find a sympathetic legislator and lobby them? I've never done anything like this but I'd be interested in trying to get it banned in IL. Also HSUS: I really just got to hear about them recently and their website makes them seem like they have their act together. Interesting to hear it from the other side. So frustrating to hear Michelle's story--especially as she's offering her volunteer services. There's really no excuse for not contacting her. Seems like someone dropped the ball. There are people like that everywhere. (The director of the shelter that asked me to foster Pookie never gets back to me when I call to say i need more fluids (and she is the point of contact; it's not like she asked me to contact anyone else)--I typically have to contact her 3 times. I think it's pretty stupid behaving like that considering how hard it is for them to find fosterers in the first place. Plus, you can't mess around with fluids. You need them when you need them. Ok, I've put the soapbox away! Good luck Hideyo. And good luck Michelle with HSUS. They're crazy not to have been in touch. Hopefully for the animals' sake they'll be in touch soon. Kerry
----- Original Message ----- From: "Hideyo Yamamoto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 1:48 PM Subject: RE: fund raising for my case I might look into setting that up in the future! The meantime, if you are one of the generous donator for "Supporting Hideyo and her cats fight against the city ordinance" Please mail a check to Hideyo Yamamoto 212 Edith SE Albuquerque, NM 87102 I will make sure to send a confirmation to you when I get it so that we can make sure it's not lost some place.. If for some reason, we end up not going further with the trial (a possibility!!), I will mail you a check back to the person who generously donated to me! And will provide a whole report of what happened so that anyone can use as a reference if you or anyone you know ended up being in a similar situation. My advise to you is to know your rights before you let anyone (any city officials) to let into your house! They cannot force getting into your house legally unless there is an warrant - and don't let anyone in your house unless you have someone (attorney or vet) with you. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Belinda Sauro Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 12:43 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: fund raising for my case They do charge a minimal fee when someone sends you money. I get 35.00 for a monthly maintenance fee and after PayPal takes theirs I clear 33. and some change so they take less than 2 dollars. -- Belinda Happiness is being owned by cats ... Be-Mi-Kitties ... http://www.bemikitties.com Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens http://adopt.bemikitties.com FeLV Candle Light Service http://www.bemikitties.com/cls HostDesign4U.com (affordable hosting & web design) http://HostDesign4U.com ----------- BMK Designs (non-profit web sites) http://bmk.bemikitties.com
