I went to Emancipet's spay/neuter clinic today. There is a guy there who adopted a kitten from me 2 weeks ago. He will testify that the cat was healthy when he adopted him.
On Nov 10, 2007 12:52 PM, Gloria B. Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, just fyi, This is the Emancipet's story and Board of Directors > (including a couple of lawyers, I think - I noticed that Debbie Ramirez is a > lawyer.) > > http://emancipet.org/aboutus.htm > > Board of Directors Chair Roy Sosa Secretary Debbie Ramirez Treasurer Jeff > Hufford Christine Gerlach Veronica Forsyth Dr. Mark Hartwell, DVM Melanie > McLeroy Melissa Squyres Selena Sierra Advisory Board Suzi Sosa William > McLeroy Mike Ferrer > > History Dr. Ellen Jefferson created EmanciPET Mobile Spay/Neuter Clinic in > 1999. Dr. Jefferson had spent many years volunteering at shelters and > fostering rescued animals, and she felt that her abilities as a veterinarian > would be used most effectively if she could prevent unwanted animals from > being born in the first place. EmanciPET was conceived as a high-volume, > low-cost spay and neuter clinic that would be able to serve many different > populations through its mobility. Low prices for spay and neuter surgeries > provided an added incentive for pet owners unable or unwilling to pay > conventional fees for these services. Since 1999, over 35,000 animals have > been sterilized within the mobile hospital alone. In April 2005 the City > of Austin donated a building for use as a stationary clinic. The building, > EmanciPET World Headquarters, is located in southeast Austin within the City > of Austin Health and Human Services complex at 7201 Levander Loop. Since > opening the stationary clinic in 2005, EmanciPET has continued to operate > its mobile clinic while steadily expanding capacity for services at > EmanciPET World Headquarters. > > Partners EmanciPET relies on the cooperation and support of other > Austin-area animal welfare organizations in pursuing the shared goal of a > humane community. The City of Austin Since 2001, the City of Austin has > funded two "free days" each week for pet owners who are residents of East > Austin. Currently, East Austin residents who visit our mobile clinic on > Friday or Saturday can receive free spay or neuter surgery, rabies > vaccinations, city registration and microchipping for their pets. In > addition to providing the building for our stationary clinic, the City of > Austin allocates $80,000 per year for these free services in East Austin. > This partnership has resulted in a significant decrease in the number of > animal intakes at Town Lake Animal Center for the zip codes targeted by the > program.* *EmanciPet determines which areas are "target" by using > socioeconomic data as well as intake statistics given by our local shelters. > Not surprisingly, the absence of regular veterinary hospitals is usually > indicative of a target area. Central Texas partners A number of animal > shelters and animal welfare organizations in central Texas use our services. > Kyle PAWS, Lago Vista PAWS, and Pet Prevent A Litter (PALS) of central Texas > have all used EmanciPET to handle free surgeries for low-income residents of > their communities. EmanciPET performs surgeries for Georgetown Animal > Shelter, Kyle PAWS shelter, Central Texas SPCA, Williamson County Humane > Society, Elgin Humane Society, Bastrop Animal Control, Lockhart Animal > Shelter, and Marble Falls SPCA. By working with us these shelters are able > to sterilize hundreds of cats and dogs before they are adopted. Other > affiliations include the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine, Spay > Austin Coalition, and the S.N.I.P. (Spay Neuter Incentive Program) > Coalition. To visit the Spay Austin website, click here To learn about > S.N.I.P. click here > > > Clinic EmanciPET World Headquarters, located in East Austin, fills > appointments for pet owners who live in the area and also operates a shuttle > vehicle to serve clients who live in surrounding communities. Our shuttle > vans travel to communities within 30 minutes driving distance of our clinic, > picking up pets at predetermined locations and bringing them back to the > clinic for surgery on the same day. All pets who receive spay or neuter > surgery at the clinic go home on the day of surgerythey are picked up by > their owners at the clinic or returned to surrounding communities via the > shuttle van in the late afternoon. EmanciPET has a very high standard of > care for the animals entrusted to us. Experienced veterinarians perform all > spay and neuter surgeries, and each doctor is assisted by a team of three > trained veterinary technicians. Because of the nature of our mission, > EmanciPET's stationary clinic does not operate like a regular vet clinic. > Our veterinarians must perform many surgeries every day, and under most > circumstances they do not meet the clients we serve. Our veterinary > technicians are charged with building positive relationships with > clientsobtaining background information, answering questions and educating > clients about preventive health care. Because their role is especially > important at EmanciPET, all our technicians undergo thorough, structured > training and testing. The technicians who communicate with our clients truly > understand the surgical process and the preventive health services we offer. > EmanciPET has spayed or neutered over 65,000 pets to date with very few > complications and only 14 fatalities. We do understand, however the > necessity of a proscribed emergency protocol. Dr. Ellen Jefferson, our > founder and medical director, has always and continues to carry a pager by > which clients can reach her with post op questions or concerns 24 hours a > day. If there is a true emergency, and our stationary facility is not open > or capable of dealing with the problem, EmanciPet maintains a relationship > with a local emergency clinic and private hospital. This private clinic will > examine and treat EmanciPET patients with postoperative complications at 50% > or more off their regular fees. > > 7201 Levander Loop . #605 • AUSTIN , TEXAS 78702 • 512-587-SPAY (7729) > > > > > > > > > At 12:05 PM 11/10/2007, you wrote: > > > emancipet is quite a well-known mobile spay/neuter program in texas--with, > as far as i've ever heard, a really good, transparent reputation until now. > > it really surprised me that a group that was so well respected would do > this, especially in a place where the tensions are so well-known. i was > im'ing last night with a friend in southern california, asking her about > contacts in TX--she's mostly a feral rescuer, and was active in the hartz > flea-product stuff (ie, not the crowds i generally hang with.) told her some > of the what was going on, and she im'd someone else she knew to see if they > had any contacts in austin: what she got back, IMMEDIATELY, was, "there's a > bad shelter there...." > > impossible to know, at this point, what the motivation was..... personally, > i wouldn't do anything to jeopardize kelley's chances of reclaiming her > kitties -- so while i might contact emancipet about this AFTER the hearing, > since i don't know what's behind it all..... > > me > > On Apr 21, 1988 11:28 PM, Gloria Bronte Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Absolutely. I'm also wondering who is Emancipet and what's their > background. Is this part of their policy, to monitor and report stuff? > > Gloria > > > At 08:40 AM 11/10/07 -0800, you wrote: > >Y'know, if we start cross-posting this to the various lists, Emancipet > >will get a bad name very fast. At the very least, we can assure their > >punishment. No libel or defamation required. Just quote the search > >warrant adffidavit, which is a public record. > > > >Gloria Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Darn, thats cold of them. > > > >Kelley, do you use dial-up, or dsl, or cable at home? Are you > >looking for a home computer to use or are you able to use work > >computer? > > > >Gloria > > > > > > > >On Nov 10, 2007, at 8:50 AM, Kelley Saveika wrote: > > > > > Yes. > > > > > > On 11/10/07, Gloria Lane wrote: > > >> So it was Emancipet (at Emancipet.org) that called the police and > > >> confiscated her pets? Gloria > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> On Nov 9, 2007, at 12:04 PM, MaryChristine wrote: > > >> have spoken with nina; she's got a call into hideyo right now. > > >> > > >> keeping all paws crossed here.... > > >> > > >> MC > > >> > > >> On Nov 9, 2007 11:04 AM, MacKenzie, Kerry N. < > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >> wrote: > > >>> Hi all, I happened to email Hideyo last night and got a reply this > > >>> morning, but I don't know where she's at with her legal hassles. > > >>> Kerry M > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> -----Original Message----- > > >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>> [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > >> Kat > > >>> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 9:46 AM > > >>> To: [email protected] > > >>> Subject: Re: Need some help > > >>> > > >>> Hi MC, > > >>> > > >>> I think Nina's been in contact with Hideyo... > > >>> > > >>> Kat (Mew Jersey) > > >>> > > >>> On Fri, 9 Nov 2007, MaryChristine wrote: > > >>> > > >>>> Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 10:38:24 -0500 > > >>>> From: MaryChristine > > >>>> Reply-To: [email protected] > > >>>> To: [email protected] > > >>>> Subject: Re: Need some help > > >>>> > > >>>> has anyone spoken with hideyo lately? i know she'd been having > > >>>> hassles > > >>> of > > >>>> her own, so i wasn't sure about contacting her yesterday--but if > > >>> anyone > > >>>> knows that's she's okay, i've got her number and can give it to > > >>> kelley. > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> On Nov 9, 2007 9:52 AM, Kat > > >>>> wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>>> Oh Kelley, > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Did you keep any of the info Michelle Lerner had given to Hideyo > > >>> back when > > >>>>> she was having legal troubles?? That will at least give you a > > >>> start. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> If you didn't keep the info, I could go back thru my files and > > >>>>> do a > > >>> "cut & > > >>>>> paste" for you... > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Kat (Mew Jersey) > > >>>>> > > >>>>> On Fri, 9 Nov 2007, Kelley Saveika wrote: > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 08:42:11 -0600 > > >>>>>> From: Kelley Saveika > > >>>>>> Reply-To: [email protected] > > >>>>>> To: [email protected] > > >>>>>> Subject: Re: Need some help > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> sorry, it is 512-694-5455. Anyone feel free to call, especially > > >>> if > > >>>>>> you know how to get a lawyer. I have never needed one before. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> On 11/9/07, Susan Hoffman < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>>>>>> I have to leave for work soon so I'll probably have to call this > > >>>>> evening. > > >>>>>>> (If it's slow I may be able to call from work.) What is your > > >>> area > > >>>>> code? > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> Kelley Saveika wrote: > > >>>>>>> Susan, you need to call me. I am at work and I could not hold it > > >>>>>>> together so I am leaving. I may go to the doctor to get a > > >>> sedative. > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> my # is 694-5455. > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> On 11/9/07, Susan Hoffman wrote: > > >>>>>>>> Kelley, give me the details. Did they have a search warrant? > > >>> Did you > > >>>>>>>> consent to a search or the seizure? What paperwork were you > > >>> given? > > >>>>> What > > >>>>>>>> did you sign? Is there a hearing date? > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> Kelley Saveika wrote: > > >>>>>>>> Hi guys, > > >>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>> My cats were seized yesterday by animal control. 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