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2007-06-02 Thread wendy
Debbie, I think this is a great letter and one that should be posted on every person's front door, since the ones who need to read this letter, might not read the paper. I would be concerned with writing that you have 14 kittens, depending on what your city/county pet limit laws might be.

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2007-06-02 Thread wendy
Well said Taylor! Great ideas! :) Wendy --- Taylor Scobie Humphrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually, you can probably tell the newspaper editor your name, address and email address and request that you be known in the newspaper as Anonymous or Concerned Family or something. I'm

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2007-06-01 Thread Taylor Scobie Humphrey
Actually, you can probably tell the newspaper editor your name, address and email address and request that you be known in the newspaper as Anonymous or Concerned Family or something. I'm pretty damn sure that newspapers honor requests like this. If I had written that letter I would send

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2007-05-31 Thread Rosenfeldt, Diane
Debbie, it's a great letter. I'm just thinking maybe you'd be safer leaving out the details of your various rescued pets. Maybe just say you couldn't take them in because you already have the legal limit of happy, healthy, neutered, vaccinated and deeply loved pets, all of whom are former

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2007-05-31 Thread Nina
I absolutely agree with Diane and your husband. I think it's wonderful of you to want to call attention to the plight of the innocent, but as Diane says, don't call attention to you and yours in the process. I'd make the letter a lot more general, leaving out many of the details that might

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2007-05-31 Thread MaryChristine
yep, just leave out the NUMBERS of the critters you have! wish i thought it'd make a difference somehow. well, MAYBE it'll get some folks to offer to foster, as that is such a HUGE need right now all over the country--unfortunately, i don't think it'll make any difference at all to the kind

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2007-05-31 Thread Debi Holmes
Debbie, I think it is a wonderful letter. And I would certainly hope that at least one person would read it and maybe change the way they think. I totally agree with you about people thinking everything is throw away!!! The part about the neighbor and his daughters really freaked me

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2007-05-31 Thread Melissa Lind
Debbie: Way to Go! I only wish I had the guts to write a story like this in our local newspaper! I think this NEEDS to be published. It is such a sad, and too common, story. Melissa _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Debbie Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007

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2007-05-31 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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2007-05-31 Thread Debbie
Just wanted to say “thank you” for all your support and advice. I intend on going ahead and letting them print it. It may not do any good but if only on person helps some poor animal or thinks twice about a child, grandparent, etc… it would b worth it. I am so tired of people not caring about life

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2007-05-31 Thread elizabeth trent
Take out the TMI part and you've got a FANTASTIC letter to the editor. Thank you for taking the time to do this -- I hope a lot of people read it. elizabeth On 5/31/07, MaryChristine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yep, just leave out the NUMBERS of the critters you have! wish i thought it'd make