The Tattle Tails- Spring 2020

The Tattle Tails

Rockingham Harrisonburg SPCA’s Bi-Annual Newsletter

April 2020

LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR

Board of Directors Dr. Darnice Pettigrew President Brandon Howdyshell Vice President Brenda Long Treasurer Anngela Gibson Secretary Michael Sharp Justin Bridges Sheri Brown Nina Smith Beverly London Eric Humphries

Contact the Shelter 540-434-5270 info@rhspca.org www.rhspca.org 2170 Old Furnace Rd. Follow us on social media to never miss a pupdate!

Facebook @RHSPCA Instagram @RHSPCA Cover girl, Dena, was adopted in August of 2019.

Dear Friends,

Thank you for making 2019 a record-breaking, lifesaving year for the Rockingham Harrisonburg SPCA and changing the lives of so many animals.

We accomplished the following in 2019: • Performed 1,089 adoptions, 447 more than 2018.

• Found placement for 783 animals through our transfer partners, 496 more than 2018.

• Reunited 366 pets with their owners.

• Decreased shelter euthanasia by 50%.

We recognized that we needed to update our approach to sheltering in order to save more animals. We put this recognition into action by making the necessary changes.

All this was made possible through the compassion and generosity of friends like you. When I moved to the area 15 months ago, I could not have imagined the advocacy for animal welfare present here. It is the commitment and generosity of caring friends like yourself that has allowed us to better serve those without a voice, the homeless animals of the greater Rockingham-Harrisonburg area.

I can’t fully express how grateful I am for your lifesaving support of the animals. Please contact me anytime if you have any questions or if you would like to see all that you are making possible through your generous support. I can be reached directly at HNawaz@rhspca.org or 540-434-5270 [ext. 100] Sincerely,

Huck Nawaz Executive Director P.S. It is indeed an unprecedented time we are in with COVID-19. We are taking the necessary precautions to safeguard human health while still providing for the animals that come into our care. I wish you and your loved ones (two and four-legged) health, peace and safety.

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SHELTER SPOT-LIGHT

Employee

Charlotte Wylie Charlotte has just celebrated her 12 year anniversary of working with us!

As an Animal Care Technician, she says her favorite thing about her job is getting to spend time with the animals each day. She comes into work eager to help the animals and anyone else who needs her. Her coworkers best describe her as, “kind, helpful, respectful, and amazing.”

“She’s an all-around awesome person! There needs to be more Chalottes in the world!”

Volunteer

Linda Recco This woman does it all! Not only is she a loyal volunteer, she is also a caring foster and generous donor for our organization.

From helping sick cats, to making enrichment toys for the animals, Linda is always willing to lend a helping hand. She says that her favorite part of volunteering at the RHSPCA is, “helping the cats and kittens feel safe and learn that all humans are not bad.”

“She’s delightful! She’s always there for us.” says Volunteer Coordinator, Dacia.

says fellow Animal Care Technician, Ashley.

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SERVICES

Events

Our Services

Since you last heard from us...

People danced the night away at Bark to the 80’s!

In April, we had our Bark to the 80’s dance and partied like it was... well the 80’s! The Reflex played some rockin’ hits, we had lots of raffle winners, and people flocked to the wacky photo booth. Most importantly, attendees raised a lot of money for the animals and had a great time doing it!

We celebrated the 3rd of July with Summer Jam. In July, families from all around flocked to Massanutten Resort to attend Summer Jam! Guests enjoyed live music from 3 bands, beer trucks, food trucks, kids’ activities, and a fireworks display. The annual patriotic festival was our biggest and best year yet!

Supporters scored a hole in one at Girls Putt for Pets!

In August, Girls Golf of Harrisonburg invited the SPCA to be the recipient of their mini-golf fundraiser. Over 100 people came out to play putt putt, eat, and get showered with puppy kisses. All of the pups at the event got adopted that day and every guest won a door prize!

Visit rhspca.org/events to see when our next events are (when it’s safe to have them again, that is).

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Adoptions

We always have loving dogs and cats awaiting their second chance to find a home.

Come find your match today!

Intakes

Whether you found a stray animal or can no longer care for your pet, we will gladly take them in and help get them adoption ready.

Licensing

We sell county and city animal licenses.

All you have to bring is an up-to-date rabies certificate.

Cremation

We offer private cremations for your deceased companion and can give you an imprint of their paw to remember them by.

Kids Club

Let your kids learn about animals by participating in fun games, crafts, and educational activities.

Outreach Events

We welcome the opportunity to engage the community in animal welfare. We can offer you tours, classroom visits, animals at events, and more.

“Ash and Misty”

INTAKES

TOP 5

REASONS ANIMALS COME INTO THE SHELTER 1

Found as a stray

Lost pets make up the majority of animals that come into our care.

Having collars and tags on your pet with your contact information may prevent them from coming into the shelter. And if they do, they will have a better chance of being reunited with you.

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Too many animals

This is the leading reason for owner surrendered animals. There is a tremendous need for spay/neuter education in our community. We routinely have pets come into our care as the owners are unable to provide care for the ‘oops’ litters.

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Landlord concerns

Many landlords & leasing companies have breed restrictions, weight limitations, or may not allow pets at all. Pet owners unable to gain permission to keep their pets often have to surrender them in the hopes of us finding a new adoptive home for them.

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Financial hardship

This is the leading reason for the surrender of aging pets, or those experiencing medical concerns.

Sometimes the animal is towards the end of its life and the owners are unable to afford the veterinary costs associated with having the animal humanely euthanized.

5

Behavioral concerns

Many pets are brought into our care each year as a result of the owner being unable to resolve the pets behavioral concerns. Such concerns range from inappropriate elimination, animals in the house not getting along, and occasionally aggression.

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Shelter Intakes

The RHSPCA provides a safe haven for all companion animals, such as dogs, cats, small mammals, and the occasional chicken and pig. Yes, we’ve received a pig in our care before and ‘Peppa’ is now happily settled into her adoptive home.

As an open-admission facility, it’s anyone’s guess as to what may walk through our doors and we take great pride in being prepared! From the helpless little kittens that we start seeing a surge of every spring, to the ever-increasing number of sick or elderly pets whose owners are unable to continue to provide care for them, they each have a story unique to them. However, the reasons for why they come into our care are all too familiar.

An open-admission shelter’s intake numbers are a good representative of the animal (and people) needs in the community. Unwanted, and unowned, stray cats make up the majority of our intakes.

Especially this time of the year, it is not unusual for us to receive twenty or more stray cats and kittens in a single day. On the canine spectrum, owners unable (or sometimes unwilling) to continue to provide care for their dogs, make up the majority of the canine intakes at our facility.

These two intake reasons are indicative of the fact that our area has a cat overpopulation issue, and there need to be more resources for struggling pet owners. We are working diligently to create solutions for these problems in the near future.

Once in our care, we vaccinate and deworm all new intakes to our shelter. This is as much to protect the incoming animal as it is to safeguard the health and wellbeing of all the animals in our care. Then, medical and behavior screening allows us to learn more about the individual needs of the animal so we can make the best decisions for each of them.

Our staff works tirelessly to help each and every pet have the best outcome possible.

To prevent animals from becoming homeless and arriving at our door, there are two main things that need to happen. Having pets spayed or neutered is the only way we are going to reduce the number of animals coming into the shelter. Also, having your animals microchipped and wearing ID collars will ensure that if lost, they have the best possible chance of being reunited with you.

2019 TIMELINE

RHSPCA

2019

YEAR IN REVIEW BIG CHANGES We started off the year with a change inleadership. Our current Executive Director, Huck Nawaz, started in January of 2019. Working closely with the shelter team, we started a review of programs and practices to help us identify opportunities.

Positive media coverage of our renewed focus on helping animals lead to greater engagement with all of you.

CATS GALORE We were very happy to regain the publics' trust. At the same time, we saw our intakes begin to soar. We were receiving a staggering amount of animals each day. At certain times, we were seeing an average of 40 felines a week. At this rate, we were becoming very low on space very fast. We introduced special discounted adoption fees for the felines in our care to draw attention to their need for homes. Soon, with the community’s support, our adoption number were soaring.

TRANSPORTS We formed many new relationships with shelters in Virginia, as well as ones along the east coast. Because of this, we were able to transport 783 animals from our shelter to partnering organizations. The Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA played a large role in this. They transported 385 animals to their organization and helped us with many medical and behavioral cases. Thanks to all of our new (and seasoned) partners, between 2018 and 2019, our transfers increased by 172%!

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2019 TIMELINE

EVENTS We started the year off with Bark to the 80's featuring the Reflex, then we put on Summer Jam at Massanutten, and then our Girls Putt for Pets mini-golf tournament.

Each event raised funds for our organization, allowing us to further our lifesaving efforts and continue our mission of helping animals. In addition to these events, we also participated in our firstever Clear the Shelters event in August where we helped find 29 animals a home in one day!

STATISTICS

ADOPTIONS Another initiative that we worked on was adoption readiness! We made a concerted effort towards decreasing the animal’s length of stay with us. We also partnered with Anicira to have our animals altered before adoption. These initiatives, along with improved matchmaking by our staff, helped get 1,089 animals adopted last year. That’s almost 70% more than the previous year!

Thanks to all of these factors- internal changes, effective problem solving, great partnerships, successful fundraising events, and happy adoptions- we were able to reach a live release rate of 78% for the year (a 25% increase)! The live release rate is calculated by dividing total positive outcomes by total intakes and then multiplying that number by 100. We strive to continue to increase this number in 2020 by saving even many more lives.

ALL OF THIS CONTRIBUTED TO A

50% DECREASE IN EUTHANASIA FOR THE YEAR!

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OUTCOMES

Shelter Outcomes Our staff works exceedingly hard to try to ensure a positive outcome for all of the animals in our care.

And we’re doing better than ever before.

Our highest positive outcomes are in our adoption category. During the first quarter of 2020, we have already had 257 adoptions! That is a 40% increase in adoptions compared to last year. The needs of the animals coming into our care haven’t changed, but we’ve gotten even better at meeting the animals’ needs and at being matchmakers for adopters.

We have also been able to reunite 102 animals with their owners this year. Thanks to microchips and collar tags, these animals are happy and safe in their home once again. In fact, each animal that get adopted from our facility leaves with a microchip. Keeping your name, address, and phone number associated with the chip up to date is very important. We use this information to return your pet to you in the event that it accidentally gets separated from your family.

Additionally, we continue to expand our network of partnering shelters that are able to receive some of our animals to adopt through their programs.

While the number of adoptions continues to climb, we still receive more cats and kittens than we are able to place into homes on our own. Additionally, last year, we added over a dozen new transfer partners.

Feral and unsocialized cats are still a challenge.

Recently, we have been exploring other options in the hopes of providing these animals a second chance at life. Some animals that come into the shelter (whether as strays or surrenders) just don’t adjust well to spending their days in a kennel.

Anxious dogs start to pace and bark uncontrollably and lose weight in the process. Fortunately for them, we have been able to expand our foster program over the past year and help more of these animals that need time away from the shelter to really show their great personality and get adopted from that lower-stress environment.

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TYPES

OF POSITIVE OUTCOMES ADOPTION

in 2019 we had 1,089 adoptions!

That's over 1,000 animals that found their forever home with a loving family. 502 were dogs, while 504 were cats, and 83 were small mammals such as rabbits and guinea pigs.

RETURN TO OWNER

We are able to reunite animals with their families through the use of microchips and collar identifications. Having this ID on the animal and keeping the information up-to-date is a crucial part in making sure your lost pet gets returned to you.

TRANSFER OUT

We work with 70 (and counting) limited admission and breed-specific rescue groups. In 2019, these groups helped us transfer out 738 animals. That's a 172.8% increase from 2018!

We are committed to saving all healthy, treatable animals. We are proud to have increased our live release rate by 27%.

In cases where animals are terminally ill or have several behavioral concerns that make them unsafe to place in the community, they are humanely euthanized.

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COMPARE

Look How Far We’ve Come!

Our hard work accompanied by your generous support has allowed us to come so far as an organization. With your help, we will continue our lifesaving work in 2020 and beyond.

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“Fred”

Section Title

WAYS TO HELP

Looking for Ways to Help the RHSPCA?

Adopt.

Donate.

Foster.

Volunteer.

Choosing to adopt your next animal is best decision you’ll ever make.

Each adoption saves two lives (the pet finding their forever home and the one waiting to get moved into their kennel). We place new animals up for adoption weekly and our staff will gladly council you to help you find your perfect match. We are now requiring adoption appointments for the foreseeable future. Go to our website (rhspca. org) and click on “Make an Adoption Appointment” to schedule a time to meet with our adoptable animals.

Donations can come in many shapes and sizes. We always welcome monetary donations to fund our lifesaving programs, but we also accept in-kind donations. Whether it be pet food, toys, towels, blankets, cleaning supplies, or office supplies, we will gratefully accept anything you are able to donate. We also have an Amazon wish list where you can order items and ship them directly to our door! Visit https://bit.ly/RHSPCAwish to browse our needed items.

Our foster program aims to help animals who need special time and attention in a more relaxing home setting. This includes animals needing more socialization, kittens requiring bottle feedings, scared/ anxious dogs, moms with babies, special medical cases, and more.

If you have the space in your heart and home, contact our Foster Coordinator, Joan, about fostering an animal and changing their life for the better. She can be reached by email at jmontalvo@rhspca.org.

Volunteering at the shelter is on pause for now, but you can plan for the future if you’d like. Do you have an hour or two in your day to walk dogs or cuddle cats? Our volunteer program helps to enrich the lives of the animals while they’re in our care. We will also have community outreach events in the future where we need helping hands too! All you need to do is attend one brief orientation before your first volunteer session. Keep checking our website to see when volunteer orientations resume at rhspca.org/events.

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KIDS’ PROGRAMS

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RHSPCA Student Programs The RHSPCA believes that humane education is a vital initiative that provides children with an understanding of animal care and well being. We host many youth programs to engage children in the community and teach them empathy toward animals.

On the Road Collaborative (OTRC) is a non-profit organization that empowers youth by providing equal access to educational opportunities and hands-on career experiences. OTRC operates in three schools in the city of Harrisonburg, Skyline Middle School, Thomas Harrison Middle School, Harrisonburg High School. This program serves over 300 underserved youth each year. The classes they offer have included architecture, photography, robotics, and many more. These classes set the children on the road to college and careers by connecting them to dynamic educational experiences during out-of-school hours.

The SPCA has partnered with this influential program for several years now as a “community teacher” role. For our organization, it presents the unique opportunity to talk to children in our community about how to treat and interact with animals. The lessons we share teach them kindness and empathy towards animal kind. Our lesson subjects have included: choosing the right animal-related career, the importance of spaying and neutering pets, a day in the life of a shelter employee, and more essential topics.

At the end of every semester, the children put on a “showcase” to show their parents what they have learned. For a lot of the parents, this is their first interaction with the RHSPCA. The children show them how they learned to approach and hold cats. They also show them how to teach a puppy to sit. At our last showcase, many of the parents approached us to ask about adopting and many of the kids said they would love to enroll in our program again next year!

Other Youth Programs

Children’s Reading Program

Community Field Trips

Several years ago, we started the Children’s Reading Program. Every other Wednesday, 15 students of varying ages visit the shelter from Fulks Run Elementary School to read to our cats and dogs. This helps them become more confident in their reading skills and provides excellent enrichment for the animals. We are hoping to add more schools to our roster next year.

We also offer field trips and in-class lessons to local teachers. We recently visited a class to teach the kids about how they can help the animals in our area through fundraising and donation drives.

We have also had classes tour the shelter for field trips where the children learned how to properly greet and interact with the animals. We are looking forward to resuming these lessons next year.

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TRANSPORT PARTNERS

Trusted Transports We are very grateful to have the support of numerous organizations in our community and beyond it. With the help of our partners, we have been able to save the lives of countless animals through transfer programs both in and out of state.

As an open-admission animal shelter, we never turn away an animal in need. With this policy, space gets very limited very fast. We have partnered with 70+ animal shelters and rescue groups around Virginia (and a few in Pennsylvania and New York as well) to help transfer animals to these other organizations where they may have different resources (such as more space, a medical team, etc.) at their disposal. This in turn frees up resources at our shelter to be funneled back into animal care and development of new lifesaving programs.

One of our partners is Second Chance Animal Shelter in Pennsylvania through the ASPCA. Since 2016, ASPCA employees have been tirelessly driving their van to our shelter to pick up and transport felines to Second Chance Animal Shelter. In the past four years, they have transported 649 cats! They visit us early in the morning, we help load all of the cats and kittens in their kennels, they secure them in the vehicle, and off they go!

Another partner is the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA (CASPCA). This fairly recent partnership has helped our organization tremendously.

In 2019, they transported 385 animals from our shelter to theirs.

That’s 109 cats, 224 kittens, 41 dogs, and 9 puppies. Transports like these are great to relocate cats who have been sitting at our shelter for a prolonged length of time. Sending them to a new geographic (and demographic) area can significantly improve their chances of being adopted.

These are just a few of our wonderful partners!

Thank you to all of our transport partners for driving miles on end to help us save lives!

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VETERINARY PARTNERS

Will your vet help?

Venerable Vets The RHSPCA does not have a vet on staff. We have a medical technician to administer vaccines, but we cannot perform surgeries or in-depth exams at our facility. We are lucky enough to have two dedicated local veterinarians donate their time and services once a week to our animals.

They have even adopted a few of them over the years!

We are in need of veterinary services.

Your vet could donate: Shelter Visits Office Visits Health Certs.

S/N Surgeries Other Surgeries Diagnostics Vaccines Medications Please have them contact Huck Nawaz at hnawaz@ rhspca.org.

Dr. Pettigrew Not only is she the President of our Board of Directors, but Dr. Pettigrew has also owns North Fork Veterinary Hospital. She is a lover of all animals and once a week, she visits us to treat, vaccinate and examine the many animals in our care. She says her favorite part about volunteering her time at the RHSPCA is, “helping those animals less fortunate by providing my care and knowledge for them. Thus hopefully assisting them in finding their forever home.”

Dr. Leavenworth Dr. Rhonda Leavenworth always wanted to be a veterinarian.

She has practiced small animal medicine in the Valley since 1996.

She has volunteered with the RHSPCA in many ways, including initiating the FELV/FIV testing program for our shelter cats, donating veterinary care to the pets at the shelter, and more.

Volunteering is one of Dr. L’s passions. To quote Mr. Roger’s, “look for the helpers,” and she hopes to be one of those.

We Need Your Help

Have a Heart Fund RHSPCA

Donate to pets with special needs.

This fund heals broken bones and provides muchneeded surgeries that improve quality of life. It has been used to pay for leg amputations, heartworm treatment, and more.

Spaying and neutering pets is very important in the fight against pet homelessness.

It prevents many unwanted litters and provides health benefits for the individual animal.

This fund benefits our animals awaiting adoption.

Spay/Neuter Fund RHSPCA

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“Rosie”

ROSIE’S STORY

Rosie

Rosalind, now Rosie, is a one-year-old pit mix who came to us with a great need last year.

In June of 2019, an Animal Control Officer walked in carrying a pitiful stray puppy that he found wandering around Harrisonburg. She was missing huge patches of fur, was covered in scabs, and just looked miserable. She was constantly scratching herself and was obviously in immense pain. Our animal care team suspected it was a horrible case of mange and after testing her upon intake, they found they were correct. Demodectic mange is an inflammatory disease in dogs where mites inhabit the hair follicles and rapidly multiply. It’s a very slow process to reverse and very easy to prevent with regular baths. This poor, discarded puppy was only four months old and was already battling an awful condition that someone could have prevented her from experiencing.

Our team gave her all of the love that she had been neglected of for so long. They cared for her, medicated her often, and gave her many treated baths. Slowly but surely, the scabs began to heal and her fur started to grow back. After an entire month of rehabilitation, Rosie was as good as new!

She was no longer scratching until she bled, she was no longer in any pain. She was happy, playful, and acting like a normal puppy. She would love to run around outside and play with toys. If you pulled out a treat, she would go absolutely wild to try to please you. As soon as we put her up for adoption, she received constant attention from visitors. It only took one week before she was adopted!

Rosie is now in her forever home and is 1-yearold. Her family is so in love with her and she is doing wonderful in her new home with her doggy siblings. Her owner says: “She is a beautiful girl whom we love so very much! Rosie is the sweetest, most loving little girl you could ever dream of!”

It was a long journey, but so rewarding in the end.

We wish Rosie and her family all the best. If you’d like to help us help more animals like Rosie, please consider donating to our Have a Heart Fund that helps treat animals with special medical needs.

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NASH’S STORY

Nash

Nash is a ten-month-old tabby cat who came to us three days into the new year and shocked us all.

This past January, a cat named, Nash was surrendered to us because of his medical condition. What condition was it, you ask? Well poor Nash, who was only 8 months old at the time, had completely fractured his femur. We’re not sure what he was doing or what caused this clean break, but we do know that little Nash was in a world of pain. He didn’t show it often, though. Most of the time he was very sweet and affectionate. Although he couldn’t stand, he would shimmy his way to the front of the kennel to get pets from staff passersby.

After a thorough examination from a veterinarian, it was concluded that he would require an amputation. The vet recommended his leg be amputated from the hip since it was so mangled.

Nash soon went under the knife for his amputation surgery. He also received his alteration surgery the same day. When he came back from his big day at the vet, we found a foster family who volunteered to take him in and monitor his recovery.

While in foster care, Nash received all the love and support that he needed. He struggled a bit at first, but as time went on, he learned to walk very well in his new tripedal state. As soon as he could hobble around again, he began to play with the foster family’s kids and pets. He came back to the shelter fully healed and as loving as ever.

A family saw his touching story on our social media and reached out to us. They had previous experience with special need animals and knew that this was the cat for their family. Today, Nash is very happy in his new home with his human brother and dog and cat siblings. He has adjusted to his new life and his new missing leg, very well.

His owner even says that he has recently come out of his shell and is very feisty at times!

Nash’s surgery was made possible with the use of donations from our Have a Heart Fund. Please consider donating on our website to help more animals like Nash (rhspca.org/donate).

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“Nash”

TRIBUTES

Tributes

From September 2019 to March 2020

You can pay tribute to a special person or pet in your life by giving a donation to the RHSPCA in honor or in memory of them. What better way to recognize an important presence in your life than acknowledging them while also helping animals in need? Each tribute donation allows us to continue providing for the animals that come into our care, thus giving them a second chance to be someone’s loving pet again. To make a tribute donation, please visit our website and click on the “Donate” tab, or mail a check to: 2170 Old Furnace Road, Harrisonburg, VA 22802.

In Honor of our Friends: In honor of Ace & Conway Essig Lynn S. Whitmore In honor of All those who work in animal rescue John and Marcia McGrath In honor of Artemis & Topper Donald L. and Ginger B. Usry In honor of Ashley Boone Christine and Stephen Bradshaw

Christopher and Carole Driver Hunter Woodard Thomas and Denise E. Dawson John and Linda Neff Chad & Jill McGlaughlin Butch Strawderman In honor of Curt Smith St. Johns Lutheran Church In honor of Dr. & Mrs. David Whitehead Joseph W. and Elaine F. Behl In honor of Dr. & Mrs. Frank Gearing Joseph W. and Elaine F. Behl In honor of J. Mchome Glenn & Diane Martin In honor of Jen Joanne Evans In honor of Jessica Walters Wright Samuel Wright In honor of Journey Dwight and Donna G. Arbogast In honor of Judy phillips Michelle Smelser In honor of Katelyn Wampler Jerry M. and Janet S. Wampler In honor of Mikey Julie Weikert In honor of Milia Charles & Carol Bowden

In Honor of our Pets: In honor of Alexis Terry & Linda Looney In honor of All our loved family pets Jeffrey D. and Faye Curl In honor of Baylee Martin Alan, Kathy & Baylee Martin In honor of Bradford, Smokey, & Bear Sue S. McDaniel In honor of Brady, Max, and Jake Robert F. and Anna Rose Geary In honor of Cleopatra and Thor Loretta Frantz In honor of Copper Christopher and Anne Kendrick In honor of Dakota Robert and Sarah Gartner In honor of Dusty Marvin C. and Grace W. Hillsman In honor of Girly Benjamin & Lisa Charles In honor of Kirby Downey S. Edward and Betsy Craun In honor of Loki & Minnie Jonathan Hilbert In honor of Maggie & Mesi Paldao Michael and Gwendyl Harter

In honor of North Fork Veterinary Hospital Robbie and Debbie Rhodes

In honor of Mila, Kira, & Rocky Nikoo Rafat

In honor of Catherine Steger Robert F. and Ann Carr

In honor of Sheila Dart Dennis and Sara A. Zimmerman

In honor of Obie B&D Properties

In honor of Cathy Phillips Beverly and Terry Eye

In honor of Stacey Evers Josh Burtner

In honor of Prinsie and Abby Don and Suzanne Criss

In honor of Craig Anders Noland and James McHone

In honor of Terry Looney St. Jacobs Spaders Lutheran Church

In honor of Tilly Barbara Feichtinger

In honor of Bob & Robyn McKenzie Donald L. and Ginger B. Usry

TRIBUTES In honor of Willow Ronald and Linda Hotinger

In Memory of our Friends: In memory of Anne Cripe Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Stover Harlan Penn Michael and Eileen Pearlman Edith Knauer Barbara Kreml James and Barbara Jackson In memory of Anne Whitmore Esther Beattie David and Kimberly Showalter In memory of Barbara Bland Landis Jim Landis Brenda Will In memory of Barbara Paul Joseph & Kathryn Bowman In memory of Betty Dove Harrisonburg Electric Commission In memory of Betty Warble Amvets Post Virginia Sylvia Hollen In memory of Beverly Smith Norman and Kristine Stern Joanne Bell Barbara Mancini J.D. & M.O. Laver Barbara Mancini In memory of Bill O’Brien Jean D. O’Brien In memory of Charles Bazzle Holly Bazzle In memory of Charlie Walter C. and Doris M. Whitmore In memory of Charlie, Note, & Tucker Barry M. Rhodes In memory of Clay Clark lll APR Associates

Barbara Hatheway John A. Paul LD&B Insurance Agency A.B. McHone & Sons, LLC Ed and Zizi Sipe Butch Strawderman In memory of Dale Wegner ll Dale and Waneta Wegner In memory of Dr. Phil James Cynthia Sadonis In memory of Elaine & Jay Alfred Strawderman In memory of Esther Myers Carter Myers In memory of Florie Ritchie Kim Kiser In memory of Francis Lynn Griffith Terry Bodkin Loyd and Sue Milstead Traci Steele Joleen Moe Greg Mullen In memory of Fred Whitmore & Greg Painter Patricia L. Whitmore In memory of Gail Little Carol A. Yetzer In memory of Gene Stultz James Williams Melodie & Stuart Davis In memory of Gerald (Jerry) Reed Raymond & Sharon Schulte In memory of Henry Clay Clark Joseph W. and Elaine F. Behl Dawn Wine Ruple In memory of J.R. & Sadie Patricia and Daniel Lam In memory of Jackie Phillips Pat & Donnie Orebaugh Charles and Patricia Phillips William and Betty Craun

John and Mildred Kiser In memory of Jacob & Mary Lee Long Mary Long In memory of Jane Stover Ronald and Lynne Stover In memory of Kramer Rose Edward and Melinda Rose In memory of Laura (Betty) Hinkle Richard & Nancy Eaton Bethlehem United Church of Christ Wesley S. Henkel Jo Ann Milander Beverly & Nancy Litten Republican Women of Harrisonburg-Rockingham County In memory of Laurinda Gail Story Kibler LD&B Insurance Agency In memory of Lee Bradley C. and MaryAnne Akers In memory of Lucille Strawser Milton and Jane Riley In memory of Lucille Swank & Barry Burkholder Carol S. Burkholder In memory of Lynette Kagey Meadows Kennametal In memory of Maggie Vickie Dean In memory of Mandy David and Joyce Rick In memory of Maryann & Donald Warner Brandy and Danny Hales In memory of Maxine Gooden Barbara Rogers

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TRIBUTES

In Memory of our Friends (cont.):

In memory of Roxie Golladay Charles & Dorothy White

In memory of Michael Thompson Jo Ann Milander Gayle Davis

In memory of Sammie Janice Drechsler

In memory of Mrs. Seymour Paul Gene C. and Josephine G. Snyder

In memory of Shirley Fulk Conley Turner Kennametal

In memory of Ms. Maddie Thomas & Kathy Dunham

In memory of Shirley Hevener Vivian E. Hevener

In memory of Muttley, Millie, TJ, BoBo, & Marvin Aileen M. Crider

In memory of Shirley McWilliams Jane and Donnie Shifflett

In memory of Nancy Harrison Rebecca & Margaret Wilson In memory of Nancy Sweet Margee Geenfield-Ney In memory of Peggy Powell Thomas and Pamela Albrecht Roger and Brenda Hall In memory of Pete Barbara and John Penney In memory of Philip Constable Joseph & Kathryn Bowman In memory of Philip James Allen and Julie Bell In memory of Richard McDonaldson Sandra Smith Pleasant Hill Church of the Bretheren In memory of Rick Davis Diane C. Davis In memory of Robert Sellers Blue Ridge Florist In memory of Roseann K. Szmagaj Phillip W. and Christina Updike Michael & Violet Allain Carol O’Connell Terry and Phyllis Coulter Ken Szmagaj 22 RHSPCA Newsletter

In memory of Sport Lakey S. Logan In memory of T.J. & Macey Morris Anthony L. and Arlene C. Morris In memory of Wayne & Dorothy Daniels Garry E. and Leah D. Sherman

In memory of Chester, Gretchen, & Spencer Ronald M. and Linda C.B. Hotinger In memory of Chloe Denise A. Whitman In memory of Georgie Susan Palocsay In memory of Ginger Russell G. and S. Kay Horn In memory of Haley Susan Palocsay In memory of Harry Loyd B. and Shirley S. Newman In memory of Heidi Lee & Judith Haupt In memory of Jake Ronald D. and Doris L. Norris

In memory of Will Bruce Mathias

In memory of Jasmine Eric and Jayne Rynar

In memory of William Seymour Lucy Seymour

In memory of Josie and Sadie James O. and Barbara D. Shifflett

In memory of Willis A. Whetzel Janet E. Whetzel

In memory of Lily, Petey, Gracie, and Ali Leslie Schory

In memory of Wilson Rhodes Robbie and Debbie Rhodes In memory of Wrigley Stephen G. and Patricia A Alvis

In Memory of our Pets:

In memory of Luke Jeremy G-M In memory of Mac Viki Adornato

In memory of Bahati and Sanura Neil and Nicole Curtis

In memory of Madison Elizabeth Knicely

In memory of Beau McDonald Michael and Kim Brantley Totsie Zirkle

In memory of Marvin Keith and Yvonne Strawderman

In memory of Bella North Fork Veterinary Hospital In memory of Boulder Debra Mason

In memory of Millie Gibson North Fork Veterinary Hospital LD&B Insurance Agency LD&B Insurance Agency Olivia Kohler LD&B Insurance Agency

TRIBUTES In memory of Milo Leslie Harris In memory of Miss, Tucker, & Hermie Richard L. and Pamela B. Wilkins In memory of Misty & Fizzle Terry & Linda Looney In memory of Mochie Matthew and Heather S. Dowdy In memory of Ms. Maggie Julie Dove In memory of Prince, Prancy, & Rocky Renee Flick In memory of Rieno Norman L. and Joyce W. Bradburn In memory of Rocky McDonald Michael and Kim Brantley In memory of Sawyer Brenda Sue Wilkinson In memory of Shadow Kim Kiser In memory of Smokey Wesley S. Henkel Mary G. Keller In memory of Smokey McDonald Totsie Zirkle In memory of Smokums, Bear Dog, and Stubby Jerry W. and Linda K. Swecker In memory of Sophie Dennis and Sara A. Zimmerman In memory of Sprocket Eric and Jayne Rynar In memory of Tuck and Gator Andrew Koch

“Callista”

In memory of Tybalt Mongold Wayne and Sandra Mongold RHSPCA Newsletter 23

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