Urgent help needed to fight canine cancer

This plea for help comes from Melissa Becall, our friend in California on behalf of Tish Graber and her beautiful Sydney. Even though tomorrow is June 9th, Sydney's nineth birthday, it's never too late to help eliminate cancer in dogs. I recently read the alarming statistic that one in three dogs dies of cancer. What we help to cure in our fur families, we also cure in ourselves... we are one.

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Sydney was been diagnosed with Melanoma Cancer and most likely Osteosarcoma (bone cancer). I am involved with an organization called We Are The Cure.

The National Canine Cancer Foundation is a nationwide, contribution funded,501(c)(3) non-profit corporation dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem in dogs by funding grants for the scientific efforts of cancer researchers who are working to save lives, find a cure, find better treatments, find more accurate, cost effective, diagnostic methods in dealing with cancer, and diminishing dogs’ suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy, and service.

My goal is to raise $1K before Sydney’s 9th b-day on June 9th. In the last few weeks I have raised $670. Every little bit helps and would very much appreciate your support. Please forward this link www.wearethecure.org/friends/sydney to any animal lovers that you may know.

The donation amount is not important as no amount is too small.

Please pray for my girl as she is really struggling to be strong.

Tish Grabar

Planned new tax to add to vet cost

Here in British Columbia, we already pay a 5% Goods & Services tax on veterinary services and it has always rankled me. After all, our fur babies are our family members and taxing their care just isn't right any more than it would be to tax my medical care.
Now with the economic downturn, California is considering adding a 10% tax on veterinary care. If it passes, it could very well spread across the country and the results could spell disaster for pets and their owners. Seniors on fixed incomes may no longer be able to afford the care of their companion animals, people who have recently lost their jobs may have to give up the family pet. No matter where we are, we need to take action even if we are not in California, we could be next.

Please read the following from Tippi Hedren - The Roar Foundation - The Shambala Preserve

*Please Protest **California's Proposed Veterinary Tax Plan*
January 27, 2009
Hello everyone

We are sending this to our California animal lovers and asking you all to
read the following and then make a quick call to Sacramento.

It's no secret that California is in dire need of money, but the governor is
proposing that pets be considered 'luxuries' and therefore a 9% to 10% tax
should be levied on services rendered by vets. While most of us can afford
such a tax, others will be pushed beyond their ability to pay, resulting in
the abandonment of many pets.

Please protest this tax by calling Sacramento. The number is to an automated
survey at the governor's office. The call is not free, but it It will take
less than a minute and will cost very little.

Dial: 916-445-2841

The numbers to press in response to the questions are: 1 - 5 - 1 - 2
(i.e., 1 = for English; 5 = to transfer to veterinary tax proposal; 1 =
to choose to comment on the veterinary tax proposal; and 2 = to oppose the
tax.

Take a moment and take action NOW. Please tell your friends and ask them to
do the same.