Animals in need of responsible homes
(PAWS) — Yogy is a black Retriever-mix. He is about five years old, neutered, and last received his vaccination shots two years ago. Yogy is good with other dogs and people, and is an inside/outside dog.
Due to Yogy’s background and history, his foster family is unwilling to adopt the dog to individuals/families that tether dogs outside for prolonged periods of time and/or leave dogs unattended.
A family adopted Yogy two years ago and tethered the dog outside, without adequate food and water.
The dog suffered severe health problems that nearly killed the dog.
If you are interested in adopting Yogy, and can provide Yogy with a responsible home, contact Monika at 1-671-687-4401 or monikasgallery@hotmail.com.
Female Pup, a.k.a. No. 6, is available to loving home.
This youngster was found running on the side of the road.
She is about four weeks of age, brown in color, with a dark nose.
She has been to Paradise Island Animal Hospital for her first round of de-worming, but has not received her vaccinations yet due to her young age.
If you or someone you know is able to offer this pup a responsible home, and obtain future vaccination shots — and hopefully spaying — contact Lori at thelories@yahoo.com.
ZigZag, one of the luckiest dogs on Saipan, is also available for adoption and/or fostering.
ZigZag was rescued from the road after being hit by a car and left for dead.
His rescuer kindly took ZigZag to Paradise Island Animal Hospital for an examination.
ZigZag underwent reconstructive surgery for his hip and back leg.
He is currently recovering at a foster family’s home, and is nearly fully recovered and ready for adoption.
Ideally, PAWS would like to place him in a permanent loving home by April 1.
ZigZag is a male boonie dog, with black and tan markings.
He is thought to be about two to three years of age. He is house-trained, and excellent with cats and children.
If you are interested in making ZigZag your best friend, contact Maria at mdcowden@gmail.com or 234-2528 for an interview and viewing.
For more information on dogs and cats that are available for adoption in Saipan, visit the PAWS Web site at www.paws-saipan.org or visit the blog at www.paws-saipan.blogspot.com.
Shell Marianas donates to nonprofit groups
(Shell) — In an ongoing effort to support Saipan’s nonprofit organizations, Shell Marianas donated 960 of its limited edition collection of Ferrari model cars to child-serving organizations dedicated to helping Saipan’s children.
Head Start, Karidat, CHC Volunteers Association, and Connecting Families Inc., each received 240 Ferrari model cars from Shell to provide children with toys to play with at their homes or when they visit the establishments.
“This is just a small token of our appreciation for what these nonprofit organizations do every day to help the children of Saipan,” said Eloy Lizama, president of Shell North Pacific Inc. “If one or two or 25 children get some joy out of the model cars, we’re happy.”
Representatives of the four nonprofit organizations expressed appreciation for the donation from Shell Marianas and discussed how they planned to use the toys to further serve their clients.
Angie Deleon Guerrero, director of Karidat, thanked Shell Marianas for the “early Christmas gift” that the Ferrari model cars represent.
“We will be using the toys for our Christmas distribution for Toys for Tots. We’ll give some for birthdays of kids in the shelter throughout the year and the rest for Christmas Toys for Tots,”
CHC Volunteers Association vice president Annie Benavente said, “As far as the distribution is concerned, we have to get together as a group and decide. Perhaps we’ll distribute to our pediatrics ward. We’ll also do some promotion as we still need to raise funds for other projects.”
Neda Camacho, program director for Connecting Families Inc. was “overwhelmed with Shell’s generous donation.” She added that the children at the center would love the toys.
Head Start Director Keiko Yamagata said that the children served by the Head Start program would be very happy when they receive the toys.
The limited edition collection of Ferrari model cars was an integral part of the Shell
V-Power premium gasoline campaign in 2008-2009.
Resulting from Shell’s partnership with Ferrari in Formula One, Shell V-Power is the most advanced fuel Shell has ever developed. It contains more than five times the minimum amount of cleaning agents required by federal government standards and twice the cleaning agents required by the “TOP TIER” standard.
Shell customers can now enter to win a trip for two to the Formula One Grand Prix in Fuji, Japan, at stations on Saipan.
With every $20 fuel purchase, customers receive an entry form for a chance to win.
Other prizes include round-trip tickets via Northwest Airlines to select Formula One Grand Prix locations including Malaysia, Singapore, Shanghai and Japan; Shell fuel totaling $1,000; and three $300 in auto-related bill payments for six months.
Deadline extended for farm bill program applications
HONOLULU (USDA) — Applications are being accepted from farmers and ranchers for two different Farm Bill Programs that are administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service.
They include the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, or EQIP, and the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program, or WHIP.
Interested farmers and ranchers have until April 3 to submit their applications to be considered for this ranking period.
“We’re focusing our conservation efforts on treating identified priority natural resource concerns on lands being used to produce agricultural products,” said Lawrence Yamamoto, director of the Pacific Islands Area of the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Financial assistance is available through EQIP to agricultural producers who are willing to implement conservation measures which treat the targeted natural resource concerns on their land — including forestry, organic farming, and energy conservation.
WHIP provides technical and financial assistance to improve fish and wildlife habitat.
Projects that install conservation measures on agricultural lands to address the following proposed identified priority natural resource concerns are being considered: animal waste, sedimentation, noxious weeds, insufficient water supply for livestock or irrigation, pesticide or nutrient contamination of ground or surface waters, at-risk species habitat, and invasive species.
For a full description of the program eligibility, visit www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs.
NRCS will provide technical assistance to help agricultural producers design, plan, and implement their conservation measures.
