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I hate to say it, but I am just not motivated. For me it runs in spurts which is a whole different subject. Sometimes I get into a groove and just can’t stop. I’ve got a lot of things going on, enjoying them all and trying to do and coordinate a lot of different activities. Lately I haven’t had that enthusiasm. Unfortunately that has tran… read more

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The Animal Welfare Federation of New Jersey is having its 2009 conference in New Brunswick on March 21 and March 22. It looks like there will be some very worthwhile workshops for those of us that are involved in shelters, even for those of us that are only volunteers. Meet the Adopter, Kick Start your Foster Care Program and Enrichment and Train… read more

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It’s been a while since I have been to the shelter. For a while I was really good about getting up to JC on a Tuesday or Thursday. Lately with the cold and dark, I haven’t been as motivated. The weekends have been very hectic and this weekend coming up is not exception. There is probably rain and Therapet on Saturday and then there is the St… read more

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Anyone who has read some of my journal entries may have stumbled across my references to Henry Bergh and my fascination with him. In case you haven’t read any of my journal entries, Bergh is the founder of the ASPCA back in 1866 and from everything I know and have read about him, he was truly an amazing individual. In fact if there is anyone I … read more

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I looked at the top four shelters today and calculated the points earned per affiliate. The results are 188, 451, 123 and 518, with LHS having the 518 points per affiliate. It seems to me that this means to date LHS has had the most affiliate participation out of the shelters in the top four. That of course doesn’t mean that there aren’t shelt… read more