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LAS VEGAS UNITING 4 PETS With the lifting of the eviction moratorium, pet owners may be forced to rehome or surrender their pets; others may just leave them behind, as we witnessed during the 2008-09 crisis. Thousands of animals will need pet food, fostering, temporary boarding, etc. Shelters/rescues are preparing for these with various resources to try to keep pets with their families. Real estate agents are among the first responders to find abandoned pets in vacated properties. It’s important to know whom to call for help. The following resources can provide assistance; and please, if you have friends and clients whose own situation is stable, encourage them to consider fostering an animal for a shelter or rescue group until a permanent home is located. For clients who need assistance keeping their pet with them or who may need to surrender due to inability to keep their pet: The Animal Foundation (shelter) 702-384-3333 | https://animalfoundation.com Nevada SPCA (shelter) 702-873-7722 | https://nevadaspca.org Hearts Alive Village Rescue (food pantry, medical, link to other rescues and resources): 702-870-0065 | www.heartsalivevillage.org For abandoned animals found in vacated properties: **Please be sure to leave plenty of water for the animal and immediately call the appropriate agency. Clark County Animal Control: (702) 455-7710 Las Vegas Animal Control: 702-229-6011 North Las Vegas Animal Control: (702) 633-1750 Henderson Animal Control: (702) 267-4970 For other organizations interested in providing help or resources, please contact wylderich@cox.net
PANDEMIC LITTERING
HEARTS ALIVE VILLAGE ANIMAL RESCUE OPENS THE FIRST NONPROFIT, FULL-SERVICE VETERINARY CLINIC IN NEVADA The full-service clinic will provide reasonably priced veterinary care to community animals as well as adoptable animals through the rescue and other nonprofit rescue organizations. Additional services include grooming and a boarding facility. It is estimated roughly 140,000 people living with pets in the Las Vegas area struggle to meet the basic needs of their families. Too often, pet parents are forced to make a difficult decision. Faced with unreasonable veterinary bills, many owners will either have to let their pet suffer or euthanize them for a treatable condition. Some owners will surrender their pets to the shelter in the hopes that they will be cared for. Sadly, the outcome is often tragic for animals entering the shelter with an emergency medical condition. Executive Director Christy Stevens feels that “no animal should ever suffer or be surrendered because of their parent’s inability to afford veterinary care. The clinic will allow HAVLV to provide a more comprehensive solution for at-risk animals, preventing those pets from entering the system in the first place. Every year tens of thousands of animals find themselves in our valley’s shelters and rescues. A preventative resource is the best medicine for the crisis animals are facing in our community.” The Hearts Alive Village Veterinary Clinic is located at 3250 N. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas, NV, 89130 (corner of Cheyenne and Decatur). Donors can select items to donate at: www.heartsalivevillage.shop To contribute equipment and materials visit: www.heartsalivevillage.shop To make a donation visit: www.heartsalivevillage.org
Animal welfare people are warning about the hazards of pandemic littering. Disposable masks protect us yet pose serious risks to wildlife. The strings on a disposable mask create the same problems for animals as the plastic six-pack rings. Reports have been shared of wildlife getting entangled in the elastic straps. Please protect our wildlife – disposable masks should be thrown in the trash but CUT the strap before you scrap. 12
Las Vegas Pet Scene Magazine • November/December 2020
