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Meetings helps adopters find retired greyhounds
By Sarah Ledger
For the CapHmes
Every year the majority of all 40,000 re
tired racing greyhounds in America are ei
ther killed, abandoned or sold for research,
according to Cynthia A. Branigan, president
of Make Peace with Animals, Inc. Of these
three options, sale to research labs is becom
ing more popular for two reasons: owners
can make money from the sale, and the labs
like working with greyhounds.
Organizations such as Personalized Grey
hounds, Inc. and Make Peace with Animals,
Inc. are working to make the general public
more aware that these animals make ideal
pets. They do so by taking the dogs to local
malls and gathering places such as the Penn
sylvania Renaissance Faire, so that people
can meet them. It is their hope that this will
lead to an increase in the adoption of grey
hounds as pets.
On Saturdays there is the opportunity to
meet these animals at the Camp Hill Shop
ping Mall. Personalized Greyhounds, Inc.
have their “greyhound get-togethers” as a
way to encourage the adoption process over
Campus Briefs
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Thanksgiving break will begin and run through Sunday. Classes resume
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along with local law enforcement, will participate in a nationwide crack
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the other two choices.
After seeing the animals at the Renaissance
Faire, Kathy McClair has decided she is go
ing to adopt one this month. What attracted
her to the greyhounds was their “sleekness,
gentleness and inquisitiveness,” said
McClair, owner of one dog and several large
exotic birds. “For a pretty dog to be put down
for no reason, you know, that’s just not right,”
she stated.
Greyhound get-togethers are designed to let
people experience that qualities that make
them ideal family companions. “The
greyhound’s gentleness makes him or her a
good children’s dog,” says the American
'Kennel Club in a pamphlet distributed by
Personalized Greyhounds, Inc. “They have a
coat like warm velvet: soft, huggable and
non-allergenic. They do not have Dysplasia,
eye defects, skin rashes and many other ge
netic disorders that plague more popular
breeds.”
The fee to adopt a greyhound through Per
sonalized Greyhounds, Inc. is $240. This fee
is subject to change and covers transporta
tion of the dog to the Harrisburg area, all im
munizations, worming, spaying or neutering,
greyhound collar and lead, identification tag,
health record booklet, a “going home guide”
and their quarterly newsletter. The adopters
choose the color, age and gender preference
of the dog. The adopters are asked if they
have any children under the age of six, and
how soon they would like to receive their new
pet.
Once a match is made, the dog is brought
to the Susquehanna Valley, and the organiza
tion prepares the dog for the adopter’s home.
This includes washing arid grooming, flea and
tick check, beginning of house breaking, test
ing for children and other animal tolerance
and training for the navigation of stairs.
When the greyhounds are first received into
Student Government
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Student Court
The Student Court of Penn State Harrisburg has convened once again to handle the
issues brought before it. Most students are aware of the Student Government Associa
tion since it often sponsors some high profile event or gets a lot of press. However, not
many are aware of the SGA’s third branch, the Student Court.
The court consists of one chief justice and eight associate justices. Its duties include
approving or rejecting club constitutions; swearing in new SGA members; deciding
constitutional questions brought before it; and being involved in the Constitutional
Review Committee.
Without the Court’s approval, a club cannot function in any official capacity. With
out being sworn in, those elected or appointed to positions in the SGA are not mem
bers, and, therefore, cannot function in any official capacity.
The amendments and bylaws to the SGA Constitution must be developed in the
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minddrive@psu.edu, or leave a message in the Student Court Mailbox in 216 Olmsted.
the home, they need some supervision. This
is necessary since die dogs have spent their
entire lives in crates and on flat surfaces. They
must be taught how to use stairs, and it will
awhile for them to become familiar and com
fortable with the spaciousness of their new
home.
Kathy McClair said she plans to take six
days off from work to help her newest friend
adapt to the house and her other dog.
For more information about greyhounds or
an adoption application:
*Personalized Greyhounds, Inc.
(717) 761-3317 or PGlNC@webtv.net
*Make Peace with Animals, Inc.
(800) 366-1472