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Get involved! Manatee County Animals need help

When:   Monday September 19, 4pm – 6pm

Where:  1112 Manatee Avenue West Bradenton, (Manatee County Building) Fourth Floor
For the many of you who have not heard of the group, this is a group of animal rescues, shelters and lovers who get together to help one another. We go around the table to see if any group is having issues and can get help from another group and the county gives a update on Animal Services and the issues we are currently working on.   The mission of this meeting is to share information so that all of us involved with animal rescue are on the same page,  may speak  with one voice.
As many of you are aware, there are many issues to discuss. A lot has happened over the last few months.    We are getting ready to begin the approval process of the “no kill” plan, anti-tethering ordinance, spay/neuter with Humane Society of Bradenton, report from Animal Services Advisory Board and many other issues. Please feel free to come, listen and get involved!

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Dog-Friendly House for Rent in Bradenton

Location! Location! Location!
This pet friendly house is located in West Bradenton. It is right off 43rd Ave West in between Manatee and Cortez Rd…great location and close to everything. The beach is about 6 miles away.

It is a 4 bedroom 2 bath 2200 sq foot house. It has a living room, family room, eat in kitchen, large screened in lanai, a separate workshop with electric, 1 car garage.
The house has just been painted and has brand new carpet. One of the bedrooms has a fireplace.

The rent is $1395 a month, we require 1 month security and first month’s rent and $250 pet deposit.   Ready for rental on September 12.

For more information contact call Debbie @ 941-704-2394

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Manatee Animal Services offers specials in September

Manatee County Animal Services offers ‘long overdue’ special for pet adoptions throughout September.

Throughout September Manatee County Animal Services will offer adoption specials on all dogs and cats that have been at the shelter 30 days or longer.

Dogs that have been at the shelter a month or more can be adopted for $30, a $50 savings off the regular adoption fee of $80. Cats can be adopted for $10, normally priced at $60.

“We have a large selection of dogs and cats,” said Animal Services Chief Kris Weiskopf. “Help us help the animals by adopting today. ”

This adoption special is another step in the County’s plan to become a no-kill community.

The special is available at both Animal Services locations: in Palmetto, 305 25th St. W. (open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and in Bradenton, 1002 B., Manatee Ave. W., (open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.). Preview available animals by visiting www.mymanatee.org/pets
For more information, call (941) 742-5933.

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Sunshine: Animal Services of Manatee

This 8 month old Husky-Shepard Mix, Sunshine is available an Animal Services of Manatee.
Shelter staff say that she is 8 months old.  She’s been at the shelter for about 10 days and is ready to find a loving, active home.  Sunshine will need training but has the wonderful attributes of a Husky and the smarts of a Shepard.

Her ID # is:  A044974  Call:941-742-5933 to bring a little Sunshine into your life!

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Manatee County is moving toward no-kill, can you help?

Animal advocates and the County are taking steps to move the area toward being a n0-kill community.  Far too many healthy dogs and cats meet their end too soon because their family experienced economic or health difficulties.

In many cases, a rescue group would be willing to step in take the pet, as a stepping stone on the path to being re-homed; but as yet a streamlined system of communications between Animal Services and the rescue community has not existed.

Now, a volunteer position of Foster Coordinator is being created to solve this problem.  This is not a new County program of fostering but rather a more efficient of way of getting the needful information to the right parties in a timely way.
Animal Services Board Member, Jean Peelen told us that the responsibilities of the volunteer coordinator will be to:
  • Keep two databases.  One is a continually updated list (with photos) of dogs and cats ready to move to a rescue group/foster home.  The other is a database of all rescue groups in (and out of the area) that use fosters.  When Animal Services has dogs or cats that can be pulled by rescue groups,  they inform the Coordinator who then finds the good fit with rescue groups.  The hope is that this will also relieve the groups from recreating the wheel by each contacting Animal Services to see what animals are available.
  • The Coordinator also will serve as the contact point for members of the public who want to volunteer to foster.  No vetting necessary.  The coordinator will refer them to the appropriate rescue group.
There are other functions the Coordinator could be involved with:
  • The Coordinator could assist with efforts to increase the number of foster homes through public meetings, personal appearances at civic groups, letters to editors, etc.
  • The Coordinator could assist with finding grant monies for things like food, training, medical care to assist foster homes.
There is no need for the Coordinator to be just one person.  Ideally two or three Coordinators will work together to manage the duties of the job or perhaps to divide up the work.

So often we hear that people want to help animals in need but aren’t sure where to start.  This would awesome way to lend your talent and expertise to this valiant initiative of saving the lives of cats and dogs. 
If you’d like to learn more please contact [email protected] or call


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Kim Longstreet: Pet Photographer

Kim Longstreet’s journey into pet photography all started when she adopted her dog, Nyla, from The Humane Society of Sarasota County.

“She has taught me how to live life in the moment and is a constant source of inspiration. Not to mention, she makes me laugh out loud on a regular basis”, Longstreet said of her pup.

Kim and Nyla

At the time Nyla was adopted, Kim already had over 10 years of professional photographic experience under her belt, working in several aspects of the business from commercial production to portraiture.  While these were instrumental and career building – they were not to be the long term path for Kim.

Now as a professional pet photographer Kim is not only is using her photographic skills and experiencing the joy of working with animals.


“I am truly blessed and thankful to be able to do what I love for a living.  I believe I have the best clients in the world.  It is so gratifying to see the expression on my client’s face when I hand them their beloved pet pictured on an oversized canvas, or in a coffee table book filled with images of their photo session.”

Kim’s passion led to volunteering at our local Humane Society, photographing the shelter’s pets for the HSSC’s website.  Truly a labor of love, the beautiful images she creates can mean the difference between adoption or not.

Originally from Ohio, Kim and her husband moved to Sarasota in 2001 so that she could attend Ringling College of Art and Design. Over the past 10 years they have set down roots here and made their home in the SRQ-Bradenton area.

Kim’s husband Steve Phelps, an Executive Chef is about to open a restaurant in the downtown neighborhood of Sarasota called Indigenous.  The restaurant will feature seasonal American cuisine, is set to open in August 2011.  Will Indigenous be dog-friendly?  You bet.

To find out more information about DogStreet Pet Photography, please visit
www.dogstreetphoto.com