May 2008 Newsletter

May 2008

Annual Dog Wash

What: Annual Dog Wash Baths $10.00. Nail Trimming $5.00

Where: For the Dogs! 10617 Zionsville Rd. Zionsville, IN

When: Saturday, June7th. 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM

Join us for what has always been a clean, fun time at the Charity Dog Wash. Proceeds go to Move to ACT and Gracie's Heart of Gold.

Want to volunteer for the dog wash? Please contact move to ACT 317-641-9300

The No Kill Solutions Conference May 3-4 with Nathan Winograd was a sell out, www.movetoact.org . One hundred and twenty five attendees from throughout the country left with renewed hope and inspiration that their own community's sheltering system IS capable of implementing simple, alternative solutions to current kill practices defended by leaders who continue to resist change. Also realized is that old ways of thinking do not give up easily even when the stakes are high and the alternative is easy.

You may be familiar with the story of Ignaz Semmelweis and the tragedy of Child Bed Fever. In the 1800's mothers were dying at an alarming rate in hospitals. Dr Semmelweis proposed a very simple solution...have the doctors just wash their hands. But guess what, that idea was rejected as crazy and he was fired from the hospital! Semmelweis was not acknowledged for his contribution to medicine until long after his death. Old ways of thinking do not give up easily even when the stakes are high and the alternative is easy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignaz_Semmelweis

Listen to an interview with Nathan Winograd when he was in Indianapolis http://indyanimalmedia.org/nathan-winograd- discusses-the-no-kill-movement-part-1 . You may want to bookmark this link as updates will be coming soon.

To learn more about the Indy No Kill Initiative visit http://www.indynokill.org/

Thanks for caring.

The Board of Move to Act

Move to Act

email: info@movetoact.org

phone: 317-641-9300

web: http://www.movetoact.org