Cotati Heart and Soul by Deborah Taylor-French - July 2018
“To educate a person in the mind but not in morals is to educate a menace to society.” ― Theodore Roosevelt
A neighbor’s dog was bitten by a raccoon about June 8th. No, this dog did NOT get lost. He simply went outside in his backyard. Luckily, Simba is healing well and he is enjoying a walk every morning to spend the day with family at their business. This note refers to my June column on keeping your pets safe.
Cruelty to pets?
I feel intense disgust at those who intentionally injure or kill animals. People do things to hurt pets, others do dumb (and illegal) things that endanger animals. Both types of animal cruelty actions have recently been committed nearby.
Please help identify the two persons who hurt pets
A resident shot a neighbor’s cat. Not the first time, but on June 12, in Lorraine Court, North area, caused the cat’s death. The owners posted a notice onNextdoor.com, an Internet social site. “…we found our cat in the roses, paralyzed. In the E.R. we were told he had been shot thru the spine.” Help is requested to catch this person. The family wants him prosecuted for this felony act. Please call if you have information on (707)481-9126.
Another neighbor stated, “Last year someone in this area shot a cat with a B.B. gun and punctured the cat’s eye.”
Why abandon five-month-old Shepherd mix puppies?
Seven dogs, four adults and three pups, in the county area outside Healdsburg.Sonoma County Animal Shelter is asking for help. “See a car or person on May 23 on Hassett & Lytton Station area. Did you see a person or a car by the Community Garden off Snyder Lane and Keiser that same day?” These puppies were not well socialized so it is assumed that they came from a backyard breeder.
People often think they will be able to make money selling puppies if they let their dog have a litter, but feeding a nursing mother dog and eight to ten quickly growing pups is expensive. Abandoning dogs is illegal. It also is immoral. These puppies were saved by a number of kind people who trapped them quickly. They may well have been hit by cars, bitten people, or attacked by predators. Quoted fromThe Community Voice, All About Pets byMickey Zeldes, Supervisor at the Rohnert Park Animal Shelter. Please call Sonoma County Animal Control if you witnessed the person who abandoned these dogs.
26th Annual Kids Day Parade & Festival, July 14th
The theme is “Local Heroes.” Bring the whole family. Costumes encouraged. The parade starts at 10:00 AM at the Cotati City Hall. Join the parade and walk through downtown Cotati to La Plaza Park where the judges and the festival await. Come early (7:00 – 9:00am) for a FREE pancake breakfast at the Church of the Oaks.
Meet your next favorite book atRedwood Writers’ Hot Summer Nights
Pamela Fender hosts Hot Summer Nights for Redwood Writers at Copperfield’s Books in Santa Rosa. Four Tuesday evenings introduce you to local authors. Meet your next favorite book or author. Would love to have you come on the July 10th for my Red Sky at Night: Dog Leader Mysteries debut. I plan to attend all four Tuesdays. See you there.
A heads up on phone SCAMS
“The caller said, I would be receiving a nice credit on my PG&E bill. He asked me to verify my address etc. For the second time, I asked if he worked for PG&E. No affirmative answer. I hung up and called PG&E to verify if this was legit. Called PG&E. It was a SCAM.” Sharing the PG&E scam line in case this happens to you. 1-833-500-7226 (Scam).
