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As the skies turned slate grey and the temperatures beganto dip below freezing, someone placed a small, shivering dogin a box behind a local hardware store and walked away.

Underweight, dehydrated and riddled with mammary tu-mors, the six-pound miniature pinscher mix could barely seethrough her crusted-over eyes. Severe dental disease left hermouth sore and rotting. At 13 years old, she could no longerdepend on the kneecaps in her hind legs.

With a massive snowstorm fewer than 24 hours away, thedog curled up in the box, waiting for rescue, which luckily for

her came in the form of a good Samaritan who happened be-hind the hardware store.

Picking up the box and placing it in the warmth of his car,

Millions of animals find themselveshomeless each year, and pets

in South Jersey are no exception

Special to The Sun

A mixed breed puppy – one of thousands of animals endingup in area shelters every year – stares through its cage at

the Animal Welfare Association in Voorhees.

GET INVOLVED WITH OUR SERIES

For the next four weeks, The Sun looks into the state ofhomeless pets in South Jersey and what is being doneto find homes – and futures – for thousands of animals.We want our readers involved! Go to our Facebookpage to share your animal adoption stories and photos.

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At its March 16 meeting, theEastern Camden County Region-al Board of Education passed thedistrict’s tentative budget for the2016-2017 school year.

The tentative budget, includinggeneral operating funds and debtservice payments, totals $37.7 mil-lion. The portion of the budgetraised from the taxes of residentsin Voorhees, Berlin and Gibbs-

boro is $25.5 million.District business administra-

tor and board secretary DianaSchiraldi said Eastern would ad-vertise more details about the

budget, such as tax impact fig-ures, detailed expenditures, capi-tal projects and more, once thebudget is approved by the office of the Camden County Superintend-ent of Schools.

Eastern Superintendent Dr.Harold Melleby Jr. said Eastern isscheduled to hold its public hear-ing and final adoption of thebudget at the BOE’s regularlyscheduled meeting on April 27.

Last year’s budget for Easternsaw a $27.66 tax increase for

Voorhees homeowners with anaverage assessed home valued at$255,000.

In other news:Eastern officials also spoke at

the March 16 meeting about a$5,000 mini-grant the district hadreceived from the New JerseyCouncil on Developmental Dis-abilities.

Eastern director of specialservices Dr. Susan Roth said thegrant can be used to help East-ern’s special needs population,with the criteria being that thegrant is used in an “inclusive set-ting.”

With that in mind, Roth saidthe district looked at other

schools and found they have“respite care” or “date night”services for family and parents.

Eastern BOE passes tentative budgetTax impact figures, more details to be released once $37,724,125

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Launched in 2004 with theopening of Citizens Bank Park,

the Ballpark Bankers program isan ambassador program.

A select squad of CitizensBank colleagues help fans findtheir seats, provide directionsand offer courtesy golf cart ridesto fans before the game from theparking lot to the gates.

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Sustainability and the environ-ment were the focus of theVoorhees Township Committeemeeting on March 14.

During the meeting, committeeintroduced several ordinancesand passed several resolutions re-

lated to green initiatives, whichMayor Michael Mignogna saidwould help the township move to-ward the “silver” level of certifi-cation from Sustainable Jersey,the state program that helps mu-nicipalities receive grant moneyfor working toward environmen-tal and sustainability initiatives.

One method through whichtownships such as Voorhees canachieve higher certification rat-

ings is by having municipal gov-erning bodies adopt certain reso-lutions and ordinances, asVoorhees Committee did at theMarch 14 meeting.

“Our environmental commis-sion is working hard to help usmove from the bronze level to thesilver level,” Mignogna said.“There are only 33 municipalities

of the 537 in New Jersey that haveobtained the silver level, and itwould also help us qualify for sig-nificant grant money of about $2million.”

The first ordinance introducedby committee seeks to requirethat a “sustainable developmentstatement” be incorporated intofuture land use submissions tothe township regarding majorsubdivisions and major and

minor site plan applications.By requiring the statement, the

township can collect sustainabledevelopment data so it can makebetter decisions in the future re-lated to incorporating environ-mentally friendly and sustainabledesign elements into municipalland use ordinances.

The statement would present

applicants with a list of questionsabout any sustainability plansthey might have for their project.

The second ordinance intro-duced by committee relates toplastic bags and the collection of leaves and garden waste through-out the township. If passed, theordinance would outline com-postable, biodegradable bags as

Committee works toward silver levelcertification from Sustainable Jersey

State program helps municipalities in New Jersey potentially receive grant money for environmental, sustainability initiatives

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Two weeks ago, I urged you to get out-doors and enjoy the Voorhees parks. Thisweek, I encourage you to hop on your bicy-cle and ride the Voorhees bike path system.

There are 14.6 miles of existing bikepaths in our township. We have more milesof bike path than any other municipalityin Camden County. The Voorhees Town-ship Bicycle and Pedestrian Pathway Com-mittee works hard to promote our bikepaths and bike safety for the benefit of ourcommunity.

Existing bike paths in Voorhees include

Centennial Boulevard from Old Egg Har-bor Road to Evesham Road, Kresson Roadfrom Cooper Road to Route 73, VictorBoulevard from Cooper Road to Haddon-field-Berlin Road, Regency Drive to Dutch-town Road, Dutchtown Road through Lions

Lake Park, LucasLane from BrittonPlace to WhiteHorse Road, LaurelOak Road fromHaddonfield-BerlinRoad connecting toCentennial Boule-vard via the pathin front of EasternHigh School, Coop-er Road from Cen-tennial Boulevard

to the Berlin Town-ship border andSomerdale Roadfrom Burnt MillRoad to EveshamRoad.

Virtua has installed bike paths on itsmedical campus on Route 73, which con-nect to Dutchtown Road and Lions LakePark.

A map of the township bike paths isavailable at Town Hall or on our website atwww.voorheesnj.com under the Maps link.

The Township Committee continues toapply for grants to fund the improvementsand expansion of our bike paths through-out the township and region. We were re-cently awarded a $220,000 NJDOT grant toconnect our Victor Boulevard bike path

through to Chippenham Drive and ontoOld Egg Harbor Road connecting to Gibbs-boro’s bike network. The work shouldbegin this summer. We will continue to

Voorhees boasts 14.6 miles of bike paths

Michael Mignogna

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n November, New Jersey voters

will have a very important choice

to make at the polls. We’re not talk-

ing about the choice between the Re-

publican, Democratic or independent

candidates for president of the United

States – although that is an important

choice, too.We’re talking about the choice of

whether you believe the state should

authorize the creation of two new casi-

nos in North Jersey. And we believe

your answer should be “no.”

Last week, the Legislature approved

the ballot question that will ask voters

to approve the expansion of casino

gambling in the state to two undeter-

mined locations in separate counties

in North Jersey.

Atlantic City, the state’s only current

location for casino gambling, has been

devastated by competition that has

popped up in neighboring states in re-

cent years. More than half of casinorevenue in Atlantic City has disap-

peared because of this, and four casi-

nos shut the doors in 2014 as a result.

Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian

predicted that three more of the eight

remaining casinos would close if the

North Jersey casinos were approved,

and some analysts believe that number

could even be four.

Supporters of the plan say the extra

casinos in North Jersey will help re-

capture gambling money that is going

to casinos in other states. And some,

including Jeff Gural, operator of the

Meadowlands Racetrack, say the high

taxes the North Jersey casinos would

pay –he has offered a 55 percent tax on

casino revenue, while Atlantic City

pays around 8 percent – could go to

help beef up A.C.

We’re not so convinced that would

happen. The market is already flooded

with gambling options – both in termsof in-person and online casinos in New

Jersey and surrounding states. Build-

ing new casinos won’t definitely gener-

ate new revenue; it may just shift it

from one part of the state to another.

New Jersey needs a new revenue-

generating plan, not a re-configuration

of a plan that is already not working.

Our lawmakers need to be creative. If

casinos aren’t working in Atlantic City,

what guarantee is there that they will

work in North Jersey?

When you go to the polls in Novem-

ber to pick your next president, we ad-

vise also saying “no” to new casinos.

in our opinion

Say ‘no’ to new casinosBuilding new casinos in North Jersey won’t help the state; it’ ll kill A.C.

Your thoughts

What are your thoughts on the proposedexpansion of casino gambling to twolocations in North Jersey? Share yourthoughts on this, and other topics,through a letter to the editor.

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• Rose Petal Topiaries – Learn how to create a driedflower topiary using dried rosepetals. Classes will take place at

the South County branch onThursday, March 24, at 7 p.m. andat the Voorhees Branch on Mon-day, May 2, at 7 p.m.

• Spring Fresh Flower Ar-ranging – Delight in the colors,shapes and textures of real flow-ers while learning the propermethods of flower design andhow to make an arrangement lastlonger. Classes will take place atthe Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez Downtown

Branch on Saturday, April 23, at11 a.m., at the MerchantvilleBranch on Wednesday, April 27, at7 p.m., and at the Haddon Town-ship on Monday, May 9, at 2 p.m.

• Miniature Clay Pot BirdBath – Using natural materials,enjoy a relaxed atmosphere whileassembling a mock indoor miniclay bird bath at the GloucesterTownship Branch on Thursday,April 7, at 7 p.m.

• May Day Baskets – Partici-

pants will design their own tradi-tional May Day baskets using silkflowers while gaining insight intotheir history. Classes will takeplace at the Ferry Avenue Branchon Wednesday, May 4, at 4 p.m.and at the Bellmawr Branch onMonday, May 23, at 7 p.m.

Registration is required. Callthe local branch or register on-line at www.camdencountyli-brary.org/events.

Flower-arrangingworkshops at library

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WE NES Y MARCH 23Baby Start Story Time: Ages 13-17

months. 10:30 a.m. VoorheesBranch Library at 203 Laurel

Road. Stories, songs, movementsand finger plays! Short stay andplay afterward. Register atwww.camdencountylibrary.org.

Lapsit Baby Story Time: Ages 6-12months. 11:30 a.m. VoorheesBranch Library at 203 LaurelRoad. Crawl on in for stories,songs, bounces and rhymes.Short stay and play afterwards.Register at www.camdencountyli-brary.org.

Kennedy Eldermed Knitting andCrochet Group: Seniors. Noon.

Voorhees Branch Library at 203Laurel Road. Knitters and cro-cheters gather to work on proj-ects for charity. More informationat www.camdencountylibrary.org.

Crochet and Knit Program: Adult. 4p.m. Voorhees Branch Library at203 Laurel Road. Crocheters andknitters gather to work on proj-ects. Register at www.camden-countylibrary.org.

Breath, Water, Sound Yoga: Adult.6:15 p.m. Voorhees BranchLibrary at 203 Laurel Road.Learn simple yet profoundlyeffective tools to let go of emo-tional, mental and physical stresseasily from your system. Daviduses a multifaceted yogic

approach involving breath, water,sound, humor, postures, knowl-edge and group dynamics toaccess more energy and relax-ation. No prior experience need-ed and very gentle.

Boy Scout Troop No. 48 meeting:Behind Holy Communion Luther-an Church, Route 73. Boys ages10 to 18. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Questions,visit www.troop48berlin.org.

Exercise Class for Active Seniors:8:30 to 10 a.m. every Wednesday.Led by Fox Rehabilitation exer-cise physiologist at Fox Rehabili-tation, 7 Carnegie Plaza, CherryHill. Call (877) 407-3422, ext.5795 for more information and toregister.

THURS Y MARCH 24AARP Tax: Adult. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Voorhees Branch Library at 203Laurel Road. AARP volunteersprocess simple taxes for the pub-lic.

Ancestry.com 101: Adult. 10:30 a.m.Voorhees Branch Library at 203Laurel Road. Explore the familytree at the library and let thelibrary help. This is a beginner'sclass in genealogy using the

library database AncestryLi-brary.com. Register at www.cam-dencountylibrary.org.

Preschool Story Time: Ages 3-5.10:30 a.m. Voorhees Branch

Library at 203 Laurel Road. Sto-ries, songs, finger plays, move-ments, and a simple craft at thisdrop in story time. Register atwww.camdencountylibrary.org.

Next Chapter Book Club: Adult. 7p.m. Voorhees Branch Library at203 Laurel Road. Adults and old-er teens with intellectual ordevelopmental disabilities meetweekly to read and talk aboutbooks in a casual, enjoyablegroup. More information atwww.camdencountylibrary.org.

Voorhees Breakfast Rotary Club:7:15 a.m. at Short Hills Deli &Restaurant, 486 East EveshamRoad, No. 103, Cherry Hill. Formore information, visit

www.voorheesbreakfastrotary.org.

Overeaters Anonymous: 10 to 11a.m. at Hope United Church, 700Cooper Road. Call 609-239-0022or visit www.southjerseyoa.org.

Body After Baby: 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. at1011 Main Street Promenade. Usea combination of pilates and yogato strengthen, increase flexibilityand tighten. Cost is $60 for sixweeks. Registration required. Formore information, visitwww.events.cooperhealth.org.

Voorhees Central Chapter of BNIBreakfast: 7 a.m. at The Man-sion, 3000 Main St. BNI is a busi-ness and professional referralorganization. For more informa-tion, visit www.bnidvr.com.

BNI Marlton Regional ChapterLunch: Every Thursday at 11:30a.m. at The Mansion, 3000 MainSt., Voorhees. BNI is a businessand professional networkingreferral organization. Join us tolearn more about how to growyour business. Call Ray for details

at (609) 760-0624.

FRI Y MARCH 25Senior Card Group: Seniors. 12:45

p.m. Voorhees Branch Library at203 Laurel Road. Seniors meet,weekly, to play various cardgames.

Gaming Fridays: Grades six-12. 3p.m. Voorhees Branch Library at203 Laurel Road. Drop by TheCorner Wii fun. Register at

www.camdencountylibrary.org.Coffee with Voorhees Committee-

man Mike Friedman: 8 a.m. atPanera Bread in Voorhees, 1200

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White Horse Road. A chance forresidents to discuss township andgovernment issues with their com-mitteeman. All are welcome.

Congregation Beth El: Shabbatservice at 6 p.m. based on tradi-tional liturgy and infused withspirit by upbeat melodies andcamaraderie. 8000 Main St.,Voorhees.

Hands & Foot Card Game for Sen-ior Citizens: 1:30 p.m. in room Aor C on the third floor, VoorheesBranch Library, 203 Laurel Road.Questions, call Jeanne McCabe at(856) 784-4676.

S TUR Y MARCH 26Babies' Playgroup: Ages 1-18

months. 10 a.m. Voorhees BranchLibrary at 203 Laurel Road. Littleones meet new friends! We pro-vide the toys and books but no

organized programming. Registerat www.camdencountylibrary.org.

Toddlers’ Playgroup: Ages 18-36months. 11 a.m. Voorhees Branch

Library at 203 Laurel Road. Littleones meet new friends! We pro-vide the toys and books but noorganized programming. Registerat www.camdencountylibrary.org.

Congregation Beth El: Shabbatservice from 9 a.m. to noon,including a wide variety of otherservices throughout the morning.8000 Main St., Voorhees.

MON Y MARCH 29First Notes: Baby Music Class:

Ages 0-2. 10:15 a.m. VoorheesBranch Library at 203 LaurelRoad. An interactive musicenrichment program for the nextgeneration of music performersand enthusiasts. Hosted by theMusic Training Center in Marlton.Register at www.camdencountyli-brary.org.

First Notes: Toddler Music Class:Ages 2-5. 11:15 a.m. Voorhees

Branch Library at 203 LaurelRoad. Ages 2-5 An interactivemusic enrichment program forthe next generation of music per-

formers and enthusiasts. Hostedby the Music Training Center in

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the man brought the little dog tothe Animal Welfare Associationin Voorhees, where she wasdubbed Shiver, fed a filling mealand given another chance at life.

Climate changing for homelessanimals, pet industry

Shiver is just one of the 6 mil-lion to 8 million animals shelterstake in across the United Stateson an annual basis, according tothe Humane Society of the UnitedStates. Only about 4 million areadopted each year, leaving manyof these animals’ futures indoubt.

The good news for Shiver andother shelter animals is more peo-ple are adopting from sheltersand animal rescues. According tothe American Pet Products Asso-ciation’s 2015-16 National PetOwners Survey, 37 percent of peo-ple who acquire a dog got it froma shelter or rescue, up 2 percent

from 2012-13. Forty-six percent of cats were acquired from a shelteror rescue in 2015-16, up from 43percent from three years ago.Shelters and rescues are the topsource for Americans looking to

acquire a dog or cat today, justahead of breeders and acquiringanimals from a friend or relative.

The increase is reflective of the“adopt, don’t shop” movement

many animal advocates havepreached over the past few years.Puppy and kitten stores, commonsights in places such as shoppingmalls in decades past, are nolonger places where people ac-quire pets.

In the APPA’s2015-16 survey,only 4 percent of people who ac-quired a dogand 2 percent of people who ac-quired a cat pur-chased it at a petstore. In New Jersey, the numberof pet stores selling animals isnow down to approximately 30 to35 locations, with many of themin North Jersey. Locally, there areno puppy or kitten stores remain-ing in Camden County and onlyone left in Burlington County.

Lawmakers go afterpuppy mill stores

Animal advocates have beenbattling pet stores for manyyears. The argument from advo-cates is these stores are sellinganimals coming from puppy and

kitten mills – commercial breed-ing facilities where cats and dogsare bred at high rates and in sub-standard conditions.

In New Jersey, government of-

ficials have taken action againstthe pet stores selling mill ani-mals, which has had a real effecton how people acquire pets.

“Studies have shown that thereare extraordinary medical prob-

lems attached to puppy mill ani-mals because of inbreeding anddisease that is inherent in thattype of operation,” said CamdenCounty Freeholder Jeff Nash,whose county was one of the firstin New Jersey to take actionagainst stores selling animalsfrom mills. “The consumer is sad-dled with heartbreak and extraor-dinary veterinary expenses.”

Janice Fisher, puppy millawareness coordinator for an ad-vocacy group named Friends of Animals United New Jersey, was

By MIKE MONOSTRAThe Sun

During the summer, aprotest outside a newly openedpet store on Route 70 in Cherry

Hill caught the attention of many people who passed by, in-cluding Camden County Free-holder Jeff Nash.

“(Animaladvocate AlanBraslow) wasprotesting onRoute 70,”Nash said. “Iwould pass byand I reachedout to Alan to

ask himwhat’s goingon. He startedto educate meon the issue athand withPat’s Pups andwhy they wereprotestingthere.”

The protesters claimed Pat’sPuppies was selling dogs thatcame from puppy mills – com-mercial breeding facilitieswhere cats and dogs are bred athigh rates and in substandardconditions. After speaking withBraslow and learning about theprotesters’ arguments, Nashdecided to do some research.

“I was really educated onhow horrific a situation ex-ists,” Nash said. “I realizedthat, when I grew up, therewere pet stores in malls. It wasthen I recognized that there areno pet stores anymore in the

malls. There are no dogs forsale in places like PetSmartand Pet Valu. I realized therehad been this movementagainst the puppy mills to re-strict the sale of those animals

in the large chains. The more Iread about it, the more I wasconvinced that...the communi-ty that I represent was not facil-itating this cruelty to these ani-mals.”

Nash decided to do some-thing to stop the sale of puppyand kitten mill animals in

CamdenCounty. InSeptember,the freehold-ers passedNorman’sLaw, namedafter Nash’sdog, adoptedby his familyas a rescue six

years ago.The coun-

ty’s resolutionhad two parts

– one was theprohibition of the sale of ani-mals frompuppy and kit-ten mills, and

the second dealt with encour-aging municipalities to passsimilar ordinances.

To spread the word, Nashhad a number of allies. Onewas Voorhees Township MayorMichael Mignogna, who servedas president of the CamdenCounty Mayors’ Association in2015.

“The first thing I did wasreach out to the Mayors’ Associ-ation, to Mayor MikeMignogna, who was quickly anally of this legislation,” Nashsaid. “He’s also an animalrights advocate. He recognized

this was something he wantedhis community to do. He sent aresolution to each of the may-ors for their consideration. Sev-

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An Animal Welfare

Association volun-teer recently tooksome time to holdSweet Heart, an 11-month-old domes-tic-shorthair mix.Sweet Heart is justone of the hun-dreds of cats avail-able for adoptionat the AWAthroughout theyear.

MOREContinued from page 1

Norman’s Law fighting

puppy, kitten millsFreeholder Jeff Nash spearheads effort to prohibit sales of animals from

unhealthy commercial breeding facilities

More people ‘adopt, don’t shop’

About 4 million animals

of the 6 million-8 million brought

into shelters each year are adopted.

Humane Society of the United States

‘The more I read

about it, the more

I was convinced

that...the community

that I represent was

not facilitating thiscruelty to these

animals.’

JEFF NASH

Camden County Freeholder

please see NASH, page 12 please see STUDIES, page 11

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a key player in getting a pet storedisclosure bill signed into law inNew Jersey in 2015. Fisherbrought the idea of a disclosurebill to legislators after purchasingan ill puppy from a store sevenyears ago. She said the legislationwas essential to getting pet storesto be honest about where their an-imals were coming from.

“They were hiding something,”Fisher said. “They didn't wantpeople to know where their pup-pies are coming from.”

The disclosure bill, signed into

law by Gov. Christie in February2015, required all pet stores inNew Jersey to give details onwhere each animal came fromand prevented stores from obtain-ing animals from non-reputable

breeders who weren’t caring forthe animals properly.

The disclosure bill only workedto a certain extent, though. Fishersaid many of the pet stores wereunwilling to comply with the lawand didn’t feel the state wouldcrack down on them.

However, just a few monthsafter the disclosure law took ef-fect, a stricter piece of legislationbegan to appear. In the summer of 2015, Cherry Hill resident and an-imal activist Alan Braslow beganworking with government offi-cials across South Jersey to banpet stores that sold animals ob-tained from puppy and kittenmills. The impetus came after theopening of a pet store named

Pat’s Puppies in Cherry Hill.Braslow and other activists wereprotesting the store’s operation,claiming it was selling dogs com-ing from puppy mills. The groupwanted to make consumers aware

of the issue.“Some people go to puppy

stores not knowing that they'repuppy mill dogs,” Braslow said.

Braslow reached out to Nash tosee if Camden County could takeaction. Shortly after, in Septem-ber 2015, Camden County free-holders passed Norman’s Law,preventing pet stores from sellingdogs and cats from commercialbreeding facilities. Many munici-palities in Camden County laterfollowed suit, including CherryHill and Voorhees.

Pat’s Puppies changed its busi-ness model shortly after Nor-man’s Law passed. Braslowteamed with owner Pat Youmansto transform the store into P&T’s

Puppy Love Adoption Center, anonprofit offering rescue puppiesfor adoption.

In less than a year, 25 munici-palities and five counties in NewJersey have passed legislation

prohibiting the sale of commer-cially bred dogs and cats, and abill extending the ban statewidecould be on the Legislature’s floorlater this year.

All of this legislation has fur-ther promoted a message Fisherand other animal activists wantthe public to know about acquir-ing pets.

“It's adopt or buy from a rep-utable breeder,” Fisher said.“Those are the two choices.”

Spotlight put on adoptingat local shelters and rescues

Statistics show Americanshave taken the “adopt, don’tshop” message to heart. With

Americans gravitating towardadopting pets, a greater focus hasbeen placed on the efforts of areashelters and rescues.

While the focus of Norman’sLaw was to attack the puppy mill

industry, Nash said one effect itdid have is it gave the county anopportunity to promote adoptionsat local shelters.

“It does bring awareness to (theshelters’) issues,” he said.

In New Jersey, municipalitieswithin a county must have anagreement with a facility to takein strays and abandoned animals.The Camden County AnimalShelter and Voorhees Animal Or-phanage are the two open admis-sion facilities for Camden County,meaning they service these mu-nicipal contracts.

“So essentially, at the end of the day, I don’t have a choiceabout what comes in,” said VickiRowland, executive director of

the Camden County Animal Shel-ter. “We have to take these ani-mals into our facility.”

The CCAS has 18 municipal

By MIKE MONOSTRAand KRISTEN DOWD

The Sun

No two shelters or rescues arethe same. In South Jersey alone,there are a variety of sheltersand rescues that bring dogs andcats in on a regular basis.

One of the most commonplaces for people to adopt petstoday is at a shelter. There are

more than 100 licensed sheltersin New Jersey.“Shelters are places where

dogs are taken in,” animal ac-tivist Janice Fisher said.“They're housed there, and theyare placed up for adoption.”

Shelters take in animals thatwere relinquished by a previousowner, stray animals brought infrom animal control or an indi-vidual and animals collectedduring a raid.

Some shelters, such as the

Camden County Animal Shelter

and Burlington County AnimalShelter, are taxpayer-funded fa-cilities.

The CCAS gets about two-thirds of its operating budgetfrom municipalities it serves. Italso houses a public clinic onsite, providing low-cost spay andneuter and low-cost vaccines,and the shelter relies on that rev-enue.

“There’s no magic formula,”

said Vicki Rowland, executivedirector of the Camden CountyAnimal Shelter. “The cost peranimal … It costs me about $100to $250 to care for each animalthat comes into my facility – times more than 4,000 animals ayear, on average.”

The BCAS operating budget isa county budget, but BurlingtonCounty public information offi-cer Eric Arpert said there is alsoa tremendous fundraising efforton behalf of the shelter. Much of

this goes through the Friends of

the Burlington County AnimalShelter, an all-volunteer non-profit whose mission is to “en-hance the lives of shelter ani-mals and help them find homes.”

There are a number of privateshelters that operate similar tothe county ones. These private-ly-funded shelters rely moreheavily on donations andfundraising. For example, theVoorhees Animal Orphanage

gets two-thirds of its operatingbudget annually from fundrais-ing and donations, with the re-maining one-third coming fromcontracted municipalities.

Some shelters are also knownas no-kill shelters. The policyfor a no-kill shelter is it will noteuthanize an animal because of a lack of space. Other sheltersthat do euthanize animals willbegin to put them down if theshelter reaches capacity and theanimal has been housed there

for a lengthy time.

“There are few shelters that(go no-kill), and we’re proud tobe one of them,” Arpert said,crediting the BCAS’ recent tran-sition to a no-kill facility withhelping the shelter’s increasingadoption rates.

Rescues operate a bit differ-ently than shelters. Rescues areorganizations committed tobringing in stray, unwanted andabused animals and giving them

a place to stay until they areadopted.Cherry Hill resident Alan

Braslow fosters for a pit bull-spe-cific rescue based in Sewellnamed Don’t Bully Us. He de-scribed the operation as a com-munity effort, with dozens of families taking dogs into theirhomes.

“We have foster families allover the place,” he said.

The rescue fosters dogs frommany locations, including some

of the local shelters.

“We pull dogs many timesfrom the shelters because of their capacity,” Braslow said.“We take in the ones that aregoing to be put down.”

Braslow said the benefit of having animals stay with fosterfamilies is it helps with trainingsome of the dogs as well as pro-viding socialization.

Don’t Bully Us and other res-cues are funded almost entirely

through fundraising and dona-tions.“It's all donations and all out-

of-pocket,” Braslow said. “Thereare a number of other rescuesthat do that same thing.”

Even though there are differ-ences in the way shelters andrescues operate, Rowland saidthe organizations have similargoals.

“We all have the same mis-sion. There’s no difference be-tween what we do,” Rowland

said.

Studies show puppy mills create ‘extraordinary medical problems’

STUDIESContinued from page 10

The ins and outs of animal shelters and rescues

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contracts, with approximately2,000 animals a year coming fromCamden alone. According to Row-land, statistically, underdevel-oped areas such as Camden havehigher pet populations, withmore than 80 percent of the ani-mals unaltered.

The Camden County AnimalShelter is operated through anonprofit called the Animal Wel-fare Society of Camden County.

“That’s our nonprofit. We’re avendor running the CamdenCounty Animal Shelter,” Row-land said. “There’s pros and consto it all, but at the end of the day,we’re still a nonprofit organiza-tion making ends meet. We’re fi-nancially set – we’re not operat-ing in deficits – but we do rely onfundraising … That’s a constant.”

Along with Animal Welfare As-sociation, Animal Adoption Cen-ter, Voorhees Animal Orphanageand Independent Animal Control,the CCAS is part of the AnimalAlliance of Camden County. Theagencies formed the alliance in2011 to help improve the servicesit provides to animals and com-munities.

“We’re all great minds think-ing alike, and we’re just trying topull our resources together tomake a better difference,” Row-land said.

The directors in the alliance

meet once a month and strategizeprograms they want to work oncollaboratively. One programfrom last year was the monthlypet food pantry.

Members of the alliance alsoshare the same animal manage-ment database, too. With a back-end portal linking lost and foundsections together, animals arebeing located and returned toowners faster than before.

Camden County officials also

support and work with the al-liance.“We work with all of them to

offer in-kind services and market-ing for them,” Nash said.

Burlington County operatesdifferently than Camden County.For example, Burlington Countydoes not have an alliance of shel-ters or rescues. However, theBurlington County Animal Shel-ter still maintains strong workingrelationships with other groupsand the Friends of the Burlington

County Animal Shelter.“We meet with them on a regu-

lar basis to brainstorm whatmore we can be doing,” said EricArpert, public information offi-cer for Burlington County. “Any-thing we can do to increase adop-tions or better serve the animalswe are housing.”

When shelters operate at ca-pacity, it can have a trickle-downeffect to other shelters and res-cues in the area. Right now, theBurlington County Animal Shel-ter is not operating at capacity, in

large part due to administrative

efforts and collaborations withrescue groups and other partners.Arpert said when the shelter doesreach capacity, it presents chal-lenges, including a higher risk fordisease, stress to shelter staff andan increased cost to care for theanimals.

“When we’re all operating atcapacity level, it limits our abilityto network with other shelters,”Arpert said.

It takes a villageto make shelters go

With her many ailments andadvanced age, the shelter envi-ronment was not an ideal placefor Shiver. Luckily, one of the Ani-mal Welfare Association’s seniorfoster homes stepped up to giveShiver a place to rehabilitate be-fore she is put up for adoption.

“We have a fantastic, large net-work of foster homes,” AWA shel-ter manager Nanci Keklak said.

“We sent Shiver into foster care torecoup, get some weight on herand help her eye condition im-prove.”

Foster families are just one of the elements to help animal shel-ters run smoothly. Shelters de-pend on these families, as well asvolunteers, donations and more.

Rowland said while the CCAScould always use more volunteersand foster families, it has a goodsystem in place for those alreadyon board. She also said there’s nocomparison to an individual

choosing to volunteer at a publicor private organization.

“It’s really the volunteer’s deci-sion on where they want to spend

their time and where they find thatthe need is,” Rowland said. “Ourvolunteers step up. They take own-ership … They’re a good group.”

The CCAS does well with dona-tions. Creating a specific, tangibleneed for donations is helpful, ac-cording to Rowland, whether it isfor medication for animals orbuilding a new cattery space, likethe CCAS recently was able to dobecause of generous donations.

“You have to create that need inorder for them to give. Peoplewant to give for a reason. They

want to give for a purpose,” Row-land said, “and if they can seewhat that impact is, they’re goingto give. And they want to give –

you just have to be able to guidethem in directing the need.”

Arpert said BCAS has an ac-tive and large volunteer group,but is also looking for more peo-ple to join. The shelter is alsovery welcoming of new dona-tions.

“We’re always looking formore,” Arpert said. “If anybodywants to donate, come by the shel-ter … By and large we’ll acceptany donation, whether it be mon-etary, dog food, toys – whatever itis, we’ll find a use for it.”

eral of them adopted resolutions.”Braslow was another key ally

in getting municipalities outside

of Camden County to jump onboard with the law. Braslow andother advocates spent much of the fall and winter attendingmeetings around South Jerseyand speaking in support of the or-

dinance.Braslow said it has been diffi-

cult at times to pitch the ordi-nance to municipalities, especial-ly considering there are so fewtowns with pet stores still in oper-ation.

“The biggest challenge is say-

ing to the municipalities, ‘Youmay not have one, but you don’twant one,’” he said.

As news of the ordinancespread, interest in a statewideban began to grow. In December,

state Sen. Ray Lesniak an-nounced he was going to proposea bill similar to Norman’s Law.

Nash testified at a hearing be-fore a Senate committee on thebill Feb. 8. He said the bill takesaim at establishments sellingpuppy mill dogs, including online

sellers.There has been some opposi-

tion to the legislation, much of itcoming from pet store ownersand others who believe con-sumers should have the freedom

to purchase animals.However, Nash described the

opposition’s arguments as “legalstatic” and said it doesn’t addressthe issue at hand.

“No one denies that the millstreat these animals horrifically,”Nash said. “No one denies that

these animals are sick. The indi-vidual storeowners will say, ‘mydogs aren’t sick.’ The Humane So-ciety will counter them.”

After testifying, Nash felt itwas a certainty the bill would

find its way to the Assembly andSenate for votes.

“The committee is passingthis,” Nash said. “It was stated ex-plicitly that there will be a billthat comes out of that committee.That’s the first step.”

In the meantime, Braslow

plans to continue pushing munic-ipalities statewide to pass apuppy mill ban ordinance.

“You have to keep up the mo-mentum and keep up the pres-sure,” he said.

ZANE CLARK/The Sun

Mel, a 3-year-old Coonhound mix, was sure to give some love and af-fection to the Animal Welfare Association volunteer who recentlytook him outside for some exercise. Mel was happy to spend a littletime running in the AWA’s play yard.

SHELTERSContinued from page 11

Shelters rely on fundraising, fosters and volunteers

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More and more people are bik-ing. Buses now have bike rackson the front, and trains allow rid-ers to bring bikes on board. TheVoorhees Township Police De-partment has a bike patrol thattours the municipality whenweather permits.

Voorhees has joined with CrossCounty Connection, an organiza-tion working with the state to fos-ter transportation alternatives.Visit its website at www.drive-less.com to gain access to interac-tive bicycle maps throughoutSouth Jersey. The web site willallow you to put in your starting

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ciation’s Annual BowlingFundraiser will be on Friday,April 8 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at TheBig Event, 1536 Kings HighwayNorth in Cherry Hill. This year,the event will benefit variouscommunity causes. Bowlinglanes will be available for individ-uals and groups with a maximumof six bowlers per lane. For $20,

an individual bowler will beteamed with other bowlers. A $95donation gets one lane for sixbowlers and includes pizza and apitcher of soda. A Kingpin spon-sorship is $100 and includes sig-nage over three lanes. A $150 cor-porate sponsorship gets one lanewith signage, bowling for up tosix bowlers, a free pizza and apitcher of soda. For additionalsponsorship opportunities, moreinformation about the event or toregister, visit www.voorheesbusi-nessassociation.org or send acheck to the VBA, P.O. Box 349,Voorhees, New Jersey 08043.

• Voorhees is once again proudto be the home of the 2016Women’s Health Conference pre-sented by the Camden CountyFreeholders at Eastern RegionalHigh School on Saturday, April 9,from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Spend theday learning from experts abouthealth, nutrition, exercise andprofessional and financial well-

ness. For more information aboutthis free event or to register, visitcamdencounty.com/whc2016.

• The eighth annual communi-ty “Walk 4 Family & Friends withCancer” will be held on Sunday,April 17 at 8 a.m. at the VoorheesMiddle School, 1000 Holly OakDrive Proceeds will benefit theAbramson Cancer Center at theUniversity of Pennsylvania andthe Samost Jewish Family andChildren’s Service of SouthernNew Jersey Financial Assistancefor Cancer Patients Programwhich provides financial assis-tance for local families affected bycancer.

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Roth said those schools willhold nights where the school pro-vides care and entertainment forthose with developmental disabil-ities while their families or par-ents can go out to enjoy a night of their own entertainment thatmight not otherwise be possible.

“If you think about it, a lot of our families can’t go out to dinnerbecause they have children thatare unable to be in public places,”Roth said.

Roth said the district will usethe grant to have its five nights of respite care for families through-out the year.

Families will drop off their stu-dents, and the district will then

involve those students in some as-pect of life at Eastern.

For the first evening, Roth saidthe students would be attendingan Eastern baseball game andwould be provided with dinnerand instructional aid chaperones.

Roth said other events Easternwas planning for future nights in-clude holding a dance and attend-ing an Eastern football game.

“It’s a four-hour span, so mom,dad and maybe siblings can goout and have some downtime andtheir students would be in theEastern community doing whateveryone else does on a Fridaynight,” Roth said.

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the only type of bag to be usedwhen presenting leaf and gardenwaste to the township for collec-tion.

The compostable bags wouldreplace plastic bags, which do notbiodegrade and instead fragmentinto smaller pieces over time andultimately contaminate soil andwaterways.

The third ordinance intro-duced by committee seeks to clar-ify and modify certain recyclingpractices in Voorhees. AlthoughVoorhees adopted and imple-mented single-stream recycling inMarch 2015, this ordinance wouldfurther acknowledge and codifythe practice, as well as introducea recycling education componentto residential waste disposal.

A Voorhees Township “Guideto Residential Waste Disposal anda Voorhees Township Guide to

Single Stream Recycling” wouldbe distributed to residents witheach township-provided recyclingcart.

Moving toward the sustainabil-ity-related resolutions on theagenda, committee first adopted aresolution supporting theVoorhees Township Green Busi-ness Program, which is designedto allow Sustainable Voorhees torecognize businesses that haveacted to balance the needs of en-vironmental health and economicgrowth.

With the resolution, committeeis supporting green businesspractices such as waste reduc-tion, water and energy conserva-tion, environmental and commu-nity restoration, green buildingand more.

Committee also passed a reso-lution adopting an environmen-tally preferable purchasing policyfor the municipality. When appli-cable, the policy encourages themunicipality to purchase prod-ucts that minimize negative envi-

ronmental impacts and reducewaste by increasing product effi-ciency and effectiveness.

The policy also encourages the

municipality to purchase prod-ucts that either were made withrecycled content, conserve energyand water, use agricultural fibersand residues, reduce greenhousegas emissions, use unbleached orchlorine-free manufacturingprocesses, are lead-free and mer-cury-free or use wood from sus-tainably harvested forests.

Another environmental resolu-tion committee passed estab-lished a municipal constructionwaste policy. Where practicable,the policy requires that when themunicipality conducts a building,remodeling or demolition projectthat it first determines the valueand sustainability of any salvage-able materials.

When salvage is economicallyfeasible, the township is then topursue the option prior to thedemolition of unusable materi-als.

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Voorhees Toastmasters meeting:7:30 p.m. at Heritage Church, 110Kresson-Gibbsboro Road. Visitvoorhees.toastmastersclubs.orgfor more information.

Exercise Class for Active Seniors:8:30 to 10 a.m. every Monday.Led by Fox Rehabilitation exer-cise physiologist at Fox Rehabili-tation, 7 Carnegie Plaza, CherryHill. Call (877) 407-3422, ext.5795 for more information and toregister.

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Drop In Lego Session: Ages 5-11. 2p.m. Voorhees Branch Library at203 Laurel Road. Create and playwith Legos available in the chil-dren's department.

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Voorhees-Gibbsboro Rotary Clubmeeting: Filomena's Restaurant,Berlin. 7 to 8:30 p.m. For moreinformation, call (856) 534-3384.

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