World Spay Day!

Stay tuned for our upcoming events in February in honor of World Spay Day!

Mile of Money Re-energized!

This holiday season begins the start of our Mile of Money fundraising campaign. The goal of this fundraiser is to raise necessary funds which will allow GMAD to continue to help local families help their pets by offering assistance with spaying and neutering.

This year, Pet Food Warehouse has partnered with us and will be “selling” our Mile of Money dollar bills pictured here at each of their stores in Williston and Shelburne. This is the perfect opportunity for animal lovers to shop for holiday gifts for their furry family members and purchase Mile of Money certificates to help combat the pet overpopulation crisis. These special dollar bills ($1 each) can be donated in honor of a special person or pet. PFW will display the certificates in their stores or donors can take the certificates with them and include them in their holiday cards to family and friends.


We also want to thank Healthy Living for allowing us to kick off the Mile of Money Campaign at their store in South Burlington. In less than 3 hours we were able to raise over $150, meet lots of new friends and discuss the importance of spay/neutering!

More Info: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Green-Mountain-Animal-Defenders/120811201303868#!/media/set/?set=a.274905909227729.79150.120811201303868&type=1

Yes, GMAD knows how to have fun too!

Check out photos from our first ever Meow-lo-Ween party!

More Info: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Green-Mountain-Animal-Defenders/120811201303868#!/pages/Green-Mountain-Animal-Defenders/120811201303868

Our interns rock!

A huge shout out to our interns... past, present & future! We recently attended intern fairs at both St Michael's College & Champlain College & we're always so impressed by the students' enthusiasm and talent. They always bring fresh, new, cutting edge ideas to our group & for that, we are furrrever (sorry, had to) grateful.

Our next intern/volunteer meeting is November 15th! Details to follow...don't miss it!

Trapping/Fur Table on Church Street!

Despite the blustery weather on Church St on Saturday October 29th, we had a steady stream of people stopping by our table to learn more about what they can do to help animals who suffer on fur factory farms and traps in our state. So many people were surprised to learn that trapping is alive and well in Vermont. Check out our photos on Facebook--see link below.

Contact Brenna@gmad.info with questions on what you can do!

More Info: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Green-Mountain-Animal-Defenders/120811201303868

GMAD's Walk for Farm Animals Huge Success!

A sincere THANK YOU to our walk participants today on Church St! It is always so great to meet compassionate, like minded, animal welfare advocates. I am truly moooo-ved by the passion and enthusiasm displayed for these animals. We raised both funds and awareness as to the mistreatment and neglect of farm animals who are often times the most overlooked.

We were their voice today and it felt good! Please join us at a future event...great people, great day! We can make a difference.

***See photos on Facebook

More Info: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Green-Mountain-Animal-Defenders/120811201303868

GMAD Newsletter: Exciting Stories & Happy Endings for Animals!

Dear Green Mountain Animal Defenders Members & Supporters,

Presenting..........The latest GMAD newsletter, filled with compelling stories, touching photos, exciting campaigns, rescues & happy endings for the animals! You may see your name mentioned, or even find a story that you were involved in.

Of course, these accomplishments would not have been possible without you. Your generous support and amazing volunteerism is greatly appreciated!

Kudos to Julie, Erin & Jenn, who worked diligently to get all this information put together and looking so great.

Please be sure to scroll all the way to the end to find out how you can help us continue and expand our services, all while educating the public about animal protection issues. Just click on the website & e-mail links to be automatically directed to them.

For your convenience, even your membership dues and donations can be made electronically!

Please reply so I will know you have received your newsletter. Any suggestions/comments are always welcomed.

With immense gratitude for all you do for the animals,

Sharon MacNair, President
Green Mountain Animal Defenders

Injured Bird Making Fantastic Recovery!

GMAD is very pleased to report that the sparrow who flew into a window & was injured in St. Albans was transferred to Ellen Jareckie, the extraordinary wildlife rehabilitator, in Shelburne shortly after our alert went out. Our heartfelt appreciation goes out to Linda J. of St. Albans (who brought the bird to Colchester where he was picked up and transferred), to Harry B. (who then brought the bird to Shelburne for special care) and, of course, to Ellen who continues to provide medical care.

At first the bird’s prognosis seemed bleak as he seemed blind due to a probable head injury. After only a few days, his sight was already returning. He can be seen in the attached photo contentedly perched on a branch! His release, back in his familiar territory, is scheduled for this weekend.

Kudos to all involved, and to those of you who so kindly offered to help.

~ As I often say, GMADers are truly the BEST”

Cruelty Case UPDATE: South Ryegate Cats

Forty-two live and five dead cats were removed from the South Ryegate home of Cynthia Erlandsson in December. The judge took this case seriously and decided Ms. Erlandsson would not receive the cats back, awarding them to the Kingdom Animal Shelter.

If convicted in this case, Erlandsson will face one year in prison and a $1,000 fine for each count of animal cruelty.

A special thank you to all the GMADers who generously sent donations, which were matched by GMAD, allowing us to send $2,645 to defray the cost of the cats’ medical expenses.

Here are the links to the WCAX story:

WCAX Coverage - Caledonia County Woman in Court for Animal Cruelty


WCAX Coverage - Everything Animals - Animal Hoarding

Low Cost Rabies Vaccination Clinics in Vermont

See the link below for low cost rabies vaccination clinics being conducted all over Vermont. Vaccinations run from $10-$15.

More Info: http://healthvermont.gov/prevent/rabies/Rabies.aspx#clinic

Vermont 2011 Animal Related Legislation

We've just reviewed all animal legislation introduced in January in the Vermont legislature. Check it out on our legislation page.

2010 End of Year Letter to Members

More Info: http://www.gmad.info/docs/YearEnd2010.pdf

GMAD on Positively Vermont

Check out the segment we did for Positively Vermont with Dennis McMahon for Channel 17. The entire program can be viewed from the link below.

More Info: http://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/green-mountain-animal-defenders

Statement on Outcome of Bushway Slaughterhouse Felony Trial

Green Mountain Animal Defenders is pleased with the outcome of today's proceedings which was made possible by the efforts of many humane-minded people. We would especially like to thank the AG's office for their diligent work on this case.

There were two key important components of today's sentence that showed that this egregious type of animal cruelty will not be tolerated. These are the fact that it was a felony conviction of aggravated animal abuse, and that the defendant will be prohibited from working in animal husbandry or a slaughterhouse in the future.

Vermont animals, whether companion animals, farmed animals, or wildlife deserve appropriate treatment and we are satisfied that by humane advocates speaking up for those victims who had no voice, that justice was served.

Wildlife Solutions

As much as we enjoy wildlife, sometime humans have conflicts with them (example: a wild animal finds his/her way into your home, or is causing damage to your property). Humane solutions are effective and readily available. If you do not find a solution to your particular situation in the links below, please contact us at wildlife@gmad.info for suggestions.

For more information:

www.wildlifehotline.org
www.humanesociety.org/animals/
For solving beaver problems: www.martinezbeavers.org

Free Food for Pets with just One Click!

This is pretty simple... Please ask ten friends to each ask another ten today!

The Animal Rescue Site is having trouble getting enough people to click on it daily so they can meet their quota of getting FREE FOOD donated every day to abused and neglected animals. It takes less than a minute (about 15 seconds) to go to their site and click on the purple box 'fund food for animals for free'. This doesn't cost you a thing.

Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate food to abandoned and neglected animals in exchange for advertising. Here's the web site! Please pass it along to everyone you know.

More Info: http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/

Goodsearch.com: Help GMAD Every Time You Search the Internet

Please support GMAD by using Goodsearch.com every day. This is a free search engine (similar to Google) and each time you search, a penny will be donated to the charity of your choice (hopefully Green Mountain Animal Defenders). It?s simple to choose your charity to support & then click verify so the animals will benefit each time you do a search! Of course, please encourage your friends, neighbors, relatives & even complete strangers to do so as well.

More Info: http://www.goodsearch.com

Cruelty Free Cosmetics and The Leaping Bunny

Have you ever wondered about the "Leaping Bunny" logo? It is awarded to companies that have met the cruelty free standards that were developed by the Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics (CCIC). By promoting a single, comprehensive standard, the CCIC allows consumers to know that claims of "cruelty-free" or "animal friendly" mean that the company has met a minimum set of guidelines that ensure that their products and policies are truly animal friendly and cruelty free.

For a complete list of companies that have earned this distinction, please see the Complete List of Cruelty-free Companies

More Info: http://www.leapingbunny.org/indexcus.php

Vermont Animal Cruelty Response System: Phone Number & Contest Winner Announced!

The Vermont Humane Federation (VHF), in partnership with The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), has launched the Cruelty Response System (CRS), a new statewide initiative to help animals throughout the state. The CRS is a network and tracking system to help identify, address and alleviate animal cruelty and other forms of abuse & neglect in Vermont. The Cruelty Response System's phone number is being sponsored by Green Mountain Animal Defenders. The CRS phone number is a resource that provides information on how to report animal cruelty in each county, as well as information on spay/neuter resources and how to help injured and abandoned wildlife.

The winning entry of our contest for an available, easy-to-remember toll free number is: 1-877-9 HUMANE, submitted by GMADer Deb Loring. Congratulations Deb!

Please memorize this number, or keep it with you. Thank you to all who submitted your great ideas for the CRS phone number