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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 forher 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
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By ZANE CLARKThe Sun
At its March 15 meeting, theMt. Laurel Board of Educationapproved the tentative 2016-2017school year budget.
As with 2014-2015 and 2015-2016school year budgets, the 2016-2017budget includes a tax levy in-crease of 2 percent. Mt. Laurel res-idents with a home assessed at theaverage value of $237,600 wouldsee a $54.65 increase next year for
their local K-8 school taxes.Before the board officially ap-
proved the tentative budget, inter-im superintendent Sharon Vitellaoutlined what she called a few of
the “big ticket” items includedthis year.
“We are moving forward slow-ly in all of our areas, and I thinkwe’re making some very strategicdecisions both for the district, asfar as buildings and keepingthings updated, and also for cur-riculum and instruction,” Vitellasaid.
One curriculum-related itemincluded in the tentative budget ismaterials for the Next GenerationScience Standards for grades six
to eight. The NGSS are the set of common science standards thatmultiple states have adopted thatwill go into effect in September.
Another curriculum item is an
update to the district’s Math In-vestigations program for gradestwo to five. Vitella said the pro-gram hasn’t been updated in thedistrict in a number of years, butthe third edition of the programhas been released and so the dis-trict would upgrade as well.
Vitella said the program can beexpensive, and the district willupdate the program for othergrades in future budget cycles.
The district will also invest inreading level and comprehension
assessments, Science TechnologyEngineering Math materials andmaterials for the district’s Jour-
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In preparation for submissionto the state Department of Educa-tion, the Lenape Regional SchoolDistrict Board of Educationshared its preliminary budget atlast week's board meeting.
Mt. Laurel Township residentswill likely see a small increase intheir regional school tax bill for
the 2016-17 year.The tax levy will potentially in-
crease by .15 cents, resulting in anincrease in regional school taxesof $4.03 on a home assessed at thetownship average of $237,600.
The total budget is $156.6 mil-lion, an increase of $2.6 millionfrom last year. Most of the budgetis funded with taxpayer money,with $116.1 million expected tocome from taxpayers in the dis-
trict's eight municipalities.Details on the tentative budget
were not discussed at the meet-ing.
District officials will hold theirnext Board of Education meetingon Wednesday, April 27 at the ad-ministration building in Sha-mong at 7:30 p.m. This meetingwill play host to a public hearingin which a more in-depth discus-sion of the budget and tax impact
will take place.In other news:• Members of the board hon-
ored LRHSD state championsfrom the 2015-16 winter sportsseason at the meeting.
• Superintendent Carol Birn-bohm congratulated members of the Shawnee, Lenape and Senecahigh schools’ DECA chapters forwinning their state and regionalcompetitions. They are now qual-
ified to compete in the interna-tional career development confer-ence national competition in Ten-nessee.
• Lenape’s math team won itsfourth consecutive championshipin the Burlington County MathLeague. The team is ranked 10thin New Jersey and No. 1 in SouthJersey.
• The Seneca girls and boys bas-ketball teams hosted free basket-
ball clinics for youth basketballplayers from Chatsworth, Taber-nacle, Shamong and Southamp-ton.
• Students from the CherokeeJazz Band provided free miniclinics for several days afterschool for the Marlton MiddleSchool and DeMasi Middle Schoolband students.
Lenape regional school taxes couldslightly increase for Mt. Laurel residentsLRHSD approves tentative budget with $4.03 increase for average home
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The following reports are on file withthe Mt. Laurel Police:
On March 10 at 11 a.m., Mt. Laurel Policeexecuted a search warrant at Therapy UPlus, 4201 Church Road, follow-ing an investigation into prosti-tution at the location. Officersarrested a female, age 61, of North Wales, Pa. and a female,age 49, of Flushing, N.Y. The fe-male of North Wales was charged withpromoting prostitution and operating a
sexually oriented business. The female of Flushing was charged with engaging inprostitution. Both were released pending acourt hearing.
On March 11 at 4:07 a.m., Mt. Laurel Po-
lice responded to a hotel on Route 73 for adisturbance. During the investigation offi-cers arrested a female, age 21, of Lockport,N.Y. for possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana and possession of drug para-
phernalia. She was releasedpending a court hearing.
On March 10 at 11:21 p.m., Mt.Laurel Police conducted a motorvehicle stop on Route 73 near I-
295. During the stop, officers arrested amale, age 24, of Mt. Laurel. He was charged
with driving while intoxicated and re-leased pending a court hearing.
On March 9 at 4:18 p.m., Mt. Laurel Po-lice responded to the Wegman’s on Center-ton Road for a credit card fraud complaint.
It was reported that two men attempted topurchase gift cards using fraudulent creditcards and then fled the scene. Officersstopped the suspect vehicle on Main Streetnear Young Avenue in Moorestown. The in-vestigating officers seized numerous ficti-tious credit cards and arrested the fourmales of Brooklyn, N.Y. Two of the maleswere charged with credit card fraud/ficti-tious credit cards and uttering fictitiouscredit cards. Their bail was set at $30,000with a 10 percent option. The other twomales were charged with conspiracy to
commit credit card fraud/fictitious creditcards and uttering fictitious credit cards.Their bail was set at $20,000 with a 10 per-cent option. All four men were committed
Women arrested on prostitution charges
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In 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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WE NES Y MARCH 23Crochet Anyone?: Adult. 1 p.m. at
the Mt. Laurel Library. Learn tocrochet or crochet with new
friends. Join craft enthusiasts forcrocheting and conversation.Novices and experts welcome.Instruction available if needed.No registration necessary. Pleasebring personal knitting materials.
Tween Meet and Make: Duct TapeCreations: Grades five-seven.6:30 p.m. at the Mt. LaurelLibrary. Tweens in grades 5-7 areinvited to attend Meet and Makesessions. A new craft or makeractivity will be introduced eachmonth and there will be time to
plan future events as well. Thismonth, get creative with ducttape. All supplies will be provided.
Rotary Club of Mt. Laurel meeting:Noon at Laurel Creek CountryClub, 655 Old Centerton Road.For more information, visitwww.mountlaurelrotary.org orcall (856) 234-7663.
Storytime: 11 a.m. every Wednesdayat Kids Play Lounge in Mt. Laurel.Come hear a new story everyweek and then stay and play therest of the day! Call (856) 273-
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Rancocas Woods, Mount Laurel.
THURS Y MARCH 24Adult Coloring Hour: Adult. 11:30
a.m. at the Mt. Laurel Library.Stressed? Looking for a creativeoutlet? Join the library for anhour of relaxing coloring fun.Equipment and blank pages willbe provided. Novices and expertswelcome. No registration needed.
Pajama Pals: Ages 3-6. 7 p.m. at theMt. Laurel Library. Shake out thesillies and get ready for bed withfriends. Join the library for sto-ries, songs and fun in this specialevening story time. Siblings are
welcome. Kids (and parents!) are
invited to wear their pajamas tothe event. No registrationrequired.
MON Y MARCH 29Baby and Toddler Story time: Up to
age 3. 10:30 a.m. at the Mt. LaurelLibrary. Come to this event forfun for the little ones. Join thelibrary for stories, songs, finger-plays and musical instrumentsfor all. Best suited for babies andtoddlers up to 3 years old. Sib-
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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-
ZANE CLARK/The Sun
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
please see SHELTERS, page 12
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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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to the Burlington County Jail.
On March 9 at 3:39 p.m., Mt.Laurel Police responded to a sus-picious vehicle com-plaint on AlbridgeWay near Forest LakeDrive. During the in-vestigation, officers ar-rested a female, age 41,of Euless, Texas. She was chargedwith driving while intoxicatedand released pending a courthearing.
On March 9 at 12:38 p.m.. Mt.Laurel Police conducted a motorvehicle stop on Fellowship Roadnear Pleasant Valley Avenue.During the stop, officers arresteda male, age 57, of Brick. He wascharged with possession of less
than 50 grams of marijuana andreleased pending a court hearing.
A contractor working at a con-struction site at 7000 MidlanticDrive reported that a Toro cementmixer valued at $3,000 was stolenfrom the site between March 7and March 8.
On March 8 at 8:09 a.m., Mt.Laurel Police responded to a nar-cotics complaint at a hotel onRoute 73. During the investiga-tion, officers arrested a female,age 24, and a male, age 38. Bothwere charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and posses-sion of a hypodermic syringe.
The male was released pending acourt hearing, and the female wasturned over to another law en-forcement agency for an out-standing warrant.
On March 8 at 2:36 a.m., Mt.Laurel Police located an occupiedsuspicious vehicle in the parking
lot of a hotel on Route73. During the investi-gation, officers arrest-ed a female, age 38, of Willingboro. She wascharged with posses-
sion of less than 50 grams of mar-ijuana and released pending acourt hearing.
On March 7 at 9:47 a.m., Mt.Laurel Police responded to a hotelon Fellowship Road on a tip that awanted person was staying there.Officers located and arrested amale, age 54, of Mt. Laurel. Hewas wanted by the SaratogaSprings Police in New York for as-
sault and weapons offenses. Hewas charged with being a fugitivefrom justice with bail set at$10,000 no 10 percent option andcommitted to the BurlingtonCounty Jail.
On March 5 at 1:41 a.m., Mt.laurel Police conducted a motorvehicle stop on East Gate Drivenear Fellowship Road. During thestop, officers arrested a male, age28, of Mt. Laurel. He was chargedwith driving while intoxicatedand released pending a courthearing.
A victim reported his walletwas stolen while he was at theWawa, 1115 N. Route 73 on March1 at 6:45 a.m. He accidentally lefthis wallet on the coffee isle andwalked away for a few moments.Once he realized he had left itthere, he returned to the coffeeisle but the wallet was gone.
On Feb. 27 a 2:16 p.m., Mt. Lau-rel Police responded to a hotel onCrawford Place for the report of suspicious activity. During the in-
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ney’s literacy program.Turning toward technology up-
grades, Vitella said the districtwould invest in additionalChromebook laptops as the pricecontinues to drop, and the districtwill work toward installing pro-
jectors in the ceilings of class-rooms and the teachers who did-
n’t have their computers upgrad-ed with the last budget get thoseupgrades with this budget.
Regarding capital improve-
ments in the tentative budget,school business administratorRobert Wachter Jr. said he washappy to report the district wasstill able to move forward withseveral projects. Projects he out-lined include replacing the roof of Hartford School, replacing car-pet with tile at Springville School,HVAC upgrades at Larchmont,Hartford and Harrington schools,a ground drainage project infront of Springville School and abuilding systems evaluation forthe district.
“Our buildings are starting toget a little older, and we’re goingto do a complete evaluation …from HVAC systems, to firealarms, to roofs,” Wachter said.
Regarding transportation up-grades, Wachter said the districtwould purchase two 54-passengerbuses and one 25-passengerwheelchair conversion wagon.Wachter said from time to timethe district is required to utilize a
wheelchair bus, but when it isnot, that bus will convert into aregular transportation vehicle.
Wachter also noted the districtwould receive an additional$90,581 in state aid this year,bringing the district’s total to $4.4
million. However, Wachter askedthe board to remember that thetotal figure was still down fromthe nearly $5.8 million in state aidthe district received in 2009-2010before districts across the statesaw their aid reduced.
Wachter said at its next meet-ing, the board should be approv-ing the date for the public hearingand final adoption of the budgetfor April 26.
In other news:Leigh Ann Erlanger was
sworn-in to the board to fill theunexpired term of board memberRonald Frey, who resigned fromthe board in February for healthreasons.
The members of the boardchose Erlanger after interviewingthree applicants at a special meet-ing on March 10.
Erlanger is employed at theHand Surgery and RehabilitationCenter in Marlton, and has previ-ously served as a board member
on the Springville Parent-TeacherOrganization while her childrenwere in the district.
ERLANGERContinued from page 2
• Lenape students from theirfoundation of leadership classand their student leadershipacademy club hosted studentsfrom Harrington Middle Schoolwhere the students ran leader-ship workshops to help theircounterparts from the middleschools enhance their abilities tolead once they come to Lenape.
• In February, Spanish teachersfrom all four high schools invitedthe world language teachers from
the eight LRHSD sending middleschools to a workshop that fo-cused on activities that provideopportunities for students tospeak in the target language inthe classroom and to discuss how
to consistently measure Spanish Ihonors assessments between allof the middle school and highschool programs.
• At Cherokee High School, stu-dents were able to attend a semi-nar during Lunch & Learn atwhich guest author TJ O’Connorspoke about his career in intelli-gence and security and how it in-fluenced the writing of his award-winning mystery novels.
• Shawnee High School musicteacher Nick Rotindo met with in-dividual students during theirLunch & Learn period to helpthem practice their college audi-tion pieces.
• Seneca High School teacherDane Reed helped the special edu-cation program further advanceby developing students’ socialskills during their Lunch &Learn period.
STUDENTSContinued from page 4
Erlanger sworn in to board
Students teach leadership
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Crochet Anyone?: Adult. 7 p.m. atthe Mt. Laurel Library. Learn tocrochet or crochet with newfriends. Join craft enthusiasts forcrocheting and conversation.Novices and experts welcome.Instruction available if needed.No registration necessary. Pleasebring personal knitting materials.
TUES Y MARCH 30Preschool Story time: Ages 3
through 6. 10:30 a.m. and 1:30p.m. at the Mt. Laurel Library.Join the library for a fun-filledsession of stories, songs, fingerplays and an art activity. Bestsuited for ages 3-6 years. Siblingsare welcome. No registration.
Book Discussion Group – “The Fri-day Night Knitting Club” byKate Jacob: Adult 7 p.m. at theMt. Laurel Library. Read the Fri-day Night Knitting Club by KateJacobs.
Mt. Laurel I BNI Chapter meeting:
7:30 to 9 a.m. at Marco’s Restau-rant at Indian Spring C.C., 115 S.Elmwood Drive.
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Join 9-year-old Mt. Laurel resi-
dents Courtney and Sabrina inApril when they set up lemonadestands to raise money for theAlex’s Lemonade Stand Founda-tion.
Sabrina and Courtney were re-cently challenged to make a dif-ference in their community bytheir third-grade GAP teacherMrs. Kuchera at Springville Ele-mentary.
In class, they learned how onechild could make a big difference,and the girl they most admiredwas Alex from Alex’s LemonadeStand.
Alex’s Lemonade Stand wasoriginally started by Alexandra"Alex" Scott, who died of cancerin 2004 at the age of 8.
On her first birthday, she wasdiagnosed with neuroblastoma,and once she reached the age of 2,Alex could finally crawl andstand with her leg braces.
Although Alex had prolonged
hospital stays, one day she toldher mother, “When I come out of this place, I want to have a lemon-ade stand and donate the moneyto children like me.”
Even though she wanted tohelp herself, she wanted to helpothers with cancer as well.
With that message in mind,Courtney and Sabrina will beholding their own lemonadestand fundraisers on April 3 from11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 39 PeriwinkleDrive, and on April 23 from 9 a.m.to noon at 5 Daylily Drive,
Courtney and Sabrina ask thecommunity for help in makingAlex’s dream come true one cupat a time.
Donations are also accepted atthe webpages Courtney and Sab-rina created through the founda-tion at www.alexslemonade.org/mypage/1220735 or www.alexsle-monade.org/mypage/1220968.
Special to The Sun
Nine-year-old Mt. Laurel resi-dents Courtney, left, and Sabrinawill be setting up lemonadestands in April to raise moneyfor the Alex’s Lemonade StandFoundation. They are asking thecommunity to join them on April3 and April 23.
Mt. Laurel kids hope to raise moneyfor Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation
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vestigation, they learned that a22-year-old male victim madearrangements to meet anotherman at a room in the hotelthrough a dating app. The victimmet with the suspect in a roombut decided to leavewhen he became un-comfortable. The sus-pect became violentand refused to let thevictim leave until hegave him money. The victim gavethe suspect some money and waslet out of the room. This crime re-mains under investigation.
On Feb 27 at 3:20 a.m., Mt. Lau-rel Police conducted an investiga-tion into a suspicious vehicle at ahotel on Fellowship Road. Duringthe investigation, officers arrest-
ed a male, age 26, of Mt. Laurel.He was charged with possessionof less than 50 grams of marijua-na and possession of drug para-phernalia. He was released pend-ing a court hearing.
On Feb. 27 at 1:07 a.m., Mt. Lau-rel Police responded to a hotel onFellowship Road for a distur-bance in the parking lot. Duringthe investigation, officers arrest-ed a male, age 30, of Willingboro.He was charged with possession
of less than 50 grams of marijua-na and released pending a courthearing.
A guest of at a hotel on Fellow-
ship Road reported that on Feb. 13he left his luggage in his roomand was unable to return to thehotel. When he returned on Feb.26, he discovered his Xbox Oneand designer sunglasses weremissing from his luggage.
A resident on the 3000 block of Greenwood Court reported some-one entered his unlocked vehicle
during the early morn-ing hours of Feb. 26.Loose change wasstolen.
A resident of Hutchinson Road reported that
jewelry was stolen from their res-idence on Feb. 25. The victim sus-pects an employee from a contrac-tor may have taken the jewelry.
A resident on Sandhurst Drivereported that jewelry was stolenfrom his residence on Feb. 25. Thevictim believes the suspect works
for a moving company that was athis residence.
An employee of Wine Legend,720 Church St. reported that asuspect stole three bottles of liquor valued at $226 on Feb. 24 at8:30 p.m.
During the early morninghours of Feb. 22. Dunkin Donutsand Batteries Plus on Route 73were burglarized. Entry wasgained by breaking the front glass
door of each establishment. Anundetermined amount of moneywas stolen from the DunkinDonuts and nothing was takenfrom the Batteries Plus.
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