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IWCA CLUB NEWS |
| May 3, 2008 | Addition made to the "Emergency Medical Information for Irish Wolfhounds" page: Bloat and Torsion. |
| April 30, 2008 |
Message from the IWCA
President, Dennis Gallant Addition made to the "Emergency Medical Information for Irish Wolfhounds" page: Puppy Sepsis. |
| April 26, 2008 | Health and Research Committee Chair Mike Genovese is compiling information on medical situations occurring with our breed in order to make the information readily available to all. All articles will be available as a PDF document to print and bring to your veterinarian. If you have experienced an emergency or other medical situation with your hound and would like to share your experience, please email your information to Mike. See the "Emergency Medical Information for Irish Wolfhounds" page. |
| April 24, 2008 | Murphy is our latest addition to the Member Announcements page. |
| April 22, 2008 |
from the IWCA Treasurer,
Jackie Carswell:
"The IWCA received a check from the Purina Parent Club
Partnership Program in the amount of $1,110.72. This
money will be used in our rescue, education and health
programs. |
| April 20, 2008 |
NOTICE:
H&H 2007 #2 was mailed out to members last week. If you
have not received your copy by the end of April, contact
club secretary
Judy Simon for a replacement. Dottie is our latest addition to the Member Announcements page. |
| April 12, 2008 | Index added to the ever-growing Health and Welfare page. |
| April 10, 2008 |
"The Illustrated Standard
Of The Irish Wolfhound Club Of America" published online
in PDF format to the
Breed Education and
Judges Education pages. New Versatility Certificate titlists announced. 2008 Election results posted to the Club Officers page. Meet Jack, the latest new title holder on the member Announcements page. |
| April 6, 2008 | New info from the AVMA on Canine Respiratory Coronavirus and Canine Parvovirus type 2c |
| March 29, 2008 | New vision added to "Visions Of The Breed". |
| March 22, 2008 | NEW addition to website - a "Question of the Month" needing YOUR input - see Breed Education. |
| March 13, 2008 | NOTICE FOR MEMBERS: Members who purchased an IWCA membership list will be receiving it in the mail about April 20th, as members have until March 30 to send in their late dues before their membership lapses. |
| March 8, 2008 | LITIGATION AGAINST THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES - see the Legislation page. |
| March 6, 2008 | Legislative Alert for KY: SB 206 would add two members nominated by the Humane Society of the United States to the Animal Control Advisory Board. |
| March 3, 2008 | NOTICE: The Secretary mailed out the 2008 Ballots to all voting (Active) members on Monday, March 3rd. If anyone doesn't receive a ballot in a reasonable amount of time, please contact the Secretary, Judy Simon, for a replacement Ballot. |
| February 29, 2008 |
1. Update from the
Purina Pro Club - the PPC
benefits the IWCA and our CHF donor advised funds as
well. 2. Proposed rabies vaccination mandatory at 3 months of age DEFEATED in Maine - see the Legislation page. |
| February 27, 2008 | Mandatory spay/neuter by 4 months of age is now the law in Los Angeles CA - see the Legislation page. |
| February 19, 2008 |
Your Help
is needed By the IWCA The binding of the
past Harp & Hound is at a standstill. About every 8
to 10 years we bind 25 archival volumes of the H&H
for our membership. This year when we tried to put
together the correct numbers for the binding we find
that there are almost no issues for the year
2000. We have only 19 issues of
volume 1 and only 1 of volume 2. We hope that the
membership will be willing to donate their copies or
extra copies for this binding. Please contact
Judy Simon, IWCA Sec. if you can help. Thank you in advance for your help,
Connie Smalley and the H&H Committee |
| February 19, 2008 | Update made to club Member Announcements page. |
| February 8, 2008 | Updates made to club Policies page. |
| February 4, 2008 | Read about the Proposed restoration of the burial site of Captain George Augustus Graham. |
| January 28, 2008 | New page for members to share news and photos. See the Member Announcements page for more information. |
| January 27, 2008 | Updates made to the IW Information Contacts page. |
| January 25, 2008 | New updates to the 2008 Specialty information page. |
| January 3, 2008 | Updates made to Information Contacts List. |
| December 30, 2007 |
New brochures to print
out and keep - The IWCA Judges
Pocket Guide, The IWCA Puppy
Buyers Guide, and So You Want To Own An Irish Wolfhound? NOTE: Messages from the President of the IWCA have been moved here. |
| December 27, 2007 | New vision added to "Visions Of The Breed" |
| December 20, 2007 | Update to Calendar. |
| December 13, 2007 | New posts to Legislation - Capitol Switchboard toll-free numbers, listing of Federal and State ongoing legislation |
| December 12, 2007 | Visit the Desert Irish Wolfhound Club's new website - see our list of regional and local clubs |
| December 6, 2007 | Legislative Alerts - Kickoff of Year 2 of CA Assembly Bill 1634 and PAWS amendment (SA 3723) |
| December 3, 2007 | The Canine Rabies Challenge Study begins - see Health & Welfare. |
| December 1, 2007 | New on the Health & Welfare page - links to ongoing and completed studies at the Morris Animal Foundation |
| November 15, 2007 | New on the Legislation page - download and print ADOA's "A Guide To Your Rights: Excerpts From How to Respond to Anti-Dog Enforcement" |
| November 14, 2007 | IW Information Contacts updated |
| November 13, 2007 | New vision added to "Visions Of The Breed" |
| October 20, 2007 | NOTICE: the Club is continuing to collect material for its archives. If you have any extra H&H magazines or any IW memorabilia you would be willing to donate, please contact the Club Secretary, Judy Simon. |
| October 13, 2007 | New on the
Judges Education page -
"Visions Of
The Breed" by Breeder-Judges We asked several long time breeder/judges of their vision of the breed as they entered the ring to judge. |
| September 6, 2007 | Update to Legislation page re AB 1634 legislation |
| August 30, 2007 | Irish Wolfhound Club of the Willamette Valley added to Clubs page |
| August 27, 2007 | New page - IWCA Liaison Committee |
| August 26, 2007 | Addition of IWCA Corporate Governance Committee contact information to the Committee Chairs page. |
| August 20, 2007 | Update to Health & Welfare page - "Immunology - A Basic Understanding" |
| August 19, 2007 | New Page - IWCA Specialty 2008 |
| August 16, 2007 | Update to Health & Welfare page - the TCR Vaccine |
| August 15, 2007 | Update made to Legislation page. Additions made to IW Information Contacts page. |
| August 10, 2007 | Update made to Policies (see dates in red) |
| July 23, 2007 | BEFORE YOU DONATE TO HSUS
The Humane Society of the United
States has mounted a huge campaign to raise money to care for the
dogs rescued from Michael Vick's dogfighting ring. The plea comes
complete with a heartbreaking picture of one of the injured dogs.
(Not surprisingly, studies have shown that people donate more when
shown a picture of or told a story about a single animal needing
help. HSUS is very clever at fundraising.) But before you
contribute, please note: Where are the millions in contributions they already receive every year? If you have money to contribute, please send it to your "local" shelter. Donations received by local shelters do help animals. The money sent to HSUS does not. |
| July 18, 2007 | Updates made to the Legislation and Health & Welfare pages. |
| July 11, 2007 | CA AB 1634 Pulled From Committee! See the Legislation page. |
| July 6, 2007 | Assembly Bill 1634 was amended on July 3rd - See the Legislation page. |
| July 5, 2007 | The California Medical
Veterinary Association has withdrawn its sponsorship of AB1634. A statement from The Westminster Kennel Club on AB1634. Oppose New Jersey Assembly Bill 2649. See the Legislation page. |
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July 1, 2007 |
AB 1634 - Moved to Local Government Committee - see the Legislation page. IWCA President Beverly Little is providing this "new committee" with the IWCA's letter of opposition. Deadline for letters to reach the committee is now July 3rd. |
| June 29, 2007 | Summertime Alert for Dogs Who Swim - from the Whole Dog Journal |
| June 28, 2007 | Links added to the Breed Education and Health and Welfare and Legislation pages. |
| June 25, 2007 | The IWCA has already sent letters of official opposition to the
consultant and the caucus. Please send your own letters to both parties addressing your own personal objections to AB 1634. See the Legislation page for addresses, email, sample letters and more. |
| June 23, 2007 | Deadline for comments to
the committee is July 2nd. See the new LEGISLATION PAGE for more information, including committee email addresses and sample letters.
California Mandatory Spay/Neuter
Bill Assigned to Senate Committee - June 21, 2007 |
| June 13, 2007 | Article added to Breed Education page. |
| June 12, 2007 | Articles added to Breed Education page. |
| June 11, 2007 | Updates made to Health & Welfare page. |
| June 10, 2007 | Updates made to Breed Education page. More updates made to Judges Education page. |
| June 9, 2007 | Updates made to Judges Education page. |
| June 4, 2007 | The IWCA is sending a letter
stating its opposition to this legislation. The bill can be read at http://www.dccouncil.washington.dc.us/images/00001/20070207162842.pdf The Act's origins can be found here: http://www.law.gwu.edu/News/News+Stories/2007+Animal+Law+Summit+2+and+Samantha+Scholarship.htm DC Area Dog Fanciers Alert
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| June 4, 2007 | Updates made to Judges Education page. |
| May 31, 2007 | Updates made to Breed Education page. |
| May 27, 2007 | Updates made to Breed Education and Health and Welfare pages. |
| May 23, 2007 | WE ARE LOOKING FOR MEMBER INPUT ON
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND INFORMATION! Please fill out the survey -
see the
Breed and Member Education page for more
information. Articles added to the Breed and Member Education page. Judges Education page updated. |
| April 28, 2007 | POLICIES page updated. IWCA has just received a check for $1,190.90 from the Purina Parent Club Partnership Program. |
| April 27, 2007 | Two new
committee chairs added - ADOA and
Canine Health Foundation.
See the ADOA website for ADOA LETTERS IN OPPOSITION TO AB 1634. |
| April 26, 2007 | Re-establishment of the
IWCA
Canine Legislation Committee Statement from Purina sent to the IWCA concerning the pet food recall. |