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SEPTEMBER 2010
Animal Cruelty in NY State
Your Voice & Participation Needed!
Please download this petition
and collect signatures to strengthen Buster's Law. The bills included in this petition will
- allow pet horses to be included under Buster’s Law
- increase penalties for animal cruelty, and
- require a psychiatric evaluation for defendants convicted of aggravated cruelty to animals.
Please return filled petition to:
Assemblyman James Tedisco
12 Jay Street
Schenectady, NY 12305
Thank you!!
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AUGUST 2010: DO NOT ADOPT ALERT
Received From Connecticut Animal Shelter Employee
"I work at an animal shelter in northwest CT. Today we had to keep all our doors locked and check people
(license, etc) before they entered our shelter and keep the security camera on at all times. There is a man called
Jay Baldwin who just got out of jail on Thursday and on Friday he stopped at a local vet and tried to get an animal
from them. They recommended our shelter and another local one (not knowing his reputation, he is known for animal
abuse). Our director alerted the police who kept an eye on us and will continue to do so. He may even break into a
building to get an animal.
Jay Baldwin is in his 50s, tanned and likes to wear hats. He will pay an adoption fee to get the animal and can
even get violent and take the animal if thwarted. He may also send friends in to get the animal. He will use other
names. So it this makes it hard to tell who he is. Hopefully adoption screening will help keep animals from him.
Please let other shelters you know of know this.
Name: Jay Baldwin
City/State: Derby, CT
Posting: This guy was charged with 10 counts of animal cruelty in Derby, CT Superior Court. He is 59 years old,
tall and pot belly heavy, bald and a very smooth talker. He is prohibited from having any pets now and anyone who
knows of him trying to adopt a pet should contact Ansonia Police directly at: 203-734-1651."
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JUNE 2010
D.I.N.E. IS TRANSITIONING TO AN "INFORMATION ONLY WEBSITE." WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING DONATIONS.
D.I.N.E.'s Mission has always been to provide essential items to dogs in the care of shelters
and rescues in the NY State Capital Region and offer community education to students. Since 2005,
we have been purchasing, assembling and delivering Kuranda beds to shelter & rescue dogs,
donating Kong toys, new collars & leashes, crates, food and other items that have directly
benefited these animals. We have been going to schools to educate kids about rescues and shelters
in our community and working on projects with them that have ultimately helped many homeless dogs.
Our goal was to create community awareness, increase the quality of life for the animals and
increase adoption. Please click here for some of our accomplishments. This has been a true labor of
love but unfortunately we must make some changes.
- I will now be updating & maintaining the rescue/shelter list through my business, "Don't Forget To Love Your Pet® LLC" but there will be a printable version on this website as well.
- We will continue to post missing dogs but we will no longer be featuring dogs from rescues and shelters.
- We will add new information to the DINE website so stay tuned!
We still had some funds available and recently ordered beds, Kong toys, Galileo bones & food
for animals in the care of Columbia Greene Animal Shelter, Animal Protective Foundation, Rottie
Mountain Rescue, Out of the Pits, Greyhounds As Companions and Good Shepherd K9 Rescue. I will post
photos here as soon as we distribute these items.
Thank you to everyone who has donated time and money to D.I.N.E. over the past several years.
You have helped improve the lives of countless numbers of homeless animals. Special thanks to
Bensons Pet Center (
www.bensonspet.com) for their caring and commitment to our endeavors and to animals in need.
Sincerely,
Kathleen Collar
President, Dogs In Need Everywhere
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| RECENT DONATIONS
 Bridget, from Mountain Rottie Rescue with her new Kong toy! Kelley says, "Thank you so much for the
Kongs. The others
will be distributed to other dogs in the program shortly. These will be really useful for our dogs in the kennel as well!"
If you are interested in fostering or adopting Bridget, please go to
www.petfinder.com/shelters/NY785.html to read her story & see more photos. You may also e-mail Klambert9@yahoo.com. |
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"HUNTER" - FINALLY ADOPTED!
From Melissa at Animal Protective Foundation: "Hunter was at the shelter nearly 2 months, which in
homeless doggie terms is a lifetime! When he wasn't out for a walk with the staff and volunteers, he loved to
occupy his time in his kennel by gnawing on a Galileo bone. For a special treat, he would even get a smear of
peanut butter on it! Thanks to D.I.N.E., dogs like Hunter won't have to be bored and frustrated in their kennels." |
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The Evolution of D.I.N.E.
"I have been worrying about animal suffering
for as long as I can remember. I became consumed with my
worries to the point of doing nothing. I wanted to go to
shelters to bring treats to dogs but I couldn't bear seeing
heartbroken animals living in cages... so I did nothing. I was
sickened by the idea of someone taking pleasure in forcing
innocent dogs to fight, but the task of trying to do something
about it was too overwhelming... so I did nothing. When I thought
about volunteering for an animal organization, I worried that I
would get pulled into organizational politics... so I did
nothing. When I donated money to animal organizations, I
worried that it would not be spent in the way I had intended... so
I stopped. I've seen starving, sick, abused, neglected, and
homeless dogs and I've helped a few along the way. But it
wasn't in a big enough way. I finally realized that if I could
put as much energy into helping dogs as I put into worrying
about them, I could make a difference in the lives of many.
This is the goal of D.I.N.E."
--Kathleen Collar
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