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Event #51 Details

Event # 51
Anaconda, Montana
Pintler Wilderness Pet Care Event
July 31 -August 1, 2004
Two day event
6 veterinarians: Dr. Mark Francis, Dr. Dave Weinandy, Dr. Terry Yunker, Dr. Diana Scollard, Dr. Kristin Hollemans, and Dr. Kim Knock
Total Dogs 126 (58 male, 68 female)
Total Cats 269 (104 male, 165 female)
Grand Total 395
No animal was turned away

2004 visits to Anaconda and Butte
Updated August 18th, 2004

We just returned from a 5 days on the road! "Pintler Wilderness Pet Care Week", a two day clinic in Anaconda, and "Dan Truckle Pet Care Days", a 3 day clinic in Butte. The Butte event was in memory of Dan Truckle, a great animal provider who helped trap cats at the "Montana State Prison Feral Cat Day", and at the "Montana State Hospital Feral Cat Day". Final count: 126 dogs fixed and 269 cats fixed in Anaconda, and 283 dogs, 431 cats, and 3 rabbits fixed in Butte.

This is Muggsie, our Butte Poster Child. Muggsie waited for "Dan Truckle Pet Care Days" a long time - EIGHT YEARS!! Sixty-seven percent of the animals in Anaconda and fifty-two percent of the animals in Butte had owners who had never had an animal fixed before. These percentages of owners not experienced with spay and neuter for pets is the highest that the Montana Spay / Neuter Task Force has ever seen in 52 visits throughout Montana since November, 1996. These visits include all seven Native American nations in the state. These impressive numbers show how great the need is.

Debi Herman, who came from "No More Homeless Pets" in Kansas City, Missouri to volunteer and learn for her local city-wide coalition for spay / neuter, observed that the event was "awesome".

"The Task Force has created one amazing machine of effectiveness" she said, noting that she would never have imagined so many community volunteers would be willing to stay and help out with their kitties, and be so capable of a variety of other tasks as well.

Done with the Task Force approach, "Spay / neuter is not just a 'procedure' but a meaningful experience", Herman concluded.

Here are some photos taken during the Anaconda and Butte events....

	"Pintler Wilderness Pet Care Week" in Anaconda took place at the Dwyer Intermediate School. The cat vets worked in the spacious and well lit boys bathroom!
	Cat recovery took place in the school hallway.
	Dog surgeries and recovery were held in the school gym.
	The famous Dr. Terry Yunker, happy to be of service at "Dan Truckle Pet Care Days" in Butte!
	Dogs great and small were fixed, in a vacant department store at the Butte Mall.
	The dog knock-out team hard at work.
	Owners and volunteers assist in dog recovery.
	Dr. Kim Knock, of Jackson, helps this puppy in recovery with a little acupuncture!
	After four days of surgeries, Dr. Kristen Hollemans of Polson Montana, tries some acupuncture too.
	This sweet Mama dog and her puppies were all fixed.
	Dr. Jeff Young, from Denver, brought his track team to help at the Butte event!