COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • JULY 3, 2018 •
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Pet tips
‘N’ tales
‘Kickin’ It with the Cops’ celebrates
its second year with community
By Mary Ellen
“Angel Scribe”
Emergency Purr-paredness
M
oving to the Hawaiian Islands with pets is no easy
task because of the rabies laws. No arriving cat or
dog, regardless of age, is exempt. Each pet has a
mountain of paperwork, fees and a paws-ible quarantine of 120
days because Hawaii does not have rabies, or want it. Yet, they
do have Kilauea volcano.
Pat’s daughters, Vickie and Debbie, live on Hawaii’s Big Is-
land in Pahoa and they encouraged their 89-year-old mother
to move from Cottage Grove and join them. Pat submitted the
pet paperwork, sold her home, shipped her household goods to
Hawaii, and fl ew with her 10-year-old pets, Penny the Yorkie,
and two Siamese cats, Chip and Dale, to their new home in
Pahoa.
A month later, multiple earthquakes woke her up, then to
top things off , Kilauea blew its top. Pat felt safe because, “Lava
fl ows downhill and I lived up hill from it at Leilani Estates.”
So, she was not purr-pared to evacuate.
Th en the No. 8 fi ssure blew open on her street and every-
thing changed. Vickie sped to her rescue and as they were put-
ting pets in carriers a police offi cer arrived and urgently an-
nounced, “Evacuate! Now!”
Th ey fl ed to Vickie’s home with Pat’s pets. In their panic,
clothes, medicine, family photos, important papers and valu-
ables were left behind in the fl ight to save their lives.
Two days later, the fi ssure’s heat set Pat’s new home on fi re,
then lava encased the ruins in 10 feet of black hardened rock.
Th en two days aft er that, Vickie’s home was circled by lava
forcing them to evacuate. A day later, Debbie also had to aban-
don her home because of toxic volcanic gases. All three families
and their pets scrambled to fi nd places to live.
Today, Pat is living with a total stranger, Paula, and her three
PHOTO C/O AMY SLAY
Police Chief Scott Shepherd, city councilors Ken Roberts and Mike Fleck and Mayor Jeff Gowing (above) were among the vol-
unteers in the dunk tank at the second annual Kickin’ it with the Cops event.
By Caitlyn May
cmay@cgsentinel.com
Amy Slay hasn’t been a
city councilor for nearly fi ve
months but on Saturday, she
proved she’s still invested in the
community.
Slay, who left the city council
in February aft er purchasing
land outside of the city’s limits
making her ineligible for her
seat, hosted the second-annual
Kickin’ it with the Cops event.
She started the event last
year as a way for community
members to interact with local
law enforcement in a positive
way and to build bridges across
the community.
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Th is year, she hoped to serve
at least 150 people with free
hot dogs grilled by Mayor Jeff
Gowing.
She served more than 240.
“It went amazing!” she wrote
in an email in response to
questions about the event. “It
was a great turn out… We add-
ed a face painter this year and
some great raffl e prizes.”
Raffl e winners were drawn
Monday night. Tony Rumble
won the grand prize, a one-
night stay for two at Village
Green, two tickets to the Cot-
tage Th eatre production of
“Shrek the Musical” and a gift
card for dinner at Jack Sprats.
Shalis Lundgren won a cus-
tom made wooden bowl by Si-
mon Specialties, Ashley Grable
took home a gift card to Jack
Sprats, Kevin Worley won a gift
certifi cate to the Brew Station,
Michelle Knee also won coff ee
in the form of a gift certifi cate
to the Espresso Barn as did
Ashley Kilday.
Police chief Scott Shepherd
called the event a success, but
noted that he may have more
offi cers volunteer for the dunk
tank next year, relieving him of
some of the duty.
“Th is event is something that
is an activity that makes us feel
good and it’s positive for the
community,” he said. “It went
really well.”
Saturday’s event also saw
community leaders brave the
dunk tank, letting residents
take a shot at sending them
into the cold water below.
Councilor Mike Fleck, Gow-
ing and Shepherd all volun-
teered for shift s in the tank
while offi cers from the depart-
ment met with residents and
took advantage of the photo
booth set up behind the police
station.
As for plans for next year,
Slay said, “I think this year was
perfect so hopefully it will be
exactly the same next year.”
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Pat and blind dog, Penny, are happy to be alive. An active
volcano has them appreciating the small things in life.
dogs. Paula opened her home to Pat and their friendship was
immediate like long lost friends so Paula said Pat could stay
with her indefi nitely.
Penny loves her three new dog pals, and Chip and Dale are
adjusting to being sequestered in Pat’s bedroom.
“Th ere’s nothing I can do about what has happened,” said
Pat. “Th ere’s no telling when the volcano will go dormant. I am
numb and don’t cry. I’m grateful that I have my animals, we are
safe and we have a place to stay where we are welcomed.
"Yesterday, aft er a doctor’s appointment I went to a restau-
rant. My teenager server said, ‘I know that you lost everything,
so I paid for your meal.’ Th rough all this turmoil, I have learned
how kind people are.”
TIPS:
Everyone should have a list on hand in case of a natural di-
saster. Once you learn you have to evacuate, panic mode stops
normal thinking. Th ose with pets need to paw-pare extras.
• List things needed for two weeks and keep with the pets’
carriers: Documents, photographs, human/pet food, kitty litter,
puppy pads, medical supplies in case of a pet emergency, clean-
up products for carsick animals, and harnesses for cats because
you can’t leave them in carriers for days on end.
• Have a carrier for each pet, their vet records, toys, towel, fa-
vorite blanket, and a photo of each animal in case one escapes.
Have them microchipped.
• Put extra leashes, collars, food bowls, and pet food with
the carriers to grab at a moment's notice because not everyone
is given a day to prepare. Some families, like Pat, only have
minutes.
• During fl oods, bungee cord pet cages to fl oatation devices
like swimming kick boards or a cooler.
Christine Ballantine, Founder of the Western Canada Pe-
kingese Club said, “I always have an under-seat airline bag
packed, for my Pekingese, in case of emergency. Th e bag con-
tains: ziplock bag with a week of dry kibble, favorite treats,
food/water dishes, water bot-tles, two leashes, paper towels,
poop bags, grooming brush and a pet fi rst aid kit.”
Retired fi re chief, Dan Olsen, adds, “We also have a bottle
of hydrogen peroxide (for cuts and scratches), duct tape (for
emergency repairs), paper towel rolls and toilet paper. We use
a ‘grab and go’ backpack for pet and people essentials, and a
small cooler and fi ve- gallon bucket (with lid) in the car with
supplies.”
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