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 Keeping pets
healthy and in their homes!
WHAT IS AniMeals?
AniMeals is a program that delivers up to seven individual servings once a week for a dog or cat in the home of a Meals on Wheels participant. Only Meals on Wheels participants are eligible for this service.
WHO PROVIDES THIS SERVICE?
The Buffalo Companion Animal Network in partnership with three area Meals on Wheels programs: Amherst , Kenmore-Tonawanda, and Buffalo and Erie County (MOWWNY).
WHAT IS THE GOAL OF AniMeals?
The AniMeals program seeks to keep those pets healthy and in their homes, thus their human companions will also thrive.
Those members of our society who are isolated know intimately that their animals offer affection, stem loneliness and provide a sense of caring and being needed. The value of the human-animal bond to improve the quality of life for individuals who lack social support cannot be overstated.
Research studies by a UB Researcher, Dr. Karen Allen (see References below) show that companion animals lower blood pressure and pulse rate and reduce stress. The Humane Society of Canada has submitted a report, "Silver Paws: The Role of Pets in Reducing Human Health Care Costs" (pdf format), to the
Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada, and is recommending a tax credit for the elderly who have pets. Another article published on the Humane Society of Canada web site is entitled "Helping Elderly and Their Pets Can Reduce Health Care Costs."
The pet food delivered in the AniMeals program is one of the highest quality pet food brands produced today. Eagle Pack uses only human-grade ingredients in producing their product. We believe pets who eat Eagle Pack will live longer lives and have fewer medical problems.
Mohandas Gandhi pointed out most eloquently that "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." The ability to care for and be companion to an animal should not be limited to the affluent. With so many pets needing homes, AniMeals is just one small effort to keep animals in their homes.
HOW CAN I DONATE TO AniMeals?
Send your monetary gift to AniMeals c/o The Buffalo Companion Animal Network, 201 Norwalk., Buffalo, NY 14216. Make checks payable to Buffalo C.A.N.
WHO SHOULD I CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT AniMeals?
If Send your monetary gift to AniMeals c/o The Buffalo Companion Animal Network, 201 Norwalk, Buffalo, NY 14216. Make checks payable to Buffalo C.A.N.
WHO SHOULD I CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT AniMeals?
If you have any questions about the AniMeals Program, please call Rosanne at 447-9699 or Pam at 491-0306.
REFERENCES
Allen, Karen M, et al. Presence of human friends and pet dogs as moderators of autonomic responses to stress in women. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Vol 61(4) Oct 1991, 582-589. http://www.apa.org/journals/psp.html
Allen , Karen. Are Pets a Healthy Pleasure? The Influence of Pets on Blood Pressure. Current Directions in Psychological Science. Vol 12(6) Dec 2003, 236-239. http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0963-7214&site=1
Allen , Karen, et al. Cardiovascular reactivity in the presence of pets, friends, and spouses: The truth about cats and dogs. Psychosomatic Medicine. Vol 64(5) Sep-Oct 2002, 727-739. http://www.psychosomaticmedicine.org/
The Buffalo C.A.N. mission is to promote and protect the health, safety, and welfare of pets and people in the City of Buffalo and its surrounding areas, to encourage and supply responsible population control, and to undertake educational efforts aimed at promoting the well-being of animals and developing guidelines that ensure proper animal stewardship.We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit public charity devoted to animal welfare in the region. Our activities are supported exclusively through fundraising, membership fees, contributions, and donations. We are an all volunteer organization so every gift dollar goes toward the program. |
http://www.bflocan.org/animeals.html
Updated 3 March 2010
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