Griffin and Spencer - Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary and Spencer Enjoying the lush grass 2 OUR MISSION IS TO: offer care, rehabilitation, and permanent sanctuary for rescued farm …

Trapped in a small fenced off field inPennsylvania with no hay and verylittle grass, Griffin and Spencer

were starving. Searching desperatelyaround their snow-covered pen, theyspent their days looking for something,anything to eat, but found very little.Their owner had purchased the youngalpacas after moving to the country,thinking that he would enjoy the noveltyof having these unusual looking animalson his farm. Not understanding what itmeans to properly provide care foralpacas, he neglected them until theywere near death. Thankfully a worriedneighbor reported the situation, and theanimals were seized by the Large AnimalProtection Society with assistance by

county police. And in that one act ofkindness, Griffin and Spencer weresaved, and began their journey to a newand wonderful life.

Veterinarians who examined thealpacas found them to be extremelyemaciated - Spencer was scored only a 1

on a body condition scale.Their ribs and backboneswere prominent, theirhooves were overgrown andtheir coats were very roughand dirty.

Cruelty cases involvingfarm animals are oftendifficult to prosecute, asfarm animals are exemptfrom the anti-cruelty lawsin every state. Frequently,they will be resolved byrequesting the owner tosimply sign over custody ofthe animals, thereby avoiding anexpensive trial that may be difficult towin, even with overwhelming evidence.

This owner was unwilling togive up custody, however, andit took almost a year for thecase to go to trial. In themeantime, Griffin and Spencerwere enjoying fresh hay, abeautiful barn and pasture, andwonderful care by the LAPSstaff and volunteers. Theyslowly began to gain weight,and became happy and healthy.Their hooves were trimmedand they were both neutered.When the trial date arrived, the

judge thankfully ruled against theirformer owner. He was denied custody,and had to pay a fine for cruelty toanimals. And finally, Griffin and Spencerwere able to come home to PoplarSpring.

Although they have only been at thesanctuary a few short weeks, we havealready fallen in love with thesebeautiful, intelligent animals. They loveto run in the fields, gliding smoothly ontheir long legs. They enjoy rolling in thedust like horses and grazing on the freshgreen grass. They are the best of friends,and often vocalize and playfully wrestlewith each other. Griffin and Spencer arestill a little wary of humans, but areslowly beginning to trust us, and seemvery happy with their new barn andpasture. Currently they are living withour rescued sheep, who aren’t quite surewhat to think of them! They makewonderful guard animals and havealready chased several foxes out of theirarea. We know they will have a long andhappy life here, where they will betreated with nothing but love andkindness for the rest of their lives, and willnever be hungry or neglected again.

Griffin and Spencer Rescued Alpacas come to Poplar Spring!

Spring 2017

A Newsletter from Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary

Isaac, a five year old Duroc cross pig, was rescued as a piglet,washed up on a levy in Louisianaafter Hurricane Isaac in 2012.

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OUR MISSION IS TO:■ offer care, rehabilitation,

and permanent sanctuary for rescued farm animals

■ provide protected habitat for wildlife

■ furnish information to the public regarding farm animal and wildlife issues

■ promote compassion andhumane treatment for all animals

A Newsletter from Poplar Spring Animal SanctuaryP.O. Box 507Poolesville, MD [email protected]

POPLAR SPRING

When the founder of theDavidsonville Wildlife

Sanctuary passed away lastyear, the organization was sadlyforced to close. Suddenly therewere many animals who neededa new home, both non-releasable wildlife and farmanimals who had been droppedoff over the years. Stevie andNicky were two of theseanimals, an unlikely pair whohad fallen in love, despite theirobvious differences.

Stevie, a very sweet JapaneseSilkie hen, was living alone atthe sanctuary when Nicky, awild pigeon, was brought in bya kind person who had foundhim injured and limping. Thesanctuary housed the twotogether while Nicky washealing from his injuries, andthey quickly became very bonded.After several weeks of healing, the daycame when Nicky was well enough tobe released back into the wild. Hecould fly perfectly, although he stillhad a slight limp, and should havebeen able to survive quite well on hisown.

But he didn’t want to leave – he wasin love. Volunteers recalled that

Stevie cried incessantly without him,and Nicky absolutely refused to go.Over and over, no matter where he wasreleased, he would fly back to the cagehe shared with Stevie, trying to get asclose to her as he possibly could. Thedecision was made to let him return tohis cage with the girlfriend he adored,and they have lived happily togetheras a couple ever since.

In Novemberwe received acall asking if wecould take thesetwo lovely birds,and we happilyagreed. Stevieand Nicky nowhave their ownprivate condo tocuddle togetherin every night,and they spendtheir dayscooing andstrolling and

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pecking in the grass, always side byside, enjoying each other’s company.If anyone holds Stevie, Nicky will flyand land on their arm or hoveraround, trying to protect and stay nearhis beloved partner.

This adorable couple is living proofthat you don’t have to look likesomeone else to love them. They willnow be able to live together theirwhole lives, and will never have to beseparated again. ■

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Fourteenth Annual Run for the AnimalsSunday, May 21, 2017, 8:30 a.m. • Wheaton Regional Park, Shorefield Rd., Wheaton, MD Join us at our Fourteenth Annual 5K Run and 1 Mile Fun Walk! This year we will continue our course at WheatonPark combined with the beautiful Brookside Gardens. We will again provide disposable Timing Chips – no need toreturn them! If you’re not into running, come on out and try the Fun Walk, where you can take a one mile or anoptional 1.7 mile stroll past the lake. (Dogs and strollers are welcome (on the Walk course only), and we will have dograffles after the race!) All pre-registered participants will receive a free T-shirt and donated goodies from our sponsors.Monetary prizes will be awarded to the top 3 overall male and female finishers. Awards will be given for top finishers ineach age group and to the two entrants with the highest amount of sponsorshipfunds raised. All proceeds will benefit the rescued animals. Register at http://poplarspring.kintera.org/or fill out and send in the registrationform below with your check or charge information by May 15 to PSAS, P.O. Box507, Poolesville, MD 20837 or email [email protected] and more information at www.animalsanctuary.org Questions? Want to Volunteer? All volunteers will receive a free t-shirt and goodies. Contact [email protected] or call 301-625-9321 Come on out andRun (or Walk) for the Animals!A big thanks to Lisa Berigan, Radio host of BIG 100.3, who will once again be theMC for the race! And to the 5K Run Committee who spent many long hoursplanning this event – THANK YOU Naomi Dyer, Howard Edelstein, Cam MacQueen,Katie Vann, Robin Walker and Donna Zeigfinger for making this such a fun and well organized event!And a special thanks to Rich Peppin/Engineers for Change, A Well Fed World, Conscious Corner, RnJ Sports, and all ourwonderful Race Sponsors – check out our website for the full list!

Registration Form for Poplar Spring Run for the Animals - May 21, 2017

____ 5K Run ____ 1 or 1.7 Mile Fun WalkLast Name:___________________________________First Name:_______________________________Address: _______________________________________City:_________________________ State: ______ Zip Code: ____________Sex: ___ Male ___ Female Age on May 21, 2017: _______ E-mail:___________________________________Phone: ___________________________Payment type: ___ Check ___ Cash Credit Card: ___ Visa ___ Master CardCredit Card #: ____________________________________ Expiration date: _________ Signature: ________________________Fee: ($28 by April 17, April 18-May 20 $30, Race Day May 21 $35) _________ I would also like to include a donation to benefit the animals at Poplar SpringDonation amount: $___________________ Total: $ __________________Emergency Contact: Name: _______________________________ Phone #_______________________________

In consideration of you permitting me to participate in this event, I hereby release the organizers of this event, their agents, volunteers and the event sponsors from allliability, and I waive, as against the organizers, agents, volunteers and event sponsors, all claims of any kind whatsoever I may have for personal injuries or propertylosses suffered by participation in this event. I certify that I have full knowledge of the risks involved in this event and I am physically fit and able to participate, andthat unless indicated to the contrary by the signature of parent/guardian below, I am 19 years or older.

Signature: ____________________________________________________________ Mail by May 15 to: PSAS RUN, P.O. Box 507, Poolesville, MD 20837

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Thank you to all those who remembered a special person or animal with a donation to Poplar Spring. This is a wonderful way tohonor a friend or loved one, and to help animals at the same time! We would like to dedicate this issue to Greg Reiter, a

wonderful and caring volunteer and friend of the animals, and to Dr. Kitty Raichura of Holistic Veterinary Healing, a kind andcompassionate veterinarian, who both tragically left this world way too soon. We are so grateful for the many donations for theanimals in their memory.

In Honor and In Memory Of

In Memory Of PeopleRobert AdesAunt MikeJane Mary BealieuElisabeth BeatrezMiffi Bedrick

Constance B. CorsonHorace EnglerAnna EszekiFigueroa Savitch FosseJamie Gonzalez

Cliff KaminskyDorothy KarkanenJulia KoliopulosBrian ManziRave Monsein

Zach MylesDr. Harold PlotnikMarc PollandDr. Kitty RaichuraGreg Reiter

Dr. RujutaJoyce SavageEllen SleethMatthew StangleJohn Steib

Mary Sutherland

Special Ways to Give to the AnimalsCombined Federal Campaign – If you

are a Federal employee, please considerus when selecting an organization tosupport in the Fall Campaign.. Our CFCcode is #62455

Stock Donations – If you would liketo make a stock donation, please provideyour broker with the followinginformation:

Broker: Morgan Stanley

for Poplar Spring Animal SanctuaryAcct.#785-319931-301Stock donations are tax deductible

and can reduce your capital gains taxBequests – Help to leave a legacy for

the animals by making a provision forPoplar Spring Animal Sanctuary in yourwill or by designating Poplar Spring as abeneficiary in your life insurance policy.Our tax ID# is 52-1970569. Please

contact us at 301-691-8811 [email protected] if you havequestions.

Vehicle Donation – Help the animalsby donating your vehicle! Your car,truck, boat or RV will be picked uppromptly and you will get a tax receipt.Just go to v-dac.com for all theinformation, and designate Poplar Springas the non-profit.

In Memory Of AnimalsAdamAlinaAlvinAndyAustinBarneyBenBettyBiscuitBrigadoonButtonsCarolineCecilChesterChoccoCisco

CocodriloCooperCoreyDaisyDanellaDarleneDorothyDriving me BankruptEliosElsaFinFredGemmaGeorgieGepettoGurwitz cats

GypsyHalHaleyHarryHenryJackJacksonJaneJazzieJeffeyJellyJosephJuliusKittyLennyLiebchen

Little Boy BlueLollipopLuckyLudwigLukeLunaLyleMaddieMaggieMamasanMarleyMelindaMini-MooMischaMorkMurphy

NapoleonNorahNutmegOtisOttiPeanutPetuniaPhilPrincessProvenPumpkinRosieRuthieSammySashaSez

ShannonShirleySierraSobaSonnySpencerStanleySueSushiSuzie BelleTeddyTylerVioletWallaceYoda

In Honor of PeopleDr. Maia AitkenCurt AlbrightMargaret Alice AllenRita and Barry AltmanArielle ArnoldBrittany AshDorothy BachmanSara BankertJoal BarbehennPam and Jake BarkettBartolomeo FamilyMary BartoneHillary McDonald

BlaneyKaren BlassVirginie BocardLisa BorghesiErin BoroznyCarmen BrunKristin BurkaJack BussardGail and Roy ButlerMichael CampbellDonna Rae CastilloAva Maya ChambersJennifer and Albert

ClarkJamie CohenJane CorcoranKali CornelisMarilyn CoxIrene CroweTerry CummingsAlexandra DeckertJulie DembeckRachel Dembeck-

MatthewsDeborah DenglerPaul and Mary Ellen

DuxKaren EbertStephanie EldredLaura EnglerKimberly White

ErlingerBethany FalterAiden FarrJames FarrellDr. Marie FecteauAmanda FieldsJen and Andy

Finkelstein

Faith Allison FisherDeborah FlorioSharon FoeryKasey and Jeff ForneyJim FremontRebecca FribushKaren FriedelSuzie FriedmanGrace FroelichSteve GarronTara GeorgeAlan GoldenGoldenberg FamilyCari GravesKate GreenwoodMegan GriffithKimberly GrimesNancy GrunleyNathaniel HainesCecilia and Pete HakelChristian HansenErika HansenMelany HansenMei HanwayKaren HenzeyChip and Joanie Hill

Dave HoeraufHannah HoffmanDr. Mariana HubbardVicki HunterPatti IacullaFern JarmulnekSam JoyJohn and Stephanie

KastlerAdelade KesslerMalita Kim-SchultzAlan LangworthyChip and Lauren

KoontzMarian KopeckyKiera Chapman

KumarSharon LaneJulie LehmanJonathan LewisWade LindsayEmory LoadenthalPam and Bill

LongeneckerDr. Carol LundquistTerri Lundy

MacMichael FamilyRasine MacMichaelClaire MadigralKristin MahhaAlysoun MahoneyJim MahoneyPema MalluDimitri MantzouranisAnn ManziLiz MarshallCourtney MartinJamie McCarthyJill McDonaldAdam McFallsMichelle McFallsMaureen McGowanSuzanne McMillanChris MeadNatalie MeigherCheryl MejiaBethany MelloAshton and Patrick

MenacelliAnnalise MichaelsonMr. Miller

Ryan and EmilyMoeller

Janice MolinaLee MonseinAriana MontemayorCatherine MooreJohanna MooreKim MyerAnthony NardiGeorge NegrayBeau NickersonAmanda NowickiLaura OtolskiL. Brooke PangbornDr. Linda PaulNicola PayneNancy PerryMark PetersCurt and Kristen PetrySara PowellAmy PrattPam PriceChristie PritchardKathy PuckettSejal RaichuraEmily Randolph

Jason RangeZach ReeserEzra ReiterRepanech FamilyDeanne ReyesKelly RhodesFrank RibeiroAnita RiceGreg and Mary

RichardsMarion RobertsonStephanie RothCannon and Ivy

SchluppMary SchuermannAngela SherwinGranny ShirleyArt SlesingerEve SoldingerAndie SpringirthHarry SurjadiredjaCarole SuttonMarianne Merritt

TalbotDaphne TaylorTorre Taylor

Donna TerryCaitlin and Eric TirroDeane TirroBob and Rach ToftAdam and Jenna

TrescottLilah TuchbandDar VeverkaRobin WalkerThomas and Tyler

WelchMaureen WilliamsSandra YarringtonLauren ZeiglerKiera ZitelmanBrynn and Jason ZittleChris ZittleMurph ZittleMom Mom ZittlePaul Jr. ZittlePop Pop ZittleTerry Zittle

In Honor of AnimalsBaileyDasha

Diana the pigEdward

JamieJethro

RocksanneTimmy

TrumanWee Wee

Zoe the pig

Many thanks to all the kids who helped the sanctuaryin lots of unique ways- a special thanks to children

who sent in donations and who raised money to sponsoran animal too!

■ Aiden Farr, age 8, asked friends for donations to thesanctuary in lieu of gifts for his birthday. He collectedapples, bananas, bird seed and stuffed animals, along withdonations for all the animals.

■ Holton Arms Middle School’s Community ServiceClub raised $232. for the animals.

■ Rasine MacMichael, age 10, asked her friends to givedonations to Poplar Spring instead of birthday gifts.

■ Daphne Taylor, age 5, who volunteers with her momDrea, asked for donations in lieu of gifts for her birthday.She donated pumpkins, apples, paper towels and bird seed,along with $85. for the animals.

■ Tyler Welch age 5 and Thomas Welch age 8 sponsoredgoats for their birthdays and collected paper towels, blanketsand gift cards for the animals.

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Funds

Gift Certificates from Southern States(for animal feed and supplies)

Folding chairs

Donations for Yard Sale and/or SilentAuction

Stamps

Photo Paper

Paper Towels

AA, AAA or D Batteries

Ecover all purpose cleaner

Copy Paper

Exam Gloves

Wild Bird Seed

Apples and Bananas

6 or 8 ft. folding tables

■ Gabriela Wilkins made wallets and purses out of ducttape to raise money to sponsor a goat.

1st Graders from Allendale Columbia School in RochesterNY met Evie the 3 legged goat through FaceTime and

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Happy Spring! The winterof 2016/17 was happily a

mild one at the sanctuary,with very little snow. We(and the animals) trulyappreciated this after lastwinter’s crazy blizzard! Thegrass never really diedcompletely, and the animalsenjoyed grazing all winterlong.

2017 is a milestone yearfor Poplar Spring - our 20-year anniversary as asanctuary! On January 1,1997, we took in our firstanimal, Petunia the pig, whohad been left to die as a pigletwhen a barn door fell on her.Since then we have rescuedhundreds of neglected andabandoned animals, cared forand rehabilitated them, andprovided them with a lovingpermanent home. We haveoffered educational tours forthousands of school children,families and individuals,showing visitors howawesome and deserving ofcare and respect farmanimals are. It is hard toimagine so much time has

gone by since we started – weare truly honored that somany friends and supportershave helped us to make the

sanctuary the success it istoday, with over 200 currentrescued residents, and manymore to come in the yearsahead. We are especiallythankful for our amazingstaff and volunteers, whowork incredibly hard everyday to provide the rescuedanimals with a wonderful life.

Last Summer we took intwo adorable piglets - Reo, ayoung Hampshire pig whowas purchased on the side of

the road in WestVirginia by a familywho believed hewas a mini pig, andCharlotte , a twoweek old Yorkshirepig who was savedby a kind motoristfrom a busyhighway where shehad fallen off of atruck. These twolittle ones wererescued within aweek of each otherand became bestfriends, much likeour other famous

pig duo, Wee Wee andScooter. Our newest residentis Calvin the rooster, who wasfound as a tiny chick,

desperately trying to staywith his mother, who waslying dead in the road aftershe was hit by a car. A kindperson driving by stopped tohelp, taking him to a nearbyvet who brought him toPoplar Spring. These luckyanimals are now happy andhealthy and will grow upknowing nothing but loveand care.

Our special events overthe past year were a bigsuccess (See back page andpage 3 for dates and info onthis year’s events.) Our 13thannual Run for the Animals,held in May, had a greatturnout. Over 700 peopleparticipated in the 5K Runand one mile Fun Walk,which was held again inbeautiful Wheaton Park. InJuly we once againparticipated in theMontgomery County FarmTour. Visitors to the farmenjoyed hay rides, our giantyard sale, and delicious veganfood from the awesomeEverlasting Life food truck.The weather this year for ourannual Open House andFundraiser in September wasperfect, and we were thrilled

to have vegan body builderTorre Washington as ourfeatured speaker. Manyfriends and local businessescontributed fabulous foodand drink for the event, andwe auctioned off over 400generously donated items inour silent auction. InNovember, our ThanksgivingWITH the Turkeys eventstarted out like a Summerday, and ended with a crazywind storm and 20 degreedrop in temperature! Despitethe bizarre weather, over 800people attended. The giantpotluck was full of deliciousplant based dishes, andeveryone enjoyed watchingthe turkeys and chickenseating at their own specialtables, and of course feedingthe pumpkins to the pigsafter the feast! A huge thanks

to everyone who donated,attended our events, andcontributed over the pastyear, we really couldn’t dothis without you! ■

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Are you someone who would love to bring a farm animal home but just

don’t have the room? Then a sponsorshipof your favorite animal is the answer! Fora small monthly donation you can helpsupport the animal of your choice— yoursponsorship will help cover food, beddingand veterinary costs. You will receive aframed photograph and your animal’sstory, along with the opportunity to visitin person. Sponsorships also make aunique gift for friends and relatives! With your support we can continue torescue even more animals whodesperately need a home.

Monthly Sponsorship RatesChicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5.00Turkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8.00Goat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15.00Sheep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15.00Pig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20.00Cow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.00Horse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30.00If you would prefer, sponsorships can alsobe paid on a quarterly or yearly basis.

Thank you for helping usto save animals!Please make check payable to PoplarSpring Animal Sanctuary.

Please mail your completed sponsorship form to:Poplar Spring Animal SanctuaryP.O. Box 507Poolesville, MD 20837

Phone: 301-691-8811E- mail: [email protected]: www.animalsanctuary.org

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Upcoming Events

Do you have good quality items(anything except clothing or shoes)

that you don’t need? Why not help theanimals and donate them to our giantyard sale on July 22, or for new, antiqueitems, jewelry or crafts to our silentauction at the Fundraiser on October 1?All donations are very much appreciated,and you will receive a receipt for taxpurposes. If you own or know of abusiness that might be willing to donateany goods or services for the auction, wewould be very grateful, and the animalswill thank you too!

HELP THEANIMALS –DONATEYARD SALEOR AUCTIONITEMS

To ensure fun and safety for all, No Dogs at events on the sanctuary grounds,please! (Dogs are welcome at the Fun Walk at Wheaton Park on May 21)

Events will be held rain or shine, and all proceeds benefit the rescued animals.

Fourteenth Annual Run for the Animals – Sunday, May 21, 2017 8:30 a.m.(details on page 3)

Montgomery County Farm Tour – Saturday, July 22, 2017 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.Come on out and meet the animals and enjoy hay rides and refreshments for sale.

Shop for t-shirts, sweatshirts, and handmade crafts in our gift shop, and for hiddentreasures at our giant yard sale in the carriage barn.

Twentieth Annual Open House and Fundraiser – Sunday, October 1, 2017 1-5 p.m.Our biggest event of the year – and everyone’s invited! Enjoy a live band, delicious

catered food and drink, a fabulous silent auction, clowns and face painting, speakers,and the opportunity to stroll around and visit the rescued animals. No admission fee,but donations (of any amount) are very much appreciated. RSVP requested.

Thanksgiving with the Turkeys – Saturday, November 18, 2017 - 12 noon – 4 p.m.Come celebrate Thanksgiving WITH the turkeys – join our friendly turkeys and all

their friends in celebrating a cruelty-free Thanksgiving potluck. Please bring a vegan(no meat, dairy, or eggs) dinner or dessert item to serve 8. $10.00 suggested donationto benefit the animals. No charge for children under 16.

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