Re: URGENT !!! BAD INFO IN NEWS COLUMN

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: Since several people asked me for more info .. here are the words direct from the RI volunteer : The name of the paper is the Valley breeze, it is a local paper for North : Smithfield and Woonsocket RI. It is also a free paper. Their address is : 1985 Mendon Road, suite 4 Cumberland, RI 02864, ph# 401-334-9555, fax: : 401-334-9994, The issue in question is issue 4, number 31 10/14/99. : The vet, Dr. Linda Hanson, writes a column weekly entitled Pet Notes. She is : employed at the Diamond Hill Animal Clinic 35 pine swamp road, Rte 114. Phone : # 401-678-0751. : There is not a web site to view the paper on, and about 27,000 copies are : distributed each Tuesday to local businesses, at no charge. : I just got off the phone with the clinic she works at and I left a message : for her to call me back. The person I spoke with said that she should call : me later this evening. : Please ask that if people write the paper, or call the clinic, etc.. to be : very tactfull and courteous, not that they wouldn't be. It's just that I : always first try to see if people are willing to work with me, this may be an : excellent opportunity to get this paper to do an article on NIAD, or to find : a vet that is willing to learn more. I know I myself can get explosively : upset with things also, but you know what they say, you catch more flies with : honey. Anyway, thanks for all your help. I'll update you tonight or : tomorrow about the vet if she calls me back. : : : I was contacted by one of my volunteers in Rhode Island : : about an article in the local paper. Unfortunately, : : in a weekly column by Dr. Linda L. Hanson entitled : : Feeding Your Pet Iguana, everything we have been : : working for was shot down. See below : : : "Iguana's are hardy creatures and relatively easy : : to care for, they make great pets." : : : : "They should eat a varied diet consisting of 70% : : vegetables such as dark green lettuce, broccoli, : : spinach, squash, and carrots; 15%fruits such as bananas : : and pears; and 15% canned dog food" : : These lines appeared in the 10/14-10/21 issue and the : : e-mail to send your response to is valbreeze@aol.com : : This is really important ... if you do nothing else : : today make sure you voice your opinion on this issue. : : : : Argiope : : International NIAD Coordinator : : day4iguanas@netscape.net

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