L OCAL LIVING
District
21 DC
Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives STATEHOOD GREEN
animal watch
These were among cases handled by the Washington Humane Society. The society operates its shelter at 7319 Georgia Ave. NW and the District’s at 1201 New York Ave. NE. For information or assistance, 24 hours a day, call 202-723-5730 or visit www.
washhumane.org.
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Natale ‘Lino’ Nicola Stracuzzi Age: 45
Residence: Anacostia.
Education: Automotive training, Volvo of Washington.
Occupation: European automobile technician by trade; furniture manufacture’s sales representa- tive.
Elected offices/civic activities: Volunteer, Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 1995-present; founder, Fes- ta Italiana; co-chair, Parent Policy Council of the Montgomery County Community Action Board, 2002-04.
What is the most urgent problem facing your jurisdiction? “1. Statehood for the District of Co- lumbia; 2. New credit card holders’ and banking bill of rights. 3. Re- structuring Social Security and Medicare: Making sure it’s there for us in the future. 4. New employee bill of rights. 5. Restructuring school systems with a federal guidelines curriculum. 6. Restruc- turing health care benefits, so it works for the people.”
Why should voters elect you? “Unlike incumbent Delegate Nor- ton, I will work for full statehood for the District any way that I can get it.”
Web site: None given.
E-mail address: None given.
Rick Tingling-Clemmons Age: 67
Residence: Ward 7.
Education: BA, urban planning, UDC; MA, adult education, UDC; course work toward PhD, Howard University.
Occupation: Instructor, Center for Empowerment and Employment Training.
Elected offices/civic activities: Commissioner, Advisory Neighbor- hood Commission 7D; member, DC Statehood Green Party; founding member, National Welfare Rights Union, End Racism And Stop Exploi- tation (ERASE); steering committee member, Gray Panthers of Metro- politan Washington; member, Hiro- shima-Nagasaki Peace Committee of Metropolitan Washington and Community to Save Our Libraries.
What is the most urgent problem facing your jurisdiction? “The most pressing problem we face is unemployment, with its re- sidual effects, including hunger, homelessness, substance abuse, related petty crime and poverty. This has contributed to our many high negative health indexes and associated pains of human suffer- ing. A hidden contributing factor to these challenges in the District is our lack of statehood. Without statehood, self-determination for the 600,000-plus residents in the District is a dream deferred. Our lack of statehood and the afore- mentioned suffering are the rea- sons I am seeking this office, be- cause, in the words of Frederick Douglass, ’Power concedes nothing without a demand.’”
Why should voters elect you? “D.C. voters deserve better than they are currently getting, and I, as delegate, will fight tirelessly to gain statehood and end congressional interference.”
Web site: None given.
E-mail address:
mirico5@aol.com
* Incumbent K Running unopposed
G ST. SW, 300 block, Aug. 27. Responding to a call, two Humane Society officers met with a man who recently bought an eight-foot albino Burmese python. He said that after he had fed the snake, it bit him and began constricting around his arm. He decided to surrender the snake to the society.
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INDEPENDENCE AVE. SW, 1400 block, Aug. 30. A tourist from Michigan was arrested on animal cruelty charges after leaving an 8-year-old Chihuahua unattended in his vehicle for more than two hours. The dog died, likely from heat stroke. A 15-year-old Beagle, which was also in the vehicle, needed emergency care.
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ORLEANS PL. NE, 600 block, Aug. 27. Responding to a report, a Humane Society officer met with an owner of a shepherd mix that was underweight and appeared to have hair loss. The owner said the hair loss was because of a flea infestation, which was under control.
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NEW YORK AVE., 1200 block, Aug. 13. A 3-year-old miniature Maltese poodle found as a stray was surrendered to the shelter and made available for adoption.
ADOPT A PET
Vanilla, a Maltese-miniature poodle mix, was found as a stray on 21st Street NE. The 3-year-old male was made available for adoption at the D.C. Animal Shelter.
The D.C. Animal Shelter, 1201 New York Ave. NE, and the Washington Humane Society Shelter, 7319 Georgia Ave. NW, offer animals for adoption. The D.C. shelter has viewing and adoption hours from noon to 8 p.m. weekdays except Wednesdays and noon to 5 p.m. weekends. Hours at the society’s shelter are noon to 7 p.m. daily. Pictures of other available animals can be seen at
www.washhumane.org. For information, call the D.C. shelter, 202-576-6013, or the society’s shelter, 202-723-5730.
WASHINGTON HUMANE SOCIETY
The following were among cases handled by the Washington Animal Rescue League, 71 Oglethorpe St. NW. For information, call 202-726-2556 or visit
www.warl.org.
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EMERSON, NEW JERSEY, Hollywood Ave., 1-99 block, Aug. 29. A woman who adopted a 4-year-old mixed hound from the league gave it to her parents in New Jersey. Because of health issues, the parents could no longer care for the dog and gave it to their dog walker. The dog walker, too, decided to surrender the dog and contacted the league. A league employee picked up the dog from New Jersey, and the animal was made available for adoption again.
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CONSTITUTION AVE. NE, 1600 block, Sept. 1. A family took its cat to the league because it was sick and it no longer wanted to keep the animal. The cat had a urinary tract blockage, which caused the animal to urinate in the house. The condition appeared to have cleared on its own.
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Dog passes a full stomach HYATTSVILLE, Longfellow St., 4200 block, Sept. 1. A 2-year-old mixed breed dog was rushed to the league’s medical center because it was vomiting and had severe diarrhea. The owners said the dog had eaten a large towel, a wooden paintbrush handle and a plastic coat hanger. An ultrasound and X-rays were both clear. The dog was given antibiotics and prescription food and was released to its owners.
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Adoptable dogs from the Washington Animal Rescue League will be available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Behnke’s Garden Center, 11300 Baltimore Ave., Beltsville. Dogs from various rescue groups and vendors of dog-related products and supplies will be available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dogs are welcome to attend. Adoption fees for league dogs are $195, which includes neutering, vaccinations, microchip and a full- wellness medical work-up.
warl@warl.org, 202-726-2556. — Compiled by Ria Manglapus
ANIMAL DOCTOR A holistic approach to canine allergies
Dear Dr. Fox: Our 1-year-old cockapoo appears to be suffering from severe allergies. We’ve been treating him with antihistamines, with minimal success. After reading about dog allergies, I was surprised to find that they are not only common but that several types of allergies can be tested for.
Our dog constantly scratches and itches, to the point of
turning his skin raw and scratching off clumps of hair. This condition is bad even during the winter. We don’t think food is causing the problem, either.
R.A.M. Springfield
DF: For various reasons, your dog’s immune system has become impaired, so giving antihistamines (or steroids)
won’t help and could make things worse.
A holistic approach is called for: a homemade, whole-food diet of known ingredients (deleting some, adding others to retest for hypersensitivity) would be beneficial.
Cover all areas where your dog
likes to lie and sleep with old cotton sheets, which you’ll wash
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