| Recently, FLAVORx Inc, the company
that sets the industry gold standard for medicinal flavorings,
helped fund the Frederick County Animal Control Center's spay/neuter
program. With limited funding and resources, the Center had
its hands tied until FLAVORx generously donated the necessary
quality equipment and supplies to keep the facility up and
running.
(PRWEB) March 28, 2006 - Even on a good
day, like most municipal shelters across the country, the
Frederick County Animal Control Center has limited funding
and its staff is stretched to the limit. Likewise, when the
Center's Spay and Neuter Facility was essentially inoperative,
the outlook was bleak. FLAVORx, Inc, the company whose products
ensure that patients who need medication actually take it,
could not sit idly by and watch the Center struggle. The success
of past FLAVORx Veterinary System donations had already helped
the Center's stray pets take their prescriptions, but the
company knew it could do even more to help. Therefore, without
hesitation the company helped fund a project to get the Spay
and Neuter Clinic up and running.
When Dr. Joel Ehrenzweig, Vice President of FLAVORx's Veterinary
Division, toured the facility, he noticed that the Spay/Neuter
Operating Room was empty. Apparently, since the last veterinarian
had left the Center some time ago, surgeries could no longer
be performed because of lack of equipment and funding. Prompted
by headline news in a recent hoarding case, where 185 dead
animals and 117 living cats and three living dogs were found
in a home, Ehrenzweig brought his concerns to the attention
of Kenny Kramm, CEO of FLAVORx. "Many of these animals
have benefited already from the FLAVORx Veterinary System,
but the Center needs more than just help with medications.
Spaying and neutering pets is crucial to promoting animal
health and also helps us be a part of a solution to the broader
problem of pet overpopulation."
Spay and neutering pets not only provides better health for
pets, but also benefits the owner and the community. For pets,
the procedure eliminates the possibility of multiple life-threatening
diseases such as testicular, prostate, ovarian, and uterine
cancers as well as reduces the possibility of breast cancer.
Additionally, spaying and neutering pets helps control the
incidence of stray pets and homeless animals, as well as decreases
the costs of controlling unwanted animals, bites and attacks.
Owners can expect to have less temperamental pets that are
less likely to roam the neighborhood, run away or get into
fights. Studies show that overpopulation is one of the most
serious problems impacting animals today.
This warrants the involvement of advocates around the nation
to encourage awareness and action, such as Bob Barker, host
of "The Price Is Right", who began the DJ&T
Foundation in 1995 to help under-funded spay/neuter clinics.
Recently, John McEnroe, who has a mixed-breed pooch named
Lulu, took a time-out from tennis to promote spaying and neutering
in a new public service announcement (PSA) for PETA. In the
lighthearted PSA, McEnroe is a good sport as he pokes fun
at himself by unleashing one of his trademark tirades that
is sure to raise a smile and raise awareness about animal
overpopulation. Dr. Marty Becker (America's favorite Veterinarian)
started "The Million Pet Mission, whose main goals are
to promote early spay-neuter thereby protecting the lives
of the unborn, solve behavior problems early on before they
become life-threatening, encourage pet buddies, and promote
high tech veterinary care.
When Kramm asked what it would take to get the Spay and Neuter
Clinic up and running, Ehrenzweig told him that the funding
would cost well over $ 4,000. Kramm simply replied, "Make
it happen." Ehrenzweig has sourced the equipment and
supplies and plans to deliver them in late March. According
to Harold Domer, the Center's Director, "The Frederick
County Animal Control Division operated a Spay/Neuter Clinic
from March of 2003 until August 2005. During that time frame,
over 2600 dogs and cats were altered. The Shelter firmly believes
in reducing the pet over population and spaying and neutering
your animals is the first step. We are extremely grateful
to FLAVORx for their kind donation in providing the necessary
equipment to re-establish our Spay/Neuter Program."
Given the success of the flavoring system, the Center knew
it could rely on FLAVORx to provide quality equipment for
their facility. According to Linda Shea, one of the Center's
Veterinary Technicians, "This week we have 22 cats and
kittens on some form of medication. We've introduced the Cheese
Flavor which is very successful. There is one adult male cat
that was 'holding' the medicine in his mouth, only to spit
it out later. He is now very compliant since he discovered
it was shrimp flavored!"
Well known for his charitable efforts, Kramm's company regularly
contributes products and expertise to non-profit organizations,
assisting HIV/AIDS clinics internationally and helping US
troops in Iraq drink the water essential to their survival.
Kramm has forged FLAVORx into a biotech enterprise with worldwide
reach, used in more than 35,000 pharmacies and 1,500 veterinary
hospitals across the USA and Canada. The FLAVORx Formulary
is the quintessential guidebook that pharmacists and veterinarians
have relied on to help more than 51 million patients take
their medicines as directed by the doctor.
For more information visit www.flavorx.com
or contact Joel Ehrenzweig at 800.884.5771,
extension 212.
 Go to Top
|
