Amor
que vuelves, o que no te has ido, el de entonces, tal vez
multiplicado, más allá del presente y del pasado, Amor con tregua, al parecer, cansado,tan resurgente como inesperado. Amor triunfante del temor vencido. Eterno amor, sin ser y sin estado, Gustavo Galo Herrero
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Surfside
Town Official makes a mockery of starving animals at community
event. Click here to read resident reaction to the Town's ongoing campaign against animals – now including dogs – in the Jan. 18th Neighbors.
Hurricane of bad press prompts untimely pet evacuation plan. In an transparent attempt to feign concern for animals, the Town of Surfside included an article about emergency pet evacuation in last January's Surfside Town Gazette newsletter – six months before and after hurricane season. "Don't forget your pet when preparing a family disaster plan," the Gazette reminds residents. Starving the cats on the beach, however, is apparently still just fine – no matter what season it is.
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| It's been awhile, so we thought we'd bring back the site pretty much as you last saw it. Much has changed in Surfside – for the better. Surfside is a kinder, gentler Town. Especially if you're a cat. All of the bad people got kicked out of office, including their fearless leader. He didn't heed the advice of ex-Miami Beach mayor Seymour Gelber... "Don't mess with cat people. They'll sink in their claws and they won't let go..." He's right. We'll defend animals at any cost. We're also pleased to say that friends of the bad people were shut down once again in this week's election. So most of what you read here is old news. Thank goodness. We're still doing our thing – TNR. It works. Always has. Thanks for stopping by. --------------------------------------------------------------------- What
does the Town of Surfside have against helping innocent animals?
Plenty. ....................................................... This
amount corresponds to each spay/neuter the town reimbursed us for
at a cost of $25.00 each. The apparent goal
is to destroy our organization financially so we cannot help any
more animals. What does this say about Eduardo Rodriguez,
Mayor Tim Will and Town Attorney Stephen Cypen? Rodriguez
claims he tries to settle with us. Yet Rodriguez has not made one
phone call, written one letter, or initiated a single meeting to
try to work out this very simple and basic issue. We
want Surfside to be known for kindness and reason, not animal cruelty
and needless persecution of homeless domestic animals who need our
help. Please
consider adopting a homeless cat today. We have many wonderful cats
on the beach that would make great pets.
Town of Surfside: "Don't feed cats, don't starve cats." On
the 18th of March, almost two months after the actual hearing and
two days after the Surfside elections, Special Master Carolyn Howard
rendered her decision in the matter of 11 citations issued
by the Town of Surfside against three cat feeders. These feeders
were fined for providing food for 32 Surfside beach cats –
a $100.00 mandatory ticket per infraction. The
court raised this fine to $250.00 per violation plus $60.00 per
ticket for administrative fees plus prosecuting attorney's
fees.
Friends
making Friends. Wearing their Catoberfest t-shirts donated by Friends of Surfside Cats, Project FIT (Friends In Training) students from North Miami Beach Senior High School perform community service as part of their vocational skills development program. Great work, Charger Dustbusters!
 Cats
or rats? Introduced
to Surfside for rat control, the sudden decline of our beach &
neighborhood cat population poses serious rodent concerns for all
residents. more
Florida "Plate for Paws" gets the green light!
"In
committing this egregious crime of caring for these cats,
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Not
only does Surfside refuse to compensate Friends of Surfside
Cats for spaying and neutering from the summer of 2003 to present
(a humane act of public service provided for Surfside residents), the
Town, with Town Attorney Stephen Cypen, has elected to sue Friends
of Surfside Cats, a non-profit corporation, for more than $7,000.00.
Surfside
spends $14,731.27 of taxpayer money to prosecute feeders.
Town
employee overcome by marker fumes. 
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week while working on The Big Scary Cat Book at Town Hall.
"I had just finished highlighting the word toxoplasmosis
for the 40th time...and that's the last thing I remember,"
said the employee. The book, packed with page after page of useless
misinformation about supposed cat diseases, is now on display for
your reading pleasure at Town Hall. The Big Scary Cat Book
is even highlighted (just the Big Scary Words) should you decide
to read between the lines and realize that there has never been
a single documented case of disease transmission from a cat in Surfside.
Nonetheless, feel free to stop by Town Hall so that all that highlighting
wasn't in vain.
No-feed
law considered humane by Surfside Town Manager.
Surfside
Program sets new standard for TNR!
Thanks
to all who participated in surveys and made donations to the
Florida Spay/Neuter License Plate program! Soon, spay/neuter
efforts will be funded statewide when Floridians purchase the
plate. The folks at Plate for Paws did an incredible job. Hats
off to them.