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>> WELCOME BACK TO NIF NF. I'M -- TO "NORFOLK
PERSPECTIVES." I'M BOB BATCHER.
TODAY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE NORFOLK ANNUAL CARE CENTER, PETS
FOR PATRIOTS, GOLDEN PAW SENIOR ADOPTION PROGRAM, MEGA ADOPTION,
JOIN US FOR THE REGIONAL ADOPT-A-THON ON MARCH 31st AND
THE REASON I RAN THROUGH THAT SO FAST IS BECAUSE WE HAVE A DOG
AND CAT ON THE SET AND I DON'T THINK I'M GOING TO GET TO ALL
THIS. HI THERE.
THREE GORGEOUS WOMEN AND A CAT. >> CORRECT, CORRECT.
>> I DID GET THAT RIGHT? BARBARA HAYS, YOU ARE YOU DOING?
>> I'M GREAT. >> YOU HAVE IN JOB TO GO OUT
THERE AND PLAY WITH DOGS AND CATS ALL DAY LONG.
>> IT'S THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD.
>> ISN'T THAT COOL? >> IT REALLY IS AND I JUST LOVE
IT, AND THESE TWO JUST MET TODAY AND ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEM AT
ALL. >> HEATHER --
>> YES, SIR. >> TELL ME ABOUT YOUR LAP MATE
HERE WHO I HOPE WE CAN KEEP AWAKE FOR THE SHOW.
>> YES, I KNOW, SHE'S FALLING ASLEEP.
THIS IS CLAIRE, OUR 2-YEAR-OLD SPAYED FEMALE.
>> COME OVER AND SEE ME. >> A 2-YEAR-OLD SPAYED FEMALE
BOSTON TERRIER ENGLISH BULLDOG MIX IS WHAT WE THINK SHE IS.
DID YOU WANT TO SAY HI TO BOB? >> NO, SHE KNOWS GOOD COMPANY.
>> THE LA TIME I SAT -- LAST TIME I SAT ON THAT SOFA WITH A
DOG, THE DOG CAME HOME WITH ME SO I'M GOING TO STAY RIGHT HERE.
>> DID YOU HEAR THAT? >> THIS CAT IS A YOUNGSTER DID
YOU SAY. >> HE'S ABOUT 7 YEARS OLD.
AND WE HAVE A PROGRAM CALLED GOLDEN PAW SENIOR PET ADOPTION.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE ME TALK ABOUT THAT.
>> YES, THE FRIENDS OF NORFOLK ANIMAL CARE CENTER IS
SUBSIDIZING ADOPTION FOR OUR SENIOR FETS OR SENIOR ADOPTERS,
SO WHEN WE HAVE A TRUE SENIOR-TO-SENIOR ADOPTION, THE
FEE IS COMPLETELY WAIVED AND PAID FOR BY FRIENDS OF NORFOLK
ANIMAL CARE CENTER. A YOUNGSTER LIKE YOU, IF YOU
WANT TO ADOPT A PET, IT STILL HALF-OFF.
IT A GREAT PROGRAM, SPOTLIGHT SOME OF OUR OLDER ANIMALS WHO
ARE PROBABLY ALREADY TRAINED, NOT DESTRUCTIVE AND THEY'RE
WONDERFUL, QUIET COMPANIONS. HE'S BEEN GREAT.
>> I HAVE SERVED MY TIME WITH CATS.
I'M A DOG PERSON. >> WE KNOW, WE KNOW.
>> SO IF SHE AND I HOOKED UP -- YEAH, HEATHER.
CAN WE TALK? CAN THIS ONE -- THIS CUTIE CAME
HOME WITH ME, WHAT WOULD I COST? >> SHE WOULD COST -- WELL, SHE
WOULD BE $75. >> $75.
>> YES, BUT THAT INCLUDES ALL OF HER VACCINATIONS UP TO DATE, SHE
WILL HAVE HER HEARTWORM TEST AND EVERYTHING.
WE SEND HER HOME WITH A LITTLE BAG OF FOOD SO THAT ONCE YOU GET
THERE, IF YOU WANTED TO CHANGE IT OVER TO WHATEVER YOU'D LIKE
TO DO, WE JUST RECOMMEND YOU DO IT GRADUALLY SO IT'S NICE AND
EASY TO HER TUMMY. >> NOW, SINCE I MIGHT QUALIFY
FOR BEING A SENIOR -- >> YOU MIGHT.
A FEW YEARS. YOU'RE GETTING THERE, YOU'RE
GETTING THERE. >> WHY, THANK YOU.
IF A FRIEND OF MINE QUALIFIED FOR BEING A SENIOR, COULD THAT
FRIEND -- >> YES, THEY COULD ADOPT HER AND
IT WOULD BE HALF OFF. >> OR $35.
ANY ANIMAL AGED 2 AND UP QUALIFIES FOR A SENIOR ADOPTER,
SO ITS PRETTY MUCH ALL OF OUR ANIMALS OTHER THAN PUPPIES AND
KITTENS AND THE ROWDY TEENAGERS. >> TELL ME ABOUT IT.
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? >> AS YOU KNOW, I SHOOT BIG FOR
ADOPTIONS. LAST YEAR WE HAD OUR HIGHEST
ADOPTION RATE EVER, AND THIS YEAR, WE WANT TO MEET AND BEAT
IT. WE WANT 2012 ADOPTIONS, SO THE
GOLDEN PAWS SENIOR PROGRAM AND WE ALSO HAVE PETS FOR PATRIOTS,
WHICH IS A NATIONAL PROGRAM THAT ALSO GIVES HALF OFF AN ADOPTION
FOR QUALIFIED ANIMALS, DOGS AND CATS OVER THE AGE OF 2, LARGE
BREED DOGS OR ANY ANIMAL WITH SPECIAL NEEDS CAN BE ADOPTED BY
ACTIVE, RETIRED, OR INJURED RESERVE MILITARY PERSONNEL.
FOR HALF OFF, THEY GET ADDITIONAL DISCOUNTS AT
VETERINARIANS AND PET SUPPLY STORES.
IT'S A FANTASTIC PROGRAM, SO ALL THESE FRO MOTIONS WE HAVE IN
PLACE AND THESE NEW PROGRAMS ARE AN ATTEMPT TO GET EVERY
ADOPTABLE ANIMAL OUT THE FRONT DOOR THIS YEAR.
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, BARBARA, I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN HELPFUL.
I HAVE A STEPMOM WHO I DON'T THINK SHE WOULD MIND ME SAYING,
QUALIFIES FOR THE SENIOR PROGRAM.
>> CORRECT. >> AND SHE GOT A LITTLE GUY AND
IT IS UNBELIEVABLE. HE'S LIKE 8 1/2 SO YOU THINK,
OH, MY GOSH, SET IN HIS WAYS. I WENT OVER TO VISIT AND THAT
DOG NEVER GOT MORE THAN TWO FEET AWAY FROM HER.
THEY WERE INSEPARABLE AND NOW WHEN I CALL MY STEPMOM --
>> HE ANSWERS THE PHONE INSTEAD? >> CLOSE TO IT.
I MEAN, SHE GOES ON AND ON AND ONE STORY AFTER ANOTHER ABOUT
SAM. >> IT REALLY CAN BRING A NEW
LEASE -- >> A NEW LEASH ON LIFE.
>> A NEW LEASH ON LIFE, I LIKE THAT.
>> THAT'S ANOTHER SHOW. >> IT GETS SOME OF OUR SENIOR
ADOPTERS OUT AND ACTIVE AGAIN, WALKING AROUND THE BLOCK,
INTERACTING WITH OTHER PEOPLE THEY MEET WHO ARE INTERESTED IN
PETS, AND IT'S REALLY A WIN-WIN SITUATION.
>> I WANT TO TALK -- AND THIS WASN'T ON MY RUNDOWN TO BEGIN
WITH, BUT I KNOW THAT AN ISSUE AND, AGAIN, THIS IS A PERSONAL
QUESTION. YOU HAVE A DOG THAT YOU LOVE BUT
IT MIGHT SLIP OUT THE GATE. HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT FINDING A
DOG THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE LOST? >> EVERY CITY AND TOWN HAS AN
ANIMAL CONTROL AGENCY AND FOR THE CITY OF NORFOLK, IT IS THE
NORFOLK ANIMAL CARE AND ADOPTION CENTER, AND WE ACCEPT ALL OF THE
STRAYS, ALL OF THE MISPLACED PETS 24 HOURS A DAY.
THERE'S PERSONNEL ON THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT WILL BRING AN
ANIMAL TO US, SO IF YOU DO MISPLACE YOUR PET, CALL US
FIRST. WE ALSO HAVE ALL OF OUR INCOMING
STRAY ANIMALS ONLINE WITH THEIR PHOTOS, SO THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO
KIND OF CHECK AND SEE. >> YEAH, BECAUSE I MENTIONED
THAT BECAUSE SOME OF THESE ANIMALS YOU GET IN, IT OBVIOUS
THEY HAVE BEEN LOVED BY A FAMILY.
>> HE'S A PERFECT EXAMPLE. WE NAMED HIM ARISTOCAT.
HE CAME TO US NEUTERED, DECLAWED, SOMEBODY OWNED THIS
CAT. >> HE'S COMFORTABLE.
>> HE WAS SOMEBODY'S PET AND WHY IS HE WITH US?
NOBODY WILL EVER KNOW. BUT HE IS NOW.
>> OKAY, I'M ALSO -- THERE'S -- YOU GUYS AREN'T THE ONLY ONES
THAT GET TO NAY WITH PETS AND -- PLAY WITH PETS AND TAKE CARE OF
THEM AND DO THE RIGHT THING DURING THE DAY, BUT YOU ALSO
HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEER, DON'T YOU?
>> VOLUNTEERS IN THE SHELTER, OFFSITE ADOPTIONS, A NUMBER OF
THINGS THEY CAN DO. THE OTHER THING WE'RE REALLY
LOOKING FOR THIS YEAR ARE TEMPORARY FOSTER HOMES THAT CAN
TAKE IN SOME OF OUR UNDERAGE KITTENS, SOME OF OUR INJURED
ANIMALS ON A STRICTLY TEMPORARY BASIS UNTIL WE CAN GET THEM
ADOPTION READY. >> RATHER BASIS?
>> WE HAVE A LOT OF FOSTER FAILURES AND THEY END UP KEEPING
THE FOSTER ANIMALS. >> BUT THERE IS A LIMIT TO THE
NUMBER OF ANIMALS YOU CAN HAVE IN YOUR HOME IN NORFOLK, RIGHT?
>> CORRECT. >> SO BEING A FOSTER PARENT, YOU
CAN'T TAKE THEM ALL IN, BUT YOU CAN DEFINITELY HELP OUT.
>> SURE. >> IS THERE A NUMBER SOMEBODY
CAN CONTACT YOU AT. >> 441-5505 AND WE'RE LOCATED
OFF SABER ROAD OFF MILITARY HIGHWAY AND CHECK EVERYTHING OUT
ON THE WEB. WE HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION,
IT'S NORFOLK.GOV/NACC. >> AND WE'D LOVE TO SEE SOME
PICTURES OF HAPPY PETS TOO, RIGHT?
>> OH, SURE, ABSOLUTELY. >> COME OUT AND TAKE A PICTURE.
>> WE HAVE SOME PUBLIC FEEDBACK GOING ON RIGHT NOW WE WANT
PEOPLE TO SEND IN PICTURES OF THEIR ADOPTED PETS AND THAT WILL
BE COMING SOON SO THE WEBSITE. >> LETS KEEP THE PUPPY ON THE
SET BECAUSE THE NEXT SEGMENT THEY'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET ME
OUT OF THIS CHAIR AND I THINK DO SOME EXERCISE.
>> REALLY IN. >> YEAH.
STAY TUNED. >>> THIS FINANCIAL ADVISOR IS
BEING ACCUSED OF COMMITTING ONE OF THE LARGEST INVESTMENT FRAUDS
IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES.
>> I GUESS WE'RE NOT GOING TO ASPEN.
THAT'S FINE. YOU SEE, I LIKE TENNIS BALLS.
HE LIKES INSIDER TRADING, SO HE'S GOING TO JAIL AND I'M GOING
OKAY, I STOLE A CHEESEBURGER ONCE, I'M A DOG!