| OCR Text |
Show _The SaltTribune Lake NATION Alo MADDIE’S FUND SALUTES The Het Kms Frmmbation No More HomelessPets in Utah AStatewide Coalition of Animal Welfare Partners Leading the Nation in Saving AnimalLives In the past eighteen months: 36,800 dogs and cats have been placed in loving new homes 24,500dogs andcats have been spayed or neutered 6,650 fewer dogs and cats have died in shelters (compared to same time period in the previous year) Animal Welfare Organisations Animal Oasis Best Friends Animal Sanctuary CARE Citizens’ Animal Management & Protection Society (Salt Lake) Citizens’ Animal Management & Protection Society (Orem/Provo) Companion Golden Retriever Rescue Community Animal Weltare Society Dixie Humane Society Four Paws Rescue GermanShepherd Dog Rescue ofUtah,Inc Sunday, y,April 7, 2002 ‘Tiny’ Makes a Triumphant Trip HomeAfter Losing 446 Pounds stuck to an 1,800-calorie-a-day diet and an exercise regimen. BY RALPHR. ORTEGA KNIGHT RIDDER NEWS SERVICE “| think he has a sense of purpose now. Remember, he was lost in his mother’s death,” Simmons said. But Simmons also worried turmed home to his East Village apartment building April 1 — literally halfthe man he used to be — he was greeted with double takes, then smiles and cheers. “This ain't no April Fools’ joke — it really is me,” Viljafane declared. The last time he was home, Villafine was 840 pounds, near death and had to be carried out “He still has a long way to go,” said Simmons. Before leaving rehab, Vil lafane was given a breakfast party sendoff, where he al lowed himself two servings of eggsand potatoes. by a dozen rescuers. Now, 14 months later, he has slimmed Heaven's Gate Animal Sanctuary Hope Haven ‘Thomas Monaster/Knight-Ridder Eleodoro “Tiny” Villafane .Jr., 47, celebrates his retum home weighing 394 pounds. Humane Society of MoabValley Humane Society of Utah New Hope Society for Animals Pet Samaritan Fund Sanpete Animal Shelter Second Chance ‘Summit County Friends of Animals Uintah Animai Care his mother a year earlier, he had become a virtual recluse “Hey, Tiny, looking good man! Wow!”said BobFalk, 4a neighbor who cheered Villafane on as he scaled the steps Animal Control Agencies Basin Veterinary Olinic Beaver County Animal Control Blanding AnimalControl Box Elder County Animal Control Biutidale Animai Control partment. Depressed over the death of Carbon County Animal Control Cache County Animal Control CedarCity AnimalControl r-oc-- Centertieid Animal Contro! Davis County Animal Care and Control Delta Animal Control and packed on the pounds. A weekafter his rescue, Vil lafane awoke from a comalike state to find diet guru Richard Simmons crying athis bedside. Simmons told the Daily News on Mondayhewas proud ofhow Villafane beat depression by working as a volunteer for Daughtersof Jacob, the Bronx rehabilitation center where he “This is a one-time thing,” he promised. “Look at that face,” said Valerie Secor, a recreational therapist, admiring the goatee Villafane had grown to replace a long, scruffy beard. “You're going to be a real ladies’ man after this. When he walked into his apartment, Villafane found his stepfather, Oscar Olivencia, waiting with rice, beans, roast pork and stuffed chicken. “T nearly lost him before,” said Olivencia, 62. “I hope he sticks to his diet and never goes back to the way he was.” Villafane swore he would keep losing weight — and said he could eat his homecoming meal, “just as long as it's in small portions.” >2 “PRESENTTHISCOUPON: Ta we 5¢ OFF PER: ‘GALLON OF GAS!: DraperCity AnimalControl Emery County Animal Control Enoch City AnimalControl Ephraim Animal Control Fillmore Animal Control Grantsvilie Animal Contro! Gunnison Valley Animal Clinic Heber City Animal Control Hurricane Animal Control Hyrum Animal Contro! ivins Animal Control Kanab Animal Control Logan Animai Control GOOD AT ALL HOLIDAY OIL AND HOLIDAY CHEVRON LOCATIONS Manti Animal Control Midvale Animal Services Moab Animal Contro! Monticello Animal Contro! 4 pi ae NOT!GOODWITH HANY(OTHEROFFER. EXPIRES04/13/02 in Morgan County AnimalControl Photo? Jana de Deyer Best Friends Animal Sanctuary Moroni Animal Control Murray AnimalControl Mt. Pleasant Animal Control NephiAnimal Control OgdenCity AnimalServices ‘Orem City Animal Control Panguitch Animal Control Parowan City Animal Shelter Questar HomeWorks Will Finance Air Conditioning! Richtield Animal Control Riverton City Animal Control ‘Salina Animal Control Salt Lake County Animal Services Sandy City AnimalServices Santa Clara Animal Control Sevier County AnimalControl South Jordan Animal Control South Salt Lake Animal Control Springdale City Animal Shetter ‘Summit County Animal Control St. George AnimalControl Air Comfort the leader in This is what you get home comfort has made arrangements with Questar to have a LENNOX High Efficientcentral air installed in your home and finance iton ° A new high efficient system installed now ¢ Low pricing —_« Convenient financing your gas bill. Tooele City Animal Control (2 tocations) Tremonton Animal Control Nowis the time to buy Uintah County Animal Control Utah County Animal Shelter ‘WestJordan Animal Shelter WestValley City Animal Services Weber County Animal Services With your good credit you can have anew LENNOXHigh Washington City Animal Control : Veterinarians {All AboutPets Animal Hospital, SLC All AboutPets, Provo = Alpine Animal Hospital, Provo = Animal Care - RoyVeterinary Hospital "AnimalClinic of St. George » AnimalClinic of West Jordan © Animal Clinic, Provo Animal Hospital of Eastem Utah, * Price “Animal Hospital, Clearfield © Animal Medical Hospital, + St. George "Animal MedicalServices, Orem Ashley Valley Veterinary Clinic Avenues Pet Clinic + Basin Veterinary Clinic {Bay View Animal Hospital Bear River Animal Hospital «Bountiful Animal Hospital ‘Blacksmith Fork Veterinary Clinic Brickyard Animal Hospital < |-Cache Animal Hospital | =Brookside Animal Hospital Burch Creek Animal Hospital "Cache Meadow Vet Clinic “Castle Valley Veterinary Clinic =Central Valley Veterinary Clinic ‘Cleartield Veterinary Clinic ‘Color Country Anima! Hospital NO MORE HOMELESS PETS So call Air Comfort todayat 466-3583 Efficient Central Air Countryside Veterinary Clinic, Tooele Countryside Veterinary Clinic, Vernal Denkers Ve Dog and Cat Clinic of rang Ephraim Veterinary Clinic Fairfield Veterinary Hospital Family Pet Hospital Forest Hills Pet Care Green Valley Veterinary Hospital Hilisidé Veterinary Hospital Humane Society of Utah Hunter Animal Hospital Hurricane Animal Hospital Hyrum Smail AnimalClinic Johnston Animal Hospital Jordan RiverAnimal Hospital Lakeview Animal Hospital Layton Veterinary Hospital Midvalley Animal Clinic Moab Mountain View Animal Hospital View Veterinary Clinic Mountain West Animal Hospital NN. Cache Veterinary Service Nebo AnimalClinic North Ogden Animal Hospital North Valley Veterinary Clinic ‘Ogden Animal Hospital Orchard Animal Clinic Park City Animal Clinic Uintah Valley Veterinary Services VCA All Pet Animal Hospital Wasatch Springs Animal Zion Veterinary Clinic Conditionerinstalled by Air Comfort for around $55.00. What a deal! aa at toa Take advantage of our lowest prices of the season during our Spring Dining Sale. Choose from pine, birch and cherry in a NO MORE HOMELESS PETS IN UTAH 324 South 400 Wesi, Suite C Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 Phone: 801-364-0370 Fax: 801-364-0374 www.utahpets.org Now THRU Apri. 27™, 2002 ‘Sponsored by Maddie's Fund, The Pet Rescue Foundation Helping to fund the creation of # no-kill nation 2223 Santa Clara Ave., Suite B, Alameda, CA 94501, (501) 337-8089 maddiestund.org www.maddiestund.org, 35% OFF LIST PRICE * IN STOCK OR SPECIAL ORDERS |
