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Vol. 30 No. 1 Spring 2016
Vice President: Gary Piper President & Editor: Nancy Piper
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Is There Another Place in
Your Heart? ............................. Page 1
Acupuncture: An Alternative
to Drugs and Surgery to Help Pets
Heal .......................................... Page 2
10 Benefits of Adopting an
Older Pet .................................. Page 3
Calendar of Events .................. Page 4
Preventing Heat Stress And
Injury in Pets ........................... Page 5
What’s Inside
Is There Another Place in Your Heart? - Nancy Piper
Having been in the pet death industry for
over 37 years, I have been asked many vari-
ations of the question “should I get a new
pet?”, after someone’s pet has died. I have
also heard many stories from people about
their venture into life with a new pet.
Simply stated, there is not a standard an-
swer. Each person needs to do what is right
for himself. I advise people to look inside
themselves, to pay attention to the emotions
there, and see what your inner self tells you.
What does your heart say? Do you still
have grieving to do before you can accept
another pet into your heart? Do you need
another pet to help you with the grieving?
Are you recovering from your grief
and are ready to bring another pet
into your life and your heart?
I have been blessed with many pets
over the years. Therefore, I have
grieved the death of many pets. I
have had a variety of experiences
with pets becoming new members of
my family. I will relate some of my
stories in hopes one or more will
touch a chord in you, and help you in your
decision.
I was heartbroken after one of my cats died
as the result of an accident. After a few
months, I thought I was ready to bring an-
other cat into my heart and my home. I
made a trip to a veterinary clinic that had
several cats up for adoption. They were
perfectly nice cats, but my heart was not
ready to take another one in. Fortunately, I
recognized that and came back home with-
out a new cat.
My miniature schnauzer Linessa died at a
relatively old age. We had two other dogs
at the time, so I was not “dog less”. It was
six years before my husband announced he
was getting me a miniature schnauzer for
my birthday. I said “Ok, I’ll go look at
them.” Everyone at work laughed, as they
knew I couldn’t just “go look”. Off we
went to see the puppies. We watched them
playing. I picked one up, held her, and fi-
nally nodded to my husband that I would
take her. I couldn’t talk for the tears. My
tears were both for the one who had died
and for the joy of holding a puppy. There
was a new place in my heart at that point
for a new member of our family, Piper.
Several years ago, Jake, one of our dogs,
died. Then his sister Jill was diagnosed
with a cancerous tumor on her foot. Next,
one of our mules died. All this happened
within a month. Our household was pretty
glum. The two remaining dogs, Jill and
Piper (the miniature schnauzer), were griev-
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Homeless People’s Pet Food Project Can You Help? Donations are lowest in the summer
In September 2001, Rolling Acres Memorial
Gardens for Pets started soliciting contribu-
tions for homeless people’s pets, either pet
food or money for pet food. This was after it
came to Nancy Piper’s attention that many
homeless people also have pets. Some of
their concerns are food for their pets, veteri-
nary care, and the after life care of their pets –
the same as ours! We have been able to pro-
vide pet food to Uplift Organization, among
others, since September 2001. We will also
take blankets, towels, or clothing to them
along with the pet food. If you have anything
to donate, just bring it to us, and we’ll deliver
it for you.
In 2015, with the generous and overwhelming
assistance of the community, Rolling Acres
Memorial Gardens for Pets provided 5,720
pounds of dry pet food, 391 cans of canned pet
food, 34 bags of cat and dog treats, as well as
pet beds, pet carriers, toys, collars, leashes, pet
brushes, and combs to Homeless Peoples’
Pets. The need for this support has been in-
creasing in recent months. Rolling Acres
thanks the public for their help in this year-
round project. We need more food and more
funds for our year-round project. A basket for
food donations and a money donation jar will
be set up at our Memorial Day Open House.
Rolling Acres
thanks everyone for
their help in this
year-round project.
You are just awe-
some!
Acupuncture comes from the Latin words
acus (needle) and puncture (to prick).
Simply, acupuncture means pricking the
skin with a needle.
This ancient Chinese healing art has been
around 5,000 years for use in people. The
earliest animal acupuncture charts — for
horses — were from 136 A.D. So the tech-
nique has been used with animals for quite
awhile as well.
Animal acupuncture has been popular in
the U.S. for about 35 years, and its popu-
larity continues to grow. As one of my
colleagues at Cornell University points out,
people are becoming more interested all
the time in finding non-surgical, non-drug
modalities to help their pets heal.
Explaining Acupuncture: Eastern and
Western Perspectives
There’s a slight difference in the way East-
ern and Western medicine explains how
acupuncture works.
The Western viewpoint is that we are elec-
trical beings — our brains and spinal cords
are wired with electrical or nerve-based
synapses. The nerves are connected by
nerve bundles, which are used as acupunc-
ture points.
The bioelectricity that zips through the
nerves that wire your entire body can be
modulated (acted upon) by inserting a met-
al needle into nerve bundles. (Metal con-
ducts electricity.)
Insertion of an acupuncture needle into a
nerve bundle is the equivalent of plugging
into an electrical outlet in your home to
route electricity to a specific appliance or
electronic gadget. Acupuncture has the
ability to reroute bioelectricity to different
parts of the body, allowing for modulation
of an animal’s neuro-electrical system with
a metal needle.
The Eastern perspective on acupuncture is
that this bioelectricity, called chi
(pronounced “chee”), is the body’s vital
energy force. Chi flows along
nerve pathways called meridi-
ans. In Eastern medicine there
are 12 major meridians in the
body and 365 acupuncture
points (nerve bundles).
By modulating (acting upon)
the flow of chi or energy
around the body through the
use of metal needles, acu-
puncturists can help reduce
inflammation, block pain,
improve organ function, and
balance the body’s energy
systems.
How Acupuncture Is Used in Veterinary
Medicine
Animal acupuncture is beneficial for small
animals like dogs, cats, rabbits and ferrets.
The technique is also becoming quite pop-
ular in large animal medicine for use with
cows, horses, even exotics and zoo animals
like camels and elephants are receiving its
benefits.
The American Academy of Veterinary
Acupuncture lists the following conditions
as among the most responsive to acupunc-
ture:
• Hip dysplasia
• Degenerative joint disease
• Degenerative myelopathy
• Epilepsy
• Asthma
• Urinary tract infections
• Inflammation (systemic inflammatory
conditions)
I’m a licensed animal acupuncturist and
use the technique frequently in my prac-
tice. I treat traumatic nerve injuries, lick
granulomas, degenerative joint disease,
arthritis, musculoskeletal problems, epilep-
sy, and allergic skin conditions.
Types of Acupuncture
The dry metal needle method is the tradi-
tional form of acupuncture, but there are
more recent variations on that technique
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Acupuncture: An Alternative to Drugs and Surgery to Help Pets Heal - Dr. Karen Becker, www.huffpost.com
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Save Cans to Help Rescue Groups Help Pets One of our community service projects is
saving clean aluminum beverage cans only
(pet food or other cans
will not be accepted by
the recycling center) to
recycle by selling them to
help raise money for our
local animal rescue
groups. We admire the
rescue groups for all they
do for the animals. It takes a lot of dedica-
tion and passion to do what they do. This is
one way we can help them.
Please bring your aluminum drink cans to us.
We will take them to recycle and donate the
money to a different rescue group in turn. It
doesn't matter how many you bring - even
one will do - they all add up to help! We also
have a Donation Jar for the current rescue
group in our lobby.
Rolling Acres raised $4,889 from the sale of
cans from Memorial Day 2007 through De-
cember 2015, with the help of our friends,
families, and clients. Our current recipient is
HELP Humane Society in Belton, MO.
People are constantly bringing us cans, even
leaving bags of cans outside our front door
when we're closed! We love it!
Thanks for helping us help people help pets.
Recently I discussed the problem of hard-
to-adopt shelter pets.
At the top of the list of dogs and cats lan-
guishing in shelters across the U.S. are
older animals.
It makes me terribly sad to know these
poor animals are frightened, disoriented,
and waiting anxiously in their kennels for
their families to come back and collect
them.
And it's sadder still to know many of these
pets will never leave the shelter... unless
more adoptive families are willing to give
them a second look.
10 Great Reasons to Open Your Heart
to a Senior Pet
1.Older dogs have manners. Unlike pup-
pies, many grown-up dogs have spent
years living with a family and being so-
cialized to life with humans. They may
have received obedience training and re-
spond to commands like Sit, Stay, and
Down. Many are house trained and it takes
a matter of hours or a day or two to help
them learn the potty rules in their new
home.
2.Senior pets are less destructive. Most
older adoptive pets are well past the search
-and-destroy phase. You don't need to
worry so much about finding your favorite
pair of shoes or a table leg chewed beyond
recognition. Chances are your senior kitty
has no urge to overturn your potted plant
or shred the handmade quilt your grandma
gave you.
3.What you see is what you get. A senior
pet holds no surprises as to how big he
might get, what color his adult coat will
be, or whether his hips will be healthy. A
senior pet comes to you with his own his-
tory, which makes his future much more
predictable than that of an 8-week old pup-
py or kitten.
4.You can teach an old dog new tricks.
Adult dogs can focus on the task at hand
(unlike many of their much younger coun-
terparts). If your adopted older pet needs
to learn a few things in her new life with
you, not to worry. Enroll her in an obedi-
ence class, contact a trainer, or go the do-it
-yourself route. Older dogs are more atten-
tive than puppies, and more eager to please
their humans.
5.You can custom order your senior pet. If
you're looking for a short-haired cat, for
example, or a kitty with no history of den-
tal disease, you can search until you find
an older pet with exactly those attributes.
If you already have a cat and need your
adoptive dog to get along with cats, again,
you'll have a much better chance of find-
ing an older adoptive dog who is a perfect
companion for your family.
6.You can adopt a purebred pet if you
want. If you really love a certain breed of
dog or cat, chances are there's a breed res-
cue club that can point you in the direction
of older purebred pets in need of homes.
7.Senior pets are great company for senior
citizens. Many elderly people find the
calm presence of an older pet very com-
forting. They appreciate having a compan-
ion who is also 'getting up there' in age,
doesn't mind hearing the same stories
again and again, and is content to move
through life at a slower speed.
8.Older pets are relaxing to hang out with.
Senior dogs and cats have all the basics
down and aren't full of wild energy to
burn. Because you're not constantly chas-
ing around or cleaning up after your older
pet, you have a lot more time to spend
finding fun things to do or just relaxing
together.
9.Adopted senior pets are grateful for your
kindness. Somehow, older pets seem to
know you gave them a home when no one
else would. Many new owners form a
close bond very quickly with their senior
dog or cat, because the pet shows them a
level of attention and devotion that is
unique to older adopted animals.
10.You can be a hero to a deserving dog or
cat. Almost without exception, people who
adopt older animals feel a special sense of
pride and purpose in opening their heart to
a hard-to-place pet. Doing a good thing
really does make you feel good!
10 Benefits of Adopting an Older Pet - Written by Dr. Becker, http://healthypets.mercola.com/
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Meet Mason, Dr. Becker's recently
rescued 11 year-old kitty
Calendar of Events
June
June 12 - Dog-n-Jog
NBC Action News Chief Meteorologist
Gary Lezak with his weather dog, Sunny,
KFKF Radio's Debbie Erikson and Q104
Radio's TJ McEntire will be the master
emcees. This year's race will begin at the
intersection of Central and Ward Parkway
and cover Ward Parkway, Pennsylvania,
and Nichols Road. Plenty of Plaza parking
will be available for you and your pooch at
the Starbuck's parking lot off Central and
the Hall's parking lot off Wyandotte. See
more at: http://hsgkc.org/
AUGUST
August 20 - Art Unleashed
Calling all animal and art lovers… Art
Unleashed is the event for you! This annu-
al event takes
place every fall
and raises much
needed funds to
help the animals
who come into
our care. Hun-
dreds of original art pieces are auctioned
off in both a silent and live auction. The
silent auction utilizes mobile text bidding
which creates fun bidding wars! The night
also includes a celebrity emcee, auc-
tioneers, live music, light appetizers, and
adoptable pets.
Join HSGKC and wonderful artists in 2016
for the 19th Annual Art Unleashed! Check
back this summer for more info and to
reserve a table or purchase tickets. - See
more at: http://hsgkc.org/
September
September 17 - Paws in the Park
Put it on your
calendar! The
Eleventh An-
nual Paws in
the Park Dog
Walk and
Festival is
coming Sep-
tember 17,
2016 at Eng-
lish Landing
Park in BEAUTIFUL downtown Parkville,
MO! A fun day is planned with celebrity
emcee Susan Hiland! Plus the KC Disc
Dogs will be performing!
There will be lots of great raffles, food and
fun! Thank you sponsors, vendors, partici-
pants and volunteers! Your efforts save
lives.
September 11 - National Pet Memorial
Day - Rolling Acres Memorial Gardens
12:00—5:00pm—Blessing of the Pets/
Balloon Release @ 2:00pm.
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that are proving quite successful as well,
including:
• Electro-acupuncture, which involves at-
taching a microcurrent of electricity to the
metal needle to stimulate the body’s elec-
trical flow.
• Laser acupuncture is the use of lasers
rather than needles on acupuncture points.
This variation can be beneficial for really
wiggly pets or animals that object strenu-
ously to being pricked with needles.
• Aqua-puncture is the placement of drops
of sterile fluid under the skin at acupunc-
ture points.
• Moxibustion is a technique that involves
heating the acupuncture needles using
mugwort, a dried, rolled herbal incense.
It’s a great technique for warming the body
and is especially beneficial for older, ar-
thritic animals.
Determining the Success of Acupuncture
Treatments for Your Pet
My advice to pet owners is to find an acu-
puncturist who has received formal train-
ing, and is licensed (this is extremely im-
portant).
The success of acupuncture depends on a
few factors, including:
• The practitioner’s expertise
• The duration and intensity of the condi-
tion being treated
• The number, length and consistency of
treatments
Statistically, about 25 percent of patients
have an amazing response to acupuncture,
showing major improvement to the point
of a full cure.
Another 50 percent experience dramatic
improvement, but with some symptoms
still present. The remaining 25 percent
have no response at all.
What these results highlight is that the art
of medicine — matching up the type of
treatment needed to successfully unlock a
healing response in your pet — is an im-
portant part of deciding what modality to
pick.
Sometimes a certain technique works im-
mediately and dramatically. More often
there is a period of trying different meth-
ods of healing to determine what proce-
dure or combination of procedures pro-
vides the most benefit for the animal.
Acupuncture is a great alternative healing
technique that has the potential to help
your pet avoid the traditional drugs and/or
surgery approach.
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Acupuncture - continued
REMINDER: Please limit the number of flowers you place on your graves, as our grounds crew does move the flowers and other
grave decorations every week, when they mow. Also, please do not place breakable items on the graves, especially during mowing
season, since it creates a hazard for our grounds people. Do not use wires or rebar or nails to fasten down your arrangements. These
items create a hazard for our mowing equipment as well as our personnel. The mowers or weed eaters can pick up the wire and
throw it right into a person’s leg. Thank you for your consideration.
It always amazes me when, every year as
the temperatures rise, there are still reports
of animals being left alone inside hot vehi-
cles, despite the fact that the dangers of
doing so are well-known. Animals that
exercise too vigorously in the heat or can-
not seek relief from it are also at risk for
illness and injury as well. Not too long
ago, I had a concerning experience like
this with my own dog when I took him out
for a little fun in the dog park.That’s why,
as the dog days of summer arrive, I
thought it might be helpful to review some
simple facts about how the heat can affect
our pets.
Balmy Weather? Still Deadly It’s important to realize that dogs and cats
can develop heat-related injury quickly
when they stay inside a parked car or other
vehicle. This can happen even when the
windows are partially lowered, the vehicle
is in the shade, or the outside temperatures
seem relatively moderate. Many people do
not realize just how quickly the interior
temperature of a car can increase to deadly
levels, even with some airflow provided by
cracked windows. For example, on a 90-
degree day, the temperature inside a closed
car can climb to 109 degrees within just 10
minutes. In less than 50 minutes, tempera-
tures in that same car can rise to above 130
degrees. On even a comparatively balmy
70-degree day, temperatures inside a vehi-
cle can reach triple digits within 30
minutes.
Heat toxicity can also occur in dogs that
exercise too vigorously during periods of
high heat, especially if the humidity is also
elevated. Even dogs that are in good ath-
letic shape and used to regular exercise can
develop heat injury when out and about in
extreme conditions. Heat toxicity, or heat
injury, can run the gamut from heat ex-
haustion (which occurs in the early stages
of a heat-related event) to heat stroke,
which is a full-blown emergency that re-
quires immediate veterinary intervention.
What Happens To A Heat-Stressed Pet? During heat stress, the animal’s internal
body temperature can increase rapidly, and
fatal organ failure can follow. Since dogs
and cats do not sweat (except on footpads
and the nose) the way humans do, they
cannot use this as a method to lower body
temperature. Instead, dogs and cats try to
regulate their body temperature by panting
to help body heat dissipate. This response,
however, is limited and easily over-
whelmed under extreme conditions.
Signs Of Heat Stress
Initial signs of heat toxicity include:
Panting
Excessive salivation (which is often
thick and ropey)
Weakness
Collapse
Bright red membranes of the mouth,
tongue, eyes, and sometimes skin in
light-pigmented dogs
Vomiting and diarrhea can also occur
due to damage to the gastrointestinal
tract
Multiple organs can fail if the excessive
heat retention is not relieved soon enough.
These organs include the gastrointestinal
tract, kidneys, liver, heart, muscles, brain,
and bone marrow. Heat retention causes
the blood vessels to dilate, and a form of
shock develops as the condition advances.
If the animal is in a state of collapse when
found, it is imperative to get him to your
local veterinarian or an emergency clinic
immediately. Quickly cooling the animal
for the trip with cool water from a garden
hose may be helpful but do not immerse
your dog in cold or ice water as this could
lead to shock. If shock does develop, intra-
venous fluids and other medications may
be needed for a few days upon arrival at
the hospital.
Preventing Heat Stress Never assume that it is OK to leave your
dog or cat in a car unattended during
warmer weather, and carefully monitor
and limit strenuous exercise periods for
your dog in high temperatures. Reduce the
Preventing Heat Stress And Injury In Pets - Written by Dr. Dennis Chew for Vetstreet
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ing horribly for Jake. They were not doing
any of the things they normally did, like
barking at the critters in the woods or bay-
ing at the moon. They were not playing
with each other. Everyone, human and
animal, was grieving. So we got a new
puppy, Dolly. It just made sense to us
and was a very good decision on our
part. Jill immediately perked up. She
had someone to groom and to play
with. Piper took a few weeks. She
kept asking “you mean she’s stay-
ing?” She eventually decided Dolly
was okay, and that she made a good
play toy. Gary and I cheered up, as
well. Dolly brings laughter and joy
into our hearts every day.
It is often a good idea to give yourself
time to work through your grief and
loss, to come to terms with the death of
your pet, before you bring a new pet into
your home. Otherwise, you might find
yourself resenting the new pet simply for
being there. You might make unfair com-
parisons between the new pet and the pet
who has passed on.
Some people simply need to have another
pet immediately. Some people don’t. One
lady told me “When my husband died, I
didn’t go get a new husband. My dog has
died and I won’t go get a new dog”. There
is no right or wrong thing to do. A person
must simply do what is right for him/her.
Sometimes the deciding factor is to have a
companion for a pet still at home. Some-
times the house is too empty and it needs a
pet in it, someone to greet you when you
come home from work, and cuddle up with
you at night. A person must realize that he
cannot replace a pet who has died; he can
only find a new place in his heart which
will bloom with love and joy. Some peo-
ple get a different breed than they had be-
fore, just to help them not compare be-
tween the pet who died and the new family
member. One couple I know adopted not
one, but two of the same breed. That was
the right thing to do for them. If you do
get a new pet and find out it is a mistake;
that you weren’t ready; that you and
the pet are not a good fit; please do
yourself and the pet both a favor and
return the pet to where you got him, or
find him a new home. Sometimes
getting a new pet may seem like a be-
trayal of the previous pet’s memory;
but it is often a tribute.
Famed playwright Eugene O’Neill
wrote a book about his dog Silverdene
Emblem O’Neill, known as “Blemie”,
entitled The Last Will and Testament
of an Extremely Distinguished Dog.
Having heard his mistress say “When
Blemie dies we must never have another
dog. I love him so much I could never
love another.” Blemie has one last request.
“Now I would ask her, for love of me, to
have another. It would be a poor tribute to
my memory never to have a dog again.”
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Is There Another Place - continued
Preventing Heat Stress - continued
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time you allow your dog to walk, run or
jog with you, or to follow you during bike
rides. If it’s hot enough, you may need to
postpone the activity altogether. Keep in
mind that obese dogs or ones that only
exercise occasionally are particularly vul-
nerable to overheating.
Even on a reduced exercise schedule, take
frequent rest breaks in the shade. Remem-
ber to take water and even ice cubes along
for your dog to drink when outdoor tem-
peratures are above 80 degrees. Towels
that can be wet with cool water and placed
over your dog can help bring his body tem-
perature down following exercise bouts —
but be sure to remove the towels once they
become warmed from body heat. Exercis-
ing in dog parks early
in the morning or later
at night when outside
temperatures are lower
will also reduce the
risk for heat-related
injury. Restrict exer-
cise when outside tem-
peratures are above 80
degrees, especially in
locales with high hu-
midity. Finally, dogs
with long hair may
benefit from being
clipped or shaved for
the summer months.
My Own Personal Experience Recently, my own dog was vigorously
exercising in the dog park — running
around with two other dogs and having a
great time. The ambient temperature was
about 92 degrees, and the humidity was
quite high. He was fine for about five
minutes, but then started to salivate a lot
and was panting very rapidly. We removed
him from the park and walked back to the
car. He could not jump into the car on his
own, and I had to lift him into the vehicle.
He was extremely quiet and didn’t move
during the five-minute drive home. I kept
the air-conditioning on high with the vents
directed his way. Upon arrival at the
house, I hosed him down for five minutes
with cool water from the garden hose. He
revived over the next 10 minutes. Had he
not come around right away, we would
have been on our way to the emergency
clinic for IV fluids. This incident under-
scored for me just how easy it is for a dog
to get into trouble in the heat — even with
a watchful veterinarian as an owner. If you
see any potential signs of distress in your
dog, be sure to take prompt steps to cool
him. And if you have any doubt about how
serious the situation may or may not be,
call your veterinarian immediately.
Dear Friends at Rolling Acres:
We are proud to continue our Flower Service
Program, another convenient step for those
who wish to ensure regular grave decorations.
In this program, a yearly fee will ensure that
the grave of your loved one will be decorated
with silk flowers, according to your wishes.
You may choose as few or as many flower
placements as you like. The Deluxe Grave
Blanket, as well as a 22” wreath is available
for winter decorations. The grave blanket is
made of evergreen boughs, decorated with a
bow, a bell, pine coves and various winter
season decorations. The 22” wreath is made of
mixed evergreens and pine cones, and is also
decorated with a bow. The Grave Blankets and
Wreaths are normally placed the week after
Thanksgiving.
Please decide the number of times you would
like your grave(s) decorated, select the dates
and the types of flowers. Send us this form,
along with your check.
Do you want a Winter Evergreen
Grave Blanket?
______ Yes Add $39.00
Do you want a 22” Winter Evergreen
Wreath?
______ Yes Add $28.00
1) When do you want flowers placed on
your grave(s)?
______ Valentine’s Day
______ Easter
______ Memorial Day
______ Fourth of July
______ Pet Memorial Day
______ Thanksgiving
______ Christmas
______ Special Day
______ Special Day
2) Select the type of flowers you want:
______ Roses ______________ (what color?)
______ Seasonal
______ Poinsettias
______ Lilies
______ Other
______ Other
(We must reserve the right to substitute, de-
pending on the selections available to us)
Prices: Bouquets for
______ 1 Day $14.78
______ 2 Days $29.57
______ 3 Days $42.00
______ 4 Days $53.00
______ 5 Days $66.00
______ 6 Days $78.00
______ 7 Days or more @ $13
I would also like to order:
______ A Foam Vase Insert $1.50
______ Green Plastic Vase with Insert $4.00
Sales tax is included in all prices.
I have enclosed my check or money order for
$ ____________________________________
_____________________________________
(Name)
_____________________________________
(Address)
_____________________________________
City/State/Zip
_____________________________________
(Phone)
For the graves of
_____________________________________
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Flower Service Program For Office Use Only
FP ____________________
Date ___________________
Spring 2016
Enclosed please find:
My donation to the Rolling Acres Memo-
rial Gardens For Pets Funds, to provide
maximum security and greater peace of
mind, in the amount of $___________.
Please remember our Trust in your will and
bequeaths.
My contribution to the Feature Fund:
$________ for new trees, flowers and other
beautification items.
Memory Bricks for Memorial Courtyard
______ $100 per brick per pet
Aluminum Fence Plaques
$________ for an aluminum Memory Fence
Plaque (8” x 5”) - $75.00 per pet
$________ for an aluminum Memory Fence
Plaque with picture (12” x 5”) - $95.00 per
pet
Lake Feature Fund:
______ $100 Gold Level Donation
______ $ 50 Silver Level Donation
______ $ 25 Bronze Level Donation
“Angel with Pet” Bronze Statue
______ $250 Gold
______ $100 Silver
______ $ 25 Bronze
__________________________________
(Name)
__________________________________
(Address)
_________________________________
(City/State/Zip)
_________________________________
(Phone)
Mail to:
Rolling Acres Memorial Gardens
12200 N. Crooked Rd
Kansas City, MO 64152
For Office Use Only
FF ____________________
Date ___________________
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USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS Spay and Neuter Assistance
Great Plains SPCA ...................................................... (816) 333-PETS
5428 Antioch Road, Merriam, KS 66202 www.kcpets.org
HOPE, Inc ..................................................................... (913) 651-7335
728B Cherokee St., Leavenworth, KS 66048 kansashopeinc.com
Humane Society of Greater Kansas City ....................... (913) 596-1000
5445 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, KS 66104 www.hsgkc.org
Leavenworth Animal Welfare Society ...................... (913) 651-LAWS
www.lawspet.com
Low-Cost Spay & Neuter Services, Inc ......................... (816) 525-5401
300 S.W. Noel Suite B, Lee’s Summit, MO 64063
NAWS Spay and Neuter ............................................... (816) 336-1888
3400 NW Vivion Rd., Riverside, MO 64150 www.pcnaws.com
Spay and Neuter Kansas City ........................................ (816) 353-0940
1116 E. 59th St., Kansas City, MO 64110 www.snkc.net
STOPP Clinic ................................................................ (816) 313-7729
10109 East 63rd. (@ Blue Ridge Blvd.), Raytown, MO 64133
Emergency Services:
ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center ........................ (888) 426-4435
Animal Emergency Center ............................................ (816) 455-5100
8141 North Oak Trafficway, Kansas City, MO 64118
Blue Pearl Specialty & Emergency Medicine
Lee’s Summit, Missouri ........................................ (816) 554-4990
3495 N.E. Ralph Powell Rd., Lee’s Summit, MO 64064
Northland (Missouri)............................................. (816) 759-5016
139 NE 91st St., Kansas City, MO 64155
Overland Park, Kansas .......................................... (913) 642-9563
11950 W. 110th St, Ste B, Overland Park, KS 66210
VCA Mission Animal Referral & Emergency Ctr ........ (913) 722-5566
5914 Johnson Drive, Mission, KS 66202
Lost Pet Assistance
Lost Dog Registry ......................................................... (816) 333-0020
KCPetConnect.com ...................................................... (913) 674-0350
12200 N.W. Crooked Rd • P.O. Box 12073
Kansas City, MO 64152
Rolling Acres Mission Statement
Our mission is to serve those who think of their pet as one of the family by providing
compassionate, dignified, and ethical after-life care for their pet.