THE SCOOP
The bi-monthly newsletter of The Animal Haven, Inc.
Published on the 2nd Tuesday of every other month
A Letter from the President
 
We have good news! The Animal Haven now has a backup generator!

A Generac gas generator, wholly funded by a generous grant from The John T. and Jane A. Wiederhold Foundation, was installed at the shelter last week (see picture below, right).

We now can rest assured that if (and when) there is another power outage at the shelter, the animals in our care will have sufficient heat in the cold of winter and sufficient air conditioning in the summer heat. Also, the shelter's staff will be able to continue to care for the animals without a hitch.

We are extremely grateful for the grant from the The John T. and Jane A. Wiederhold Foundation, which made the generator possible. It will keep the animals healthy and comfortable and the shelter up and running during any power outages for many, many years to come.

Sincerely,
Linda Marino
President


P.S. The Spring Raffle is coming soon! Stay tuned for more information in your inboxes. And as always, thank you for supporting The Animal Haven.
Evelyn Mandelowitz Left a Generous Bequest to
The Animal Haven
Evelyn Mandelowitz in 2015. She was a
life-long animal lover
We are deeply grateful to Evelyn Mandelowitz, a former New Haven-area resident, and a life-long animal lover, who left a generous bequest to The Animal Haven. We are very honored that Evelyn chose The Animal Haven as the recipient of her legacy gift to help and support animals. Evelyn's and her husband Jerome's life-long love of animals is beautifully expressed by her niece Charlotte in the article below.
Our new gas generator, made possible
by a generous grant from The John T.
and Jane A. Wiederhold Foundation
L. to R. Mini, Sombrita,
and Pizzelle at home
Jan-Feb 2022
SHELTER ACTIVITY

Animals brought in:
Cats: 32
Dogs: 4
Total: 36
 
Animals adopted:
Cats: 27
Dogs: 4
Total: 31

Returns: 2

Animals spayed or neutered: 24
Pet Story of the Month: Pizzelle

Brien recently wrote to update us on Pizzelle and his other two Animal Haven alums:

"We lost two of our cats in mid-2021 to renal failure. It was painful to lose them so close to each other, but after some time, we felt we could do our part to help other rescue cats find a home. Poppy and Sesame had been at Animal Haven for half a year, and so we decided they deserved our attention. We fell in love with them, but we also discovered Sesame had a good friend named Pizzelle. A few months after taking the sisters home, Pizzelle had not been adopted, so we decided to give her a home, too. They spend a lot of time with each other, and our other cats. Poppy became Mignonette, or Mini, and Sesame became Sombrita, meaning little shadow. We are very happy we took a chance and opened up our hearts to these three."

You've made us very happy, too. Thank you Brien!
Evelyn Mandelowitz Lived a Life Devoted to Animals

By Charlotte Libov, Evelyn's niece,
also on behalf of Allan Libov and Lewis Wilder

Evelyn Mandelowitz and her husband, Jerome, were devoted to each other, and to the cause of animals, all their lives. Evelyn’s bequest to The Animal Haven may have been made solely in her name, because Jerome preceded her in death, but their decision to provide for The Animal Haven was a joint one.

Evelyn and Jerome (or Jerry), were our aunt and uncle. They lived quiet lives in the New Haven area. Evelyn was a homemaker, and Jerry worked for the State of Connecticut until his retirement. They loved jazz, gardening, and, most of all, they were united in their love of animals; in fact, when Jerry was a soldier during World War II in Burma (now Myanmar), he talked about the monkey he adopted there. (I suspect that he may have used this to help woo my aunt when they were courting; I found postcards with pictures of animals that he sent her before they married.)

During their marriage, they adopted two Pekingese dogs, which may very well have come from The Animal Haven. They so loved their Pekingese’s that they could never bear to get another dog after the second one passed away, so they became foster parents to whatever dogs were in the family; at one time, I had four dogs, and they were eager dog sitters. They were also “adoptive parents” to any dogs that were living in their neighborhood, and Jerry was known to carry dog biscuits in his pockets.

After Jerry died in 2012, Evelyn moved to Florida, and eagerly awaited my weekly visits with my poodle, Poochie. She would sit in her armchair, facing her walker, and Poochie would sit on its seat, facing her, so they could see each other, and occasionally give her face a lick. Even in the weeks before she died, just shy of her 102nd birthday, she would light up when we arrived.
We know that she and Jerry would be happy to know that The Animal Haven has survived the pandemic, and that their bequest will help the animal shelter they cared about so much.


If you would like more information about The Animal Haven Legacy Society, click here.
Hours of Operation

The shelter is open by appointment only due to the COVID-19 crisis. If you are interested in adopting an animal, please fill out an application on our website (www.theanimalhavenct.org) and send it to our Shelter Manager at michelle@theanimalhavenct.org. We will be in touch with you to schedule an appointment.

Newsletter written by Roberta Friedman