Shane’s War Information Sheet
August 12, 2013 4 Comments
By Diane Robertson
Date: 08/12/2013 Last Updated: 12/02/2013
Shane’s War
Information Sheet
I thought this list of public information would be helpful for those of us that are new to Shane’s War. I will continue updating this list as more material is created or located. Feel free to provide information to add to this list via the comment section at the bottom of this post.
BREAKING NEWS:
- The next Pardon looks like it will be in Gurdon Arkansas #GurdonPardon. No dates have been announced yet. The City of Gurdon Animal Shelter is a municipal shelter in Clark County, which is in Southwest Arkansas. This is a small town about 85 miles south of Little Rock, AR. Contact phone for the shelter is listed as 870-406-0273 on their Facebook page.
- Here is a concise history of Gurdon: http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=849
- Wikipedia page for Gurdon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurdon,_Arkansas
- The Pet Finder information page about Gurdon City Animal Shelter: http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/AR206.html
- The Facebook Page for this shelter: https://www.facebook.com/GurdonAnimalShelter
- It looks like the closest city with a selection of hotels is Arkadelphia, AR.
- City of San Bernardino Animal Shelter Pardon #SBCPardon scheduled for February 4, 2013. I will update this blog post with additional information as it becomes available.
Online Presence
- Website for Paws for Hope and Faith: http://pawsforhopeandfaith.org/
- Facebook Page Paws for /Hope and Faith: https://www.facebook.com/pawsforhopeandfaith
- Facebook Page Shane and Janet Smith: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shane-Janet-Smith/101554279946301
- Facebook Page Shane Smith: https://www.facebook.com/shanesmith.thesaint?fref=ts
- Facebook Page Shane’s War: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shanes-War/279853825663
- Facebook Page Hope: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hope/234082386614729
Press Coverage
Selma Alabama – Central Alabama Animal Shelter – August 2013
- Our Hen House | 08/27/2013 |Article “Facebook Activism Goes to New Levels to Help Animals”
- Selma Times Journal | 08/23/2013 | Article on Selma Alabama Pardon
- Selma Times Journal | 08/20/2013 | Article on Selma Pardon “Groups partner with city to pardon shelter animals”
- Everything Alabama Blog at al.com | 08/20/2013 | Blog Post About Selma Alabama pardon
- AlabamaNews.net | | 08/20/2013 | Article on Selma Alabama Pardon
- examiner.com | 8/9/2013 | Alabama Pardon
July 2013 and Prior
- WALB 10 News | 7/13/2013 | Article on Terrell County Animal Shelter Pardon
- Bradenton Herald | 04/30/2013 | Article “No-Kill column: Parading a success story, and an update on Axel”
- MyFoxTampaBay.com |04/25/2013 & 06/20/2013 | Article and Video Manatee shelter pushes to get every animal adopted
- Herald Tribune | 4/23/2013 | Article on Manatee Pardon
- Fox News | 4/23/2013 | Video in Manatee Florida
- Bradenton Herald | 4/23/2013 | Article Spotlights Manatee’s no kill effort
- Bradenton Herald | 4/24/2013 | Article Fox and Friends show No Kill Support
- MyFoxTampaBay.com |04/19/2013 & 06/14/2013 | Article “Dogs, cats at Manatee shelter get ‘pardons’
- Bradenton Herald | 4/16/2013 | Article “Manatee No-Kill plans weeklong marathon to adopt all shelter pets”
- WGXA.tv Central Georgia | 04/13/2013 | Article “Animal Shelter Signs Pardon to Stop Euthanasia for 13 days”
- 13WMAZ | 02/20/2013 | Article on Concert to benefit Paws for Hope and Faith
- 41nbc.com | 02/10/2013 | Article with Video on Jones County Animal Shelter
- 41nbc.com | 2/9/2013 | Article with Video on Jones County Animal Shelter
- Macon Telegraph | 1/28/2013 | Article on Macon Pardon
- 41nbc.com | 1/21/2013 | Article on Macon Pardon
- 13WMAZ | 1/17/2013 | Article on third Macon Pardon
- examiner.com | 01/11/2013 | Article – Macon-Bibb Animal Shelter Pardon
- WALA-TV FOX10 |11/8/2012 | Article Mobile County Animal Shelter Denies Pardon
- WALB 10 News |6/18/2012 | Article about Terrell County Animal Shelter Pardon
- examiner.com | 06/18/2012 | Article “Lucky dogs at one animal control shelter gain full pardon”
- Stop Animal Abuse Blog | 06/05/2012| Blog Post about Macon Pardon
- Paws for Hope and Faith | 05/28/2012| Announcement
- examiner.com | 2/21/2012| Benefit Concert for Paws for Faith and Hope
- CBS Atlanta GA | 12/29/2011 | Article ” Dog nearly decapitated leaves legacy”
- Macon Telegraph |11/18/2011 | Article about Macon Animal Control and the first Pardon Week
- examiner.com | October 11, 2011 | Article About Paws for Hope and Faith
- torontoobserver.ca | 10/12/2011 | Article about event at the The Sidewalk Café
- CBSAtlanta.com | 09/04/2011 | Article Dog nearly decapitated inspires organization to save more animals”
- Toronto Humane Society | 09/28/2011| Announcement
- helpingk9s.com | 07/28/2011| Article with Video
Pardon Information
What is a Shane’s War PARDON? It is a week-long and sometimes longer Adoption event where we ask the Government , the Police , the Media and the citizens to all put their differences aside for the animals. The word Pardon does not imply the animals did anything wrong; it is simply our attempt to save them from certain Death. After the pardons end, we stay in touch with the citizens in these towns to help network the animals.
When we came up with the Pardon idea, we had no idea if it would work or not. We have had people who were long time enemies working together for some of these. As long as they are in need, we will try to help. When we go to a shelter for the first time, we visit every animal. We love them all, we travel under no banner of any national group, we are just Citizens helping the animals, our partners are different everywhere we go. Do we offer training to staff at shelters? No. If we see common sense things that will help, of course we speak up. Our mission is to get animals out of harms way, any citizen is welcome to sign the pardon in a town we are in (Shane).
The following pardons have been completed and more are lined up:
- #SelmaPardon | Selma, Alabama | August 20, 2013
- #ButlerPardon |Butler Alabama | August 2013
- #ManateeCountyPardon |Manatee County Animal Services and Palmetto|Florida | April 2013
- #JonesCountyPardon |Jones County Animal Control | Georgia |February 2013
- #TerrellPardon |Terrell County Animal Control |Georgia |June 2012
- #MaconBibbPardon |Macon City -Bibb County Animal Control| Macon, Georgia | January 2013
- #MaconPardon | Macon City Animal Control | Macon, Georgia | November 2011
Diane Robertson 
I AM ONE OF YOUR FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS AND POSTERS FROM CANTON, OHIO. I AM VERY RADICAL ABOUT ANIMAL CRUELTY AND MUTANTS THAT COMMIT IT. I BACK YOU 100% IN YOUR EFFORTS TO RE-EDUCATE ALL OF US ON THE PLIGHT OF THOUSANDS OF OUR ANIMAL COMPANIONS AND THE ATROCITIES THAT ARE COMMITTED AGAINST THEM DURING THEIR SOMETIMES SHORT LIFE SPAN. RESPECTING ALL FORMS OF LIFE IS A COMMITMENT MADE FOR A LIFETIME AND SHOULD BE PRACTICED EVERY DAY. IF A HUMAN HURTS ANIMALS, THEY WILL HURT OTHER HUMANS ALSO. I APPLAUD YOU FOR THIS HUGE UNDERTAKING AND THE ANIMALS APPLAUD YOU FOR CARING. IT’S ALL ABOUT THE FURBABIES. YOU ARE THEIR HERO AND SPOKESMAN. YOU ARE ONE INCREDIBLE INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS ALL MY SUPPORT. IF YOU ALWAYS GIVE, YOU WILL NEVER WANT. ALLYSON WEHL, CANTON, OHIO
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God Bless you Shane, and all the creatures great and small…. It would be wonderful if you could train others eventually to follow in your footsteps so the Pardons could take place all over the country at the same times. I live near Philadelphia and its horrible what is seen on the streets and in some of the shelters…I hope you get your television show, that would be one way to educate people in large groups. A beneficial fund raiser holding a seminar or workshop for all of us followers might be something to think about, the money to attend could I am sure help in so many ways… I am so new to it all, But count on my support 100 percent.. Julie, Pennsylvania
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so there is hope…even if little, wish I was stateside, but there is all kinds of tragedy here as well 😦 all furbabies be safe, please and of course their suppoters too
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