For the love of animals
Claudia Peschiutta
NORTHEAST GLENDALE -- This is one feline that could be welcomed into
any home.
Noel doesn’t require food, water or a place to sleep. The only thing
this cat could use is a frame.
The Glendale Humane Society is hoping to find hundreds of people who
are willing to take Noel home.
The black cat is the subject of a colored-pencil drawing titled “The
Missing Piece of the Puzzle,” which a group of community members has
turned into a limited-edition poster for sale by the Humane Society.
A small group of people gathered in a local home on Sunday to
celebrate the unveiling of the poster, which the society is selling to
help raise money for the facility.
“It’s just beautiful,” said Leslie Eppick, executive director of the
local society.
Glendale resident Greg Elmore, a self-proclaimed animal lover, said it
was “The Dog House” -- a local cable television show featuring animals
available for adoption -- that inspired him to do something to help the
Humane Society.
“Once you see [the show], you cannot pass it by,” he said.
Late last year, Elmore shared his desire to help the society with
Kathee Sublette, an artist who works at a local frame shop.
A fellow animal lover, Sublette offered a colorful picture she had
drawn of a beloved cat named Noel to be used for a Humane Society poster.
“It breaks my heart that I can’t save all of [the animals],” said
Sublette, wearing a cat sweater, pin and earrings.
With the help of Macson Printing and Lithography and Frame Pros
Quality Picture Framing in Glendale, 630 posters were produced and money
and materials were provided for the Humane Society to mail them.
“It made me feel really good that the community is so involved,”
Eppick said.
HOW TO FIND THE ‘MISSING PIECE’
* WHAT: “The Missing Piece of the Puzzle.”
* INFO: A poster designed for the Glendale Humane Society. There are
630 copies available, 30 of which are limited-edition posters signed by
the artist. Proceeds from the sale of the posters will benefit the
animal-care facility.
* COST: Prices had not been determined at press time.
* CALL: For more information, call the Glendale Humane Society at
242-1128.