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Barllee's Angels Rescue Network asks area residents to open their homes to abandoned, abused animals amed: several for War volunteers to open their homes to animals that are abused. abandoned and alone. The Barlee's Angels Rescue Network is in dire need of additional volurr teers to help carry out its mission: saving unwanted animals from death and finding them good homes, Founded by Cambridge resident len Windh two years ago, Badee's has res- cued over 150 animals in several O'mario cities. Most are cats and dogs and most comer from overcrowded animal shelters where they've not been adopted out and face being eutha- nized. Barlee's is a non-prom, all-breed animal rescue group run entirely by vol- unteers who take in unwanted animals. reha- bilitate them and tend to their veterinary needs. and place them in carefully- screened homes. The Local cardiology team performs a Canadian first cardiologist and a Azeam of nurses from he St. Mary's Regional Cardiac Centre performed the first biven- tricular pacemaker inser- tion ever to be done out- side of a teaching hospital in Canada last week. "This is a significant achievement for sc Mary's." said Dr. Claus Rinne, medical director of the St. Mary's Regional Cardiac Centre and the physician who performed the difficult procedure, "it dembnstrates the ability ofour facility to treat disease of the heart and is a By CAROL-ANN NUGENT For The Chmrticle . '%tN'WMr'" . 13-2513: group does not have a shelter and relies on the homes of foster volunteers to take in the rescued ani- mals until a home is found. "We're always in des- perate need of foster vol- unteers." said Windh. "At this point we're getting calls daily from shelters" that are overcrowded and need help." . In addition to felines and canines. Barlee's has rescued rabbits and the occasional rat. The group's focus is on bull breeds and the Neapolitan mastiff. Rarely, Windh said, will the organization rescue an animal from a private citi- zen who simply no longer wants their pet. . Part of Barlee's mission is to educate the public about responsible pet ownership and the need to stop thinking of their pets as "disposable posses- sions". An animal lover, Windh founded the rescue net- work to save as many ani- mals as she could from being euthanized. testament to the ciornmit- ment and experience of the Cardiologists, technicians, and nursing staff." Biventricular pacemak- ers are designed to treat patients with congestive heart failure by helping the heart pump more emcient. ly. When the heart is work- ing properly, both of its lower chambers [ventri- cIes) pump at the same time and in sync with the pumping of the two upper chambers (atria). However. more patients who have been diagnosed with congestive heart fail- JANUARY STOREWIDE "i'jliiii: ast't!if' tttt LIFESLYLE Jen Windh. director of Barlee's Angels Rescue Network. and her dog Austin. "I guess I just felt pas- of perfectly-adoptable a sionate about the number mals being destroyed ure encounter distur- bances of electrical impulses to the ventricles, resulting in the left and right ventricles being acti, vated at different times. When this occurs, the heart loses its pumping efficien. cy, creating additional strain and wearing it out overtime. "This procedure irr volves implanting the pacemaker leads into both ventricles of the heart instead of just the one," added Rinne "Biventricular pacing synchronizes the left and right ventricles and (across from Shoppers Drug Mai) 746-9136 ' MEN'S 'APPAREL Waterloo Town Square l)()(LIlR() improves the heart's pumping efficiency While not a cure for heart failure. it can signirrcantly improve the quality of life for the patient." Standard pacemakers pace either the lower right chamber of the heart or both the lower-right and the upper-right chambers, The procedure to implant a biventricular pacemaker is difficult is the cardiologist has to feed an additional lead into the lower ventricles through a very small sinus cavity. Of the nearly 15,000 pacemaker insertions per- I The goal of Bartee's Angels Rescue Network is t to one day build a kennel . for the rescued animals. For more information ani- about Barlee's Angels, call d in Windh at 624-1465. shelters," she said. "They're not damaged goods, They do sometimes have issues and some- times need training. These dogs and cats are great pets" As word of Barlee's Angels Rescue Network spreads __ and the volurr teers have more work than they can handle - the group must look at raising funds in order to continue to meet the needs of the rescued animals. The group relies on donations and is pursuing charitable status. Currently, Barlee's is hosting a fund-raiser that involves making a $10 donation on behalf of a friend or loved one. In return for the donation, participants receive a holi- day card to present to their loved one. Donations can be made at Pet Valu. formed in Canada each year, less than one per cent are biventricular devices. "What we're seeing is the St. Mary's Cardiac Centre putting itself on the national map," said Rinne. "This community now has access to cardiac ser- vices and cardiologists that, until recently, were only available outside of Waterloo region. 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While guests sample the different soups, they can also enjoy free entertainment. purchase tickets for draw prizes and become eligible to win various door prizes, The lunch-tinte event. which will run from 4i:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.. provides fun, while helping to Ftght the leading cause of death among Canadians. Grand River Hospital received a $20,000 boost to its patient care equipment with a recent donation from The Walter Fedy Partnership. Architects. Engineers and Project Managers. Grand River Hospital receives $20,000 gift The gift was made on behalf of the cow staff and customers, recognizing the company's 50th anniver- sary. , The gift will be put towards urgent patient care equipment and renovation needs at the hospital. % mam rewGiiimrmiorta com