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As you know, we no longer have compulsory assignments in Critters’ Garden, largely because we never ever had 100% compliance and I hate nagging at people! I have, however, made it mandatory for our members to sign condolence guestbooks for the Pet Loss Sympathy pages which are such an important part of the work of Critters’ Garden. Happily, last month was a lot less busy in our Rainbow Bridge section and we are happy to see most of your pets fit and well, whilst sending love and sympathy to those of you who have sadly lost a beloved companion recently. Rainbow Bridge Pet Loss Sympathy pages are a service not just for members of Critters but for all of WOSIB, so if you know of a member who has recently suffered the loss of a dearly loved pet and would appreciate a sympathy page or a memorial graphic, please visit our Rainbow Bridge section http://www.wosib.org/critters/Rainbow-Bridge/ where you will find request forms.

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Although we don’t have compulsory assignments, we did have an optional Fun Challenge this month, and that was a Photo Caption competition. This attracted the best response we’ve had for a long time and I’d like to thank everyone who took part, whether by submitting a caption for the photo or by voting for their favourite. The winning caption was submitted by Tina (a.k.a. Kat) :

Congratulations! If you have a pet and love animals do come and see us at http://www.wosib.org/critters/ and consider joining our group. Our Garden’s membership continues to grow steadily and we take great pleasure in welcoming new members : it's a lovely Garden and we have a lot of fun, so why not come and join us.

Love
Dianne - Head of Critters' Garden
Sweetness & Kat – Assistant Heads & Keepers of the Rainbow Bridge
MoonPixie – Garden Assistant