CONNECTICUT RAISES AWARENESS
Lakeville, CT 09-27-02. In the photo (back row, l-r) the photographer, Sally Andersen-Bruce, Lakeville Postmaster Drew Ohmen, and (front row) Samantha's family Hanna, her mother Amy, and Samantha! Samantha is the kitten (now cat) featured on the actual stamp.A special cancellation was offered to commemorate the unveiling and the event itself was attended by local legislators, 3 newspapers, and members of Hanna's grade school. It was also broadcast live over the radio. [Images courtesy USPS.]
Plainfield Animal Control Officer Terry Foss, TAM President Dr. John Caltabiano, Hartford Postmaster Chu Fallingstar, HSUS Program coordinator Linda Huebner, and Animal Population Control Program Director Frank Ribuado pose (with the new spay/neuter stamps) in front of the TEAM (Tait's Every Animal Matters) spay/neuter mobile van at the Hartford Post Office in Hartford, CT. [Images courtesy HSUS]