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Chicago Tribune
15 hours ago
- General
- Chicago Tribune
New program at Anderson Humane in South Elgin lets you ‘try out' a pet before you adopt
A new program at the Anderson Humane animal shelter lets people take a potential pet for a 'test drive' before formally adopting them. Foster to Adopt is a win-win for all involved, said Dean Daubert, CEO of the South Elgin-based nonprofit. The pet gets to live with a family rather than in a cage at the shelter, the shelter has more space to take in another animal and the foster family has time to make sure the cat or dog is a good fit for them. The deal sweetener for those who are part of the program is they get first pick of the animals that come into the shelter, Daubert said. 'Many large organizations have foster-to-adopt programs,' he said. 'It's a great way for folks that want to try a dog or a cat in their home first. (They) aren't sure whether it's going to be a good fit (so they) get to try it out and fall in love with an animal. 'We've taken it a step further and have said, why don't we let folks know which animals are coming into the shelter and hopefully divert them from ever having to spend a night in the shelter.' The program started June 1, and so far they've had one animal placed in a home through the initiative. The goal is to get the word out to people who might be interested in adoption. They can take 'advantage of fostering and seeing if the animal is right for them before they adopt,' he said. Anderson posts photos of available animals on its website, and every animal gets a vet exam before being sent to a foster home, Daubert said. If someone ends up adopting a foster animal, Anderson covers the the cost of the initial set of required vaccines and spaying/neutering. Adoption fees range from $75 to $400, Daubert said. While the program is new, it's not unheard of for a foster family to adopt a pet to whom they initially thought they were giving a temporary home. 'They hadn't planned to adopt at first but they … fell in love with their (animal) during the foster period,' Daubert said. Bartlett couple Kim and Jim Saxton did just that, Kim Saxton said. They initially agreed to take in Jenny — now called Yennifer — between November 2023 to January 2024 so the dog didn't have to stay in the shelter over the holidays, she said. 'Our sons visited from Phoenix and Portland and met her at Christmas. Everyone loved her,' Saxton said. '(The dog) charmed everyone she met so we decided to adopt her in late January 2024.' What her family did can be seen as a prototype for the program Anderson has started, Saxton said. When someone lets a pet into their home, the animal has time to decompress and show its personality and the family gets to see if it fits into their day-to-day life, she said. 'It's so much better for the animal to be out of the noise of the shelter,' Saxton said. 'People looking for a way to help should consider fostering. It helps the animal and clears a space at the shelter for another animal to get saved.' Kelly Rakunas, of St. Charles, has been Anderson Humane's volunteer engagement coordinator for two years. Her family, which includes husband Eric and sons Charlie, Bryce and Mack, had fostered older dogs for several years before taking in a puppy last October, she said. One month later, they wound up adopting Wiggles. 'She turned out to be the missing piece to our family,' Rakunas said. Rakunas agreed with Saxton assessment — Foster to Adopt program is a great way to find out if pet ownership is for you and if one particular animal fits in with your family. 'It allows a pet to be away from a shelter and allows people to see if a pet is the right fit for them. It's a win-win situation,' Rakunas said. For more information on the Foster to Adopt program, go to or call 847-697-2880.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
J&J sees tariff impact from exports to China more than global imports: CFO
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported a beat on first quarter earnings Tuesday, even as concerns linger about how President Trump's tariffs will impact its medical device business, as well as a newly launched probe into how pharmaceutical tariffs will impact its business. J&J reported first quarter revenue of $21.9 billion, beating Wall Street estimates by 1.4%. Adjusted earnings per share came in at $2.69, beating Wall Street by 6.7%. Despite the beat, J&J's stock traded down less than 1% Tuesday. The company raised its 2025 sales guidance Tuesday by $700 million, putting the new target at 3.3% to 4.3% growth, or a midpoint of $92 billion. That is despite a decline in sales after the patent expiry of Stelara, the company's blockbuster inflammatory condition treatment, this year. On an earnings call Tuesday, executives said that China, Canada, and Mexico are where the company has the most exposure on tariffs. CFO Joe Wolk estimated about $400 million in tariff impact, saying it would primarily hit the medical devices business. "It would include, to some small degree, some of the steel and aluminum tariffs that impact some of our products. It includes the China tariffs, as well as the China retaliatory tariffs — and that is probably the most substantial out of all the tariffs," Wolk said. The hit from tariffs is being taken on as cost of goods and will "sit on the balance sheet ... in future periods," Wolk added. The industry is bracing for the impact of the investigation into pharmaceutical tariffs, which the Trump administration announced Monday. However, CEO Joaquin Duato said, "It is also important that companies in healthcare partner with the administration to look to mitigate some of the vulnerabilities that exist today in our healthcare supply chain so as to avoid any continuity of supply effect." J&J has also faced some of the same industry pressures as its peers in recent years, including the Inflation Reduction Act's Medicare price negotiations. But it is also pressured by the ongoing talc litigation and recently faced a major setback in the courts, with a judge rejecting a potential $10 billion settlement. J&J has since returned about $7 billion from the intended settlement amount back to the company's coffers and is pursuing a different legal avenue that should play out in the second half of the year, according to analysts. "Although JNJ's effort to resolve talc litigation through Red River Talc bankruptcy failed, the company will return to the tort system to challenge plaintiffs' experts via Daubert motions. JNJ expects important Daubert hearings and rulings within 6 months (by the end of Oct 2025)," wrote Leerink Partners analyst David Risinger in a note to clients Tuesday. Anjalee Khemlani is the senior health reporter at Yahoo Finance, covering all things pharma, insurance, care services, digital health, PBMs, and health policy and politics. That includes GLP-1s, of course. Follow Anjalee on social media platforms X, LinkedIn, and Bluesky @AnjKhem. Click here for in-depth analysis of the latest health industry news and events impacting stock prices Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Yahoo
Blue Valley parents concerned over sex offender attending school dance
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Blue Valley School District parents are angry after a registered sex offender who once admitted to having child pornography was allowed to go to an elementary school dance. 'When you go read about what he was charged with, then I'm not so fond of him taking videos,' said Blue Valley parent Colter Daubert. FOX4 isn't naming the offender but, parents shared a picture of the man appearing to capture images or video on a cell phone of the Sole Mate Dance for students in grades one through six at Blue River Elementary School in early February. Kansas City area school closings, remote learning for Thursday In 2011, that same man pleaded guilty to having and sharing child pornography and went to prison before getting supervised release. He's still on the sex offender registry for the next 17 years because court documents say, at the time, detectives found hundreds of pictures and videos of naked girls between one and 14 years old, including of a six to eight-year-old girl being sexually assaulted. 'There's no way I would let someone like that even around the children,' said Daubert. Parent Natasha Goellner claims the district often stresses safety and security in its events but she says allowing a sex offender to attend a school dance contradicts that. '[The School District] should know better,' said Goellner. 'It's a school district. They have policies for everything. But they really didn't have a policy put in place for sex offenders.' Working For You, FOX4 reviewed numerous email exchanges between school leaders and angry parents. In those messages, district leaders lay out what they claim is the district policy: allowing sex offenders with family members in the district to request permission to come to school events and be monitored during them. In this instance, the offender in question is living with a woman who has kids in the district and got permission to be at the dance. 'I understand that they had a process to go through but they didn't let any of the parents know,' said Daubert. Olathe man charged after crashing car into roof of building in Excelsior Springs Wednesday, the Blue Valley School District sent us this statement: 'We have heard the concerns expressed by some of our families. In March, the Board will review and revise policy, followed by a 30-day patron review period before final approval in April. We remain dedicated to maintaining a safe and supportive school environment. This policy update will reflect our ongoing commitment to student safety.' Daubert and Goellner say they plan on being involved in the district process and reaching out to state lawmakers to see how they could also impact Kansas state law. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
