A Record-Breaking Year at Tree House Humane Society for Adoptions and Spay/Neuter

From the Tree House Humane Society (Chicago, Illinois 60640)

This year we beat last year’s adoption numbers for cats adopted from one of our adoption centers by one, adopting out 539 cats in 2011. However, we also found homes for more than 130 additional stray cats through our TNR Program via pet stores, foster homes, and transfers to a Pilot Kitten Adoption Partnership with the Anti-Cruelty Society. We are proud to have been able to help more than 130 more animals this year through the hard work of our TNR Team, bringing our grant total to nearly 700 rescues in 2011! This means we’ve saved more lives in 2011 than in any other single year in our history and brings our total adoptions to nearly 17,000 since our founding!

Pollyanna

2011 was also a record-setting year for our BDVM Mac Lean Spay/Neuter Clinic. We provided  nearly 4,000 free or low-cost spay/neuter packages, thus preventing the births of countless more homeless cats and dogs and bringing our grand total to nearly 25,000 since our founding.

With your support, we plan on continuing this trend, and will do even more adoptions and spay/neuter packages in 2012!

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5 Ways to Start the New Year

From the Louisiana SPCA (New Orleans, Louisiana 70114)

With every new year comes a new list of resolutions. We’d like to weigh in on that list this year and give you a few ideas on how you can make a difference for the animals in your area.

Spay or neuter your pet! You can make a difference in pet overpopulation by having your pet spayed or neutered this year.

Adopt a pet. If you’re planning to add a pet to your home this year, adopt don’t shop. And if you know someone looking for a pet, let them know when you adopt a pet, you’re saving two lives: the one you bring home, and the one waiting for his/her turn on the adoption floor.

Train your dog. Obedience training opens the line of communication between you and your pet. Destructive behavior, inappropriate vocalization, and other common issues can be corrected. You and your pet will benefit.

Fix a feral cat. Get involved in your neighborhood this year by fixing the neighborhood cat. The only humane way to control the feral cat population in your neighborhood is to practice Trap-Neuter-Return. Learn more.

Support. You can support your local animal welfare agency in a number of ways: volunteer, donate, or collect wish list items. You can support the Louisiana SPCA’s efforts this year by becoming a member, or making a monthly donation. Caring for one animal from the time it enters our facility to the time we find a new home costs up to $120. Help us help them. Become a member today.

View this video of all of our accomplishments in 2011; none of it would be possible without your support.

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Cats 9 Months and Older at SPCA of Anne Arundel County Are 50% Off for Senior Citizens 65 Years and Older.

From the SPCA of Anne Arundel County (Annapolis, Maryland 21403)

We are offering special cat adoption fees for Senior Citizens 65 and older through January 31st; cats 9 months and older 50% off. We have many wonderful cats who are looking for new homes.

Please spread the word and help us find great homes for our homeless cats like Otis. Otis is a 2 1/2 year old neutered male domestic long-haired cat.

Adoptions fees are just $22.50 to approved applicants for mixed breed cats who are 9 months and older through January 31st.

All cats are spayed/neutered, current on vaccines, Feline Leukemia and FIV negative and microchipped.

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Sanctuary One Pet of the Month: Debbie

From Sanctuary One (Jacksonville, Oregon 97530)

Debbie is happy to announce that our straw-bale Chicken Cottage is a huge hit! And she should know, she lives there! This Barred Rock and her five feathered friends are the first lucky chickens to come home to roost in our special arched straw-bale cottage. They enjoy scratching around in the large yard during the day and snuggling up inside at night. They were transferred to us from White Oak Education Center, so are quite social and will be a fantastic addition to our education program here at Sanctuary One.

Looking to Adopt?

Most, but not all, of the Sanctuary’s animals are available for adoption because the more animals we adopt out, the more animals we can take in. If you are interested in adopting Debbie or one of our other Sanctuary residents, please visit our web site.

Can’t Adopt, But Still Want to Help?

Enroll in our Animal Sponsorship Program. Sponsors make a long-term commitment to support a rescued animal by making contributions on a monthly basis through our online enrollment with Network for Good. A minimum $10 a month commitment is required to become a sponsor. Our sponsors ensure that the Sanctuary is able to provide on-going high quality care to the resident animals of Sanctuary One.

Once you enroll we’ll post mail you a color photograph and biography of an animal in need, and you will receive a VIP invitation for a tour of Sanctuary One.

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Cleveland Sports Guru Helping Cleveland APL Dogs Score Homes

From the Cleveland Animal Protective League (Cleveland, Ohio 44113)

Bruce Drennan, host of the popular Cleveland sports talk show All Bets Are Off, is on a mission to help Cleveland APL dogs find forever homes. Since premiering All Bets Are Off in 2007, the 42-year Cleveland sports broadcasting vet and Radio/Television Broadcasters Hall of Fame inductee has been providing diehard Cleveland sports fans with a home field to talk triumph and tragedy. Now, he is asking Clevelanders to open their own homes to a new family member.

Bruce’s Story

My wife, Jackie and I have a very special place in our hearts for dogs. We simply adore them! They give so much joy, companionship and love and ask for nothing in return. If you’ve never had a pet in your life, you truly don’t know what you are missing. We refer to our dogs as our four-legged children because it doesn’t take long for them to find a way into your heart as a true “family member.”

Albert, happily adopted 12/18/11

Recently, we saw Albert, Bam-Bam and Lucky 21 at the Cleveland Animal Protective League. We believe these and all adoptable Cleveland APL dogs deserve a real home. That’s why I’m asking you to open your hearts and homes; give these special four-legged children a new place to live. The love they provide in return truly cannot be measured.

Bam-Bam, lovingly adopted 12/12/11

Please consider adopting one of the Cleveland APL’s shelter pets. Jackie and I think they are the most special dogs of all. Most importantly, they need you. And the Cleveland APL adoption process is fun, personalized and streamlined. In short, these animals are ready for your love.

If you adopt your new pet from the Cleveland APL, we want to know. Call in at 866.786.8555, email me, or share your photos and experience on Twitter @ABAOSTO and @ClevelandAPL or post on our Facebook wall.

Lucky 21, adopted 12/14/11

Become a Local Legend

Bruce is raffling off the chance to sit in on a live broadcast of All Bets Are Off to one person who adopts a dog before January 16.

Want to win? Tell us Bruce sent you and fill out a raffle slip when you adopt to be eligible. You can view Cleveland APL adoptable dogs at the Cleveland Animal Protective League web site or meet them in person at 1729 Willey Avenue in the beautiful Tremont neighborhood.

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January Pet Treat Recipes from Chance’s Spot: Pet Memory Candle

From Chance’s Spot (Clarksville, Indiana 47131)

Maybe you’re the kind of pet parent who likes to know exactly what goes into what you feed your pet or take the natural approach. Well, here’s a couple of tail-wagging treat recipes just right for you and your furry friends. You mix them up and bake them, and watch how these treats become their favorite – paws down. Two new recipes are added each month, so be sure to check in!

Before You Bake

While Chance’s Spot tries to provide recipes that are healthy for your pet, we advise that you use care when preparing any of our recipes. There are a number of common foods that you should never give to your pet, such as onions, grapes, chocolate, and chicken bones. However, if you have any concerns about any of our Pet Treats Recipes, please consult your veterinarian or visit the ASPCA.

Baked Carrot Horse Muffins

Baked Raisin Bird Muffins

About Chance’s Spot

Chance’s Spot was created in the fall of 1998 as a personal tribute to a beloved English Setter, Chance. In February of 1998, Chance was diagnosed with lymphosarcoma and on June 28 he died. As the web site grew, Chance’s Spot, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that assists grieving pet owners, was founded.

At Chance’s Spot, we believe that pets are an important and engaging member of the family whose loss results in the same grieving process as would losing anyone close to us. We understand that the feelings generated when a pet dies are real and deserve the same respect as if it were any other family member. Our mission is to advance this notion to the general public and to support an increase in the respect and reverence that is given to the topic of pet loss. Through education, support and information, Chance’s Spot assists the public in understanding that the grief suffered when a dearly loved pet is lost is a heartfelt example of how genuine the human – animal bond can be.

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Butte Humane Society Posts Record Breaking Adoption Numbers

From Butte Humane Society (Chico, California 95928)

“Take Us Home for the Holidays” was a huge success! BHS had one goal: to find homes for 125 animals. We ended the year with a bang and exceeded our goal, finding homes for 188 animals!

Learn more about adoption at Butte Humane Society.

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Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society Membership Drive 2012

From the Berkeley East Bay Humane Society (Berkeley, California 94710)

If you’re a member of the Berkeley East Bay Humane Society, it says so much about you.

• It says you are NOT willing to stand by and watch animals suffer from abuse or neglect.
• It says you see the benefit of spaying and neutering companion animals to prevent unwanted and abandoned litters.
• It says you believe our community is a better place because of the work we are performing at the Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society.

We are able to achieve so many things because of the support we receive from generous individuals like you. You are the reason the Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society is able to make a difference in the lives of so many helpless animals.

We depend on you. I cannot thank you enough for your support. Together we will do great things in 2012. Again, thank you for your generosity, your conscience, your compassion and your love for these beautiful, innocent creatures.

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Washington Humane Society is Seeking Emergency Foster Families

From the Washington Humane Society (Washington, DC 20012)

As the only open access shelter in Washington, DC, WHS takes in an average of 30 animals every day. The WHS team works around the clock to provide comfort to all of the animals in our care, but our space and resources are limited. Thanks to the hard work and determination of the WHS team, the New York Avenue shelter facility is undergoing major renovations in the coming months to help us provide a better environment for all of our animal residents while they are in our care.

A construction project is currently taking place in the main holding kennel. The maintenance team is working on improving a few kennels at a time, but due to the noise and fumes of construction, the rear section of the kennel, home to about 10 animal spaces, had to be cleared completely. WHS continues to experience a steady stream of dogs daily, so the loss of 10 kennels impacts us tremendously.

WHS is seeking the support of our community to help DC’s animals; we are seeking short-term emergency foster homes for some of our dogs. Foster volunteers are vital members of the WHS community, and they fulfill a critical component of our life-saving work. By opening their hearts and homes to animals in need on a temporary basis, fosters expand the number of animals who are receiving care on any given day. Each time an animal is taken out of the shelter and placed into a foster home, it provides space for another animal who needs our special care and attention. Thanks to our dedicated foster families, WHS was able to help hundreds more animals find loving homes in 2011, and the WHS foster program is set for expansion in 2012. We hope you will be a part of it starting with this most urgent opportunity.

More information on fostering can be found on our web site; click here for an application.

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Highlights From Farm Sanctuary’s 25th Anniversary Year-End Slideshow

From Farm Sanctuary (Watkins Glen, New York 14891)

We are delighted to share the highlights from our 25th Anniversary year.

We rescued so many amazing animals, shared their stories, spread the message of compassion, and celebrated the progress and protections for farm animals that came about this year.

Watch now.

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