Congratulations to ALL the winners! Your parents will be contacted by email to get them their prizes. And the winners of the Fan Favorite categories are Well done everyone! And thanks so much for participating in this year's costume contest! Start planning your costumes for next year! I was smart and scooted out of the SPCA early 'cuz I didn't want to be around for all that noise and dust and smelly smells of paint and epoxy floor stuff.
And you hoomans sing songs about Smelly Cats! Please come and meet me at Petco. Even though they're nice to me here, I'd love to be in a home that I can call my own I mean share with you. I'll even let you think it's yours. I'm a bit shy, so don't think I'm one of those aloof cats that thinks they are better than everyone else.
Just might take me a little time to warm up to you, and if there are others - dogs, cats, kids, etc - in the household. I'm sure you'll give me the time to do that. I'm looking forward to meeting you, and getting to know you and my new home!! What a busy week and congratulations to all who found new love in their lives!
Before Dasher left the building to live with her new family, she wanted to thank everyone who helped to clear the shelter these past few weeks! Thank you for your understanding! Please consider adopting or sharing these two sweeties. Both are looking for quiet homes no dogs, no cats, no kids and are mature ladies Jessie is 8 and Cholula is They would love to be your companion for the rest of their days.
Both of their adoption fees will be waived with approved applications. Find out more by going to the link in our bio. He is starting to warm up to our dogs more, and has gotten to the point where he enjoys playing with our other cat, Leo, in the middle of the night! He is such a lover, and such a great fit! Thank you so much! And for giving him so much love. Wishing you all many years of love and fun together! Pet costumes will be judged on cuteness, creativity, and originality.
So submit your photos today! She was wearing an orange collar with black leash. Her mom describes her as being friendly and loves horses. But she might be scared now. So if you see her, call these names and she might respond - Magic, Sprite, Aja, Mewah! Please keep an eye out for her and contact when you see her. He was not wearing a collar at the time. He may be limping from an injured front foot and running around on it.
Harley is a friendly guy so you should be able to approach him. Please call when you see him. And we are celebrating all our wonderful cats who are here at the shelter, looking for their hoomans! You can celebrate cat day with them, too, by considering adoption and by sharing this post oh, and if you already have a feline or two at home, giving them some special treats and love today would be good, too!
With much-needed work in the cat adoption room starting next week, we'd like to see as many of these lovelies as possible to find their furever homes.
We have waived the adoption fees on ALL of them to help make that happen. Starting Monday, the cat adoption room will be torn apart for painting and some rehab work and so we need to get these cats into their furever homes ASAP!! All of their adoption fees have been waived with approved applications to help get them out faster. Can you help by either opening up your home to a new family member or by sharing this post? ThankfulThursday Thank you, Samantha Carpenter, for bringing in a check and some dog yummies today!
Very sweet of you. So submit your photos today!! Got fleas? Got ticks? We got a "ficks" for that! Stop by Tue - Sat ! National Pit Bull Awareness Day was established in as a nationwide effort to bring positive awareness and attention to the Pit Bulls and their responsible owners.
Pit Bulls were once a proud American icon. They are war heroes, movie stars, police dogs, therapy and service dogs. They are amazingly loyal companions. But, over time, the actions of a few that have taken the qualities — like loyalty, strength, and an eagerness to please their family — that make these dogs such amazing companions and used them in a negative way has caused the entire breed to be criticized.
Despite continued efforts by supporters, much of the general public is overwhelmingly misinformed about the breed. A pit bull owner walking their dog down the sidewalk sees pedestrians cross to the other side of the road to avoid them. Pit bull owners are limited in the communities in which they can reside with their four-legged family members.
They are restricted from airlines, dog-friendly restaurants, and even entire counties. One of the many myths about pitties is that it is unsafe to adopt one from a shelter because their past is unknown. Most shelters' adoptable pit bulls have gone through extensive temperament training and passed with high scores. You can help save lives like Mazikeen's and spread the truth about these amazing animals.
For more information about adopting Maze, go to the link in our bio. She might even be one of the judges for our contest. You never know! Be sure to submit a photo of your pet in costume by midnight this Friday. So submit your photos today to be in the running for some sweet prizes! She is 16 years old and looking for a quiet home no kids, no cats, no dogs to spend her remaining years. She has been declawed and so needs to be an indoor cat. This sweet old gal has a heart murmur, and has lost some teeth.
She also has iris atrophy age-related thinning of the iris which might cause some sensitivity to light, and cataracts in both eyes. She is looking for love and companionship, and someone who understands her medical needs. Is that you? For more information on her and to submit an application, go to the link in our bio.
Chulula's adoption fee will be waived with approved application. According to the American College of Veterinary Surgeons: Mammary tumors are more common in female dogs that are either not spayed or were spayed after 2 years of age. The risk of a dog developing a mammary tumor is 0. More than a quarter of unspayed female dogs will develop a mammary tumor during their lifetime. The risk is much lower for spayed female dogs, male dogs, and cats of either gender.
However, few of the malignant mammary tumors are fatal. So now that you know, get your pets spayed! Photos will be judged and winners announced on Sat the 30th - 3 dog winners, and 3 cat winners! So don't delay, submit your photos today!
Maze was brought into the shelter with a cat who has been adopted by an owner who could no longer take care of so many animals. This 1-year-old girl, a pup herself, was pregnant before she got spayed.
She is playful and curious, loves attention, and would do well with other dogs, and possibly cats. She'll do well learning and playing with an experienced and understanding dog owner. Check out Mazikeen here and let's get this girl into her new home! Just click on the link in our bio. Our wonderful construction crew will be painting and working on the floors next week so we need to get our feline friends adopted ASAP! These 12 lovelies are looking for their furever families and we are wanting to make that easier by waiving ALL of their adoption fees on approved applications!
Please help by considering adoption or by sharing this post to help spread the word. For more information on these fabulous felines, and to submit an application, go to the link in our bio. So submit your photos today - by invitation of Annabelle the Lady Bug! She was wearing this red harness, no collar, and is not microchipped. Please call if you recognize her or she belongs to you. This year-old pup thinks everything is fun, interesting and meant for play, especially you.
Anything you do, she'll want to do, too. With her own brand of surprises, life with Maze will keep you constantly on your toes, and the fun is guaranteed.
Wanna play? Maze's adoption fee is waived on an approved application. Fill out an application and come in to meet her! Click on the link in our bio. He'll even help you when you just want to Netflix and chill He's just that kind of cat.
Due to the much-needed renovations we are doing on the animal housing areas of the shelter, we now need to get ALL of our animals adopted ASAP. Can you help? Pedro and all of his friends at the shelter would really appreciate it. To submit an application, please go to the link in our bio. We are so happy for you and your families. Worried about community cats surviving the cold? Also check with other shelter, rescue and TNR groups—some of them stockpile foam boxes to give away to community cat caretakers.
You can also make two doorways to provide an escape route, but as this means less protection from cold, be sure to put flaps over the doorways. To keep it even warmer, you can place straw underneath. He's fitting in perfectly with our little family. The boys love him so much and enjoy running in the yard with him. Thank you so much for helping us give Rocky his fur-ever home!! So sweet to see that he and your boys will be growing up together.
Take good care of each other! Stop by anytime Tue - Sat to pick some up! He came home injured and bleeding on his belly near his rear legs. He took off again before his owners were able to secure him. He has a pronounced limp. Tonight, I decided to search and see whatever happened to Betty, which led me here. I adopted my two cats from them, and they do amazing work.
Thanks, I desperately wanted to know what happened to Betty and I am happy to hear the good news. I will love to donate but only if there is a way to know what do they do with the money.
Regards, Paula. I turn the ads off now — switch channels, leave the room — whatever. Enough is enough!
A series of newer tasteful ads — shown sporadically in rotation — is all that is needed. I did the research to find out about Betty also to see how she turned out. Regarding Billy being upset about the ASPCA not reporting on Betty and giving an update, I believe you are correct in the sense that it would bring in less donations, that this organization so desperately needs. I myself am an extreme animal lover and I feel compelled to.
We must face reality. And they typically only hold the dogs For 5 days Before they are euthanized. It is always good to be informed. I hope anyone reading this can follow what I am trying to say because on a personal note I am 43 years old and I am recovering from a stroke, and dealing with the aftereffects. So please forgive me, if my thoughts seem somewhat scrambled, especially in my writing format. As an afterthought, and being that it is Christmas, I think it would be nice to see commercials on television showing the same plight of single disabled parents, and the obstacles we face.
For example, as we all know today is Christmas, and this year due to the fact that I live on SSI, and cannot afford a car since I had an accident and at the time could only afford state required insurance, my children and I are celebrating Christmas with no Christmas tree, decorations, and not 1 gift.
Although all of those things would be nice, I have taught my children the true meaning of Christmas, and that is the celebration of the birth of Jesus.
This is the first time And a lot of it has to do with my recent stroke, But it is Primarily financial. Unfortunately, It just turned out that we needed to have heat in the house, And that took a large portion of my income. It would be nice to see social service organizations advertise on TV. It seems everything in our country goes from one extreme to the other. Once again I would like to apologize in advance for my scrambled thought processes manifested due to my recent stroke.
And have a Wonderful New Year!!!!! Chester, Pa. Bless you Joanie.. SS, no car, no Christmas, scrambled thoughts.. I am happy.. Merry Christmas to you and yours. God bless you too Dot. Yes it does seem we have a lot in common. Joanie :. God I have never seen so many sad and pathetic people in my life. I consider my cat and the two cats that died several years ago my babies, they are and where a part of my family.
Merlin was a Maine Coon found on the streets of Houston. They have given me years of joy, humor and one thing you people could learn unconditional love. I feel sorry for you since you cannot learn how to love all living creatures. John Thomas. Thank you. They were looking for dogs to use in commercials, so agreed to let them come in and give us more info. What a shame! If not, I try to spread the word to my community as to what I find.
How gross. I was going to say something about how they should use the animals they already have, rather than casting new ones, and then I remembered that they pretty much kill any animal that comes in their care, so they probably dont have any left to use.
I have to change the channel when it comes on. Well apparently they do not kill all animals that come into their care because Apple has a wonderful new home and is still alive 8 year later.
Sounds like you are the uneducated one here. They are nothing but frauds. I recognized this story from when it aired on Animal Cops in NY, and the update on Betty and her pups a couple of years later. If you really want to help animals give your money and time to the local shelters. I also googled an update on Betty and her pups which led me here.
I have seen the commercial of betty the dog. I think the best place for her was the aspca because they saved her life.
They have no reason to lie about what happened to betty. I believe she has been renamed and has agreat life now. The animals that are being beaten and neglected. I am extremely happy to hear Apple is doing so well but I am human and I probably would have been more willing to help without knowing the whole story. They are not who you think they are. They carefully craft PR to pull in millions in contributions and do not spend even a small portion of that on saving animals. Check out your local no-kill shelters and rescues and support them financially.
I am very aware of my local no-kill shelters and am myself the only rescue center in my area; therefore I am very educated on the practices of other agencies that work in this area including but not limited to the ASPCA.
If you ask me, it is you who are coming across as hostile and uneducated. With a minimum of effort you can find a local group that is deserving of support. Almost every city has some network of rescue organizations that actually do rescue. They foster animals out until they find forever homes. They always need financial support for this. My donations go to Helen Woodward. They are no kill. They accept emergency relocation animals from disasters such as Katrina. Locally they do very good work.
They also do not use these manipulative propaganda techniques on the very few commercials you see on TV. They get my money and they are the first place I turn to when I am ready to adopt a new family member. It is great to hear stories like yours. I run a small rescue center in the rural area where I live and I wish there was more local support from people like yourself.
As long as we are all working together, no matter how small the contribution, it will make a difference. Happy New Year, Jen. I also fast forward through these commercials but this one caught me by surprise.
It was also structured like the opening of a TV SHOW about animals so I stayed with it hoping to see the evil owner brought to justice. Thank you for posting the information you received! Noting this original commercial aired in the year People have heed the warnings and animal care is doing much better a decade later. I just saw that commercial, again. Poor baby but they definitely should update their commercials. I dont think its manipulative. It would be even better if the ASPCA actually used the millions their heart wrenching commercials brought in to care for animals.
AND laughed and supported when an ex-friend of mine put a photo on fb of her dissecting a rat! Also I do support no kill. The ASPCA has historically opposed no kill and by opposed I mean gone way out of their way to gum up the gears in places far from NYC where the community wanted to stop killing shelter pets.
You can choose to support ASPCA and no kill if you want of course or you could simply chuck the cash off a bridge and call it even. It is a no. Profit organization. But it would had been nice to have an update showing that our contributions fo work and that the dog was well.
They need money. Can you send money? No they need to get through to you. They think no animal should be in captivity, they should all be in the wild in their own habitat. Well, of course, that is a myth.
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