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"Spay / Neuter is the Answer"
We are currently able to offer the following spay / neuter plus rabies vaccination prices to Morgan County residents:
Dogs & Cats: $14 (yes, that is fourteen!)
NOTE: this price is only good until we exhaust a recent small grant. Better hurry!
An extra big and special THANK YOU goes to St. Francis Pet Hospital in Centerton for doing spay and neuters
of both our shelter pets as well as the community pets that are recipients of our grant moneys. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Small dogs and cats: $20 through Spay/Neuter Services of Indiana
at http://www.spayneuterservices.org
Please tell your friends and neighbors who have unspayed / un-neutered pets how important this is. Help stamp out pet overpopulation in Morgan County!
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Volunteers Needed
Please consider volunteering for MCHS. If we don't help the pets, who will?
Morgan County Humane Society is looking for volunteers for the following positions:
Foster Home Coordinator - finds qualified foster homes for special needs pets. Examples are mama dogs and cats with litters, dogs that need extra socializing, heartworm-positive dogs, etc.
Newsletter Help - helps get the hard copy newsletter in the mail.
This includes dropping off at the printers, picking up, taping, applying pre-printed address labels, and taking to the post office.
Newsletters are published 2-3 times per year.
Treasurer - Officer level position, requires 6 - 10 hours per week.
Cat Advocates - selects a few shelter cats and transports them to PetsMart in Plainfield once every three weeks and sets them up in the Adoption Center. Arrange with other volunteers for feeding/watering/cleaning once a day for a week. At the end of the week, remaining cats are transported back to the shelter by the PetsMart Adoption Team.
Off site adoption events - We are at PetsMart in Plainfield every Saturday. More pets adopted = more pets saved. Can you help? Thanks to all who have helped. Keep coming! Anyone else interested?
IT Coordinator – helps the shelter with their electronic equipment from computers to fax machines. Time requirement – occasional as needed.
Fundraising – coordinates or helps with fundraisers. We are currently trying to raise funds to finish our new (and wonderful!) free-roaming indoor-outdoor Kitty Kabana and Puppy Playhouse. We need some ideas and helpers! Time requirement -- occasional as needed. Thank you, Jill and Lisa!
Shelter – as always, we love to have volunteers come into the shelter and help socialize the cats and dogs. We also need occasional help with building maintenance/construction. Plumber, electricians, carpenters, etc. -- here's something you can help with! Thanks to all who have helped. Keep coming! Anyone else?
If you are interested in helping in any of these areas, please contact
Diane at 765-342-0903 or at
mareseatoats7001@sbcglobal.net
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Kitty Kabana & Puppy Playhouse
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After an extended break while we acquired funding, work on the Kitty Kabana and Puppy Playhouse is back in full swing. Finishing touches are being made to the outdoor portion of the Kitty Kabana. The expected completion date is July 25. After that, our free-roaming kitties will be able to safely enjoy the great outdoors. Of course, they will have access as they wish to the indoor free-roaming room.
The Puppy Playhouse is a bigger project but work is continuing.
Concrete has been poured for the outdoor play areas. We hope to have some temporary kennels up by August 1, where puppies or small dogs can be inside or outside as they please with room to play! Many thanks to everyone who has donated toward this project.
Tom is topsy-turvy with delight as he awaits the opening of the outdoor Kitty Kabana.
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BY THE NUMBERS - June '08
Note: The flooding in June had a huge impact on our intake, rescues, RTO, and adoption numbers.
Thanks again to all of the rescue groups that helped us and to everyone who donated money or supplies!
Cats adopted, returned-to-owners, or rescued = 128
Dogs adopted, returned-to-owners, or rescued = 231
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Spunky Takes "The Ride Of Her Life"
As reported in a previous month, Rescue Waggin' transports several MCHS dogs every month to cities where adoptable dogs are in demand.
PetsMart Charities recently posted a video of one dog's experience riding the Rescue Waggin' to her new home. While Spunky isn't from our shelter, she very well could be -- as you will see when you click on the link below. Watch closely for some faces you know, including Angie and Carol and shy Lilly, who was recently adopted from MCHS.
http://www.petsmartcharities.org/rescue-waggin/video.php
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WISH LIST ITEMS
Newer van -- both of our vans have over 200,000 miles on them
Puppy / Kitten milk replacer
Bleach Laundry detergent
Cat Toys
Durable Dog Toys
Newspapers (newsprint only PLEASE!)
Dog Flea Shampoo
Stainless Steel 2-3 gallon buckets for dog water buckets
Leashes/Collars (new or used)
Flea Treatments (dog or cat): Frontline, Advantage, Advantix, etc.
-- all sizes
Heartworm Preventive: Heartguard, Tri-Heart, Interceptor, etc. -- all sizes
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Flood Update
Just as the floodwaters slowly but surely trickled away, the flood victims have found new accommodations and, slowly but surely, have retrieved their beloved pets from the shelter. As of this writing, only a few cats remain housed in the lobby area. All are expected to be back with their families by month-end. Once again, we would like to thank everyone for your generous donations and support. We could never have done it without you.
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Upcoming Events
- We are at PetsMart in Plainfield every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- 4-H Fair -- July 26 through August 3 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- New England Transport August 7, leaves shelter at 8:30 a.m.
Hope to see you there!
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PET CARE TIP OF THE MONTH
Don't pet your dog unless he has all four feet on the ground.
Otherwise, you are rewarding him for jumping up on you.
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JUST FOR FUN
Want to send someone a different kind of greeting card? Try building your own at:
www.petcentric.com
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Hawgs For Dogs
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Our 4th annual Hawgs for Dogs motorcycle ride is coming up on September 7. Registration is at 11:30 a.m., 1st bike out at noon from Route 67 Bar and Grill. The ride ends at 3 p.m. back at Route 67 (near Centerbrook Drive-In) when prizes will be awarded. Included in the prizes is the drawing for the scooter, pictured below. NOTE: free food for all riders! This year, we are having tee-shirts made up for the riders. Sponsors can have their business names imprinted on the tee-shirts for $50 (small) or $100 (large). Contact Angie at the shelter for more details at 765-349-9177.
Raffle tickets for the scooter are five dollars each or 5 tickets for twenty dollars. They can be purchased at the shelter or at various MCHS events throughout the summer, including at the 4-H Fair. We will draw the winner at our Hawgs for Dawgs motorcycle ride on September 7th.
You need not be present to win. Thank you, thank you to Fat Boy's for donating this brand spankin' new scooter!
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Please let us know what you think of our e-newsletter. We welcome ideas on content. Send comments, questions, and suggestions to Diane at mareseatoats7001@sbcglobal.net
If you do not wish to be sent our monthly e-newsletter, please let us know. We'll take you off the copy list.
Thank you so much for your past and future help!
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Morgan County Humane Society
690 West Mitchell Avenue
Martinsville, IN 46151
765-349-9177
adoptions@mchumanesoc.org
www.mchumanesoc.org
