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WAHS Update
March 4 to March 10, 2012
Mark Your Calendar
HyVee Pet
Event: March
4th to 17th
Chula Vista
Taco Feed:
March 19th
Pet Day at
the Park:
March 25th
MNSNAP Van:
June 3rd
Fostering for
our Cupcake
Cupcake is
relatively new resident at the WAHS. She is a very sweet cat towards
humans, but is not particularly sweet with other felines. This has
created a bit of a dilemma. Cupcake, you see, is a rather full-figured
gal who would benefit greatly from daily exercise. Her desire to not be
around other cats has prevented her from being able to get exercise as
she has not been able to transition from her cage into a bay (or
anywhere else that houses cats). Cupcake is looking for a foster home
(ideally without cats or a home where she could be separated from other
cats) so that she could do some cardio and stretching on a daily basis
as well as get some much-deserved attention from a foster parent! If you
are able to provide this girl with that home please contact the WAHS!
Pet Day at
the Park
A group of
students enrolled in Sports Marketing at WSU are putting on a little pet
show during the WSU baseball games on Sunday March 25. The fine details
are still being worked out, but during the first game, members of the
public who have registered to do so will come out between innings and
show off their dogs! The crowd will vote for its favorite. During the
second, WAHS will get to show off some, maybe all, of our available
dogs. If you’d be interested in showing off your pooch, stop by the WAHS
office when we’re open and fill out a registration form.
March is
Copier Month
For the month of
March, we are asking those of you that are interested to give to our “We
Need a Copier” fund. If you make a donation for another reason, please
be sure to mention it or we’ll assume it’s for the copier fund.
Dog Classes
A Basic Manners
Dog Class will be starting Monday, March 12th. There are a few open
slots available for humane society dogs. I am wondering if any Dog
Walking Volunteers would be interested in taking a humane society dog
through the six-week course. The dates of the classes are March 12, 19,
April 2, 16, 23, and 30. Class meets at 6:30 PM and goes for 45-60
minutes each session. Dog walking volunteers, if you are interested in
taking a dog through the course, please email Aditi:
aditi@theurbaneanimal.com
or call her 507-494-0325. There are only two working spots left.
Thank you. -Aditi
Terpstra
The Big
Pet Event at HyVee
From March
4th to the 17th, the Winona Hy-Vee will be encouraging
customers to purchase a special bag with pet food and other supplies for
WAHS! Dog and cat versions will be available for $5 or $10, and will be
presented to WAHS at the end of the event. Please support HyVee and our
efforts by adding one to our ‘cart’ at checkout when you shop for
groceries. Details will be in their upcoming ad, look for the Big Pet
Event!
Taco Feed
The next taco
feed is set for March 19tth from 5 pm to 8 pm. If you’d like
to hang a poster at your place of business, please get permission and
then come pick up a poster in the WAHS office. When you pick one or more
up, please, write where you’re taking it on the outside of the envelope.
Help-A-Feral
WAHS recently
rescued a group of physically abused feral cats. The cats are safe and
healing at WAHS. They will soon need a farm placement to relocate to. If
you would be willing to provide a safe home for two or more of these
deserving cats please let the office know. The cats have been
spayed/neutered and vaccinated. You would provide food, water and
shelter for them. You would also know that you helped them live a better
life.
Student Group
Monday WAHS
was fortunate to have a group from Delta Phi Epsilon come for a night of
volunteering. The students scrubbed the Quarantine, all of the windows,
and dusted the surfaces in the office. They were a hard working group
and we are grateful to them for all their hard work. The best news is
they will be coming again in April.
Lighting
Upgrades
The WAHS
lighting upgrade is progressing nicely. The main bay room and the med
room are complete. The surgery room and "Wild Space" are about 1/2 done.
Electricians worked on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday changing our light
fixtures into ones that will use 1/2 the energy as the old ones. We also
got an added bonus. Our track lighting in the main room now works. They
put in 13 watt bulbs for us to use as night lights - "mood lighting" for
the cats. All lighting work is scheduled to be done by the end of March
so we qualify for the Excel Energy rebates. Many thanks to all involved
in this much-needed project.
Adoptions
Cats
Pending: Marlowe,
Neo, Kelly with TBD, Piper, Clarissa
Cats
Adopted:
Delilah, Carter with Bilbo Baggins, Weber with Picatso and Friendly
Dogs
Pending: Happy,
Bailey, Cami
Dogs
Adopted:
Molly, Andew, Ethel
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Recent Weekly Adoptions:
March 10
Cats Pending:
Crayon,
Carter with Bilbo Baggins
Cats Adopted:
Micky,
Donald, Clem, Jupiter, Prince with Juno
Dogs Pending:
Andew,
Bailey, Cami, Ethel, Molly
Dogs Adopted:
Drako, Pixie
February 25th
Cats Pending: Micky, Crayon, Donald, Clem
Cats Adopted: Valentino, Oliver
Dogs Pending: Drako, Pixie, Andew, Bailey
Dogs Adopted: Jameson, Willy, Satchel
February 18th
Cats Pending: Parker, Valentino, Shriner with Pinky
Cats Adopted: Magellan, Parsnip, Chirp, Luigi, Button, Mango,
Scoot with Thumper and Big Guy
Dogs Pending: Jameson
Dogs Adopted: Garnet
February
12
Cats Pending: Parker, Chirp, Parsnip, Luigi, Magellan
Cats Adopted: Led with Brutus, Tula, Dilly with Jaguar, Monkey,
and Pat, Seth with Jagger, Mistletoe, Leana, Ernie, Lefse with Grettle
Dogs Pending: Jameson, Garnet
Dogs Adopted: Jager
February 4
Cats Pending:
Carter with Chirp, Tula, Led with Brutus, Leana, Parsnip, Seth
Cats Adopted: Salsa with Salvador, Sailor, Paloma, Mildred, Lime
with Beanie, Mario
Dogs Pending: Garnet, Jameson, Jager
Dogs Adopted: Abby, Ziggy, Clifford
January 29
Cats Pending: Marigold, Leana,
Lime with Beanie, Sailor, Salsa with Salvador
Cats Adopted: Leo, Max with Lilac, Snow, Zena with Zebra, Mittens and Spot
Dogs Pending: Garnet, Abby, Drako
Dogs Adopted: Harley, Vern, Cuervo
January 22
Cats Pending:
Lilac with Magellan
Cats Adopted:
Miner aka Blue with Hazelnut, Brink, Sputnik
Dogs Pending:
Garnet, Drako, Vern
Dogs Adopted:
Cosmo, Naomi
January 15
Cats
Pending: 4 kittens
Cats Adopted: Pumplin, Sleet, Daffy, Daisy, Jello, Precious
Dogs Pending: Jameson, Garnet
Dogs Adopted: Lucille
January 8
Cats
Pending: Daisy, Pumpkin,Crayon, Sleet
Cats Adopted: Marley, Hershey, Holly, Fred, Geisha with Tiny
Dancer/Sphinx, Sherbert
Dogs Pending: Jameson, Garnet
Dogs Adopted: Jackie, Jules, Fawn, Rassmussen
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Volunteer
Pizza Party
December 5, 2011
Winona Girl Scout Troop #40626
Dona Bowler, Nicki Doffing, Megan Weilandt,
Autumn, and Anna Veilkanova toured the shelter and presented DeDe Olson
with a donation
Rivertown Lions
Deborah and DeDe went
to speak to the Rivertown Lion's Club. The group had lots of questions
and were so great to talk with. The Rivertown Lion's Club honored the
WAHS with an amazing $700.00 donation for the animals. We are so
grateful to them for such a gift and for believing in our work.
Dog Wash
I have to thank Doug
at Walgreens, his wife, and all the amazing WAHS volunteers who made the
dog wash a successful event. We washed all types and sizes of dogs and
we were busy from 10:30-2:30 p.m. In that time frame, we raised $782.00
for the animals. Again, thank you to Doug at Walgreens for sponsoring
the dog wash and for the wonderful volunteers from WAHS that assisted in
washing the dogs. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! ~Tammy
Here are a few of the many pictures that were taken during the event:
A work in progress
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