Below is the contents of the weekly Adoptions & Newsletter email sent out on 9/29/11.
Hello, fellow Friends of BCAS volunteers!
Please spare a moment to read the following announcements:
• ORIENTATION CHANGE: Starting in OCTOBER, cat orientation classes will be separate from general/dog orientation, and will be every Monday at 6 PM. The monthly Saturday classes will be for dogs only, after the switch. The first cat orientation class is on 10/3! Potential cat volunteers who cannot attend a Monday class should email Jenn at jennak87@yahoo.com to discuss alternatives.
• BRING YOUR DOG OUT FOR SOME FUN: Friends of BCAS will be set up at the 6th Annual Burlington County Pet Expo (by the library main branch on Saturday, Oct. 1st). We'll be showing our own personal adopted animals this time around, so let our organizer Barbara ( barbaramoosathome@verizon.net ) know if you and your pet can come out even for an hour to sit with us and show the world how great an adopted pet can be! We also need people to come to help set up (10:30 AM) and pack up (4 PM).
• CAT VOLUNTEER UPDATE: I have happy news! UNLESS the shelter finds another case of distemper in the next few days (nothing's been found for over a week now), the cat program will resume this coming Monday, Oct. 3rd after over six weeks of quarantine! Let's hope it remains safe so we can give our cats a much-needed break soon! I will send out an email on Monday with the final word on the quarantine as soon as I know.
• DOG GROOMING ASSISTANT: Our volunteer dog groomer, Nancy, needs help handling Yellow-rated dogs for grooming on Thursday nights from 5:30-7:00 PM. Look for Nancy in the shelter's grooming room at that time or email her at NACJ326@aol.com.
• ON VOLUNTEERING: It's uncanny how the author of this article describes the emotion and dedication of shelter volunteers to a T: http://www.examiner.com/animal-welfare-in-philadelphia/a-shout-out-and-thank-you-to-animal-shelter-volunteers
• HONEY'S SUCCESS STORY:
Honey was like many other cats who found themselves at the shelter: she was dumped by people unwilling or unable to take care of her, and forced into the sad situation of living in a cage day in and day out. She was a sweet cat with a laid-back and friendly personality, but she never seemed to catch the eye of a potential adopter, and she sat in the shelter for nearly eight months before finally she was rescued by BCAA. One of the shelter's cat volunteers, Heidi, offered to foster her. After 4 months of fostering, Heidi and her family have decided to keep her!
Honey's adoptive mom has this to say about her:
"Honey is good buddies with our other cats and likes to groom the males (the females will have no part of it)! Her best friend is an ex-stray we adopted and named Henry; they like to play-fight and groom each other. They are a pair. I think he would really miss her if she left. She is a great cat who fits into our home well, and even gets along with our kids. She had some bad litterbox habits at first, but after a little research we found a workaround that makes everybody happy."
• NEWSLETTER NOTE: If you have any suggestions for the contents of upcoming newsletters, please let me know at jennak87@yahoo.com.
• • • ADOPT US!!! -- Aren't we so adorable? • • •
Please spread the word about these awesome adoptable pets who've been at our shelter for too long!
C-42194 Ash | D-41036 Rosie | C-42178 Champagne | D-40846 Jet
See our blog for more info about these cuties:
...Thank you! And now, without further ado...
Just some of the wonderful animals adopted this week:
Just some of the wonderful animals adopted this week:
The Cats:
C-40057 Socks (adopted after 6 months!), C-40394 Puddy (6 months!), C-42344 Oley
C-42888 Ernest, C-43600 Butters, C-43840 Lizzie
The Dogs:
D-42138 Teddy, D-42835 Heaven, D-43147 Julia, D-43585 Brutus
D-43779 Storm (last week), D-43835 Baby (last week), D-43836 Brownie (last week), D-43838 Coco Puff (last week)
D-43907 Roo (last week), D-43908 Clark, D-43965 Seamus (last week), D-44044 Arty
D-44068 Rocky (last week), D-44119 Trinket, D-44179 Lady, D-44208 Luke
We are the volunteers of the Burlington County Animal Shelter. We do our best to make sure our shelter's animals are happy and ready for adoption.
We love new volunteers, and so do the shelter kitties and doggies! Learn more about us here: http://fobcas.blogspot.com
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