"Spay / Neuter is the Answer"
We at MCHS know that spaying and neutering of pets
is the answer to the pet overpopulation problem in this part of the
country. Thanks to our hard-working Shelter Director, Angie Loudermilk, we
have received grants from various organizations for this express purpose.
As a result, we have helped spay /neuter an amazing number of
community-owned pets within Morgan County as follows:
From January 07 to April 08
615 dog and cat
spay/neuters
WOW!
We are currently able to offer the following spay / neuter plus
rabies vaccination prices to Morgan County residents:
Large dogs --
$14 (yes, that is
fourteen!)
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!
Volunteers
Needed
Morgan County Humane Society is looking for
volunteers for the following positions:
Treasurer -- Officer level position,
requires about 10 hours per week.
Cat Advocate -- This would entail
transporting a few cats to PetsMart in Plainfield once every three weeks,
setting them up in the Adoption Center, then feeding/watering/cleaning once a
day for a week. At the end of the week, any remaining cats would need to
be transported back to MCHS. See Cat Advocate Helper listing
below.
Cat Advocate Helpers -- volunteers for
feeding/watering/cleaning the cats at PetsMart one or two times during the week
they are up there for adoption.
Thank you, Kim!
Anyone else?
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 – Coordinate or help 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
Volunteer Coordinator – Help us
recruit and organize our volunteers.
Requirements – phone, e-mail access and 2-3 hours per month. Note: this position does NOT
require going into the shelter, so if it’s too heart-wrenching for you to see
the pets there, this is a great way to help them. Filled. Thank you,
Meri!
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?
Photographer – takes pictures
of the pets available for adoption and e-mails them to our Petfinder
coordinator. Requires your own
digital camera, e-mail access, and a wee bit of patience. Time requirement – 2-3 hours weekly but
we’ll take what we can get! Filled. Thank
you, Amy! Thank you, Annie and Nick!
Leadership – We really need a few
additional board members to help with our mission of ending
unwanted/abused/neglected pets in Morgan County and beyond. Want to help in a BIG
way? Let us
know.
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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Neuter Scooter is in
town!
The neuter scooter is doing spays/neuters
on Wednesday, April 23 in Mooresville. Visit http://spayneuterindianapets.com/ for
an appointment and financial help to spay /neuter cats at 24 West Main St.,
Mooresville, IN. Pets need to be registered ahead of time so
the vet will have plenty of supplies to give rabies shots and
surgeries.
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MCHS IS A PROUD PARTNER
OF RESCUE WAGGIN'!
Rescue Waggin’ Helps Us Save More
Lives
Our shelter has been a partner in PetSmart Charities Rescue
Waggin’ program since March of 2006. While we encourage people to spay and
neuter their pets, not enough residents have done this so far. That means we
still receive more unwanted pets than our small shelter can possibly
hold.
Rather than euthanize adoptable pets to
make room for more incoming animals, we search for new ways to find
homes for homeless pets. Through the Rescue Waggin’ program, some of our
homeless dogs and puppies are transported each month to other shelters where
dogs are more in demand and more likely to find a home. In fact, the destination
shelters must have at least an 85 percent adoption rate to be considered for the
program. No dog is ever displaced at these shelters to make room for one of our
incoming pets. Through this partnership with PetSmart Charities and other
shelters in our region, our shelter has saved over 315 dogs/puppies.
On April 17, twenty-two MCHS dogs and puppies rode the Rescue Waggin' to new
loving homes. Pictured below are 4 of those puppies plus (l to r)
Franklin (rescued golden retriever), Matt McPherson (MCHS), Jamie
Christianson (Rescue Waggin'), Angie Loudermilk (MCHS shelter director), and
Jamie
Rudersdorf. (Rescue Waggin')
PetSmart Charities also provides mentoring and
training programs to Rescue Waggin’ partners like us to enhance operations and
animal care. We can even apply for special grants to upgrade our facility and
programs.
Of course, we still believe
spay and neuter is the best
option for reducing the pet population problem in our community. But at least
for now, our partnership with PetSmart Charities Rescue Waggin’ provides another
resource for us to save more lives.
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BY THE NUMBERS
- March '08
Adoptions = 35 Dogs /
puppies, 26 Cats / kittens
Sent to Rescues = 15
Dogs / puppies
WISH LIST
ITEMS
LOUISE DOES
NEW ENGLAND! -- update
Karen from New
Hampshire SPCA writes, "Louise has been adopted to a perfect home! The
couple was looking for a companion to dote on …someone quiet and calm.
They looked so cute together. I’ll pass
your info on to the adopters so that they can follow up with
you." MCHS is happy to report that Desiree, Abby, Ruby and Alex were also adopted into homes in New
England. On April 10, eleven more MCHS dogs left for
shelters and subsequent new homes in New England and Cleveland. Most of
those 11 dogs have already been adopted into loving forever
homes.
Thank you to everyone who has donated toward
this wonderful program. Without your help, loving dogs like Louise
might not find their forever homes. For those who missed out on the chance
to help save a life through this program, it costs MCHS about $30 per dog
to prep dogs for New England. If you want to make a donation
toward this, just send a check to MCHS at the address below and write NE rescue
in the memo.
MCHS Animal Control
Officer
Will Weber is our
senior Animal Control Officer who has been with MCHS since September 2005.
He says the best part of his job is meeting with the public,
helping save animal's lives and working outdoors. The worst part of
his job is seeing cases of animal abuse and
neglect.
Will educates Morgan County residents on the
leash law. All dogs are required to remain on their own property at all
times unless they are being walked on a leash by an adult. Two towns in
Morgan County (Mooresville and Martinsville) also have leash laws in regards
to cats. Will wants to remind all Morgan Co. residents to have their pets
spayed and neutered. If they need help paying for this, visit MCHS for
assistance.
Will is a US Army
Veteran. He and his wife live in Brown County and are the parents
of five indoor
cats, fish and one
chameleon. They have one daughter, son-in-law and two awesome
grandsons.
Upcoming
Events
We are at PetsMart in
Plainfield
every Saturday from 11
a.m. to 3 p.m.
New England
Transport
May 8, leaves shelter
at 8:30 a.m.
Rescue
Waggin'
May 11, leaves the
shelter that morning
Hope to see
you there!
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PET
CARE TIP OF THE MONTH
Spring has finally arrived
in central Indiana! Along with warmer weather, we can expect bugs to wake
up and -- well -- "bug" our pets.
If you haven't
already applied flea preventive to your cat or dog, there's no time
like the present. Otherwise, fleas just might "spring" into
action!
JUST FOR
FUN
If you like dogs and like to
dance, you have to see this!
OPRAH'S PUPPY
MILL SHOW
In case you missed
the show Oprah did on puppy mills, here's a great link that tells the
story. It's a bit lengthy but well worth
the
time
to read it.
You might want to have a tissue in hand.
COMMENTS & SUGGESTIONS
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comments, questions, and suggestions to Diane at mareseatoats7001@sbcglobal.net
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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
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