No More Homeless Pets
Weekly News

June 19, 2004
From super adoptions to revolutionary changes in animal control, each week we bring you news of successes large and small in the campaign to bring about a time when there will be No More Homeless Pets.

• 10,000th animal fixed in Maryland low-cost clinic
• Churches help promote spay/neuter in Puerto Rico

Adoption News

• Georgia home builders support pet adoption
• 100 cats find homes, thanks to local bank

Feral Cat News

• Spay Day fixes 100 ferals in Indianapolis

Fabulous Fundraisers

• Hogs for Cats and Dogs in Detroit
• Ale sales benefit homeless pets in Utah
• Westmuttster Dog Show in Santa Fe

Community Campaigns

• "Would Jesus chain his dogs?" poster campaign

International News

• Fixing ferals in the U.K.

SPAY/NEUTER NEWS

Prince George's County, Maryland - The SPCA/Humane Society of Prince George's County in Maryland celebrated the 10,000th spay/neuter in their low-cost spay/neuter clinic since it was opened in June 2001.

Vieques, Puerto Rico - The Vieques Humane Society & Animal Rescue distributed information about their spay/neuter services in Spanish and English during local church services.

ADOPTION NEWS

Snellville, Georgia - The home-building company KB Home teamed up with the Gwinnett Humane Society for the Paws Cause event. For every pet adopted, the home builders will donate $50 to the humane society. Read the article in the Gwinnett Daily Post.

Camden, Maine - Over 100 cats have found new homes, thanks to the Camden National Bank. For the past few years, the bank has allowed the Camden Rockport Animal Shelter to bring cats to the bank branches, where they visit with customers and get adopted. Find the story on the Camden Village Soup website.

St. Louis, Missouri - Randy Grim's Stray Rescue of St. Louis is featured in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The group placed 98 percent of the 1,300 dogs they rescued last year. Read the column by Sylvester Brown Jr.

FERAL CAT NEWS

Indianapolis, Indiana - More than 100 cats were fixed at IndyFeral's recent Spay Day. The events are held at participating clinics in the city on a rotating basis.

Jackpot, Nevada - Elko County Animal Control, Alley Cat Allies and the Animal Relief Foundation are teaming up to bring a mobile spay/neuter clinic to the community for a pilot trap/neuter/return project for feral cats. See the story in the Elko Daily Free Press.

FABULOUS FUNDRAISERS

Farmington Hills, Michigan - Motor City Harley-Davidson hosted their fourth annual Hogs for Cats and Dogs event. The adoption event and fundraiser has raised thousands of dollars to benefit the Michigan Humane Society and helped find loving homes for more than 100 dogs and cats. Read the article in the Detroit News.

For every Squatters' Chasing Tail Golden Ale bottle cap returned to Squatters Pub Brewery, a Utah-based microbrewery, 5 cents will be donated to the No More Homeless Pets in Utah campaign.

Santa Fe, New Mexico - The Westmuttster Dog Show, for rescued dogs only, was put on by the Santa Fe Animal Shelter and Humane Society. The show was open to all dogs from any animal shelter in the world and any dog who has been rescued. Find the story in the Santa Fe New Mexican. The story is free but you must register to read it.

New Orleans, Louisiana - Second Harvesters Food Bank recently gave the Louisiana SPCA 40,000 pounds of dry cat and dog food to distribute to needy people with pets. See the story in the Times-Picayune.

Port Angeles, Washington - Lindsey Divelbiss, age 12, and Lauren Richards, age 11, raised close to $1,300 for their local shelter, Clallam County Humane Society. Read the story in the Peninsula Daily News.

Albuquerque, New Mexico - Middle school student Alysia Lenderman inspired her fellow students to donate $720 through her "Pennies for Pound Puppies" campaign for Albuquerque's Eastside Animal Shelter. See the story in the Mountain View Telegraph.

COMMUNITY CAMPAIGNS

Tipton, Pennsylvania - Dogs Deserve Better has created a series of posters and billboards to help get dogs off chains and into family life. One depicts President Bush and his dog Spot, while another asks, "Would Jesus chain his dogs?" Get posters or view billboard art from this campaign.

Los Angeles, California - Eddie from the Frasier TV show, Angie Dickinson, and other celebrities came out for the groundbreaking of the Buddy Hackett Singita Animal Sanctuary. Find the story at MarketWire.com.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

United Kingdom - Members of Gwent Cats Protection are traveling across the south Wales valleys providing trap/neuter/return services for feral cats. Find the article on BBC News World Edition.