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The next meeting of the Humane Society will be Tuesday, April 29 at 7 p.m. in the General Sessions courtroom on the second floor of the courthouse. All local animal lovers are invited to attend and get involved in making the world a better place for our furry friends.
There will be a bake sale on Easter weekend, April 18 and 19, at Three Star Mall. Humane Society members will be there to inform the public about society programs and hand out information and Humane Society membership forms.
Also on April 19 at 10:30 a.m. is the “Blessing of the Animals” program at the First United Methodist Church on the corner of Main and Chancery across from the library. Father Jim Bretl and Rev. Robert Case will officiate. Certificates of blessing will be presented to each animal. All animals must be on leash or crated, but every kind of pet is welcome. Please join in this momentous and reverent event in honor of the animals. As someone once wrote, “bless the beasts and the children, for in this world they have no voice.” We can be their voice, and the “Blessing of the Animals” is a great start.
The Humane Society wants to express its appreciation to Father Bretl, Rev. Case and the First United Methodist Church for participating and making this program possible.
“Horse people” are some of the most avid animal lovers, and the Warren County Saddle club is no exception. The local organization will be holding a horse and rider games event on April 26 beginning at 10 a.m. at the Saddle Club arena on the north side of the Warren County Fairgrounds. Proceeds from the event will be going to the local Humane Society animal shelter. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy the wide variety of fun and oddball competitive events and support the local animal shelter.
Also in April, the “Dine with the Humane Society” program will be continuing at our local Shoney’s restaurant. Every Tuesday evening this month there will be a Humane Society “greeter” at Shoney’s front door who will take donations of cash or supplies for the local shelter. Each person who makes a donation will receive a coupon for a free dessert for that night, and in addition, Shoney’s will generously donate 10 percent of its profits to the Humane Society. Last Tuesday’s event was a great success with $140 in donations at the door.
Some of the supplies the shelter can always use are:
• Clean rags or old towels
• Crates for transporting dogs or cats
• Dish detergent
• Liquid bleach
• Old quilts or blankets
• Paper towels & toilet paper
• And the old standby, money
The February report for the shelter shows they received 460 phone calls, 55 impoundment trips (of which five were 911 calls, 10 were cruelty cases and 9 were running-at-large reports).
The total number of animals dropped of in February was 187. Of these and ones left over from January, seven were reunited with owners, 33 were adopted and, sadly, 167 were euthanized.
The Humane Society wants to let people know there are programs to make it more affordable for low-income families to have their pets spayed or neutered. For more information on that, give the Humane Society a call at 473-5720.
Also, the Humane Society shelter is still recovering from an accident involving the society’s van and the surgery of shelter director Beth Farmer. Volunteers are helping, but the shelter requests the public please bear with them until they get back in full swing.