de tails august 31, 2012
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Newsletter of the Allen County Animal Rescue FacilityTRANSCRIPT
Week Ending 08/31/2012
DOGS
Strays—Iola 13
Adopted 6
Return to Owner 2
In Shelter 8/31 59
CATS
Adopted 0
Strays 1 Died in Shelter 2
In Shelter 31
Photographs by Robyn Porter
Look for pictures and descriptions of all available cats and dogs on our website
http://acarf.org/
September 8 Critter Cruise
September 12 Board Meeting 7:15 pm—Shelter
October 6 Biblesta Humboldt
Charlie
Claire
Skip
Briggs
Layla
Harley Jane
Adoptions 08/24—08/31
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$40
40# Bridge
Bubba
Demetrius
Duke
Georgia Peach
Grant
Howard
Jake
Clara
Jasper Juliet
Justice
Justin
Lucy
If you read this as “Forty Dol-lars over Forty Pounds”, you got it! And if you noticed the dog census at “59”, the prob-lem is evident—there are ‘way too many dogs! The only acceptable solutions are to move some to foster homes, or make LOTS of adoptions! That’s the reason it has been decided that the adoption fee will be reduced to $40 for those dogs who weigh more than 40 pounds! Check out the pictures on this and the following page and pick out your new Best Friend.
Bob
CBob
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Marley
Maude
Mia Roxy
Sam
Sarge
Storm
Stratton
Teddy
Tommy
Tucker
Vincent
Willie
+ Petey
Picasso Shelly
& Sterling
Volunteers needed!
Robyn reports that the shelter has recently made some very important connections with breed-specific rescue groups. One of the most important factors in getting rescue groups to take animals from our shelter is our ability to transport them to the Winding River Kennel in Kansas City. From there they will be picked up as they travel on I-70. The shelter needs assistance in transporting dogs
from ACARF to Winding River. If you’ve able and willing to assist, please call the shelter at 620-496-3647 and speak with Andi, Janice, or Robyn. Getting the animals into a rescue group assures us of a good outcome for the animal—they are well cared for in private homes while awaiting adoption. Thank you for your help!
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To the many who responded to the “Beat the Heat” appeal for donations, we offer a heartfelt “THANK YOU”. To Julie Payne and Dawn Murray
who spent all the necessary hours putting it all together we offer our sincere congratula-tions on a job well done. And to Herff-Jones who donated all the printing for the mailing, well, you’re a truly valued corporate part-ner. Thank you for everything you’ve done to help.
Andi DePriest, Director Janice Porter, Front Desk
Robyn Porter, Photographer, Petfinders
Ginny Hawk, Fundraising Chair
Glenda Helton, Editor
305 East Highway 54 La Harpe KS 66751
620-496-3647 www.acarf.org
Hours
11:30 am—5:00 pm Tuesday thru Saturday
Closed Sunday and Monday
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This is being sent to you as a sup-porter of Allen County Rescue Fa-cility—either as a donor, a volun-teer, a member, or an animal lover.. Please contact the editor at
[email protected] if You wish not to receive further
communication or You wish to add to the calendar
or to the mailing list. You have comments, sugges-
tions, complaints!
Pet of the Week Roxy
Roxy is a beautiful Labrador Retriever mix female who is a very sweet and very happy girl. We believe she may be mixed with Golden Retriever, because her coat has a lovely wavy quality. Roxy also has some incredibly expressive dark brown eyes. This very intelligent dog knows her “sit”, doesn’t jump on anyone, and is eager to come when called. Such lovely manners! Roxy would be a wonderful pet for any family.
Farewell… It has been my pleasure to report ACARF news to
you through deTails. This was first inflicted upon you in
December 2010. At that time, the website was alive, but
floundering a bit and there was a void in information sharing.
But—in this case all for the better—everything changes, so
this will be the final issue of deTails.
The website is up and is flourishing, as is the Face-
book page. News and special events are reported instantly.
Robyn Porter, Media Coordinator, has done an out-
standing job of building and maintaining an attractive and
functional presence on the web. The time and effort she de-
votes as a volunteer and Board member is priceless. I encour-
age you to visit both the website and Facebook page; you
will be richly rewarded with pictures and descriptions of
adoptable animals, news of special events, conversations of
interest, and everything you ever wanted to know.
Although you’ve been told many times, it can’t be
said enough: Thank you for all you do on behalf of the dogs
and cats.
Glenda
It’s so nice to have someone waiting when you get home...
P.S.