Fall 2012Serving all of Anderson County and Oak Ridge

THE PAW PRINTWelcome to the Fall edition of The Paw Print. We’ve had lots of CRAZY weather the past few months, but let’s hope that Fall is here and we are ready to have some fun and special events! Keep reading to fi nd out what has gone on and what our plans are.If you have any information you would like to see in the newsletter, please feel free to email me at: dizanddoc@yahoo.com. Thanks, Liz Suddath

According to Kristin & Jimmy, our spay/neuter program is go-ing very well. They set up the last Saturday of every month at the Humane Society Flea

The Flea Market is having a 50% OFF SALE on Friday, Sept. 28 8:30-Noon & Saturday, Sept. 29 10:00 - 1:00. Please plan to attend. We will have lots of Holiday items. Everything in the store will be on sale!!We are located on Warehouse Road near the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter and across the street from Atlas Van Lines. The fl ea market is manned by an all volunteer staff, and all merchandise sold comes to us as donations from the community.

FLEA MARKET

Please plan to attend our monthly meeting onWednesday, at 6:00 pm at RiverviewGrill in Clinton. We will be talkingabout our upcoming events.

Monthly Meeting

Spay/Neuter Program

Market, at 10:00 am sharp. As you can see from the photo, there are plenty who come to sign up. We sign up 60 to 70 pets per month!! wAY to Go Kristin & JiMMY.

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Our next meeting will be held at Ryan’s in Oak Ridge, Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 6:00 p.m.Please plan to attend.We would love to see you there!

Monthly Meeting

Oak Oak Ridge Animal ShelterWish List

The Oak Ridge Animal Shelter, located on Ware-house Road in Oak Ridge, is operated by the City of Oak Ridge. Call for hours of operation 865-425-3423.Listed below are items needed by the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter:• Canned Dog Food• Kitten Chow• Cat Litter• Cleaning Supplies (any kind - bleach, detergent, etc.)• Collapsable metal crates. These items can be dropped off during normal operating hours and are always appreciated by the critters!

The Humane Society and PetGive.com are pleased to announce a new partnership. This is going to bring together two great orga-nizations with one main goal, raising money for The Humane Society! Now you too can make a difference and help fund The Humane Society, simply by shopping online through PetGive.com. It’s free to register and a donation is made on your behalf after your purchase. We have teamed up with thousands of retailers and hun-dreds of pet charities to come up with a way to turn your everyday shopping into a charitable contribution. With each online purchase through PetGive.com, a portion of your sales total will be donated to The Humane Society. Not only will your shopping be helping animals in need, but you will also have access to special savings and offers with leading retailers not available anywhere else! We have major retail participants like Nordstrom, BestBuy, Ebay, Drugstore.com, and hundreds more to choose from. You will also have access to special savings and offers with leading retailers not available anywhere else! Sign up today on www.PetGive.com, for a free membership, select The Humane Society and start shopping for your organization. We are truly excited about our partnership with PetGive.com and every purchase made is continuing to in-crease the number of pets that we are able to help. Try to reach out to your friends and family to shop through PetGive.com for The Humane Society because the more people that know, the greater the donations we will receive. The Humane Society and PetGive.com — working together for pets. Shop now, and help save a life

The Humane Society meets the fourth Tuesday of every month. Please check our website: www.andersoncohumane.org for current place & time.

The Humane Society

WANTED!!Your Ideas & Opinions!

We need fresh, new ideas togenerate more involvement, more members. We want our Humane Society to grow! The only way we can accomplish this is with more

people getting involved.PLEASE HELP US TODAY!

Fall 2012Serving all of Anderson County and Oak Ridge

Barbara Gamblin Gene Epps John & Sharon HowellJudy Roy Dennis Haley Helen KapralJean Hurst Doris Noey Marci Willison

Enrichment Federal Credit Union

“Old dogs, like old shoes, are comfortable. They might be a bit outof shape and a little worn around the edges, but they fi t well.”

-Bonnie Wilcox

DONATIONS

IN MEMORY OFBetty Reinoehl “IMO” “Abby”Betty Reinoehl “IMO” “Chanel”Cathy Marciante “IMO” “Mandy”Jane Shelton “IMO” “Darby”

MEMBERSHIP - PATRON

MEMBERSHIP - FRIEND Jane Hiserote/Philip Stumbo Barbara Burton

Nancy Cosgrove Lois Zobel

Norbert Grant

NEW MEMBERSLaura Lavalle Sue Johnson William & Susan Lain

EFCU DOG DAYS OF SUMMER

SHELTER SUPPLY DRIVE

KROGER OAK RIDGE

Melissa Watkins with Enrich-ment Federal Credit Union

(left) presents a check, food and supplies to Kristin Olsen, Chair-

man of the Spay/Neuter pro-gram with the Anderson County Humane Society. This is the 4th Annual Dog Days of Summer Shelter Supply Drive which is held the entire month of July at all Enrichment offi ce locations. This event is advertised to credit union members and the commu-nity at large to solicit monetary

and supply donations forKnoxville and

surrounding communities.Melissa Watkins & Kristin Olsen

Kroger in Oak Ridge held an event for collecting pet food. S.N.A.C.K attended to lend a paw!Pictured with our mascot S.N.A.C.K are Tammy Billingsly, Kroger employee and Steve Scarbrough, Store Manager.

WANTED!!Your Ideas & Opinions!

We need fresh, new ideas togenerate more involvement,

more members.We want our Humane Society to grow! The only way we can ac-

complish this is with more people getting involved.

PLEASE HELP US TODAY! In “FURR” mation Station

Dogs love to go for car rides. For many dogs, their favorite words are “bye-bye”. I’ve seen dogs jump, prance, smile and bark with delight at the thought of a car ride. How many times have you seen dogs hanging out the car window? Or on the owners lap looking as happy as can be? Yes, going for a ride in the car can be fun, but driving with dogs can also be very dangerous to both you and your dog. I recently talked to some owners that were in an accident – caused by their dog – in which they were injure

by Dr. Jon at Pet Place.com

Fall 2012Serving all of Anderson County and Oak Ridge

“Never try to outstubborn a cat.”

-Lazarus Long

Pet Fest & Blessing Saturday, Oct. 6Grace Lutheran Church of Oak Ridge

Last years Pet Fest & Blessing was a huge success. We plan on having a better time this year.The Humane Society will be selling Hot Dogs, BBQ, Drinks, Chips, T-Shirts and More! We will have a Raffel with some really great prizes.As you can see, S.N.A.C.K. was working the crowds last year by our booth (blue tent) and he plans to be there again this year. Please plan to attend this year!

The Humane Society’s mascot S.N.A.C.K.(Spay/Neuter Anderson County Kritters)

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