Lunenburg SPCA Notes September October 2011 FINAL

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Lunenburg SPCA NotesFor September/October

Upcoming Adoptathon Events

Bridgewater: Shur Gain Feeds N Needs: Saturday, October 15th, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.AND

Lunenburg, Ralphs Cat & Dog Health Food Store: Saturday, October 29nd, 12 noon to 4pm.AND

Lunenburg, Ralphs Cat & Dog Health Food Store: Saturday, November 26, 12 noon to 4pm.Were trying to think of a Christmas event, without getting into pet photos with Santa, as other

organizations are doing this in the area. Any ideas are welcome!

Annual General MeetingThe Annual General Meeting of the Lunenburg SPCA Branch will be held in the SobeysCommunity Room, Bridgewater Mall at 7 p.m. on Wednesday November 23

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All WelcomePlease remember that in order to vote you must be a current paid-up member, membership is $15

a year and memberships can be obtained from Brian 764-2145, Marlene 527-7557, Marianne543-2334 or Doreen 766-4787, or can be obtained at the meeting.

We are looking for people to serve on the Board for a one year period as well as new membersand volunteers to help with either a one-time event or the monthly adoptathons.

*Plans are in the works for a Christmas Rafflle..

Past Events

Garage Sale

The garage sale made over $3,000 this year! Thank you to all the volunteers!

Dog Wash

The Dog Wash made over $200. Thanks to Furry Angels Grooming & Pet Supply and thevolunteers.

Fund Raising Events, not only help pay bills but they help raise the SPCAs profile in thecommunity.


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Celebrating Black Cats

At Ralphs Cat and Dog Health Food Store

On September 17th we held a Celebrating BlackCats event and adoptathon at Ralphs Cat and Dog

Health Food Store in Lunenburg. Pepsi and Annabellejoined Brian and I for the day. The reason for holdingsuch an event was because we had four black kittensleft out of all the litters the SPCA had taken care ofover the summer. We wanted to encourage people toadopt the kittens before October when people mayadopt for the wrong reasonsuch as having a blackcat to go with their Halloween costume.

So far, Tiny has been adopted. A reporter from theProgress Bulletin came to take a photo and learn about

black cats. Thanks to Ralphs Cat & Dog Health Food Store for providing the place to hold our

adoptathons. The news article can be found at

http://southshorenow.ca/archives/2011/092711/news/index018.php

*Note Black Cat information is in three files that were printed for a bulletin board display. Iverevised the originals so our own SPCA photos and copyright free images have been used. Nowyou can print and use the display panels any way you wish (e.g. displays, school etc.)

Advertising our pets

This is the petfinder report for the week of September 19 to 25. It tells how many times each ofour pets have been viewed. It looks like dogs are very popular. (See Ocea). Note that cats have

been added since this list was posted and Tiny has been adopted.

Total Pet Views: 228

+++ Cats +++

Tiny 27

Bonnie 20

Victoria 18

Bella 16

Pepsi 13

Moe 12Annabelle 10

Polly 9

Hank 9

Merlin 8

Kit 4

Shadow 2

Dolly 1

+++ Dogs +++

Ocea 79

Cute, Funny Ad for Ocea

Cathy Billings has posted a brilliant ad on her Facebook page for Ocea. Its cute, funny and can

be viewed at:

http://smilebox.com/playBlog/4d6a59344f546b784e7a413d0d0a&blogview=true

Brian with Pepsi
http://southshorenow.ca/archives/2011/092711/news/index018.phphttp://southshorenow.ca/archives/2011/092711/news/index018.phphttp://smilebox.com/playBlog/4d6a59344f546b784e7a413d0d0a&blogview=truehttp://smilebox.com/playBlog/4d6a59344f546b784e7a413d0d0a&blogview=truehttp://smilebox.com/playBlog/4d6a59344f546b784e7a413d0d0a&blogview=truehttp://southshorenow.ca/archives/2011/092711/news/index018.php


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Weve been getting calls from folks who have seen our pets on Kijiji and also on Facebook.Cathy Billings has very kindly put the Lunenburg SPCA pets on her own Facebook webpage and

its getting results. Thank you Cathy!

We have Victoria, our remaining senior cat onhttp://www.nsseniorpets.com/about.htm, awebsite dedicated to senior pets. Victoria is growing her fur back in nicely so well be posting

new photos on Petfinder soon.

We also advertise on CKBW, in Lighthouse Publications local newspapers and we put up

posters. Our website ishttp://www.purplepuppyproductions.com/spca.Ronnie Scullion has donea wonderful job of keeping our Lunenburg SPCA site up to date. Thank you Ronnie!

Foster Homes Needed

Were always in need of foster homes to take the abandoned, neglected or abused animals thatcome our way. If you or anyone you know can provide a foster home, please contact the SPCA543-2334. . Information on fostering is found on our website at

http://www.purplepuppyproductions.com/spca/fostering.htm.

We have a new fosterManuela Meuller. She and her husband are fostering two of our cats thatwere found very thin and neglected. Theyve named them Lavern and Shirley. Both cats lookgreat now and are enjoying the attention, comfort and food of their foster home

Recording Secretary Needed

Is there someone out there that would like to help the SPCA once a month by recording the

minutes of our board meetings? This would be good experience for someone interested insecretarial work or this would give someone a chance to get to know the people at the SPCA.The Recording Secretarys position involves attending a monthly meeting in Sobeys meetingroom (meeting is about 1 to 1 hours), recording the minutes and emailing them to the board(about 8 people). If interested, please call the SPCA 543-2334.

Humane Education

We have materials for childrens groups (such as Girl Guides) and school children. All we need

is someone who knows the ropes and has experience with children. This would especially suit aretired or aspiring school teacher.

Humane education also comes in the form of educating the public, such as giving out pamphletson why pets shouldnt be left in cars in the summer or even why black cats shouldnt be shunnedas unlucky. Anyone can do this type of education. Ideas and volunteers welcome!
http://www.nsseniorpets.com/about.htmhttp://www.nsseniorpets.com/about.htmhttp://www.nsseniorpets.com/about.htmhttp://www.purplepuppyproductions.com/spcahttp://www.purplepuppyproductions.com/spcahttp://www.purplepuppyproductions.com/spcahttp://www.purplepuppyproductions.com/spca/fostering.htmhttp://www.purplepuppyproductions.com/spca/fostering.htmhttp://www.purplepuppyproductions.com/spca/fostering.htmhttp://www.purplepuppyproductions.com/spcahttp://www.nsseniorpets.com/about.htm


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Spay and Neuter

If you know of anyone with an unneutered or unspayed cattell them to call the SPCA if theyneed help 543-2334.

Feline Leukemia and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus ReportsSome have asked about these reports. They were rejected by the provincial office on the basis ofbeing controversial. No word on what to do about cats with retrovirus diseases that come intothe SPCAs care.

Adopted

Summer was a slow period for adoption but not for kittens and cats taken into foster care at theSPCA. Most recently adopted were:

Shadow (left)

And

Buttons (right)

Tiny

Also Adopted: Ocea (right)

This summer, several cats havebeen adopted by those who

found them and agreed to foster

them. Congratulations and best

wishes to all our adopters.

If youve adopted a cat from

us and would like to tell us

about the newest member of

your family, just go to our

website and follow the links

to Happy Tales.


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Cats for Adoption

From left: Laverne and Shirley

Lavern is a friendly, female tabby whowas quite thin when found with a sibling.They are both gaining weight and doingwell in their foster home. Their foster,Manuela reports that Lavern loves beingpetted. She gets along with other cats butis frightened of dogs. Shirley is alsoloves being petted and she isnt nervousaround dogs.

HANK (left)

Hank is a real gentle giant with a very long tail. Hisfoster, Marianne Hebb describes him as sweet,gentle and quiet. Hes a bit reclusive but will

probably become more social as he getsacquainted.

BONNIE (right)

Bonnie is a very pretty cat with calico markings. She is also very sweet.

ANNABELLE (left)

We had Annabelle to our Septemberadoptathon in Ralph's Cat and Dog

Health Food Store in Lunenburg andsaw first-hand, how affectionate andpretty she is. Annabelle overcame being timid and justloved getting her head rubbed. She wasn't quite asenthusiastic about being held up to the camera and its flash,but the photo shows off her lovely tuxedo markings.Annabelle is 8 to 12 months old


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VICTORIA

Victoria had problems with her eyes and a skin

infection but is progressing. She loves a head rub orto sit in your lap. Younger cats seem to intimidateher, so shed so best in a home on her own or with

an older cat.

Kittens for Adoption

Merlin (left) and Bella (right)Merlin and Bellas foster, who has

looked after many kittens over theyears, says they the most affectionate

kittens she has ever met.

Pepsi (right) and Princess (left)

Pepsi is a sweet, playful kitty.Princess is also playful and

affectionate.

Thanks to Beverly Greenlaw of Oakland Veterinary Hospital for finding homes for other kittens,including several that were abandoned near the LaHave River Yacht Club.


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If you know anyone who would be interested in adopting any of our cats or kittens, pleasecontact 543-2334.

Other Cats in Our Care

Pam Conrad is continuing to look after Sophie and also a new cat named Sprocket. He is veryshy but peeks out every now again to watch his foster mom.

Beth Kent is looking after a five week old kitten. This is like looking after a baby, as the cat isnot weaned yet. Were fortunate to have some willing and able to take this on.

Smokey is still having medical problems. His vet and foster folk are looking after him.

Courtesy Listings

POLLY(left) was brought into Pinegrove Animal Hospital as a stray.She is loving and kind. When you hold her she just purrs and kneads. Sheis very friendly. She may be around 5 years old. She acts as if she has hada home previously because she is so friendly. She tested a strong positivefor Feline Leukemia (FeLV) but that wont prevent her from being a

loving companion. For more information please call Charlotte atPinegrove Animal Hospital 543-4247

MOE(right) has been looking for his forever home since lastNovember. Charlotte says everyone who has met him agrees thathe is the most lovey cat you could have! He is used to kids andloves to play. He dislikes dogs but will stay his distance. Hes a

big boy with double paws in the front. Although he tested positivefor Feline Leukemia (FeLV), a year ago, he has shown no signs ofbeing positive. For more information please call Charlotte atPinegrove Animal Hospital 543-4247


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To find out more about these

and other cats as well as kittens

contact the Lunenburg SPCA at

543-2334 Or

http:/www.purplepuppyproduct

ions.com/spca or

Petfinder (postal code B0J2W0)

Bonnie (left) is verysweet and loves to be

petted.

This isnt Annabelles

most elegant pose, but it

shows off her pretty

markings. She loves

getting a head rub

preferably on solid

ground.

SPCA cats will be

available for viewing at

Shur Gain

Feeds N Needs

Bridgewater

Saturday, October 15th,

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

AND

Ralphs Cat &Dog Health

Food Store

Lunenburg

Saturday, October 29nd

12 noon to 4pm.

From Left: Shirley

and Laverne lovepeople and are

playful

Hank (right) is a

gentle giant and very

affectionate.

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Lunenburg SPCA Notes September October 2011 FINAL