Category: pet adoption

Sep 08

DFW Humane Society 11th Annual Black Collar Affair

Save October 2, 2010 for the DFW Humane Society party and fundraiser. If you haven’t attended this event before, it’s a wonderful time spent mingling with community members and adoptive families who really care about the plight of homeless animals in the DFW area.

WHEN: Saturday, October 2, 2010 – 6:00 to 11:00 PM

WHERE: Westin DFW Airport Trinity Ballroom
4545 W. John Carpenter Fwy., Irving, TX 75063

WHAT: The party will include live music, casino tables, local celebrities, a pet parade, silent auction and a feast of appetizers, three course dinner and dessert.

HOW TO HELP: Auction donors and event sponsors are needed. By donating items and services to the silent auction or by becoming an event sponsor for as little as $250, you can help deserving animals go to loving forever homes and further DFW Humane Society’s mission.

Call 972-253-3333 or click to visit the DFW HUMANE SOCIETY for more information on donations or sponsorship and to purchase tickets.

The DFW Humane Society is a non profit 501(c)3 organization founded in 1967. They are a no-kill shelter dedicated to giving homeless and unwanted pets a second chance in life through adoption. The DFW Humane Society house about 80-100 animals at any given time and take in strays and owner released pets from the DFW Metroplex. The DFW Humane Society doesn’t receive and state or federal funding so they depend solely on caring people for their survival.

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Jun 30

Meet The Itty Bitty Kitty Committee!

Just in! We got a newsletter from our pals at Kitty Wigs about The Itty Bitty Kitty Committee and I’m about to die from extreme CUTENESS!!

The gal at the Itty Bitty Kitty Committee fosters those teensy kitties who aren’t old enough to go into adoption programs yet, the newborns to 8 weeks old fellers. She gets them ready to go into programs and on to their forever homes! (Having done this in the past, I know how hard it is to bottle raise babies and send them on; it’s fun, difficult, heart wrenching and rewarding. But not as heart wrenching if you decide to keep two or three…or five.) And she uses her fab photo skills to highlight and blog about her tiny charges. How awesome!

Turns out The Itty Bitty Kitty Committee is smack dab in the middle of their 2010 IBKC annual fund raising event for the Tacoma/Pierce County Humane Society in Washington.

Itty Bitty Kitty Committee Fundraising Headquarters

So as they say, “Operators are standing by!” Pop over to the Itty Bitty Kitty Committee, check out their cute photos, give them a little juice if you’re so inclined (Looks to me like Clement could use another teeny-tiny cup of coffee!) and don’t forget your local charities. Shelters and rescue centers everywhere can always use a helping hand in the form of monetary donations, supplies and volunteer time.

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May 01

Today is Lone Star Pet Adoptathon 2010

Today from 10am to 4pm at the Ballpark in Arlington, the Texas Animal Shelter Coalition is sponsoring the Lone Star Pet Adoptathon. This annual event is held during the first weekend in May and sponsored by the Texas Animal Shelter Coalition bringing Texas animal welfare groups together for the biggest adoption event of the year. Lone Star Pet Adoptathon Weekend promotes animal welfare organizations as the best place to adopt dogs and cats and tries to find homes for as many homeless animals as possible.

Visit the DFW Humane Society online for more information.

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Apr 28

Lone Star Pet Adoptathon 2010 this Weekend

This May 1st, 2010, is the DFW Humane Society’s Lone Star Pet Adoptathon Weekend, sponsored by the Texas Animal Shelter Coalition. It’s an annual event where hundreds of animal welfare organizations across Texas join together to promote shelters and pet rescue and pet placement partners as the best places to find your next dog or cat.

Sadly, less than 15 percent of future pet owners actually visit animal shelters to search for their furry friends. Most people turn to breeders, pet stores or pet ads. But by adopting an animal from a shelter or rescue group, you are saving two lives–the pet you adopt and the pet you make room for by adopting. These homeless and stray dogs and cats need good, loving families to give them life -long care.

If you are looking for a dog, cat, puppy or kitten, come see us this weekend. Stop by The Ballpark at Arlington, May 1-2, to adopt a pet during the Lone Star Pet Adoptathon Weekend.

Visit the DFW Humane Society online for more information.

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Feb 15

Best Friends Animal Sanctuary

In Utah is one of the largest and most dedicated no kill animal sanctuaries in the US, Best Friends Animal Society. This year is their 25th anniversary. From the onset, their goal has been to stop senseless killing of unwanted animals through loving shelter, adoption programs, community outreach, disaster assistance and trap-neuter-release programs.



“Best Friends’ No More Homeless Pets campaign created a new vision: A grassroots effort to place dogs and cats who were considered “unadoptable” into good homes, and to reduce the number of unwanted pets through effective spay and neuter programs.” -BestFriends.org About Us



On an average day, Best Friends Animal Society provides shelter for between 1,700 and 2,000 animals including cats, dogs, bunnies, pigs, horses, birds and even wild animals. Most are able to be adopted to loving homes, but even those who aren’t able to be adopted are giving loving care for the rest of their lives at Best Friends.



Of course, I love all animals, but there’s a special place at Best Friends called Cat World. Cat World has protected outdoor “catios” with lots of climbing toys to keep the cats active and entertained and indoor rooms with shelves to climb and recline on, bright and cheery windowsills, and nappietime cubbie holes. (I dream of building my babies a special catio of their own!)

The Skinny on Cats gives dew claws up to these hard working animal lovers who are striving to make a giant difference in peoples and animals lives. Thank you, Best Friends. And I agree, ADOPT DON’T SHOP!

It’s come to my attention that the video player in the embedded videos above don’t work in Safari. So you might switch to FireFox to see this blog as it was intended or you can click the links below to watch the videos on Best Friend’s site.

Video: Best Friends Intro

Video: Unadoptable? We Don’t Think So

Video: Welcome to Cat World

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