Fayette County Animal Rescue
Volunteer Newsletter
 

June 10, 2006

Volume 1, Number 12

Make a Difference… Volunteer!

We remain very, very full and our funds and space are completely stretched to the limits. If ever there was a time where we needed every single one of our volunteers to come through it is now. Please, be generous and help the animals at the shelter in whatever means you are able. We are trying to put together additional adoption days to get the animals in forever homes and fundraisers to raise money to pay our vet bill which has been more than double the usual amount the last 2 months.

Also, if you have any of the following items or if you can do some type of collection project with family, friends or co-workers we are in desperate need for the following items:

• Doghouses

• Can puppy or adult dog food (Iams, Eukanuba or Science Diet)

• Large water buckets

• Bleach

• Odoban

• Laundry detergent

• Cat littler

• Drier Sheets

• Pinesol

• Clorox Wipes (without bleach)

Garage Sale
We raised about $600 at the garage sale last weekend. Thanks to everyone that donated things and volunteered! We will be having another one the first weekend in October so starting saving your stuff!

Wednesday Nights - Fun & Fur at the Shelter!
We decided to get together every Wednesday night from 5pm (or whenever you can get there) til 8pm to take care of the million tasks that need to be done at the shelter. Bathing, socializing, paperwork, pictures, etc. It is one evening a week and it makes a big difference in keeping the shelter running smoothly. If you can join us just send Laurie an email and be ready to have some fun! I know it's short notice but we'll be out there tonight if you can help.

3 Day Petsmart Adoption Event
In an effort to find forever homes for more of our rescues we will be holding a 3 day Adoption Event at Petsmart on 06/23-06/24. We would like to hold a 3 day event at least once a month and we can only do so if we have enough volunteers. The times are as follows:

• Friday, 2pm-7pm

• Saturday, 9am-4pm

• Sunday, 9am-4pm

If you are interested in volunteering please email Laurie at fayettefcar@hotmail.com.

Our Rescues

New Arrivals

Ruby (1 year old) and 13 more Australian Shepherd mix puppies were seized in a cruelty call. They are gorgeous but have serious skin issues and are being bathed weekly thanks to our volunteers and are already looking better.

We just had 2 separate boxes of kittens left on the doorstep of the vet. Three are very young and very sick. Momma and 7 more are healthy and a gorgeous white/tan color, all seven of which look identical!

Leroy, Kiki and Geisha were seized in another animal cruelty case. They were deathly thin and very near death... we are preparing to press charges against their owner.

Burnice, a yellow lab mix was seized in a cruelty call with apparently some type of chemical burns covering much of her body.

Boswell, a 5 week old dachsund mix (and adorable) was rescued when the owner put too much flea treatment on him and he had seizures. They took him to the vet and were going to put him to sleep but agreed to release him to FCAR. He was only 6lbs. and is now doing fine.

Adoptions
We had a fabulous weekend... 6 Adoptions!  Boswell, Tundra, Gilbert, Chenille, Esamerelda and Ellie all went to new homes!

Events

We need volunteers for our upcoming events:

06/17  Adoption Day at Petco Cordova (9am Setup to 4pm Teardown)

06/23  Adoption Day at Petsmart (2pm to 7pm)

06/24  Adoption Day at Petsmart (9am Setup to 4pm Teardown)

06/25  Adoption Day at Petsmart (9am Setup to 4pm Teardown)

We are planning an adoption day and fundraiser at Funquest in Collierville on July 29th. If you can volunteer or assist with the planning let me know.

Please check the schedule in the left border for all events click here to view our Volunteer Event Schedule. Let Laurie know which events you can help with. If you cannot make your scheduled event please let us know ahead of time so that we can find a replacement.

Fostering

We still have a great need for additional foster homes. It makes a huge difference in finding the animals forever homes so please consider temporarily loving one of our rescues as a foster.

If you are interested in fostering, please let me know. All it requires on your part is love, a fenced in yard and transportation to the shelter for vet visits and adoption days. FCAR provides the food, crate, medical care, etc.  Although not for everyone, fostering can be one of the most rewarding things that you can offer of yourself. Call for more details.