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Support ICACS Woofer Walk – June 5th

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

Ingham County Animal Shelter’s first Woofer Walk fundraiser is coming to Okemos – Saturday, June 5, 2010. Dogs and their people will be walking to raise funds for the homeless animals of Ingham County. Woofer Walk T-Shirts, Prizes, and Goodie Bags!

Walk with your dog to help the animals of the Ingham County Animal Shelter. Your participation helps lost, abandoned and abused animals in Ingham County. Funding helps our animals with medication, medical care and food. Walk as an individual with your dog, or put a team of people and dogs together for the walk. The whole team can help raise funds for the animals. Ask your family, friends, co-workers and local vendors to pledge toward you or your team.

Woofer Walk Route – 1.6 miles
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Register early – $20
Register day of the walk – $25
Registration Walmart Parking Lot
Registration 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM
Walk Starts 9:00 AM rain or shine

Find out more on ICACS website and download the registration and pledge form!

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Support ICACS Humanitarian Awards Banquet

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

On Thursday, March 11, 2010, the Ingham County Animal Control and Shelter (ICACS) Annual Humanitarian Awards Banquet Honoring those who made a difference in lives of the homeless animals. The honorees include Bryce and Kyle Billingslea, who rescued Howard the Combine Kitty, the entire Beebe family (Ralph, Sally, Ryan & Erin) who are receiving the highest honor at the Banquet, the Hope Award.  Young Ryan is also receiving the Humanitarian Teen Award for his  amazing 500 Volunteer hours of services to the shelter in one year!

Local rescue organization, Animal Placement Bureau, is receiving the Emmy Award, which is named after a young dog who ICACS tried to save, but was too badly starved.  Each year, ICACS also honors the memory of Emmy with Best Friends Fest, to raise awareness of animal abuse and neglect. The Outstanding Animal Welfare Organization of the Year award will be bestowed on The Kitten Nursery, located in Williamston. Many more citizens, companies, and organizations will be recognized for their outstanding humanitarian work with saving our animal friends in Ingham County.

The Banquet is at the Lansing Country Club on Moores River Drive. From 6-7 p.m., there will be a social hour and silent auction and dinner is at 7 p.m. The awards program starts at 7:30 at ends at 9 p.m. Tickets $35.00 per person and all proceeds benefit the Shelter’s Animal Care Fund. Call 517.676.8372 for tickets. If you cannot attend please sent a donation to the Shelter’s Animal Care Fund at the following address: INGHAM COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER · 600 CURTIS, MASON, MI 48854. And, ICACS is always looking for volunteers! Join the cause today!

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Join Us On 9/26 for AKC’s Responsible Dog Ownership Day!

Friday, September 18th, 2009

RDO Flyer

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AnnaBelle’s Hosts AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day at CAHS Dog Walk and Run!

Monday, August 10th, 2009

534189931_Z6smc-M-1Join AnnaBelle’s Pet Station at the Capital Area Humane Society’s Annual Run and Walk for the Animals fundraiser on September 26, 2009! During the CAHS Run and Walk for the Animals, AnnaBelle’s is offering Canine Good Citizen testing, and is hosting a new a local animal welfare organization, H.E.A.R.T. (Helping Eaton Animals Resource Team) to help the public understand the needs of our local animal shelters, and how they can help. Part of AnnaBelle’s mission is to help people develop healthy and long-lasting relationships with their dogs and show them how positive training methods can help build that relationship and make for a happy, well-adjusted dog.

Erinn Hadley is certified to perform CGC evaluations and will be offering evaluations between 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. for only $10! The first 10 people to sign up get half off! Please email Erinn at Erinn@coolcitydogs.com to sign up in advance of the event, or sign up at our table on the day of the event!

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Heartworm and Tippy

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

Unfortunately, Tippy’s owner never gave him heartworm preventative. Tippy was picked up as a stray by animal control. He was scared and patiently waited, but his owner never came to get him. He was not microchipped, had no license or identification and so he had no way to get back home to his family.

tippyA rescue came and took him to the vet, only to find out he tested positive for heartworm, which is an expensive treatment and they didn’t have enough funds to pay for it. Tippy was then returned to animal control and was scheduled to be put to sleep (euthanized) the next day, July 24, 2009.

Fortunately for Tippy, a foster volunteer for Animal Placement Bureau stopped at animal control in the nick of time and took him into the one foster space they had available. Because of donations that Animal Placement Bureau had received from some very nice people that love animals, there was enough money to pay for his medical expenses.

Now Tippy has another chance at life, after he completes this risky heartworm treatment. According to Tippy’s foster mom, he is a sweet cuddle bug and has to know where you are at all the time. He is also quiet, is already housetrained, and knows sit, shake and will retrieve a ball. He is estimated to be about years old.If you would like to help dogs like Tippy, your donations are tax deductible and will help Animal Placement Bureau save other dogs like Tippy.

Tippy asks that you please DO NOT FORGET to give your pets a HEARTWORM PREVENTATIVE every month! Tippy will be available for adoption after he completes his heartworm treatment.

UPDATE: Tippy has been adopted into a loving home with kids to love and play with him!

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Public Invited to July 28 Helping Eaton Animals Meeting!

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

H.E.A.R.T.

H.E.A.R.T.

H.E.A.R.T., or Helping Eaton Animals Resource Team, welcomes animal lovers in the area to attend its Tuesday, July 28 meeting, at 7:00 p.m. in the Spartan Room of the Charlotte Community Library. The library is located at 226 S. Bostwick in Charlotte. An increasing number of dogs and cats are being adversely affected by the current economy in Michigan. The possibility of starting a pet food bank in Eaton County will be on the agenda. Volunteers will be needed to run it. We are continuing the pop can drive, so attendees are asked to bring their returnable bottles and cans, as well as their ideas for helping homeless companion animals.

H.E.A.R.T. is a newly formed non-profit corporation, applying for tax-exempt status with the IRS.  Proceeds from garage sales and donations have allowed the group to purchase a large oscillating fan for the kennels at Eaton County Animal Control and four Kuranda dog beds, which will be delivered there later this month.  Our next fundraiser will be a garage sale on Saturday, August 29, from 9:00-5:00 at 8703 W. Willow Hwy. in the Grand Ledge area (near Willow and Broadbent).

Volunteers are needed to help with that. Gently used items to sell are also needed. The organization is seeking to help with other improvements at the county animal control shelter, such as a fenced dog exercise area, a washer and dryer, and a medical care fund.

Some of the dogs and cats available for adoption there can be seen on the county’s web site.

For a complete kennel wish list and a list of H.E.A.R.T.’s goals, please visit our new web site. We are also on facebook! Our e-mail address is HelpingEatonAnimalsRT@gmail.com. For further information, please call Helen Schneider at (517) 543-0288.

Hope to see you on July 28th!

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URGENT! CRITICAL FUNDING FOR EATON COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL IS AT RISK!

Monday, July 13th, 2009

H.E.A.R.T. (Helping Eaton Animals Resource Team) needs help to get as many people as possible to show up at the July 15th Eaton County Commissioners meeting at 7 pm. See:

http://www.eatoncounty.org/Board_of_Commissioners/Board_of_Commissioners_Agendas_And_Meeting_Minutes.htm

H.E.A.R.T.

H.E.A.R.T.

They are trying to cut all non-mandated services in Eaton County and will be removing these from the Eaton County Animal Control Ordinance.  http://www.eatoncounty.org/Assets/County+Clerk/Animal+Control+Ordinance.pdf

Right now, ECAC has Larry Green, ECAC Director;  Annie, the shelter attendant; and Becky and John as road officers. If there are no road officers, then who will pick up a cat or dog that was hit by a car and is still alive? Who is going to pick up a stray dog running through the neighborhoods that could be dangerous or harm someone’s pet or family? Who is going to respond to dogs chained outside with no food or water and starving? Also, what happens if someone calls in sick or is on vacation?

If they have road officers, but no staff at the kennel, then who will clean the kennels, feed and water the animals, and who will be there to allow the public to pick up their cat or dog that was inside the kennel? There won’t be anyone at the kennel to adopt out animals or to post pictures on the website. We will be going backwards and ECAC will be in a worse position than before the task force was started last year.

All Eaton County residents can speak during public comment time at the beginning of the meeting and people can leave afterward if they wish. Then there will be another public comment time at the end of the meeting.

We ask that you show respect for the commissioners, given the huge job they have to do to get the budget balanced. They are doing the best they can, but Eaton County residents need to advocate for ECAC and politely let them know our concerns. If you can’t make the meeting, please write or call your commissioners. http://www.eatoncounty.org/Board_of_Commissioners/Commissioner_Profiles.htm

Now is the time we need to speak up for Eaton County Animal Control and these poor animals!

Thank you for any help you can offer, H.E.A.R.T.

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H.E.A.R.T. (Helping Eaton Animals Resource Team)

Friday, July 10th, 2009
H.E.A.R.T.

H.E.A.R.T.

In March 2008, three Eaton County residents – Judy Oisten, Helen Schneider, and Patti Roost – attended a public safety meeting and asked what they could do to help Eaton County Animal Control (ECAC). As a result, a task force was established and they spent many hours gathering information, touring ECAC, along with several other county animal control centers, and reviewing the current operations at ECAC.

As a result of task force efforts, several important changes were made at ECAC. These changes include the issuance of an order in May 2008 by the Eaton County Sheriff to stop selling shelter animals to medical research; the placement of photos of adoptable animals on ECAC’s website in order to help find good homes for the shelter animals; ECAC held a “Home for the Holidays” adoption initiative in December 2008, with extended hours; the Friends of Ingham County Animals raised funds and donated Kuranda beds for every dog kennel at the ECAC shelter; the cats at ECAC now have litter boxes and enough litter to last the rest of the year; and oscillating fans were donated to ECAC to help the animals through the hot summer.

City of Lansing July Fourth Parade 2009

City of Lansing July Fourth Parade 2009

We have made great progress, but still have much to do! H.E.A.R.T. has several long term goals including providing a stackable washer and dryer, a new microchip scanner, a fenced exercise area on the ECAC premises, along with establishing a medical fund and spay/neuter initiatives.

While H.E.A.R.T.’s primary focus is on providing assistance to animals in need in Eaton County, we would like to provide assistance to animals throughout the Greater Lansing area by working with other area rescues and shelters.  In fact, several of our board members volunteer with other animal rescue groups.

More volunteers are needed to work at summer garage sales and other events. For more information about volunteer opportunities, please call Helen Schneider at (517) 543-0288 or e-mail H.E.A.R.T. at HelpingEatonAnimalsRT@gmail.com.

You can now follow H.E.A.R.T. on Facebook !

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AnnaBelle’s is Walking the Dogs in the July 4th Parade!

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

Yankee Doodle DoggieThe City of Lansing’s Fourth of July Parade will be held on July 4th at 11 a.m.  AnnaBelle’s Pet Station will be walking their dogs…along with rescue dogs available for adoption.  H.E.A.R.T. (Helping Eaton Animals Resource Team) and F.M.D.P. (Friends of the Meridian Dog Park) will be walking with AnnaBelle’s.  Interested in attending the parade?  Check out the route!

H.E.A.R.T. is a newly formed non-profit animal welfare organization, in the process of applying to the IRS to be a 501(c)3 tax-exempt charity.  H.E.A.R.T. has accomplished some of its short term goals of purchasing items on the wish list of the county animal control facility, including oscillating fans for the kennel area and Kuranda dog beds.  H.E.A.R.T. also has long term goals of providing a stackable washer and dryer and a fenced exercise area on the premises, along with establishing a medical fund and spay/neuter initiatives. Volunteers are needed to work at summer garage sales and other events. For further information call Helen at (517) 543-0288 or e-mail her at HelpingEatonAnimalsRT@gmail.com.

The Meridian Township Dog Park will soon be part of Legg Park located at 3891 Van Atta Road. This is a beautiful 103-acre park within Meridian Township, just south of the Harris Nature Center. Please join F.M.D.P. and support the dog park project.  The next public meeting is July 16, 2009 at 7 p.m.  For more information, check out F.M.D.P.’s Facebook page!

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Help Make the Meridian Township Dog Park a Reality!

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Let Go of the Leash at Legg Park!

The Meridian Township Dog Park will soon be part of Legg Park located at 3891 Van Atta Road. This is a beautiful 103-acre park within Meridian Township, just south of the Harris Nature Center. Please join the Friends of the Meridian Township Dog Park and support the dog park project.

To become operational, the park needs fencing for two areas (large and small dogs), and a double-gated entryway. We plan on adding a water fountain, benches, and shaded rest areas for dogs and their owners.

Now is the time to raise money for our fence, so…please, we need your help!

Ways You Can Help Out:

(1) VOLUNTEERING

Dog-loving volunteers lead by F.M.D.P. are guiding the development of the Meridian Township Dog Park! We need more volunteers and more help, and we’d love to have yours! If you are interested in volunteering with F.M.D.P. or would like to be added to our email list to receive park updates, please email us at greenway@meridian.mi.us or call us at: (517) 853-4610.

(2) DONATIONS

All donations are deductible as a charitable gift for federal tax purposes and can be made through the Capital Region Community Foundation. Please send your donation to:

Capital Region Community Foundation
The Center for Charitable Giving
6035 Executive Drive, Suite 104
Lansing, MI 48911
(517) 272-2870

Or, make a donation online at www.crcfoundation.org

Please specify that your donation is for the Meridian Dog Park

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