YES,
its time for the Canine Classic!! Join us September
18, for the 9th annual Canine Classic and Pampered Pooch Pawloosa.
Look here
for additional information on the Canine Classic. Registration
begins at 7am, or preregister by mail. Look
here for additional information on the Pampered Pooch Pawloosa, including
the Dog Trot, the Le Haute Fashion and Constume contest,
and the Fur Baby Bazaar.
Registration is just $10 per
dog for all. Look
here if you or your company/employer want to be a sponsor. This
is our major fundraiser: please help.
Humane
Society Flea Market is open Thursday
afternoon, Friday, and Saturday. Visit
the Flea Market any Thursday, Friday, or Saturday
for the best thrift shopping around. The Flea Market
will be closed Saturday September 18 for the Canine
Classic.
Visit
our Adoption Center on
Saturdays, for
adoption information and to meet some of our cats. Dogs
are ONLY seen by appointment and at special events;
contact the Humane Society. The next
Meet the Dogs event will be September 12, 1pm-4pm,
at Pet Supplies "Plus". Note
Meet the Dogs moved to Sunday this month due to football
game on Saturday. The Adoption Center will be closed
Saturday September 18 for the Canine Classic.
THANKS
Westervelt!!
A big THANK YOU to The
Westervelt Company for picking the Humane Society of West
Alabama for their 2010 service project recipient. The first
phase of this project was completed in July where Westervelt
employees designed and built two ramps in the play yards
at the Dog Adoption Center.
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The new ramps make entry to the kennel area
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Happy
Tails
Humane Society alumni now happy in their
new homes
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Jack
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Jack is doing great here in
New Orleans. I call him my dog made of steel; he is so solid
and full of
fun and life. He has really come out of his shell over the
past few years and is a wonderful part of our family. |

Sassy
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Here's a picture of Sassy making herself at home! She really likes
laying in the window in my room. Good thing we have a screen
over it! |

Norman and Coal |
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I just wanted to let you know that everything
is going fine with the boys. Especially Norman is developing
so great lately. When Coal attacks him because he wants to
play, he's no longer scared and wants to hide, but he punches
back and chases him through the apartment. You don't stand
in the way when they do so because they won't stop, but will
run you over!! |

Soon to be a family
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I adopted a little
cocker spaniel back in the winter. I named him Rigby
and he is the sweetest thing in the world. He is such a goof
ball and never meets a stranger.
[Then I met] ... John,
who has a mini australian shepard, Juno. We started
having puppy dates... To make
a long story short, John and I are getting married in October,
all thanks to our dogs.
I just wanted to let you know that my little man is a matchmaker
and let you know what a blessing he has been. Thanks again
for my sweet fur baby! |

Bear
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[Bear] has grown to be quite the big boy. He
still just wants to love on you all the time and is very playful.
... Just
wanted to let you know what a sweet baby he has turned out
to be. As you can tell, he takes up a good bit of the bed. |
Jonas and Jordan:
The guys are doing really great! They are so loving
and sweet and always want to be with me.
Dovie is so sweet. We are enjoying our time together. She
sits on my lap, lies next to me in the bed. I call her ‘lovie
dovie.’ Thank you for being so loving to her.
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Happy Jack (R) with new friends |
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All Humane Society dogs and cats
are in foster care or at one of our animal adoption homes. The
Cat Adoption Center is open most Saturdays 10am-2pm,and cats
may also be seen by appointment. Dogs may
only be seen by appointment. Please check out our List
of Cats and List of Dogs on
PetFinder, then contact the Humane
Society to make
an appointment to meet your new best friend.
Don't forget to check
our Featured Pet; this may be the one for you. The
current
featured pet is Mabel, a female terrier mix. And look
here for other great pets
that were recently featured; some are still available.
Check out our Events
Calendar to keep up with what's happening at the Humane
Society.
And don't forget to check our Volunteer
page if you have time to help with these events.
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Did You Know?
The Humane Society is now on Facebook.
Click
here to find out more. Do you LIKE us?
Want to meet adoptable animals 'up close
and personal'? The Humane Society
is at Pet Supplies
"Plus" on the 2nd Saturday of each month. Come
to the adoption room at the back of the store, and meet your
new best friend.
Spay/Neuter Information
Call Spay Alabama at
1-866-9-SPAYAL
(866-977-2925)
or visit
http://www.spayalabama.org/
Do you have time?
The Humane Society always needs
volunteers. Volunteers may choose
to help at the cat adoption facility, at the dog care facility,
at the flea market, help with publications, record keeping, publicity,
or help with special events. There are lots of ways to help.
You Can Help Us
Right now, we need:
-a newsletter editor, to put together a small newsletter a few
times a year
-someone familiar with Quicken or Quickbooks to help with
financial data input and management
If you can help, please call or email
the humane society, or contact our
volunteer coordinator
The Humane Society is now selling
on eBay. Look for member name hswa4pets.
Items are selected from our Flea Market donations.
Look here for
information on Maddie's
Pet Rescue Project and Tuscaloosa animal rescue
statistics for 2009.
The
Canine
Classic is
our major Fundraiser of the year. OUR
SPONSORS are
a very important part of the Canine Classic. Look
here for a list of 2009 sponsors. THANKS to
all our sponsors and everyone who helped.
The Alabama Spay/Neuter Clinic in Birmingham
provides free pet transportation to/from Tuscaloosa.
Look here for more information on
the clinic. Look here for information
on transportation for your pet to the Clinic.
The Alabama
Spay/Neuter license plate is available. Ask for it when
you renew your vehicle tags.
Alabama Veterinary Specialists in Birmingham
is open 24/7 for pet care emergencies. See
the AVS web site for more information.
If you want to be
added to the Newsletter mailing list, look
here for information on becoming a member of the Humane Society
of West Alabama.
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The Humane Society of West Alabama
in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is
a no-kill, all-volunteer, nonprofit organization, dedicated to rescuing
and finding homes for dogs and cats in need, and stopping animal
abuse. We receive no money from any government agency or national
organization. We are totally dependent on donations, fund-raisers
and volunteers to continue our work. Visit
our Adoption Center, check out our upcoming
events, find out more about the Humane
Society.
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Humane Society adoption
application
available online here.
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Humane Society Flea Market and craft sales:
The sale of donated goods at our Flea
Market, at our craft sales, and
at our other sale events, is an important fund raising tool for
the Humane Society, and we depend on donated items to make them
a success. If you have household items in good condition for
our Flea Market, or handmade items to donate for our craft sales,
please contact the Humane Society. The
Humane Society of West Alabama is a 501(c)3 charitable organization.
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