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As we grow older, companionship becomes more important than ever. This is true not just for humans, but for animals as well.

Cats that end up in shelters have often lost both their human and feline friends. They can become depressed and withdrawn, not unlike people who grieve the loss of dear family and friends.

Cats long for companionship; and are ever so grateful when they find it.

The North Country SPCA in Westport, Essex County, is introducing a new program, Seniors for Seniors, that will help both cats and people find the friendship they crave.

The program is available to adults aged 60 or older who would like to be matched with one of the shelter’s eligible cats, selected by North Country SPCA’s knowledgeable staff. The cats in the program are aged 3 or older; or have been in the shelter more than a year; or are shy or withdrawn in a shelter setting.

More here: Seniors For Seniors Cat Adoption | North Country Gazette.

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The Hempstead Town Animal Shelter on Saturday will waive all pet adoption fees, totaling about $100, in celebration of Mother’s Day.

The event, “Mamma Mia, Pets Are Free-a,” will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the shelter, 3320 Beltagh Ave. in Wantagh. All adopted animals will receive free rabies vaccinations and microchipping, as well as free spaying and neutering, town officials said.

“Whether you’re a mom with room in your heart and home for a new pet or you just want to celebrate Mother’s Day with the love of a cuddly companion, now is a great time to adopt,” shelter director Cynthia Iacopella said in a statement.

Interested pet adopters are encouraged to bring treats or toys for the shelter animals — those that do will be eligible for a door prize. There also will be raffles and baked goods for sale, with proceeds benefiting the Tails of Hope Fund, an organization that helps fund medical surgeries for dogs and cats.

Interested adopters can see the shelter’s animals at toh.li/animal-shelter and clicking on the Petfinder link. For more information, call the shelter at 516-785-5220.

Originally posted here: Free Mother’s Day weekend pet adoption in Wantagh.

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This week, the Southampton Animal Shelter is looking to find a home for Fig is an 8-year-old male cat that has been at the shelter since May 2011

According to Donald Bambrick, the animal shelter supervisor, Fig came to the shelter when her owner had to move into a nursing home.

“He’s good with other cats and would do well in a multi-cat home,” Bambrick said.

All animals are licensed, up to date on their vaccinations, micro-chipped and have been spayed or neutered, according to Bambrick.

Adoption fees typically range from $40 to $60 for a cat and from $60 to $125 for a dog.

To adopt Fig or any of the other animals available for adoption, call the shelter at 631-728-7387 or visit them at 102 Old Riverhead Road in Hampton Bays.

Originally posted here: Southampton Pet of the Week: Fig – Westhampton-Hampton Bays, NY Patch.

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Over 700 Adoptable Puppies, Kittens, Dogs and Cats will be available at the Animal League America’s 18th Annual Premiere Global Adoption Event, Pet Adoptathon®

Beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 5, North Shore Animal League America will open its doors at 25 Davis Avenue in Port Washington for its 36-hour adoption event, the 18th Annual Pet Adoptathon 2012. More than 2,500 shelters in 50 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and six countries will join the Animal League for this premiere global pet adoption event, sponsored by Purina ONE®, to help save the lives of homeless pets.

Animal League adopters will have over 700 puppies, kittens, dogs and cats to choose from at its Port Washington adoption headquarters.

The 36-hour marathon event will feature fun for the entire family under the big tent with a number of celebrity appearances including Buffalo Bills wide receiver Brad Smith, and TV personality Tanya Marchiol. A special guest appearance will be made by the Animal League’s new Pet Ambassador, Scooby-Doo, as part of a new partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, on May 5 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. and May 6 from 12 – 3 p.m. The first 100 adopters on May 5 will receive a free Scooby-Doo gift.

There will also be amazing performances under the big tent on both May 5 and May 6 by the Purina Incredible Dog Team, along with face painting, balloon sculptures, arts and crafts, plants for sale in the Mutt-i-grees® Marketplace and so much more! Relax in the Kitty Cat Café, while enjoying food and beverages, cotton candy and smoothies. Experts in training, veterinary care and grooming will be available both days to offer tips and advice. Tent hours are 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.

For more information on Pet Adoptathon, call the Hotline at 516-883-7900 or visit www.AnimalLeague.org .

About North Shore Animal League America:

North Shore Animal League America – Home of the Mutt-i-gree® – headquartered in Port Washington, NY, is the world’s largest no-kill animal rescue and adoption organization. The Animal League reaches across the country to rescue, nurture and adopt 20,000 pets into happy and loving homes each year. Over the past decade, the Animal League saved over 200,000 lives and has saved over 1,000,000 animals since its inception. “Like” us at Facebook.com/TheAnimalLeague, follow us at Twitter.com/AnimalLeague. To learn more about animal rescue and welfare, visit www.AnimalLeague.org .

About SCOOBY-DOO:

Scooby-Doo is an all-time favorite classic property that has maintained top on-air ratings across the globe and is consistently ranked as one of the top properties in the Warner Bros. Consumer Products licensing portfolio. Scooby-Doo is the only dog with human characteristics that can live and play in a kid’s real and imaginative world. Scooby loves to solve mysteries, is hip and cool and makes ‘scary’ fun; he truly is the dog that can Doo it all!

SCOOBY-DOO and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © Hanna-Barbera.

About WARNER BROS. CONSUMER PRODUCTS:

Warner Bros. Consumer Products, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is one of the leading licensing and retail merchandising organizations in the world.

Lindsey Calabrese1-516-883-7900 X4821-516-840-0066 celllindseyc@animalleague.org

SOURCE North Shore Animal League America

Originally posted here: 36-Hour Pet Adoption Event set for May 5 and May 6 with Scooby-Doo as New Pet Ambassador & Celebrity Appearances at North Shore Animal League America – MarketWatch.

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From Southampton Animal Shelter, Southampton, NY:

This week, the Southampton Animal Shelter is looking to find a home for Hermione, an 11-month-old tortoiseshell cat.

According to Donald Bambrick, the animal shelter supervisor, Hermione was found as a kitten and brought into the shelter in August 2011.

“She can be a little shy but all she needs is the right home to help her open up,” Bambrick said.

All animals are licensed, up to date on their vaccinations, micro-chipped and have been spayed or neutered, according to Bambrick.

Adoption fees typically range from $40 to $60 for a cat and from $60 to $125 for a dog.

To adopt Hermione or any of the other animals available for adoption, call the shelter at 631-728-7387 or visit them at 102 Old Riverhead Road in Hampton Bays.

About this column: Each week, Patch presents an animal that is available for adoption at the Southampton Animal Shelter in Hampton Bays.

More here: Southampton Pet of the Week: Hermione – Southampton, NY Patch.

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“Do not buy the rabbits! Do not buy the chickens!”

Just about this time of year, when baby animals are born and images of fluffy white bunnies mark the onset of Easter, East Hampton resident Pat Lillis gets extra upset.

“I know, ‘they’re sooo cute,”’ Lillis mocked with a strained, high-pitched inflection. “But, who’s going to take care of them?”

If you’ve ever met Lillis, then you know this dialogue, written as it is, does little to capture the full spectrum of her husky, Irish, curse-word-ridden speech. And it does nothing to convey the passion she has for this issue.

Wearing Ugg boots, ripped cargo shorts and a t-shirt with the phrase “Defend human rights today, prevent tragedy tomorrow” — a year-round look for the 61-year-old — Lillis tended to the animals in her home as she railed against a segment of the population she has many issues with: “animal lovers.”

“There’s a reason why these cats are here,” she continued, referring to the posse of felines lounging in her kitchen. “It’s because people ‘fell in love’ with them.”

Twelve years ago, Lillis founded a non-profit organization called Elsa’s Ark, which raises funds to care for injured or abandoned animals. The organization is run out of her home in Springs, and can best be described by a hand-made sign she has hung on a bulletin board in her garage: Only one question allowed, how can I help?

“I had another one, but it fell down and the cats pissed on it,” she explained.

Lillis herself has cared for rabbits and chickens over the years, and is now caring for precisely two dogs, 15 chickens and nearly three-dozen cats, only one of which — Houdini, whom she described as “a thug” — is her own.

Lillis goes through roughly 574 cans of cat food a week. She counted.

More here: The Serious Side of Pet Adoption | The Sag Harbor Express.

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It may have been bitter and raining off and on outside on Saturday, but it warm and furry, raining cats and dogs inside the Polish Hall all day Saturday.

“We had to turn people away before we were even open,” said Jamie Berger, communications director for the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons, which organized a pet adopt-a-thon on Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. at the Polish Hall.

The event featured nine rescue groups from as far as Hempstead. Within the first two hours, 14 animals had been adopted out, though some groups just reserved animals rather than adopting on the spot.

Maria Estrada, who came from Holbrook, came on Saturday in hopes of finding a golden retreiver to take home. Instead, she couldn’t resist Mo, a four-month-old terrier-lab mix. Though she’s not sure about keeping the name.

“He’s active, alert, and friendly,” she said, as she smiled for a picture.

Downtown Riverhead resident Isabelle Gonzalez brought her son, Viktor Paris, to the event also looking for a golden, or possibly a husky. Deterred as well by another loving dog, the two couldn’t resist Penelope, a two-and-a-half-year-old corgie mix.

“This will do,” he said as she jumped up on him. “I love that she’s jumpy and so active.”

More here: PHOTOS: Raining Cats and Dogs at Polish Hall – Riverhead, NY Patch.

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Elmira — The Chemung County Humane Society and SPCA is holding a “Lucky Dog” promotion, offering discounts on adoption prices for its dogs during the month of March.

Discounts range from 10 to 50 percent off regular prices.

Dog adoptions normally cost $120, but will be $108, $102, $96 or $60 depending on the discount. To determine the discounts, adopters will select from a bag of gold coins.

The Chemung County Humane Society is located at 2435 State Route 352 in Elmira.

Originally posted here: Chemung SPCA runs Lucky Dog adoption promotion – Corning, NY – The Corning Leader.

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Ten Lives Club cat adoption group is holding a Schwan’s Quality Food Fundraiser to benefit its rescue and shelter organization. Frozen foods offered include individual or family size meals, main dishes, vegetables, desserts and an array of ice cream flavors.

Orders can be made at www.Schwans.com. Customers should cite the fundraising ID number 38569 so Ten Lives Club will get credit. Orders may also be placed by calling 1-888-724-9267.

Orders must be in by March 20 and can be picked up from the truck at the Knights of Columbus Hall parking lot, 36 Pierce Ave. in Hamburg on March 25 from 1 – 6 p.m. Purchases may be made from the truck that day, as well. Gift cards for Schwan’s food are also available for purchase. Cash, credit, food stamps and checks are all accepted.

Call 646-5577 to have a Schwan’s catalog sent through the mail or stop by Ten Lives Club in Hamburg at 5646 Maelou Drive (off Legion Drive) between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily except on Wednesdays and Sundays.

Additionally, the group will be accepting aluminum tabs from pop cans or canned food, printer cartridges or used printer ink, old cell phones, canned cat food, towels, bleach, laundry detergent and other cleaning supplies that day.

Ten Lives Club also requested the donation of brand new items of any value that can be used for the group’s theme baskets or to raise money through the auction of the item donated. Tax receipts can be provided for all donations. For more information, call the shelter hotline at 646-5577.

Originally posted here: Fundraiser for Ten Lives Club | EventStory | Metrowny.com.

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Adoption fees at the Hempstead Town Animal Shelter will be waived on St. Patrick’s Day for town residents looking to adopt a pet.

This is the first year the shelter is hosting the event, called “Lucky You, Lucky Me,” according to a news release. It will be held on March 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The shelter is at 3320 Beltagh Ave. in Wantagh.

Cats and dogs adopted during the event also will receive free spaying or neutering, rabies vaccinations and microchipping, the release said. Adopted cats will be tested for feline AIDS and leukemia as well.

More here:  Hempstead to waive pet adoption fees on St. Patrick’s Day.