Showing posts with label Foster Volunteer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Foster Volunteer. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

A Great Week of Adoptions!






Was there something in the water? Were the stars in alignment? Whatever the reason, we just had to share the good news: over 20 AFRP dogs and cats found their forever homes in the past week, including some of our long-term residents and animals with special medical needs!

Tate, the black lab we rescued from Louisiana after Hurricane Gustav is now at home in the hills of Santa Cruz with two boys to toss him an endless supply of tennis balls; Beau the senior Pomeranian now has a lap of his own; Tiki the Chihuahua mix has a little girl to adore; and Bitsy, the little dog with divergent strabismus is happily at home with Mary of Pebble Beach and her new doggie brother Fergus, also an AFRP alum. Keno the Pug and Lily the Tibetan Spaniel mix were adopted before even hitting the web site!

Samba, our special kitty with cerebellar hypoplasia, found her forever home with the Hilliker family, (they adopted April last year, a calico who had lost her ears to skin cancer). Tiki, a black cat who had been with us over a year, found a loving home with Mary in Monterey; and Eva, a sweet Siamese mix who raised a litter of kittens, found her home when the Love family stopped by to adopt a cat. Frisky kittens Lincoln, Henry, Hayden, Mischief and Farfle are now whooping it up in homes of their own!

It's not over! Rachel, the black Chihuahua mix who had been with us nearly a year made a love match with our volunteer Mary; Chance the Cattle Dog mix puppy who had recovered from hip surgery found a wonderful family; Brownie the shy lab mix was adopted by a lovely couple looking for an older dog; Donnie the Australian Shepherd went to a new home in Reno; and Sparky our bouncy terrier mix is now at home with a young couple who will keep him busy. Kelly the senior terrier is the new companion of the Wongs in Monterey; Charlie Brown the Dalmatian/Pit mix pup found an energetic young family in Santa Cruz; and Lucy, the partially blind Chihuahua mix who had been the victim of a dog attack has found happiness with a nice couple in Carmel. 

Many thanks to all the foster volunteers who opened their hearts and homes to these dogs and cats, and to the wonderful families who made the decision to adopt this past week. They have not only given their new pet a second chance, they have also made it possible for us to rescue more shelter animals in need of help. 

Interested in adopting from AFRP? Please take a look at the dogs and cats we have available for adoption. Can't adopt but still want to help? Consider sponsoring a medical animal or becoming a Lifeline Donor. 

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Sometimes it Takes a Village . . .


Fourteen kittens were the focus last Thursday, a chaotic, fun, crazy day where volunteers, staff and local vets pulled together to get a big group of kittens neutered, vaccinated and ready for adoption. 

Many thanks to the kitten foster volunteers who brought their kittens to the adoption center; to volunteer Doris, who transported eight homeless kittens from the Salinas Shelter; to Craig for transporting foster kittens from the AFRP Adoption Center to the meeting spot at the Walmart parking lot; to Mia for transporting kittens and helping process them at the AFRP Adoption Center; to Ingrid for efficient planning and numerous phone calls; and to board member Kelly for transporting the whole group of kittens up to Santa Cruz and back! (And for serving as a vet tech while the neuter procedures were being performed!)

An extra big thank-you goes to Mt. Madonna Mobile Vet Clinic who graciously cleared their schedule Thursday morning and gave AFRP significantly reduced fees for the spay/neuter procedures. 

If you are interested in helping homeless kittens, please consider becoming an AFRP Foster Volunteer. Can't volunteer but still want to help? Donating to our Feline Family Fund can save the lives of cats and kittens that need your help.