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Volunteers Make A Difference For The Animals!
Seattle Kennel Club Dog Show
In early March several teams of volunteers helped represent the Seattle Humane Society at the Seattle Kennel Club Dog Show. The event was held at Qwest Events Center and drew thousands of dog lovers from across the Pacific Northwest! Thanks so much to the following volunteers for spending part of their weekend publiczing our shelter: Jennifer Tiegs, Julie Mullen, Angela Bitz, Jean Mahon, Julia Finks, Linda Clark, and Katie Fletcher!
Feral Cat Sterilization Clinic & Spay Day USA
On February 25 the Seattle Humane Society held a feral cat sterilization clinic in conjunction with Furry Friends and Feral Care. We are proud to report that the clinic resulted in 88 sterilizations! The dedicated volunteers at Feral Care champion “Trap Neuter Release” programs – providing a humane, non-lethal method of reducing feral cat colonies. It was our great please to partner with Feral Care and Furry Friends to help address feral cat overpopulation in the Puget Sound area.
Then, on February 26, we joined thousands of other shelters across the country by participating in Spay Day USA. With invaluable assistance from volunteers, our vet staff were able to perform 137 neuter surgeries and 71 spay surgeries for companion cats in just one day! This was quite an achievement and our single biggest Spay Day to date.
We are truly grateful to all the volunteers who helped us address pet overpopulation by altering 296 cats over the course of 48 hours - what a success!
Holiday Pet Food Drive
Each December, the Seattle Humane Society partners with Safeway stores in King County to collect donations for our Pet Food Bank. The Holiday Pet Food Drive is run by volunteers who decorate and place collection bins at their local Safeways and bring in the donations as the bins fill up. Last December, the Pet Food Drive raised over 16 tons of food for the pets of low income seniors in our community!
Many thanks to the 2007 Holiday Pet Food Drive volunteers: Alexa Paul, Alice Seaton, Alina Ptak, Alison Larsson, Angela Bitz, Betsy Meador, Brittny Kindle, Cathy Bustad, Cheri Johnson, Cheryl Serio, Denise Beard, Dotti Newton, Elizabeth Thompson, Erika Litsjo, Gerald Lull, Heidi Boynton, Heidi Shaffer, Janan Carter, Janis Newman, Jill Blakeway, Jill Williamson, Julie and Patrick Willaford, June Mills, Kelley Pankow, Kris Nelson, Laurie Castillo, Laurie Kay Elggren, Linda Heinen, Linda McKillop, Linda Wright, Lindsay Ahlrichs, Lori Penor, Lorna Scott, Martha Chamberlain, Patty Parker-Gillis, Rebecca Field, Ronald Pergamit, Sara Mathews, Sarah Baker, Tarrie Eckhart, Trisha Reardon, Wayne Bowen, and Wes and Drew Bye!
Thanks also to the sorters who helped keep the Pet Food Bank organized: Jody Peetz, Maria Tcruz, Wendy Czarney, and Greg and Kim Latendresse!
During such a busy time of year, it is fantastic to have so many volunteers willing to share their time to help save lives!