Noah’s Ark: The Original Animal Shelter
Maybe it hasn’t been 40 days and 40 nights of rain, but it feels like it at the Georgetown Animal Shelter.
The last time the shelter had a 40 Dogs in 40 Days campaign, they did it for kennel renovations. This time, it’s due to overcrowding. Since the beginning of May, the dog population has tripled from 13 to 40 in a shelter that has only 26 kennels.
“The 40 Dogs in 40 Days program was so successful and had such great community support, so we thought we’d do a spin-off and ask for the community’s help in opening up some kennels once again,” according to Jessie Pierce, marketing coordinator
As before, adoption fees have been decreased to $40, which covers spaying and neutering, age-appropriate vaccinations, microchipping, free vet visit and a small bag of food.
Between dogs being surrendered at the end of the school year and lots of stray dogs picked up during the storms, staff has seen a constant stream of new dogs coming in, but few dogs being adopted out.
The campaign will last until June 15 and possibly longer.
The Georgetown Animal Shelter is located at 110 WL Walden Drive and is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 12 to 4 p.m. The shelter is closed on Wednesday. Contact the shelter at (512) 930-3592 or animalsvc@georgetown.org.
2015 Art for Animals: May 9
Tickets are now available for the 2015 Art for Animals auction, to be held Saturday, May 9, 2015, 4;00-7:00 p.m., at the Georgetown Community Center, located at 445 E. Morrow St. in San Gabriel Park. At Art for Animals, guests will enjoy art, wine or coffee, and chocolate desserts—the perfect combination for animal lovers!
The fundraiser is sponsored by the Friends of the Georgetown Animal Shelter and is their biggest fundraiser.
Tickets are $10 per person (or $12 at the door), which includes light appetizers, chocolate desserts, and beverages. Wine tickets will be sold for $5 per glass.
This year there will be a silent auction and raffle, but no live auction. Themed gift baskets (e.g., golf outing, spa weekend) will be raffled at the event. For $10, each attendee will receive 25 raffle tickets that can be apportioned to the available gift baskets as desired. Drawing winners for the gift baskets will take place at 6:30, and the drawing for a $250 gift to Walmart will be at 6:45.
Tickets can be purchased at the Visitor Center, 103 W. Seventh Street; Georgetown Animal Shelter, 110 W.L. Walden Drive; or Framers Gallery, 610 S. Main Street. The City of Georgetown Animal Shelter is located at 110 W.L. Walden Drive next to the McMaster Athletic Complex.
Floyd shows off his still life
“The proceeds from Art for Animals have a huge positive impact on the animals at the shelter. We were recently able to upgrade our adoption trailer to better showcase the dogs and increase their chances of finding forever families. The Friends is able to provide equipment and services to the shelter to improve the lives of the animals while they are there, and to help animals throughout the community,” said Christy Hullum, last year’s president of the Friends group.
Donations of framed artwork and hand-crafted items, such as pottery, jewelry, and glass work, will be accepted through April 17. Other donations being accepted for the auction include gift baskets, travel packages, and other unique items. Paintings made by the animals at the shelter also will be auctioned. Donors will receive two tickets to the event.
To make a donation for the auction, contact the animal shelter at (512)930-3592. Donations may be taken to the Georgetown Animal Shelter at 110 W.L. Walden Drive. The shelter website is pets.georgetown.org.
Adopt True Love
The Georgetown Animal Shelter is gearing up for a Valentine’s Day themed adoption weekend February 13 – 15 at the PetSmart in Round Rock located at 201 University Oaks Boulevard, Round Rock, TX 78665 (near Ikea off of I-35).
Several other adoption partners will join the Georgetown Animal Shelter from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on these days and, collectively, strive to adopt out 75 animals. There will be many homeless dogs and cats from which to choose, varying in age, size, breed, and personality.
Other groups in attendance will be Austin German Shepherd Rescue, Double E Rescue Ranch, PAWS Shelter for Animals, Pflugerville Animal Shelter, and Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter.
Each pet available for adoption will be spayed or neutered, current on vaccines, and microchipped. PetSmart will even provide adopters with free goodies and valuable coupons to help assimilate the new pets into their forever homes.
Are you looking for true love this Valentine’s Day? Join us at this family friendly adoption event and you are guaranteed to fall in love!
