A promise to yourself and a promise to your future pet that you are willing and able to give the best care you can. The adoption process starts with a promise. IF YOU OWN YOUR HOME– please provide proof of home ownership (water/sewer bill – mortgage statement or deed are all acceptable forms of proof of ownership) – if you have questions on what constitutes proof of ownership please contact us at or call 97.This is a document that you would have in your rent/lease agreement with the property owner. If you RENT you must have the adoption contract completed prior to starting the adoption process ORprovide a LEASING/RENTAL agreement on your rental company/management’s letterhead that states in your lease that pets are allowed.Susan Orr is a cat lover and business reporter at the Courier & Press.If you Rent – You are required to get a copy of our Rental Contract signed by your Landlord. Several area groups are offering Christmas delivery services for newly adopted pets - if you adopt from their shelter, you can arrange for volunteer 'elves' to deliver your new pet to your home. Cost is $15, and participants will receive a 4-by-6 inch print and a digital image of their photo. It Takes a Village is doing Pet Pictures with Santa at its shelter from noon to 5 p.m. Donors contribute money to help cover fees for these animals, who may be older, shy or have other issues that make them harder to place. The group is running its annual 'Christmas Angels' program designed to help its harder-to-place animals find new homes. Posey County Pound Puppies ( ) and It Takes a Village are also soliciting gifts for their animals via 'Christmas wish lists.'Īnother Chance for Animals works to find homes for animals at the Evansville Vanderburgh Animal Care and Control shelter. Select an ornament with an animal's name on it, then purchase items that the pet has on its 'wish list.' The Dubois County Humane Society is collecting donations for a wish tree at its facility, 426 Wernsing Road, Jasper. But some local animal charities are also hosting holiday-themed donation drives. Learn more at /shirts.Ĭharities need cash and in-kind donations year round. While supplies last, the Humane Society of Henderson County (Kentucky) is selling logo T-shirts at a discount price of $15, down from $20. The shop is open every Saturday from 8:30 a.m. It also operates a thrift shop where you can find a range of home items, games and toys, clothes and other merchandise. Vanderburgh Humane Society sells gently-used pet supplies and logo T-shirts at its facility, 400 Millner Industrial Drive. The charity also has some stocking stuffer gifts including 2016 calendars, coupon books and Christmas ornaments. It Takes A Village sells a selection of dog-related items as well as T-shirts and other logo items at its shelter, 1417 N. Here are a few ways you can help local animals in need for the holidays: This, to me, seems like a great way to honor a favorite pet (or pet lover) while also helping out some deserving causes. This year, I'm going to propose a different approach.īetween now and Christmas, a number of Tri-State animal organizations are offering holiday specials or donation drives. Take it from me: having your gift rebuffed by a group of stray cats is uniquely painful. But the cats didn't understand the gift and never got close enough to discover what it was. My friend was at the time looking after a stray colony, and I imagined this gift would warm up their winter. The most stinging defeat came the year that I discovered a microwaveable heating pad - a plastic disc you could warm up, then wrap in a blanket to provide heat and comfort. The gravy was roundly shunned by the multiple cats in my friend's household. According to the label, you could squeeze it over dry cat food to heighten its appeal.

One year I picked up a squeeze bottle of gravy. But I've had some memorable strikeouts, too. My impulse is to swing for the fences, choosing more unusual gifts that I imagine the cats will love.

I have a long-standing tradition with a cat-loving friend: We don't buy Christmas gifts for each other but instead buy gifts for each other's pets. Surely birds, dolphins and spiders could give humans a different take on the world.Īnd on a practical level: a well-timed cat chat or two would have helped me avoid some spectacular gift flops over the years. On a philosophical level: if we could talk with the animals, even if briefly, think of the insights we could gain. According to one of my favorite legends, at midnight on Christmas Eve animals gain the ability to speak.

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