If your Chrysler's keyless and you're clueless, Volunteers for Animals may be able to help.
They found a Chrysler key in a bag of returnable bottles left at the Genesee County Animal Shelter around Jan. 18. So if you lost your key, drop a note to Wendy. The address is:
Volunteers for Animals, P.O. Box 1621, Batavia, NY 14021
Or reach her via email at <www.vol4animals.org>
This information. and much more, can be found at The Animal Rescue Site.
To vote for Volunteers for Animals, please click HERE!
Hi! I'm writing to tell you about The Animal Rescue Site $300,000 Shelter+ Challenge of 2012 - together with Petfinder. The Animal Rescue Site is awarding $300,000 in grants to eligible Petfinder.com member rescue organizations to help animals. The grand prize in each voting round is a $5,000 grant, and there are many other prizes! Visit The Animal Rescue Site to vote every day and learn more. You don't have to register, and voting is FREE! Support your favorite shelter and vote today!
How long is the Challenge, and how can we increase our chances?
This voting round begins on January 9, 2012, and ends at midnight (PT) on March 18, 2012. There will be other voting rounds throughout the year - more chances for your organization to win! The more friends you can rally to vote for your favorite rescue organization, the better its chances of winning. Every vote, every day counts - shelters can pull ahead even during the last few days with enough support. Get people involved! Your favorite rescue organization is counting on you!
What kind of grant could my shelter win?
Seventy (70) grants will be awarded for a total of $75,000 to eligible Petfinder.com members during the very first voting round of the 2012 Challenge. The grand prize will go to the eligible Petfinder.com organization with the highest accumulative votes for the duration of the Challenge as specified in the rules.
The Prizes Are:
Grand Prize: One $5,000 grant!
Dark Horse Grand Prize: One $2,000 grant!
Dark Horse Runners Up: Five $1,000 grants.
State Winners: Fifty-one $1,000 state grants
(50 U.S. states and Washington D.C.)
Canadian Winners: One $1,000 grant will be awarded.
International Winner: One $1,000 grant will be awarded.
Weekly Winners: Ten $1,000 grants will be awarded, one for each week of this voting round of the Shelter+ Challenge.
The Volunteers for Animals at the Genesee County Animal Shelter announced today the results of their 2011 Home 4 the Holidays adoption campaign.
A total of 225 cats and dogs got a real forever home thanks to the generosity and compassion of those who wanted their true friendship.
Nonetheless, the numbers fell short of the goals set for the adoption of adult animals. The adoption of puppies and kittens exceeded goals, which is, of course, fabulous. Here's the breakdown of goals vs. actual adoptions:
The volunteers say "Thanks to everyone who came out to adopt, help spread the word and stopped in with donations. We greatly appreciate the community's support."
There are more adorable and beloved companions to be found at the shelter. Thus, no need to wait until the 2012 holidays to bring one home. Come on down!
Volunteers For Animals
P.O. Box 1621
Batavia, NY 14021
www.vol4animals.org
Working in partnership with:
Genesee County Animal Shelter
3841 W. Main St. Road
Batavia, NY 14020
(585)c343-6410
Adoption Hours:
Sunday through Friday -- 1 to 3 p.m. (closed on Thursdays)
Wednesday -- 7 to 9 p.m.
Saturday -- 11 to 1 p.m.
Volunteers for Animals sent out an urgent notice today seeking donations of dry pet food at the Genesee County Animal Shelter. They need kibble - for dogs, puppies, cats and kittens.
"If you are able to help out please consider dropping off food donations during adoption hours. We greatly appreciate the community's support and could not do what we do for the animals without it," says the e-mail.
Adoption hours are:
The shelter is located at 3841 W. Main St. Road in the Town of Batavia. Phone is 343-6410.
Volunteers for Animals can be contacted at <http://www.vol4animals.org> or at P.O. Box 1621 Batavia, NY 14020.
All this month there's a special on cat adoptions at the Genesee County Animal Shelter. Yippee! No fee! The regular $30 fee is waived for the adoption of cats 1 year old or older.
Most are spayed and neutered, but if you choose one that isn't, the $35 refundable fee still applies. Once you get the feline fixed and show proof, you get the money back.
They all have current vaccines and have been tested for FIV/FeLV.
There are all colors, kinds and personalities -- all in need of a loving home. Please consider becoming a forever friend to one (or more!) of them.
According to the ASPCA -- American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals -- about four million kittens and cats wind up in U.S. shelters every year. Sadly, most of them end up being euthanized.
That's why adoption, spaying and neutering are so vital.
The Genesee County Animal Shelter is located at 3482 W. Main St. Road in the Town of Batavia. Adoption times are:
For more information contact Volunteers for Animals via email at www.vol4animals.org or call the shelter at 343-6410.
Volunteers for Animals will hold its fourth annual Garage Sale to benefit the animals at the Genesee County Animal Shelter next week.
It runs Thursday June 2 through Saturday, June 4.
The address of the garage sale is 37 E. Main St. in Corfu, Route 33.
Beginning today, donations for the garage sale will be accepted. You can drop off at the shelter during adoption hours. If you have large items, please email VFA first for other arrangements.
The shelter is located at 3841 W. Main St. Road in the Town of Batavia. Phone is 343-6410. Adoption hours are:
1 to 3 p.m. -- Sunday through Friday, but closed on Thursday
7 - 9 p.m. -- Wednesday
11 a.m. -1 1 p.m. -- Saturday
Volunteers For Animals
Volunteers for Animals will be having a hotdog stand at the Batavia Walmart starting at 11 a.m. this Saturday, April 23.
They will be offering grilled hotdogs, chips and pop with all proceeds going to the animals at the Genesee County Animal Shelter.
They plan to be there until 6 p.m. or until the dogs run out.
They say "We hope you will come out for a dog and drink to help out the animals at the shelter!"
Here's a sweet deal. You can get a professional portrait of your pet done at Carlson's Studio Photography in Batavia for $20 and the money goes to benefit the spay and neutering program of the Volunteers for Animals.
Enjoy a studio photo session and get a 5-by-7-inch portrait on Saturday, March 5 BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. The window of opportunity is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
If you make an appointment by Feb. 16, you can a free keychain, too!
Call the studio at 343-2823.
The 8th Annual Fur Ball will be at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9 at the Holiday Inn, located at 8250 Park Road in Batavia.
The event is sponsored by the Volunteers for Animals of Batavia and all proceeds go to spay and neuter animals at the Genesee County Animal Shelter before they are adopted.
Complementary beverages and desserts will be offered as will lots of fun and prizes. Cost is $20 per adult in advance, $10 for children 12 and under, and $25 for adults on the day of the Fur Ball. Tickets are available at the shelter, 3841 W. Main St. Road in the Town of Batavia.
There will be a Chinese auction, door prizes, a 50/50 and other raffles, plus someone will win a canoe and an Amish chair. Don't forget to bring a photo of your pet -- a local artist will be on hand to draw a cariacature.
If you would like to place an ad for your business or service in the evening's program, contact the volunteers ASAP. Donations of new items for the auction/raffles can be dropped off at the shelter.
Last year, $6,500 was raised for spaying and neutering.
On the web, contact the volunteers at <http://www.vol4animals.org>. The shelter's phone number is 343-6410.
The Festival of Fur is noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 31 at Genesee Feeds and Needs, located at 3860 W. Main St. Road in the Town of Batavia. (Across the street from the animal shelter.)
It is a good time for pet people, former residents, new residents, supporters of the Genesee County Animal Shelter and families to get together and talk pets, have some BBQ chicken and all the fixins (sold until sold out), get Fido microchipped, etc.
The Amazing Kayden will demonstrate his prowess catching freestyle discs. Microchipping dogs and cats is available for $30. There will be fun raffles and a 50/50 drawing.
If you'd like a caricature of your pet, bring a photo. In addition to Genesee Feeds, the event is sponsored by Dave's Ice Cream, which is giving away free doggie ice cream cups (only one per pooch!). There will also be T-shirts for sale.
This event takes place rain or shine. Come on over with Rover! All proceeds benefit Volunteers for Animals.
This Sunday, July 25, there will be a hotdog stand outside the Batavia Walmart to help support Volunteers for Animals.
It opens at 11 a.m. and will be generously provided by Jackson St. Grill/Belladessa's. There will be grilled hotdogs, chips and soda pop for sale, with all proceeds going to VFA. They plan to be there until 6 p.m. or until the hotdogs are sold out!
"We hope you will come out for a dog and drink to help out the animals at the Genesee County Animal Shelter," say the volunteers.
The Volunteers for Animals are in dire need of dry kitten kibble and canned cat food. The nonprofit helpers for the Genesee County Animal Shelter have about 50 kitties in foster care as well as at the animal shelter and Petco.
"They are the cutest eating machines and need their kitten food," say the volunteers.
The wet food is used to give the felines daily medications as needed and as a morning-time treat for all the cats.
If the shelter is closed when you drop off your donation, the food can be left at the front door, under the porch area out of the weather.
"We greatly appreciate your help and support," say the volunteers. "We could not do what we do without the generosity of the community!"
The animal shelter is located at 3841 W. Main St. Road in the Town of Batavia. Phone is 343-6410.
To contact Volunteers for Animals, the address is: P.O. Box 1621, Batavia, NY, 14021. They are online at <http://www.vol4animals.org>.
UPDATE: The folks at Petco in Batavia contacted us to say they have a donation box set up inside the store specifically for Volunteers for Animals. So if you are buying pet food there, you can drop it in the box and it will be given to the shelter. They accept dog food, too.
Here's a notice from Volunteers for Animals:
We are looking for a volunteer(s) to create videos of available animals. You must be willing to make a long-term commitment (at least six months). We have two small Flip all-digital cameras that can be used to take pictures.
Typically, the videos are two to three minutes long minutes and put to music, but we're open to different formats and ideas. You must be able to do all the editing and uploading at home. You can go You Tube and view videos currently posted for an example of what has been done (VFAGCAS is the account name or there are links on our Website).
We are not looking for a video on every animal -- periodically we do a video on a group of cats or dogs or more challenging to place animals. On average, if you could post one or two videos a month, we would be quite happy. In order to photograph animals, you would need to come in during adoption hours so that other volunteers can assist with the animals.
There is no pay for this job but lots of satisfaction that you are helping to get animals into good homes. Photos and videos have proven over and over that they help get animals homes. If you are interested or would like more information, please email us at vfa@rochester.rr.com
Thank you for your support and interest in the animals at the Shelter.
Volunteers For Animals
PO Box 1621
Batavia, NY 14021
www.vol4animals.org <http://www.vol4animals.org>
Working in partnership with:
Genesee County Animal Shelter
3841 W. Main Street Road
Batavia, NY 14020
(585)343-6410
Adoption Hours:
Sunday - Friday 1 - 3 pm (closed on Thursdays)
Wednesday 7 - 9 pm
Saturday 11 - 1 pm
Adopt a New Friend at the Genesee County Animal Shelter!
Here's a press release about helping animals. It was sent out by ASPCA -- the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals -- and forwarded to us by Volunteers for Animals of Genesee County:
"There is still time to save low-income spay/neuter! Last week, we contacted you about New York’s proposed 2010-2011 Executive Budget, which seeks to eliminate a statewide program called the Animal Population Control Program (APCP) but includes no plan to replace it. We need to ask you to contact your legislators once more — even if you already e-mailed them last week, please do so again.
We’ve set up our online letter-sending system to fax your senator and assemblyperson, since their staffs have informed us that for this issue, this is the best way to get your opinions heard. We also hope you can take a minute to call Governor Paterson at (518) 474-8390 to urge amendment of the proposed Executive Budget to save the statewide spay/neuter program for low-income New Yorkers' animals.
As you know, animal-control resources are already stretched to their limits — and without a pet-sterilization program to meet the needs of low-income New Yorkers, the number of unwanted dog and cat births in our state will skyrocket, leading to further overcrowding in shelters and increased euthanasia.
Visit the ASPCA Advocacy Center to fax your state legislators about saving the state’s low-cost spay/neuter program.
Thank you, New York, for caring about our state’s neediest animals."
NOTE: Starting today, Adopt-A-Pet and Pet of the Week have a new sponsor -- Neptune's Garden, a pet shop right in the heart of Batavia, at 33 Liberty St. With Pet of the Week, winners will now receive a $10 gift certificate from Neptune Garden. To submit your pet for Pet of the Week, send an e-mail with information about your pet and a picture to (pets [at] thebatavian dot com).
I am a handsome, sweet, family kind of guy. Unfortunately, my previous owners moved away and couldn't take me with them, so they put me up for adoption. Same with my companion dog, Shelby.
My name is Piston, as you can see I'm a big black and white dog, an adult, neutered male, St. Bernard mix. I am everything you could possibly want in a family dog -- housebroken, good with children, cats and female dogs, and well behaved on a leash.
I'm a sweetie (so is Shelby!), come and see me soon! Kennel 19.
I have an odd but memorable moniker -- kinda like the Johnny Cash song "A boy Named Sue" -- I'm a cat named Mouse (but definately not a "mouser").
I like things quiet. All I really want is a small, calm abode and, ideally, someone who will let me sleep on the bed. I like to be cozy. I'm a young, spayed, female, calico domestic shorthair. Although I'm shy at first, I'm easily won over after a few days of hand-fed salmon cat food. I also get along well with other felines, provided they are willing to share your affections.
Given my druthers, I would like to become the companion of someone with long fingernails and/or someone who owns a soft brush. I just adore being scratched and rubbed and brushed. Find me in Cage 68.
Volunteers For Animals
P.O. Box 1621
Batavia, NY 14021
www.vol4animals.org <http://www.vol4animals.org>
Working in partnership with:
Genesee County Animal Shelter
3841 W. Main Street Road
Batavia, NY 14020
(585) 343-6410
Adoption Hours:
Sunday - Friday 1 - 3 pm (closed on Thursdays)
Wednesday 7 - 9 pm
Saturday 11 - 1 pm
Adopt a New Friend at the Genesee County Animal Shelter!
I'm Bugsy and it bugs me that I've been in this here shelter for so long. It seems like an eternity. I was turned in, probably because I have special needs. But I get around good, am great with the volunteers, and get along nicely with children and dogs. I'm also housebroken and well behaved on a leash.
But I have medical problems with my eyes and need continued medical care. I'm blind but no one knows why. I take medication to help heal infection and ease pain. I promise you I'm worth special treatment. I will repay you in many small, sweet ways. I'm a Siberian Husky/mix, adult female, Kennel 39.
If I look a little familiar, it might be because I was adopted and then returned to the shelter. I'm Star and it seems I didn't have enought patience for the young child in my former home. It's probably the Generation Gap.
Frankly, I'm a senior who needs a quiet home with a gentle family. This places is "stressing me out," as they say. I mean, I'm starting to pull my fur out! Please help me find a good place to relax and enjoy life again. I am known as "a sweet cat who adores attention and love." Don't pull my ears, yank my tail or pick me up by the neck and we'll get along swimmingly. I'm in the Kitty Kottage.
Volunteers For Animals
PO Box 1621
Batavia, NY 14021
www.vol4animals.org <http://www.vol4animals.org>
Working in partnership with:
Genesee County Animal Shelter
3841 W. Main Street Road
Batavia, NY 14020
(585)343-6410
Adoption Hours:
Sunday - Friday 1 - 3 pm (closed on Thursdays)
Wednesday 7 - 9 pm
Saturday 11 - 1 pm
Adopt a New Friend at the Genesee County Animal Shelter!
Volunteers For Animals is collecting returnable pop/beer/water cans and bottles to help raise money for the animals.
Bring in your empties to:
All of the money collected from the deposits will go directly toward helping the animals at the Shelter. NYS recently started to include water bottles as returnables - so don't forget the water!
Volunteers For Animals
PO Box 1621
Batavia, NY 14021
www.vol4animals.org <http://www.vol4animals.org>
Working in partnership with:
Genesee County Animal Shelter
3841 W. Main Street Road
Batavia, NY 14020
(585)343-6410
Adoption Hours:
Sunday - Friday 1 - 3 pm (closed on Thursdays)
Wednesday 7 - 9 pm
Saturday 11 - 1 pm
Adopt a New Friend at the Genesee County Animal Shelter
Jeff here, a nice guy with few demands. I'm an adult stray, neutered-male fox hound. "I'm good with other dogs and good on a leash. Give me wholesome food, fresh water, a warm bed and a loving, human pal, and I'm good to go." Kennel 22.
I'm Gerry, found in a snowbank, brought to the Genesee County Animal Shelter by a Sheriff's Deputy. I was malnlourished and dehydrated. I got checked out by a vet and sent to a loving foster home to get some vittles, put on some pounds and get healthy.
Although my ears show some frostbite, I'm doing great and gaining weight. I'm an orange tiger domestic shorthair cat, an adult neutured male. I'm sweet and loving. My favorite things to do include watching birds outside the window and curling up in laps. I'm available for adoption at Petco in Batavia.
Volunteers For Animals
PO Box 1621
Batavia, NY 14021
www.vol4animals.org
Working in partnership with:
Genesee County Animal Shelter
3841 W. Main Street Road
Batavia, NY 14020
(585)343-6410
Adoption Hours:
Sunday - Friday 1 - 3 pm (closed on Thursdays)
Wednesday 7 - 9 pm
Saturday 11 - 1 pm
Adopt a New Friend at the Genesee County Animal Shelter
Harley sure seemed to enjoy being the center of attention today at Carlson's Studio, where he was one of several dozen pets today who posed for a professional portrait by Ameka Cooper.
The Kilner family brought in 15-month-old Harley and then helped get him posed for his shots. He was a little too excited at times to cooperate. And when a flash went off, he was sure it was something he needed to chase.
Above, Jaylene and Shay try to get Harley to settle down long enough to pose for Ameka.
Below, Dan takes on the role of calming influence on Harley.
Proceeds from today's pet portraits will benefit Volunteers for Animals.
If you had your pet portrait taken, don't forget to submit your pet to our Pet of the Week contest by sending a picture to (pets (at) the batavian dot com) (reassemble the e-mail address, of course).
Thinking about this week's Pet of the Week, Myron, I am reminded of a TV commercial with Tony Danza, which was part of a public awareness campaign. "What do you call a person with a disability? A person." Anthony Salvatore Ladanza's Brooklyn accent, the shrug and pause before the commonsense punch line (he was once a pro boxer) made the ad memorable.
So, what do you call a cat with a disability? A cat. And what a terrific one Myron grew up to be. Here's his story:
"My name is Myron and I am now 2 years old. My family adopted me from Lollypop Farm when I was only 8 weeks old. After they brought me home, they noticed that I was not like other cats. I was a bit wobbly when I walked, would sometimes trip and fall down, had trouble jumping on the sofa and my head would shake a bit when I would get really excited. My family was a bit concerned, so they took me to the vet where they checked me out and diagnosed me with Cerebellar Hypoplasia. In other words, my motor skills aren't so hot.
"Even though I'm still wobbly and sometimes fall down, I don't get upset when I hear people who come to visit say "Is there something wrong with that cat?" I love to play and hang out with my two brothers, who don't judge my disabilities. I'm in no pain and require no special care, except maybe a hand getting up on the sofa once in awhile. I have a normal life expectancy, but since most people don't know about Cerebellar Hypoplasia, cats like me are needlessly destroyed. If you have a kitten with symptoms like mine, ask your vet for more information because my family says, if they are anything like me, they might just be one of the best cats you have ever owned."
Myron resides in the loving household of Brandie Schultz in Bergen.
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