Thank you for the pet food donation!

 

 

 

When most people think of a birthday party, they think of decorations, cake and presents.   Well, not this amazing young woman.  She requested that each person attending her recent birthday party bring a pet food product in lieu of a present.  This compassionate animal lover has been caring for and helping animals since she was a little girl.  Incredibly, this is the 5th year in a row that she was selflessly given up her own presents to help those less fortunate.   She collected an large amount of much needed dog and cat food for the sanctuary.  We are thrilled to accept her generous donation on behalf of the animals.

THANK YOU!



We have puppies!

 

3 little girl puppies arrived at the Sanctuary this week. Below are some photos from their first outing to the yard off the kitchen:

 

Introducing Aurora (Tan and White) and Aggie (Black and White) checking out the big world just out that door.

  

Aurora is leaving the stoop, she joined Anabelle who was already outside checking everything out.

 

Last was Aggie, who needed a little coaxing.

But she made it!

Leaves are the best toys on the planet!!!

 

 

We are currently accepting adoption applications for them--they are approximately 8 weeks old and will be ready to go in a couple of weeks. They are a mix of breeds including pitbull and I think I see some hound or lab in them. Come visit them during public hours on Saturday from 12-2 or by appointment.

Show your support for animal protection laws This Friday, March 15th at the CT Legislative Office Building!

 

As many of you know, Our Companions works closely wtith CT Votes for Animals, the state’s only CT based political organization that works on legislation to protect our states animals.

This Friday there is hearing on 3 important bills.

• HB 5844, would prohibit chaining a dog outside at night between 10pm and 6am, and require that chained dogs have appropriate shelter during harsh weather conditions.
• HB 5836, would utilize existing funds in the state's Animal Population Control Program (APCP), to expand spay/neuter and vaccination benefits to pets belonging to low-income families.
• There is also a bill we are supporting, HB 5027 that is a ban on the sale of puppy mill dogs from pet shops!

The Capitol has seen numerous interest groups and visitors come and go so far this year - everyone from the NRA to environmental groups to Girl Scouts has paid a visit, but they haven't yet seen a solid show form people who care about the welfare of animals.

 

This Friday, we need to show the Environment Committee that animals are well-represented in this state and that we would like to see major improvements for them, especially humane legislation!!!

 

The hearing for our bills is this Friday at 10:30 in Room 2B of the Legislative Office Building. If you can come for just one to two hours between 10:30 and 1:30, to just sit in the audience, it would make an OUTSTANDING impression on the Committee.

 

Just imagine a hearing for our bills with standing-room only!! You don't want to miss this!!!
If you'd like to provide written testimony, that would also be extremely helpful.

 

There is so much going on and its getting really exciting! Thank you for being such a vital part of this historic change for animals !!

 

 

Comfort....... our human visitors deserved some too!  After all, we are so focused on our cats here at the Sanctuary, we sometimes forget that our volunteers and visitors may also enjoy having a seat once in a while!

New chair generously donated to Rescue Cottage

 

The chair arrived and immediately was claimed by Vicky who gave it a quick once over and a nod of approval before she was off to get involved with some other activity.

 

Marilyn tests out the firmness and decides the chair can stay!  We look forward to the day when the seat is actually vacant and a human can sit in it.  Only time will tell.

 





The three boys at the Rescue Cottage

This is Lucas with his prize 'Squeaky Ball"

This is Barnaby in the background, and Dudley in the foreground experiencing the big dog yard for the first time since the big blizzard!

We have 3 wonderful additions to the dog level at the Rescue Cottage! The first to arrive was Dudley, a terrier/poodle mix who came to us from Bloomfield Animal Control. He's just a puppy at about 9 months old. He loves to play with toys of all types and is learning to entertain himself with all of the wonderful toys we have at the Rescue Cottage.

Barnaby is a young male Beagle/Boxer mix who came to us from Windsor Animal Control. He came to us because he's shy with people, but in the two weeks since he's been with us he's made amazing progress!

Lucas is a 9 year old purebred Cocker Spaniel who came our way from another organization. He's battled ear and skin issues his whole life and is happy to be with us where he can finally overcome them (and play with only yellow tennis balls--that's right, no other color ball will do). He's only been with us a week, but has settled right in to our daily routine.

All three are up for adoption (Lucas needs a little more time with us, but we would happily take applications to adopt him). Public hours are Saturday's from 12-2, so feel free to come by and meet the eligible batchelors of the dog level!

Are you looking for a fill of CUTE?

Actually, it's Adopt a Rescued Rabbit month and we are hoping you'll do just that! While you often hear us talking about homeless cats and dogs, there are tons of homeless rabbits in need of rescue as well.    Carmel is the perfect example:   she was living in an outdoor hutch and her owner did not want to keep her as an indoor pet.   Our Companions got involved and after promoting her for adoption, just the right home was found for her.  She will be living the good life and sharing her home with feline companion, Pearl.   For more information on Rabbit Care or Adopting a Rabbit, contact our Helpline.

Home Grown in CT!

I admit it. I'm a Yankee. Born and raised in CT. So perhaps that's why I have a soft spot for CT's homeless animals.

Many people don't realized that there are thousands of beautiful animals right here in CT shelters who are desperate for good homes. Our municipal animal control shelters often don't have the funds to widely advertise their pets and as a result many go unnoticed and are euthanized.

Each day I meet wonderful people who have rescued pets from shelters. And 9 times out of 10, they came from shelters outside CT. Come my Yankee friends, lets also consider those who are home grown and right here in need our own backyard.

To raise awareness to adopt CT homeless pets we have created a PSA. Take a look and please let us know if you have contacts with cable access stations or broadcast stations that would consider including the PSA to their programming list.