Save the Date! Paws For A Cause: May 2, 2010
Paws For A Cause is an outdoor event in Maplewood Memorial Park to Celebrate 20 years of saving animals' lives. Many exciting special features will be announced over the next few weeks. Pet competitions, live music and many vendors from our local community will be in attendance. If you are interested in being a vendor or are looking for more information, please e-mail jacPAWS@yahoo.com. The event will be Sunday, May 2, 2010 from 11am to 4pm. See you there! (2/2/10)
Please Support JAC During Economic Downturn
These are hard times. For everyone. Many individuals and families are struggling with the loss of jobs, homes, and food. The economic downturn has had a significant impact on other members of our society too – family pets. In our twenty years of saving thousands of animals’ lives, we have never seen so many dogs and cats surrendered to us because of financial hardship. They come to JAC with all kinds of conditions – malnutrition, mange, pneumonia, and in need of surgery. Many require medical assistance because their previous owners could no longer afford to provide it.
Our goal is to give every abandoned, abused and lost pet at JAC, regardless of age or physical condition, a better life than it had before. This means providing not only shelter, food and love, but medical care as well. The cost of making medical attention available for so many animals is taking a heavy toll on our limited resources, and we need your help!
Your contribution to JAC will help us ensure a healthy and happy future for every needy animal that comes our way.
Please complete our donation form and mail your tax deductible gift today to support Jersey Animal Coalition’s Medical Emergency Fund. On behalf of the animals in our care, we extend grateful thanks!
Warm regards,
Ruth Perlmutter, President
Thanks to All Who Attended our Gala
On October 25, 2009, JAC held its twentieth Anniversary Gala, honoring Mark and Wanda Shefts, founders of the Onyx and Breezy Foundation, for their invaluable support in funding our Neuter/Spay Clinic. Special thanks also went to the Freshpet food company for their generous donations of food to keep our animals happy, healthy and well fed. The Master of Ceremonies was Lonnie Quinn, CBS TV's inimitable weatherman. (11/23/09)
Volunteers Scale Mt. Kilimanjaro in Support of JAC
We are BAAAACK!!! Thank you ALL so much for all of the well wishes & support. You truly have no idea how much I called upon them as were were climbing at 3:00 am in the pitch black with still no sight of the summit!!! To say that this endeavor was the hardest thing I have ever done, is trivializing it. I'll try to furnish some more interesting pictures in the weeks to come for those of you who care to live it with me, but for the immediate, here is a photo of the JAC banner at the peak!!!! Yeah!!
For the record, I made it all the way to this Uhuru's highest peak, & while Charlie did accomplish the summit, he needed to go down just shy of this point. So therefore for any of you who know my husband, that is not him on the other side of the banner. For that matter, my face was SOOOO swollen, you may not believe that it is actually me on the left but it is!!!
Thanks again,
Kim (08/16/09)
JAC Volunteers Appear on Eyewitness News TV
JAC offers its best wishes and thanks to JAC adopters and longtime volunteers Kim and George McGuire, who will be climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise funds for JAC. Kim and George appeared on Channel 7 Eyewitness News on July 5, 2009 to announce their climb, and they brought along JAC pets "Brad Pitt" and "Shannon." These two sweet dogs are helping the McGuires on their training walks while they wait for homes of their own.
Read the press release.
Please visit firstgiving.com to pledge your support! (07/05/09)
JAC Announces Partnership with Gifts That Give
JAC is proud and excited to announce our newest partnership with www.giftsthatgive.com. Gifts That Give is a new and unique website offering affordable quality gifts from companies such as Jay Strongwater, Agraria and Stray Dog Designs, just to name a few. For every purchase you make, Gifts That Give will generously donate 25% of your total purchase to JAC! You do not have to do anything except shop! So hurry - visit their website and help support our many four-legged friends in need!
Girl Scouts Spend the Day at JAC
Troops Number 157 and Number 65 spent a wonderful day at our Shelter, getting acquainted with our animals and learning how a shelter works. They enjoyed learning about the responsibility of owning a pet, and especially loved meeting Brad, our lovable Pit Bull, who dispensed kisses to all the girls.
Dolly and Stitches Get a Checkup!
Dolly, one of JAC's longest residents, is given a cardiogram by veterinary technician students of the Bergen Community College of Northern New Jersey, with their instructor, Robin DeBode. They also checked up on "Stitches", a victim of dog fighting, who came to us almost dead and who, after a blood transfusion and 101 stitches, has lived to charm everyone he meets, including other dogs and cats! (04/07/07)
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  Pearl
"I never have thought of classifying a dog as have a gentle spirit but she has totally changed my mind...."
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 Longfellow
"He follows me around everywhere in my apartment even if I get up for
a minute. He is adjusting to city life well and likes to go behind the
doorman's desk to get a little pet every time we go out..."
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 Maggie
"We adopted her and has grown into a wonderful addition to our
family...I am attaching a picture of her. Thanks again and good luck
with all your adoptions..."
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 Nate
"He has gotten used to his big ol' paws. Everybody loves his whiskers!!!
He loves playing fetch with a tennis ball, chomping on sticks, and
taking a dip in the stream..."
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