Dog Days of Summer at Great Harvest of Acadiana supports Acadiana Humane Society: For every bag of dog treats that are purchased throughout June & July, Great Harvest will be donating $1.00 to Acadiana Humane Society. These dog treats are 100% whole wheat: nothing but the best for man’s best friend! Please go see them at 354A Kaliste Saloom Road in Lafayette and support an important cause today!
Acadiana Humane Society volunteers have been busy at work rescuing pets off the streets, pulling them from animal control facilities all over Acadiana, taking in owner surrendered pets from off of our waiting list, bringing rescued animals to the vet for spaying/neutering, heartworm testing, feline combo testing, vaccinations, injuries, illness treatments, etc. As well as trying to process applications on available pets and find them wonderful new homes. Providing excess donated dog food to families who can’t afford to feed their pets. Educating people about the proper care of pets, and the importance of regular vet care. Referring needy families to other rescues that have the same Spay/Neuter Program to help them fix their pets, because our funds have been depleted. These are just a sampling of what our volunteers have been up to. While it is wonderful to be so busy saving lives, getting pets ready for adoption, and finding them wonderful homes; it just doesn’t pay the bills. Our vet bills are growing tremendously and we are in urgent need of donations to help us pay on all of our vet bills. If you would, please consider donating just $5.00 or more a month to help us continue doing what we do. If enough people donate regularly, it would help us to keep making payments to our vets, so they will allow us to keep bringing in more animals to be spay/neutered, vaccinated, etc. No one at Acadiana Humane Society is paid, everyone volunteers their time and energy. We don’t waste money on creating commercials or other advertisements. You can rest assured that the money you donate to our animal rescue will be used for the animals. We’ve recently taken in 24 kittens between the ages of 6 weeks and 12 weeks, numerous dogs, and several older kittens and cats. We also have 9 rabbits, numerous dogs, and numerous cats and kittens on our waiting list. If we are to continue taking in these rescue animals, we need financial support so we can keep our veterinarians happy. While we do collect adoption fees for each adopted pet, the adoption fee does not always cover the complete expenses of that animal, so we rely on donations and fundraisers to help cover the difference.
How can you donate you ask? You can donate via PayPal by using the link on the side of this webage. You can also mail a check or money order to Acadiana Humane Society; P.O. Drawer C; Sunset, LA 70584-0536. You can also visit our adoption table at Petco (3215 Louisiana Ave., Lafayette) on Saturdays between 11am-3pm and donate directly to us via cash, check, or even credit or debit card if our Director, Sue Rabeaux is there with our card swiper.
ACADIANA HUMANE SOCIETY EVENTS:
3215 Louisiana Ave., Lafayette, Louisiana
- Petco Adoption Event: Saturday, June 22th 9AM-3PM
- Petco Adoption Event: Saturday, June 29th 9AM-3PM
- Petco Adoption Event: Saturday, July 6th 9AM-3PM
- Petco Dog Days of Summer National Adoption Event: Saturday, July 13th 11AM-3PM LOTS OF FUN FOR EVERYONE!
- Petco Adoption Event: Saturday, August 3rd 9AM-3PM
- Petco Adoption Event: Saturday, August 10th 9AM-3PM
- Petco Adoption Event: Saturday, August 17th 9AM-3PM
- Petco Adoption Event: Saturday, August 24th 9AM-3PM
- Petco Adoption Event: Saturday, August 31st 9AM-3PM
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Acadiana Humane Society volunteers have been very busy saving the lives of many dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets and other small animals. So busy that we haven’t had a lot of time for fundraising. We are only able to do what we do with money raised through donations, fundraisers, and adoption fees. We currently owe several different vets quite a bit of money and can really use your help to pay down these vet bills so we can continue doing what we do to save lives. We currently owe Spay Nation in Lafayette $3,468.00. We owe Country Place Veterinary Clinic $967.87. We also owe Pet Care Animal Hospital $343.00. As well as $200.00 to Azaela Lakes Animal Clinic. We also just started working with Town and Country Vet Clinic and currently owe them over $224.00. This is a total of $5,202.87 and growing. We recently took in a deaf Catahoula puppy, two kittens, four rabbits, a Colllie mix and her ten newborn puppies, and a couple of dogs. Our adoptions have been doing pretty well, having two, three or more adoptions a week. But, our new intakes are coming in even faster, and they all require vet care that almost always costs more then the adoption fee we charge would cover for that pet. What does this mean? This means we can not survive on adoption fees alone! We really do count on donations and fundraiser support. We need you to help us because we can’t do what we do without you. Every donation helps, no matter how big or how small. You can easily make a donation in any amount using our PayPal link on the side of this page. You can also mail us a check or money order made out to Acadiana Humane Society to us at our mailing address: Acadiana Humane Society; P.O. Drawer C; Sunset, LA 70584-0536. If you would like to specify how you want your donation spent: vet bills, pet food bills, or even which specific vet or pet you would like to see the payment help, please make a note with your donation.
Another way you can help is to donate something of value or interest that we can use in one of our fundraisers to help raise money. We have a couple of fundraiser events coming up, one the weekend of May 11th (details to be announced once the company we are working with gives us the authorization to announce it), and the other to be announced at a later date, where we will need auction items to sell. We are looking for any sort of video game, anime or movie DVD or Blue Ray, music CDs, anime collectibles, movie collectibles, books, posters, pictures, or autographed swag of any kind! We also are looking for fast food vouchers and gift cards, as well as restaurant and store gift cards which can be used as door prizes or auctioned off at our events. If you would like to donate an item for us to auction at one of our fundraiser events, please email us at ahspets@gmail.com with more information on the item(s) you have to donate, as well as how you would like to get the items(s) to us. Then, if local our Director can meet you to pick it up. Or, if you need our shipping address, we can provide that for you. You may also leave a voice mail or send a text to our Director, Sue Rabeaux at 337-371-5477 if you are interested in donating or helping with either of these fundraiser events. Thank you!
ACADIANA HUMANE SOCIETY EVENTS:
3215 Louisiana Ave., Lafayette, Louisiana
- Petco Adoption Event: Saturday, April 27th 11AM-3PM
- Petco Adoption Event: Saturday, May 4th 11AM-3PM
- Petco Adoption Event: Saturday, May 18th 11AM-3PM
- Petco Adoption Event: Saturday, May 25th 11AM-3PM
- Petco Adoption Event: Saturday, June 1st 11AM-3PM
- Petco Adoption Event: Saturday, June 8th 11AM-3PM
- Petco Adoption Event: Saturday, June 15th AM-3PM
- Petco Adoption Event: Saturday, June 22nd 11AM-3PM
- Petco Adoption Event: Saturday, June 29th 11AM-3PM
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Spring is in the air and adoptions are up! This month we’ve been very busy with adoptions of cats, dogs, ferrets, and rabbits! If you are looking to adopt, we just might have the perfect pet for you! Please feel free to check out our adoptions page for more information on how you can adopt a pet from Acadiana Humane Society.
Please keep in mind that pets are a lifetime commitment. When considering gifts for children for Easter, please do not give a baby bunny or duckling or other live animal without the parent’s permission! Many baby rabbits are surrendered after Easter when the newness of the babies wears off and the reality of their responsibility sets in. Plush pets & chocolate bunnies are the best option in most cases. Always research any new pet before getting one. Rabbits can live a long, healthy life if properly cared for. Also, please remember to adopt rather then shop when looking for a new family member. Both Acadiana Humane Society and Magic Happens Rabbit Rescue have many rescue rabbits available for adoption. Thank you!
Please vote once a day for Acadiana Humane Society in Sunset, LA in the Animal Rescue Site’s Shelter Contest to help us win grant money to be able to save more dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets & other animals! Please vote and confirm using this link: http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/shelterchallenge.faces?siteId=3 Thank you!
ACADIANA HUMANE SOCIETY EVENTS:
3215 Louisiana Ave., Lafayette, Louisiana
- Petco Adoption Event: Saturday, March 23rd 11AM-3PM
- Petco Adoption Event: Saturday, March 30th 11AM-3PM
- Petco Adoption Event: Saturday, April 6th 11AM-3PM
- Petco Adoption Event: Saturday, April 13th 11AM-3PM
- Petco Adoption Event: Saturday, April 20th 11AM-3PM
- Petco Adoption Event: Saturday, April 27th 11AM-3PM
- Petco Adoption Event: Saturday, May 4th 11AM-3PM
- Petco Adoption Event: Saturday, May 25th 11AM-3PM
Acadiana Humane Society volunteers will be at Camp Bow Wow’s Cupids & Canines Adoptathon on Sunday, February 17th from 11:00AM to 3:00PM with 15+ adoptable puppies & dogs, and Ms. Bunz the big white Californian rabbit. We will have two tents set up side by side (one white with purple Rally to Rescue on it, and one red Rajun Cajun tent). In these tents you will be able to meet our adoptable animals. As well as purchase wonderful home baked cupcakes and other goodies in our Bake Sale! We will also be selling purple Rally to Rescue t-shirts, McCartney 2013 Dog Calendars, as well as doggy bags for cleaning up after your pooch, and other pet related items. Some of our volunteers from Three Geeks Studio will also be there with their handcrafted jewelry. We will also have a raffle for a dog gift basket to be given away just before 3:00PM. Donations by cash or check are also welcomed. All proceeds at the two Acadiana Humane Society tents will go to help pay on our overwhelming vet bills.
There will be several different Acadiana area animal rescues in attendance, all with their own adoptable dogs and fundraisers.
There will also be a vet on site offering a rabies clinic where you can get your dog or cat updated on their rabies vaccine for only $10.00! He is also offering microchipping of your pets for only $20.00.
Viva La Waffle will be there selling their famous and wonderfully delicious waffle sandwiches!
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Many thanks to the Acadiana Humane Society volunteers who came out to help with the 2013 Krewe des Chiens dog parade today! Foster dogs Sophie, Andre, Ramon, Brid, Hailey, Ianto, Cooper, and Jackson were all in attendance and had a blast! Special thanks to Scott Coco for working security detail, and Piddy Lopez for working concessions. Photos from today have been posted on our Facebook page. Click here to see the dog parade photos.
