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.
- We need two people from 11am to 1pm to help at the barricades on Central St. to tell people they can not park there due to the parade. If anyone argues, they tell them they will be ticketed. Once the police arrive at 1pm to do this job, then these volunteers are free to either watch the parade or join us walking in it.
- We need one volunteer to help sell bottled water for the Krewe des Chiens as an Acadiana Humane Society representative from 11:30 until 1.
- I need other volunteers to help from 1pm until the parade is over. We need 1 or 2 people (we may have 1 person – Thanks Kristy!) to carry the Acadiana Humane Society banner. We need people to walk our foster dogs or carry puppies for us. Dog walkers/carries must be 18 or older.
- Also, if anyone has a wagon or two or three that is large enough to hold safely a wire crate we have a handicapped Pekingese that needs to be pulled in the parade, as well as puppies that can ride if there are not enough walkers.
- We need people to pull the wagons & people to throw beads.
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