Acadiana Humane Society had eleven adoptions in the last two weeks, freeing up some space in our system. We just took in some rescues from two different animal control facilities. We pulled a special needs Momma cat who needed eye surgery, and her six beautiful 8 week old kittens from St. John Parish Animal Control on October 6th. Ruth and her babies all had their surgeries on October 7, 2015 and are recovering. We also pulled a small brown rabbit from St. John and he was also neutered today.
We also pulled six beautiful, fluffy kittens from St. Landry Animal Control on October 6th. These kittens were owner surrendered so we know their breed. There are two kittens from one litter, and four from another. The father to both litters was a purebred Maine Coon. The mother to two kittens was a Siamese, and the mother to the other four was a Savannah. They are only six weeks old, so it will be several weeks before they are available for adoption.
Our vet bills before today’s surgeries were around $2,000. We also have two dogs starting heartworm treatment this week, a dog dental, a cat dental, and another rabbit being neutered this week. Some of you may remember Milo, a sweet Siamese kitten we rescued from St. Landry Animal Control that had been hit by a car. Milo is still currently under our vet’s care and has had several surgeries for a massive hernia and a metal pin they used to hold his leg together, as he had been hit by a car before picked up by animal control. Bear, a rabbit that we had rescued from Calcasieu Parish Animal Control is also at our vet for tear duct and eye issues. We really need to raise some funds fast, as our fundraiser over this past weekend, while it kept us busy, it did not raise nearly enough to pay of our ever growing vet bills. We may have had several adoptions recently, but most of them were reduced fee adoptions. We really need donations to help us continue to save lives, as well as provide proper care for the animals currently in our care.
We are also very low on food, and can use a few hundred pounds of donated pet foods ASAP: These are our preferred brands, but we will use whatever is donated: Purina Pro Plan Cat & Kitten dry food, Purina Pro Plan Dog Food, and Purina Rabbit Pellets. We have a donation box in the lobby of Bridge Storage on Ambassador Caffery in Lafayette. Or, you can bring it to us at our next adoption event. You can also text us at 337-371-5477 to arrange for us to pick up your donations.
If you would like to make a donation to help with vet bills or pet food we do have a Paypal button on the right side of this webpage. You can also send us a check or money order made out to Acadiana Humane Society to our snail mail address at P.O. Drawer C; Sunset, LA. 70584-0536 Or, you can also call in a credit card donation directly to one of our veterinarians. The one with the largest bill is Azalea Lakes Veterinary Clinic. You can call Azalea Lakes at 225-755-3838 and ask them to apply your payment to the account of Acadiana Humane Society.
If you are interested in adopting any of our animals, the first step is to download our prescreening application. Once you have filled out the WORD document on your computer, save it as a new file, and then attach it to an email and send it to us at ahspets@gmail.com. It normally takes one business day from when we receive your application to do the initial processing of your application. However, if you send in an application on one of the kittens that we just took in, we may not process your application right now, but we will process them in the order we received them, before the kittens are completely ready for adoption.
Upcoming Adoption Events and Fundraisers:
- Sat., Oct. 10th Event cancelled. Adoptions by appointment only.
- Sat. & Sun., Oct 17th-18th Louisiana Comic Con: Three Geeks Studio will have a booth in Artist Alley as a fundraiser
- Sat., Oct. 24th Pet Costume Contest & Adoptions at Petco North (3215 Louisiana Ave.) 11AM-3PM
- Sat., Nov. 7th Petco South (605 Settler’s Trace Blvd.) 11AM-2PM
- Sun., Nov. 8th Bark in the Park (Girard Park) 12Noon-5PM
- Sat., Nov. 14th New Iberia Vendor Event: We will have a booth as a fundraiser
- Sat., Nov. 21st Petco South (605 Settler’s Trace Blvd.) 11AM-2PM
- Nov. 25th- Nov 30th Office Closed for holidays
- Sat., Nov. 28th No adoption even
- Sat., Dec. 5th Petco South (605 Settler’s Trace Blvd.) 11AM-2PM
- Dec. 11th-14th Office Closed for fundraiser
- Sat., Dec. 19th Petco North (3215 Louisiana Ave.) 11AM-2PM
- Dec. 24th-Jan 1st Office Closed for holidays
*Note: Dates, times, and locations are subject to change. Please refresh this page or check our Facebook page, our Twitter page, or our Instagram page for the latest updates to our event schedules. Thank you!
*Also, please be aware that while our office may be closed during some days, we will reply to emails and process applications as we can. We are a foster based rescue, so there is no public facility to visit. Our animals can be viewed online on our Facebook page andour Petfinder page. If you are interested in meeting one or more of our pets, please download and fill out our prescreening application and submit it to us via email or fax. Email is actually faster as we are not always in the office to check the fax machine. Once an application is processed, we can make an appointment to meet, or we will arrange to bring the selected pet to our next adoption event. Our animal rescue is 100% volunteer and all of our volunteers have families and jobs outside of the rescue, so it may take a little time to hear back from us. While we try to respond to everything within one business day, we get hundreds of emails and messages daily, and sometimes it is just not possible to reply to every one right away. Email is usually the fastest way to get a response, since replies can be made late at night if need be. We believe it is important to allow our volunteers some free time to spend with their families. Thank you for understanding.
Please watch this blog, our Facebook page, and our Twitter page for changes, updates, and more information on our upcoming events!
