This Saturday, October 27, is the annual “Bark In The Park” event co-sponsored by Lafayette Animal Aid and the Krewe Des Chienes. The doggie-oriented and perfect-for-a-family-outing event is from 11am to 2pm at Girouard Park in Lafayette, Louisiana. There will be several doggie contests, including best costume. AHS will be there selling bottled water and soft drinks as well as animal-related items and tickets for the ongoing Fall fundraiser.
Bring the dogs and the kids and join the fun!
Shirley Rousseau Murphy, author of the Joe Grey cat detective mystery books, has graciously donated six of her books to AHS/ Cat Ranch to use for their fundraising efforts. They are hardback editions, with beautifully illustrated jacket covers, and personally signed by Ms. Murphy.
Ms. Murphy’s books have won 7 Muse Medallion awards for Best Cat Novel of the Year from the Cat Writer’s Association. A life long cat lover, she has this to say about cats:
“To imagine our lives without cats stirs such an empty feeling. To imagine our human world without any animals at all, is, for me, to imagine a vast and empty void sterile in the extreme. No bird, no beast. No warm fur to stroke, no mute friend who is yet so eloquent, no eye of another species in which to gaze and speculate, no wondrous and tentative communication with one who is not like us. To be surrounded only with other humans–who are often very dull–to encounter no other form of intelligence or joyfulness or wit, seems to me unthinkably tedious. ”
Please visit her delightful website http://www.joegrey.com!
Thank you very much, Ms. Murphy, and we look forward to the next Joe Grey mystery, “Cat Deck The Halls” coming out this month!
The Acadiana Humane Society and Cat Ranch attended Sterling Izuzu’s Take This Puppy Home Event in Lafayette this morning. You can see the Izuzu Puppy Truck in the background. They are getting the public to fill the truck up with dog and cat food, pet treats, pet bowls, pet toys, and other pet supplies to donate to the local animal rescues. We brought two of our fully vetted fosters. Aleu, our Husky mix that we rescued from Roicy Duhon Animal Control about a year ago, can be seen in this picture.
Buddy, a terrier mix, can be seen in this photo. Bernie of KPEL Radio fell in love with Buddy. She said he looks a lot like her rescue dog Buddy.
ARF, the Animal Rescue Foundation, was the only other animal rescue in attendance at today’s event. Here you can see Nancy Tabb Marcantel of ARF doing an interview with Bernie of KPEL Radio during the live remote today.
If you see this specialy marked Izuzu truck parked in front of Petsmart or the Izuzu dealer in Lafayette, please stop by and donate cat food, dog food, pet treats, pet toys, or pet supplies. The items collected will be donated to area rescues such as Acadiana Humane Society and also ARF.
A house is not a home….without a cat or two or three…
You’re invited to find your next Furever Best Friend at the Petsmart National Adoption Weekend, September 14 through 16. We will be at Petsmart all 3 days. We have a variety of adoptable young cats seeking their furever home. See you there!
AHS has been invited to participate at the Acadiana Home Show being held at the Cajundome Convention Center on September 7, 8 and 9.
We will be in Booths #430 & 432 – see map below
| The Acadiana Home Show is not just about homes…the bricks and wood. It’s about the enjoyment our homes provide. It’s about our Acadiana lifestyle of cooking and entertaining at home. It’s about our pets. It’s about our yards and gardens and outdoor recreation. It’s about creating a special place – a place that reflects our lifestyle – a place that is uniquely OUR HOME! |
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| Friday, September 7, 2007 2:00PM-7:00PM Saturday, September 8, 2007 10:00AM-7:00PM Sunday, September 9, 2007 10:00AM-5:00PM |
| Where: |
| Convention Center (next to Cajundome at ULL) |
| Ticket Information: |
| Tickets on sale: Friday, September 7, 2007 10:00AM $7 adults $3 kids under 12 years old |
| More Information: |
| More info website |
We currently have Raffle Tickets available as a Fundraiser for the rescue animals. For every $1.00 donated, you get a chance in each of our raffle drawings! We have a booth at the Acadiana Home Show on September 7th through the 9th. At the Home Show raffle tickets will be made available for a $1.00 donation each. Anyone who donates online for raffle tickets at least 24 hours before each days drawings, will get a chance in each of these drawings. We will have drawings on September 7th, 8th, 9th, and again two months from now (date to be announced).
The prizes include, but are not limited to:
1. 3 Tupperware Surprise Packs valued at $100 or more each. (Drawings Sept 7th, 8th, & 9th.)
2. 3 Bath & Body Gift Baskets (Drawings Sept 7th, 8th, & 9th.)
3. Barbecue Gift Set – Stainless Steel Spatula and Tongs with Oak Handles (Drawing Sept 7th)
4. Cuisinart Elecric Knife (Drawing Sept 7th)
5. Bevelled Photo Frame Double 5×7 (Drawing Sept 8th)
6. George Foreman Grilleration (Drawing Sept 8th)
7. Shannon Crystal by Godinger Crystal Blocks Candle Holders (Drawing Sept 9th)
8. Original Signed Artwork – Watercolor Painting from Chili, matted and framed (Drawing Sept 9th)
9. More prizes to be announced!
Prizes will be shipped via UPS Ground to winners in the Continental United States at no additional cost to the winner. However, we will ask that anyone outside of the Continental United States be willing to pay the shipping cost should they win. Below is a donation button. Please be sure PayPal payments are sent to raffle@acadianahumane.org to be sure you are entered in the drawing. Please include your physical shipping address in case you are one of the lucky winners. Each $1.00 donation gives you one chance in each drawing, up until that ticket is a winner. Once a ticket is a winner, it does not go back into the next drawing.
