PETCO ADOPTION EVENTS:
3215 Louisiana Ave., Lafayette, Louisiana

• Saturday, January 14th Noon-4PM
• Saturday, January 21st  Noon-4PM
• Saturday, January 28^th  Noon-4PM
• Saturday, February 4^th  Noon-4PM
• Saturday, February 18^th  Noon-4PM Petco National Adoption Event!
• Sunday, February 19^th  2PM-5PM Petco National Adoption Event!
  

Purina One Chicken & Rice

Acadiana Humane Society is in dire need of money to pay our vet bills, as well as supplies to help care for the animals in our shelter and foster homes. Here is a list of some of the things that we are most in need of:

• Purina Naturals, Purina One Chicken & Rice, & Purina Pro Plan dry cat food.
• Marshall’s Ferret Pellets & Treats.
• Rabbit Pellets & Treats.
• Carefresh or Petco brand Small Animal Bedding.
• Any brand Clumping Cat Litter.
• Small & Medium sized Wire Dog Crates & Plastic Kennels.
• Cat, Dog, Rabbit, & Ferret Toys.
• Large Dog Houses.

If you would like to purchase and donate any of these items, and do not wish to leave at one of our drop off locations, please contact us via email at info@acadianahumane.org or suerabeaux@gmail.com to arrange pick up or delivery. Please be sure to add both of these email addresses to your email address book to ensure that your spam filter does not disregard our replies to you.

If you would like to make a cash donation to help pay our vet bills, PayPal donations can be sent via PayPal to info@acadianahumane.org through the link on our website. You can also send a check or money order to Acadiana Humane Society; P.O. Drawer C; Sunset, LA 70584-0539. Thank you!

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We’ll be there with lots of kittens, cats, dogs, rabbits, and other small animals that are available for adoption! Click here to find out more about our adoption process and fees. Please stop by and visit! We’re also accepting donations of pet food and supplies for our rescue animals if you would like to help. Thank you!

If you can’t donate, you can help in other ways! You can hold a fundraiser (bake sale, lemonade stand, yard sale, etc.) and donate the proceeds to Acadiana Humane Society. You can also open your home to foster cats, dogs, or small animals. You can also share our need with your friends and see if they can help. Thank you!

We are currently in need of several items. If you would like to donate them, you may do so at the Lafayette Petco on Louisiana Avenue, or at the Bridge Storage on Ambassador Caffery. Donation boxes are available in the lobby at the Ambassador Caffery Bridge Storage. Please mark AHS on the packages to be sure they know it is for our rescue. There is also a PayPal link on the side of this webpage if you would like to make a financial donation. Thank you! List includes, but is not limited to the following items:

• Purina One Beyond Dry Cat Food
• Purina One Chicken and Rice Dry Cat Food
• Purina Kitten Chow Dry Food
• Purina cat, dog, kitten, or puppy food (any flavor)
• Swheat Scoop Cat Litter (for baby kittens)
• Clumping cat litter
• New or Clean Litter Boxes
• Carefresh Small Animal Bedding
• Wire Dog Crates
• Fencing and/or Yard Kennels for Dogs
• Large Dog Houses
• Pet Food for our Pet Food Bank

Upcoming Petco adoption events:

• Saturday, July 23rd Noon to 4PM
• Saturday, August 13th Noon to 4PM
• Saturday, August 20th Noon to 4PM
• Saturday, September 10th Noon to 4PM
• Saturday, September 24th Noon to 4PM

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We’ve also just taken in a dog with a really bad skin condition that will need to be seen by one of our vets to determine the cause and treat it. Toby will also need to be neutered and vaccinated before he can be available for adoption.

Please donate if you can help! Every little bit adds up to help us continue to save more animals! Thank you!

If you can’t donate, you can help in other ways! You can hold a fundraiser (bake sale, lemonade stand, yard sale, etc.) and donate the proceeds to Acadiana Humane Society. You can also open your home to foster cats, dogs, or small animals. You can also share our need with your friends and see if they can help. Thank you!

We are currently in need of several items. If you would like to donate them, you may do so at the Lafayette Petco on Louisiana Avenue, or at the Bridge Storage on Ambassador Caffery. Donation boxes are available in the lobby at the Ambassador Caffery Bridge Storage. Please mark AHS on the packages to be sure they know it is for our rescue. There is also a PayPal link on the side of this webpage if you would like to make a financial donation. Thank you! List includes, but is not limited to the following items:

• Purina One Beyond Dry Cat Food
• Purina One Chicken and Rice Dry Cat Food
• Purina Kitten Chow Dry Food
• Purina cat, dog, kitten, or puppy food (any flavor)
• Swheat Scoop Cat Litter (for baby kittens)
• Clumping cat litter
• New or Clean Litter Boxes
• Carefresh Small Animal Bedding
• Wire Dog Crates
• Fencing and/or Yard Kennels for Dogs
• Large Dog Houses
• Pet Food for our Pet Food Bank

Upcoming Petco adoption events:

• Saturday, July 16th Noon to 4PM
• Saturday, July 23rd Noon to 4PM
• Saturday, July 30th Noon to 4PM
• Saturday, August 6th Noon to 4PM
• Saturday, August 13th Noon to 4PM
• Saturday, August 20th Noon to 4PM
• Saturday, September 17th Noon to 4PM
• Saturday, September 24th Noon to 4PM

Find Acadiana Humane Society on Facebook and on Twitter!

February is Adopt-A-Rescued Rabbit Month! Acadiana Humane Society has several retired Easter Rabbits available for adoption. You can meet one or two of them daily at the Lafayette Petco. We will also have more available to meet every Saturday in February from Noon to 4PM at our Petco adoption events. All rabbits are spayed or neutered and have an ear tatoo that either says MHR or AHS. Our rabbit adoption fee is $50.00 per rabbit, or $75.00 for a pair of rabbits.

CUPIDS AND CANINES ADOPTION EVENT!

Please join us at Camp Bow Wow’s Cupids and Canines adoption event! We’ll have a tent set up at Camp Bow Wow in Lafayette on Sunday, February 20th from 1 – 4PM!  We will be having several opportunities at our tent, for you to help us raise money to help pay vet bills on our rescue animals.

• Meet our adoptable dogs and puppies!
• Bake Sale! People treats as well as dog treats will be available.
• Raffle! Prizes to be given away at 4PM!
• Dog related items available for sale.
• Pet Food Bank Food Drive! We’re collecting donations of pet food & supplies.
• Free coloring pages for kids!

Petco has graciously donated a free dog training class for our raffle! Other prizes to be announced. We will have raffle tickets available at Camp Bow Wow’s event, then draw the winners just before 4PM!

DOG PARADE!

Acadiana Humane Society will be walking in the Krewe Des Chiens Parade on Saturday, February 26 from 2 – 4PM! We will be walking as many of our adoptable rescue dogs as we can. We are still looking for several volunteers to help us walk dogs, pull wagons, throw beads, hold our banner, and work security detail. Donations of beads are also needed. If you would like to help, please email Sue at suerabeaux@gmail.com and let her know how you can help. We hope to see everyone else at the parade catching the beads we will be throwing! Please come out and support all area animal rescues in this large fundraising event.

Issac told Santa Paws that he and his rescue cat friends at Acadiana Humane Society would like the following items for the holidays:

• Fur Mice, Balls, Feather Teasers, Catnip, Catnip Toys, and other Cat Toys
• Scratching Posts, Kitty Condos, and other Cat Climbing Toys
• Tidy Cat, Fresh Step, and other brands of Cat Litter (Issac prefers clumping)
• Purina, Pounce, Whiskas, and other Cat Treats
• Purina Pro Plan, Purina One, Purina Indoor, and other Purina brand dry cat foods
• Advantage or Revolution Flea Prevention
• Litter Pans, Litter Scoopers, and Litter Box Deodorizers
• Top loading cat crates
• Petco gift cards, or gift cards for online cat supply stores
• Stretch and Scratch!
• Donations to finish our Hurricane Safe Shelter

Santa Paws also visited with Lady, Duo, Heero, and Mischka. They all told Santa what they and their dog friends at Acadiana Humane Society really want for the holidays:

• Dog Biscuits, Busy Bones, and other Dog Treats
• Nylabones in all sizes and shapes
• Porkhide chew toys
• Wire Dog Crates in all sizes
• Collars and Leashes in all sizes
• Dog Houses and Pet Beds in assorted sizes
• Wellness, Natural Balance, or Purina Dog Foods (dry and canned)
• Stainless Steel Food and Water Bowls
• Advantage or Frontline Plus Flea Prevention
• Yard Dog Kennels, or Fencing to make dog play yards
• Petco gift cards, or gift cards for any online dog supply store
• Donations to finish our Hurricane Safe Shelter

Santa Paws also met with Eight, a baby ferret rescued from Lafayette Animal Control. Eight shared some things that she and the other exotic rescue pets at Acadiana Humane Society want for the holidays:

• Marshall’s Ferret Food and Treats
• Ferret Hammocks and Fleece Blankets
• Guinea Pig Food
• KayTee Rat and Mouse Pellets
• Chinchilla Food
• Rabbit Food
• Small Animal Treats and Toys
• Rabbit Toys and Treats
• CareFresh Paper Bedding
• Igloos and Housing in assorted sizes
• Small Animal Cages in assorted sizes
• Bird Seed
• Timothy Hay Bales
• Petco gift certificates, or gift cards for online exotic pet stores
• Donations to finish our Hurricane Safe Shelter

Please look for the holiday wrapped gift box, as seen in the photo above, at the Lafayette Petco between the cat cages in the front of the store. Petco is located at 3215 Louisiana Avenue. If you prefer to give these holiday gifts to the Acadiana Humane Society volunteers directly, we will be at Petco on Saturday, December 18th from 12Noon until 4PM for our adoption event and bake sale. You can meet some of our adoptable cats, dogs, and exotic pets at our adoption event.

Also needed are monetary donations to help pay our vet and pet food bills. You may make cash donations at our adoption events, or send PayPal donations to info@acadianahumane.org, or mail checks made out to Acadiana Humane Society to our mailing address at P.O. Drawer C; Sunset, Louisiana 70584-0536. All donations are tax deductible. Tax receipts are available if requested, and will be automatically mailed to online and snail mail donors who include their mailing address. Thank you!

Another way you can help our rescue pet’s wishes come true, is to help through our many fundraising opportunities. We currently have several fundraisers going on.

• Holiday Bake Sale at Petco on Saturday, Dec 18th from 12Noon to 4PM.
• Raffle Drawing to be held Saturday, Dec 18th at 4PM. Tickets available at our adoption events.
• Tupperware Fundraiser: 100% of profits goes to the rescue.
• Purchase 2011 McCartney’s Dogs Calenders for a $10.00 donation at our adoption events.
• Shop our eBay store. 100% of profits goes to the rescue.
• You can also join us on Causes!
• You can also donate to our ChipIn through PayPal.

Thank you for remembering the rescue cats, dogs, rabbits, ferrets, chinchillas, guinea pigs, mice, and other exotic pets of Acadiana Humane Society this holiday season!

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The Lafayette Petco located at 3215 Louisiana Avenue is currently participating the Spring A Pet. Each year, in celebration of the season of hope and renewal, Petco Foundation launches their Spring A Pet fundraiser to help give pets in need a new beginning.

The Spring A Pet fundraiser focuses on Pet Adoptions. Petco stores help raise needed funds to continue the life saving mission of their Charitable Partners in finding forever homes for the ever- growing number of pet orphans. The Lafayette Petco store is sharing these funds with Acadiana Humane Society and Animal Rescue Foundation.

This year’s fundraiser runs from 3/6 – 4/4 and is sponsored by Hill’s Science Diet. Hill’s will be donating $1 per bag of food sold during the fundraiser for a maximum donation of $50,000 benefiting the PETCO Foundation.

A compact, refillable 1.9 oz size hand sanitizer with carabiner clip is the Petco Foundation’s gift with a $20 or more donation (in store only). This convenient sanitizer is perfect for attaching to backpacks, leashes or belts and promotes Petco’s THINK ADOPTION FIRST message.

Your donation in your local Petco store offers orphaned animals seeking a second chance the opportunity to say, “I’m home”. Your donation in the Lafayette, Louisiana Petco store will help both our animal rescue and ARF.

Petco Adoption Events:

• Saturdays from 12Noon to 4PM: Acadiana Humane Society: cats and dogs
• Sundays from 2PM to 4PM: Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF): dogs only

Oscar has been with Acadiana Humane Society since May 2009. He has seen many dogs come into the animal rescue system, and leave when adopted. Oscar really wants a home of his very own. He doesn’t understand why no one wants an older dog who only wants a home with someone to hold him and love him. Won’t you be a Saint and adopt this dog? If you are interested in adopting Oscar, you can meet him at the Lafayette Petco this Saturday from 12Noon to 4PM.

Petco is located at 3215 Louisiana Avenue, Lafayette, LA 70501 Click here for directions to Petco.

Oscar is a sweet Red Doxie. The vet estimates that he is about 4 years old, based on the good condition of his teeth. However, his graying fur has us thinking he may be a few years older. Oscar is crate trained. He is mostly house trained, but has an occasional accident. Oscar loves attention. He craves the companionship of people. Oscar loves to go for car rides. He will sit on a lap in the back seat and just stare out the window wagging his tail.

He gets along great with other dogs, for the most part. But, he does have jealousy issues when it comes to sitting on laps. He either needs a home where he can be the only lap dog (other dogs need to be too big to sit on laps), or with enough laps to go around for every dog. Oscar prefers not to be left alone. But, he is learning that he can not always be with someone. Oscar will bark at cats when they are on the other side of the fence. But, living at the Cat Ranch, Oscar has learned to tolerate and coexist with cats. He should do fine in a home with cats that do not antagonize him.

Oscar has some scarring on his back and tail, that the vet says indicates he may have been run over when he was younger. He does run under cars, so he needs to go to a home with a fenced in yard. Oscar prefers to spend most of his time inside with people.

Oscar’s adoption fee is only $100.00 (reduced due to his age). If you would like to be considered to adopt him, please fill out a prescreening application. Dog adoptions do require a home visit.

To see more photos of Oscar, please check out this link on our Flickr site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mycatranch/tags/oscar/

Join us at Petco on Saturday, December 19th from 12Noon to 4:30PM for our Holiday Extravaganza!

Petco is located at 3215 Louisiana Avenue, Lafayette, LA 70501 Click here for directions to Petco.

• Adoption event: dogs & cats!   Click here for a list of adoptable pets.
  
• Holiday Bake Sale: Cakes, cookies, & more! Even home baked dog treats!
  
• Fundraiser Items for Sale: Handmade jewelry, rescue magnets, holiday items, & more!
  
• Donations accepted for rescue pets. Dog & cat food & cat litter needed for rescued pets in foster care.   Click here for a list of things we normally use.  Or, you can also download a simple list of brands and types of items we use. Thank you!
• Raffle tickets Sales up until 3:59PM.
• Raffle Drawing at 4PM! Click here for a list of prizes!

Interested in our Prizes Galore Raffle Drawing? Lafayette residents can purchase $1.00 tickets at Bridge Storage and also Bixeman Richardson Chiropractic during the week. They can also be purchased at Petco on Saturday during our adoption event. You do not need to be present to win. You can also purchase your chances online by making a $5.00 Holiday Extravaganza donation for six chances. Please use the PayPal button below to make your donation. Live out of town? That’s okay too! We can ship any prizes via UPS Ground thanks to a sponsor. Thank you!

Our 2009 Annual Prizes Galore Fundraiser was a great success! Thanks to the generosity of many wonderful people, we had a very nice list of prizes!

• One Complete K-9 Yearly at Broussard Vet Clinic in Lafayette, LA. Value $137.90. Donated by Dr. Richard J. Broussard.
• One Complete Feline Yearly at Broussard Vet Clinic in Lafayette, LA. Value $141.15. Donated by Dr. Richard J. Broussard.

• Four Petco Gift Cards. Donated by the Lafayette Petco on Louisiana Ave.

• An autographed book “8 State Hurricane Kate” by Jenny Pavlovic. Donated by Jenny Pavlovic.

• An autographed book “Frankie, the Walk ‘N Roll Dog” by Barbara Techel. Donated by Barbara Techel.

• An autographed book “The Judgement Line” by Nadine M. Riggs. Donated by Nadine M. Riggs.

• An autographed book “Her Notorious Viscount” by Jeanna Peterson. Donated by Jeanna Peterson.

• An autographed book “Lessons from a Courtesan” by Jeanna Peterson. Donated by Jeanna Peterson.

• Two free Guitar Lessons. Donated by Jeffrey L. George, D.M.A.

• Great Harvest Bread Company Gift Card. Donated by Great Harvest in Lafayette, LA.

• $100.00 Tupperware Surprise Pack.

• Leatherman Wave – Leather Sheath 830037 $99.00 Value. Donated by Honda of Lafayette.
• A Free In Home Pedicure by The Traveling Foot Nurse: Elizabeth Carrington R.N.
• New Epson All in One CX7400 Printer.
• Bert’s Bees Gift Pack.
• Victoria’s Secret Love Spell Lotion and Eau de Toilette Spray.

• $25 gift Certificate from All Seasons Nursery and Landscaping.
• Three Hand Crafted Crocheted Afghans.
• A Hand Carved Large Wooden Duck Decoy
• A Hand Carved Small Wooden Duck Decoy
• A Hand Carved Wooden Jewelry/Puzzle Box

• Five Prizes from Raising Cane’s on Pinhook in Lafayette
• Two $20.00 Pizza Hut Gift Cards from the Pizza Hut on the Evangeline Thwy in Lafayette.

Donations Needed! Please Remember Homeless Pets This Holiday Season!

Dog, cat, kitten, and puppy food needed for rescued pets in foster care. We can also use cat litter. Pet treats make a wonderful gift for homeless cats and dogs. When doing your shopping this holiday season, please pick up an item or two for pets in need. Need an idea of items to buy? If so, click here for a list of things we normally use. Or, you can also download a simple list of brands and types of items we use. Please feel free to being any donations to our event at Petco on Saturday! Please help our homeless pets have a happy holiday season. Thank you!

In the photo with Santa Paws is Oscar the Doxie. He is an Acadiana Humane Society rescue that has been with us since June 2009. Oscar is asking Santa for a furrever home in time for the holidays.

Petco is located at 3215 Louisiana Avenue, Lafayette, LA 70501
Click here for directions to Petco.