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WAHS
Shelter Address:
1527 Route 136
Eighty Four, PA 15330
[ Directions ]
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 66
Eighty-Four, PA 15330
724-222-PETS
Office: 724-229-0404
washingtonpashelter.org
washahs@fyi.net
Shelter Hours*
Everyday: Noon - 5pm
*Hours subject to change.
Call for current hours of operation.
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Can You Foster a Dog or Cat? |
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The need for
foster "parents" to homeless animals is enormous at the shelter. There
are pregnant dogs and cats who need to deliver their litters in safety
and comfort; and the offspring needs to stay with the mother till they
are weaned. There are frightened, emaciated animals who have never known
the warmth of a home or the love of a human. There are injured or ill
animals who need convalescence. There are old animals who need to spend
the short time that they have left somewhere other than in a metal and
concrete cage. And there are animals whose fate remains murky during
drawn out court proceedings who lie listless and depressed for countless
weeks, months and even years.
We see all
of these situations and more at the Washington Area Humane Society.
Foster homes give animals a huge advantage by providing a nurturing
environment where they can be socialized, overcome health and
behavioral problems and avoid the stress of the kennels.
If you can
help for a few days, a few weeks or a longer period, we implore you to
sign up as a foster parent.
For more
information on fostering, please call the shelter at 724-222-7387.
[Download Foster Program Document]
[Download Foster Parent Application]
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Bless the Bullies:
Much Maligned and
Wholly Undeserved
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A Bag of Special Potato and Duck Dogfood Will be a Big Help |
 As each
animal enters the shelter, they bring a history that might be a
mystery if they come in as strays. Our vet techs try to identify the
weak, the ill or those with special needs due to allergies. We
routinely have a few dogs who require special food to help them
improve or regain health and vitality. We would like to continue to
feed them Dick Van Patton's (Hypo-Allergenic) Natural Balance Potato
and Duck dog food and we are running low. Please bring us a
bag of this special food for some of our special dogs. It is
available at most major pet food stores.
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House Bill 2553 Targets Breed not
Behavior - How You Can Stop It |
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Contact
your local legislator. Click
here of the listing posted by AKC on their website which
also recommends concerned persons contact the members of the
agriculture committee — where the bill now resides. See our
Summer 2008 newsletter - page 6
for information about this proposed bill.
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See Mocha and Scamper at PetSmart in Washington, PA |
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Mocha is a dilute calico and
Scamper is black. There were 11 of them at our shelter and
most have been adopted. These two can be visited at PetSmart. They
play all the time, and can be adopted separately or
together. They would like to run around with unbound energy
in a loving forever home. They have age appropriate shots,
spayed and neutered and are microchipped. If interested,
fill out application and give it to a PetSmart associate.
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Please Help Share the Load for
Freeway and Olie |
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That’s Olie —a
lovely black cat with happy, curious eyes—happy because he was
fortunately rescued after being hit by a car and brought to the
shelter on Monday, May 12th. And curious because he is probably wondering what will
become of him now. It looked like Olie might lose a his leg, but the
surgery along with plates and pins are holding the leg together and
it looks like Olie will make a full recovery. He is resting
comfortably at the shelter and is in need of a new loving home. Com
visit with this personable cat who has had a bad break.
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On Tuesday, May 13th
local Animal Control was called to North Franklin for a dog hit by a car. The pretty brindle
6-month old pup,
sustained substantial injuries — a broken right hip and mangled paw and a broken left femur. The hip and paw injuries were too
severe and has required an amputation. The broken femur has been
surgically repaired with plates and pins. Jimmy, nicknamed
“Freeway”, a pleasant and sweet-natured dog according to
veterinarians who saw him, is now recovering. He will need many months of recovery
but should have a good outcome be available for
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These emergencies and the subsequent specialized
veterinary care that they need has already cost $4,063.00. We are asking for your help to finance this unexpected
financial burden which is above and beyond the basics our shelter
can provide. Please share the load for Freeway and Olie.
Make your
tax-deductible donation* check payable to WAHS and write “Freeway
and Olie” in the memo line or [click here]
to use a credit card
through Paypal
*All donations in excess of what is necessary for Olie and
Freeway
will be used for our other deserving shelter cats and dogs. |
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Ready, Set, Go ... on the 2009 Calendar
Caption Contest! |
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It's that time of year again (already!) Put on your
thinking cap and do what you need to do to get those creative juices
flowing. Your caption could be the one that says it all.
Click here
to enter the annual caption contest online Or
download the form and
mail it back to WAHS, P.O. Box 66, Eighty Four, PA 15330.. Final
judging is Friday, July 25th. |
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It costs $1,500.00 per day to run the Washington Area Humane Society.
That includes the utilities, building upkeep, medicine, food, cat
litter, veterinarian services, gas and maintenance for our vehicles,
insurance, postage, payroll, and everything else required to run a
normal business.
We have no steady stream of income upon which we can
rely. We rely on you.
That’s what the 1,500 Club is meant to be ... 1,500 people who donate a
dollar a day all at one time. It’s a reliable way to secure our $500,000
annual budgetso we won’t have to sweat the whole year
deciding from day to day between whether to purchase flea and tick
medicine or pay the water bill.
Become a member of an exceptional group of supporters who
pledge a dollar a day annually to our Humane Society. Call 724-229-0404
to pledge your dollar a day. Or email:
washahs@fyi.net. Or download the pledge
form, and mail it back. You will be contacted during the last week of
November, 2008 to collect all tax-deductible pledge donations via check
or credit card during that week. Just a dollar a day from 1,500
animal-loving, caring people will do it to keep our shelter in business
for another year.
All 1,500 contributors will have a memorial brick with
their personalized message placed at WAHS.
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Can't Adopt an Animal but Would Love
to Help One? |
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Sometimes the timing is not right, or
the circumstances make it impossible to adopt a dog or cat who captures
your heart.
Consider sponsoring a pet's adoption by purchasing a GET OUT OF JAIL
FREE Card for that dog or cat who melts your heart. Choose an
adoptable adult dog or cat, and pay their adoption fee (Dogs: $75.00 /
Cats: $40.00). We will keep the card on file until someone chooses that
dog or cat to adopt, fills out the application and is approved. Only then
will they be told that their new best friend has a Get Out of Jail Free
card, and when they ride out into the sunset together we will mail the
card to you so you can share in the joy. [
Purchase one online now! ]
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If You Shop Online, You Can Donate
Without Leaving Your Chair |
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Register by selecting the state, the
charity type (animals), then find Washington Area Humane
Society in the list. You only need to register once and then you can just start shopping.
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The Washington Area
Humane Society is a qualifying charity on
igive.com. As such it will
receive percentages of all sales when purchased through the
igive.com website. So many of
the biggest name retailers participate in this charitable venture
that you hardly to need to look elsewhere to buy what you were
looking for -- Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Home Depot, Old Navy, Petco,
Sharper Image, Target -- The list is so long ... before you shop,
check and see if your store is listed. Chances are what you would
have purchased directly from the retailer's site can be purchased
through igive.com and the
shelter will receive a portion as a donation. For specific donation
percentages, see the entire list of stores from A to Z
So for once, don't get
out of the chair. Give the easy way, through
igive.com
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We want to provide all of our dogs with
a Kuranda dog bed. If you would like to Donate a Kuranda Dog Bed
so another dog can sleep in proper comfort,
click here.
We could use some more
of the 35 x 23 size! |
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