Tompkins County SPCA
1640 Hanshaw Road
Ithaca, NY
14850
(607) 257-1822
mailto:info@spcaonline.com
LATEST NEWS FROM THE TC SPCA
HAPPY ENDINGS
On Friday, May 11th from 11:00am to 3:00pm,
Lou “the hot dog guy” Cassiniti will be donating
the profits from his hot dog cart on the Ithaca
Commons to the Tompkins County SPCA!
TCSPCA Kitten Wish List
Items are available at Ithaca Agway, 213 S. Fulton Street, Ithaca (607) 272-1848.
CLICK FOR LIFE
TENACIOUS TEEN TRAINING
COURTEOUS CANINE ADULT TRAINING
PUPPY PRE-SCHOOL Stop by the TC SPCA or call Donaa at 257-1822 x 241 for details. Meet Our Pet of the Week
“Ketchup” with SPCA staff, volunteers, & pets
at our mobile adoption site next to Lou’s cart.
Our kitties and pups would “relish” the chance
to go home with you!
Don’t be a “weenie,” get your “buns” down to
the Commons on Friday May 11th! Have lunch
with Lou and help save homeless
animals in Tompkins County!
During the spring, the Tompkins County SPCA takes in more than 250 homeless cats and
kittens each and every month, putting an enormous strain on shelter resources. The following
is our Wish List of things that can help us welcome these precious fur-babies!
The Purrrrr-fect Way to Help!
Canned or dry kitten foods (Science Diet)
Canned or dry cat food (liver or chicken flavor, PAWS brand)
Kitchen scales (to help get an accurate weight on young kittens)
Kitten Milk Replacer (KMR)
Cat litter (unscented and non-scoopable)
Cat nail trimmers
Cat beds
Washable cat/kitten toys
Medium-sized pet carriers
Pet nursing bottles (2 ounce size)
Small (6”) paper plates
Plastic litter boxes & food dishes
SnuggleSafe kitten heating discs
Clear plastic storage containers (16.5 gallon size)
Plush stuffed toy cats for orphaned kittens to cuddle
FOSTER PARENTS! We're always looking for families or individuals who are willing to open their home on a temporary basis to animals in need. Information about our foster program and applications will be available at the shower.
Tompkins County SPCA
Canine Classes for Every Companion Dog!
CALL 257-1822 x241 TO SIGN UP NOW!
An exciting new class designed to develop a stronger
relationship between you and your dog using all positive based training techniques.
Lots of games and dog/human interactive fun!
This is a revolving class that lets
you jump in anytime!
Instructor: Laura Donaldson
Starts: Saturday, April 7th
Is your puppy getting too big for his puppy britches
but not quite ready to run with the big boys? This is a terrific and important time to
train and socialize your adolescent dog. This class is designed to teach good manners
and basic obedience to these young rambunctious dogs!
Starts: Tuesday, March 20th
This class is designed for all adult
dogs, regardless of age. Dogs and their owners will learn basic, positive based
training techniques to instill good manners and develop a stronger bond between
dog and owner. Remember, you CAN teach an old dog new tricks!
Starts: Thursday, March 22nd
Puppies that are socialized when they are young
have a much greater chance at being well adjusted, happy, friendly dogs!
Your puppy will socialize his or her socks off, get a good start at learning basic
manners and have a whole lot of fun!
Call for starting date.
Appearing in the Ithaca Journal every Friday and looking for a loving home.
If you would like
more information on our Pet of the Week,
telephone 257-1822
today!
Volunteers Needed at the TCSPCA
Help save lives!
Calling all animal lovers! The Tompkins County SPCA needs volunteers!
There's a world of opportunities for you to use your special skills to help
homeless animals in our community. While we always need volunteers to help care
for our shelter dogs, cats, and bunnies, we also need people to answer phones at
the adoption desk, assist with maintenance and carpentry projects, monitor and
greet guests in the dog wing, counsel potential adopters, and help with special
events and creative projects like our float for the Ithaca Festival parade.
If you love animals and can give us one shift per week, ten hours per month, with
a one-year commitment, (one school year for students) we can promise you good
feelings and fun. You can pick up an application at the Dorothy & Roy Park Pet
Adoption Center, or download one here!
Send your application in by March 5th to be eligible for the next volunteer
orientation session on March 10th.
In addition to a little cat or dog hair on your clothes, you will go home with the
knowledge that your efforts made a difference in the life of a homeless cat or dog in
our community.
For more information about volunteering opportunities at the TCSPCA, call
(607) 257-1822 extension 224 or email info@spcaonline.com.
NEW Dog Behavior Workshop!!
Coming Soon!
Learn why your dog does what he does, and how
to get less of the behavior you don't want, and more of the behavior you do want.
Contact Donna for more information.
257-1822 or donna@spcaonline.com
Memorial Brick Walkway
Memorial Brick Walkway
Tompkins County SPCA billboards are decorating the countryside!
How'd We Do Last Year?
Click here to find out! Join Us In Our Life-Saving
Work! Please consider joining the Tompkins
County SPCA as a member. Come visit us! Follow this link
for more information about the green features of the new Tompkins County
SPCA Pet Adoption Center.
In response to the many inquiries we’ve received since opening the Dorothy & Roy Park Pet
Adoption Center, the Tompkins County SPCA is proud to announce a permanent and
affordable opportunity for friends and families to create memorials or tributes to their
loved ones. Construction on a memorial brick walkway will begin in Spring 2007.
Beginning at the Carol Steiger Memorial Garden
just outside the dog wing, the brick walkway will
wind through the grounds at the Pet Adoption
Center.
We invite you to create a lasting tribute to your
loved one. Bricks are available for $50 for a
traditional 4x8” brick or $100 for a larger 8x8”
brick and can be inscribed with your loved one’s name or a special message. Proceeds will
go toward supporting our mission of sheltering and finding homes for homeless animals in
Tompkins County.
To order a brick(s), click here, print and fill out the form and mail with your payment to:
Tompkins County SPCA
1640 Hanshaw Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
Can You Spot Them?
Keep your eyes open . . .
Help us continue our life-saving work! For
membership info, click here.
Come Visit the Nation's
First Green Certified Animal Shelter!
The Dorothy and Roy Park Pet Adoption Center is open
every day of the week from 12 noon until 5:30 pm.
All the News that's Fit to Fetch
You can also keep up with the latest TC SPCA happenings by:
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reading the "Pet Project" in the Ithaca Journal every Friday;
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and by reading "Tailbearer," the bi-annual newsletter of the TC SPCA, and other periodic mailings exclusively for members and donors. For more information about membership or how you can help the TC SPCA save lives, click here.
HAPPY ENDINGS
Callie Cat Enjoying the Christmas Tree
We adopted Callie (formerly called Chablis) when she was just a few months old last
March. She was shy and tiny, but held her own with our collie, Ciara, and very quickly
wiggled her way into all our hearts! She and Ciara are best buddies, and Callie is a
beautiful, full grown cat, full of purrrrsonality! She enjoys racing Ciara to bouncing
balls, and proudly tries to fetch them before Ciara can!!! We are so glad that Callie
is part of our family, and can't imagine life without her. Thanks for bringing her
into our lives!
