Humane Society of Alamance County - Blog

Adoptable Cats Update: Meet Reggie

2012-01-29T18:15:00.000-08:00

Once again our dorms are full with six cats at our cat adoption center at PetSmart near Target in Burlington. Come by any day of the week to see these six adorable and adoptable cats: Reggie, Jack, Victor, Sarah, Peekaboo and Claudia! Our latest edition is young Reggie, a beautiful nine-month-old orange tabby boy with a quiet and sweet disposition. Brothers Jack and Victor are highly affectionate and agreeable solid black cuddle bombs. Sarah and Peekaboo, our two female adults are both front-declawed. All five adults are spayed or neutered. Our kitten, Claudia is playful and ready to start a new life in a happy home. Claudia is on track for a free spay through HSAC when she reaches six months of age. All have a clean bill of health and are up-to-date on age-appropriate Rabies and FVRCP vaccines and have tested negative for Feline Leukemia and Feline Aids. All six cats are adorable and ready for your love.

Meet Reggie! Our latest addition to the PetSmart dorms is a beautiful orange tabby
boy with a quiet and sweet disposition. Come out to meet him!

Here is a new photo of Jack, brother of Victor and one of the most cuddly and
cooperative boy cats you can imagine. He will surely make you happy!

Here is Victor, Jack's brother, in all his fluffy-tailed glory.
Victor is ready to be your constant companion and furry friend.

Floppy and sweet Sarah will capture you with her piercing green eyes and her
lap-cat ways. She is a spayed adult female cat who has been front-declawed
and is used to a stable home life but needs a new permanent home.
Click to view larger photos.

Peekaboo is beautiful and queenly with majestic stripes and an affectionate
personality. She is a 7 year old spayed and front-declawed female adult cat
who is used to a stable home. Won't you give her a new one? Click to enlarge.

Claudia is Tom's sister. She is a soft grey tabby and exhibits the usual frisky kitten
personality traits. Claudia is 2.5 months old at this writing, and she is cute and
cuddly and ready for a happy loving home. Click to enlarge.

If you are interested in opening your home and your heart to one of these lovable cats, please stop by PetSmart, near Target in University Commons in Burlington for a visit. Fill out an adoption form available there and you will be on your way to a new loving and lasting relationship. All HSAC cats have received the very best of veterinary care. Adults are spayed or neutered and kittens receive a free spay or neuter through HSAC at 6 months of age. The adoption fee is $85 for an individual cat or $150 for two.

The Humane Society of Alamance County is a local and independent charity that relies 100% on local support to fulfill its mission. We have no connection to the City Shelter. We provide high quality low-cost spays and neuters, which can include important vaccines at no additional cost, through the noble efforts of our many local veterinary partners. Thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts for your interest in the welfare and happiness of animals in our community and for your support of the Humane Society of Alamance County. Call our office at 438-2023 to learn more about how you can volunteer with or contribute to the Humane Society of Alamance County.

Tom and Shadow find Loving Homes

2012-01-27T10:33:00.000-08:00

Here is an update on HSAC pet adoptions.

Gorgeous little Tom went home with the most wonderful family. See the photo below of the young girl, Wren with her parent with her new kitten. The family is in love!

Tom the kitten and his new adoring family.

Also, Shadow went home to a very nice father and son household. There was a real hug-fest going on not only during the initial visit but also at the adoption. The two men filled a cart with all kinds of new cat gear before they left and when it was time to go Shadow marched right into the carrier and settled in. It's a great match.

Shadow has been adopted too, after winning the hearts of a father and son.

Adoptable, Adorable Dogs and Cats

2012-01-27T08:56:00.000-08:00

Adoptable, Adorable Dogs and Cats are available now for loving homes. The Humane Society of Alamance County operates the Cat Adoption Center located within PetSmart (near Target in Burlington) and our adoptable dogs and cats are listed at the HSAC page at Petfinder.com. At PetSmart, personal visits with the cats and adoption forms are available 7 days a week, so come on out any time. We also hold monthly Information and Adoption Fairs, which you can read more about and see schedule on our HSAC calendar. Find more information at our adopt page. You can enjoy lots of dog and cat news, stories and photos right here on this blog, and keep up to date about our animals on our HSAC Facebook page.

Mabel, Sarah, Bonnie and Peekaboo are all available right now!

Mae Goes Home and The Boys are Back

2012-01-18T09:25:00.000-08:00

Mae has gone home. Yay!

Mae went home to her new adoptive family this afternoon and in her place, Jack and Victor have returned. The boys have grown and look so handsome!

Recently, brother cats Jack and Victor were adopted together to a family who sadly have just lost a primary job and their house and must now relocate. Despite being much loved in that family, which included two children who doted on them, Jack and Victor have been returned to the Humane Society and are now looking for a new loving home.

Jack (left) and Victor are looking for new homes.

We were relieved though when we opened up the door to the big dorm at PetSmart and the boys just jumped right in like they knew the ropes already. They are two of the most agreeable and easy-going cats we have ever known, and both affectionate and cuddly.

If you are interested in opening your home and your heart to Jack and/or Victor, please stop by PetSmart, near Target in University Commons in Burlington for a visit. Fill out an adoption form available there and you will be on your way to a new loving and lasting relationship. All HSAC cats have received the very best of veterinary care. Adults are spayed or neutered and kittens receive a free spay or neuter through HSAC at 6 months of age. The adoption fee is $85 for an individual cat or $150 for two.

The Humane Society of Alamance County is a local and independent charity that relies 100% on local support to fulfill its mission. We have no connection to the city shelter. We provide high quality low-cost spays and neuters, which can include important vaccines at no additional cost, through the noble efforts of our many local veterinary partners. Thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts for your interest in the welfare and happiness of animals in our community and for your support of the Humane Society of Alamance County. Call our office at 438-2023 to learn more about how you can volunteer with or donate to the Humane Society of Alamance County.

Visit Our Six Adoptable Cuties

2012-01-14T15:27:00.000-08:00

Visit our cat adoption center at PetSmart near Target in Burlington to see six adorable and adoptable cats: Sarah, Shadow, Peekaboo, Mae, Tom and Claudia! Our adults, Sarah, Shadow and Peekaboo are all spayed or neutered, front-declawed owner-surrenders due to household changes who are already well-adjusted to a stable home life, but now need to find new loving permanent homes. Our kittens Mae, Tom and Claudia are all playful and ready to start a new life in a happy home. Mae's adoption is pending. Tom and Claudia are siblings. The kittens are all on track for a free spay or neuter through HSAC when they reach 6 months of age. All have a clean bill of health and up-to-date on age-appropriate Rabies and FVRCP vaccines and have tested negative for Feline Leukemia and Feline Aids. All six cats are adorable and ready for your love.

This big boy with the big heart is Shadow, a 3 year old neutered adult male cat.
Shadow has been front-declawed and was an owner-surrender, so he knows
all about being a happy house pet. Shadow doesn't mind being picked up
and he loves to cuddle. Click to enlarge.

Mae is a cuddly and adorable tabby girl kitten, about 3.5 months old at this writing.
Mae's adoption is pending, so we are hopeful she will go to her happy permanent
home very soon. Click to enlarge.

Tom is a male kitten, about 2.5 months old at this writing. Tom plays well with his
sister Claudia, and is a frisky and huggable boy. His distinctive high-contrast
dark and light stripes and wide-eyed gaze will charm you. Click to enlarge.

Santa Claws and Photo Elf - Today & Tomorrow!

2011-12-03T08:36:00.001-08:00

Santa Claws, that jolly old soul, along with his faithful Photo Elf visit PetSmart today and tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday December 3rd and 4th from 11 AM to 4 PM. This is a great photo op for your pets, and you are welcome to get your children or whole family in the picture too! Santa is not shy so why oh why don't you give him a try?! Thanks to PetSmart for arranging for the event. A portion of each photo fee comes back to benefit the Humane Society of Alamance County.

Christmas and Luxurious Fabrics have Arrived

2011-11-11T15:13:00.001-08:00

Christmas items in abundance and luxurious first-quality upholstery fabric remnants have arrived at the HSAC Yardsale Store for our special event tomorrow, November 12. We'll be open 7 am to 1 pm at our store, near Kitchen Collection in Burlington Outlet Village off Maple Avenue and Chapel Hill Road with lots of holiday cheer and many other new donations of books, home decor, pet supplies and much more to tempt you. And we've got gorgeous porcelain dolls, Holiday Barbie dolls, and so much in the way of Christmas baubles, tree lights, ornaments and trimmings that you will feel festive just coming through the doors. Check out the preview photos below. Click any photo to embiggen.

Woofstock Tees and Halloween Jack-O-Lanterns

2011-10-21T14:16:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everyone who came out to Woofstock 2011! We had so much fun and made lots of new friends. Perhaps some of you Woofstock fans have never visited the Humane Society's Yardsale Store at Burlington Outlet Village near Kitchen Collection. Tomorrow, Saturday, from 7 am to 1 pm is your chance to check us out, and in case you missed getting as many Woofstock Long Sleeve Tee Shirts as you wanted, we'll have them on sale. All sizes are available: Youth, Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large and 2X, Quantities are limited, so make sure to come early for the best selection.

We'll also have some Halloween items for sale, plus our usual constantly changing assortment of books, videos, movies, puzzles, china, glassware, ceramics, imported decor, artwork, "Man-Land" items like a mailbox post and much more manly odds and ends, kid's items, a vintage Barbie Dream House, computers and electronics, jewelry, lamps and shades, a nice set of 2" white wood blinds, quilts, small kitchen appliances and accessories and even cans of pet food.

Everything is a bargain and it is all for a good cause. We're doing this for the animals of Alamance County, of course, so won't you come take a look? Donations are accepted of your gently used treasures (no clothing please). Thank you so much for your support!

Check out all the photos below of our tempting Yardsale Store items. Viewing hint: scroll down and read the captions. Click on any photo to embiggen.

Appliancs

Fine Artwork

Framed Art

Hardback and Softback Books plus Movies and Music

A Variety of Ceramics and Decorative Wares

China Diningware

Computers, monitors, printers

Dining Suite

Barbie Dream House

Home Decor imported from India and other Decorative Items

Jewelry

Lamps and Lamp Shades

Luggage

Deorative Hand -carved Mirror

Mugs

Canned Pet Food

Purses and Hand Bags

Jigsaw Puzzles

Woofstock 2011: 1 Day of Peace & Music & Dogs

2011-10-17T18:31:00.000-07:00

Woofstock 2011, featuring Tour de Tailwaggers XIII, took place on Saturday, October 15th at the Burlington City Park Amphitheater. Bands performing were Graymatter, The Ben Sutton Band, The Sticky Wickets and Down 'N' Dirty. The day brought beautiful sunshine and lovely shade to the Amphitheather area of the park, with face painting, tie dye tee shirt booth, Spin to Win wheel game, and a wondrous collection of canine and human friends!

VIEWING HINTS: Scroll down the page to read all the captions. Click on any photo to enlarge and view all photos.

Woofstock 2011, featuring Tour de Tailwaggers XIII

Funny Face

Shark Dog

Character Actors

Graymatter

Devil Dog

An Alamance Kennel Club representative (left) presents a donation to HSAC's Executive Director
Bev Gude, with event MC Will Baker assisting.

Deputy Dog

Attentive Puppy

"What, me worry?"

Dog and Family

The Ben Sutton Band

Irresistible Puppies

A Face to Love - Photo by Emily Balson

Instant Friends - Photo by Emily Balson

Happiness is a Warm Puppy - Photo by Emily Balson

Togetherness - Photo by Emily Balson

Naturally Curly - Photo by Emily Balson

Doggy Smile - Photo by Emily Balson

Tie Dye Dogs

HSAC president Molly Whitlatch (center) and HSAC volunteers.

HSAC retail table

Enthusiasm. You can't beat it. Thanks, Lorraine!

Princess Rides Dog

Dog Cart

"Jump on and I'll pull you!" - Photo by Emily Balson

The Park, Vendors, Sun, Shade and Yellow Leaves - Photo by Emily Balson

Walk the Dog

Dick Simpson, HSAC board member and co-chair of Woofstock 2011 event (left),
and Humane Society Executive Director Bev Gude line up for lemonade.
Thanks to our other event co-chair Katie Dukeshire (not pictured) for all her tireless efforts!

Spin to Win Wheel of Fortune Game, sponsored by www.bestfoodintown.com,
The Village Grill and Blue Ribbon Dinor, with many thanks to Wayne Bunting!

"I'm feeling lucky!"

Microchip and Rabies Clinic, by Alamance Veterinary Hospital, draws a crowd

Bat Boy - Thanks to Face Painting by Audrey!

Sponsor Maxwell Volvo-Subaru-Volkswagen

"Blessing of the Hounds" by the Reverend Adam Shoemaker of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter.

"Is it time?" "I think it's time!" "I'm ready." "Can we go now?" - Photo by Emily Balson

"I like to walk. Do you like to walk?" - Photo by Emily Balson

Tour de Tailwaggers XIII

Tour de Tailwaggers XIII - Photo by Emily Balson

Relaxing in Style

Dog Boy

Sponsor Burlington Honda...Say, who's driving this thing?

The Sticky Wickets

Cool Hat Girl and Dog

Butterfly Girl

Down 'N' Dirty

DND Nation and dog lovers mingle.

Down 'N' Dirty

Chloe Gude (right), our deputized HSAC Representative, presents Katherine Segposyon (on left) with the winner's gift card for Best Youth Fundraiser for Tour de Tailwaggersfor the second year in a row. Go Katherine! Thanks and congratulations also to Lisa Sword (not pictured) for winning the Best Adult Fundraiser for the seventh time!

Thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts to all our great sponsors of Woofstock 2011!

• Platinum Woof: Alamance Kennel Club, Burlington Honda, Burlington Recreation and Parks Department, Burlington Times-News, Hickory Farms, McDonalds—South Church Street, Maxwell Subaru, Village Grill / Blue Ribbon Diner.

• Golden Woof: Findlay Roofing, Hunt Family Foundation, ORECK Factory Stores, Realty World Triad, SOS Productions, Trust Company of the South, TS Designs.

• Silver Woof: Barking Bubbles, Clif and Lucy Rippenhagen, Company Shops Market, Cox Toyota, Dick Shirley Chevrolet, Domino’s Pizza, Hursey’s Bar-B-Q, McPherson’s Cleaners, Wishart Norris Henninger & Pittman.

• Bronze Woof: Bailey Dukeshire/Heidi Whitmire, King Electric, Wells Fargo.

May is Membership Month

2011-05-01T06:49:00.000-07:00

Whether you are joining or renewing, your support is critical to the animals of Alamance County.

May is a vitally important time of year for us – it’s membership month at the Humane Society of Alamance County and a time when we ask you to become a new member or to renew your existing membership.
HSAC is a non-profit organization founded in 1971 to develop and implement animal welfare programs and services within Alamance County. We work hard to be a professional and knowledgeable community resource committed to the welfare of the animals, to provide a high level of quality animal care for our rescued animals and our spay/neuter clients, to provide emergency services/information/referrals, to create lasting community relationships, to offer effective education programs, to maintain a strong volunteer program, to act with integrity and respect, and to be a leading advocate for the animals.

By becoming a member of the Humane Society of Alamance County, you enable us to continue in our role as an essential resource to our community, and to the pets and people we serve. Your membership ensures the financial strength of our organization.
Our members enable HSAC to have a direct influence on animal welfare. Members are especially crucial because we do not receive any tax dollars or funding from our city or state. Memberships, donations, fundraisers, and bequests support our programs.

HSAC members provide the crucial funding needed to sustain our life-saving programs year after year. Annual membership gifts help to provide low-cost spay/neuter services resulting in increased quality of life for the animals and reducing the number of animals being killed at the city’s animal shelter, help provide homeless pets a second chance, provide animal rescue services to senior citizens and people experiencing life-changing situations such as a cancer diagnosis or loss of a job/home that necessitate the surrender of their pets, and provides children with the knowledge and opportunity to create a kinder world.

Become a member of the Humane Society of Alamance County for just $25 a year – that's just seven cents a day or consider increasing your membership level in order to help even more animals. Your financial support goes directly to helping pets in need right here in Alamance County.

Please use this form to become a new member or to renew an expiring membership: please print, fill out and return. Thank you!

Please send your membership donation to:
Humane Society of Alamance County
PO Box 5117
Burlington, NC 27216

Name ______________________________________________
Address ____________________________________________
City _______________________ State ______ Zip ________
E-mail _____________________________________________

____ Regular $25 ____ Student or Senior $15
____ Supporting $50 ____ Benefactor $100
____ Corporate $250 ____ St. Francis $500
____ Other $________

Checks or money orders gladly accepted.
PayPal: You may also donate online with your Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express card. Simply click on the ”Buy Now” button at: www.hsaconline.org

All contributions are tax deductible as allowed by law.

We respect our members’ privacy and do not sell or exchange the names or addresses of any of our members or donors.

Alternately, you may choose to print the PDF of our membership form.

Thank you for helping to provide
A better life…A better home…A brighter future
for the animals.

Area Rabies Clinics - May 2nd through May 7th

2011-04-21T20:39:00.000-07:00

Please call to see if an appointment is necessary.
Mebane Veterinary Hospital - 919-563-5006
Graham Animal Hospital - 336-228-1600
Tri-County Veterinary Service - 336-376-6838
Animal Hospital of Mebane - 919-304-1600
Creekside Animal Clinic - 919-563-9663

About Rabies
Rabies is an infectious virus that attacks the nervous system and, eventually, the brain causing death. It is carried by wild animals such as bats, raccoons, foxes and skunks, and effects only mammals. Rabies is transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal but also can be spread by the saliva coming into contact with an open wound or broken skin. Please make sure your pets are current on their rabies vaccination. It is the only way to protect them from this deadly virus and North Carolina state law requires it! If your pet is not vaccinated and comes into contact with a rabid animal, you must either euthanize your pet or have it quarantined for 6 months at your expense.

Humane Society Yardsale Store - Open One Day Only in December

2010-12-03T13:12:00.000-08:00

December 11th, 7 am -1 pm at Burlington Outlet Village near Hanes Outlet and Izod

The Humane Society Yardsale Store has some beautiful items that have just come in. Santas, angels, tree lights, stocking, Christmas present possibilities, including a Barbie Dream House and a boy's bicycle, and lots more! Come by on Saturday from 7-1 and you're sure to find something special - and you'll be helping the animals too! Many prices are negotiable and all prices are a bargain. Hope to see you there!

Boy's bicycle:

Barbie Dream House:

Santa Ceramics:

Stuffed Santa:

Woofstock Successfully Combined Dogs and Music

2010-11-06T16:23:00.000-07:00

The Humane Society's reshaping of their annual fall fundraiser into Woofstock—a musical family event featuring the 12th annual Tour de Tailwaggers mass dog walk—was a great success. And we've got pictures to prove it!