Wine Tasting Membrership Event Succeeds at Company Shops Market

Animal lovers united last Friday, May 4th, as the Humane Society of Alamance County had their Wine Tasting and Membership Event at Company Shops Market, Burlington's Food Co-op. The weather was perfect for an outdoors event on a beautiful Spring evening on Front Street in downtown Burlington.

Graymatter performed for a large crowd on the patio and a splendid time was had by all. Special canine guests made the event extra memorable!

Thanks to all current members and to the new members who joined the worthy and noble effort to improve animal welfare in Alamance County through HSAC's many vital programs.

This Friday: HSAC Winetasting at Company Shops Market

Friday, May 4th, 6 to 8 pm: You're invited to our 2012 Membership Drive Wine Tasting event at Company Shops Market, Burlington's Food Co-op, 268 East Front Street. Come join us at Alamance County's new provider of fine wines and local food. Raffle prizes and Graymatter to perform. More details on this flyer.

PetSmart Adopt-athon This Weekend

Come out this weekend for PetSmart's Adopt-athon, Saturday May 5th from 11 am to 3 pm and Sunday May 6th, 1 to 3 pm, and our HSAC representatives will gladly answer your questions about adopting a worthy and loving animal into your home.

It's a Smell World After All

"Dogs seem to stick their heads out of moving cars almost any chance they get" writes Matt Soniak for Mental Floss. "What’s so great about a wind-whipped snout?"

It's a whirlwind world of smells for these two Irish Setters.

Soniak continues "...the window’s main draw isn’t the scenery or the breeze. What dogs are after are smells. As air moves over the olfactory membrane, odor molecules settle on the scent receptors and get recognized. The more air there is flowing over the membrane, the more scents the dogs can detect."

Read the full text here. --brought to you by mental_floss!

Apparently, dogs have about 45 times the number of olfactory sensors as humans. I guess if you had a nose with the power of 45 noses, you'd stick your head out of the window of a moving car too!

But be alert to the dangers your dog faces. Eye injury and the risk of dogs leaping or falling out of a moving vehicle are very real problems. We'll have more fascinating information and stories on this subject in an upcoming newsletter, so stay tuned for that!

Adoptable Cats Update: Meet Reggie

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

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

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!