So much new!

With the new year comes new updates! We are going to try and post news here more often just to keep everyone up to date since we are aware that not everyone has a facebook page. So, with that, we have quite a bit of updates about our shelter. 

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First, we would like to show off a new fundraiser which was set up by TASA, the non-profit organization who helps us with financial when it comes to the animals at our shelter. If you feel the urge to donate, feel free to do so but don't feel obligated, just sharing the link is more than enough to help! Spreading the word is just as important and just as appreciated <3​​

Click here to go to the TASA Go-Fund Me Donation Page

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Second, we would like to celebrate our total adoptions for the year. 264 is our whopping total! Our 2020 total completely left our 2019 final count in the dust and we couldn't be happier! If you would have asked us if we thought we would beat our previous year's adoptions when the pandemic started, we would have said no. Boy would we have been wrong! We want to thank every person who adopted in 2020 even through all the uncertainty that last year held. Here is to making 2021 even better, not just for our adoption numbers but for each and every one of you as well!

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Next, our tiny shelter is, once again, INCREDIBLY full!! We currently do not have a single kennel open with multiple dogs in several of our kennels. All of our available dogs and cats are not only on our Facebook page but on our Petfinders page as well. If you are interested in any of our animals, please give us a call at 530.623.1370 to set up either a viewing or adoption appointment. If you don't feel like clicking the links to either page, feel free to watch the videos provided below!

Speaking of too many dogs, almost two months ago now we received an influx of nine dogs all from the same location. Their owner unfortunately passed away, leaving all of them homeless, fluffy orphans. None of these kids had much of any socialization when it came to other people so we had to use a large dog trap to catch them and bring them to our shelter where we could care for them, keep them warm and fed on these chilly winter nights. One of them had a litter of five newborn puppies which had to be brought with mom while two of the other females in the pack were so pregnant we knew they would pop any day. Over time, one was friendly enough to be adopted out to a wonderful family while another two others were making enough progress warming up to strangers to be pulled by a rescue. The two pregnant moms had their puppies only a couple short days after coming to our shelter. All the new cousins being just a day or two apart in age, it has been easier on the shelter staff keeping up with the changes in their growth, change of food and different setups of their kennel while they began to explore and start to play.  Below is a video on these dogs which are taking up all the rest of the kennels we have for use at our shelter. 

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We are also really excited to announce our current longest term resident, Drifter, finally found a foster! So, we have had this beautiful boy since early September of 2020. He was very timid and shying away at any sudden movement. He eventually opened up to us and was this sweet, loving and playful dog! None of us knew why everyone passed him by, not giving him a chance. We eventually were able to get him neutered and while he was under, the vets tested him for heartworms. We were all stunned when we heard he was positive. This healthy, strong and wonderful dog had no symptoms whatsoever so none of us could believe it. We had searched around for a price quote on treatment for him, settling on the Hyampom Animal Clinic. We had created a fundraiser with a goal of $800 and within just two days, we surpassed our goal, landing at $875! Our next step was to find a foster home to hold him for the duration of the three month treatment as a heartworm requires the animal to be in a stress-free environment. We know from experience that the shelter is not a stress-free environment by any stretch of the imagination. After searching and spreading the word around, almost a month later we finally had someone step forward! As of 01/22/2021 he is currently in their care and will start his treatment in a week's time to give him a chance to settle into his new living arrangement. We will make sure to keep y'all posted to updates on his condition. 

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Our yearly rabies clinics are coming up soon and we are coordinating the dates, time and locations with our local vets. Keep your eyes out for an update on our clinics page but we will post a news post for that here as well as Facebook. 

​That's all for now folks! We will keep posting news as it occurs.