Yuma Sun: HSOY closer to funding goal

The top story in today's Yuma Sun (March 24, 2008)

A campaign to raise money for a new, expanded animal shelter in Yuma County is nearly one-third of the way toward its $3 million goal, thanks to sizable donations from generous area donors.

"The new facility has 18,000 square feet to accommodate the animals and that's 10,000 more than we have now," said Elkie Wills, spokeswoman for the Humane Society of Yuma.

The new shelter will provide better services for dogs and cats including: exercise and training areas, a chasing area, indoor and outdoor kennels, a public education area, and a low-cost spay/neuter clinic, Wills said.
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Yuma Kennel Club holds dog toy drive for HSOY

The Yuma Kennel Club members and friends collected the above dog toys over two months to brighten the lives of our shelter dogs.
Pictured above, from left to right, are
Edie Sturdivant, Loma Clark, Rikki Weiss and Cookie Wagter each holding a shelter dog.

All Adoptable Dogs Microchipped

All dogs adopted from the Humane Society of Yuma are now receiving microchips before they leave. Many puppies get confused when going to a new home and this is a great way for us to know where they got lost from if their parents havne't had time to get their collar and tags yet. Thanks to the Yuma Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Arizona Community Foundation (Sturges Charitable Trust fund) for assisting is in funding this life saving program. The quicker we can get animals out of the shelter, the better for them and the new animals coming in that need the space. If the public is interested in getting their pets adopted, see our event calendar for future clinics. Microchips are $20 per dog. No cats at this time.

Heeler puppies at Petsmart this Saturday.

Five heeler pups, who have been in foster care, will be available for adoption Saturday, March 8 at Petsmart starting at 10 am.