Fall/Winter 2011-2012 - Robeson County Humane Society

ROBESON
COUNTY
HUMANE
SOCIETY
A 501©(3)
CORPORTATION
Officers
President:
Woodberry Bowen
Vice President:
Debbie Stephens
Secretary:
Marian Wooten
Treasurer:
Marion Thompson
Directors
Woodberry Bowen
Tony Prevatte
Bill Cerase
Helen Musselwhite
Jason Britt
Marian Wooten
Dr. Kim Krivit
Shelter Director
Kelly Ivory
Society Newsletter
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U Robeson
R F E County
A T UHumane
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TORY
Shelter Information
3180 West 5th Street
Lumberton, NC 28358
910.738.8282
robesonhumanesociety.org
*****
Shelter Hours:
Tuesday-Friday:
11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday:
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Closed Sunday and Monday
More Information? Please
contact Kelly Ivory at
910.738.8282
This edition of Pawprint was
developed by June Mills
Fall/Winter 2011-12
We are a NO KILL Shelter
OUR FEATURE
Beebee came in to RCHS as an 8
week old little black puppy. She was the
tiniest thing from a litter of 5. Beebee
watched as her siblings were adopted one
by one and she was the only one left behind. After 2 years, Beebee was still with
us, becoming our longest resident. Beebee
was often overlooked, being your typical
„black lab dog‟. She had an amazing personality towards women but was very nervous around men. She would tuck her tail
and cower when a man would get close to
her. Beebee slowly started to come out of
her shell towards one man while she was
in her 8 week obedience course at the
Robeson Correctional Facility.
On Febuary 17th, Beebee was delivered
to her forever home in Pennsylvania. John
was the answers to Beebee‟s prayers, as
he was able to overlook the “Black Dog
Syndrome” and her fear of men.
As Beebee walked up to her new home, her
tail became untucked and she walked with
confidence. John opened up the door and
Beebee jumped up on him and gave him
the best hug. And then she so gently kissed
the tip of his nose. It couldn‟t have been a
better match.
STORY:
BEEBEE
In John‟s own words,
“I am very happy to report that after her first 10
days at "Troup Manor", Beebee is doing very well,
and I think that it's safe to say, is a very happy
doggie!! Even though it took her a day or so to
learn how to jump up onto the bed (and to figure
out how to get back down), there is no doubt that
it is now her favorite place in the house!! When
it's time for me to turn-in for the night, Beebee
dutifully brings ALL of her toys up into bed with
her., knuckle bone ( I guess so she can have a
late night snack), 4 or 5 squeaky toys, a couple
of balls, and her tuggie. It's almost like sleeping
in Pet-Smart!”
“Bebee celebrated her second birthday
on February 19th - only 2 days after coming to
her home, and I sooo hope that she feels that it
was the best day in her life so far !!! I can assure
you that she has brought a ton of happiness to us
and I am very confident that the best is yet to
come for both Beebee and me”!!
Best wishes,
John (Oh, Bebee says Arf Arf which means thank
you for finding me my new home)
Although it is a happy time for Beebee and the
staff, she will be missed tremendously. Patience
is sometimes the key to placing our animals in
the best homes. Congratulations to Beebee, we
Love you and Miss you.
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Manager’s report
Kelly ivory
Although we have moved from the summer into
the winter months, the office continues to receive daily
calls from residents with unwanted litters of puppies and
kittens. We feel blessed that we were able to accept nine
(9) litters of puppies since September and that every puppy has been fully vetted and adopted with the accompanying Spay/Neuter Voucher.
There were a total of 142 adoptions in 2011 and
39 thus far this year. Our adoptions have increased since
July when new full-time employee Miss Kayla and I decided to transport rescued RCHS dogs personally to their
forever homes in the northeast once a month. Delivering
the dogs directly to their new homes and meeting the new
family makes the delivery safer for the rescues, more personable for the adopters, and more satisfying for us. Of
the 52 dogs adopted between September and the end of
the year, 35 were transported to the northeast – New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York and Connecticut. Thirty-two
of the 39 rescues adopted since the first of the year were
adopted by northern homes.
Adding information and fun regarding the trip, we
continually post to the RCHS Facebook page, enabling the
new families and others to watch our travel progress and
view our deliveries. To see our last trip and/or to keep
track of us on our next scheduled trip on Thursday,
March15th, visit wwww.Facebook.com/
robesoncountyhumanesociety.
We feel richly blessed by the number of young
people, as well as seniors, who volunteered over the past
five months. The cats always enjoy the additional attention and the dogs love the exercise and play times.
The RCHS New Leash on Life Program graduated
three more well-mannered dogs September first. Of the
three, Emily and Heidi remain to be adopted.
We are grateful to Turner Fencing‟s support in replacing the fencing of ten outside dog kennels. New resident and
professional painter Melvin Fielding and RCHS Board Member
Bill Cerase volunteered to paint the outside walls of the kennel
area and inside kennels.
Robeson County residents generously continue to
donate pet food, kitty litter, office supplies, toys, bleach, money, and their time. Our many puppies say a big “Thank You” to
Sarah McCall for all the puppy food. The Sheriff‟s Department
donated cases of much-needed bleach and kitty litter. And,
Sam‟s Club and Wal-Mart continue to provide us with their
damaged bags of pet food. We have lots and lots of other donators that have helped us tremendously.
We are delighted that our new PayPal account, where
donations can be made directly to RCHS through Facebook,
has been widely accepted – and used.
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MESSAGE FROM OUR
WOODBERRY BOWEN
PRESIDENT
Spay/neuters are up, adoptions are up, donations are up, participation is
up, publicity is up, spirits and morale are up. RCHS is running at full steam
with plenty of room to grow.
Because of the good will created by so much good press and because of
such excellent adoption placements, our donations are up. It‟s never too
much and often barely enough, but it is better than it was. Spread our story. Think about RCHS in your wills, and ask family members to consider
RCHS in their estate planning also.
Robeson County was recently reported to have more spay neuters for low
income pet owners than any county in the Cape Fear region. This spayneuter program, run exclusively by RCHS since 2004 was joined last year by the County Pound in St. Pauls. About half of
the spay-neuters are still generated by RCHS volunteers meeting pet owners at the health department. Holding down excess breeding of unwanted pets alleviates animal suffering, disease and death. It protects citizens and their pets from stray
animals with disease. It saves tax money in proportion to the pound facilities and animal control officers not needed due to
effective animal population control. Spay /neuter is a true win-win-win program. All that is needed is to get the message out
as fast and loud as possible. Don‟t miss a chance to broadcast the benefits to all of spay-neuter.
We have more and better volunteers than ever. In the last few weeks community service participation has improved. But we can never have too many good volunteers. The job is so vast and we are so few.
We are so very grateful to those who help with our publicity. Mark and Chasity Schwarze have teamed with Kelly
and Kayla to take facebook to new levels. See our page and you will see Kelly and Kayla photo journaling their visits to the
frozen North delivering little furry packages of love into waiting arms at forever homes. You go, girls! Some of these adoptors
have responded to our messages for financial help. Recently our new kennel fencing program was half underwritten as a
result of Kelly‟s Facebook appeal. Ain‟t social networking grand?
So, for the foregoing reasons and more, spirits are up, tails are wagging, and PURRformance is good. We‟ll keep
this up and add to the success, thanks to our exceptional staff ( Kelly, Kayla, Chris and Jordan) and leadership, our generous
sponsors and volunteers, our adoption families, and our amazing animals who make it all possible. I could not be more
proud or more appreciative of you all. If I were a dog, I would lick your faces!
wwww.Facebook.com/robesoncountyhumanesociety
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October
Beast
Sweetie
Remy
Ariel
Mulan
December
Rio
Pepper
Ben
Cinnamon
Rascal
Lexus
Zack
Beamer
Tarzan
Nicki
Meeko
Crickett
Bernard
King Louie
Jesse
Cocoa
Scuttle
Faline
Minnie
Nanook
Bianca
Amber
Jiminie
Gucci
January
Electra
Bagheera
Reese
Jasmine
Kira
Blitzen
Maxwell
November
Cam
Balto
Narnia
Baloo
Wasabi
Hercules
Ally
Chance
Louise
Smokey
Rockette
Fivel
Cayenne
Akela
Sage
Mogli
Stella
Ziggy
Armini
Penny
Nakita
Cupid
Xena
Vixen
Dash
February
Lola
Beebee
Mack
Chanel
Lily
Sasha
Louie V
Jimmy Choo
Valetino
Charmander
Hermes
Aprodite
Atlas
Ahena
Bambi
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Spay/Neuter Report
Joan Bowen
Robeson County is on track to be the county with the third highest number of sterilizations of pets of low income residents in North Carolina for 2011. The statewide numbers for the fourth quarter aren‟t
available yet, but our county was reimbursed for 576 surgeries for the
first 3 quarters of last year. Only Wake County (Raleigh) at 636 and Haywood County (Waynesville) at 965 performed more sterilizations. The
state Spay/neuter program reimbursed counties for 5,970 surgeries in
the first 3 quarters. This program has prevented tens of thousands of
unwanted kittens and puppies from being born in our state, as these pet
owners could not afford the surgery without financial assistance.
RCHS has administered the program since April of 2004, and in
the spring of last year the county animal control facility in St. Pauls also
started offering this service. They now require that all animals adopted
from them must be sterilized before adopters are allowed to take their new pets home (this has always
been a requirement for RCHS shelter animals). The pound also issues vouchers to low income pet owners, even if the animal did not come from their facility.
We are pleased that so many residents have used this
statewide program to pay for this valuable service. If someone
would like to obtain a voucher from RCHS, he or she can come
to the Health Department on Mondays from 11-12 and on
Thursdays from 1:30 to 2:30. No appointment is necessary.
The voucher costs $15 for qualified residents, and we
pay for the surgery, pain meds dispensed that day and the anesthesia used, plus a rabies vaccine. More information can be
obtained from our recording on the Health Department‟s
switchboard at 910-671-3205.
We need YOUR help! We are month to month in being able to meet our
operating expenses--salaries, utilities, supplies, vetting of animals and facility
maintenance. We still rely on contributions. No big grants or other financial
support. Without our donors, we could not operate. Please consider donating
today! Any amount is appreciated.
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DONATIONS & MEMORIALS
October 2011
November 2011
Memorials*
Louise Dorsett :
Mr. & Mrs. David Allred
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Brown
Memorials
Sissy Grantham
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Gram
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Grantham
Mr. & Mrs. John Haskins
December 2011
January 2012
Memorials *
Louise Dorsett:
Ann Hammond
Memorials*
Ava Ivey:
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Long
HPER & Athletic Dept. UNC-P
Jackie A. Walsh
Judy Avent :
Mr. & Mrs. Doug Mills
Philip Kocsenski
Cate Zeigler: &
Anne Marie Teague:
Mr. & Mrs. Tommy Thompson
*
Louise Dorsett :
Mr. & Mrs. Rickey Gregory
To Honor
*
Mr. & Mrs. Gene Horne
Dr. Curt Locklear and staff
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Averitt
Dr. & Mrs. Pat Jessup
:
Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm McLean
Donations
Dorothy Powers
Mary Courtney
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Tripp
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Elkins
Penny Welling
Jamie Glotzbach
Debbie Stephens
Barbara Marson
Fernande Morgan
Pet Memorials*
Kathleen Stach – Booker
To Honor *
Deborah Sammeth – Debbie
Stephens
Karen Price
Joe and Evelyn Sandlin:
Richard Provencher:
:
Mr.& Mrs. Michael Provencher
Bruce Simmons:
Kenneth W. Simmons
Pet Memorials*
Kim Noble
Donations*
Walter Begnaud
Ryan Boone
To Honor*
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Kelly -Teena &
Bruce Mitchell
Donations*
Elizabeth Bruce
Martha Geer
Chrissie Rhodes
William D. Trask
UNC-P Men’s Soccer Team,
Mr. & Mrs. Woody Bowen
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Elkins
Mr. & Mrs. B.G. French
Carol Hornberger
FAITHFUL DONORS
Deborah Lawrence
Joan Beard
Donations *
Neill C. Lee
Melba Caple
Robert Holmes Lee
Laura Kozej
Staci M. Brown & Bo
John McLean & Isabelle
McLean
Lori Ann Kozej
Patricia Ann Caber
Dr. John Rozier
Jessica Skeens
Kathy Slann
Kathleen Stach
Maria Parker
Trust
Jane Smith
Linda Thompson
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Youngers &
Raggs
Sue M. LeCato
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Fur Ball 2011
Contributors'
Cool Cats
Dr. & Mrs. Donald Whaley
June Mills
Chris & Jane Smith
Anonymous
David Young
Dr. & Mrs. John Rozier
Debbie Stephens
McKenzie Supply Company
Jackie O'Neil
Gene Hall CLU
Chip Watson
Floyd Mortuary & Crematory, Inc.
Lucky, Paco & Maggie Lane
Frasier Gage
Sondra Oxendine
Karen Fritts
North State Optics, Inc.
Donna Gage
Dr. & Mrs. Edward P. Jessup
Beth Collins
Dusty & Kathy Rhodes
Ed Harris
Mark & Chasity Schwartz
Candy Sue's
David & Dell Walker
Kathy Moffet
Lumberton Drug Company
Dr. & Mrs. Sam Britt II
Angela Lamb
Top Dog
North End Veterinary Clinic
Shelter Saint
Kathy & Joe Stach
Bowen & Berry, Attorneys
Lumberton Optometric Associates
Gale & King Compton
Lumberton Radiological Associates
LPL Financial
Tommy & Marion Thompson
Prevatte's Home Sales
George & Lynn Provosty
Robert & Charlotte Skipper
Nelson Price & Associates, PA
David & Pattie Ramsaur
Bill & Carol Cerase
Scott & Gayle Bigelow
Jason & Elaine Britt
Stan & Beth Carmical
BB&T
Titan Flow Control
Paul & Linda Thompson
Andy & Polly Simays
Gane & Karshner, DDS
Hugh Rogers, Attorney
James D. McLeod
Cat's Meow
Scotland County Animal Advocates
Anonymous
Susan Noble
Anonymous
Lee's Auto Sales
Southeastern Veterinary Hospital
Bobbie Britt
Peter & Claudia Villani
RA Jeffreys
Fido's Friends
Ricky Harris
Elinor Foster
Sarah Carter
Arnold West
Melanie Wood
Century 21 The Real Estate Center
Monica Osburn
Mike Severy
Jonathan Obergefell
Jef & Dencie Lambdin
Jo Ann Tyner
Sandra Valentine
Natalie Morris
Steve & Barbara Marson
Todd & Gwen Eckerson
June Mason
Marian Wooten
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COMING UP
GOLF TURNAMENT
March 22, 2012 is the
John P. Williamson Memorial
Golf Tournament held at the
Pine Crest Country Club in
Lumberton , to benefit the
residents at our shelter.
There will also be exciting
prizes for some of the
golfers!
CASH PRIZES

1st place- $280

2nd place- $220
3rd place– 180

Time: 11:30, shotgun
start at 1:00pm.


Format: Captain's Choice

Closest to the pin
4 person teams


Longest Drive

Cost: $300 per 4 player
team or $75 per individual
Entry Fee includes lunch,
cart/green fees, mulligans,
red tees and range balls
PET
ALSO PRIZES FOR
Hole in One ($25,000-or
a mobile home from
Prevatte’’s Home Sales)
RAFFEL TICKETS
Area merchants have graciously donated items to be
included in our raffle drawing.
Please
bring
some
„extra‟
money
to purchase
tickets
to win
some of
these fabulous prizes! It
promises to be a great day for
all who participate.
The animals at the Robeson
County Humane Society will
greatly appreciate your support in the effort to find them
a fur-ever home to happily live
out the remainder of their life.
PA R A D E
Pooches Beach Bum Parade
May 19th, (subject to change) the
Robeson County Humane Society will host
a Pet Parade. The route is still in discussion, as well as the time, so details are
coming up soon.
Mark your
calendar!
Don‟t
miss this
exciting
opportunity to
showcase your pet. Prizes will
be awarded!

Pets can compete for:
Best Beachwear

Dog/Owner Lookalike

Best Trick,

Doggie Hot dog eating contest
Also
planned,
is face
painting
and
baked
good for
sale. So
look for
more information and plan to
come out to support us as we raise money
for our residents at the RCHS.
“There will also
be exciting prizes for
some of the golfers”!
CASH PRIZES
 1st place- $280
 2nd place- $220
 3rd place– $180
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Past Events
A program sponsored by the Counseling & Testing Center and assisted by The Office for Community & Civic Engagement ,
called “Pet Therapy Day” was implemented by Mark J.
Schwarze, PhD, LPC, NCC, LCAS, CCS Assistant Director of the
Counseling and Testing Center, The University of North Carolina at
Pembroke, Tuesday, September 27 from 10am to 3pm, partnering
with the Robeson County Humane Society (RCHS) and having us
bring animals (puppies and dog) to campus. We used the basketball court behind Oak & Pine Hall as a way of housing the animals
and allowing them to run free in the court. Students who attended
the event played with the animals, which has a therapeutic component to help deal with homesickness (many leave their own pets
behind to come to school) and adjustment issues. The animals benefit as well with all of the socialization.
This was a great partnership with a wonderful community
resource. We had a table there and were available to sign students
up to volunteer at the shelter and the Counseling Center had a table with resources for college mental health resources. We
operate completely on donations with our two biggest needs in the shelter currently are bleach and kitty litter. Thank you Mark
for your hard work, and implementing this great event to benefit our animals and the students at UNC Pembroke.
BIG DADDY DRIVE, The Robeson County Humane Society (RCHS), and BlackWater Grille joined forces for a night of great
music, good food, and helping the animals of Robeson County.
Big Daddy Drive is a NC band with local roots that has members who are active in local humane society issues. The band is currently playing live shows all over North Carolina and has just released their first CD of all original music which is available on
iTunes. The benefit show happened on Saturday, October 15,
2011. Blackwater Grille donated 10% of all proceeds from food and
bar sales during the BIG DADDY DRIVE show to the RCHS. BIG DADDY DRIVE donated 10% of all t-shirt and CD sales.
The staff of the RCHS was there that night with a table to
answer questions and take donations. Rex-Q, the new RCHS mascot
made his public debut at the show, dancing and interacting with the
crowd. It was a great night with a packed audience.
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Past Events
The Annual Fur Ball was held in November at the Pine Crest Country Club in Lumberton. Gold Rush provided music to dance the night away, while event guests participated in the silent auction, which included many fabulous items for bid. Much needed funds was raised to help our resident animals until they
are place in their „fur-ever‟ home. Thank you to ALL who help make this event spectacular!!
The Humane Society participated in the Lumberton Christmas Parade also in November. Many volunteers walked some of our residents, while the little ones were ridden in back of a truck, provided and driven by James Davis. The animals enjoyed the walk and were very well behaved!