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Companion Quarterly
A Year In Review
The year 2013 was a whirlwind of many accomplishments made possible by you, our donors and
supporters. We would love to highlight some of
the most exciting happenings as a thank you for
your unwavering support and generous donations.
So far this
year, we
have provided 819
pet owners
with low
cost spay
and neuter
procedures
for their
animals.
Approximately 20%
of all surgeries were free or partially paid for by
the Humane Society of Alamance County thanks
to your generous donations. What does this mean
for the community? Burlington Animal Control
reported a lower intake number over the past few
months, which
suggests that our
low cost program, as well as
their clinic, is
making a real
impact on the
number of animals needing
homes. This is
exciting news,
and we hope to
continue to see a
dip in intake, as
reported by both animal control and local rescues.
We hope to offer even more free spays and neuters in 2014, targeting high-risk animals (such as
those who live outside or those who live in a
home with other unaltered animals). We have
found that so many people just do not understand
the importance of spay and neuter! Go ahead – tell
someone you know how important spay and neuter truly is, and then point them in our direction.
Together, we can make a serious impact on the
number of homeless animals in 2014.
It has also been an amazing year for adoptions.
In 2012, we found homes for 53 animals; so far this
year we have already placed 118 fur babies with
their forever families. Go ahead and pat yourself on
the back, you deserve it! By donating to us, supporting us and sharing our social media posts, you
have played an instrumental role in the happiness
of every animal saved this year! One example is a
very special adoption of two sweet girls who both
had a rough start in life. Raven (the black kitty on
the left side of the photo below) was found in the
Cracker Barrel parking lot with a head wound.
When we arrived, crate in hand, we did not know
what to expect. What we found was a thin, fleacovered kitten with gash in her head just above her
eye. She was so small and in so much pain, but we
had a lot of hope. After rushing her to the vet and
several days of worry, we got the great news that
Miss Raven was going to be just fine. Not long after
that good news, a gentleman walked through our
doors with a
tiny kitten
wrapped in
a blanket.
He was
worried she
had been hit
by a car, on
top of being
so skinny
and lethargic. As it
turned out,
all she needed was cuddling and some food.
Within a few hours, Luna (the sweet girl on the
right side of the above photo) was bright-eyed and
ready to take on the world. These two sweet girls
went on to be fostered together and just recently
went home together. Happy Tails!
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Volume 1
Issue 4
Winter 2013
Inside this
issue:
Woofstock 2013
Photos
2
Ziva’s Story
3
Friends and Donors
5-6
Baby, It’s Cold
Outside!
7
Don’t miss it:
• Check out Page 4 for our
news and happenings!
• Who to call when you
need help? Check out
Page 7.
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Woofstock 2013 Photos
Special thanks to all of our sponsors, vendors and guests at Woofstock 2013, October 5 at Burlington City Park.
Enjoy these photos from the event, and we will see you at Woofstock 2014, October 4, 2014!
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Ziva’s Story
This is the story of rest stop kitty (“RSK”), profiled in the spring 2013 issue of Companion Quarterly. Not much is known about her past. We were told she lived at the Burlington rest stop for
a long time. The workers there were very fond of her. One day they decided that she needed to
get spayed. She'd been having multiple litters and was starting to show "mother fatigue."
This is where the Humane Society stepped in. After obtaining permission to trap on state
land, they tried to catch her. Her latest kittens were easily caught. RSK took a
bit longer, but she was finally caught as well. They brought her to Mebane Veterinary Hospital and had her spayed, vaccinated and tested. She was given a
clean bill of health.
No one really wanted to return her to the rest stop. So this is where we enter
the picture.
I was asked to foster another Humane Society foster cat named Jasmine,
who had been residing at Mebane Vet for a long time. I had recently read about
RSK (She had been listed as older but sweet with vision problems.) and asked
about fostering her. I said I would take whichever one the vet thought was a
better fit into our multi-pet home (other cats as well as a few big, but sweet,
dogs). I was told RSK would work out better.
Off I went to Mebane. When I picked up RSK the fateful words were uttered: we don't think she will ever be an indoor pet. She's too feral and probably is better suited to be a barn cat. But her eyesight is just fine. Meanwhile here she was in my
carrier. What to do? Well, take her home of course.
At first she definitely lived up to the prognosis. She hid and hissed and wouldn't eat until
we left the room. When she moved to sitting on the bathtub instead of behind the toilet, it was
cause for celebration.
The first time I had to take her to the vet (for a stress UTI) was an event. I had never seen a
cat actually climb a wall before.
Two males that live here made all the difference. One is my husband Dale. He started using treats to win her over. He would sit every night on the tub and give them to her. The other
is one of the resident cats, Sherman. She fell in love with him. He would come into the room
and she would be over the moon - grooming and rubbing up against him. He was the reason
she finally dared to leave the confines of the bathroom - she needed some more Sherman love,
and she was not going to be denied.
She is now named Ziva and lives here permanently. I couldn't see her at PetSmart or starting over somewhere else. She has come miles from the cat that hid and hissed and climbed
walls. She now sleeps on our bed - next to her man Dale, of course. She may never be a lap cat
and that's fine. Just letting her be Ziva is enough. But seeing how far she has come ...maybe one
day she will be found curled up on one of our laps. (Probably his.)
All this shows what can be accomplished with patience and time. If an opportunity such as
opening your heart and home to a Ziva presents itself to you and you're able, I highly recommend you do so. You won't be disappointed, and the four-pawed wonder you help will be forever grateful.
P.S. The night I wrote this story, she did curl up in a lap. Of course I was right - it was his!
Special thanks to Lise Witter, one of
the Humane Society fosters, for
writing this story.
We are grateful to all our fosters
and the love they provide our animals. You truly are the best!
If you are interested in becoming a
foster,
please contact us at
(336) 438-2023 or [email protected]
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Join us on
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/
hsac.page
Upcoming Events
• First Saturday of each month - PetSmart Adoption Fairs at the Luv-a-Pet Center in
We’re on Twitter
too!
Follow us:
@hsalamance
PetSmart’s Burlington location. Join us 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to learn more about us and perhaps find your new fur-ever friend!
• More to come - Check out or Facebook page or sign up to be on our email list to learn
more about upcoming Humane Society events near you!
• Read more about it - Have you checked out our blog? Visit us at www.hsaconline.org/
blog.html to check out our latest blog
post! A sample of what you'll find can be
found in the photo essay below.
• Do you know what day it is? Keep track
of your own events (and ours, of course)
with the 2014 Humane Society Calendar.
Meet Voh, our cover model for the 2014 Humane
Society calendar. Would you like to see your rescue
pet featured in the 2015 calendar? Keep watching
the Companion Quarterly for entry details.
Year in Review
(continued from page 1)
Along with our adoption successes, we resurrected our dog program in March after
receiving several pleas from our supporters to start taking in dogs. As they say, “Ask
and you shall receive.” So far, we have had 12 puppies and adult dogs pass through
our doors to go on to find their forever homes. One such dog is still with us: a deaf
Pit Bull Terrier named Coltrane, who has a huge heart and a sharp mind. Coltrane
had to learn through hand signals, but he is no different than any other dog out there:
all wagging tail and wiggly body. Why not add Coltrane to your life? He would add
much laughter and happiness to anyone’s home with his sweet, goofy puppy antics.
Finally, we were able to provide many needy families with food from our “No More
Empty Bowls” pantry. We have cat and dog food, and we even deliver when needed.
This is one of our initiatives to keep animals with their loving owners. So many animals are turned in to shelters simply because owners cannot afford food during
tough times. Our food program is a way to help keep families together and a great way to offer
spay/neuter to those who need it most.
These are just a few of the many achievements made possible by you. We could not do it
without you, and though this year has been full of successes, there are still so many needs out
there that we simply do not have the resources to meet. Please consider your local Humane
Society as a donor recipient now that we are here in the giving season! We project 2014 to be a
year full of great strides toward a better community, both for the people and animals who live
here. Help us realize our dream through your continued support! From all of us at the Humane Society, we wish you a wonderful holiday season and a very happy New Year!
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The following donations
were made between August
2013 and November 2013:
Patricia Ragan
Thomas Lauzau
Amy Ruscoe
John Brooks
Debbie Bowers
Stephen Walter
Patsy Bradsher
Cynthia Ferdinandsen
Edward & Sarah Atkinson
Kevin & Cathleen Patton
Robert & Ann Porter
Mike Caw
Connie Reyna
Linda Berger
Irene Murray
David & Susan Snyder
Wanda Burnett
United Way of Alamance
County
James & Nancy Strader
Johnny Richard Vanderford
The Duckworth Family
Steve & Angela Small
Kari Williams
Eleanor Lindley
John & Lori Dragovich
Steven & Barbara Rachel
Sandra Bayliff
Carl & Brenda McCormick
B. June Hanford
Jason Barber
Gail Brown
Adrian Wilson
Donna Sutton Frazier
Mary Stuart Sioussat
Roger & Pamela Skenes
Rose Snow
James Dunn
Darrell Small
Darlene Lawson
Linda Holt
American Aquascapes
Richard & Cheryl Knox
Blessed Sacrament Church
Russell Mansfield
Margaret Kelley
Grace Sailer
Rides & Rovers Contribution
Superior Trailer
Quality Collision Solutions
Inc.
Mike Bosco
Nile & Dianne Love
Donna Dixon
Pam White
J.D. Ruelle
Rice Toyota/Scion
Lynn Chandler
Bill & Sally Bradford
Floyd & Terry Underwood
Jim & Rita Lowe
First Giving
Carol W. Younger
Aleta Williamson
Pamela Lynham
John L. Jackson
Stephanie Grantham
B.K. Kelly Properties, LLC
Angela Small
Beverly Taylor
Gifts 2 Help Rescues, LLC
Burlington Animal Hospital
Hollywood Horror Show
Diane Jacobs Kokas
Sharon Walker
Vera Reeder
Aaron Peeks
Lisa Lightcap
Nan Cooper
Vicki Weaver
Janice Dunstan
Stephen Walter
Peggy Lehmann
Melanie Goss
Debra Chandler
David Hall
Atwell Allison
Karin Simpson
Calendar Donations:
John & Dianne Gerlach
Mr. & Mrs. Letvak
Joe & Tammy Wanner
McPherson Cleaners Inc.
Ross & Patricia Harwood
Anne Fortney
Henry & Karen Carrouth
Joan Sposato
Sybille Wrightenberry
Robert & Ann Porter
Ronald & Rebecca Shoffner
Joyce & Jack Spencer
Cheryl Carden
Karen Pool
W. Dace & Vera Ward
Curtis & Sandra Hinkle
Douglas & Annie Linnens
Holt & Kay Davis
Daphna Smith
Jerry & Justina Walker
Roberta & Walter Roeske
Eleanor Hoke
Ray & Victoria Sebastian
Gregory & Dianne Williams
Brenda Tipton
Jean Anderson
J.S. Foster
Alfred Fogleman
William Phillips
Kenneth & Whitley Gasaway
Claire King
Susan Waddell
Deleano Williams
Jody Speagle
Rebecca Routh
Karl & Diane Wurzinger
Joan & James Hanson
Roger & Bonnie Smith
Michael & Debra Casciere
Usha Kapur
Carl & Sharon Mace
Gail Brown
Debra Dixon Doss
Roger & Patricia Lineberry
Mr. & Mrs. G. Hyatt
Lennie Stout
Joycelyn Brookshire
Michael & Andrea Davis
Bonita Moss
Broderick & Sandra Causby
George Bittmann
Ben & Jennifer Brucato
Sherri Lewis
Lorraine Moretti
Walter Paul Mays
T.E. Chandler
Rose Morgan
Pamela Lynham
Gary Doss
Ricky Champion
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James Harris
Connie Bishop
Sherley White
John Kemp
Deborah Tilley
Anna Crowder
Roxie Schmidt
Judith Clapp
Linda Douglas
The Melvins
Juliana Hauser
Margaret Small
Patricia Jones
Kurt Pearson
B.K. Kelly Properties, LLC
Jessie & Johnnie Coggins
In Memory:
Mrs Florence Greenberg by
Susan & John Black; Rhonda
Black; & Mary Destasio
Geraldine Shepherd Bass by
Jean Handy; John & Anne
Staley; & Eloisa Montes
Sarah Clanty by Michael &
Helen McGlenn
Lexi, beloved dog of Caitlin
Daly by Juli Swanner
J-Lo, beloved Pit Bull of Pat
Davis by Susan Patton
Daisy, loved by the Donald
Bowlin Family by Janet
Foster
Stella, beloved dog of Roger &
Susan Gant, and spokesdog
for The Very Thing by Janie
& David Sellers
Jack & Halley, beloved Golden
Retrievers of Nick & Pam
Jordan by Gary & Kim
McPherson
Jeffrey L Bayliff by Faye &
Jerry Bayliff; & David &
Carol Sidlinger
Julie Faye Bingham Haarhuis by
Michael & Kristie Culler;
Alan Beam; & Dennis
Kernodle
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We sincerely appreciate every
minute you volunteer with us,
every kind word you say about
us and every gift you donate
to us. Without you, nothing
that the Humane Society of
Alamance County does
would be possible.
On the previous page and this
page is a listing of our most
recent donors. In compiling
this report, we have made
every attempt to create an
accurate and complete listing.
However, should you find that
your name is missing, we
welcome your kind corrections. Please call (336) 4382023.
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Beverly Wojciechowski by
Debbie Bayse; Katherine
Finley; Eric Moore; Anita
Clay; & Rick & Carol
Bellamy
Chester & MacGyver, beloved
dogs of Bob & Martha Stewart by Kathleen Johns &
Shaka
Julia Richter by Hazel Blick
Shadow, beloved dog of
Lorraine Moretti by Albert
& Dorine Guzman
Palmer, beloved companion of
Sam & Cindy McIntyre by
Jim & Janie Crouch
Duke, beloved Beagle of Edward & Marion Martin by
William & Sherley Beyer
Lola by Debbie McPherson
Frances Gardner by T.J.
Arnold
Karen Young by Jerry & Faye
Bayliff
Karen Ann Williams Young by
Osprey Marina
J.M. Dehart by Rick & Kathy
Sorrell
Carol Ann Toney by Rick &
Kathy Sorrell
Justin Neal Clifton by Tiffany
Hill; Mike & Alicia Perkins;
& Gene & Polly Wicker for
Justin & Zeus
Dave Howe by Alan &
Heather Baldwin
Bill Ham by Elga Thornton
Reisa, beloved dog of
Stephanie Grantham by Pat
Woods
Ellie by Wendy Crenshaw
Casey & Phoebe, 18-year-old
Siamese sisters by Rose
Morgan
Mattie by Greg & Dianne
Williams
Our perfect Sunny by Karyn
Joyner
Grey Tiger, the best of cats &
loyal companion by Neal H.
Shackelford
Mochie, Pandora, Carmel
Sundae & Oreo by Maria
Oakley
For all the animals by Joe &
Tammy Wanner
Noel, companion of Peggy
Aldridge by Nancy Henley
Rosebud, companion of Jack &
Kay Way by Nancy Henley
Gracie, who brought love and
companionship to the Craig
Family by Dorothy Boone
Gretchen, beloved Doberman
by Rick & Debbie Chandler
In Honor:
Rosalie Gardiner by Margaret
Polo de Bernabe
Jeane Clayton, who requested
a donation to the HSAC, by
Sports Endeavers Inc.
Dr. Melissa Beagle by Robert
& Linda Turner
Lucy by Terry Burch
Harley by Joyce Dannel
Shadow by Cheryl Knox
Birthdays for Wayne & Elaine
Bunting with love from
Eddie, Beth, Will, Sam &
Molly Lowe
The wedding of Merritt Droste
by Melanie Goss
Spay/Neuter Program:
Carl & Brenda McCormick
Purina Weight Circles:
Penny & Ted Chandler
Diane Norblad
Lisa & Robert Matherly given
in memory of the best dog in
the world, Daisy
Special Thanks:
R.H. Barringer Distributing
Co., Inc.
Professional Value Added, Inc.
Crenshaw Hyundai Inc.
Larson Property Management
Dana Summers of
Urban Legend
Capital Bank Charitable
Foundation
Maxwell Volkswagen VolvoSubaru
Alamance Veterinary Hospital
Animal Hospital of Mebane
Burlington Animal Hospital
Creekside Animal Hospital
Mebane Veterinary Hospital
Phoenix Animal Hospital
Plaza Veterinary Hospital
Tri-County Veterinary
Hospital
Thanks Also to our
Woofstock 2013 Sponsors:
Glen Raven, Inc.
Wells Fargo
Vicky & Sam Hunt Foundation
Alamance Kennel Club
Hickory Farms
Burlington Honda
Trust Company of the South
Nature’s Emporium
Wishart, Norris, Henninger &
Pittman P.A.
McPherson Cleaners, Inc
TCS Event Rentals
Clear Path Consulting
Piedmont Portables
Burlington Recreation and
Parks Department
Mack and McKee
Orthodontics
Winfred C. Harper Agency,
Inc.
Don Allred Insurance
Quality Equipment, LLC
Burlington
Banfield Pet Hospital
Creekside Animal Clinic
W. Daryl Ingold
William Tickle Automotive
Woody’s Body Shop and
Wheel Alignment
Chateau Properties, Inc
Tommy Pate Realty
Happy Tails Magazine
DaVinci’s Table
Pet-Pawz
Miller & Pooch PetSitting
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You Can Help With Our Wish List
We spend our days helping animals, but we still need your help! We need the following
items to help us continue our work with animals:
∗ Purina Weight Circles, found on bags of dry dog food. These
little circles go a long way in helping us earn money for veterinary care, food for our foster animals and so much more.
∗ Portable dog lots.
∗ Office supplies, including envelopes, stamps and copy paper.
∗ Dining room table with leaves—must seat at least 10.
∗ Your time—as a volunteer or foster.
If you would like to donate any of these items, please call the Humane Society office at (336) 438-2023 or email [email protected].
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Helpful
Phone Numbers
Alamance County Sheriff
Department of Animal Control:
(336) 570-6300
Burlington Animal Control:
(336) 578-1386
Burlington Animal Shelter:
(336) 578-0343
Wildlife Hotline: (713) 468-8972
North Carolina Spay/Neuter
Hotline: (888) 623-4936
Baby, It’s Cold Outside!
If you have stray cats in your neighborhood, freezing temperatures during the winter can cause concern. Build a cozy cat shelter for
your feral friends using these directions. Special thanks to the Humane Society of the United States for this article.
You will need:
∗ 35-gallon plastic storage tote or bin with lid (about 32.5” long, 19.75” wide,
18.5” tall)
yardstick
utility knife
sheet of 1”-thick rigid foam insulation board, 8’ by 2’
straw
To assemble:
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1. Using the yardstick and utility knife, cut a 6”-by-6” doorway on both of the
long sides of the storage bin toward the corner. To prevent flooding, cut the
opening so that the bottom of the doorway is a couple of inches above the
ground.
2. Cut a piece of the foam insulation board to fit the floor of the bin, and line
the floor with it.
3. In similar fashion, line each of the four interior walls of the bin with a piece of the plastic foam. Perfect cuts aren’t necessary.
Leave a uniform gap of at least 3” between the top of these wall pieces and the upper lip of the bin.
4. Cut out two doorways in the plastic foam lined up with the doorway in the storage bin. Trace the outline of the doorways on
the plastic foam first before cutting.
5. Stuff the bottom of the bin with straw or other insulating material to hold the interior wall pieces in place.
6. Cut out a plastic foam roof to rest on top of the interior wall pieces.
7. Cover the bin with its lid.
Tips:
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To clean the shelter, simply remove the lid and the foam roof.
The shelter is lightweight and may need to be weighted down with a large rock or cinder block.
Face the opening away from the direction of the wind, if possible.
To entice cats to check out the shelter, sprinkle catnip inside.
Periodically replace the straw to keep it fresh and dry.
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We are
Contact Us!
Board of Directors
The Humane Society of Alamance County
P.O. Box 5117
Burlington, NC 27216
Phone: (336) 438-2023
Email: [email protected]
On the web: www.hsaconline.org
Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/hsac.page
Follow us on Twitter: @HSAlamance
Sharon Dent, President
Wayne Bunting
Dick Simpson, Vice President
Gary McPherson, Advisory Board
Monica Petcovic, Treasurer
Molly Whitlatch, Advisory Board
Leigh Ann Whittle, Secretary
Nancy Pomer, PetSmart Volunteer Coordinator
Caitlin Daly, Executive Director
Merritt Garner, Assistant
Katie Dukeshire, Media Outreach
Rosalie Gardiner, Corresponding Secretary
Juli Hauser, Humane Education
Help us Help Animals...Donate Today!
Please complete the form below and mail to The Humane Society of Alamance County,
P.O. Box 5117, Burlington, NC 27216. An envelope is enclosed for your convenience.
Checks may be payable to HSAC.
You may also donate via PayPal with your Visa, MasterCard or American Express. Visit
us at hsaconline.org for further details.
Thank you for your generosity!
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