Here is a sneak peek of this month’s Newsletter. The full Newsletter can be found under the “About our Shelter” tab above. As always, Thank you for your continued support!

Fosters Needed

It’s soon to be kitten season at the Shelter again! While cats can get pregnant year round, it is during late spring and early summer when shelters around the world begin to see a steady influx of nursing moms and babies.

In most cases, litters of kittens must stay at the shelter for several weeks while they finish nursing and grow to a safe size for surgery. Mother cats and kittens may have a harder time handling the stress of a shelter environment and may not be able to maintain their babies or their own health, for an extended stay.

National Pet Month

May is National Pet Month, a time to reflect on the importance of pets and pet ownership. Pets bring a lot of joy into people’s lives. However, like so many of life’s everyday joys, it’s easy to take pets for granted. Not this month, though! Started over 20 years ago in England, where it is celebrated in April instead of May, Pet Month has 5 specific goals.

Science can’t measure the happiness that a pet’s love brings to its owner. However, it can measure the positive effects that owning a pet has on a person! For instance, did you know that medicine is less effective in controlling blood pressure than pets are? Or that it has been proven that pets reduce stress?

There is some construction going happening on W. Market Street so here is the other routes!

From Main Street, you will want to turn on Scribner, next to Fink’s Motorcycle Shop. Just behind their building on the left is a parking lot in which you can park. Our building is to the side of the lot and our P.A.W.S. Mobile Unit is at the side of the building. Just come in to front doors on Market!

From Spring Street, you will want to make a Left on Washington Place, next road after Scribner. The Shelter’s Play yard will be in front of you at the next intersection. You can park in front of the shelter, or go past it and park in the parking lot to the right.

Dolly is an incredibly sweet beagle/basset mix that is about 2 years old. She is great with children and other animals. She is a dog that will “make her own fun” when she gets bored if no one is around. Crating is highly recommended for her protection. She has so much personality and life to bring to a new family. She is already spayed, microchipped, heartworm tested negative, and current on vaccinations. Her adoption fee is only $80. Visit her at the New Albany Floyd County Animal Shelter today!