Orphans of the Storm
Mews-letter
Spring 2021
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These stones were painted by volunteer artist Sue Olszak and are for sale at the shelter.
All proceeds benefit our homeless pets. Click here to see the welcome garden Sue also created!
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Dear friend of our orphans,
Spring is upon us!
This time of the year brings worries of floods here at the shelter but we are so glad for sun and warmer temps as dogs can be out longer and cats can enjoy the closed-in porch from their perches.
Everyone is smiling more.
Spring also brings kitten and puppy season. Especially during this time of the year, foster homes make such a difference and allow us to save so many more orphans.
We are always looking for foster homes and often post the need on our Facebook page to recruit new volunteers. We will keep you on file for when you are needed. We also are looking for a foster coordinator. If you are interested please contact me for more information.
This year, we hope to get our animals out into community more. If you can help with off-site events please call or email us.
We can use volunteers to help in more ways than just walking dogs or playing with cats. Please let us know your ideas or ask what you can help with. A few things we could use help with is making making cat nip toys, goodie bags to go home with adopted dogs, and flyers. Or, taking a dog for a car ride for a pup cup or for a vet visit. Above, you will see one creative idea from our volunteer, Sue Olszak. She created a welcome garden at our gate, and also used her artistic skills to paint stones for sale to benefit our pets.
As a volunteer, you are so important to us!
I hope to see more faces back walking and socializing this Spring plus new volunteers who want to make a difference.
Happy Spring!
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Happy Tails
& Volunteer Hours
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Orphans of the Storm helps more than 200 animals every month by sheltering, adopting, transporting and fostering. Thanks for your help for all of these animals! |
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JANUARY
34 Adoptions
27 dogs, 7 cats
1,179 Volunteer Hours
91.25 dog walking
10.25 cat socializing
701 dog foster/ 310 cat foster
66.5 other
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FEBRUARY
50 Adoptions
34 dogs, 16 cats
1,463.25 Volunteer Hours
109.75 dog walking
17.75 cat socializing
896 dog foster/ 336 cat foster
103.75 other
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MARCH
(missing from board are dogs Tinkerbelle, Briscoe, cattle dog mix;
and cats Allyssa's cat, Paisley)
40 Adoptions
29 dogs, 11 cats
1,779.25 Volunteer Hours
237.75 dog walking
76.75 cat socializing
930 dog foster/ 372 cat foster
162.75 other
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APRIL
53 Adoptions
42 dogs, 11 cats
1,275.25 Volunteer Hours
246 dog walking
70.75 cat socializing
680 dog foster/ 200 cat foster
78.5 other
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Click on Shep's or Ricky & Tommy's photos to see their videos! (BONUS: BRIAN IS IN SHEP'S VIDEO!) |
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We are looking for volunteers after 4 p.m. for the 2021 Poker Run to serve food, sell tickets and clean up.
If you can help, call Phyllis at 724-548-5298.
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On Nov. 25, our humane officer was sworn in. The job has proved very interesting. And, you never know what you will find when you go on a call. For example, on a dog wellness check, the owner also had 60 venomous snakes including black mambas, cobras and rattlesnakes. On another call, she was asked to check on two reptiles but discovered 10 crocodiles living on the second floor.
To date, our HPO has investigated almost 50 cases visiting 399 animals.
The great majority of calls are educational and people have complied, directly improving the lives of 103 animals: 43 cats, 25 dogs, 10 crocodiles, 7 pigs, 6 horses, 5 chickens & ducks, 4 rats, 3 rabbits.
However, two individuals face criminal charges.
One man faces a misdemeanor and 55 summary charges on multiple outside tethered dogs. His preliminary hearing is in July.
Another woman faces 198 counts of cruelty and neglect, including 26 felony charges. Click here for the full story, and on the below video to meet some of the survivors of this case. Her preliminary hearing is in June.
To help respond to large hoarding cases, we are creating a Humane Emergency Response team. If you would like to be contacted to help with transporting, bathing, making calls, bringing supplies to the scene, or the numerous other tasks for one of these cases, please email humaneofficerac@gmail.com
Learn more about our humane program by visiting our website.
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Meet Patrick and the other survivors of our recent case! Click on video link!
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Horatio has come a long way since being picked up with infected paws. He is ready for his forever home. Click on his photo to learn more about him and see his "purr" video!
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Find out how our special Hope Fund helps the animals by clicking on the above link. |
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Please forward to friends & family! |
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