Furry Flood Victims in Coffeyville, Kansas, Available for Adoption Beginning on July 26
The HSUS Assists Community with Finding New Homes for Unclaimed Pets
(July 25, 2007) - A total of 124 pets have been reunited with their families after Coffeyville, Kan., experienced the worse flooding in its history. For the 78 dogs, cats and one fish remaining at a temporary animal shelter being operated by The Humane Society of the United States, plans are being made to find them new homes. The HSUS will operate the shelter at the Whittier School until Monday, July 30.
Beginning Thursday, July 26, all unclaimed animals at the shelter will be available for adoption through the City of Coffeyville. Any animals remaining at the shelter on July 30 will be transferred to Wayside Waifs located in Kansas City, Missouri.
What: Adoption of Coffeyville companion animals left homeless by the
floodwaters
When: Thursday, July 26, through Sunday, July 29
Adoption hours are 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. each day
(The shelter is open from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. for owners to claim their
animals)
Where: Whittier School
201 Walnut (corner of 3rd and Walnut)
Coffeyville, KSProcess: The City of Coffeyville asks all families interested in adopting to:
* Complete a City of Coffeyville adoption application at the Whittier School shelter
* If possible, have the entire family meet with the animal of their choice
* Have the animal spayed or neutered within six months after adoption if he or she is not already spayed or neutered.
Fee: The City of Coffeyville is not charging an adoption fee.
However, there is a $50 mandatory spay/neuter deposit.
Media contact: Kathy Covey: 301-258-3126; kcovey@humanesociety.org
About the Humane Society of the United States:
The Humane Society of the United States is the nation's largest animal protection organization - backed by 10 million Americans, or one of every 30. For more than a half-century, The HSUS has been fighting for the protection of all animals through advocacy, education and hands-onprograms. Celebrating animals and confronting cruelty -- On the web at
humanesociety.org.
About Wayside Waifs
Since 1944, Wayside Waifs has been committed to helping homeless animals find a permanent place to call home. Our goal has always been to provide the highest level of care for Kansas City's unwanted, abandoned and abused animals. An independent, not-for-profit organization, Wayside Waifs is Kansas City's largest humane society. More information is available at
www.waysidewaifs.org <
http://www.waysidewaifs.org/>
Source:
The Humane Society of the United States
2100 L Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037
humanesociety.org <
http://www.humanesociety.org/>
Celebrating Animals, Confronting Cruelty
Photo is representative only; Pictured is Cosmo, a baby Lab mix who is at Wayside Waifs. Read about him on Petfinder.com
here.
Posted by Patricia Haddock, Best Friends Network
Photo Credit: Petfinder.com