'Adopt A Pet' Day Is a Great Success!

The turnout for the 'Adopt A Pet Day' event in San Andreas, CA was an absolute hit at the Calaveras and Humane Society and county’s Animal Shelter this past Saturday, January 26th, 2008. The event went from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – two shelter cats were adopted and one shelter dog got to go home. Even “Snowball,” who had taken up residence for three days at the dog shelter after being lost, was found by her owners on Saturday.

Judy Telezinski, a main coordinator of this event, has been a Calaveras Humane Society volunteer for about two-and-a-half years; she also serves on the board. She does it because of her love for animals.

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“Everybody wants to help these animals,” Telezinski said of her fellow volunteers. About 12 volunteers from the Calaveras Humane Society showed up and worked during Adopt-a-Pet day. Visitors were invited to enjoy hot dogs, soda. Many visited with animals; the held cats, played with dogs.
The awful truth is that in 2007, the shelter euthanized more than 500 cats and almost 200 dogs.

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I personally think this type of event should happen more and should be promoted more. It's a terrible thing to think that so many wonderful pets have to be put down because the shelters fill up and no interested pet owners come forward to adopt these animals.
My heart goes out to the shelter volunteers who have to witness it every day. They are truly doing God's work.



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