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Animal Foundation Keeps Lower Pricing for Certain Spay, Neuter Procedures

Submitted by Adam Candee on Friday, December 23rd, 11:53 am
Animal Foundation Keeps Lower Pricing for Certain Spay, Neuter Procedures

 

The Animal Foundation will continue its promotion offering lower-cost spay and neuter procedures for pit bulls and Chihuahuas through January 2012.

The promotion, originally slated to end December 31, has become so popular with pit bull and chihuahua owners that the staff at The Animal Foundation has decided to keep the extra-low pricing for another month.

"We have seen so many pit bull and Chihuahua owners take advantage of the promotional pricing, and we're thrilled," says Meghan Scheibe, assistant director of development for The Animal Foundation. "Our goal is to spay and neuter as many animals as possible to ultimately reduce the number of lost, unwanted, abandoned and unloved pets in Las Vegas. The pricing is definitely helping us do that."

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Animal Foundation Offers Free Vaccines for Life

Submitted by Natalie Cullen, Online Editor
Thursday, August 25th, 2011, 4:18pm

The largest open-admission animal shelter in the Las Vegas Valley is offering a deal it hopes will help control the pet population.

The Animal Foundation is in the final weeks of its "Hot Shots" promotion. The promotion offers people who bring in pets to be spayed or neutered free vaccines for the life of the pet. The program is so succesful that the shelter has now expanded it to include anyone who adopts a pet from the facility. The "Hot Shots" program will last through August 31.

Free vaccines are only one of the incentives for adopting a shelter pet. The foundation also provides free spaying and neutering services for that pet, microchipping, pet food and a voucher for veterinary services.

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Charity Event Set to Help Pet Group Facing Foreclosure

Submitted by Adam Candee on Wednesday, April 20th, 5:25 pm
Charity Event Set to Help Pet Group Facing Foreclosure

Henderson Restaurant Supply will partner with Adopt a Rescue Pet (ARP) on a silent auction and raffle fundraiser at 6 p.m. on April 28 at Tommy Rocker’s Mojave Beach Bar & Grill, 4275 Dean Martin Dr.

ARP has a $70,000 balloon payment due May 1, and proceeds from the event will assist in meeting the $70,000 obligation. Closure of the sanctuary would be disastrous to the approximately 300 pets in the ARP program that would be immediately displaced and may face euthanasia if not re-homed, not to mention pets that need placement in the future that might have nowhere to go. Any funds raised over and above the necessary $70,000 will be allocated to veterinary care for animals entering into ARP programs or awaiting medical sterilization prior to adoption.

Event organizers are seeking donated auction/raffle items for the event through April 26, including gift baskets, gift/product certificates and services.

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Pet-A-Palooza Returns Saturday

Submitted by Adam Candee on Friday, April 8th, 11:14 am
Pet-A-Palooza Returns Saturday

The 12th Annual Pet-A-Palooza festival in support of animals in need returns Saturday near Sam Boyd Stadium.

The event runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and takes place at Star Nursery Fields at Sam Boyd Stadium, 7000 Russell Rd.

Admission is an $8 donation for adults and is free to children 3 and under, day of/at the door only - advance tickets will not be available for purchase. Parking is $7 per vehicle.

Attendees can receive $2 off the admission price with a donation of pet canned food item at the gate. Additionally, a portion of every ticket sold will benefit one of the 40 non-profit Animal Rescue groups onsite for the event to help feed Las Vegas' hungry animals.

Those Left Behind Foundation Vaccination Clinic is offering free vaccinations at Pet-a-Palooza. Animals must be eight weeks old and not older than 10 years.

Headline entertainment includes artists Train, American Idol’s David Cook, Andy Grammer and FeFe Dobson.

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Local Pet Rescue Group Faces Foreclosure

Submitted by Adam Candee on Monday, March 21st, 10:41 am
Local Pet Rescue Group Faces Foreclosure

One of Nevada's largest animal rescue shelters might have to close if it cannot raise sufficient money to avoid foreclosure on its Amargosa Valley dog sanctuary.

Adopt A Rescue Pet (ARP) has less than 45 days to raise $70,000 to pay off the pending balloon payment for its five-acre dog sanctuary in Amargosa Valley. Private foundation grant funding was to have provided the money in January, but when the foundation suddenly went defunct, the non-profit pet rescue organization found itself in trouble.

"We are deeply concerned about the future of pets in the Las Vegas area if we are not able to secure the funding necessary to keep our doors open," ARP Founder Elizabeth Rubin said.

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