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Through the years, APAL and ACAC & AC have been tracking numbers on missing pets. How many missing animals are restored to their owners? In 2016,
only 6% of cats at our shelter were reunited with their owners. while 73% of dogs were returned to their homes. Clearly, the percentage for dogs is vastly better than for cats--primarily because dogs are required to wear collars with tags. Still, the statistics are disappointing. In fact, our Amador County stats are abysmal compared to
the national percentages reported by the ASPCA. Why? The rural, low population density of the area is certainly a factor, but it may also be that residents just don't know how to go about tracking down their missing cat or dog. We've provided a checklist of things you can do when your animal is lost, but the most crucial of these is to CHIP YOUR PETS and GO TO THE SHELTER IN PERSON to look for them. Calls to the shelter and online reports are a great tool, but they can't take the place of an actual visit to Amador County Animal Control & Adoption Center | 12340 Airport Road.
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JANUARY
FEBRUARY
ADOPT 'THE ONE'
MARCH
SPAY and NEUTER AWARENESS
TCWC WILDLIFE WORKSHOP
Friday the 24th
at the Feed Barn
APRIL
TRAP/NEUTER/RELEASE
BIRD REHABILITATION
Saturday the 1st
at the Paws Center
BIRD REHABILITATION
Saturday the 8th
at the Paws Center
MAY
Find your MISSING PET
WHISKERS & WINE
Friday the 19th at
Jackson Rancheria
JUNE
FELINE FRENZY
CORKS for CRITTERS
Thursday the 22nd at Volcano Union Pub
JULY
ADOPT a SENIOR PET
AUGUST
$9 for 9 LIVES for 9 DAYS
SEPTEMBER
ADOPT your MVP
PAWS & CLAWS (TCWC)
at American Legion Hall
Saturday the 30th at Detert Park, Jackson
OCTOBER
ORANGE & BLACK
All Treats, no Tricks
NOVEMBER
GIVING THANKS
Animals and their people
DECEMBER
Bring JOY to your WORLD
SANTA PAWS
Saturday the 2nd
at the Feed Barn
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'MISSING' LINKS
FIDOFINDER:
ACAC & AC is a proud
participatant in the
a shelter-based program aimed at saving the lives of 1,000,000 cats over a five year period.
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Attention, PET OWNERS: This could happen to YOU
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A story widely carried by most Sacramento news sources earlier this month involved an individual whose small dog Rosemary, a Chihuahua/Min Pin mix, bolted from her home in Cameron Park. She was found by a good Samaritan and brought in to the Sacramento County Bradshaw Animal Shelter. By the time Rosie's owner tracked her there a few days later, she had already been adopted by another family. Because Rosie had no identifying information, she had been held for the minimum, state-mandated 72-hours and made available for adoption. When told of the unfortunate circumstances, her new adoptive family declined to relinquish her. It took a media blitz initiated by Rosie's original owner before her new owners reluctantly agreed to give Rosie back. According to the facility director, "Such disputes are hardly rare.They happen six to ten times a year, and only about half the time do the new owners agree to allow the original ones to reclaim their pet."
Our shelter holds all its strays for longer than the mandated 72 hours. Still, the importance of microchips and ID tags for all our pets cannot be overestimated. A spokesperson for the Bradshaw Animal Shelter observed that, if Rosie had been wearing anything that could have identified her as belonging to someone, they would have been able to hold her longer before making her available for adoption. Collars and tags can be purchased inexpensively at many stores such as Petco and Wal-Mart. Local vets and businesses in the county often sponsor low-cost microchipping. Taking the simple precaution of identifying your pet can make the difference between a happy ending or an unhappy one.
Responsible pet owners: Avoid unnecessary heartbreak. Tag or microchip your animal(s). You'll be glad you did.
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Mule Creek GRADUATION DAY: The gifts dogs give us
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I'm seeking to help others. All others. Right now, I'm helping a beautiful puppy named GINGER. Anthony Newton, Inmate/Trainer
April 21, 2017 was Graduation Day for the second class of Canine Good Citizens to complete the "Paws for Life" program at Mule Creek State Prison. The dogs are selected from local shelters (ACAC & AC) and assigned to individual teams of inmates for a 12-week training program aimed at getting Canine Good Citizen certification for the dogs, after which they would be placed in 'forever' homes through Karma Rescue. This graduating class had the benefit of the unique training skills of Margaret Blair, Twin Cedar K-9|Second Chance Dog Rescue. Marge' clicked with the Karma team as well as the participants and is now a permanent trainer for Karma Rescue/Paws for Life at Mule Creek.
I feel like I'm discovering my humanity...It's like a floodgate of empathy opening all at once. Donnie Austin, Inmate/Trainer
Just beyond the obvious benefits of 'training' for dogs and inmates lie the more profound aspects of this program. It seems like nothing less than alchemy to witness the living mutual benefit of the canine/human partnership. Prison staff, trainers and facilitators, inmates and dogs contribute to make the whole greater than the sum of its parts. Inmates speak of learning patience and finding a purpose. Trainers discover new joy in their life's work. Staff can see a positive program actively working.
I've lived my life in a world where it's take and take and take. Now I'm learning to give, and I'm giving back. James Rodriguez, Inmate/Trainer
One of the dogs in this class, BONES (fka 'Albert'), was so frantic and distracted at the shelter it was nearly impossible just to get him out for a walk. He will be graduating to extended training so that he can be a certified PTSD service animal. Another, TUX (fka 'Willis'), was a young athletic dog, going a little nuts from his own confinement. He was CGC certified and adopted in half the time allowed by the program.
Karma Rescue and PAWS for Life are about so much more than rescuing and training dogs...They offer prisoners a purpose. Ryan Jett, Inmate/Trainer
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The Volcano Union Pub is currently taking reservations for our summer fundraising event on Thursday, June 22, 5-8 pm. The $10 corkage fee for each bottle of wine you bring will be donated to "The Rusty Fund", a private account founded and managed by volunteers at Amador County Animal Control and Adoption Center. The fund makes extra resources readily available for medical procedures, treatments and supplies that the budgets of the county and A-PAL can't cover. Come to the Pub, enjoy great food and your favorite wine, participate in a first-rate raffle, and help our shelter animals...all in one fun evening.
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GREAT things|SMALL packages
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This is Brianna.
She may be "too little" to volunteer at the animal shelter, but her heart is as big as the western sky. Brianna made cool bracelets to sell to her friends and family so she could donate the proceeds to the shelter animals. She donated $57 from her first batch of bracelets, and says she will be making more for the same purpose. Brianna, thanks to you, our animal friends are a little bit better off. YOU are our hero!
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IF YOU HAVE A GREAT ADOPTION STORY FROM OUR SHELTER,
we'd love to hear from you. Send your story, with photos if you have them, to Lisa Peterson.
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MOO MOO in MOTION
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RED ALERT! Thinking of becoming a VOLUNTEER?
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The need for volunteers
at Amador County Animal Control & Adoption Center has reached a critical level. I
f you think you'd like to join our ranks, please, drop by to the shelter at 12340 Airport Road in Martell and request a volunteer application. We desperately need dog walkers, but anything you are able to do will help immensely. You can review
the
APPLICATION for VOLUNTEER WORKER
here, but you will need to fill out an original pink copy, available from the shelter.
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PHASE 2 of the original building plan for ACAC & AC's new facility called for a barn. That project has stayed on the shelf since the shelter was completed (in 2005), until a recent endowment from the estate of a local and generous animal benefactor got things moving again. Look for an article
in an upcoming Newsletter
on the past, present, and future of this project, plus details on how you can help get our barn built.
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UPDATE:
The firm that will design the barn has been chosen and will be onsite before the end of the month to take measurements for the customized design.
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