Cute or Ugly costumes for cats and dogs from size XS to XL including:
XS and S are $6 donation
M are $7
L and XL are $8
And remember, all of your donation goes into the spay & neuter programs!
Also we have magnets (Woof, Meow, Cattitude, mini paws (pack of 6), big paws, dog & cat treats, some collars and leads, paw print antenna balls, paw bracelets, keychains catnip toys, starter plants for $1, etc, etc, etc, Again, alll proceeds benefit the shelter animals and community spay/neuter progams.
Rufus is a young Shephard/Rottweiler mix. He is gentle and quite a character as you can see from his photo. Come see him and bring any other doggies in your household so they can meet on neutral ground.
As most of you know, the IWV Humane Society is the major non-profit organization doing fundraising for the Ridgecrest Animal Shelter, the STOP (Stop Pet OverPopulation), C.A.T. (Cat About Town), and PUP programs, as well as other spay & neuter assistance for the Indian Wells and Searles Valleys communities. The IWVHS is working hard to control animal overpopulation and would appreciate your support. Please make a tax-deductible, secure, online donation with the new DONATE button below. Thanks for your support!
Support the animals by shopping HERE! |
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iGive.com is an online shopping mall that has LOTS of your favorite stores. They donate a portion of your purchase to help the kitties in this community. |
| Recycle at Golden Empire Salvage (Ridgecrest Blvd & Downs St) and ask their office staff to put your receipt into the Humane Society account. | |
| Recycle at Pearson's Recycling and ask their office staff to put your receipt into the Humane Society account. | |
| Look for Pennies for Pets cans at local retailers and DONATE! | |
October 16 is National Feral Cat Day. There are millions of un-owned cats that are often overlooked by non-animal lovers. Tireless volunteers trap, neuter, feed and care for these cats. National Feral Cat Day was created by Alley Cat Allies to draw attention to the plight of feral cats and their caretakers.
October is Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog-Month. This includes the WORKS: spay or neuter, vaccines, microchip with lifetime registration, a city license, and a free pet exam by your family's veterinarian. What a deal!
PLEASE NOTE this is NOT an opportunity ease your conscience that dogs dumped on the shelter will be adopted during October. Dogs (and cats) brought in by owners are destroyed the next day when the shelter is full. Ask the shelter if they can help you place your dog rather than making the shelter be the bad guys - because they are NOT! And spay or neuter ALL OF YOUR PETS so this will stop happening!
| P.U.P. - FULL UNTIL MORE FUNDS!! | The Prevent Unwanted Puppies (PUP) program begins October 1, 2008 for the FIRST 100 FEMALE dogs. There is a 3 dog limit per household. Available to Ridgecrest, Inyokern, and Trona residents. |
| C.A.T. - ON HOLD FOR MORE FUNDS |
Beginning June 2, 2008, the Cat About Town (C.A.T.) program will spay or neuter your cats in the Indian Wells Valley
for FREE! This includes your pets, strays, and ferals |
| STOP - ON HOLD FOR MORE FUNDS |
2 pets of low-income families from the Indian Wells Valley area can be spayed or neutered for FREE through the Stop Pet OverPopulation (STOP) program |
| San Bernardino County | San Bernardino County has a generous spay & neuter voucher program |
| LocalRescue.org | Victor Valley Spay & Neuter Resources |
| SPAY/USA |
Nationwide Spay/Neuter Assistance through SPAY/USA lists |
The usual adoption fees are as follows: kitty adoption fee is $59 for females and $49.40 for males ($30 if already altered), and the doggie adoption fee is $99 for females and $88 for males ($45 if already altered). This includes the WORKS: spay or neuter, current vaccines, AVID microchip with lifetime registration, a city license (if applicable), a new pet DVD, food samples, and some toys (while supplies last), and a free pet exam at a local veterinarian. What a deal!
Come to Leroy Jackson Park on Saturday, September 27 from 9am to 3pm to see some of the shelter animals available for adoption. Come early before we run out! The adoption fees MAY be reduced if you adopt your new best friend at the Family Fun Fair.
At the September 2007 event, 5 cats and 3 dogs were adopted. Let's make it WAY more next year!
October is Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog-Month. During October the doggie adoption fee is only $45!. This includes the WORKS: spay or neuter, vaccines, microchip with lifetime registration, a city license, and a free pet exam by a local veterinarian. What a deal!
PLEASE NOTE this is NOT an opportunity ease your conscience that dogs dumped on the shelter will be adopted during October. Dogs (and cats) brought in by owners are destroyed the next day when the shelter is full. Ask the shelter if they can help you place your dog rather than making the shelter be the bad guys - because they are NOT! And spay or neuter ALL OF YOUR PETS so this will stop happening!
If you want to volunteer at the shelter, you need to be at least 18 and a member of PACT (Police and Community Together). You can get a PACT application (like a job app) at the shelter or at the police department. Please contact Mary Stage, Shelter Supervisor, and PACT .
Please contact mstage@ci.Ridgecrest.ca.us for more information on volunteering.
Meet Tommy, who was serving community service as the shelter's official greeter. He was busted by Animal Control Officer ''Tina'' for jay-walking in Ridgecrest Boulevard. He now lives at a home for wayward Desert Tortoises.
Please bring to the shelter at 411 San Bernardino Blvd. Mary will give you a tax receipt if you ask. Tell your friends!
If you have a dog house that you no longer need or use, please consider donating it to the shelter. We will see that it goes to a pet in the community that is without shelter.
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Come on down and find your new best friend! Once you have found him or her, the adoption fee covers the spay or neuter, city license (if applicable), current vaccines, microchip with lifetime registration, a new pet DVD, food samples, and some toys (while supplies last), and a free "new pet" exam at a local veterinarian. This fee is considerably less than what you would pay for the same services since the shelter has arrangements with a local vet for spay/neuter and rabies vaccine, and the shelter does the the rest of the vaccines and microchipping themselves. The friendly staff (consider bringing SNACKS to make sure of that) will help you with the little bit of paperwork. Then the staff schedules the appointment for spay/neuter and rabies vaccine with the vet. On the day of your new pet's appointment, your pet is driven to the vet in the Animal Care & Control van, then you pick your new friend up that evening from the vet!
You can also get a 2-sided metal nametag made for your new family member while you are there,or donate by purchasing paw magnets, dog & cat treats, silver paw jewelry, pet-emergency-rescue decals for your windows, funny-pet-message t-shirts, or handmade accessories.
Our hours of operation are:
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Ridgecrest is the town outside Naval Air Warfare Center at China Lake in the high Mojave Desert. It is about 3 hours N of Los Angeles, about 4 hours S of Mammoth Mountain, 2 hours E of Bakersfield, and 1.5 hours NNE of Lancaster/Edwards Air Force Base. If that still doesn't do it for you, pull up the yahoo map below!
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