| March 23, 2008 |
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Indiana-PAW Rolls Easter Eggs & News Your Way 
Indiana-PAW Friends,
We hope this finds you enjoying a
happy Easter weekend with your family and friends. Below, we ask you
to support the largest animal shelter in the State, introduce to you
to a new coalition dedicated to one of Indiana's most at-risk breeds
of dog, and more. Read our "Easter eggs" below that we hope will
inspire and motivate you!
Indiana's Busiest Animal Shelter Needs Your
Support  We at Indiana-PAW
are calling upon citizens to offer special support for one of the
hardest working and busiest animal shelters in our state: Indianapolis
Animal Care & Control (IACC). This year, unfortunately, IACC
is anticipating a record number of animals entering its shelter, and
citizens can play a vitally important, lifesaving role in helping
IACC get as many of these animals into safe homes as possible.
Here's how you can use your life to make a difference for 20,000
homeless animals:
- Volunteer your time at IACC to help walk dogs, socialize cats,
and perhaps give an animal one of their first experiences of being
treated with kindness and love. Click
here to complete an online volunteer application.
- Donate critically needed funding to help the more than 20,000
animals IACC will serve in 2008, by sending a donation to the Friends
of Indianapolis Animal Care & Control Foundation (FIACCF),
which is the 501(c)(3) agency that accepts donations to benefit
IACC animals.
- Adopt your next best friend from IACC. Many of Indiana-PAW's
Board Members have adopted from IACC, and we have had wonderful
experiences with this shelter. Click
here to see the wonderful animals at IACC awaiting homes, or
visit
in person to meet these wonderful pets.
- If you are a breed-specific rescue group, please contact IACC
to discuss pulling animals from the shelter. IACC works
collaboratively with many rescue agencies, to great lifesaving
effect.
Local Agencies Join Forces To Help The Most At-Risk Breed Of
Dog In Indiana  Casa
Del Toro Rescue, Halfway
House Pit Bull Rescue and ASTRO
have banded together to create the Indiana
Pit Bull Rescue Coalition (IPBRC), dedicated to assisting
shelters, rescues, and individuals locate reputable and responsible
rescue resources for pit bull type dogs. IPBRC wants to make sure
that groups that wish to adopt out pit bulls and similar
breeds/mixes are equipped to deal with the challenges involved, and
understand the importance of careful screening and placement, not
just for people but for the dogs as well. Click
here to visit IPBRC.
Terre Haute Humane Society Helps Abused Dog Find New
Life
Anastasia got a second
chance thanks to THHS. | The Terre
Haute Humane Society shared a wonderful story recently with Indiana-PAW.
A dog named Anastasia arrived at the shelter, having been neglected
and shot in the leg. THHS secured a spot for her with a rescue
agency, arranged for her to have amputation surgery, transported her
to a foster home, and then helped her on her path to a wonderful new
life. Kudos to THHS for their continuing good work for animals like
Anastasia, and please remember that THHS is a terrific shelter from
which to adopt an animal.
Kentuckiana Pug Rescue To Host "March In The Pugs"
Fundraiser  On Saturday, April 12th, Kentuckiana
Pug Rescue will hold its "March In The Pugs" fundraiser from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Boone County Fairgrounds in Lebanon, Indiana.
This will be a six- hour pug love fest that will include a parade,
costume contest, silent auction, raffles, pug races, and will help
raise funds that will allow Kentuckiana Pug Rescue to continue
helping homeless pugs in Indiana and Kentucky. Click
here to learn more!
Reminder: Indiana-PAW Is Here To Help  If you know someone who
is looking to adopt
a pet, is having problems
with their pet, or wants to find out how
they can help Indiana's homeless pet population, please send
them to our Indiana-PAW
website. We have extensive information about resources across
Indiana, and we update the information frequently. Just today, we
added information about parenting
courses at an Indianapolis hospital that are designed to help
new parents introduce their infants to the family pet. Additionally,
we've recently added new information about low
cost spay/neuter resources. For everything from spay/neuter
clinics to emergency
vets, visit our resources
page.
Indiana-PAW Has A New Partner: Sew Many
Paws!  Indiana-PAW
would like to extend a special thank you to Sew
Many Paws, our 2008 e-newsletter sponsor. Sew Many Paws is a
family-owned on-line pet boutique dedicated to providing unique
gifts for pets and the people who love them. Indiana-PAW
is proud to count Sew Many Paws as one of our sponsors, as they
offer discounts to all animal shelters, animal rescue groups, and
animal shelter and rescue agency volunteers, they donate 10% of all
of their profits to 501(c)(3) charities, and they support local
animal rescue efforts through participation in their events, such as
the "March In the Pugs" above. Visit www.SewManyPaws.com
to learn more.
Thank you to our readers for all you do for animals,
| Indiana Proactive Animal Welfare,
Inc.
Amy Van Ostrand, Esq.
Founder & Executive Director
Phone: 317-345-6773 |
Website: http://www.indiana-paw.com
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