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Animals Requesting Friends was founded on September 28, 2000 by Teresa Bullard and Tonya Link We are proud to list some of our benevolent efforts, events and activities
below.
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Spay/Neuter Voucher Program |
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| Kiwanis Christmas Parade
spreading our message of "No more homeless pets! Spay or Neuter!" |
Issued approximately TWO HUNDRED spay
or neuter vouchers and will continue as funds are available! |
| Big Mike Action Auction donating spay/neuter
vouchers and related materials. |
WFIW/WOKZ radio auction by donating spay/neuter
vouchers and ARF t-shirts. |
| Donated spay/neuter vouchers for those who correctly identified the
mystery photo on WFIW/WOKZ webpage. |
In February (in cooperation with Doris Day's
Spay Day USA), we offer a coupon towards a spay/neuter in the Wayne County
Press for all residents of Wayne County who choose to participate. |
We assist Animals in Need
| Donated dog and cat food to The Sims Rebekahs to help aid in their
generous efforts to help those in need. |
Advocate for pets in need |
| Act on reports of abuse and
neglect calls and contacts regarding pets in our county. |
Donated over
2000 pounds of dog and cat food to pets in need. |
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15 dog houses full of straw to dogs who where either
without shelter or with inadequate shelter. This is known as ARF's
"Put a Roof over your Woof" program. |
Loan out pet porters/crates, crate-training
information, puppy and adult dog training videos and cat care information. |
| Continuously run public service
announcements both on the radio and newspaper with educational messages on
how to be a better and more responsible animal guardian/owner.
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Stay abreast current
laws, regulations, animal health and welfare tips and
pass this
information on to individuals, groups and our community to help
them better understand and care for their animal friends! |
| Network with humane animal welfare organizations and similar to save animal lives! |
Assisted in the
adoption of many needy pets to help them find "forever" homes. |
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Joined efforts with The
Clothesline to aid victims of the April 21, 2002 tornado in Wayne County by
purchasing canned and dry dog and cat food along with water and food dishes
for victims and their pets. We have also made available
pet porters available to these victims of the tornado.
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Education Program
| Provide handouts to those who request
information regarding pet care. |
Kids In Motion summer program.
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| Provide educational materials to be
distributed through participating caring Veterinarian offices. |
Judge the 4-H cat and dog show at the Wayne
County Fairgrounds. |
| Maintain a wall area at The Clothesline
resale store with spay/neuter and be kind to animals messages. |
Provide educational materials to be
distributed through participating caring Veterinarian offices. |
| Donated "date due" and regular bookmarks to
the Fairfield Public Library with pet care and kindness messages on them.
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Donated dog/cat kindness coloring books to
the Fairfield Public Library Summer Reading Program. |
| Donated new, up-to-date dog/care care and
training books and videos to the Fairfield Public Library. |
Frontier Community College Literacy Fest by
having a fun filled booth and a human dressed in a dog costume! |
| Fairfield Marketplace banner fundraiser. Look
for our banner in the future. It will be charcoal gray with a spay/neuter
message on it (of course!) |
We refer pet guardians to resources including breed rescue organizations, pet articles, tips, books, videos, medical care, web pages,
handouts and such |
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Update monthly new and exciting bulletin
boards at Buehler's Buy Low grocery store depicting spay/neuter and humane
care messages! |
| We have visited 4-H and Brownie Troops with our "Be Kind To Animals"
messages. |
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| Donate cat and dog related prizes
to the Frontier Community College Literacy Fest. |
Donate humane educational materials to the Fairfield Public Library, Frontier Community College, The Clothesline, Northside School, Kids In Motion and offers it to anyone who requests it!
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We have donated $132.00 to the following Search and Rescue Teams for their
efforts at the World Trade Center following the September 11, 2001 horror:
Recovery Dog Fund - Newton, NJ
NESAR Canine Fund - Stroudsburg, PA
Northwest Disaster Search Dogs
-Redmond, WA
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Animals Requesting Friends Benevolent Society CARES |
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