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Is Your Pet the Cutest?
Does your pet have what it takes to win this year’s Spay Day Online Pet Photo
Contest, presented by VISA and Zazzle? Enter now to find out!
www.humanesociety.org/photocontest
When you enter, you will be asked to select which
organization(s) you would like to benefit from your photo. Please choose
Mitchell County Animal Rescue to benefit from your pet’s votes. Each vote your
pet receives translates into a $1 donation to our organization, to help us spay
or neuter even more pets after Spay Day (February 23, 2010) is over. After you
enter, please take advantage of the photo contest’s easy features to share your
pet's photo and story with your friends and family, and ask them to vote for
your pet!
More than 600 pets with the most votes will win stellar prizes. And the photo
contest’s judges--which include Nigel Barker from “America’s Next Top
Model”--will award prizes to their favorite 36 entries.
The earlier you enter the more time you’ll have to get votes and raise critical
spay/neuter funds for our organization. Please upload a photo of your pet now at
www.humanesociety.org/photocontest to get started!
Thanks for your support!
Amber
Volunteer Coordinator
MCAR
P.S. Don’t want to enter your pet’s photo (or don’t have a pet)? Please vote for
one of the pets benefiting our organization! Visit
www.humanesociety.org/photocontest
and then:
· Click on the “Search Pets” tab
· Click on “Filter by: Local Organizations”
· Click on our organization’s name. A vote for any of the pet photos shown in
this view benefits us!

Patricia Beam, Executive Director of Mitchell County
Animal Rescue, talks with Spruce Pine Fire Department members about evacuation
at Shelte
Preparing for an Emergency
Monday night the Spruce Pine and Parkway Fire
Dept. members came to Mitchell County Animal Rescue to tour the shelter to
become familiar with the facility in case of fire or carbon monoxide leak. Alarm
systems have recently been installed after a carbon monoxide leak in the cat
room. Members and staff discussed evacuation routes and methods plus animal
behavior in case of fire. Prepared emergency kits are in place with leashes and
zippered bags for the small animals to be removed.
The CAMET (Companion Animal Mobile Equipment Trailer) was on site. This trailer
contains necessary equipment and supplies for caring for pets during natural and
man made disasters in our region. The unit was deployed during the Unimin fire
in Mitchell County and has been used in other counties in western NC.
We also learned that there is not enough lighting at the back of the shelter
building for safety of responders and the animals.
MCAR and local fire and rescue departments have often joined forces in our
community to provide life saving services such as rabies clinics, and helping
pets and owners in need. We would like to thank the Spruce Pine and Parkway
Departments for helping us be more prepared.
Mitchell Co. Animal Rescue could use your
help! Check out the following information courtesy of:
Acme K9 Services: Items needed by local animal shelters.
Animal shelters all over the country are, and sad to say almost always, at full
capacity. Most are running on a limited budget and rely heavily on donations. If
you take the time to make a visit to a shelter you can't help but want to do
something to help those animals in need. Some shelter needs are obvious, some
are not. Helping may not be as hard as you think.
1. Old blankets. They can be cut up to use in cages with smaller animals or left
whole for the larger animals. All dogs and cats love things to lie on. People
often throw these away, but shelters love them. Check yard sales, too. Often,
people sell them very cheap.
2. Food. Dog food, cat food, or any other kind of animal food for the type of
animals your shelter takes in. When the budget is stretched food is needed
badly. Both dry and canned food can be used. When a dog or cat is full it helps
them get through a scary situation. Mother's milk replacements are available in
many pet stores.
3. Treats. Dogs and cats love to get a treat but often these items are cut back
when the budget at shelters is tight, and that is almost all the time. Treats
are often on sale at stores and can be purchased at a very reasonable price. All
kinds are appreciated. Rawhides are a great treat for dogs!
4. Towels. When towels wear out give them a new life at your animal shelter.
They love to get clean towels and the animals don’t care if they are worn or
have holes in them! Animals are often brought in cold and wet and towels are
needed. Sometimes, they just want something to lie on. Towels are very
versatile. They can be used as blankets, be used to dry a wet animal, or be used
to clean messes the animals make at the shelter.
5. Placemats. Tired of your placemats? Cats love to lay on them and the vinyl
ones can be used under food dishes. Cloth ones can be used as small bedding.
They don't care if they are worn or stained.
6. Toys. Often animals alone in a cage want something to play with. Who
wouldn’t? Check with your shelter and see what kind they are in need of. Most
shelters take toys but some do not. Toys wear out very fast and need to be
replaced often. Again, as with treats, toys are one of the first items to be cut
when money is tight. Squeaky toys, stuffed animals and even balls are favorites.
7. Food dishes. Animal shelters go through many dishes on a regular basis. They
get worn out, pushed around, and broken. New ones are also something that isn't
expensive to give.
8. Litter and Litter Boxes. Most shelters have lots of cats and change litter
often. They can always use more litter. Litter boxes are useful because they are
always getting in more cats and kittens.
9. Cat or Dog beds. If you have them, if you see them on sale, or if you know
someone getting rid of theirs the shelter desperately needs them. Comfort of the
animals is important. They provide a warm, soft place to sleep and relax.
10. Leashes and Collars. Shelters use them to walk animals, and sometimes give
them away with adoptions. They aren't very expensive, but when you go through so
many, the cost adds up for the shelters. All sizes are needed and used.
11. Laundry detergent. Towels, blankets, and other items need to be washed.
Laundry detergent comes out of the shelter's budget. Fabric softener is also
welcome!
12. Grooming items. Animals need to be bathed, brushed, and taken care of. Items
to help groom them are needed. Brushes, combs, shampoos, even animal nail
clippers are useful items.
13. Newspaper. Newspapers can line the bottoms of cages for puppies and kittens.
Just save your papers and drop them off at your local shelter.
14. Time. Do you have some spare time that you can donate to go and walk
animals, or play with them? Can you help care for, or feed them. You can also
volunteer to foster an animal that desperately needs it. Shelters are
overcrowded and the staff is in need of help. Most shelters love to have
volunteers. When the staff is busy running the shelter the animals may go
without the attention they need and want. If you have the time you can make a
big difference for the improvement in the quality of a cat or dogs life. Even a
few hours a week can be a big help to your local shelter. We all wonder how we
can make a positive difference in this world. Here is your opportunity. The
shelter and the animals will be grateful.
15. Cash. Every shelter could use cash donations. Every single dollar helps.
They help stretch the shelter's budget. In most situations, these donations are
tax deductible.
Contact your local shelter. They may need things that aren't listed here.
Shelters that take in other animals may have special needs that you maybe able
to help out with. Your local shelter will be happy to let you know what they
need. It takes very little to make a difference in the lives of animals. It also
just might make a difference in yours!
Thanks so Much! MCAR PO Box 308, Spruce Pine, NC 28777
Twenty Five Years
Mitchell County Animal Rescue, Inc. is
twenty-five years old (that's one hundred seventy in dogs years to you and me).
The Animal Shelter opened fifteen years ago also. We are celebrating twenty-
five years of caring and sheltering for the animals of our county. Now through
the rest of the year all dog and cat adoptions fees are only $25. All pets are
spayed or neutered before going home. Adoption fee includes micro chip permanent
ID, vaccinations, de-worming, adult dogs are tested negative for heart worm and
cats are negative for feline leukemia. Plus each pet goes home with a bag of
Hill's Science Diet. Our goal is every homeless pet in Mitchell County is home
for the holidays.
Another way we are celebrating is half-price spay or neuter for the pets of
Mitchell County residents for only $25. Pets must be current on rabies and
distemper vaccinations. Total vaccination fee is $18 if your pet needs
vaccinations. Prevention is the only solution for unwanted litters.
Mitchell County Animal Rescue understands that there are some pets in our area
that were adopted before the shelter was built. If you have a pet that was
adopted at the old drive in threater building on an adoption day please let us
know. We would love to have a photo of your pet and hear your story. We have a
special treat for your senior citizen pet.
Shelter hours are Tuesday through Friday 10:30am to 4:30pm, Saturdays 10am to
3pm. Our phone number is 765-6952. You are welcome to stop by anytime and visit.
We are making a difference everyday.
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Spay/Neuter Program Mitchell County Animal Rescue is proud to announce that in 2008 a total of 471 pets were spayed or neutered through our low cost, high quality monthly clinics through The Humane Alliance of Asheville. Local vets also participated in Spay Day USA. This is an increase of twenty-one pets altered in 2007. None of these figures include shelter pets, which are spayed or neutered before adoption.
Kathy Barrows, MCAR President says "Hundreds, if not thousands of unwanted litters were prevented from being born without a home or someone who can care for them. We are so proud of all the pet owners who stepped up and became responsible for preventing their pets from reproducing and adding to the pet over population in our area."
Through no fault of their own, many adorable puppies and kittens and grown pets also wind up in Mitchell County Animal Shelter needing and deserving a good home. In 2007 over 1100 pets were surrendered by Mitchell County residents. Attached is a photo of Poe, an American Bulldog and Lab mix puppy who is in the shelter today.
To sign up your pet for next month's clinic low cost clinic, just stop by the shelter Tuesday through Friday 10:30am to 4:30pm, or Saturday 10am to 3 pm. Cost is $35 for male cats, and $50 for female cats and all dogs. If your pet is current on rabies vaccinations, just bring your certificate for us to copy. Rabies shots are $6, and also $6 for distemper shots. Your pet's appointment will be another day on a Monday. Shelter staff will be glad to assist you.
-- Patricia Beam Executive Director Mitchell County Animal Rescue, Inc.
P.O. Box 308 Spruce Pine, NC 28777 828-766-7348 Shelter 828-765-6952 fax 828-765-6765 Our pets are on-line www.mcar.petfinder.com DO THE MATH TWO UNCONTROLLED BREEDING CATS …PLUS ALL THEIR KITTENS …AND ALL OF THE KITTENS, KITTENS, KITTENS, WILL ADD UP TO. (IF NONE OF THEM ARE NEVER SPAYED OR NEUTERED) YEAR ONE 12 CATS YEAR TWO 66 CATS YEAR THREE 382 CATS YEAR FOUR 2,201 CATS YEAR FIVE 12,680 CATS YEAR SIX 73,041 CATS YEAR SEVEN 420,715 CATS YEAR EIGHT 2,423,316 CATS YEAR NINE 13,958,290 CATS YEAR TEN 80,399,780 CATS POPULATION FIGURES IN THIS TABLE ARE BASED ON: *AN AVERAGE OF TWO LITTERS PER YEAR *AN AVERAGE OF 2.8 SURVIVING KITTENS PER LITTER; * AN AVERAGE 10-YEAR BREEDING LIFE 
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