(Gulf Shores)
The Mystic Krewe of K-9 Kritters Royalty will be chosen Saturday, February 18, 2012, at the fifth annual fundraiser for the Baldwin County Humane Society (BARC!) at Magnolia by the Gulf Small Animal Clinic, 19930 Baldwin County 6 in Gulf Shores.
Donation of $20 per family goes towards medical care for the 58 dogs and 51 cats who defied the odds and survived mass animal cruelty at the Purple Hearted Puppies shelter in Summerdale and the Dueitt’s residence in Robertsdale.
Registration is at 10am; costume judging starts 11am. Parade participants will be scored on costume creativity, originality, behavior and showmanship.
Royalty crowned will be King, Queen, Prince, Princess and Court Jester. Judges will also select Honorable Loyal Royal canines to be part of the Krewe.
Each member of the royal court will walk in the Gulf Shores Mardi Gras parade Tuesday, February 21, 2012, at 10am. Dr. Lee Ann McGill, the owner of the only veterinary clinic in Gulf Shores, has been selected as the Grand Marshall and wants the Mystic Krewe of K-9 Kritters to lead the parade with her.
For more information, visit www.BaldwinHumane.org or call 968.7523.
(Baldwin County)
Chris Myers Automall chose the Baldwin County Humane Society (BARC!) all-volunteer cat adoption team for the November Extra Mile Award $500 check presentation. To view the Fox 10 TV commercial of the Extra Mile Award check presentation visit www.BaldwinHumane.org.
Boxes taped shut with kittens inside abandoned at ballparks and litters dumped apparently by breeders at a school parking lot are typical rescues the Baldwin County Humane Society (BARC!) Kitten Kaboodles (KK) volunteers do.
A mound of ants disguised the four kittens -- just days old --beside a dumpster at a local flea market. Only one survived – it’s a “Wonder” since her right eye ulcerated and had to be removed.
“Wonder” was the 560th cat who went from discarded to highly regarded when the all-volunteer KK team rescued them between 2008 and 2011.
BARC’s innovative KK program functions through a network of retail adoption sites, veterinarians and fosters who provide adoption space and socialization for tame cats that have been abandoned, neglected or abused.
Year-round BARC’s cats can be seen at their office in downtown Fairhope, Old Tyme Feed in Fairhope and PetSmart Eastern Shore Center. They also have by-appointment-only adoption centers in Foley, Spanish Fort and Fairhope.
Glenda Turner has been the volunteer KK coordinator since the program was founded in 2000. The all-volunteer team who have done as many as 15 cat adoptions in a single week, includes Jayne Dillion, Nancy Johnson, Donna Lundy, Shirley Kittrell, Cheryl Bishop, Linda King, GretchenFunderburk, Martha Barton, Nancy Martin, Bob and Carol Vick and Libby and David Levine. Turner remarked “The $500 Extra Mile check will provide basic medical care for about 60 cats in the Kitten Kaboodle program.”
“The gift of time is a precious asset to our animals and it takes a special person to love all our homeless animals and we recognize this wonderful deed” remarked Sonja Presley, BARC! Executive Director. “They are the most amazing and dedicated people you will ever encounter.”
BARC! has a diverse variety of kittens and grown cats: Diluted Torti, Marble Tabby, Bobtail, Maine Coon, Tuxedo, Calico, Manx, Flame Point Siamese, Gray/White Tabby, Russian Blue, Cameo Tabby, Seal Pint, Swirl, long haired Orange Tabby, Gray/Black Smoke and Irish cats.
BARC! is a no-kill adoption agency (rather than a shelter) established in 1979. To adopt, foster, volunteer or donate, call 251.928.4585.
(Baldwin County)
The Baldwin County Humane Society (BARC!) no-kill adoption agency will hold the 17th annual Christmas by the Bay fundraiser on November 18, 2011, at the Fairhope Civic Center.
The annual event raises funds for homeless cats and dogs that may face euthanasia in city and county shelters due to limited space, injuries or health problems and the many programs and services provided by BARC!
Tickets are $40 per person which includes gourmet hors d’oeuvres from dozens of Baldwin County's finest restaurants and entertainment by Jeanine “Dr Jazz” Normand playing the twinkling glamour piano.
The silent auction offers a great opportunity to get unique Christmas or Hanukkah gift items.
“Christmas by the Bay is a fun event and a great way to kick off the holiday season for a very worthy cause in Baldwin County,” said Sonja Presley, Executive Director. “We urge everyone to buy a ticket or make a donation. And, consider making Christmas by the Bay a holiday outing for your book club, supper club or other group.”
Guests may also sponsor a homeless pet in honor of someone on their gift list.
Other BARC! services include monthly adoption events, helping find lost pets, training and grooming homeless pets to make them more adoptable; and transport of homeless Baldwin County animals who have been adopted through out-of-state rescue groups. The BARC! Pet Food Pantry is the first of its kind in this region. The organization also funds a county-wide low-cost spay and neuter voucher program for cats and dogs designed to reduce the number of unwanted pets.
The Baldwin County Humane Society (BARC!) is a 501c3 established in 1979. It is volunteer driven and operates solely on grants and donations.
For more information, to purchase tickets or make a donation, call 251.928.4585, stop by the BARC! office at 306 Magnolia Avenue in Fairhope, or visit www.BaldwinHumane.org.
(Baldwin County)
Boxes taped shut with kittens inside abandoned at ballparks and litters dumped apparently by breeders at a school parking lot are typical rescues the Baldwin County Humane Society (BARC!) Kitten Kaboodles (KK) volunteers do.
A mound of ants disguised the four kittens -- just days old --beside a dumpster at a local flea market. Only one survived – it’s a “Wonder” since her right eye ulcerated and had to be removed.
Wonder” was the 560th cat who went from discarded to highly regarded when the all-volunteer KK team rescued them between 2008 and 2011.
BARC’s innovative KK program functions through a network of retail adoption sites, veterinarians and fosters who provide adoption space and socialization for tame cats that have been abandoned, neglected or abused.
Year-round BARC’s cats can be seen at their office in downtown Fairhope, Old Tyme Feed in Fairhope and PetSmart Eastern Shore Center. They also have by-appointment-only adoption centers in Foley, Spanish Fort and Fairhope.
Glenda Turner has been the volunteer KK coordinator since the program was founded in 2000. The all-volunteer team who have done as many as 15 cat adoptions in a single week, includes Jayne Dillion, Nancy Johnson, Donna Lundy, Shirley Kittrell, Cheryl Bishop, Linda King, GretchenFunderburk, Martha Barton, Nancy Martin, Bob and Carol Vick and Libby and David Levine.
“The gift of time is a precious asset to our animals and it takes a special person to love all our homeless animals and we recognize this wonderful deed” remarked Sonja Presley, BARC! Executive Director. “They are the most amazing and dedicated people you will ever encounter.”
BARC! has a diverse variety of kittens and grown cats: Diluted Torti, Marble Tabby, Bobtail, Maine Coon, Tuxedo, Calico, Manx, Flame Point Siamese, Gray/White Tabby, Russian Blue, Cameo Tabby, Seal Pint, Swirl, long haired Orange Tabby, Gray/Black Smoke and Irish cats.
BARC! is a no-kill adoption agency (rather than a shelter) established in 1979. To adopt, foster, volunteer or donate, visit www.BaldwinHumane.org or call 251.928.4585.
The new Spanish Fort branch of Tyndall Federal Credit Union bought 1,000 pounds of dog and cat food for the BARC! Pet Food Pantry.
“Tyndall Federal Credit Union was very honored to help such a deserving organization in the Eastern Shore area” remarked Jessica Wimmer, Advertising and Promotion Specialist. We feel that BARC! Pet Food Pantry does a wonderful service for the community and gives so much of their time, funds and efforts to help the less fortunate. After meeting their volunteers, we are very impressed by all that they do, and hope to build a lasting relationship far into the future.”
The pet food purchase was through the Tyndall CARES program that helps communities. It was the equivalent of one day’s distribution that BARC! does on Tuesdays at Prodisee Pantry in Spanish Fort.
The BARC! Pet Food Pantry is one of the five primary programs of the Baldwin County Humane Society (BARC!). Others are Kitten Kaboodles, dog adoption/transport, Pawsitive Therapy and spay/neuter vouchers.
Maddie Temonia, volunteer program coordinator for the BARC! Pet Food Pantry stated “We have been so fortunate by the support of our community and local businesses, having Tyndall CARES in our family of supporters makes our ability to help local families even more possible.”
The BARC! Pet Food Pantry is funded solely by donations. They accept any brand of dog or cat food and treats. To make an online donation, visit www.BaldwinHumane.org.
If you would like to organize a pet food collection in your school, neighborhood, church or business, call 251.928.4585.
The Baldwin County Humane Society (BARC!) is paying homage to the role companion dogs and cats play in our lives with a full color 11” x 20” glossy 2012 professional calendar that will have 73 pictures (no advertisements) and include names of pets and owners. For the calendar layout, photo entry form and contest rules and regulations, visit www.BaldwinHumane.org.
The public is invited to submit your dog or cat’s picture now until September 14; everyone whose picture appears will get one free calendar. You can upload high resolution images on www.BaldwinHumane.org; mail the picture to PO Box 206, Fairhope, AL 36533 or bring the picture to the BARC! office at 306 Magnolia Avenue in downtown Fairhope Monday through Thursday 9am to 4pm.
On the left side of the top page for each month are 2 medium-sized photos for a $125 donation each; it will include the rescue story or a description of the photo. The bottom page for each month will have the calendar and will feature 3 smaller pictures for a $75 donation each.
One large-sized photo will appear on the top page for each month plus front cover (13 total). Those 13 pictures are now posted on www.BaldwinHumane.org; they will vie for the front cover. Voting will determine which becomes “Pet of the Year.” Preliminary voting is conducted online, by mail, by phone and at the BARC! office thru September 14.
Each vote is $1 and there is no limit to the number of votes a person can cast. Anyone who casts 20 or more votes between now and Sept 15, 2011, will get one free calendar. Calendars are scheduled to arrive November 1.
Final voting will be in person at the Big Reveal party September 15 at the Flora-Bama from 6-9pm. Admission is $5 or pet food donation to BARC!
All donations are tax deductible and go to BARC! rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming more dogs and cats.
BARC! is a no-kill adoption agency (rather than a shelter). They are a 501(c)3 not-for-profit established in 1979; they were the first and remain the only county-wide animal welfare agency. Its goal is to eliminate the number of abused and abandoned pets through spay/neuter, education, rescue and adoption.
For more information, call/text Sonja Presley, BARC! Executive Director, at 251.233.1979
(Baldwin County)
There’s an urgent need for pet food and supplies in the Alabama tornado recovery effort. The Baldwin County Humane Society (BARC!) is collecting pet food and supplies and helping distribute those supplies in the disaster areas and temporary shelters. Especially needed: pet beds and clean bedding, pet food and bowls, crates and cages, cat litter and litter pans, jugs of water, and collars and leashes. Take donations to PetSense at the Tanger Outlet in Foley and BARC! will get them to north Alabama humane societies. Call 251.928.4585 or visit www.BaldwinHumane.org for further information.
(Baldwin County)
The Baldwin County Commission set aside April 20, 2011, as “Baldwin County Humane Society Day” in Baldwin County to pay tribute to the success, mission and service rendered by the Baldwin County Humane Society (BARC!) on the occasion of its 32nd anniversary.
The proclamation thanked the organization for their hard work in giving the animals rescued the finest care and treatment.
In a ceremony held at the recent County Commission meeting, Commission Robert James presented the proclamation to Sonja Presley, BARC! Executive Director, and Lynn Anderson, the first BARC! Executive Director who served from 1991 to 1998.
Anderson was on BARC’s first shelter committee in 1979; they attended the Baldwin County Commission meetings for five years imploring them to fund a county-wide animal shelter. In 1984, their perseverance came to fruition with the first animal shelter built in Summerdale.
Presley thanked the Baldwin County Commission on behalf of Maria Gwynn, original founder of the Baldwin County Humane Society in 1979 and current board president. “We want to commend the Commissioners for funding the expansion of the Summerdale shelter; construction is scheduled to be completed this June.”
BARC! is an adoption agency -- rather than a shelter-- who averages rehoming 300 dogs and cats annually. For a printable gallery of adoptable dogs and cats, or to make an online donation visit www.BaldwinHumane.org; for more information, call 251.928.4585.
(Lillian)
Lillian Women’s Club Contributes to BARC! Pet Food Pantry
Animal shelters are full, foreclosures are prevalent and pet parents are having to make tough, heart-breaking decisions they never thought they would have to make.
To alleviate that, the Lillian Women’s Club held a collection for the BARC! Pet Food Pantry.
Accepting the donation was Sonja Presley, BARC! Executive Director, who was the guest speaker at their March luncheon. She explained the primary programs of the Baldwin County Humane Society (BARC!) are Kitten Kaboodles, dog adoption/transport, Pawsitive Therapy, spay/neuter and the pet food pantry.
Presley thanked the ladies “You’ve ensured that our community's companion animals won’t go hungry -- one of the most basic, and most critical, aspects of animal welfare.”
The BARC! Pet Food Pantry is funded solely by donations. They accept any brand of dog or cat food and treats. To make an online donation, visit www.BaldwinHumane.org.
If you would like to organize a pet food collection in your school, neighborhood, church or business, call the BARC! Pet Food Pantry Coordinators, Maddie and Frank Temonia, at 251.990.2700.
(Baldwin County)
April 2nd Petsense Pet Portrait Fundraiser for BARC!
Due to popular demand, the Baldwin County Humane Society (BARC!) is partnering again with Pet Portrait Network for a fundraiser.
On April 2, 2011, the professional backdrops and props will be at Petsense at the Tanger Outlet in Foley. For a $25 donation to BARC! you get an 8x10 portrait of your choice from the 30-minute photo session.
“Hamp Johnston, the photographer, is amazing!” declared Sonja Presley, BARC! Executive Director. “He has the patience of Job and he coaxes the animals into the best poses, even if its 5 dogs or 4 cats like we had at our recent pet portrait fundraiser.”
Cory Stanfield, Petsense Manager, remarked “The entire $25 donation goes to BARC! which helps them to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome animals. Petsense Factory Direct Store is a pet lovers paradise and always welcomes leashed pets.”
To make an appointment, call 971.8585 or stop by Petsense at the Tanger Outlet in Foley.
BARC! is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit was established in 1979 which makes them the oldest animal welfare agency in Baldwin County. For more information, visit www.BaldwinHumane.org.
