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$10,000.00 Grant to ALAL -- Thursday December 10th, 2009
CURRITUCK , NC - December 11, 2009 - The Animal Lovers Assistance League, Inc., received a $10,000.00 grant this week from PetsMart Charities to increase its number of spay/neuter operations for animals being adopted from the Currituck Animal Shelter by nearly 250%. The Animal Lovers Assistance League, which operates the Currituck County Animal Shelter, can currently afford to spay or neuter only a small percentage of the cats and no dogs prior to their being adopted from the Shelter. In most cases a person who is adopting an animal from the Shelter receives a pre-paid voucher, which is covered by the adoption fee, that is valid to pay part of the cost of getting his new pet spayed or neutered. The spay/neutering of animals is in keeping with nationally recognized programs of controlling pet overpopulation. The Currituck Animal Shelter, which is undersized to meet the needs of one of the state's fastest growing counties, is proactively fighting the area's dire pet overpopulation problem. A requirement of the grant is that the Animal Lovers Assistance League (ALAL) ask Currituck county officials to provide matching funds for the grant amount, which they will be doing. This could lead to a very significant improvement in helping control local pet overpopulation.
According to Ginger Sikes, President of the Animal Lovers Assistance League, "We are excited that this PetSmart Charities® grant will be a major help in starting to control the county's pet overpopulation problem. We hope that our spay/neuter program will soon become a model for other agencies across the country."
"The Animal Lovers Assistance League's spay/neuter program is a great example of taking the initiative to improve the local community," said Susana Della Maddalena , Executive Director of PetSmart Charities.
"Targeted programs like these are the key to successful, low-cost spay/neuter in local communities. Cumulatively, they are making a huge impact on pet overpopulation nationwide."
A Perfect Score! -- Friday November 27th, 2009
A recent inspection by North Carolina Department of Agriculture, Veterinary Division, State Inspector Joe Blomquist of the Currituck County Animal Shelter, which is operated by the Animal Lovers Assistance League, resulted in a perfect score!
Although the shelter lacks certain areas and rooms now required by the state of more recently constructed shelters, the inspection evaluated the conditions as they exist within the limitations of the current facility.
Areas that are evaluated are the: Structure; Primary Enclosures; Sanitation; Husbandry (includes adequate feed/water, food storage, personnel and ratio of personnel to animals, and animals' appearance); Records; Transportation of Animals; Veterinary Care. Also checked were utilization of recent protocols and procedures that are now required and have been implemented statewide. Members of the staff have attended these classes that have been held in various parts of the state.
Vulcan Materials made a very generous donation of gravel that is now required to meet state standards. Being able to meet the new higher standards required by the state reflects very favorably on the dedicated efforts of the shelter staff to provide the best care possible for the animals at the shelter, and donations by numerous people and businesses.
A New Animal Shelter -- Sunday November 22nd, 2009
Our current animal shelter is much too small to house the number of animals received, provide healthy intake and living conditions so that diseases are not spread from infected to healthy animals, and to provide adequate holding time in order to get animals adopted. Many county residents work outside of the county and it sometimes takes them more than a week to be able to get to the shelter so that they can reclaim their missing pet. Read Entire Story
Kids Making a Difference -- Sunday November 15th, 2009
Please see our Photo Gallery for pictures *Jake McClanan,who is only 3years old,celebrated his birthday and wanted some of his gifts to be for the animals. He donated dry cat food, dry dog food, and cat litter. Thank You Jake!!
Kids Making a Difference -- Tuesday November 3rd, 2009
Please see our Photo Gallery for pictures *Kaileen Krainiak decided to have a Halloween Party and ask for donations for the Currituck Animal Shelter. She collected and donated quite a few items. Here are a few of the items she donated: dry and wet cat and dog food, cat litter, and assorted toys. Thank You very much Kaileen!!
Kids Making a Difference -- Sunday October 18th, 2009
Please see our Photo Gallery for pictures **Bethany Forehand and Anna Poston decided to do a Neighborhood Donation Drive for the Currituck Animal Shelter. These young ladies practically filled the lobby with donations. Here are just a few items they collected: dry and wet cat and dog food, toys, leashes, collars, and cat litter. Thank You very much Bethany and Anna!
Kids Making A Difference -- Sunday September 13th, 2009
Please see our Photo Gallery for pictures. *Phoebe Lease for her 11th Birthday decided to ask for items to help the animals at the Currituck Animal Shelter. Here are just a few of the items she donated. Dry dog and cat food, wet dog and cat food. She also donated items such as newspapers, toys, and treats. Thank You very much Phoebe!