SPCA Visit

[Carolk9s]

I finally got around to visiting the Richmond SPCA in their new building. It is awesome! Clean and bright and huge! I visited the dogs and the cats, you can go in a room with several cats just lounging about. They have nooks and crannys to sleep in, toys to play with, several litter boxes, even a chest of drawers lined with carpeting to tuck into. The dogs are in runs that are oh about 20 times the size of the cages they were in at the previous location. They have 'living rooms' where you can take an indivual dog to visit. Upstairs is the indoor walking track and a huge agility area. You know I was drooling up there. I am thinking it is time to volunteer again, one who was there showed me how they can take the dogs out for walks, you don't have to dodge buckets and mops and who knows what all while trying to control a dog intent on getting outside as quickly as possible.
And I have to include a photo of Olaf, he is such a cutie! Skinny body but they are working on that. The #1 grocery store in Richmond, Ukrops, has partnered with the SPCA to provide ALL food, litter, and treats. During the month of October, Ukrops matched every bag/box/package of its pet food and cat litter line that a customer bought for the SPCA. The initial donation was nearly 19,000 lbs of pet food and kitty litter.
Oh and the dogs are learning manners as part of the routine, I got a cookie from the volunteer and got 4 dogs to sit for me so I could slip a bit of cookie to them. Of course I had to shop at their new store and make a little donation while I was there.
Here is a photo of Olaf from their website which is
http://www.richmondspca.org/

[Cheetah]

Wow! That shelter sounds great! :D The indoor walking track sounds really nice to me because its hard at my shelter since all we have is a path going through the woods that gets really icy in the winter. Also - FREE food, litter, and treats from a grocery store - how much better does it get?!?! My shelter isn't even funded by the government - so everything is donated. Sounds like a fun place to volunteer :)

[Cheetah]

By the way, Olaf is adorable! :D

[Bensam]

Kiwi, the best Xmas shopping is always done at the last minute :lol:
The only year I was 'organised' and shopped early, took me twice as long agonizing over what for whom. Then spent weeks wondering if it was the right thing for who-ever and trying to keep the kids focused on the "just-have-to-have' item I put on layby those weeks before, which had become obsolete in the world of kids and by Xmas there was another totally different 'have-to-have'.
Trust me, last minute shopping is the best. :wink:

[Bensam]

CarolK9, it sounds a lovely place and Olaf is cute but the one that got to me was Edmund, loved that face. It's so sad to see all those waiting and hoping to be adopted :cry: I look at those rescue sites, end up having a few tears, swear I'm not going to look at any more, then do it again. :cry:
How can anyone... :cry: :cry: - well, you know what I mean.

[yellowlabsrule]

WOW that shelter sounds great! Wonder if they'd let me live there... Just joking! :lol: