Philadoptables

Low-cost Vaccine Clinic for Pets

To promote responsible ownership and keep animals healthy and protected, Philadelphia residents are invited to bring their dogs and cats to a low-cost vaccination clinic hosted by Philadoptables, Morris Animal Refuge, and Philly Auto & Parole.

Philadoptables encourages Philadelphia pet owners to take part in this low-cost event to keep their animals happy and healthy.

The low-cost pet vaccination clinic will be held on Sunday, June 27, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., at Philly Auto & Parole – 5224 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA.

Low-cost vaccination packages are $20 and include the following:

Dogs will receive:
-DHPP vaccine
-Rabies vaccine
-Flea and tick prevention
-Free microchip

Cats will receive:
-FVRCP vaccine
-Rabies vaccine
-Flea and tick prevention
-Free microchip

Vaccination packages are available on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Help for a Dog That Just Needed a Chance!

A few weeks ago, we were contacted by a man named KJ looking for advice. A pit bull appeared in his neighbor’s alleyway and he noticed that the dog was outside all the time over the course of a few days. One morning KJ went to the fence and saw that the dog looked cold, wet, and hungry. He fed him through the fence and was saddened to realize how neglected this friendly pup was.

This kindhearted man decided to do something. KJ wrote a note and put it in his neighbor’s mailbox. The note stated, “Please give me a call if you are unable to care for the dog outside.” The neighbor called and asked him to take their dog. KJ and his wife have a dog of their own and a 2-month-old baby, but this didn’t stop him from doing what he knew was right. He took the dog home, bathed him, and decided he would do whatever he could to find him a new home. He also named the dog Chance.

Philadoptables made arrangements to pay for Chance to be neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped at Emancipet’s Philly location. It’s always ideal for dogs to be spayed or neutered before being adopted to
control the population (and for health reasons!).

KJ had a friend that offered to hold Chance until a home was found after his neuter surgery. And you can imagine how this ended. The friend, named Duffy, fell in love with Chance and decided to adopt him. Chance now has a Newfoundland sister named Freyja and he is living his best life in his new home.

Funds for Felines

We decided to start April out strong by awarding a $500 grant to One Love Animal Rescue, Inc.

The grant was requested to provide aid to some very deserving cats. Adoptable Wink and Aquarius are special needs kitties that deserve humane care, love, and medical care — and OLAR is giving them just that! Wink has a damaged eye that may need possible surgery and Aquarius suffers from congenital incontinence. Philadoptables is thrilled to award OLAR this grant to assist with medical care and contribute to their lifesaving work.

The mission of One Love Animal Rescue Group is to rescue homeless animals, nurture them through foster care, and place them in permanent loving homes. They are passionate animal advocates who value the lives of these disadvantaged animals and recognize their enormous potential to be transformed into healthy and happy family pets. One Love promotes responsible pet ownership and encourages others in our community to be kind to all animals, to reduce pet overpopulation, and to join us in our mission to improve the outcomes of homeless animals.

Read more about One Love Animal Rescue, Inc. and support their mission here

Cozy Comfort for Cats!

Happy cats = happy life!

Last week, volunteers and team members of Philadoptables helped redo the cat meet and greet room in the Petco Foundation Welcome Center’s Kitty Corner at ACCT Philly. Installing cat shelves and wall-mounted cat beds will give these very deserving kitties a chance to roam around and socialize more outside of their kennels.

But wait, there’s more! The upgrades don’t stop here. In December of 2020, thanks to Philadoptables, generous Giving Tuesday supporters, and Jennifer Rice, and the Forman Family Foundation we donated $10,000 to ACCT Philly for Comfort Cages! This donation helped to ensure that the thousands of cats ACCT takes in each year don’t stay in noisy cages sleeping next to their litterbox, but instead, wait for homes in quieter, better ventilated, and more spacious housing, reducing stress and disease. The Comfort Cages for the adoption rooms will arrive soon and the cats will be rightfully spoiled even more. All made possible thanks to our community of supporters!

Teamwork makes the dream work! Read more about the donated Comfort Cages here

2020 Year End Message

2020 was an extremely memorable year for many reasons. The COVID-19 pandemic was a challenge for nonprofit organizations, like Philadoptables, who rely on in-person events and fundraisers to generate money to support our animal lifesaving activity. Thankfully, we will be able to hold our annual Love Potions event in February- although this 2021 event will be virtual!

Here are some of our other notable accomplishments in 2020:

  • We kicked off 2020 by donating a total of $12,000 to 20 amazing local rescues in a “20 for 2020” campaign.
  • We ramped up our involvement with community cats by funding a large number of spay and neuter surgeries. We hosted a TNR (trap, neuter, return) clinic with The Peanut Fund and funded 119 surgeries.
  • After rescheduling twice, we held our Second Annual Philadoptables’ (socially distanced) Golf Outing in November and raised almost $12,000.
  • We partnered with Philly Auto and Parole to hold a pet food pantry event to help struggling pet owners.
  • We shot our 2021 Hunks for Hounds calendar outdoors at the beautiful Thistle Dew Farm in Bucks County, PA.
  • We had our first ever outdoor fitness challenge fundraiser hosted by Earn Your Break (who also modeled in the 2021 Hunks for Hounds Charity Calendar) and Dub Fitness.
  • We masked up and held one of our much needed Shelter Clean Up events at ACCT Philly.
  • We donated $10,000 to help revamp the cat housing at ACCT Philly.
  • We wrapped up the year with “12 Days of Giving” where we donated $500 each to 12 deserving rescue groups.
  • Finally, we would like to express our gratitude for our partnership with PetValu. This wonderful business was extremely generous and supported all of our endeavors for the last 11 years. We are sad to see them shut down, but we will always fondly remember our relationship.

All of this activity would not be possible without our supporters. Whether you donated/participated/volunteered with us or just shared our social media posts, thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
XO,
Ali, Diana, Michelle, and Sandy
Philadoptables