This is what YOU and Philadoptables accomplished in 2015:

-Tens of thousands of pounds of donated pet food, kitty litter, toys, & treats for ACCT Philly’s pet food pantry serving hundreds of city residents in need -Over 1,000lbs. of donated linens

-Built a permanent roof on the shelter dog play yard we built

-Purchased and donated thousands of dollars worth of food and supplies to ACCT Philly’s amazing rescue partners -Hosted a kitten shower and provided foster parents with KMR, cat food, kitty meds, and blankets!

-Held a ‘how to ‘session of kitten care

-Hosted a breakfast for all the transport volunteers – the angels that drive dogs and cats from the shelter to safety!

-During kitten season we stocked the shelter with heating pads, pate’, kitten milk replacer, a scale, and more!

-Spreading the word about Philly’s adoptable animals through social media promotion and adoption/other events (like Camp Out For Hunger, Family Fun Day, July 4th parade, Thanksgiving Day Parade, and more!!)

-Donations of Kongs, adopt me vests, a dog scale, a beautiful mural on the shelter’s wall, Universal microchip scanner, and more

THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts for every donation, every kind word, and for all of the help you have all given us. As Philadoptables moves into the next year we plan on doing EVEN MORE!

Tuesday December 1st is Giving Tuesday — a special day set aside for Non-Profits to ask for online donations to support their mission.

We are so appreciative of your willingness to help us and donate to our mission of helping homeless animals in Philadelphia and the surrounding communities.

We have had every kind of fundraiser that we can think of and we are so appreciative of your willingness to help us and donate to our mission of helping homeless animals in Philadelphia and the surrounding communities.

So we want to save you from begging your friends and family to buy things they don’t want.

Nobody has to get stuck with “stuff.”

Click on the PayPal button below and choose an amount you (or your friends) would be spending on something you don’t want.

Everything goes to the animals 100%. Your PayPal receipt shows your donation – just in time for an end-of-year charity deduction.

For example:

$15 I don’t need another animal themed t-shirt so here is the money I would have spent on it.

$25 I don’t want to hit up friends, family, and co-workers to buy candles, jewelry, or magazines. Here is the money you would have spent on that candle.”

$50 I don’t want to walk, hike, or run in any activity that has the word ‘thon’ in it. Here is the money I would have spent on my registration fee (and how much people would pay to sponsor me).

$75 I don’t want to make another raffle basket for your fundraiser so here is the money I would have spent buying all the stuff to go in it.

$ You choose! I am making this donation to express my appreciation for having nothing to buy, sell or do besides send in this form and my donation to Philadoptables.

Two Ways To Donate

You can mail a check to:
Philadoptables, PO Box 6074, Philadelphia, PA 19114!

You can also click on the button here and add the amount you like:

A warm Thank You from your all-volunteer Philadoptables Board:
Michelle, John, Christa, Jeanie, Marta and Diana…

and a heart-felt “Thanks!” from the many cats and dogs your donation will save.

 

This little peanut is
one of the first pups to try out this shiny new scale at
ACCT Philly! It is important for medication dosing and
administering anesthesia that animal weights are calculated
correctly so , with your support, Philadoptables purchased
this much needed scale. WOO HOO!

One of the things Philadoptables does is help make the lives of the shelter
animals better while they are in the shelter. Our recent
purchase of this anesthesia machine for ACCT Philly will
help thousands of animals through surgery. We could not have
made this purchase without the help of our supporters!
Thank you!

People who want to adopt a dog don’t always see everything an animal shelter does to get the dog from a shelter cage to a new owner’s arms. Most shelters don’t have enough funds to keep dogs happy and sane while in their care. When prospective owners visit, they don’t realize the dog will become a playful, happy pet in a home. They just see a depressed dog, or even a dog who’s sick.

Philadoptables was founded to fill the gaps between shelter funds and the animal’s needs. The volunteers realized that dogs needed a safe, comfortable place where they could play in all kinds of weather.

Play is essential to the dog’s physical and mental health. A dog who plays will sleep better in the shelter because he’s tired. He’ll bark less and will learn tricks more quickly. He’ll be happier and probably won’t be as jumpy or nervous.

Additionally, ACCT volunteers work with dogs to train them in new behaviors. Some dogs know the basics and just need to maintain them. Some were never taught anything beyond “sit,” and sometimes nothing all. Training gives the dogs some stimulation so they’re better adjusted. As a result, each dog will be more likely to get adopted and will be a better pet once he’s adopted.

During rain and snow days, and in the heat of summer, dogs can’t stay out more than a few minutes. The volunteers can’t be outdoors in bad weather and some dogs like bad weather either.

Enter Philadoptables with …

An All-Weather Play Area For Philly’s animal control shelter

Last year Philadoptables arranged for architectural drawings for a new play area cover that will let animals play and exercise in any type of weather. We set funds aside to build the structure but now they have learned they need considerably more.

The city’s building department requires expensive ground drilling and soil testing to be completed, and they require fire rated materials to be used for the project. These requirements increased the original costs of $17,000 to $28,000.

Raising $11,000 For The Dogs

A general contractor, Puro-Tec LTD generously donated their general contracting time to oversee this project. The new budget reflects labor, materials and related costs to comply with the city requirements.

Michelle Helms, President of Philadoptables, says, “This is a project we are very passionate about completing even with the increased budget. No matter what the weather, the pups still need to get outside. Having a play yard with a roof is going to help them stay dry and safe during inclement weather.”

Therefore we need to raise $11,000. It’s a daunting task: Philadoptables has no paid staff. All funds raised go directly to support the animals.

We need your help! To donate, use the link below. Your contribution is tax-deductible. Every dollar goes directly to the project and you’ll be helping to improve the lives of shelter dogs. http://www.gofundme.com/purotecgivesback