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Cats on the move back to Angels

The folks at Angels of Assisi were cleared to take the pets displaced by last night's fire back to the Campbell Avenue shelter this afternoon.

I went over to the Roanoke Valley SPCA on my lunch hour to help clean crates and feed the kitties. About half of the cats had already been taken back to Angels and the rest were pretty anxious to get there. One little black kitty was quite vocal in his displeasure at his temporary digs. He told me he was most unhappy and wanted to go back home.

Some of the volunteers had been working since midnight to caring for the cats and dogs. My husband drove by the shelter earlier today and said there were donations piled up at the door.

As soon as the animals are all back and settled in, I will post an update on what the shelter's needs from volunteers to donations.

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  1. I dropped off 144 lbs of kitty and dog food at lunch. Norm is a special person and if you can please help them.

    Comment by Frank — June 25, 2009 @ 3:41 pm

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The Happy Wag blog is a resource for pet parents in the Roanoke Valley, a local community forum of news and information about pets. Newsroom manager Nona Nelson's family includes four pets: retired racing greyhounds Dexter and Coral and former stray cats Thai and India. Read more about Nona and this blog

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Foster homes for the holidays

The Roanoke Valley SPCA is participating in the national “Foster A Lonely Pet For the Holidays” pet fostering program.

Over 13,000 pet rescue organizations nationwide are trying to empty the kennels for Christmas, encouraging families to open their home for the holidays to an adoptable pet waiting for a forever home.

Fostered pets can be picked up between December 18-23, and can be returned to the RVSPCA between December 30-January 2.

The RVSPCA will provide all needed supplies and support to the temporary families. You can view all of the pets online at www.rvspca.org, or visit the shelter to meet them.  The goal is to have each of these pets into a home by noon on December 23.

Ann Marie Sweeney, foster coordinator for the RVSPCA, will answer questions about the program for people interested in making this Christmas a happy holiday for a pet in need.  Contact Sweeney at 344-4840, ext. 208 or e-mail asweeney@rvspca.org.