Online Sponsorship Now Available

Marvin with Alice

Two senior friends

Sponsor a Marvin's Friend this holiday season

with an Online Sponsorship

Sponsoring a cage is available year round with a check, and now you can use your credit or debit card. Honor a friend, remember a pet,or give as a holiday gift.

We have many senior animals and those who have been with us for months who need financial support for their care.

We have several new cage sponsors

• Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island
• In Honor of Katie Tewksbury's Birthday (and thanks to all of her supporters)
• In Memory of Moto



• In Memory of Laura Apshaga's Rose *renewal



• In Memory of "Sasha" Panaccione



• From the Animal Loving Members of CCRI's English Department, Warwick Campus *Renewal
  

More Upcoming Events/ Fundraisers by RISPCA Youth Group

2nd Annual Holiday School Shopping Night
Friday, Dec. 5-----6:00 - 9:00PM
Myron J. Francis Elementary School
64 Bourne Ave, Rumford , RI 401-435- 7829
AND
Arts & Crafts Fair
Saturday, Dec. 6th -----------9AM - 2 PM
Newman Congregational Church
Newman Ave, Rumford, RI

Visit the RISPCA Youth Group's Table! The group will be selling Dogs in Harmony treats, pet gift baskets, cookie Jars, pet toys, and more. All money raised by the group in the month of December is part of their participation in the Alan Shawn Feinstein$100,000 Giveaway Challenge.


Giving Trees
The Giving Tree donation drive:
Dec. 2nd - Dec. 23 at

• Dogs in Harmony, 1417 Atwood Ave, Johnston 401-934-3647
• Artistic Pet Salon, 1470 Park Ave, Cranston 401-944-7387
• PetSmart of Johnston will also be a part of the Giving Tree drive but instead of a tree, you can find a wish list located at the Adoption Center in the back of the store. All items purchased for the animals can be given to any manager on duty and will be picked up by the shelter on a weekly basis.

Barnes and Noble Gift Wrapping Saturday by Youth Group

Barnes and Noble

Saturday, Nov. 29th -----------9AM - 3PM

The Crossroads at Smithfield Plaza

371 Putnam Pike

Smithfield

All purchases made at the Barnes & Noble in Smithfield can be wrapped by the RISPCA Youth Group for a donation of your choice. You can have beautifully wrapped gits in great winter themed paper.

Winter Wonderland Extravaganza 11/ 30

Sunday, November 30th -----5:00PM

The North End Cafe

1058 Charles St

North Providence

Pet Fashion Show with a silent auction hosted by City Lights, Doggie Styles Pet Spa, Park Ave Puppy, and the North End Cafe.

$20 ticket price includes a buffet, cash bar and music featuring popular local DJs. The ticket sales will benefit AIDS Care Ocean State and the RISPCA.

100% of event proceeds benefit these charities.

Tickets available for purchase at the door.

Petfinder $1,000 check arrives!

Click here to read the letter and see the big check!

Lilly and Buttons - Adoption Update Photos

As you can see, Buttons the cat and Lilly the dachsund are quite comfy in their new home. Buttons has her own special bed - fit for a princess. But our pup thinks this bed is more her size ( all for me!)

Friendly, Lovable Orion - Adoption Update

Her new owners are calling Orion the friendliest, most lovable cat they have ever met! They want her original owners to know that she's happy and they love her.

Yeah!

ProJo Story about the Shelter Challenge

Read the ProJo.com story by Jan Gregory about the RISPCA and the Shelter Challenge "Animal Rescue Site is offering a grand prize of $25,000."
It was in the Sunday edition and you can see it online here:
http://www.projo.com/sports/content/sp_dogcol23_11-23-08_N8CCG99_v19.36743d5.html

Deering Middle School Students Voting for RISPCA

The students (and teachers!) at Deering are really on the ball!

Mrs.Zambuco's 7th Grade Team and Mrs. Smiths 6th Grade Library Class, and Mr. Lancelotta are great examples of kids and teachers who know how to get the job done.

Mrs. Zambuco's students" are very involved in voting. Students bring a copy of the "thank you for voting" sheet (that is dated on the bottom) to class the day after they have voted. I am giving students reward tickets in one class or a "stamp" towards a pass for a night of no homework."


Mrs. Smith's 6th grade library classes "have voted just about every day since Marvin's visit. The kids are very excited about trying to help the SPCA win the money. By the way, Angel Dogs just arrived from Amazon.com. We will get it ready to go next week. Both the Marvin books are checked out and kids are waiting for them."

Mr. Lancelotta sent out voting instructions and the link to all of his contacts, and this is a huge help to get the word out.


Thanks from all of us at the RISPCA

"Velvet" - Pick of Litter Adopted

Beautiful Velvet was one of our November Adopt A Senior Pet Month features on Pick of the Litter. This nice lady and her son fell in love with Velvet and adopted her.
Or maybe Velvet adopted them....?

Cranston City Employee Make Donation

Thanks to the Cranston City employees for their donation of $116 who participated in dress-down days on Fridays. The employees make a donation in exchange for this privilege and when they accumulate, they give it to charity.
We received a nice letter from Mayor Michael Napolitano on behalf of the Cranston City employees and appreciate that they did not forget our animal friends.

Pet Photos with Santa

Digital Photo with Santa
Saturday and Sunday
Dec. 6-7, 13-14, 20-21
11AM - 4PM at PetSmart in Johnston

$9.95 with your Pet Perks card ( reg. $10.95)
Photo Package Includes:
A digital photo of you and your pet with Santa
An exclusive holiday frame




$5.00 of every photo package donated to RISPCA

# 4 in the country

There are 26 days left to get to number one!
See some of those who have been voting for and supporting us.

New Floor Ready in Kennel Area

Our kennel area was closed to visitors last week while we were getting the new floor installed. It looks beautiful and they did a great job with it - we are proud.

Thanks to John Holmes and the Pawtucket Animal Shelter for allowing our dogs to stay there while construction was going on.

Ciao ai nostri amici e la famiglia a Roma

Aurora and Gino in Rome

Aurora is a cousin of our Director, Dr. Finocchio

and you can see she is an animal lover too.

Grazie dei tuoi amici a RISPCA

Update info about Law Enforcement Calendar

The 2009 law Enforcement Calendar

is available now at the Cranston Police Department and Garden City Borders.

And soon to be at the RISPCA....

Howling Hounds Dog Walk Raises $20,000

We would like to thank all of the volunteers, vendors, walkers, their dogs, and those who sponsored them for raising $20,000 at the

October Howling Hounds Dog Walk. You made it happen!

Special thanks to voters.......

A special thank you to all of our students who have been voting for us in the Shelter Challenge - and Danny Waterman from the Rocky Hill School and Emily Homonoff from East Greenwich High are big supporters.




Thanks to our animal friends at
Sweet Binks Rabbit Rescue

Sandra Young and her crew at the Sly Fox Quarter Horse Ranch

and Debra Barlow at Hopeful Haven Equine Rescue in Louisiana


See the list of some of these special friends here
Add your class or group by emailing us at webmaster@rispca.com

Tropical Fish Society of RI - Meeting Nov. 19th

The Tropical Fish Society will have its monthly meeting Wednesday the 19th, starting at 7:30 PM in the auditorium. They will be having a pizza party for their guests as well as the round table discussion. In addition, Rich Pierce is putting together an uncommon fish slide show. So bring your questions, observations and fish issues, and have some fun!
And don't forget this month's bowl show, so bring your best fish!
As always, the meetings are free and open to the public.

http://www.tfsri.net/

RISPCA wins $1,000 as weekly winner in Shelter Challenge

The staff and supporters of the RISPCA were delighted to announce yesterday that we will be getting a check for $1,000 from Petfinder.com.
Here is the official announcement:

Dear Rhode Island SPCA,
Congratulations! Your group has won the weekly 'Shelter Challenge' from Petfinder and the Animal Rescue site for the week of Nov 3 - Nov 9! We are so thrilled with your efforts to involve your community and spread the word about pet adoption. Your organization will receive a check for $1,000 from the Petfinder Foundation shortly. Keep voting toward the $25,000 grand prize!

So please keep it up until midnight December 14 when the voting ends. We are still ranked at #6!

RI Law Enforcement 2009 Calendar for Charity

100% of the profits from the sale of this calendar go to the local chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS) and the RISPCA. Yes, these hunky, beefcake fellas are actual police officers from around Rhode Island and this would be an excellent addition to any lady's office.

All kidding aside....

The COPS website tells us that every year between 140- 160 officers are killed in the line of duty. The calendar is just one way they are fundraising to help families.

And we appreciate that our animals will also benefit.

Thank you!

Jewel Thriving - Adoption Update

This update is just awesome. Read about Jewel- the little cat who was depressed and refused to eat until she got adopted!

Hi Folks,
We just wanted to keep you updated that Jewel (adopted by us in April
2008) continues to thrive. She has become feisty, but she is also playful and loving. She flips for sturdy ribbon and I hear Santa may bring her a cool chase toy this Christmas. She's got about 6 favorite spots in our house now, including the one pictured below (the landing of our stairs). You would never know she wasn't eating when we met her!
As always, we are so grateful to have her as part of our family - my older son, Sevrin, even moved his miniature football figures collection from their intricate display in his window so Jewel could have another favorite spot without knocking them all down! If that's not love, I don't know what is...

See more about Jewel

Black cats have a tough time finding homes

Shadow watching the birds from the Cat Room's play area.

A study by the Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science found that black cats were about half as likely to be adopted as tabby cats and two-thirds less likely than white cats. Whether due to superstitions or just preference, this situation is seen in shelters across the country.

And the RISPCA can be included, as we currently have 18 black cats in our shelter. It's so unfortunate that they are overlooked many times, as our senior cats are too.

Read the article in the Seattle Times "Black cats unlucky at shelters"

Alice featured in Cat Channel.com article

"Alice the Fat Cat Transforms into Lean Feline"

*PLEASE NOTE* Closing early today

We will be closing the shelter at 1:00 PM today due to construction in our dog area. All of our dogs are at the Pawtucket Animal Shelter in Slater Park this week only. They are available for adoption at their shelter.

Senior cat KiKi aka/ Rosie's new life

She's looking very content and cuddly, isn't she?

Alice playing for the first time video

Here is a little video snippet of Alice batting around a catnip toy. It may not seem like a big thing to some folks, but she could not physically do this before.

Orson's first night in his new home

Very relaxed Orson making himself at home - looks like he's found a great sleeping spot.






Handsome guy Orson at shelter

November is Adopt A Senior Pet Month

"Velvet" - this week's Pick of the Litter, as seen on ABC 6 News

All this month, we will be featuring our senior ( 7 years old and up) animals on Pick of the Litter. We are offering a 20% discount on the adoption fee as well.

# 6 in the country

And a great big thanks to the BBers at EquineSite.com!

526 cans of food collected at Rabies Clinic

The RISPCA Youth Group collected 526 cans of food during the "Almost Free" Rabies Clinic Saturday.

RI Vest A Dog Presentation Photos

This Smithfield K-9 officer's fine dog was the recipient of a bullet/stab proof vest on Sunday Nov. 2. Funds were raised to purchase the vest by the children who came to Summer Camp 2008. (They did it all on their own!!) Some of the kids were able to come for the presentation, along with Denise Anthony from RI Vest A Dog.

Grateful to those who have been voting.....

We would like to recognize some of our animal group friends who have been voting for us in the Shelter Challenge. We know you are taking the time to help us and we greatly appreciate it.
Our horse friends - Deidre and the folks at Horse Play and the wonderful people from Hopeful Haven Equine Rescue in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Our fish friends from the Tropical Fish Society of RI have been voting for us and asking their friends to do so too.
In addition, we have school kids whose classes have made a commitment to vote for us everyday and we want to thank them too. We want to give them a big pat on the back for their efforts!
We know that John F. Deering Middle School is on it .......who else?
Mrs. Ziemba's 8th Grade Team
Mr. Shunney's 8th Grade Team
Stand up and be counted by emailing us here

It sure is working because we were ranked # 9 starting Friday and over the weekend.

Blue Angel Volunteer Donation

Once again, we have received a $250.00 donation from a volunteer from the ranks of Blue Cross Blue Shield. Amanda Gibson, BCBSRI employee and Blue Angel volunteer, selected the RISPCA as the recipient of the Dollars for Doers Award.
As part of the BlueAngel Community Outreach program, their employees are encouraged to reach out and embrace the Rhode Island community through a variety of service activities. Last year, nearly 47% of their 1100 employees provided volunteer service to the RI community.

Special Halloween Card & Donation

We received a gigantic card from these kids, who all signed it and dropped off a donation for our animals. A very nice Halloween treat! Thank you all.