It’s part of an effort to increase adoptions from a year ago in the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal’s $100,000 Challenge to Save More Lives.
The shelter is one of 50 selected for the 2010 challenge. It is in the running for two prizes: $100,000 for the shelter that achieves the greatest increase in animal lives saved during the three-month period over a year ago; and $25,000 to the shelter that gets the largest number of community members to help save more animals.
So far the shelter is twelfth among the contestants. New ranks and other data will be posted Oct. 12 at http://challenge.aspcapro.org Patrons can also vote for the shelter at that website.
In August 213 animals were adopted and 68 were reunited with their owners, said Meg Stephenson, the shelter’s executive director.
“We have done well with August and September and are hoping that October will give us the final push we need to rise to the challenge and successfully save more lives,’’ Stephenson said.
Anyone adopting a dog that has been at the shelter more than 30 days will pay $75 in adoption fees. Cat adoption rates have been reduced to $25 for cats at the shelter 30 days or more and $50 for all others.
Both dogs and cats can be adopted free on Oct. 24. Adopters will have to fill out a pre-adoption questionnaire and be approved for adoption.
The shelter is located at 1820 Princeton Road. It is open from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays; and from 1-7 p.m., Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Information: 513-867-5727 or animalfriendshs@butlercountyohio.org
Source: cincinnati.com
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