Thursday, January 29, 2009

Generator grant

We just received the following e-mail from our friends at Petfinder, who have done so much to help homeless animals.
We are pleased to announce that your organization has been awarded a 5000 watt generator through the Power to the Paws program, courtesy of the Petfinder.com Foundation and our friends at Merial. You will be contacted within the next several weeks by a nearby Honda dealership who will arrange for you to receive your generator. We are excited to be able to provide this assistance to you as you continue in your tireless efforts to save adoptable pets. We hope this will make things a little easier in the toughest of times. We'll be passing this great news on to your local press as well, so don't be surprised if you get a call - be prepared! Keep up the great work.

One of our fears has been how to care for the birds in case of emergency, including prolonged power outages. While we do have contingency plans in place, this generator will make things much easier should this happen. An article in today's local paper stated that ice storms in other parts of the country have resulted in power outages and that it may take over two weeks to restore power.

As the faltering economy has meant that donations are down while parrot surrenders are up, this couldn't have come at a better time. Thanks, Petfinder! Here's out petfinder page, if you want to see our adoptable animals, and be sure to check them out when you're searching for your next pet!

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