Wow, do we have lots of good news to share today! Lots of critters are getting ready to enjoy their first holiday season in their forever homes, thanks to the many adoptions we've had lately.
This past weekend alone, three dogs and one cat found their new families at our Photos with Santa Claws event at PetSmart. Shoppers who stopped by to get their pet's picture taken with Santa also had a chance to check out some of our cute critters. As a result, Apollo (the lovable American Staffordshire terrier pictured above), Brook & Fiona (the young black lab puppies) and Squeeky the cat all got scooped up! Plus, we raised $245 from our picture-taking efforts. Things went so well we're going back for more this upcoming weekend - so if you'd like to get YOUR pet's picture taken with Santa, stop by between 11-4 on either Saturday or Sunday. $5 from each picture goes to HEA. Plus, we'll have even MORE cuties there for adoption. Stop by - or volunteer, if you have time! We're definitely in need of more help, so e-mail Erin Elliott, our volunteer coordinator, at erinelliott@hotmail.com if you're interested.
But these four were just the most recent of our December adoptees. Be sure to check out the individual stories below and then go to our Facebook page to see pictures of all these lucky animals! You don't even have to have a Facebook account to see them - just click the link at the end of this post!
So first there was Rescue and Torti, who were with HEA for over a year. They're great cats, but they were waiting for the perfect home who would take both these guys (since they didn't want to be separated). Charlie and Jolee of Appleton provided that home. Now Rescue and Torti have two new humans and another cat to play with!
Ashley and Amaya went home to Suring with Cheryl and her teen daughters MacKenzie and Courtney. The threesome came to the Sanctuary to pick out two cats and after hours of debate, finally decided on these two sweethearsts. Ashley had first been adopted from us in 2008 but came back earlier this year because her parents divorced; Amaya was brought to HEA last summer as a stray and very feral kitty, but she is anything but feral now! She begs for attention and will jump on you to get it! Both girls will have a wonderful life with their new family.
Norm and Tara of Manawa saw our pretty Penny on Petfinder and came to get her straight away. They had recently lost a dog and were looking for a new, rescued companion to make their family whole again. Their dog, Edie, tagged along to meet Penny, and the girls got along famously! We hear Penny is already loving her new home - especially the couch and bed. She may be a tad spoiled, but she deserves it!
HEA volunteer Laurie knew that Lester the cat needed a little extra TLC, so she brought him home to foster him - and promptly fell in love. Since the rest of her cat tribe liked Lester, too, they decided to add him to the family permanently!
Magnolia went home to Julie and her daughter, who live in Green Bay. They are spending lots of time with her because she misses her kitty friends from HEA, but she's definitely settling in and is happy to finally be in a home after being in the PetSmart cubbies for two months.
Shep - the German shepherd mix now known as Tugger - moved in last month with HEA volunteer Kelly and her boyfriend. At first, it was just to give him a place to stay for the night after an adoption event. But they wouldn't bring him back! They considered fostering him, but within a week, they knew he was theirs forever. He even gets along great with Murray, Kelly's other dog. We're so happy for the whole clan!
We share some more detail on where Apollo, Brook, Fiona and Squeeky ended up in the Facebook photo album, too! So be sure to check it all out here! And we hope to see you this weekend at PetSmart!
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