Hi List: I am a newcomer to your list. I work with the Col. Potter Cairn Rescue Network (www.cairnrescue.com) and joined the list to hopefully pick up some ...
Hey Guys, my name is Richard and I run God's Creatures:Alaskan Malamute Rescue,I'm new to the list and I'm just going crazy trying to work out how I can get...
Hello everyone, My name is Misty and I live in Eden, NC. I have just started up a ferret rescue shelter out of my home called, Little Paws Ferret Rescue...
try this page for help with your organization - there is some useful tips on this page: http://www.hsus2.org/sheltering/library/grants.html try this one that...
Richard: I don't know about anyone else but I can't access your web site. Netscape is unable to locate the server. Using Netscape 4.7 Susan in Vermont...
Curious how many of you are experiencing a huge decrease in grants and donations and if so a reduction by what percentage? doing a survey for my own...
We noticed a large reduction in food donations at supermarkets over Christmas. Maybe it's because there is a lot of unemployment in the State of Washington....
LindaHunterD@...
Jan 10, 2003 5:23 pm
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Hi Steve, If you figure out how to get regular donations, let us know. I know mass mailings work but to buy a mailing list would cost our whole yearly budget....
Sponsorships are a good way of getting donations to come in on a monthly basis. You have people sponsor one of your hard-on-luck or old dogs for either a...
LindaHunterD@...
Jan 10, 2003 6:20 pm
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Our rescue started a "Sponsor a Foster Home" program where you sign up and pledge a monthly amount to cover the foster homes food/vet expenses. We have been...
Hi, Just a suggestion - as suggested by Best Friends, we do "tableing" outside our local Kmart and other stores to collect names for our mailing list and also...
We have several sponsorship programs. We generally receive one sponsorship per dog, anywhere from $40 to $150. We are hoping that once our registered charity...
rco@...
Jan 11, 2003 2:52 am
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Can you tell me more about this loony tube did you make it yourself or can you by it? Thanks Krys, God bless. rco@... wrote:We have several sponsorship...
Anyone had to handle neighbor complaints about barking? If so, any suggestions? What did you do to cut down the barking? Linda Linda Hunter, Shelter Director...
LindaHunterD@...
Jan 17, 2003 10:31 pm
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Hello, My name is Jan. I rescue cats and kittens in Arlington, Texas. I have been rescuing for over 16 years. I have recently come across a little one with one...
Yes. We had to build a tall fence (or wall like you see along the highway) around the perimeter of the shelter. That cut the noise a little. [Non-text...
I've been lucky and never had any complaints. (If donkeys can bray and roosters can crow and cows can bawl, dogs can bark!) I have had a couple of hounds ...
We are currently trying to raise funds for a dog who needs 2 new knees. Our 2 best fundraisers for him are newspaper stories and collection jars with his sob ...
To cut down on dog barking, how tall a fence did you build? What was it made of? Linda Linda Hunter, Shelter Director Humane Society at HappyPaws Farm l9933...
LindaHunterD@...
Jan 18, 2003 8:04 am
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Also, how much did the fence you built cost. Those perimeter walls along a highway cost a bundle. Linda Linda Hunter, Shelter Director Humane Society at...
LindaHunterD@...
Jan 18, 2003 8:04 am
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WE have joggers in our neighborhood there are six people who jog like 2 times a day. We put stockade fencing up over our chainlink. As long as they are not ...
We tried the slates in the chainlink but that didn't work, the dogs can still see through where they meet. We're probably going to have to put wood fencing...
LindaHunterD@...
Jan 18, 2003 5:34 pm
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the fence we have is made of wood and is apprx. 8 feet tall. it may be taller. it has been up for a while - before i came to the shelter but they told me why...
If your fence is visible from the road, maybe it can do double-duty. Could you get sponsors (veterinary offices, pet supply stores, fencing companies, dog...
Don't put tarp on. Get a vinyl or cloth sign made and put that on! A sign that looks nice and advertises either your shelter or has a spay/neuter message. Same...
Or, you could host a fence-raising weekend. Perhaps one of the local companies would donate the materials and/or their employees may donate their expertise if...
rco@...
Jan 20, 2003 1:30 am
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... be able to handle ads on the fence, nor the City!! We are in a rural residental area of 5 acres plus lots but we are not allowed to advertise anything on...
LindaHunterD@...
Jan 20, 2003 2:58 pm
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This is an interesting topic. One that I have dealt with YEARs ago......... over 10 to be exact. I was working at an avian refuge in San Diego. A neighbor, who...
The wall raising idea sounds like fun. Our immediate problem though is we have only two weeks, about ten days now, to get it done and we have about 500 ft to...
LindaHunterD@...
Jan 20, 2003 7:48 pm
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... Our local pug rescue had good luck with an actual ad. Check with your biggest newspaper nearby - they may be willing to lower the ad price or even donate...
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