Friends of the Shelter, Open House, Saturday

The Friends of the Shelter will once again be sponsoring a Christmas Open House at the Bluffton Animal Shelter. The event, which will take place this Saturday, Dec. 11, from 1-4 p.m., will offer tours of the facility and raffle opportunities as well as refreshments for guests.
The Shelter will also be collecting gifts for the animals to be placed under the Shelter's Christmas tree. If last year's success is any indication of what the animals can expect this Christmas, the Shelter will be bursting at the seams with holiday generosity. "Last year, so many people brought donations that there was no room left in the foyer," Bluffton Animal Shelter Director Tina Morris said. While the greatest need at the Shelter right now is for large dog collars and leashes, a complete list of needed items is included below.
Several raffles will take place on the day of the event, among them gift baskets from both Ooh La La Pet Spa and Angela's Rooming and Grooming, as well as free vaccinations and physicals from several local veterinarians. Tickets for each raffle will be $1.
Although no adoptions will take place on Saturday, guests will be able to view the amazing facilities as well as meet the many cats and dogs looking for their forever homes. Adoptions will resume the following Monday.
All are encouraged to take part in this holiday event to add a little hope to the lives of the homeless animals of Bluffton.

Donations Needed : treats, toys, large dog collars, leashes, blankets and towels, cat litter (non clumping), cat scratching posts, Kuranda Beds for dogs (www.kuranda.com), pet shampoo, pet combs and brushes, grooming clipper blades (size 5, 10, 30 & 40 for Oster A-5 clippers), Advantage Flea Treatment (for large dogs), kitten and puppy canned food (for unweaned babies), paper towels, Pine-Sol, Windex, bleach, laundry soap, and dish detergent.


Kids Become "Friends of the Shelter"

If you can't make it to the Bluffton Animal Shelter Open House on Dec. 11, there's another opportunity to help the animals this holiday season. Also on Saturday, a group of local cub scouts will be set up in front of the Bluffton Wal-Mart from 10-12:30 selling Christmas stockings for pets. The stockings will contain dog or cat treats and will sell for $2 each. All of the proceeds will benefit the Shelter.
Although the scouts could not make this an official scouting event, they felt strongly enough about the cause that they're going ahead with it on their own. Come out to support this double cause.