When you think of malls in December, you probably think of presents, crowds and traffic. But at one mall in New York State, shoppers will also be thinking about pet adoption. The SPCA Serving Erie County in Buffalo, NY, has a mall storefront at Buffalo's Walden Galleria Mall though the end of 2008. (Read more about the storefront here.)
Strictly for felines, the mall adoption center is the result of a collaboration between mall management, the SPCA and generous donors who made it possible for the center to stay open through Dec. 31 (it was originally scheduled to close on Sept. 30).
The adoption center opened in August, thanks in large part to funding from TalkingPhoneBook.com president and CEO Richard Lewis and his wife Lisa. The couple were deeply impacted by an August 8 column by Buffalo News writer Donn Esmonde about the sad realities of cat overpopulation in Erie County, and decided to fund a program to encourage end-of-summer cat adoptions.
Since its inception, the storefront location has helped almost 400 cats find new homes.
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Previous Member Spotlights:
Rescuing and rehabilitating unwanted donkeys
Finding homes for pet pigs
NYC's ACC Safety Net Program
A ferret rescue and resource in Texas
Rescues that focus on senior dogs
A safe haven for senior & special-needs cats
Rehabbing the Vick dogs and helping all pits
Special attention for pets with special needs
Inmates and adoptable pets help each other
Training shelter dogs to help the deaf
My cousin is in an alcohol rehab center and has two very nice, young cats, one male and one female. He also has a 5-year-old female Jack Russell terrier. They are in his home temporarily until we can find good homes for them. I am very willing to show them to you or answer any questions. Please help, if you can or if you know of someone who might be interested in providing good homes for these very deserving pets. Thank you, Terri Westhafer. I am reachable at my E-mail, shown above. The animals are in a home in Arvada and ready for adoption.