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 If you would like to adopt, please contact Maureen at mlimpel@premier-brands.com or call at 914-376-7183 |
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Our available pets
Meet our feline friends at the Petsmart in Yonkers!
For Cat Adoptions ONLY: Gabriel Pancrudo, (914) 439-2415
Please direct all general inquiries to Rosemary at enviro3232@aol.com.
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If you would like to adopt, please contact Maureen at mlimpel@premier-brands.com or call at 914-376-7183 |
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EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION
 1.Oscar |
 2.Tasha |
 3.Rufo |
 4.Hershey |
 5.Precious |
 6.Tanya |
 7.JoJo |
 8.Danny |
 9.Barama |
 10.Olive |
 11.Dixie |
Miss Hudson Valley 2012 , Megan Hernandez offered to provide a Public Service Announcement for Yonkers Humane Society to encourage adoptions for the animals. These are some photos from the filming session.
Our most recent adoption events at PetSmart!
ABOUT
The Yonkers Humane Society has partnered with the Animal Specialty Center. Visit them at 9 Odell Plaza in Yonkers.
They're open 24/7/365 for veterinary emergencies and offer comprehensive medical and surgical specialties
as well as round-the-clock patient monitoring.
(914) 457-4000, Animal Specialty Center
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Danny, is a brindle pit mix about 10months old, came to the shelter as a tiny puppy and was terrified and traumatized, we have no idea what happened to him while still a pup. A professional trainer took him home and has done a wonderful job with him, he is now in foster care and would love to have a home with a family who will devote time and love to caring for him. Contact Leslie at 201-981-3215. |
PRINCESS SYLVIE 10/30/11
The little, about two year old blue nose, female pit probably arrived at the Yonkers Animal Shelter around May-June of 2011. She had been left behind when her folks moved out of the apartment. The volunteers called her Sylvie until one day a visitor to the shelter recognized her and said her original name was PRINCESS.
I immediately bonded with her at the shelter and took her out every day. I taught her to sit, lie down and give me her paw and she was willing to please. However, when I walked her she always seemed to want to go into a car or pull me to a certain destination. I assumed she was looking for her home. Once she got out of her cage and ran to the area where I usually walked her. The manager caught her and returned her to her cage.
I went on a two week vacation in August and when I returned she had developed diarrhea. When she had the diarrhea she also got a prolapsed rectum which in the beginning would go right back to normal. After a while, however, it would not so easily go back. She was taken to the vet and given some medication. It’s hard at the shelter for a sick dog to receive regular treatment.One Sunday I was called by a worker and was told to come fast as her rectum would not go back in. I rushed over and called my vet and he said to bring her right in. He kept her for a few days and she was not getting better. In the meantime I was told she could not return to the shelter because they were not equipped to handle a sick dog. The vet agreed to keep her in the hope of getting her diarrhea under control. When she did not get back to normal I agreed to give her an ultrasound. She was diagnosed with chronic colitis.
The vet and I were not sure what our next step would be. Not sure if she would get better, who would take care of her, who would want to adopt her with her special needs. I was ready to have her put to sleep when I decided I would give the little girl a chance and hope for a miracle.
The vet agreed to board her at no charge and try different medications and food. Finally she started doing well with low residue food and a powder mixed in her food. Then she did not have any problems for two weeks and no more prolapsed rectum.
I felt she could possibly be adopted and someone would be willing to keep her on a special diet and medication. I kept in touch with a man who had originally shown an interest in :Princess and told him the truth about her and how she was doing and he was still interested. I took her out for walks every day the vet office was open. She was always looking for something, not enjoying her walks and sniffing but pulling me towards a car or a house. She was looking for a home. Princess Sylvie has been spayed and has put on some of the weight she had lost. She is now ready for adoption with a person or persons who are willing to keep her on the medication.Update: Princess Sylvie, was adopted during the snowstorm on October 29, 2011 by a wonderful young man who came all the way from Brooklyn to take a look at her and took her home.
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Sadly, one of our former special needs recipients and cat room residents, Sammy, recently passed away. He was a favorite among Yonkers Humane Society volunteers, and was fortunate enough to spend his last few months with his new family. Since Sammy held a special place in everyone's heart, the Yonkers Humane Society is how renaming it's special needs fund as Sammy's Angel Fund. All proceeds donated to Sammy's Angel Fund will go directly to the care of special needs animals. Please consider making a donation.
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iGive.com: Click on the icon above, register online, and iGive will donate $5 to our cause. Once you're registered, you can do all your usual online shopping through iGive, and part of the proceeds from your purchases will go to the Yonkers Humane Society. Over 600 major retailers (such as Amazon.com and expedia.com) are a part of iGive. If you aren't much of an online shopper, that's okay, too! Every search you do on the search.igive.com search engine generates a $0.02 donation to the Yonkers Humane Society. Every little bit helps!
Cars 4 Causes
Volunteer
In addition to volunteering at the cat room, we are also desperately in need of volunteers in other areas, such as:
Donate Goods
Anything that we do not use at the cat room will be taken to the Yonkers Animal Shelter. Everything you donate goes to the animals!
FOR SALE! 5 DOLLAR MATS! Use the contact info above or below to inquire!
Donate your car to Cars 4 Causes, and the Yonkers Humane Society will receive 70% of the proceeds! Click on the logo above for more information.
You can always donate your time! Our Petsmart cat room relies on volunteers to clean the cat condos and socialize our furry friends, and morning and evening shifts are available 7 days a week. Our volunteer application can be downloaded here. You can fill it out and drop it off at the cat room at Petsmart. If no one is there, you can just slip it under the door, and someone will contact you promptly.
If interested in helping in any of the above areas, please contact Rosemary at (914) 584-0374, or Leila at (914) 751-7870.
We are always accepting donations for our cat room at Petsmart in Yonkers on Central Park Avenue (behind Best Buy). Some items on our wishlist include:
Yonkers Humane Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 420
Yonkers, NY 10701
YONKERS ANIMAL TIMES
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