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ABOUT

The North Kingstown Animal Shelter is a division of the North Kingstown Police Department. We take in a wide variety of animals, mainly cats and dogs, but at any given time you may also find birds, rabbits, snakes, or other small pets such as guinea pigs. Please check back with us regularly to see who is currently staying with us!

MISSION

SPAY & NEUTER

Spaying or neutering your cat is now required by law! Information on this new law can be found here. You may also qualify for low cost spay and neuter procedures, offered locally by the Salmon River Veterinarian, LLC phone 793-0092 for appointments. For more information, including spay and neuter dates and locations, please visit Salmon River Veterinarian's website.

EVENTS

17th Annual Rhode Island Pet Show & TICA Cat Show
Saturday, March 6 - Sunday, March 7, 2010
11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Rhode Island Convention Center
One Sabin Street
Providence, RI

Once again, we will be available at the Rhode Island Pet Show to speak with visitors about our work here at the Shelter! Admission is $8 for adults, and $4 for children 12 and under. For more information, please visit http://www.jenksproductions.com/ripet.html.

Spirit Day
Saturday, March 20, 2010
North Kingstown High School
150 Fairway Avenue
North Kingstown, RI

VOLUNTEERS WANTED

Volunteers are currently needed for the following events:

17th Annual Rhode Island Pet Show & TICA Cat Show
Saturday, March 6 - Sunday, March 7, 2010
11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Rhode Island Convention Center
One Sabin Street
Providence, RI

Spirit Day
Saturday, March 20, 2010
North Kingstown High School
150 Fairway Avenue
North Kingstown, RI

If you are interested in volunteering for any (or all!) of these events, please contact Liz at (401) 295-5579, or email her at greatpets@msn.com.

Volunteer Vet Tech

We are especially in need of a vet tech that could volunteer 1-2 hours a week to perform SNAP tests on the animals. If you can help, please call Liz at (401) 295-5579.

Weekly Volunteers

Volunteers are always needed to feed and cuddle our dogs and cats, especially on weekdays. If you are over 18, and are interested in sharing your time and love with these faithful yet forgotten companions, please visit us on Hamilton Allenton Road to fill out a volunteer application.

ONGOING FUNDRAISERS

GoodShop

Please make every gift count this holiday season by using GoodShop. More than 1,300 top stores including Amazon, Toys R Us, Best Buy, Apple, Gap and more will donate a percentage of virtually every sale to Friends of the North Kingstown Animal Shelter. Just go to GoodShop.com, designate "Friends of the North Kingstown Animal Shelter" as the cause you support, and then click over to your favorite store. You pay nothing extra - and you can even save money as GoodShop lists thousands of money-saving coupons and free shipping offers. Or, add our toolbar to your browser at http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar - and your purchases will count even if you forget to go to GoodShop first! There's no easier way to support us this holiday season! Please spread the word!

PetLuv Bracelets

Ellen Kindstedt's unique custom-engraved cuff bracelets serve either as a living tribute, or to commemorate a beloved animal companion. Paw prints or horseshoes can be embedded on the ends of cuffs for dogs, cats, or horses. Simply mention that you saw her bracelets through our website, and Friends of the North Kingstown Dog Pound will receive a 5% donation from the sale of your bracelet! For more information, please visit Ellen's website at Petluvbracelets.com.

Goldendoodle

Cost is $10; all proceeds benefit the Friends of the North Kingstown Dog Pound.

This is a book from the Kennel Club's "Designer Dog" series. If you have been thinking about adopting a Goldendoodle (or even buying one), this is an excellent reference! "Goldendoodle" can be purchased at:

The North Kingstown Animal Shelter - Hamilton Allenton Road, North Kingstown, RI 02852
The North Kingstown Animal Hospital - 3636 Quaker Lane, North Kingstown, RI 02852

GoodSearch

Please use Goodsearch.com for all your internet searches. When you do, simply designate “Friends of the North Kingstown Dog Pound,” and we will receive a donation of one cent each time you use it!

Cash For Critters

This program helps raise money for the animals, and it's also good for the environment! Please recycle your old ink jet cartridges, laser printer cartridges, or digital cell phones (working or not). They can be dropped off at the following locations:

North Kingstown Animal Shelter
North Kingstown Town Hall Annex
North Kingstown Police Station
Honey Dew Donuts, North Kingstown
Critter Hut, North Kingstown

There are more than 250 different ink jets on the market; we can turn most of them in for cash. However, there are a few styles we cannot send for payment (for instance, we cannot accept any cartridge that has a sticker showing it has previously been recycled). If you can't drop off your used cartridges, save them till you have a few, then call us at 294-6899, and we will arrange for a pickup.

DONATIONS

"Friends of the North Kingstown Animal Shelter"

Friends of the North Kingstown Animal Shelter is a non-profit organization founded to help the animals here at the Shelter. We are happy to report that in 2009, we found "forever homes" for over 200 animals, provided spay/neuter services for 52 animals, funded shots and medical care for approximately 120 animals, and helped 34 struggling families keep their pets by providing almost $4,000 for medical care. We also made many improvements to the Shelter itself, to increase the comfort of the animals in our care.

Please help us continue the work we are doing for North Kingstown's pets and families, and make a donation of any amount. If you would like to contribute to our efforts, please send a check to:

Friends of the North Kingstown Animal Shelter
105 Narragansett St.
North Kingstown, RI 02852

Software Donation

If you have Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, or PDF software that you are not using, please consider making a donation to Friends of the North Kingstown Animal Shelter. We could really use some!

All donations are tax deductible. You may also donate through the United Way.

HOLIDAY CLOSINGS

We are closed the following holidays in 2010:

January 1 - New Year’s Day
January 18 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
February 15 - Presidents’ Day
April 2 - Good Friday (1/2 day)
May 31 - Memorial Day
July 4 - 4th of July
August 9 - VJ Day
September 6 - Labor Day
November 11 - Veterans’ Day
November 25- Thanksgiving Day
December 25 - Christmas Day (1/2 day)

DIRECTIONS

From Points North:

Take 95 South to Exit 9 (exit is on the left), RI-4 South toward North Kingstown. After 9.3 miles, turn left onto West Allenton Road. After 1/2 mile, turn right onto Tower Hill Road/US-1. After .2 miles, turn left onto Hamilton Allenton Road. 395 Hamilton Allenton Road is about 1/2 mile on the left.

Another way to get here is by taking Route 1 South (Post Road) past the Wickford turn off (a 4-way intersection with Ten Rod Road on your right and Phillips Street on your left). Continue south about 4 miles until you see Hamilton Allenton Road on your left. Turn left; the Shelter is about 1 mile down on your left.

From Points South (Jamestown):

After crossing the Jamestown Bridge, follow 138 North, and take the "Route 1A to Wickford/Narragansett" exit. After about a mile and a half, turn left at Hamilton Allenton Road.

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