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Fall is here, and fall and winter holidays are fast approaching. Ticks love to hide in leaf litter, so if your pets love playing in the leaves, make sure to keep up the tick protection, and check them for ticks on a daily basis. The fun and goodies of fall decorations and Halloween can pose a danger to your pets. Be sure to keep decorations and candy away from your pets who may chew and injest them. During parties and on Halloween night, it's a good idea to keep pets in a part of the house away from the door. Costumes can be frightening to even well adjusted pets, and may cause fear based aggression. The door opening over and over also gives your pet a chance to escape and get lost, or fall victim to some people who think it's funny to pull pranks using animals.
Join our new Pet Walking Club! Here at the shelter, we understand how important it is for people to bond with their pets, and exercising together is a wonderful and mutually beneficial way to do this. People who regularly exercise or play with their pets are much less likely to ever give them away or abuse them. The club will also give you a chance to socialize with other pet loving people, as well as give your pets a chance to socialize with other pets!!! Tjhe walks are held once a month, and will each last about 2 hours. Each walk will take place at a different location, most of which require special permission to be allowed. Each walk fee is $10 a -erson, well mannered children accompanyied by adults are free. Walks are held 12 months of the year, and will only be cancelled for dangerous conditions. Please call 792-2233 for the most up to date information or come by the shelter to pick up a brochure to join, and get a schedule of when and where the walks will be held.
The Animal Rescue League of Southern Rhode Island is sponsoring an Animal Care giving and Loss Support Group, led by Beth Voso, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 19 years' experience in counseling. The purpose of the group is to provide a forum for adults who share a bond with pets to work through difficult issues such as the loss of a pet, the challenges and concerns of caring for an aging pet, facing the probability of euthanasia, managing feeling of guilt, and helping children to cope with the loss of a beloved pet. The group meets the second Wednesday of each month in Suite E205 at The Meadows Professional Office Park, 1130 Ten Rod Road (near the intersection of Rt. 102 and Rt. 4), Wickford, RI. Please call the ARL/SRI at 401-792-2233 if you are interested in attending. Participation is free.
Every week, we get numerous calls from people who are having trouble with their dogs. Most of the problems can be solved with a little more training, and actually knowing how to communicate with the dog. Click on the button there, and you will be able to see videos on how to train dogs and even cats in an easy, humane manner, that will make your pet happy to work for you!
Everyone needs to be ready to evacuate themselves and their pets quickly and efficiently. Come blizzard, hurricaine, tornado, tidal wave, or attack, the rule is that if it's not safe for you to stay home, it's not safe for you animals to stay home. You can prepare an evacuation kit so that you can be ready to leave at a moments notice. For all pets, you need to have current photos, carriers-cages-crates, update-able ID tags, collar, leashes, current medical records, food, litter, water, and appropriate medications. Make sure that the photos and medical records are in sealed bags to protect from water damage. You also need to have a place to go with your pet. Most hotels or motels don't allow pets, even in disasters. If you have friends or relatives in an area that is likely to be safer (northern RI, or even out of state), make arrangements with them. Do not rely on boarding kennels, vets offices, or animal shelters to be able to house your animals during a disaster. Sadly, during Hurricane Katrina, many animals in these places had to be left behind, and drowned in their cages. In this country we are supposed to learn from our mistakes, so please take a lesson from all those heartbroken people in the south and be prepared!
We are refining and tweaking our volunteer program at the shelter. We have a volunteer bulletin board, a new sign in process (to keep everyone's hours together), and an orientation. All new volunteers need to sign up for the orientation prior to volunteering for the shelter. At the orientation, we will cover basic rules around the shelter, how we expect the animals to be handled, proper dress, what kind of activities people can help with, etc. Space is limited, so if you want to volunteer, please call us at 401-783-7606 to sign up for the orientation. The orientations are held at the shelter every other Saturday from 10-11am. We hope to see you there. This orientation is for anyone who has not volunteered at our shelter before, or anyone who has not volunteered in the last 4 months. We are also more than happy to have current volunteers attend the orientation for a refresher course on the rules, to find out what we might not have gone over with you, and to let us know how we are doing! Please be sure to sign up.
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We are looking for volunteers to bring cats to Petco in Warwick one weekend per month. If interested, please call (401) 783-7606 for more details.
Once again, we are trying to build a new building, so that we can serve both the animals and the people of the community better. Please contact our director at 792-2233 to find out how you can show your support.
Cheers and Tears 
Cheers...
During the month of October, we adopted out 39 animals. Congratulations!! We hope to see pictures soon!
Tears...
Over the last 2 months, some things have slowed down in the shelter. Namely cat adoptions. If you are thinking about bringing a cat into your home, please consider adopting from the shelter. Also consider an adult cat. Kittens are cute and small and bouncy, but they only stay that way for a very short period of time. We have a shelter full of nearly 50 adult cats of all ages, personalities, colors, and coat types, just waiting for a family to come in and love them. Our "older" cats typically range in age from 6 mths to 10 years. With a healthy diet and normal vet care, many cats are now living well into their teens. We are constantly hearing people tell us about cats they have that are 18 years old and still going strong, or 23 yrs old and still a lap cat. Every day that we don't adopt out a cat, our waiting list gets longer and longer. People desperate to place their cats can't because there is just no room at the inn. So please come down and take a look at some of these great feline friends.
Who We Are
We have room for approximatly 22 dogs and 50 cats. We may be able to take other animals as well, depending on space availability.
Adopting a friend
Are you looking for something special that you didn't find among our animals who are posted? Give us a call at and tell us what you are interested in finding. With the animals constantly changing, sometimes we have an animal that is not posted yet. We also usually have a list of animals waiting to come in. If we don't currently have what you are looking for, we will check on the waiting list for you, and see if we know of anyone who is looking to place an animal that might be a match.
How You Can Help
We are ususally looking for volunteers to help clean the shelter, walk and train dogs, help with fundraisers, spend time with
animals, and perform various other tasks of shelter life.
If you can't contribute your time, you may want to consider donating to us. We appreciate all your monetary donations, and
also are in constant need of items that keep the shelter running. While we appreciate all donations, there are certain items we find ourselves
particularly in need of:
