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We believe the answer to pet overpopulation is prevention… prevention of unwanted liters of kittens and puppies. By performing a relatively simple surgery, we can put an end to the suffering that irresponsible pet owners and puppy mill breeders have created resulting in so many unwanted litters.
Remember, proceeds benefit the shelter animals and community spay/neuter progams.
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Ambrosia Pet ID: 09-207 |
Mika 09-406 A |
Come on down to the shelter, pick out your new best friend, and fill out an adoption application. The adoption fee covers the spay or neuter, current vaccines including rabies, a city license (if applicable), an AVID microchip with lifetime registration, some toys, a new pet DVD, and a small bag of Science Diet.
The shelter schedules the spay/neuter and on the day of surgery does the vaccines and microchip. Then the Animal Control van delivers your new best friend to the vet. The vet does the surgery and rabies vaccine. In the afternoon, YOU pick up your pet at the vet. There is only vet that the shelter uses.
The usual adoption fees (unless we have a "special" going) are:
$88 for male dogs and $99 for female dogs (unless already spayed/neutered);
$49.50 for male cats and $59 for female cats (unless already spayed/neutered).
Support the animals by shopping HERE! |
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iGive.com is an online shopping mall that has LOTS of your favorite stores. They donate a portion of your purchase to help the kitties in this community. |
| Recycle at Golden Empire Salvage (Ridgecrest Blvd & Downs St) and ask their office staff to put your receipt into the Humane Society account. | |
| Recycle at Pearson's Recycling and ask their office staff to put your receipt into the Humane Society account. | |
| Look for Pennies for Pets cans at local retailers and DONATE! | |
We are on facebook now! See the "Mary Stage" account.
As most of you know, the IWV Humane Society is the major non-profit organization doing fundraising for the Ridgecrest Animal Shelter, the STOP (Stop Pet OverPopulation), C.A.T. (Cat About Town), and PUP programs, as well as other spay & neuter assistance for the Indian Wells and Searles Valleys communities. The IWVHS is working hard to control animal overpopulation and would appreciate your support. Please make a tax-deductible, secure, online donation with the new DONATE button below. Thanks for your support!
The IWV Humane Society is the proud recipient of a grant in the amount of $656.53 from the PEDIGREE Foundation. Mary Stage of the Ridgecrest Animal Shelter applied for the grant which must be used to benefit dog adoptions in our community. To do this, the grant money will be used to cover the spay or neuter cost for shelter dogs who are adopted from December 7 through December 19, while funds last. That means that with the spay or neuter fee paid for by the grant, it will cost only $45 (sometimes less) to adopt a shelter dog during the specified time. The $45 fee is a real bargain because it covers a rabies shot, a one year license, a microchip and the adoption fee.
Please stop by the Animal Shelter at 411 San Bernardino Blvd. Monday through Friday, 11 A.M. until 5 P.M. and 10 A.M. until 4 P.M. on Saturdays to see the wonderful dogs that are available for adoption. There is an application process for everyone who wants to adopt so don’t wait to come to the Shelter. If you have questions, please call 760-499-5190 during normal business hours.
| STOP (Stop The Over Population) |
Petco has made a generous contribution, so the STOP program is funded again! Beginning February 1, 2010, $20 is your copay to have your pet spayed or neutered. Offer good while funds last. Limited to 2 pets per household. |
| P.U.P.- ON HOLD FOR MORE FUNDS | In honor of Adopt A Shelter Dog Month, the Humane Society will sponsor the Prevent Unwanted Puppies (PUP) program. The program begins October 1, 2009 and will run during the month of October or while funds last. The IWV Humane Society and the Ridgecrest Animal Shelter will spay or neuter your dog for a $20 fee. Vouchers for any dogs, limited to two per household, will be provided to Jansen's Animal Hospital to cover the remainder. Residents of Ridgecrest, Inyokern, and Trona are all eligible to participate. Call 760-499-5190 during the shelter's business hours for more information. If you would like to help support the P.U.P. program use the donate button above or send a check to IWV Humane Society, PO Box 1414, Ridgecrest, CA 93556. |
| C.A.T. - ON HOLD FOR MORE FUNDS |
Beginning June 1, 2009, the Cat About Town (C.A.T.) program will spay or neuter your cats in the Indian Wells Valley
for $10 per critter! This includes your pets, strays, and ferals. There is no limit per household. |
| Kern County - ON HOLD FOR MORE FUNDS - see Spay/Neuter Options | Kern County, low-income residents pay $20 for a spay/neuter voucher. The voucher is then given to a participating vet to cover the cost of the surgery. For more information, please call 760-384-5850 in Ridgecrest, or 661-868-7100, or visit Kern County Website, the County Building at 400 N China Lake Boulevard in Ridgecrest, or 201 S Mount Vernon Avenue in Bakersfield. |
| POPCO (the Pet Overpopulation Coalition) | San Bernardino County Spay & Neuter Resources at 1-877-447-6726 |
| LocalRescue.org | Victor Valley and County Spay & Neuter Resources |
| ICARE of the Eastern Sierra | Inyo County Spay & Neuter Resources for domestic pets as well as feral cats |
| FixNation.org | FREE feral/wild spay/neuter and low cost for owned/companion pets |
If you want to volunteer at the shelter, you need to be at least 18 and a member of PACT (Police and Community Together). You can get a PACT application (like a job app) at the shelter or at the police department. Please contact Mary Stage, Shelter Supervisor, and PACT .
Please contact mstage@ci.Ridgecrest.ca.us for more information on volunteering.
Meet Tommy, who was serving community service as the shelter's official greeter. He was busted by Animal Control Officer ''Tina'' for jay-walking in Ridgecrest Boulevard. He now lives at a home for wayward Desert Tortoises.
Please bring to the shelter at 411 San Bernardino Blvd. Mary will give you a tax receipt if you ask. Tell your friends!
If you have a dog house that you no longer need or use, please consider donating it to the shelter. We will see that it goes to a pet in the community that is without shelter.
Our hours of operation are:
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Ridgecrest is the town outside Naval Air Warfare Center at China Lake in the high Mojave Desert. It is about 3 hours N of Los Angeles, about 4 hours S of Mammoth Mountain, 2 hours E of Bakersfield, and 1.5 hours NNE of Lancaster/Edwards Air Force Base. If that still doesn't do it for you, pull up the yahoo map below!
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