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| Rutland County Humane Society |
 THE RUTLAND COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY PETS OF THE WEEK
JACK
2 year old. Neutered Male. Labrador Retriever/Siberian Husky mix. 70 lbs. I am a big, handsome guy who gets easily excited and needs some manners to go with my exuberance! I like people and toys but I just don’t really know how to fit into a home yet—my first family did not give me a lot of rules! They surrendered me to RCHS on February 8 because they could not afford me. A lot of exercise will help me be able to focus on being a good family member. I am a big dog and can be protective of my family if I feel they need a heads up! Due to my size and attitude, I need to go to a family with kids over 12. I have not lived with other animals but don’t seem to have any issues with them here at the shelter.
LARRY
2
year old. Neutered Male. Domestic Long Hair Black and White. 11 lbs. I can be a little shy until I get to know you so a home with no young children would be best for me. Once I get adjusted to my new home you will be pleased to see how much of a snuggle bug I am.
4th Annual "Spring
for the Animals" Auction!
Please join the Rutland
County Humane Society (RCHS) at the 4th annual "Spring for the
Animals" Auction! It will be held on Thursday, April 1 at the Rutland Country
Club from 5:30 - 7:30. Tickets are $25 and include hors d'oeuvres, a beverage,
silent auction and live music. Auction items include art, jewelry, dining,
items for the home, gift baskets and more! Over 100 items have been donated!
Space is limited so buy your tickets ahead of time! Tickets can be purchased at
the RCHS Shelter (Pittsford) and The Pet Cage (Rutland). If you can't attend or
want to see the items and bid prior to the event, visit our website at www.rchsvt.org and join the fun. Online
bidding begins March 15. All proceeds support the animals and programs at the
Rutland County Humane Society. For more details contact RCHS at 483.9171 or www.rchsvt.org.
Do you want to keep up-to-date on upcoming
events at RCHS? Are you looking for a complete list of all of the adoptable
animals? Are you searching for pictures of adorable alumni animals? All of
this and lots more can be found at the Rutland County Humane Society's website,
www.rchsvt.org. The website is updated nearly
every day and there's terrific information about every aspect of RCHS including
donations, volunteers, adoptions, stray animals, links to other shelters and
more. For quick and easy access, add www.rchsvt.org to your list of favorites! Check us out - you'll be happy you
did!
Can't find your pet? Did you find a pet that's
not yours? Make sure you contact the Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) and
let them know. In many cases, stray animals are brought to RCHS. Additionally,
citizens who find stray animals will contact RCHS with the hopes of
reuniting them with their owners. RCHS also puts pictures of the stray
animals they're caring for on their website (www.rchsvt.org) so if you've lost
your pet please check the website to see if it's at the shelter. If you want to
report a lost or found animal, please call the shelter at 483.6700.
Honoring a Loved
One
Throughout our lives, people
and animals often become important to us and make a great impact. There are
many ways to remember or honor these special individuals. One way is to make a
donation in their name to Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS). For animal
lovers, a terrific holiday or birthday gift might be a donation to RCHS. A
donation is a great way to remember a favorite pet or family member who meant a
lot to you. Joyous occasions, such as birthdays and weddings, are other reasons
to donate. When someone asks you what you want as a gift, suggest a donation to
RCHS! So next time you're thinking about the "purrfect" gift for a loved one,
please remember the homeless animals at RCHS. Your donation can really make a
difference! If you have any questions about donating to RCHS please call us at
(802) 483.9171 or visit our website at www.rchsvt.org.
Buy a Brick and Help the Homeless Animals in Rutland County
The Rutland County Humane
Society (RCHS) is launching a campaign to help raise funds and build a walkway
to your new best friend. Brick by brick our walkway will be built! Bricks are
ideal gifts for the holidays, to commemorate a special event, honor a special
person or pet, dedicate the memory of a loved one, celebrate a milestone and
more! 4" x 8" bricks are $50 and 8" x 8" bricks are $200. To order your brick
or for more information please contact RCHS at 483.9171 or visit www.rchsvt.org. Together we can build a pathway
to a brighter future for the homeless animals in Rutland
County.
It’s “Spay the Mom” Season at the Rutland County Humane Society!
There’s nothing cuter than kittens and puppies. . . . until it’s time to find homes for them. Let the Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) help! Our program is simple and free: If you’re a Rutland County resident, you can bring your mom cat or dog and her kittens or puppies to us at no charge. In exchange, the Humane Society will “Spay the Mom” and return her to you at no cost. The kittens and puppies will be adopted into loving new homes after being spayed and neutered. Please help spread the word if you know of a female cat or dog with kittens or puppies! For more information, please call the RCHS shelter at 802.483.6700. Did you know that you can drop off your redeemable bottles and cans at the Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) and help the animals? Thanks to generous folks in our community, we now have a new, dry and secure shed for supporters to drop off redeemable bottles and cans. GE volunteers and 4 handy RCHS volunteers made it a reality for us. The shed is located at the back of the shelter on Stevens Road in Pittsford. Those nickels all add up so please drop off your redeemables! If you have any questions please call RCHS at 483.6700. The animals say thanks!
RCHS Promotes Adoptions of Adult Cats
The Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) will not be charging adoption fees for adult cats over 1. All other adoption policies and guidelines apply and only one cat per adopter is eligible for the promotion. Adult cats make great companions. They have mature personalities and much affection to offer. We are launching our "fee-waiver" promotion because we want to give them every chance to find the great homes they deserve. Feline overpopulation is a significant problem in Rutland County. We shelter and provide a second chance for more than 900 cats and kittens a year. We offer a variety of community programs for residents to have cats affordably spayed and neutered: Trap-Neuter-Return, Spay the Mom, Forest Park Spay/Neuter Clinic and transportation to the VT-CAN Spay/Neuter clinic. Please call the shelter at 483.6700 to learn more about these programs. The Animals at RCHS Need Bedding!
The washing machine at the Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) is currently broken and we are waiting for a part. As a result, the animals are running out of clean bedding. If you have any old comforters, blankets, sheets, towels or other similar items and can donate them to RCHS for the animals, they would really appreciate it! If you have any questions please contact the shelter at 483.6700. Honoring a Loved One
Throughout our lives, people and animals often become
important to us and make a great impact. There are many ways to remember or
honor these special individuals. One way is to make a donation in their name to
RCHS. For animal lovers, a terrific holiday or birthday gift might be a
donation to RCHS. A donation is a great way to remember a favorite pet or
family member who meant a lot to you. Joyous occasions, such as birthdays
and weddings, are other reasons to donate. When someone asks you what you want
as a gift, suggest a donation to RCHS! So next time you're thinking about the
"purrfect" gift for a loved one, please remember the homeless animals at RCHS.
Your donation can really make a difference! If you have any questions about
donating to RCHS please call us at (802) 483.9171 or visit our website at www.rchsvt.org.
RCHS can help with stray
and feral cats.
Do you have stray, feral or
abandoned cats near your home or workplace. Do you see them when you're
out running errands and especially when you're out at night? Are you currently
feeding stray cats? If so, the Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) can help.
RCHS is working with communities around the county to help identify areas where
abandoned cats are living and to work with local volunteers on a program called
Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR), a full management plan in which stray and feral cats
are humanely trapped, evaluated, vaccinated against rabies and sterilized by
veterinarians. They are then returned to their familiar habitats under the
lifelong care of volunteers. If you know where these cats are living or want to
learn more, please contact the "barn, stray, feral cat hotline" at
483.9171.
Make sure your pet has identification!
Losing a pet is a very emotional thing. It's really important that all animals have identification so they can be returned to their owners. An ID tag on your pet's collar is the easiest method. The tag should include your name, address, telephone number and the pet's name. If there's extra space, the phone number of the veterinarian is also a good idea. If you move, make sure you get a new tag for your animal with your new contact information. Pets can also be microchipped. Many humane societies and veterinarians have a scanner which identifies if an animal has a microchip. If there's a microchip, a phone call is made to identify the owner. Either way, please take a moment and check that your favorite pet has identification so you can get him back safe and sound in a hurry! If you have any questions, please call the Rutland County Humane Society at 483.6700.
Lots of Kittens
Available for Adoption!
It's kitten season at the
Rutland County Humane Society and we've got lots of young felines available for
adoption! We've got long-haired kittens, short-haired kittens, boy-kittens,
girl-kittens and all types of colors to choose from. All of our kittens are
spayed or neutered and in need of lifelong homes. Kittens are wonderfully
entertaining and full of spirit and will keep you company through the months and
years ahead! Please contact RCHS at 483.6700 to learn more about which kittens
are available for adoption.
To help meet the needs of our dog training
participants, the Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) now offers dog obedience
classes on Friday mornings. These are in addition to our Tuesday evening
classes. If you'd like to work with your dog to make him a well behaved member
of the family please consider bringing him to obedience class. We use
dog-friendly methods relying on positive reinforcement and management to achieve
our training goals. For more information please call RCHS at 802.483.6700 or
visit www.rchsvt.org.
Many Adult Cats Available for Adoption at RCHS
The Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) has
many adult cats available for adoption - at last count there were 42 adult cats
who are looking for loving homes. These year-old or older felines are already
housetrained and are still quite playful and full of life. They'll add
companionship and love to any household! Please consider adopting an adult cat
this Spring - you'll be happy you did! For more information, please call the
shelter at 483.6700 or visit www.rchsvt.org.
Don't forget to
license your dog!
It's that time of year again so the Rutland
County Humane Society (RCHS) would like to remind you to license your dog!
You'll need to have them up-to-date on their rabies shot so please check with
your veterinarian and make an appointment, if necessary. Did you know that
Vermont state law requires all cats to have their rabies shots, too? If you're
not sure, please check with your vet to make sure your dog and cat are up to
date on their shots!
Did you lose your pet? Did you find a pet? Contact RCHS!
Can't find your pet? Did you find a pet that's
not yours? Make sure you contact the Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) and
let them know. In many cases, stray animals are brought to RCHS. Additionally,
citizens who find stray animals will contact RCHS with the hopes of
reuniting them with their owners. RCHS also puts pictures of the stray
animals they're caring for on their website (www.rchsvt.org) so if you've lost
your pet please check the website to see if it's at the shelter. If you want to
report a lost or found animal, please call the shelter at 483.6700.
The Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) is pleased to announce that we
are again able to accept stray and owned cats and kittens into the
shelter.
RUTLAND COUNTY
HUMANE SOCIETY
The Rutland County Humane Society shelter is open from 1pm to 5 pm
Wednesday through Sunday. Stray animals
are welcome at anytime and pet owners who need to re-home an animal may call us
during shelter hours to schedule a surrender appointment. “Don’t Leave the Dog alone while he’s eating!” At the Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) we see all kinds of dogs and some of them have behaviors that make them less than ideal companions. While some of these behaviors are a result of the dog’s genetic makeup, like a barking Beagle, many of them are a result of lessons learned from people. The number one negative behavior we see is dogs who have been allowed to get away with protecting their food and toys and think its ok to growl or snap at anyone who disturbs them. The behavior, called “Resource Guarding” is natural to the canine temperament but unacceptable and unsafe when it is allowed to go unchecked. The best way to guarantee that resource guarding does not become a problem for you and your dog is to start out by being hands on with a new dog or puppy.
Feed out of your hand, put the food bowl down and pet the dog while
he eats, put the food bowl down and occasionally pick it back up in the middle
of the dog’s meal. Give your dog a bone or chew toy and ask for it
back or pet the dog while he is enjoying it. The goal is not to trick or to harass your dog but to make it clear that you are the one in charge of the food and treats and if you, for whatever reason, need to take it back you can do so safely! This may seem silly but you’ll be grateful when you can quickly and safely take the stolen turkey bone away or when your toddler reaches for the dog’s food bowl while he’s eating. Of course, the above advice applies only for dogs who are not serious resource guarders. If your dog does growl or seem uncomfortable when people get near his food or toys, you may have a potentially unsafe situation and should consult a professional for advice. 765 Stevens Road Pittsford, VT 802-483-6700 www.rchsvt.org Hours of Operation: Wednesday – Sunday: 12-5, Monday & Tuesday: Closed |
