Thursday, November 22, 2012
Portage Animal Protective League discounts adoption fees for "Black Cat" Friday
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Thursday, November 22, 2012
On Friday Nov. 23, and Saturday Nov. 24, the Portage APL will discount their adoption fees on black cats. Kitten, adult and senior cat adoption fees on black cats will only be $10 (for qualified adopters) at the Portage Animal Protective League. Regular fees are $50. “Other businesses have huge sales on Black Friday and so many folks are out shopping," said Bev Bickley, Shelter Manager. "We thought, 'why not?' Black cats are adopted less often than other colors and we have almost 20 that are great, great cats. People may have off work for a few more days than usual and be able to spend that extra time with a new family member. Portage APL is hoping to increase adoptions and find loving homes for as many cats as possible this holiday season…
Friday, July 13, 2012
Animal Protective League lowers fees to encourage adoption of black, white cats
The Portage Animal Protective League is lowering its adoption fees 50 percent for cats this month in an effort to adopt out the shelter's abundance of felines. Regular adoption fees are $50, but through July fees have been reduced to $25. Chalan Lowry, executive director of the PAPL, said the shelter has 134 cats that includes about 12 kittens. “Black cats are less likely to be adopted than cats of other colors. We have many, many wonderful black or black & white cats waiting to be adopted. They seem to get passed over for the more colorful cats,” Lowry said. "We hope that the community will help spread the word, adopt or donate. It all helps.” The Portage APL is a private, non-profit organization that relies on support from private …
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
PAPL needs help to save "Lucky"
The Portage Animal Protective League is asking nearby residents to help save the life of a neglected Husky dog found this past weekend. PAPL Executive Director Chalan Lowry shared the following statement about the dog they've affectionately named "Lucky" with hope that she'll survive: On Saturday, Humane Officer Steve Chapman got a call regarding a dog in distress. The caller reported that the owner hadn’t been there for some time and that the dog needed help. Officer Chapman arrived in Hiram around 30 minutes later to check on the dog. What he found was something out of a nightmare. At first he worried that he was too late because the dog looked dead. But as he approached, he realized that she was in fact alive, but just barely. A Husky …
Kathie Skeans
9:06 pm on Saturday, December 1, 2012
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