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8 February 21, 2013
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With National PetSmart© Adoption Weekend coming up February 22-24, the Feature Team made a visit PAGE DESIGN BY: Megan Lynch INFORMATION GATHERED BY: to Cedar Robbie Thinnes & Mary Esker PHOTOS BY: Megan Lynch Rapids Animal Care & Control (CRAAC) to check out the pets. All animals featured on this page are currently available for adoption. Although CRAAC is not a kill shelter, 3-4 million animals are euthanized in shelters nationwide every year. CRAAC is always looking for volunteers and friendly people to adopt the nearly 3000 animals that come through the shelter every year.
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FAST FACTS:
• Open MondaySaturday 12-5 PM & closed Sundays
DAILY WISH LIST
• Adoptable pets can be found on Petfinder.com
ADDRESS: 2109 N Towne Lane NE PHONE: 319-286-5993 WEBSITE: http://www.cedar-rapids. org/government/departments/ animal-control/pages/default.aspx
Listed below are samples of Daily Wish List Items to be donated to the shelter. The full list can be found on the CRAAC website.
• Bleach • Paper Towels • Mr. Clean Magic Markers • Copy paper • Cat carriers and litter pans
BREED: Domestic short hair GENDER: Female TRAITS: Talkative, loves to purr
EVANESCENCE BREED: Pit bull GENDER: Female TRAITS: Friendly, good with dogs, cats, & kids
DIAMOND
• Gift cards to: Walmart©, Target©, PetSmart©, and Theisen’s© • Big KONGS for dogs • Sponges
BREED: Beagle GENDER: Male TRAITS: Friendly, special needs, playful, protective
ALE BREED: Domestic short hair GENDER: Female TRAITS: Enjoys chin & tail rubs, lovable but not needy
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Xavier High School BREED: Long-haired Tortoiseshell
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BREED: Pit bull GENDER: Female
GENDER: Female
TRAITS: Puppy, good with other dogs, cats, & children
TRAITS: Declawed, quiet, loves to purr & cuddle
ROUGE
QUEENIE
BREED: Labrador retriever
BREED: Domestic short hair
GENDER: Male
GENDER: Female
TRAITS: Friendly, playful, slightly aggressive
TRAITS: Special needs, good with dogs & cats
LATIGO
ANNAPOLIS BREED: Domestic short hair
BREED: Domestic short hair
GENDER: Female
GENDER: Male
TRAITS: 13 years old, special needs
NELLY BREED: Pit bull
TRAITS: Good with dogs, cats, & kids, special needs
BLUE BREED: Beagle
GENDER: Male
GENDER: Female
TRAITS: Friendly, special needs, jumps, playful
TRAITS: Puppy, special needs, playful, noisy
BRAD-PIT
ANGEL
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY: http://www.aspca.org/about-us/faq/pet-statistics.aspx & http://www.cedar-rapids.org/government/departments/animal-control/pages/default.aspx