U P C O M I N GE V E N T S

9/10-9/12 Pet Adopt-a-Thon @ PETsMART

9/13 Dine Out For Pets ‘04@ Garfield’s Mounds Mall 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.

9/18 Rummage Sale @ Humane Society, Crystal Street 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

9/25 Expressions SalonChesterfield Plaza Shopping Center10 a.m. –12 noonAdoption Showcase

10/1-10/30Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month

10/9 Bark-tober-Fest @ Pets & VetsPendleton, 10 a.m. 2 p.m.

10/11 Dine Out For Pets ‘04Café Camerata, DowntownAnderson, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

11/7-11/13 National AnimalShelter Appreciation Week

11/20-21 Christmas Craft &Hobby Show, National GuardArmory, Sat 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.Sun 12 noon – 3 p.m.

WeekendsPet Photos with SantaIn December @ PETsMART

NEWSLETTER

Madison Co u n t y

MC H

S Humane Society

PET ADOPT-A-THONThe Madison County Humane Society (MCHS), in partnership with

PETsMART Charities, will host a Pet Adopt-a-thon Sept. 10-12. Thethree-day weekend will focus on adopting cats and dogs at the Luv-A-PetAdoption Center at the Anderson PETsMART located in the SouthtownPlaza at 4216 Scatterfield Road.

Volunteers from the Humane Society and PETsMART associates willconduct adoptions of homeless cats and dogs to new pet parents duringspecial extended adoption hours on Friday from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.,Saturday from 12 noon to 8 p.m. and on Sunday from 12 noon to 5 p.m.The PETsMART store will be open its regular hours of 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.on Friday and Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday.

Special arrangements have been made to increase the number of catsand dogs available for adoption during this weekend event. The goal is tohave available as many cats and dogs as possible and to keep thePETsMART store full of lovable, adoptable pets at all times. Members ofthe Humane Society’s Big Dog Committee will also showcase several ofthe adoptable big dogs that have received socialization, manners trainingand other special attention since the first of the year.

Families who adopt a pet during this weekend event will get a specialPETsMART new pet kit featuring the Pet Parent Guide that includesoffers from Eukanuba, as well as valuable PETsMART coupons for petsupplies and services to assist with the start up needs for their newlyadopted pet.

The MCHS main facility is located on Crystal Street in NorthAnderson and is open to the public Monday through Sunday from 12 to5 p.m. and closed on Wednesdays and holidays. Special arrangements forevening visits can be made by appointment. If you are interested in adop-tion, donating supplies, membership, volunteering or fostering an animalfor the Madison County Humane Society, please call 644-6484. Checkout the Web site at www.madisoncohumanesoc.petfinder.org.

September 2004

DINE OUT FOR PETSGarfield's Restaurant & Pub will host another special benefit for the

Madison County Humane Society (MCHS) on Monday, September 13,from 5 to 9 p.m.

Garfield's will donate 10 percent of their proceeds from all dine-infood sales for the evening to MCHS. This money will help assist in feed-ing and providing shelter for the homeless dogs and cats. In addition,MCHS representatives will be at Garfield's to collect donations of petfood or supplies, discuss volunteer and membership opportunities andoffer the new selection of totebags, plus T-shirts and sweatshirts with catand dog designs.

"We are returning to Garfield's because of the tremendous success of asimilar event there last spring during Be Kind To Animals Week," saidMike Kase, director of the board for MCHS. "This is a great way to helpthe homeless cats and dogs at our facility simply by doing one of yourfavorite things-dining out."

Garfield's Restaurant and Pub is located at Mounds Mall in Anderson.The fundraiser is part of a continuing series for the humane society calledthe "Dine Out for Pets Tour '04" which is hosted monthly by localrestaurants.

The MCHS newletter is published quarterly by theMadison County SPCA Humane Society, Inc.; itsoffices are located at 2219 Crystal Street, Anderson,IN 46012. Postmaster: Send address changes to theMadison County Humane Society, P.O. Box 637,Anderson, IN 46015-0637. Newsletters postage paidat Anderson, IN. Volume 2004, Issue #4

CHRISTMAS CRAFT & HOBBY SHOWThe 2004 edition of the Madison County Humane Society Christmas

Craft & Hobby Show will be November 20th and 21st at the NationalGuard Armory in Anderson.

Once again this year, the show will be a two-day event on Saturday andSunday. The popular community event will be returning to the NationalGuard Armory on Scatterfield Road just north of University Boulevard.The show hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday and the doorswill be open on Sunday at 12:00 noon with the show closing at 3:00 p.m.

A special set-up session for exhibitors is scheduled for Friday night,November 19th from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Vendors may also set-upbooths early on Saturday beginning at 7:00 a.m. Booth rental fees are$40.00 for a 10 foot by 10 foot space and includes one eight foot tablefor crafts or other merchandise displays. Additional tables will be avail-able for a nominal fee or vendors may bring their own tables.

Booth space is still available if you would like to be a part of one of thebiggest and most successful shows of the year. Call Pat Coffin at765.644.8201 for booth space or more information.

LOOK, FEELGOOD AND HELP

THE ANIMALS.The Ex p ressions Salon in

Chesterfield has specials to benefitthe dogs and cats at the MadisonCounty Humane Society. Duringthe entire month of Se p t e m b e r,bring in any donation of cat or dogfood or other items and yo u’l lreceive your choice of a half-pricedhaircut or a 10-minute chair mas-sage. A list of items needed fordonations is available at the salon oron the Humane Society website atw w w. m a d i s o n c o h u m a n e s o c . p e t f i n der.org.

In case you forget to bring anitem, Expressions Salon will stillhelp the dogs & cats by donating1/2 of every regular priced haircutto the Humane Society.

The Humane Society will be atExpressions for a special adoptionevent on Saturday, September 25thfrom 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Severaladoptable dogs and cats will beshowcased.

Expressions Salon is located inthe Chesterfield Plaza Sh o p p i n gCenter in Chesterfield on St a t eRoad 32. They are open Tuesdaythrough Friday 9 a.m. to 7p.m. andSaturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

PET MEMORIALS

For: GabbyFrom: Linda Shelton

For: BabyFrom: Charlene Mundhenk

For: BaileyFrom: Margaret Smith

For: Megan SueFrom: Scott & Denise Groover

MEMORIALS

In Memory of: Betty MasterFrom: Ned & Catherine BeemanFamily – Ginat WintermeyerMirowski, Stephen F.Wintermeryer

In Memory of: Cindy RedkeyFrom: Dixie Carpenter

In Memory of: Norman KinserFrom: Elizabeth Meek

In Memory of: Donna Whitehead

From: Gerald & Barbara Sizelove,Pat & Dale Bertram,Robert Whitehead & Children,Opal Fort

In Memory of: Cassie WellmanFrom: Sharon Heath

In Memory of: Frances Eleanor Bradshaw

From: VTAE Administrators

In Memory of: Bill HeathFrom: Alexandria License Branch

Phyllis MuddStephen & Donna MadingerDr. & Mrs. Gary SmithJohn WeberPaula SavageB. De Etta BakerUnique Window & Door

of N. Central IndianaSaeed NyasRobert WarrenDelphi DivisionJack GarrisonCarolyn GrahamBetty & Floyd JohnsonMargie WestonLucille PelsarJean KimmerlingKathrynn EtheringtonLucretia MierJudith PolingJames & Carol ArnoldLouis & Donna RicciJack & Sharon HiattTheresa & Rafael GangaleyChuck & Andrea AdcoxM.E. MockDorothy QuinlanMabel Carmack

Robert & Peggy WerkingMellanie EddyMarianne FosterSherry UnderwoodJames & Claudia HadleyChristopher & Carrie BarnettAlbert FranceWm. & Jean BrownLinda WallaceDonato’s PizzeriaCharlene MundhenkDarlene SmithDave DickeyJudy LaytonJanet RobbinsAmy HeardPam RoeblingAngie & Alex WendricksSt. John’s Surgery CenterLouise StammSpecks Pet SupplyNeal & Carol WelchHudson Printing CompanyTire Barn Warehouse, Chris JonesPets By DesignComfort Inn of AndersonDenney’s CarpetKelly Mathews

SPECIAL THANKS TO:Our many dedicated volunteers,foster parents and those who havejust adopted a homeless dog orcat.

THANK YOU FOR THEDONATIONS & SUPPLIES:

DON’T FORGET . . . Keep recycling your pop cans,inkjet cartridges, saving thosePurina Weight Circles.

Check Out Our New Website: www.madisoncohumanesoc.petfinder.org

SOCKS IS FINALLY HOME!!!!!On Saturday, September 4th, our long time resident Socks went to his new home in Rock,

Michigan. For all of you that know Socks, he is a sweet, shy and scared little guy that didn’t knowanything about the outside world. He came to the Madison County Humane Society 9 years agoat age of only 9 weeks old and has lived all of these years, his entire life, behind bars in a small cage.

For some reason he was never adopted and one day nearly a month ago, the phone call came, “Iam interested in adopting Socks”. That was the beginning of a whole new life for him! WhenMichele McKinley took the phone call she instinctively said she just knew this was his new mommy!They spoke for quite a long time and then she faxed an adoption application, and the emails, phonecalls and pictures were flying back and forth from Anderson to Michigan.

Shirley Parr, longtime animal lover saw the Socks story on the Wisconsin Border Collie Rescuesite and she fell in love with him immediately. She enlarged the photos of him, and kept them ather desk and looked at them hourly; just waiting for the day she could finally meet her new littleguy. After several months of working with Socks to get him to walk outside of the Humane Societycompound, getting him into a car, going into the office, being around other people, and listeningto Michele tell him the same bedtime story every night, Socks was told that his new mommy wascoming.

Shirley had a drive of 10 hours on Friday to get to Anderson from northern Michigan near Lake Superior. The Comfort Inn pro-vided her with a complimentary room to get the needed rest before meeting her new baby and the journey back to Socks new home.The plan was to travel only halfway home on Saturday. Socks rode just fine and was wonderful. Shirley checked in with us andreported that a couple of times she just looked over at him and started to cry just knowing what all he had gone through for ninelong years and today was a start of a whole new life. Socks spent his first night quietly in a hotel bathroom with the light on. Hedid just great in that small-enclosed space as that is all that he knew about life.

Shirley rescued a dog years ago in this same kind of situation and knew that Socks was initially going to need some very specialattention and care. Shirley is on vacation now for 2 weeks to stay at home with Socks and make him as comfortable as possible in hisnew forever home.

This is just one of those stories that you love to share and it is what makes Michele and I continue to do what we do everyday.This is our reward in the stressful world of animal abandonment, rescue, abuse, and the neglect of dogs and cats that we see daily inour community. The Socks story makes everything we do worthwhile!

– Kim Kase