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No More Homeless Pets in Utah 2009 Events:
- Spring Pet Super Adoption - Friday, May 1- Sunday, May 3
- Strut Your Mutt - Saturday, May 30
- Canine Casino Night - Saturday, June 13
- Save A Stray Soireé - Saturday, October 3
- Fall Super Adoption - Friday, Sept 11 - Sunday, Sept 13
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THE ADOPT FOR LIFE PET SUPER ADOPTION
The Adopt For Life Pet Super Adoption will be happening May1-3 at the
PetSmart located at 389 West and 1830 South in Salt Lake City. When you
adopt from a shelter or rescue group at the Pet Super Adoption, you save
a life. 871 animals found homes at the Super Adoption events last year.
With the sad increase of animals being turned into shelters as a result
of the economy, we are hoping to find even more homes this spring!
That's also why the theme for this year's Super Adoption events will be
Adopt for Life.
Rescue groups and animal shelters from all over Utah will be there with
over 800 hundred adorable dogs, cats, puppies and kittens available for
adoption. Doors open at 2 PM on Friday. Weekend hours are 2 to 7 PM on
Friday, 10 AM to 7 PM on Saturday and 11 AM to 4 PM on Sunday. All
animals are fixed, vaccinated and ready for a new home with you. Brought
to you by No More Homeless Pets in Utah in partnership with PetSmart
Charities. Details at utahpets.org
Photos of Super Adoption 2008
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Thank you to our generous sponsors:
PetSmart, PetSmart Charities, Best Friends Animal Society,
Chevron, Zions Bank,
Fox 13, Metro, Comcast, X96, City Weekly, Disney Radio
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Utah Tax Check-off Helps Utah's Dogs and Cats
Help thousands of dogs and cats in Utah by
checking the Cat & Dog Community Spay & Neuter Program on
your Utah State Tax Return (TC-40). All the funds raised from the
tax check-off will go to help low income families spay and neuter
their pets at local veterinarians throughout Utah. No matter what
you are able to contribute, every dollar will go towards saving
thousands of animal lives so please remember the animals when you
do your taxes!
Also, please help us get the
word out to your tax preparer as well as your friends and family
by printing off the easy flyer and letter about the tax check-off
(links to both below). It explains the Cat & Dog Community
Spay & Neuter Program and how every dollar saves animal lives
in Utah. Pass on the letter to your tax preparer and the flyers to
everyone you know and help us help Utah's pets. Together, let's
save them all!
Tax
Check-Off Flyer
Tax
Preparer Cover Letter
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Petco Presents
14th Annual Strut Your Mutt
2009 Saturday, May 30th - Sugar House Park - SLC
Who: Pet lovers who want to raise money for Utah's homeless pets and
have a great time with their dogs in the park.
What: Leisurely 1.5 mile group dog walk plus booths, contests,
demonstrations, entertainment, refreshments and more. Buster's Backyard
(for those who raise over $350) flyball, agility, frisbee and coursing
performances. Contests include Best Trick and Pet/Owner look-a-like.
Where: Sugar House Park - 2100 South 1300 East, Salt Lake City
When: Saturday, May 30th. Registration begins at 8 AM (walk begins at
9:15). Register on line at strutyourmutt.org.
Why: Strut Your Mutt is No More Homeless Pets in Utah's biggest yearly
fundraiser. All proceeds from the event go to No More Homeless Pets in
Utah, a 501 c3 non-profit organization working to end the euthanasia of
homeless dogs and cats statewide and promote humane alternatives for
feral cats.. PETCO will once again be the presenting sponsor.
Featured again will be Buster's Backyard, an exclusive area within
the main event reserved for those participants who have raised a
designated level of donations. The area features a catered meal, door
prizes, games for people and dogs to play together, seated massage for
humans, and much more.
Strut Your Mutt 2008 Photos
Strutting To Save Lives
Buster's big success
Saturday morning was beautiful and clear as over 2500 dogs and
their humans began to arrive for the 13th annual Strut Your Mutt
2008. When the walk begin at 9:15, the line of happy pups and
people seemed to go on forever. In fact, it's the first time in
Strut Your Mutt history that folks from the start line began
arriving back from the 1.5 mile walk just as the last of the group
was leaving. It was a tremendous sight of support for Utah's
homeless dogs and cats!
Despite a tough economy, this year's
event set an attendance record and though donations are still
being counted, well over $130,000 was raised!!
In honor of the Buster's Back theme
(the return of our cartoon Border Collie mascot), the Dazzle Dogzz
Border Collies performed. Other entertainment included Thunder
Paws Flyball, Course A' Lure and Brickyard Agility. Great tunes
were proivided by the talented musicians of Good Morning Maxfield
and participants enjoyed the funny on stage antics of our favorite
Strut emcee, Artie Fufkin of X96. When
Artie hosts the contests like Best Howl, Best Kiss and
Pet-Owner-Look-alike, you are assured a great time.
It was a day of fun combined with tasty food and vendor booths.
Buster's Backyard for VIP fundraisers was also busy with activity.
If you were one of the few who missed this year's Strut Your Mutt,
make sure to mark your calendar to be part of it all in 2009!
Ken Is The Man
 Top individual fundraiser
There was some serious competition in the race to be this year's
top fundraiser at Strut Your Mutt 2008. The Top Fundraiser box on
Active.com (our registration and donation site) seemed to change
by the minute and many of us found ourselves checking in numerous
times a day to see who was in the lead. But when all the dust
settled, it was Ken Passarella who came
out on top with an amazing $2,653 in total pledges. And just one dollar behind
was Teresa Wilhelmsen with $2,652. Now that is some serious
fundraising! The other two top slots belong to Judy Price with
$2,476 and Julie Kalar with $2,293!
Ken, with his canine companion Aggie, is seen here shaking hands
on stage with No More Homeless Pets in Utah President, Gregory
Castle. As part of his fundraising rewards, Ken's name will be
featured on next year's Strut your Mutt 2009 t-shirt!
Teresa Wilhelmsen was not only second in
the top fundraiser category, she and her Black Dog Pack won the
Golden Mutt Award for friends and family dog packs with an amazing
total of $3,727. The Deer Valley Powder Hounds won the Golden
Leash Award for corporate teams under 25 members with a super
total of $2,832. Finally, the Delta Dog Pack brought home the
Golden Biscuit Award for the 8th time in a row for teams with over
25 members with a jaw-dropping $4,531.
We want to say thanks to all our fundraising superstars above as
well as everyone who worked so hard to collect pledges to help
Utah's homeless dogs and cats. Your efforts mean thousands of
lives will be saved.
We also want to thank our many sponsors including: PETCO, PETCO
Foundation, Mountain America, Centimark, Willow Creek Pet Center,
Questar, Beehive Bail Bonds, Xmission, Mountain View Animal
Hospital, The City Pet Club and Metro Display. Our wonderful media
sponsors include Fox 13 TV, X96 Radio, The City Weekly, Comcast
and The Valley Journals. We also want to thank Utah Food Service,
Sams Club, and Einsteins Brothers Bagels, McGees Stamp and Trophy
House, Brett Erickson Photography, Ed Pratt and Pratt Sound, Good
Morning Maxfield, Jackelin Slack Photography, Artie Fufkin of X96,
Salt Lake Magazine, Radio Disney, Chief, The Utah Blaze Mascot,
Brickyard Kennels, It's Reigning Cats and Dogs, Sandi's Pet Care
Solutions, Davanza's Pizza, Dolcetti's Italian Ice, Julie Morgan,
Paula Davis, Doggone Purrfect Pet Salon, Tori and Utah
Communications, Utah Barricade Company, Donna and Steve Halligan,
Thunder Paws Flyball, Course A Lure, Dazzle Dogzz, Vision
International, Fetch! PetCare, Julie and Gregory Castle, Rockin'
V, Red Cliffs Lodge, Boulder Mountain Lodge, Moab Adventure Center
and Identity Printing.
And last but not least, we wish to thank the dedicated Strut Your
Mutt volunteer committee. Members of the committee include: Tracy
Kelley, Layla Misrasi, Billie Daugherty, Maria Anderson, Shayna
Dunford, Valerie Porter, Maranda Hawkes, Erin Fell, Carolyn Uhle,
Emily Shepherd, Brenda Miller, Shelly Parker, Leah Richardson,
Sheri Helm, Rochelle Fraser, Jean Burns, Liz Cordova, DeAnna Bame,
Suzanne Rozzelle, Julie Keller, Laura Rogers, Rebecca Compton,
Sarah Brusik, Shawna Sides, Kristina Driggs and Tori Winn-Foley as
well as the over 200 volunteers who helped Strut Your Mutt 2008
run like clockwork.
Steve and Mindi with Ivy and Ollie at Strut Your Mutt
A Letter from Strut Your Mutt Participant, Mindi Fisher.
This picture was taken at 2007 Strut your Mutt. We adopted both of
our dogs through No More Homeless Pets about four years ago. We
absolutely love our dogs and were so happy with the adoption
process. They are best friends. They play together, eat together,
and sleep next to each other.
The little one's name is Ivy. She is the most un-photogenic dog I
know but is the completely opposite in real life. There isn't a
moment when she doesn't look adorable, but then you snap a picture
of her and either her eyes are closed, tongue is sticking out, or
she looks like a completely different dog. This picture is perfect
because her tongue is sticking out, of course.
Ollie is the bigger one. He has been a real blessing to us because
when we got him, we just had to put our old dog down. I had a good
feeling when we saw him at Cottonwood Mall Furburbia. He has been
the most therapeutic dog for me. He has never been in a fight with
another dog or acted mean towards another human. He sleeps on his
back with his teeth sticking out of his mouth and his hind legs
parallel to the floor. He is just a cute, goofy dog as this
picture shows. They love going to Strut every year and hanging out
with their own kind. I'm so glad that you put this on year after
year. I know a lot must go into organizing it and we really
appreciate it. I hope you raised a lot of money this year. You
guys do awesome work. Keep it up!
Thanks,
Mindi Fisher
Thanks to Mindi and all the Strut Your
Mutt participants who made this year the very best!! Sincerely, The Strut Your Mutt
2008 committee and the staff of No More Homeless Pets in Utah
Thanks to the companies who
have already signed up to be a
Strut Your Mutt 2008 Sponsor
To be a Strut Your Mutt Sponsor,
contact Tracy Kelly at zunimiller@yahoo.com
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CANINE CASINO NIGHT 2009 (formerly Yappy Hour)
Who needs Vegas? No More Homeless Pets in Utah presents its hippest,
high-rolling new dog party, Canine Casino Night. Highlights include
signature drinks, hors d'oeuvres, admission for your barking brat pack
to the Canine Royale Lounge, a spectacular silent and live auction and
just for fun gaming. This year's event will be held on Saturday, June
13th at the Radisson Hotel, 215 South West Temple in downtown Salt Lake
City. Tickets just $35 ($40 at the door). Tickets on sale at
utahpets.org or by calling (801) 364-0370 Ext 10..
Who Needs Vegas?
Canine Casino is a Winner
More than 350 people and their dogs became part of the Vegas-style
fun at No More Homeless Pets in Utah's first-ever Canine Casino
Night on Friday, August 1st at the Radisson in downtown SLC.
Amidst a soundtrack of Frank Sinatra and other casino crooners,
people and their pooches enjoyed drinks like Ruff & Coke and
Barkaritas as well as a delicious array of appetizers.
Slippery Kittens Burlesque with
Volunteer, Rich Hawkes
photo by Jeremiah Roth
Dogs made new furry friends as they
mingled with other dogs and their owners and relaxed in the Canine
Royale Lounge. Once there, they stopped by for a "paw"dicure, pet
massage or had their doggie thoughts examined by a pet psychic.
The silent auction generated lots of interest as did the live
auction which included some spectacular items. The "just for fun"
gaming was a blast and the crowd played Roulette, Craps, Blackjack
and Texas Hold'em till the tables closed.
Members of Slippery Kitten Burlesque volunteered their time to
hand out programs and make the evening's showy atmosphere
complete. Jeremiah Roth snapped the picture above of a couple of
the kittens with volunteer, Rich Hawkes. Red Dragonfly Photography
caught the complete evening with photos of attendees along with
staff dressed as Vegas Showgirls. Go to reddragonflyphotography.com
to order or just view pictures from the evening. Red Dragon
donates 20% of the picture proceeds to No More Homeless Pets in
Utah.
The best news of all is that Canine Casino raised over $30,000 of
critical support for No More Homeless Pets in Utah's spay/neuter,
adoption and feral cat programs. Thanks to all the sponsors,
volunteers and folks who came to the event. Canine Casino Night
will definitely return next year!
Photos from Canine Casino Night
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NATIONAL FERAL CAT DAY
In the beginning of No More Homeless Pets in Utah, many thought it
foolish the organization was taking on something as big as a
statewide effort to end the tragedy of pet overpopulation. Today,
many expect nothing less than BIG from No More Homeless Pets in
Utah. 'This year's celebration
of National Feral Cat Day was no exception. To bring awareness to
the plight of feral cats and to highlight some of the exciting
partnerships happening to help feral cats, Holly Sizemore,
Executive Director of NMHPU dressed up in a big fuzzy orange cat
suit and spent the day trapped in a giant humane feral cat trap.
The publicity stunt caught the attention of passersby as well as
local news channels and provided a great opportunity to educate
the public about Trap/Neuter/Return (TNR), the most effective and
the humane way to deal with cat overpopulation. The event took
place at Salt Lake County Animal Services (511 West 3900 South,
SLC) a partner in the Salt Lake City Feral Fix program which
allows Salt Lake City residents to register their feral cat colony
and care for feral cats in accordance to local ordinances. Cat
caregivers attended by the dozens and picked up winter cat houses
provided by NMHPU and 'received lots of great
advice on how to care for feral cats!
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2008 Save a Stray Soireé
Saturday October 3, 2009.
This year's 4th
Annual Save a Stray Soireé has been elevated to a new level
of elegance and glamour! La Caille Restaurant will host the area's
most prestigious pet-friendly gala, complete with an exquisite sit
down dinner, fabulous live and silent auction items, and a variety
of activities for two- and four-legged guests alike.
Attendance is limited for this exclusive event, so be sure to
reserve your seats early (tickets go on sale August 11th, 2008).
$125 per person in advance ($150 at the door). Well-behaved dogs
on leashes welcome!
If you'd like to donate an item for the live or silent auction,
simply complete this auction donation form and email it to
Angela Gates (angelag@schiffnutrition.com)
or call her at 801.975.5335 (fax 801.606.5335).
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Thanks to our corporate sponsors:
Bemis Company, Inc., Boise Paper Solutions and Citadel. |
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15th Annual Utah’s Week for the
Animals, October 12-18, 2008
Utah’s Utah's Week for the Animals is a
special week in which Utahans celebrate the place that animals
have in our lives. Activities and events happen throughout the
week to honor the human-animal bond. Such activities include:
special adoption events, spay/neuter promotions, National Feral
Cat Day celebrations, fun projects for children, art projects,
media recognition, and more!
Calendar of events will be
available by mid September, 2008
For more information contact
us at info@utahpets.org or
(801) 364-0370
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Paw
it Forward, adopt from a shelter or
rescue and save a life.
420 DOGS AND CATS GO HOME!!
When the No More Homeless Pets in Utah's spring Super Adoption
closed its doors on Sunday, May 4th, 420 animals had been
adopted. 140 lucky felines and 280 happy hounds now have homes
as a result of the three day adoption weekend. In keeping with
the Paw it Forward theme, thousands of people enjoyed the
beautiful weather and came out to save a life and pay it forward
for animals.
The event was held in the PetSmart parking lot at 389 West and
1830 South in Salt Lake City. Over 25 rescue groups and animals
shelters from all over Utah participated in the Super Adoption
and over 800 adorable dogs, cats, puppies and kittens were
available for adoption. Doors opened on Friday, May 2nd and the
adoption ran through Sunday, May 4th at 4 PM.
All the animals were fixed and vaccinated. The Big Fix mobile
spay/neuter clinic was on location to spay or neuter any
unsterilized animals that were adopted. The Spring Super
Adoption was presented by No More Homeless Pets in Utah in
partnership with PetSmart. This the 17th Super Adoption event
for No More Homeless Pets. A special thanks to emcee, Craig
Wirth for playing a big part once again. Another big thanks to
all the hard working staff, volunteers, rescue groups, shelters
and sponsors who made this event possible. 420 lives were saved
thanks to you!
Images from Spring Super Adoption 2008
Waiting for the doors to open
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Bath time
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Waiting to go home
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Dog tent captain Beth gets ready
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Young Blue Eyes
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Going home!
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My kitty
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A family decision
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HSU brings adorable puppies!
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A new puppy goes home
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Rochelle gives hugs
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Louie Too Cute stops by
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Tanya from Pet
Samaritan and her Fabulous Felines
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Craig helps a kitty find a home
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Too cute
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Finding that special dog
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Young volunteers help out |
Radio Disney Dancers put on a show |
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