St Patrick’s Day Sale!
Shelter Success Story!
Ship is a beautiful orange tabby cat that came into the shelter last April. After about 6 months of waiting for a forever home, this beautiful cat began to withdraw from us. We housed her in the large communal cat area trying to keep her as comfortable as possible, as many cats take a long time to find the purr-fect home.
Ship was one of the 12 Strays of Christmas, but we still weren’t able to place Ship even as a free cat. She hid all the time, and really didn’t seem to want to face the world. After 11 months, a local veterinarian finally adopted Ship. She is coming out of her shell again, and fulfilling her promise of love!
Need a job? We are hiring!
The New Albany Floyd County Animal Shelter is actively seeking two new employees. We have two positions open for part-time Animal Care Attendants. Duties include daily care and cleaning of the animals, giving vaccinations, general housekeeping, etc. If you are hard working, reliable, and love animals come by and fill out an application!
Puppy Mill Lhasa Apsos Need Homes!
The New Albany Floyd County Animal Shelter has taken in a group of puppy mill dogs that are in various stages of assessment/adoptability. The Lhasas range in age from 18 months to 4 years in age. We will be accepting applications for the 1st 2 dogs of the group tomorrow at noon on a 1st come 1st served basis. They will not be ready to leave until we have the results of their heartworm tests tomorrow afternoon.
More Lhasas will be available next week and in the future as they begin to recover from their puppy mill lifestyle. If you are interested in these dogs, make sure that you read the info on the website about rehabilitating a puppy mill dog before you apply to adopt one. These are special needs dogs, and interested adopters need to be informed!
Paws at Play Training Center is Moving!!
Paws at Play is moving to a new location! We are relocating to the old Greentree Cinema 10 at 801 E. Lewis & Clark Pkwy, Suite 900 in Clarksville, In.
We are frantically trying to get things ready for reopening at the new site on Feb. 15th! Keep your fingers crossed that SNOW doeasn’t slow us down! See you at the next day of class!
ANIMAL SHELTER CLOSED DUE TO WEATHER!
The New Albany/Floyd County Animal Shelter will be closed due to weather. SNIP Clinic has been cancelled. Anyone signed up for the February transport will be moved to the March 9th transport.
Great Homes Needed for Great Dogs!
Two recent animal cases have left the New Albany Floyd County Animal Control & Shelter over-crowded with great adoptable dogs! These dogs have been spayed or neutered, heartworm tested negative, vaccinated, wormed, treated for fleas, and microchipped. In addition, they come with an adoption gift pack and starter bag of food! The adoption fee is $70.00 for these dogs. The animals range in age and type but are mostly mixed breeds, including several border collie and Australian shepherd mixes. Twenty-three of these dogs are from the “Save that Dog Sanctuary”. Nine of these twenty-three are available only to approved rescue groups and shelters due to their special needs. All adoptable dogs and cats can be seen on our website at www.nafcanimalshelter.org.
Fifteen dogs from the Sanctuary were signed over by Ms, Fraze with specific instructions as to their disposition. The other three dogs had health or behavior issues.
Shelter Update and THANKS TO SUPPORTERS!
As many of you know, the shelter is still overflowing from our seized dogs. Donations of blankets, blankets, and more blankets have been helpful and appreciated. The staff also wishes to thank the FCARL dog walkers that have volunteered their time. In a situation like we have been facing, every little bit helps.
Petsmart in Clarksville proved to be a godsend the day that the Save That Dog Sanctuary seizure occurred. When we got the additional 41 dogs back to the shelter, we quickly realized that we did not even have enough food bowls for these dogs and the rest of the animals in our care. When we put in a call to Gary Stoner, the Petsmart store manager, he quickly contacted the corporate office of Petsmart Charities to request assistance for us. Their donation of food bowls, additional leashes, and extra pooper scoopers came almost immediately and proved to be invaluable! Thank you Petsmart!!!
We hope that a resolution of the situation for the Fraze dogs will be reached by the end of the week. These dogs seemed to have enjoyed the quiet of the shelter, and we’ve never seen dogs so appreciative of warmth and a blanket. They seemed to snore away for 2 days! We all hope that as many of the dogs as possible can be placed.
New Session of Training Classes Starts Jan 17th!
Our next session of Beginning Obediance/Agility classes will be beginning on Sunday, Jan 17th at 6pm. Registrations are still being accepted, so call for more info. Drop-in agility classes will also start at 7:30pm.
