DELTA AREA ANIMAL SOCIETY - A new start on life

UPDATED INFORMATION "ABOUT US PAGE" THIS WILL BE REPOSTED IN THE NEW SITE!

The Delta Area Animal Society’s Shelter Assistance Program is a program that helps the Delta County Animal Shelter. The program is there to purchase some needed items such as a washer and/or dryer, fencing for the dog exercise area, and just recently a new set of cat cages. The funds also help provide limited vet care and medicine for sick animals.

DAAS’s Dog Training Rebate Program is for individuals who adopt a dog from the Delta County Animal Shelter. Upon successful completion of obedience class, the owner can submit a copy of their Certificate of Completion to: DAAS, PO Box 158, Wells, MI 49894. A check for $20.00 will be issued as the rebate. The Bay de Noc Kennel Club offers obedience classes at the Delta County Animal Complex (the building next to the Shelter). For more information on programs the Kennel Club offers, visit their website at www.baydenockennelclub.com or contact Jean Lyle at (906) 786-1719. Another option for obedience class is trainer Lynda Reese. Not only does she offer to come to your home for training, she also offers an additional $20 rebate for Shelter dogs. Call Lynda at 906-359-4327 for more information.

Delta Area Animal Society’s Cinderella Vet Fund is an income based fund designed to assist individuals/families with spaying/neutering costs. This fund has been around for a while, but will be used in lieu of the former Snip and Clip program that once ran. Applications can be picked up at your local veterinary clinics. The clinics will also be able to answer any questions you may have about the Cinderella Vet Fund guidelines.

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THE DELTA COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER: Adrienne is making a recipe book this spring and needs your recipes..Please submit to ADRIENNE … adriennem@charter.net For more information on what kinds of recipes you can email Adrienne at the email above. Thank you! :)
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I would like to say a special thank you to Dawn who is now taking all the dog photos. Dawn is doing a wonderful job. The dog pictures never looked better.

We have a another new helper on board for the cat pictures and her name is Jodi. Jodi will be taking videos to send to us so that we can upload them. We are concentrating more on the featured "urgent" pets at this time, but eventually we will be adding more videos of the other less urgent animals.

Thank you Ladies for all your help in making my job on the website alot easier.. Let's not forgot Adrienne, Becky, Ed, Matt and the many other volunteers who make the picture and information process an easier task. Without all thier help it would take alot longer to update and keep things current on the website! :)

Jenna~

We collect Paw Points coupons for the shelter. Paw points are located on boxes and bags of "Fresh Step" kitty litter.Thank you! Please email us your codes at info@deltaanimal.org or send us your coupons to:
Delta Area Animal Society
P.O. Box 158
Wells, Michigan 49894

October 8, 2007

Every click helps a pet! Please join in our efforts to help raise points for the Delta County Animal Shelter! By registering at www.zootoo.com you can accumulate points to define your zootoo expert status, as well as helping other pet owners with your experience. You can also share your points with a pet shelter and support them in winning a makeover, valued at up to one million dollars!

We would like to send a big thank you out to Ann Eugate for the box of donations to the shelter of items from the list on the website. Each and every single donation counts!

We have a new helper volunteer named Doris. Some of the photos will now be taken by her. We are still doing photos as well but Doris stepped up to the plate and asked to help. We cant thank her enough.

September 19, 2007

On another note, the shelter could sure use a few more dedicated and reliable volunteers for helping with cleaning cages and other daily tasks. I have been out there on a number of ocassions and it has been very busy, one or two people cant do it all, so if you have spare time and really want to make a difference, please call the shelter and ask where you can help out. Every persons efforts to better the animals stay counts!!!

April 28, 2007
IMPORTANT: ADOPTION FEE INCREASE

The changes will be posted on the website, but I am giving people the heads up here as well.

EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2007

New adoption fees:

Cats: Females $75 /males $60 / spayed and neutered already $40

Dogs: Females $80 /males $70 / spayed and neutered already $35

These price increases are to help cover the increase in surgery costs at your veterinarian and for a Felv/FIV combo test for cats.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

IMPORTANT NOTE: BEFORE you make a donation to the shelter for the kitten and dog soft food, please click on the link below, there will be lists of unsafe and safe foods. Thank you!
FDA Site <----------------- click here

Because of the long list of pet food being recalled the shelter is in need of "soft" kitten and dog food. Please consider making a donation for our little furry friends in need.

April 16, 2007
We also would like to thank Carrie from the "Dog House" for the emergency grooming for the eskimo dog that was getting adopted.

April 12, 2007
We want to thank Jenny from the "K9 Club" for donating a $25 grooming certificate to the Animal Shelter. Thank you Jenny!

To the people who want to volunteer your time at the shelter, please call the shelter for informaton regarding volunteering. If anyone has any questions on animals, adoptions or just looking for information on the shelter, please call the shelter directly or email us at info@deltaanimal.org someone will be more than happy to help you out! To the users who did not abuse the chat, our apologies, we will try and get a new chat box up and running soon as possible.

Thank You!

Febuary 22, 2007
For those of you who asked, this is the link for Care Credit You can read about it here, it is for animals as well. Good Luck!

Febuary 16, 2007
As of todays date we can no longer allow volunteers at the shelter under the age of twelve years old. The decision was in part made for liability reasons. For more information on this decision you may call the shelter and speak to someone there. Thank You!~

Make your food donation go further at Dogsrulegear.com

When you purchase a 22 lb. bag of PEDIGREE® Food for Dogs for a shelter, we’ll match your donation with another 22 lb. bag. We’ll even give the food to the shelter of your choice.

Each 22lb bag is only $9.99!

What does your donation do? Every 22 lb. bag of PEDIGREE® Food for Dogs is enough to feed one shelter dog for over a month or 40 dogs for a day.

Your donation can really save a life!

Dogs: 5 Cats: 26 Other: 0

Shelter has new "summer" hours for Saturday only. 10am to 2pmThe weekday hours will remain the same, 10am-4pm.
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Special Event Huge Success!

Our Kidʼs Day was a HUGE success on June 14th. Thanks to all who were able to come. Everyone had a good time and learned the basics of good pet care. For those of you who were unable to attend, we are looking at doing this again in January 2009 with additional fun stuff. Keep your eyes open for details later this year.