Pets Uniting People Society (PUPS) was busy during the month of February promoting World Spay Day (Month) with other pet protection organizations on behalf of the event originated by The Humane Society of United States.

PUPS’ offered information to our local high school, Springfield High School, for the students. Valerie Harrington, High School Advisor, sent a picture of some of the students who helped us promote this event.

When PUPS was at Petsmart on World Spay Day, Tuesday, February 25th, Miley and her parent stopped by to show their support.

On Wednesday, February 26th, PUPS was downtown Springfield promoting awareness of World Spay Day at United Senior Services.

Winding up the activities for the month, PUPS held the drawing of their February World Spay Basket Raffle at Panera Bread, Friday, February 28th, 6pm. Doris Fulton was the winner of the basket.

Two ladies who are members of United Senior Services stopped by PUPS’ information table and purchased raffle tickets for our February Neuter/Spay Raffle Basket.

Stay tuned to this blog for our activities for Mother’s Day…beginning in April.

Pets Uniting People Society (PUPS) February Neuter/Spay Raffle Basket Winner is Doris Fulton! Congratulations, Doris!

Kathy King, Marie’s Candies, was available at Panera Bread, Friday, February 28th, 6pm, to draw the winner. We thank Kathy for helping us out! And, most of all, we thank the raffle ticket buyers and sponsors for the items in the basket. We appreciate you!

Our next raffle will be in April for Mother’s Day. Stay tune for the details!

Dottie, PUPS’ Board Member’s wife and animal advocate, helping a United Senior Services member with signups and information.

Pets Uniting People Society (P.U.P.S.) visited United Senior Services, Downtown Springfield, on Wednesday, February 26th to give out information about World Spay Month and offered a drawing for a free cat spay certificate. The winner of the certificate was Cenis Mitch.In addition, P.U.P.S. sold some raffle tickets for our Neuter/Spay Basket for World Spay Month. It was a good day!

Thanks to the Springfield Animal Care Center, Pets Uniting People Society (P.U.P.S.) provides a voucher program every month of the year for free-roaming cats. However, February 2014, numbers have been down due to weather condiitons.

Although during February 2013, P.U.P.S. had fourteen neuter/spay surgeries, so we are down only by two surgeries from this time last year for the month of February.

Liz, Springfield Animal Care Center, is checking in two free-roaming cats for surgeries during February, Neuter/Spay Month.

P.U.P.S. is hoping for a grant soon so we can continue our free-roaming cat program consistently throughout the year.

Momentum will pick up beginning with Spring season.

PetSmart on World Spay Day 2/25/15

Miley, the friendly Beagle, came by with her parents at PetSmart on World Spay Day.

Set-up at PetSmart for World Spay Day, Tuesday, February 25, 2014, 10am and then on Wednesday, February 26, 2014, 10am at United Senior Services (formerly Elderly United), Downtown, Springfield. Passing out literature on the importance of neuter/spaying pets.

PUPS and many other cat protection organizations have been busy this month trapping and having free-roaming cats neutered/spayed. PUPS via The Humane Society of United States and other pet protection organizations have been educating and bringing awareness to neuter/spay as well.

To help defray the expense of our neuter/spay program, PUPS offers basket raffles throughout the year. This one is our February Neuter/Spay Basket Raffle.

Please learn more from this blog about the efforts of Pets Uniting People Society.

Drawing for one free cat spay certificate will be on Wednesday, February 26th, United Senior Services, Downtown Springfield, at 1pm. Basket will be available for view and tickets can be purchased while PUPS is set-up at PetSmart on Tuesday, February 25th and at United Senior Services, Wednesday, February 26th. Basket winner will be drawn on Friday, February 28th, 6pm at Panera Bread, North Bechtle, Springfield, and winner will be notified by phone.

On Monday, February 24th, Carolyn Hayes, Director of Pets Uniting People Society (P.U.P.S.) will be speaking to a group of Springfield High School students about the importance of neuter/spaying pets, handing out free literature.

will be our location at 1705 North Bechtle Avenue on Tuesday, February 25, 2014, “World Spay Day”. P.U.P.S. will be there beginning at 10am. Come by and visit our free information table. In addition, sign-up for our drawing for a free cat spay certificate.

On Wednesday, February 26th, 10am until 1pm, P.U.P.S. will be set-up at United Senior Services Center, 101 South Fountain Avenue, Springfield, Ohio.

The entire month of February is for bringing awareness to “World Spay”…please promote and encourage all pet owners to neuter or spay their pets.

If one has questions or needs more information about “World Spay” events through P.U.P.S., call P.U.P.S. Director, Carolyn Hayes, (937) 244-4604.

The sisters of Karen Schwartz requested help from Pets Uniting People Society to place thirteen cats that belonged to their deceased sister. According to her sisters, Karen loved her kitties and wanted the best for them.

There are six kitties left to be adopted. The first five cats pictured MUST be inside cats as each one is declawed. Sheba is the only one that was not declawed. She is an inside/outside cat. None of them have any bad habits and are wonderful cats that were orphaned due to Karen’s passing.

We are hoping the cat-loving community will help us.

Each are named and little bio about each one:

Tigger Lily

Tigger Lily: A 6 lb. female – declawed – feline leukemia test-negative – up-to-date on shots- and spayed. Very timid and shy. Beautiful green eyes. Very petite. Age between 2-4 years old. No bad habits, but doesn’t like to be picked up, but is social.

Orange Julius (Juli)

Juli is an orange tiger about 6 lbs. She is spayed, declawed, Feline Leukemia Tested Negative, and up-to-date on shots. She is very sweet – loves to be loved. She is timid and quite. Age between 2 – 4 years old. She does not like to be picked up, but you can pet her for hours on end. She is kind of a loner. Runs from the foster’s dog. Does well with other cats, would do well with older children.

This is Maximus

Brown Boo Boo

Maximus is a big boy approximately 10 lb. – neutered – declawed – Feline Leukemia Test-Negative – and up-to-date on shots. He loves to cuddle and get attention. Maximus is the first one to greet people when they walk into a room. Loves to be picked up. Very sweet. He is great with his foster’s dog, older children, and other cats. His age is between 2 and 4 years old. Gorgeous cat!

Brown Boo Boo is an 8 lb. male, neutered, declawed, Feline Leukemia tested-negative, and up-to-date on shots. He is the most loving cat. Very gentle and has a unique look and ”meow”. He looks like a Havana Brown, beautiful eyes. Boo Boo gets along great with foster’s dog and other cats. He would do fine with older children. Likes to be picked up and loved on. Age between 2 and 3 years old. He’s a beauty!

Onyx “Bob”

Onyx is a 5 to 6 lb. female – spayed – declawed – Feline Leukemia Test-negative, and up-to-date on shots. Onyx is a petite, gentle little kitty that lost her tail as a kitten. Was actually called “Bob” and she has beautiful green eyes. Doesn’t like to be picked up and stays to herself from the other cats. Likes to hide under her blanket. She likes to be petted and just walks away when she’s had enough.

Sheba

Sheba is the one that Karen had the longest, but still young. She was Karen’s favorite cat and the one we thought would be adopted first. She would walk with Karen to the drug store that was close to their house, wait outside the store until Karen came out and they’d walk back home together. In addition, she’d help Karen do gardening work. She is the only one that is NOT declawed. She’s an inside/outside cat and wants a close companion. If you are looking for a constant companion, Sheba’s your girl! She’s a lover and great cat! She has all her shots, spayed, and tested negative for Feline Leukemia. She resembles a Bombay (but her fur is not tight, more medium). She has beautiful eyes. Contact us and we will give you more reasons why she is so, so special. Text or call Carolyn (937) 244-4604.

Gone, But Not Forgotten

Pets Uniting People Society would like to take a moment to reminisce about those pets that went to Rainbow Bridge in 2013. Ones gone, but not forgotten. One was our signature poster pet Rudy (aka Baxter). When we learned of his passing, it was a shock as his passing was an unexpected one for he was only about 3 or 4 years old.

When I first met Rudy, it was in the parking lot of the A T & T phone store. He was in the back seat of a mid-size sedan, tied to the front head rest. When I entered the store, there was a couple signing up for a new cell phone. I asked the young man if that was his pit bull out in the car and he said, “Yes, mam!” He then proceeded to tell me how he acquired the young dog. “Our front door was open one morning; he ran in and jumped right into my lap!” I told him how handsome the pit bull was and if he decided he couldn’t keep him to call me. I gave him my PUPS’ card.

About two weeks later, I received an early morning call from this young man asking if I was the lady he met at the phone store. Immediately I recognized the young man’s voice as he had a southern accent and was very polite. He said with his voice breaking, “Mam, I can’t keep him.” I asked, “Where do you live?” I rushed right over.

After I picked him up, my new friend and I rode around town in my car, my new found friend licking my face all the while. We had quite a long ride as I had to think through where I was going to take him to be safe. The guy did tell me his name and it was “Felon”, like he was a criminal! Well, I had to change that! He went unnamed for the first day or two. Our first stop was to the veterinarian’s office to get him vaccinated so he could be placed into a local kennel. When the veterinarian asked me how long I had him…I answered quickly, “About an hour!” He laughed and told me he was a just a young pup, but I think he was just a small pit bull. He never did get very big. This little pit bull was the first “case” PUPS admitted into its program. It was definitely an emergency. Even though PUPS’s purpose is not a rescue, we do “take in” animals in extreme situations. After the first full day at a local kennel, the kennel workers informed me that he didn’t bark, but howled.

This is Rudy as he was when PUPS’ Director rescued him. He was adopted in 2010 and renamed, but he will always be Rudy to us here at PUPS.

As a pet sitter and animal lover, I saw no reason why this dog should have been homeless. From the short time I was around Rudy, he didn’t deserve what he was getting out of life. I tagged him with the name Rudy because this name told his story. He was a lover like Rudolph Valentino, a red-nosed pit bull, similar traits of the movie character ‘Rudy’, the small athlete with a huge heart, and made sounds like that Crooner Rudy Vallee (well, maybe just a little). That’s Rudy! Rudy got a home right before Christmas 2010. Got word that Rudy passed away a few months ago, not is all known about the details. I think I’m still in shock.

As long as I am PUPS’ director, he will continue to be our signature poster dog…I love you, Rudy, Rest in Peace, my dear friend!

Rainbow Bridge…Just this side of heaven is a place called RainbowBridge. When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to RainbowBridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals that had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those that were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross RainbowBridge together….

-Author Unknown

This is Sheba. I’ve shared her many times before and cannot understand why someone has not adopted her. We thought she would be the first to be adopted because of her great personality and beauty. She was the favorite cat of her owner, Karen, who passed away last October. It’s been said that Sheba would follow Karen to the CVS Pharmacy which was close-by their house. Sheba would wait outside the store until Karen would come out and then they’d walk back home together. I know this cat misses Karen and just begs for attention. Please be the one to speak up for her to be her forever companion. She needs someone; don’t let her spirit be broken.