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Fix A Friend Spay Neuter Clinic

"The Greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”
-Mahatma Ghandi
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Every weekend, our volunteers tirelessly erect a mobile animal shelter on the sidewalk of Petco. It is our ADOPTION FAIR! One volunteer begins as early as 7:30 am to begin setting up cages and crates, lining crates with blankets, filling litter pans, food and water bowls, and setting up fans, tables and signs. He's the Early Bird! Others file in at 10 am to finish the final touches. Volunteers transport dogs from boarding facilities to the adoption fair while foster parents transport their foster pets from home to the fair. On any given weekend, you can find 10 or more homeless dogs and 10-15 homeless cats and even more kittens hoping to find their forever homes. At 2 pm, one set of volunteers leave and another set comes in to finish the day. All day long, dogs are walked, cages cleaned and animals get adopted. People interested in self fostering or other foster homes show up and get vaccines and dewormings to get their animals ready for the next adoption fair. Although the fair should end by 5, it takes until 7-8:00 pm before it is completely broken down and then we do it ALL over again on Sunday, but it's worth it. Anywhere from 5-15 animals are adopted out weekly and that's what gives us the space to take in more the following week. Through the week, volunteers are taking pictures of homeless animals, posting them to Petfinder, Craig's List, Facebook and spreading the word. We create adoption packets, applications, medical forms, and brochures. Foster homes transport animals to and from vets and treat sick or injured animals. We purchase supplies, pay vet bills, and maintain 3 transport vehicles. We answer phone calls and emails regarding HUNDREDS more homeless animals that we can't possibly take, but we try to offer suggestions and brainstorm to help keep the animals out of shelters. We take back our returns, or beg people to continue to act as the foster home until it gets readopted. Returns can happen at any time and for any reason. With 5000 adoptions behind us, and a promise to take them back whenever can sometimes mean that we can get as many as 3-4 returns a week. Emergency foster homes are helpful, but are few and far between. Basically, our volunteers go 7 days a week and can you believe they ALL work full time jobs elsewhere on top of all of this? You can't find a more passionate, hardworking group of people ANYWHERE! Adopt an ANGEL volunteers are really the best!
To View an Adoption Fair in Progress, please click here.
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