Please join us for our third Animal Shelter Baby Shower event, aimed at supporting the upcoming puppy and kitten season and your local Humane Society of Pagosa Springs.
The event will take place on Saturday, April 6, at the Pagosa Lakes Property Owners Association Clubhouse from 10am to noon. You can purchase a ticket to attend the event, buy shower gifts online through the Amazon link on our site, buy from our registry at our local Chow Down, or make a monetary donation to help cover veterinary costs.
Light brunch refreshments will be served at the event, and each ticket grants the attendee one free drink from our bar, which will host mimosas and other beverages available for purchase as well.
Every year, during the spring season, our animal shelter is overwhelmed with kittens and puppies that are in need of care until they are ready for adoption. We provide a thorough examination of each of our precious little ones, including weighing them, scanning them for ringworm, testing them for FELV, vaccinating them and deworming them. We also keep a careful record of their weight progress and re-vaccinate them as they grow to ensure they are healthy and ready to go home with their forever family.
We have seen firsthand the heartbreak of puppies who lose their lives to parvo by not being properly vaccinated. Therefore, we conduct a test on each puppy before admitting them into the shelter and then quarantine them until a second test is performed. Once cleared, they follow the same routine as kittens with a series of three DA2PP vaccinations to protect them from distemper and parvo, as well as deworming.
Newborns usually spend about three months in the shelter under constant monitoring and care, including bottle feeding when a foster home is not available.
If you are interested in fostering these tender charges, please contact the shelter to apply at (970) 731-4771.
It costs a substantial amount to provide this care, which is far from offset by our low adoption fees. This is where you can help. We need your support to provide the critical funding that pays for medical services, food and shelter for these babies in need.
Our Animal Shelter Baby Shower is a fun-filled event that you can enjoy with your friends and family. We have mystery boxes up for sale, and in homage to our chocolate auction from prior years, we will be including exquisite and delicious dessert along with many other fun and incredible prizes. Visit our website, pagosahumane.org, for more details.
The Humane Society of Pagosa Springs is a local private nonprofit organization that operates the only animal shelter in Archuleta County. Your local humane society does not receive funding from national animal welfare organizations like the Humane Society of the United States, American Humane, ASPCA or any others. Private donations, grants, and thrift store revenues cover only a portion of animal shelter operating expenses. The remainder of the shelter costs must be met through fundraising events.
Funds raised through our events directly benefit the homeless dogs and cats in our community. Board members and volunteers donate their time and talents to handle fundraising efforts by the organization, and new volunteers are always welcome.
For more information about donating, please contact the Humane Society of Pagosa Springs administration office at (970) 264- 5549 or email us at hsadmin@pagosahumane.org.
The Humane Society of Pagosa Springs is a 501(c) (3) charitable organization and all donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.