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In This Issue
Featured Feline
Compatible Canine
Horse Month
Kitten Shower
Come Visit Us!
Who Knew?
5K for Furry Friends
Ditch Your Diet
Volunteer Spotlight
Happy Tail
Featured Feline:
Beaker
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Beaker came to us in late July with his litter mates. They were born on a farm and hope to find new homes through our shelter. He is the only brother who's cream in color, the others are light grey. Beaker is your typical kitten: he loves balls that jingle and play mice to chase around. He is always ready to be cuddled and would love to lay in your arms and purr for hours. After he gets his energy out on his toys, that is! Come meet this handsome boy today!
Compatible Canine: Buddy
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Buddy, a 4 year old Weimeraner, was given up to us in early July. He didn't do well with the cats in his previous family, so we are looking for a better suited match for him. He has done well so far at the shelter and loves everyone he meets. We believe he'd be a good candidate for a running buddy or hunting dog. Come meet this beautiful purebred today, he would love to meet you!
 September is Horse Month at Ambroja Photography
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Our very own photographer, Rachel Tabron, is offering pet specials for each month this year. Today begins horse month at her studio. Rachel donates all of her services to our shelter free of charge. She believes that her professional pictures will help the homeless animals gain greater recognition on our website and in the community, and in turn find forever homes more quickly. Support Rachel's business by getting all of your pet photos done through Ambroja Photography!
 Kitten Shower a Sweet Success!
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Last Saturday, Old Navy hosted us for a Kitten Shower at their store. We decorated an area of the store in a baby shower theme and brought eight lovable kittens to meet the public. A majority of the kittens found permanent homes! Donations were accepted and we brought in hundreds of dollars worth of supplies for our shelter sweeties! THANK YOU to all who stopped out and so generously contributed to our cause.
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Please come visit me and my friends!
Mon, Thurs, Fri:
11am- 6pm
Saturday: 10am-4pm
Sunday: 12pm-4pm


 7411 Mt. Vernon Rd. SE in Cedar Rapids.
(319) 362-6288.

Also, we ALWAYS have cats at Petco and PetSmart in Cedar Rapids!

CVHS Petco hours:
Mon.- Sat: 9am - 9pm
Sun: 10am - 7pm

CVHS PetSmart hours:
Mon-Sat: 9am-9pm
 Sun: 10am-6pm
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Who Knew?
Rock star Ozzy Osborne saved his wife Sharon's Pomeranian from a coyote by tackling and wresting the coyote until it released the dog.
Greetings!

Here at the Cedar Valley Humane Society we have benefited from numerous gracious donations of supplies for our homeless pets! We THANK the community members who so selflessly contribute to helping our worthy cause. Join your fellow good Samaritans and Donate NOW! Thank you for your support!
LAST CALL: Tee Off for Homeless Pets!Kids

Cedar Valley Humane Society's Drives for Lives best shot golf outing offers participants the opportunity to escape from the office for the afternoon to enjoy the greens golf.clubsat Hunter's Ridge Golf Course and indulge in a hearty dinner to follow the 18 holes. A silent auction will be present and a variety of gift packages will be reserved for winners of numerous friendly competitions throughout the day. Adoptable animals will be available for meet and greet, too. All proceeds to benefit the Cedar Valley Humane Society.

Date: Thursday, September 9, 2010
Start Time: 12:00 noon shotgun start
Location: Hunters Ridge Golf Course, Marion, Iowa
Participants: 144
Cost: $75 person/$300 foursome
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 Swamp Fox Fun!
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Bring the entire family out for a fun day of good food, games, activities and prizes at the Swamp Fox Festival. Cedar Valley Humane Society will have a booth at the event to display adoptable pets who will be ready to find homes! See you then!

Date: Sunday, September 18th, 2010
Time: 1-4 PM
Location: Squaw Creek Baptist Church, 44th St. in Marion
Cost: FREE!
Run a 5K to Celebrate St. Francis Day!
Cedar Valley Humane Society and Grace Episcopal Church present a 5K fun run/walk for you and your pet!

Who: You arunneranddognd your pet (or just you!)
What: 5K Walk/Run
When: Saturday, October 2nd, check in between 8-8:45 AM, event begins at 9 AM
Where: Grace Episcopal Church, 525 A Ave. NE
Why: To raise funds and awareness for the Cedar Valley Humane Society and Grace Episcopal Church
Cost:
pre-register (before Sept. 24th) and adults are $12 and children are $7

The walk/run will begin at Grace Episcopal Church, run along 1st Avenue, pick up the Nature Trail around Cedar Lake and end back at the church.

Return to the Church after the run for a Blessing of the Animals in the main sanctuary where each individual pet will receive a blessing in honor of St. Francis Day. If your pet can't come, then a picture of your pet can also be blessed!

All participants will receive treats, refreshments and a t-shirt to commemorate the event.

ALL PETS WELCOMED! Sign up today!
Finally: a Good Reason to Ditch Your Diet!
EaChilis logot at Chili's Restaurant, 1250 Collins Rd. NE Cedar Rapids, between August 30th and September 2nd and 10% of your bill will be donated to the Cedar Valley Humane Society! Don't forget to bring the voucher you need to specify you're eating to help the homeless animals. See you there!


speech bubbleWe Asked, You Answered!
What's your favorite dog or cat breed?

Adam Colbeck: my White / Calico Norwegian Forest kitty
Courtney McMurrin: Rotties:)
Lisa Ogle: My current poochie is a lab and shar pei mix. She has to be my current favorite breed. size of a lab, bubbly like a lab and wrinkles on her forhead and jowls of a shar pei
Amee Bee: All animals are special in their own way... I love them all mine or not :-))
Leslie Elam: I love all dogs too, but we LOVE our Shelties!
Ashley Piazzon-Ahrens: Great Dane! We adopted a great dane from you guys in Feb. and he's the best!

Add us as a Facebook friend (CedarValley HumaneSociety) to give your input, then tune in next time for more of YOUR responses!

hand and pawVolunteer Spotlight: Abby Ortberg
Abby Ortberg has been a huge asset to the Cedar Valley Humane Society in her time here as a Fundraising and Marketing Intern.
She has helped plan and execute many different events such as Until They All Find a Home, Putts for Pets, Noelridge Farmer's Markets and many adoption events.  Abby spent countless summer days inside the shelter making cold calls to obtain in-kind donations for raffle and silent auction prizes. She also made it a priority to get to know all the different homeless dogs and cats under our roof so she could create detailed personality profiles in hopes of getting them adopted more quickly. Abby can always be counted on for a good laugh, too, and we are so happy she decided to spend her summer at Cedar Valley Humane Society helping out! Thank you for all of your hard work, Abby, and good luck at Mizzou this year!

If you want to volunteer or intern, just ask us how!
Happy Tail, Special Edition: CVHS to NYC
Last week Cedar Valley Humane Society's long term resident, MeowzerMeowzer was given a second chance at a happy ending. This plump, senior tabby cat seemed an unlikely candidate to transition from homeless hobo to big city lights.

When his new owner, a volunteer cat-socializer, began getting to know all the different feline personalities around the shelter she was immediately taken by Meowzer. "He just wanted to cuddle and lick my face," Carolyn explained. It wasn't until mid-August did she seriously consider toting him back to Manhattan with her as she was set to begin her Master's program at Columbia University this fall.

"I knew the influx of cats and kittens from springtime breeding was leaving the Cedar Valley Humane Society with more homeless pets than families coming to adopt them," Carolyn lamented. That's when she realized that adopting Meowzer was the least she could do. It turned out, as she soon realized, that it wasn't only a good hearted act of kindness to add "Meowzer's Mom" to her perfectly polished resume. "Moving to New York City is a huge change in my life. Having a companion to call my own while I'm there will be a source of comfort and happiness for me!" She told CVHS adoption counselors.

To follow Meowzer and Carolyn's journey from small town Iowa to Manhattan, or to learn the mutually beneficial reasons to add a shelter pet to your home, check out: http://twitter.com/CVHumane


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