NEWS -
FALL/WINTER 2009 **NEW**

Spring 2009
Fall 2008

11/23/2009-   HELP US LIGHT AND DECORATE Animal Aid's Memory Tree - Locations: Orchard Mall, more locations coming soon
How does it work?  For every $5.00 donation we will add a light to our tree and an ornament with the pet's picture (if provided) and name.
We are also offering the gift of giving.  A donation made in the name of a friend or family member will be acknowledged with a card sent to them on your behalf.

For more details and a mailable form please click here!

6/26/2009

We have now joined the Facebook Revolution!  Please join our Facebook group, Animal Aid of Southwestern Michigan and be kept abreast of current events, foster updates, new rescues in progress and more!


6/26/2009
Our annual Mutt March is just around the corner (September 12).  Please visit ourMutt March Page for Exhibitor & Participation information and details fo the event!

6/15/2009
Animal Aid and it's volunteers would like to thank all the donors and participants in this years Annual Auction for the Animals!  Over $5000 was raised to help us continue providing medical care, spay neutering services and adoption services to our communities homeless pets! 

4/20/2009
 Animal Aid is proud to be a part of Team Neuter, a cooperative effort between the Humane Society of Southwestern Michigan, Animal Aid, and area veterinarians.  All of these volunteers come together to hold "Team Neuter Spay & Neuter clinics".  We recognize that until we control the number of pets that are born in are community we will have more pets needing homes then there are available.  Thousands of cats and dogs are destroyed every year in OUR community because there are not enough homes to care for them.  Team Neuter has 2 spay & neuter clincis scheduled this spring for cats.  The first is May 3, 2009 at Hecht Veterinary Clinic.  The second is May 30, 2009 at Wil-O-Paw Veterinary Clinic.  Both clinics are open to low income and senior citizen residents in our community.  You can schedule an appointment today by calling 269-927-3303!  If you don't have a pet who can be helped, please help by spreading the word to those who might.   You can download a poster to pass out or place here- Downloadable poster click here!
4/1/2009
Pet Supplies Plus is hosting an Easter Raffle to benefit the Humane Society and Animal Aid.  Stop in anytime before Easter (April 12) and donate a dollar to be entered into a raffle for $50.00 in gifts and a Gift Card! Thank you Pet Supplies Plus staff and owners Pat & Chris.  PSP has been helping Animal Aid help animals since the day they opened and we appreciate their support! 

3/27/2009


Print An Auction Flyer
Please print an auction flyer out and post it at your workplace
or community Bulletin Board!  Thank YOU!

3/12/2009 
Mark your calendars for 1 PM, Sunday, 7 June 2009, and the annual Animal Aid Benefit Auction! Sandie and Bunny Martin once again are donating the use of Martin's Auction House on US 31 in Berrien Springs, Michigan, and auctioneer John Campbell is donating his time. We can promise you another fast-paced, fun-filled afternoon, with rare, collectible, and one-of-a-kind items along with just plain great bargains! Please note: NO live animals of any kind will be auctioned, and foster pets will NOT be present!

Items needed are:

• GIFT CERTIFICATES -- for services such as lawn care, veterinary services, internet service & computer classes, restaurant dinners, hair styling/makeovers, etc.
• YOUR TIME -- Volunteer Opportunities include helping solicit, collect and transport items, sorting and set up at the auction house, pre-registration and keeping track of bids at the auction, and clean up afterwards.
• ONE LARGE ITEM SUCH AS A CAR, BOAT, SNOWMOBILE, MOTORCYCLE -- if we're going to dream, why not dream big?

Please donate only new or clean used items in good, working condition! We can't accept junk, rummage, clothing (unless it's antique or special in some way), or large appliances. Chances are, if you were going to throw it away, nobody else will want it, either. All donations are tax deductible.

This event is always a lot of fun, and everyone goes away smiling. Please join us.

3/9/2009
Super Books!
We are once again selling Superbooks as a fundraiser!  We are taking orders for delivery now!
If you would like a superbook please email animalaidofswmi@yahoo.org or contact any Animal Aid Volunteer today!

3/2/2009
Animal Aid requests assistance in the arrest and prosecution of abandoned animals!
Animal Aid of Southwestern Michigan is currently investigating two seperate complaints
where animals were abandoned.  The first complaint involved two 4month old pitbull mixes
that were dumped in a trash dumpster at Harbor Pointe Apartments on Plaza Dr. in Benton
Harbor.  The second case involves a small min-pin mix that was placed in a cardboard box
which was duct taped shut and set on the side of Benton Center Rd in Benton Harbor. 

Pictures of the dogs are below. If you have any information about the subjects responsible
for abandoning these animals please call 269-369-3151



12/2008
We Need Your Help-Upton Challenge Grant
Animal Aid is the recent & proud recipient of a One-Year Challenge Grant from the
Frederick S. Upton Foundation in the amount of $10,000 to address the critical
problem of pet overpopulation. Once the matching funds are received, the grant
will be used to support Animal Aid’s “Spay Neuter Assistance Program” & Team
Neuter Clinics. Team Neuter is a collaborative project between Animal Aid, the
Humane Society of Southwestern Michigan & participating veterinarians, who
donate their space & services. It is projected that, if fully funded, the project
will end the reproduction cycle of over 1,000 dogs and cats. In communities that
have aggressive spay and neuter initiatives homeless pet statistics drop considerably. This
directly reduces the number of homeless animals and the number of animals euthanized
in a community.