Keep the donations coming to keep animals’ bellies full
Have you ever gotten that phone call at the last minute letting you know that 10 people are coming over tonight for dinner? You immediately start worrying that you won’t have enough food to feed everyone. (You probably also want to pull your spouse aside and ask them exactly how they thought inviting 10 people to your house for dinner tonight without speaking to you first seemed like a good idea, but that’s another conversation for another day.)
At the Aiken SPCA, we’ve got lots of mouths to feed. Some days we have as many as 200 dogs and cats looking to us to provide them with breakfast and dinner each day. As you can imagine, that’s a lot of kibble to have on hand at any one time.
We sometimes get to “cook” for goats, horses, rabbits, birds, iguanas, ferrets and pot bellied pigs. Our kennel staff “chefs” are responsible for preparing specialized meals for all of these animals and boy can they eat!
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Area society seeks help for the SPCA.
The CSRA Vegetarian Society (CSRAVS) has teamed up with the Aiken SPCA to recruit volunteers for the SPCA’s animal welfare and protection programs.
Members of CSRAVS recently attended an orientation session at the SPCA’s no-kill shelter on Wire Road. There they took a tour, made friends with dozens of homeless animals and signed up for volunteer opportunities ranging from dog walking to cat socializing to fundraising.
Sean Woods, founder and organizer of CSRAVS, said the Vegetarian Society is trying to help spread the word about the SPCA’s need for volunteers. He said the orientation session was advertised by e-mail to the more than 100 CSRAVS members.
“CSRAVS has a base of people who are very committed, and a lot of them are interested in animal welfare issues,” he said. “At the same time, we knew that the SPCA really needs volunteers. It seemed like a win-win for everybody.”
Gary Willoughby, executive director of the SPCA, agreed.
“We appreciate the interest,” he said. “It’s really great of the CSRAVS members to turn out. We hope we’ll have more chances to work with the Vegetarian Society in the future.”
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