NHSPCA: About the Society

News Release

New Hampshire SPCA Announces Operation Warm & Furry
A New Effort To Support Our Troops And Our Homeless Animals

November 6, 2008

Contact: Sheila E. Ryan
Director of Development and Marketing
Phone: (603) 772-2921 ext. 106 Or
Jen Corbin
Director of Animal Services
Phone: (603) 772-2921 ext. 115

Today, the New Hampshire SPCA announced a new effort to assist
homeless animals as well as to aid our military troops serving overseas.
In honor of Veterans Day the NHSPCA
will host Operation Warm & Furry on November 13, 14 & 15th. The event
will include an animal adopt-a-thon
and food drive as well as a collection
of supplies for military personnel.

The adopt-a-thon seeks to find new loving homes for the nearly 200 animals currently in the care of the NHSPCA by extending hours and offering unprecedented discounts on dogs and cats. The agency will be open on Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 11 am - 7 pm. There will be discounts on all animals, with special discount programs available for military Veterans. In addition, there will be a bake sale, and food and supply collection to benefit the animals. Some of the items needed include Kitty litter, Canned & dry cat food, Canned kitten food, Grocery Store Gift Cards, KMR - Kitten Milk Replacer, Cat toys, balls, stuffed catnip mice toys, Small blankets, Towels, Canned dog food (Science Diet/Pedigree), Canned puppy food, Kong and other dog toys (small, medium, large), Rope bones, Tennis balls, Fleece chew toys, Nylabones, Stuffed Animals (used o.k.). A complete wish list is posted on our website at www.nhspca.org.

Military personnel will also be on hand to assist people wishing to make donations of supplies for our troops serving over seas. These items will be collected by the Pease Greeters and made into care packages for the troops. Some of the items needed are: chap sticks, toothpaste, deodorant, body wash, tylenol, aspirin, dental floss, cotton balls, shampoo/conditioner, handi-wipes, air fresheners, flip flops, white socks mid-calf to go over boots, disposable razors, shave gel, hand-warmers, individually packaged snack food items that they can share, such as cookies, nuts, trail mix, pop tarts, micro-wave popcorn, hard candy, tootsie pops & rolls, fiber one bars, coffee, crystal light on the go, to add to their water, as well as Mechanical Pencils, crayons, erasers, writing tablets, composition books, pencil sharpeners, frisbees, jump ropes, soccer balls, baseballs, nerf balls, puzzle books, etc.

The Adopt-a-thon will take place at the New Hampshire SPCA building at 104 Portsmouth Ave., Stratham. In addition, the NHSPCA's mobile adoption vehicle will be collecting supplies at two other locations. On Thursday and Friday, the Mobile NHSPCA will be at Shaw's in Stratham and on Saturday, the Mobile NHSPCA will be at Wal*Mart in Newington across from the Newington Mall.

"It is such a pleasure to honor Veterans Day in this way. It is going to be a great weekend," said Director of Development and Marketing Sheila Ryan. "It is wonderful to partner with the greeters at Pease to not only find wonderful homes for our animals, but also to help provide some of the comforts of home for our dedicated service men and women. We invite our entire community to help us with this exciting endeavor."

The New Hampshire SPCA is a community resource center that provides animal adoption, education, investigation and sheltering services in a professional and compassionate way. The Adoption Center is open from 11 am – 4pm on Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 11 am – 7pm on Tuesday and Thursday, and closed on Wednesday. For more information about the NHSPCA, visit www.nhspca.org.

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