Happy New Year to our friends of the FKSPCA!

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1 A Note From Our Director Happy New Year to our friends of the FKSPCA! Last year the FKSPCA was able to help 1,879 animals through our adoption, education, cruelty investigation, clinic and animal control programs. In 2018 the FKSPCA found homes for 698 animals, returned 535 animals to their owners through animal control, free shelter for domestic abuse victims' pets and transferred 90 animals to breed or species specific rescue groups. It is with your help and support that the FKSPCA is able to continue to provide enrichment, medical care and shelter for the animals that come to us year. In the year to come we will continue to provide care for the animals that come to us each day. Whether it is the old dog who is surrendered because their family moved to a new location where they couldn't take him, or the newborn kittens found abandoned under a house we will be there to love and care for them until they find their second chance with a loving family of their own. If you are interested in helping the animals we serve please consider volunteering your time, making a one time or recurring gift to any one of our animal care funds such as Oscars Fund to care for injured animals that come to us each day needing veterinary treatment, the Ellen B. Gray Fund which helps provide spay neuter and medical care for our shelter friends, or the Animal Care Fund which provides enrichment, medical supplies and food for our sheltered animal friends. To learn more please see our website at fkspca.org or me at tammy@fkspca.org. We want to wish you and your family all the best in this new year. Thank you for your support and for being a hero and partner in our lifesaving mission. With Gratitude, Tammy Fox, Executive Director Upcoming Events:

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3 Our grand prize of a staycation package courtesy of our friends at Faro Blanco Resort and Yacht Club is valued at $1,000! With It's Back! Feb. 9 Our Fourth Annual Putts for Paws Miniature Golf Tournament at Boondocks Grille & Drafthouse is Saturday, Feb. 9 from 12-4PM! It's our biggest event benefiting our Marathon Campus and always so much fun! As a Sponsor you can showcase your business on a busy afternoon throughout the golf course and the restaurant! As a Vendor you have an opportunity to sell your goods, crafts and home made items at this popular Lower Keys restaurant! Play as a team of two in the tournament to win medals and prizes.

4 music, a large silent auction, and doggy obstacle course there's so much for your two- and four-legged family members! No matter how you participate you won't want to miss out on all the fun! Kovu is more dog than cat. This super-friendly feline arrived at the Florida Keys SPCA Marathon Campus back in February along with 39 other cats! For sponsor, vendor or team information contact Tara at tara@fkspca.org or call Adoptable Animals My Name is "Mayzee" If your New Year's Resolution was to exercise more, than Mayzee may be the dog for you! At just a year young, she's a wonderful exuberant cattle dog mix with energy for days. She lives for walks and runs! Her energy may be misunderstood and "too much" for some people, but we know the right person is out there somewhere. Her adoption fee has been paid thanks to our friends at BTA Foster Home! If you're looking for a dog that can keep up with YOU be sure to meet Mayzee at our Marathon Campus. To meet your new best friend call our Marathon Campus at

5 He was part of a hoard of cats in rough shape. Kovu had a large wound on his tail and spent several months receiving medical care before he could be put up for adoption. Despite his injury he never lost his spirit! This kitty is the first to greet you in their catio and absolutely loves attention and affection. If you want a social cat, Kovu is the one! Visit the Florida Keys SPCA Marathon Campus at Aviation Blvd (behind the airport) or call Meet "Arrow" He is a four-year-old Domestic Short Hair surrendered one year ago and would love to find his new family! He is a sweet boy who LOVES water. He sits by the sink or in the sink just waiting for someone to turn it on so he can drink from it. Arrow also loves lounging with on the shelves in our cat adoption rooms. He could live alone or room with other cats and will just need a warm spot in your home to cuddle in the sun. Stop by the Key West Campus to meet this sweet boy today! "Kiara " Kiara was seized from her home because her owners were not caring for her properly and is currently looking for her furever home at our Key West Campus. Kiara is friendly, affectionate, goofy and happy! She is quick to roll over for belly rubs, loves playing with her toys and giving everyone she meets big sloppy kisses! She is still a pup

6 with a wild side, but loves treats and will respond easily to reward based training. She would probably do well with a four legged friend and be a great family dog! Stop by to meet this ball of love today! MORE FKSPCA ANIMALS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION In Other News: Thank you for the amazing support from these local businesses that sponsored our 5th annual Parade of Paws!

7 Help pave the pathway to the doors of the Florida Keys SPCA Center for Animal Welfare and Education in Key West! Turn a "blank brick" into a permanent, customized memento for $250 YES, I WANT TO MY OWN BRICK! Want to contribute to our critters' shelter needs as you shop? We have created a separate Amazon Wish List that is solely for some of the items we need that at both the Key West and Marathon shelter locations.

8 We are extremely grateful for your generosity this holiday season! Unsung Heroes Congratulations to our Volunteer Unsung Heroes Joan Parsons and Carol Snider for the 2018 year! Carol and Joan have been volunteers at the Florida Keys SPCA for 4 years and have dedicated over 3,000 combined volunteer hours for our organization. They are instrumental to our feline care and behavior programs and are amazing advocates for our homeless animals. They are truly an essential part of our volunteer team. They will be honored at the CFFK's Unsung Hero Luncheon with other Monroe County Non Profit volunteers on Saturday January 25th for their amazing dedication. Happy Tails: Adoption Update Marley Adopted Mojo a Month Ago... "It was a tough choice to pick out just one kitty from the shelter. We made several visits and bonded with too many sweet cats and we finally made our decision. We thought it would take several weeks or months before our new adoptee would mesh with our household but it took less than 24 hours and he was perfectly at home and bffs with Henry, our mature and very handsome dog. It wasn't until we caught the two curled up together that we realized they are almost identical twins. Maybe that's why they get along so well?!? It's been about a month now and we couldn't be happier with our adoption choice. Mojo loves to be carried around on our shoulders to see all of the "sights" from our eye level, all the while purring like there is no tomorrow. He enjoys sitting in the windows checking out the neighborhood and saying hi to the neighbors. He

9 "helps" us out with all of our household projects and chores. Mojo showed us a new game he likes to play a few days ago...fetch! The four of us are so happy together it was a match made in heaven." We couldn't be happier for Mojo in his amazing new furever home! Thank you Marley for the great update! VISIT OUR WEBSITE Florida Keys SPCA tammy@fkspca.org fkspca.org