JCAPL 2010 Calendar
Mr.Waffles
January 2010 www.jcapl.org Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday While our totals for 2009 are not yet complete we are pleased to report that JCAPL adopted out 314 dogs and puppies and 445 cats and kittens during 2008. We sincerely thank all of our volunteers and donors and Petsmart at White Oak Shopping Center in Garner, Petsmart on Timber Drive in Garner and Petsmart on Capital Blvd. in Raleigh for making this possible. 1 Happy Mew Year! New Year s Day 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Dress Up Your Pet Day 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Bald Eagle Appreciation Day Martin Luther King Day Answer Your Cat s Question Day 24 31 25 26 27 28 29 30
Prissy and Missy
February 2010 2010 www.jcapl.org Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Responsible Pet Owners 1 2 3 4 5 6 Groundhog Day Sled Dog Day 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Safety Pup Day National Adoption Weekend National Adoption Weekend 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Valentine s Day National Adoption Weekend President s Day Love Your Pet Day 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 PetWalk Spay Day USA JCAPL Membership Drive 28 Adopt a Pet National Dental Health Cat Health Go to www.jcapl.org to join! YOUR membership will help to improve the lives of animals. Rescued Rabbit
Micah
March 2010 www.jcapl.org Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Adopt a Rescued Guinea Pig 1 Pig Day 2 3 What if Cats & Dogs had Opposable Thumbs? Day 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 St. Patrick s Day Hug Your Cat Day JCAPL Easter Bunny Pictures 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 National Puppy Day JCAPL Easter Bunny Pictures 28 29 30 31 Adopt a Rescued Guinea Pig Johnston Co. Rabies Clinic Date TBA Palm Sunday
OSCAR S STORY Dear JCAPL, Back in April, we adopted 18 month old Oscar - a brown cat who was sporting a lion cut. We were dazzled by his cuteness in the cage at Petsmart, but horrified by his behavior once we brought him home. We often joke that Oscar is evil, and that he was probably one of the worst decisions we ever made, but we love him very much. When Oscar first came home, he would bite and scratch us and harass our three older cats. It was clear that he must have been through hell before your organization rescued him, because we would go to pet him and he would flop on his side in a defensive way. But no matter what, he was very engaged in whatever we did. It was clear he wasn t ready to give up on people, and we had no plans to give up on him. Oscar Oscar has settled in nicely to our home - we have seen positive changes in his behavior over the last few months. He no longer falls over when we pet him, but instead seems to enjoy it. He is almost always at our heels, and is still very engaged in whatever we do. He loves company, and is extremely well-behaved around children. His beautiful brown coat has grown in nicely, and he is chinchilla soft. At 2 years old, he is still very much a kitten, so he still plays and runs around the house all day, every day. He is hilarious! See how handsome he has become! Thanks again for letting us adopt this funny little guy, for having such a stress-free adoption process, and for all the great work you do for homeless pets. -Sandy Cyr and Matthew MacGregor
April 2010 www.jcapl.org Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Prevention of Animal Cruelty International Scoop the Poop Week 24th - 30th Prevent Lyme in Dogs Look for Johnston Co. Animal Shelter Rabies Clinic 1 2 3 April Fool s Day Good Friday 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Easter Sunday ASPCA Day 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Teach Your Daughter to Volunteer Day 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 SpayGhetti & NoBalls Dinner Bulldogs are Beautiful Day 25 26 27 28 29 30 National Hairball Awareness Day Johnston Co. Animal Shelter Rabies Clinic Date TBA National Pet Parents Day National Adoption Weekend
Snuggles
May 2010 www.jcapl.org Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Food Drive for Homeless Animals World Lyme Disease Awareness Be Kind to Animals Week 2nd - 8th National Pet Week 2nd - 8th National Dog Bite Prevention Week 16th - 22nd Petsmart Spring MegaAdoption Date TBA 1 National Adoption Weekend 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 National Adoption Weekend Cinco de Mayo 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Mother s Day 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 30 24 31 25 26 27 28 29 Memorial Day
Candy
June 2010 www.jcapl.org Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Adopt a Shelter Cat Look for JCAPL Dog Washes this 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 World Pet Memorial Day 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Flag Day Garfield the Cat Day 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Father s Day American Eagle Day Take Your Dog to Work Day 27 28 29 30
Jackson
July 2010 www.jcapl.org Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Dog Days of Summer 7/13-8/11 Rabbit Week 15th - 21st Look for JCAPL Dog Washes this 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Independence Day 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Cow Appreciation Day 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 National Get Out Of The Doghouse Day 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 National Take Your Dog to Work Day
Lydia & Chance
August 2010 www.jcapl.org Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Assistance Dog Day Odie Day (Garfield s Dog) 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 National Homeless Animals Day 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 National Dog Day 29 30 31 Assistance Dog Week 8th - 14th National Holistic Pat Day
Smoke
September 2010 2010 www.jcapl.org Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday AKC Responsible Dog Ownership National Chicken 1 2 3 4 5 6 Labor Day 7 8 Responsible Dog Ownership Day 9 10 PetSmart FALL Adoptathon Second Chance For Love National Adoption Weekend 11 PetSmart FALL Adoptathon Second Chance For Love Johnston County Animal Services Open House National Volunteer Day National Adoption Weekend 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 PetSmart FALL Adoptathon Second Chance For Love National Grandparents Day National Adoption Weekend Yom Kippur 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Elephant Appreciation Day 26 27 28 29 30 Shamu the Whale Day
JAKE
October 2010 www.jcapl.org Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Adopt A Shelter Dog National Animal Safety and Protection World Animal 1 2 Fire Pup Day World Farm Animals Day 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3rd Annual Puppy Poker Run 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Columbus Day National Feral Cat Day 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 Halloween
Munchkin
November 2010 2010 www.jcapl.org Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Daylight Savings Time Ends Veteran s Day National Adoption Weekend National Adoption Weekend 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 National Adoption Weekend National Family Volunteer Day 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Thanksgiving Day 28 29 30 National Pet Cancer Awareness Adopt A Senior Pet National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week 1st - 7th National Cat Week 1st - 7th
Pinto
December 2010 2010 www.jcapl.org Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 Hanukkah 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Day of the Horse 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Cat Herders Day 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Christmas Day 26 27 28 29 30 31 Santa Paws Pictures 1st - 19th Kwanzaa New Year s Eve
Educate yourself & others! Black is Beautiful, Sweet and unbelievably Lovable! The Problem with BLACK Animals Did you know that black animals are usually the last ones to be adopted from shelters or rescue groups? Black dogs, and cats too, are euthanized at a much higher rate than other animals. The general public is not aware of how doomed black animals are when they are surrendered. Shelters across the country are overflowing with black-coated animals. This phenomenon is so common it even has a name: Black Animal Syndrome. Here are some of the theories for this phenomenon: They don t show up well in a kennel. It isn t easy to distinguish their features, and, if they have any gray or white hairs on their face, they often appear older than they actually are. Potential adopters walk right by them in the cages and don t even notice they are there. Superstitions give black animals bad press. In some folklore black cats and dogs often appear as evil forces, foretelling death, bringing bad luck. These ideas may pass into people s beliefs subconsciously. A subliminal suggestion that black is evil like the symbolism of Scar vs. Mufasa in The Lion King, leaves a subconscious imprint. When the shelter has a golden retriever mix and a black-coated retriever mix, basically the same dogs, the light-colored dog will almost always be adopted before the dark one. People fear them. People never say they are afraid of black dogs, but sometimes body language tells you. They stop, stiffen up and lean back a little. Meeting a big black dog at the door is very intimidating, especially when the dog is excited and barking. It could be harder to read a black dog s facial expression. Black animals aren t very photogenic. This makes a difference for shelters that put pictures of animals awaiting adoption in the newspaper. Black animals have very expressive eyes, but they don t show up well in photographs. The bottom line is that there is an overabundance of black animals and most people simply don t pay attention to them. The next time you re ready to adopt a pet, do consider rescuing a wonderful black animal. Size and color are unrelated to temperament. Of course, the real solution to Black Animal Syndrome is...you guessed it! Spaying and neutering so that there won t be any unwanted animals of any size or color anywhere. but in the meantime... Don t miss out! Give that beautiful black Animal a chance!
The Importance of Spaying and Neutering Spaying and Neutering helps to reduce animal overpopulation. Over 5 million adoptable animals are euthanized each year in the US, while countless others are abandoned, neglected and abused. Sterilization of your cat or dog will increase his/her chance of a longer, healthier life. It will also: increase a canine s life an average of 1 to 3 years, felines 3 to 5 years. GREATLY reduce the risk of mammary gland tumors/cancer, prostate cancer, perianal tumors, pyometria, and uterine, ovarian and testicular cancers. decrease aggressive behavior, including dog bites. lessen the desire to roam, therefore making animals less likely to be injured in fights or auto accidents. Statistics indicate that as many as 85% of dogs hit by cars are unaltered. lower the need for capture, impoundment and eventual destruction of unwanted animals which costs taxpayers and private humanitarian agencies in excess of a billion dollars each year. Educate yourself & others! Contact your local veterinarian to find out just how easy it is to have your animals spayed or neutered. It is the RIGHT choice. Educate yourself & others! Just ONE female cat s cumulative offspring in 10 years could total over 80 MILLION! Two uncontrolled breeding cats... Plus all their kittens and their kittens kittens, if none are ever spayed or neutered, add up to: 1st Year: 12 2nd Year: 66 3rd Year: 382 4th Year: 2,201 5th Year: 12,680 6th Year: 73,041 7th Year: 420,715 8th Year: 2,423,316 9th Year: 13,958,290 10th Year: 80,399,780 That is: 2 Litters per year 2.8 Surviving kittens per litter 10 year breeding life
Johnston County AnimaL Protection League www.jcapl.org The Johnston County Animal Protection League is a non-profit all volunteer organization dedicated to promoting animal welfare in Johnston County. We are an independent organization and are separate from the Clayton SPCA and the Johnston County Animal Shelter. Our Mission The mission statement of the Johnston County Animal Protection League is to promote animal welfare through: Advocacy Protection Humane Education Reduction of Pet Overpopulation Our Guiding Principles Promote responsible and humane guardianship of companion animals. Advocate for basic animal protection laws and their enforcement. Support local animal shelters. Coordinate efforts of rescue groups. Assist in the implementation of spay and neuter programs. While our totals for 2009 are not yet complete we are pleased to report that JCAPL adopted out 314 dogs and puppies and 445 cats and kittens during 2008. We sincerely thank all of our volunteers, donors and Petsmart at White Oak Shopping Center in Garner, Petsmart on Timber Drive in Garner and Petsmart on Capital Blvd. in Raleigh for making this possible. The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them. That s the essence of inhumanity. -George Bernard Shaw Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch. The license is not an endorsement by the State. (919) 807-2214, NC toll-free 1-888-830-4989, csl@sosnc.com. Mailing address: Charitable Solicitation Licensing Section, NC Secretary of State, P.O. Box 29622, Raleigh NC 27626-0622 JCAPL is an all volunteer organization. 100% proceeds go to JCAPL programs including, but not limited to, animal welfare, community outreach, advocacy, fostering, spay/neuter, adoption, etc.