Success at Last

The Shelter's Annual Telethon is over and OMG what alot of work that was for the volunteers.

Sunday past was the Telethon and EastLink TV arrives at 8:00 am in the morning to setup their equipment. WELL !!! there was a bit of a snow storm the night before and the Lions Den building had no power and this is not an event you can cancel as we book a year in advance. Our volunteers are from all over Cumberland County, Nova Scotia and people are trying to decide if they could get to the event - volunteers, presenters and talent alike.

By 10:00 am the power was back on and everyone was rushing around getting the several scenes and backdrops ready. As the day went by the weather allow for people to arrive and the energy in that building was alive with excitement as the donations were being announced.

This Telethon was the most successful yet, the final numbers are not in yet but we should be hitting $19,000.

2009 Telethon this Weekend

Time is flying and lots to do, as the Annual Telethon is this weekend, O My!! the rush is on.

Win a MacBook

The LA Animal Shelter is selling tickets on a MacBook what a great Christmas gift for that special someone. Deadline is Dec 6 , tickets are $5.00 or 3/$10.00

Updated Activities from the Shelter

First of all I would like to apologize for not keeping everyone updated from the LA Animal Shelter. Our volunteers have been very busy this Fall.




Our Stray Cat Survey is still running, results will be released at the Annual Telethon in December 6, 2009 , click on this direct link to fill in the survey.




These photos are from the Halloween Food Drive at the Amherst Centre Mall. Thank You to everyone who donated various Cat and Food products.

Want to win a MACBook? There are still tickets available

Tickets are $5.00 each or 3 for $10.00, Deadline December 6, 2009

Paper Bag in the Middle of the Road

Next time you see a paper bag in the middle of the road you might want to look a little closer. One of our volunteers was driving down the road last week and they happen to focus in on a paperbag that the cars were driving over in the middle of the road. Quickly this volunteer realized that was no original paperbag it was in fact a small kitten scared and crouched in the middle of the road.

The kitten is at the shelter now with an appropriate name "CHASE" Just another one of God's little miracles.

Much Appreciated Volunteer Time and Effort

The Animal Shelter recently received some much appreciated volunteer time and effort. A handy volunteer worked hard to replace all the badly damaged front kennel doors at the Shelter. These doors were so bad that some of the short haired dogs were quite cold over this winter past. Next winter will be much easier on them, thanks to our generous volunteer.

How many Litters of Kittens can a female cat have in a lifetime if not spayed?

Have you ever wondered how many litters of kittens a cat can have?


Well here are some basic numbers to show how fast cat populations can get out of hand.


The average number of litters a fertile cat can produce in one year is 3.

The average number of kittens in a feline litter is 4–6.

In seven years, one female cat and her offspring can theoretically produce 420,000 cats.

Only 1 in 12 of those 420,000 cats born find a home. :o(

Even if you found homes for all your cats, you are still taking away homes that other homeless cats could have had by adding to the population.

There are no excuses for your allowing a pet cat to have kittens.

Please Spay your cat!!!!

Kennels are starting to get a little bit of TLC

Thank You to local volunteer who is starting to fix some of the kennel doors, I will update the Blog with his handy work soon. If there are any other volunteers willing to assist with the kennel repairs or other repairs at the shelter please contact us.

Several donations for our kennel fencing are starting to come in, checkout the front page of the Shelter's website for a list of donors.

Then there were 3

We three little kittens all arrived at the Shelter today, not altogether as seen here enjoying each others company. Two of us were dropped off in a beer box from someone's doorstep and the other was a 'toss and run'. Very young and very scared unsure of their fate hoping that all the strangers looking into their cage will not harm them.

If anyone has a soft spot for these little kittens please contact the shelter.

Video of the Week, Dog Adoption

The Adoption Video is worth seeing , add a comment to the bottom of the page.

To all you dog lovers, this is a hoot! Go to http://ca.video.yahoo.com/watch/5781173/15139258

If this doesn't work, then go to www.yahoo.ca and click on the video about the dog adoption story.