Tickets can be purchased at St. Croix Animal Welfare Center, The Blue Mutt, The Palms at Pelican Cove, Undercover Books, and Polly’s at the Pier.
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The 2013 St. Croix Animal Welfare Center Calendars are here! Come in soon to purchase yours or order online below and we will ship them to you. The cost is $20 and all proceeds benefit the shelter. You can alternatively give Nancy a call to place your order over the phone (340) 778-1650. Shipping & Handling is $6.00 for up to 3 calendars.
Transporting Family Pets - Resources & Information
We are providing the following information to hopefully make your transition easier. Traveling With Your Pet Our best advice – make your pet’s travel arrangements as soon as possible. Very Important! Do not wait until the week you are leaving, or you may be leaving a family member behind. All major airlines on island will not accept checked pets after May 15th through September and all must adhere to their strict temperature restrictions. They also will not accept any animal weighing 100 lbs. +, this means your dogs weight including weight of the crate. Seaborne can carry up to 100lbs(including weight of crate) to Puerto Rico, but they are very limited on space and reservations must be very specific. Call airlines and reserve. If weather is not between 45 F and 85 F at any layover or arrival on your trip, or if you are leaving after May 15th, contact the Animal Help Desk through United/Continental 1-800-575-3335. Pets can travel without an escort on their temperature controlled cargo plane with PetSafe Program. They can also take overweight (100+ lbs.) animals…but animal has to be transported to Puerto Rico and checked into Continental by owner. Also if temp below 45F , ask your vet about a Temperature Waiver. All pets must travel with a Health and Rabies Certificate. Jet Blue, Cape Air, and US Airways take Carry On Pets Only, 20lbs or less in their travel bag. Another option is an organization called AirPropel which has a division called PetPropel. You can travel with your pet right in the cabin. They currently are trying to find a few more owners/dogs for their April 26 charter flight to Miami in order to use a larger plane. They have some people interested in a May flight, but need more people to offer that flight. Their June flight is already quite full. Their website is: www.airpropel.com. You can call and speak with Lauren @ (340) 626-1703 or email her at: mail@airpropelcharters.com Crates and bags available at Progressive Vet 718-1256 and Superior Pet Supply 718-6661 – limited supply, purchase early! Call SCAWC for more information and/or assistance, 778-1650. If You Cannot Travel With Your Pet Please bring your pet to the St. Croix Animal Welfare Center. We will do everything we can to find a loving home for your pet. If your pet is not spayed or neutered, please consider doing so before they are brought to the AWC. The FixIt Foundation is offering free spay and neuter; just call 715-7633. You will be given a ten-digit code that you provide to your veterinarian when you schedule your pet’s surgery and the operation will be free. This will make your pet more adoptable. Whatever happens, please do not abandon any pets.
Don’t forget to renew your memberships! By becoming a member you are helping the AWC save animals and give them the love and furever homes they deserve!
We have more information on our membership page! You may renew online, in person or by mail! You will also be able to vote at and attend our Annual Meeting and receive our newsletter and other great offers for events with the AWC!
Please renew, and if you aren’t a member already join today!
In 2010 more than 2500 strays were taken in by the St Croix Animal Welfare Center. With hurricane season approaching, AWC is getting proactive. We plan a number of tag and chip events in the coming months starting with this Friday’s Jump Up from 6 p.m. until in Christiansted, April 29, 2011. As part of our competition in the ASPCA Challenge, AWC will be reviewed on the number of strays returned to owner over that same number last year. We need your help St. Croix. Pet tags are only $5 can be purchased at our shelter location and online via this website. Microchips are $25 and sold daily–7 days per week–at AWC. According to a recent ASPCA study 87% of pet owners think that id tags are important, but only 33% bother to tag their pets. Take care of your pet. Make sure it gets home safe and sound. They depend on YOU for safety. AWC depends on you to do the right thing. . . take care of your pet. Call us for details 778-1650.  Short Greets Spring in Central Park Shorty, a full grown Crucian mix, spent several months at AWC seeking a home. He attended off site adoptions. He participated in school programs as a reading partner for elementary students. He liked cats, kids, people of all stripes. And yet, no one who visited AWC saw Shorty’s great heart. Staff knew we had to place this special boy. And after a long wait he traveled to New York City to his current forever home. Shorty has been accepted into therapy dog training and will get to share his big heart with people who need extra love. Flight transfers to stateside homes and shelters are no easy task for the AWC staff. St. Croix is not authorized for unaccompanied cargo, so pets must have a human travel partner. None of the major commercial airlines give AWC a price break, so we incur costs of $100 and up just to give pets a second chance at adoption. But we feel Shorty and his fellow shelter pals are worth it. The ASPCA Challenge is allowing us to learn more about innovations in adoptions and new means to communicate to our community. Help us Save More Lives, Lives like Shorty, in 2011. www.VotetoSaveLives.org Vote every day now until April 15. Show your support for all the other Shorties at StCroix AWC. |
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