Come to the animal shelter Sat. Aug 27 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. to meet our pets, help support AWC in the ASPCA Challenge and help save lives. Potential adopters will draw thermometers [...]]]> Learn about pet care, basic obedience and draw for sizzling adoption discounts during AWC’s Beat the Heat event on Sat. Aug. 27.

Come to the animal shelter Sat. Aug 27 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. to meet our pets, help support AWC in the ASPCA Challenge and help save lives. Potential adopters will draw thermometers displaying not summer temps but discounts of 25, 50 and 100% savings on adoptable animals that can be redeemed throughout the ASPCA Challenge period which runs until Oct. 31.

Participate in our shelter open house and on site behavior and care clinic, too. Gain tips on basic obedience and pet grooming care. AWC hopes to educate owners on pet care in order to reduce the surrender of owned animals to the shelter by people who can no longer care for their pets.

Thus far in 2011, 970 owned pets have been surrendered to AWC.
“AWC wants to be a winner in the Challenge, but more importantly we hope to use this competition as a vehicle to educate pet owners,” said shelter coordinator Gretchen Sherrill. “Too often owners fail to provide basic pet care, such as regular grooming of long haired, fluffy dogs, and then surrender their pets when matted fur and skin infections due to poor grooming arise. They can’t understand what happened to their cute pet. We want owners to realize that pets depend on them to maintain good health.”
Remember Free Cat Fridays with approved applications is ongoing throughout 2011.

Help St. Croix compete in the ASPCA Challenge. To learn more, volunteer or donate visit www.StCroixAWC.org or find us on Facebook. To inquire about an adoptable pet contact our adoptions department at adoptions@stcroixawc.org.

Celebrate Crucian pets—join your friends at the St. Croix Animal Welfare Center (AWC) for a Challenge Carnival.

On Saturday, July 30 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. the pets and staff at the animal shelter will hold a mini carnival to honor local culture [...]]]> St. Croix Animal Welfare Center Kicks
Off National Adoptions Event with “Challenge Carnival”

Celebrate Crucian pets—join your friends at the St. Croix Animal Welfare Center (AWC) for a Challenge Carnival.

On Saturday, July 30 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. the pets and staff at the animal shelter will hold a mini carnival to honor local culture and promote adoptions as part of the ASPCA Challenge.

The event will feature food, music, a mock tramp of animal shelter pets, prize raffles. Free microchips will be offered to the first 50 pet owners who request this service. As an added bonus, adoption fees will be wiaved for approved applicants.

“A portion of the competition is community outreach and AWC staff felt that holding a mini carnival was a great way to welcome the public and highlight our local culture as part of this national competition,” said shelter coordinator, Gretchen Sherrill. “Besides, shelter pets, like all Crucians, love to fete.”

AWC is one of 49 shelters nationwide competing for $300, 000 in grant awards from the ASPCA. AWC will be judged on the number of adoptions, reunions of lost pets to owners and transfers to other rescues that takes place during the review period of Aug. 1 to Oct. 31, 2011.

Not able to adopt? Consider supporting AWC with a gift. No amount is too small. For example, $10 buys a heartworm test, $25 a microchip, $50 buys 2 bags of dog food, $100 sponsors an adoption and $250 buys an airline ticket for a pet to fly cargo to a new home via pets from paradise.

Donate via Paypal on this website or mail gifts to St. Croix Animal Welfare Center RR2 #32 Clifton Hill, Kingshill, VI 00850. AWC is a registered 501 c 3 non profit in good standing. Gifts are tax deductable.

For more information about this event or how you can donate, please contactl Gretchen Sherrill at communications@stcroixawc.org.

This special event is part of AWC’s participation in [...]]]> Join AWC beach side at Rhythms at Rainbow Beach on June 4 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for Operation Crucian Companion–a free tag and chip event. Due to the gracious sponsorship of EPaymentAmerica, AWC is able to provide Free microchipping to the public during this special event.

This special event is part of AWC’s participation in the ASPCA Challenge. During the Challenge, the ASPCA will monitor AWC’s performance in returning lost pets to their owners. The Challenge monitoring period is Aug. 1 to Oct 31—which is also hurricane season. In order to prevent more strays now, AWC is reaching out to STX pet owners now.

Please join us on June 4 and ensure the safety of your pet via licensing and microchipping. Last year more than 2000 strays entered our shelter. Don’t let your pet become a sad statistic. Be Responsible! To voluneer, learn more about microchips, or how you can help email communications@stcroixawc.org.

St. Croix Postmaster An-gie Lake says that these stamps are “flying out of stores.”

St. Croix AWC has signed up to be a HALO partner to received either food or funds.

The US Postal Service teamed up with Ellen DeGeneres and HALO: Purely for Pets a first class [...]]]>
The Animal Rescue: Adopt a Shelter Pet stamps have REACHED!!

St. Croix Postmaster An-gie Lake says that these stamps are “flying out of stores.”

St. Croix AWC has signed up to be a HALO partner to received either food or funds.

The US Postal Service teamed up with Ellen DeGeneres and HALO: Purely for Pets a first class meal. During the launch of the stamps HALO will donate a million meals to shelters around the country. Visit any St. Croix post office or pur-chase online at www.stampstotherescue.com

Chance is the second air cargo trip that AWC has conducted in April. St. Croix lacks an air cargo option, but St. Thomas offers that [...]]]> St Croix, VI—April 24, 2009—Chance, a German short-haired pointer surrendered by his owner to the St. Croix Animal Welfare Center (AWC) took off for his new home in Washington state.

Chance is the second air cargo trip that AWC has conducted in April. St. Croix lacks an air cargo option, but St. Thomas offers that option. The challenge then is for AWC to find a way to send our pets to St. Thomas and then transfer them to American Airlines air cargo office. Fortunately for Chance, Chuck Fisher, the owner of the Palms volunteered to fly Chance to St. Thomas.

AWC volunteers were able to track Chance online as he traveled from St. Thomas to Boston, overnighted, and then traveled on to Seattle, Washington where Seattle Pure Breed Dog Rescue (SPDR) received him. After only one day, Chance was adopted to his new home in Woodinville, Washington complete with a fenced yard and a pond. Lucky Dog!

AWC hopes to expand our ability to send pets air cargo. Volunteer help with travelers, pilots, and meeting flights on the ground in St. Thomas are needed. AWC also needs travel crates.

To find out more or to volunteer to help call the animal welfare center at 778-1650 or visit www.StCroixAWC.org.

For more information, please call Gretchen Sherrill or email communications@stcroixawc.org.

Founded in 1973, the St. Croix Animal Welfare Center (AWC) provides and promotes the humane treatment of animals through humane education, animal protection and community service.