8 FeatureFebruary 21, 2013

RESCUEaFRIEND

MISSY

EVANESCENCE ALE

DIAMOND

With National PetSmart© Adoption Weekend coming up February22-24, the Feature Team made a visit to Cedar Rapids Animal Care & Control (CRAAC) to check out the pets. All animals featured on this page are currently available for adoption. Although CRAAC is not a kill shelter, 3-4 million animals are euthanized in shelters nationwide every year. CRAAC is always looking for volunteers and friendly people to adopt the nearly 3000 animals that come through the shelter every year.

BREED: Domestic short hair

GENDER: Female

TRAITS:Enjoys chin & tail rubs, lovable but not needy

BREED: Pit bull

GENDER: Female

TRAITS:Friendly,

good with dogs, cats,

& kids

BREED: Domestic short hair

GENDER: Female

TRAITS:Talkative, loves to purr

BREED: Beagle

GENDER: Male

TRAITS:Friendly, special needs, playful,

protective

FAST FACTS:• Open Monday-

Saturday 12-5 PM & closed Sundays

• Adoptable pets can be found on Petfinder.com

ADDRESS: 2109 N Towne Lane NEPHONE: 319-286-5993

WEBSITE:http://www.cedar-rapids.org/government/departments/

animal-control/pages/default.aspx

DAILY WISH LIST

• Bleach• Paper Towels

• Mr.CleanMagicMarkers• Copypaper

• Catcarriersandlitterpans

• Gift cards to: Walmart©, Target©, PetSmart©, and

Theisen’s©• Big KONGS for dogs

• Sponges

Listed below are samples of Daily Wish List Itemstobedonatedtotheshelter.Thefulllist

canbefoundontheCRAACwebsite.

PAGE DESIGN BY: Megan Lynch INFORMATION GATHERED BY: Robbie Thinnes & Mary Esker PHOTOS BY: Megan Lynch

INFORMATION PROVIDED BY: http://www.aspca.org/about-us/faq/pet-statistics.aspx & http://www.cedar-rapids.org/government/departments/animal-control/pages/default.aspx

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FRIENDROUGE

ANNAPOLIS

BLUENELLY

ANGEL

QUEENIE

BRAD-PIT

LATIGO

BREED: Long-haired Tortoiseshell

GENDER: Female

TRAITS:Declawed, quiet, loves to purr & cuddle

BREED: Pit bull

GENDER: Female

TRAITS:Puppy, good with other dogs, cats, & children

BREED: Domestic short hair

GENDER: Female

TRAITS:Special needs, good with dogs & cats

BREED: Labrador retriever

GENDER: Male

TRAITS:Friendly, playful, slightly

aggressive

BREED: Domestic short hair

GENDER: Female

TRAITS:13 years old, special needs

BREED: Domestic short hair

GENDER: Male

TRAITS:Good with

dogs, cats, & kids, special

needs

BREED: Beagle

GENDER: Female

TRAITS:Puppy, special needs, playful, noisy

BREED: Pit bull

GENDER: Male

TRAITS:Friendly, special needs, jumps, playful

INFORMATION PROVIDED BY: http://www.aspca.org/about-us/faq/pet-statistics.aspx & http://www.cedar-rapids.org/government/departments/animal-control/pages/default.aspx