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