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Homes for Pets endeavors to keep our adoption fee as low as possible. We would like to express our gratitude to our vets who go above and beyond in their efforts to offer us low cost medical service. This helps us to keep our expenses minimal and adoption fees lower than many other rescue organizations.
The adoption fees that we charge help us to recover some of our rescue expenses, however the expense necessary to ensure that all of our animals are fully vaccinated, tested and treated (if necessary) for heartworms, spayed/neutered, microchipped, and well nourished while in rescue, far exceeds the adoption fees. Also, many of the dogs and cats that are brought into our group are in need of additional veterinary care as a result of previous abuse and neglect. It is our mission to ensure that our animals are both happy and healthy before they make the transition into their new forever home.
We hope that this will help you understand the need for our adoption fees. We would not be able to continue to rescue dogs, and save innocent lives, without charging an adoption fee.
If you still think that the adoption fees are too high, please read : "Are Rescue Adoption Fees Too High?" by Joan Freemo. http://www.ponderapom.com/RP_WebDoc.asp?ttid=68
If you love cats, and want to add one (or more) to your indoor home, since kitten season is well upon us, we have many many wonderful cats and kittens of all ages, sizes and colors that would make a loving addition to your home. Our normal adoption fee is $75.00 but if you adopt a bonded pair, you can adopt two for only $120.00. Please be sure to stop by and see us!
We have lots of lovable felines of all ages right now, so please check our web site or go by the Forum Petsmart to the adoption center weekdays, or on the 2nd and 3rd Sunday and 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month from noon to 4:00.
We really encourage you to look at our grown cats and older kittens, too, since many of them have been raised in our foster homes, so are very lovable and used to people, kids and dogs. They still need a forever place to live!
Our adoption fee for cats is $75.00, and that includes the Feline Leukemia and FIV test, vaccinations including rabies, deworming, and the spay or neuter surgery.
First we want to be certain that we clarify WHO we are, and who we are NOT. We are NOT Schertz Animal Control, the city run facility, (also known as Schertz Animal Services). We do NOT have a building, or any funding. We are an all volunteer group of people concerned about animal welfare and the extreme over population problem that dogs and cats are facing. All of the animals in our care live in foster homes, with a family, until they can be placed in their permanent homes.
Whose Pet?
The fate of lost pets, especially dogs, is often in the hands of the people who find them. And sometimes it the most good-hearted, well-meaning, pet-loving people who inadvertently prevent a lost dog or cat from getting home. This is because we make some false assumptions about the pets and their owners.
Many people assume that a dog wandering loose, without a collar, is a stray, and they’ll either ignore him, keep him or call animal control. If a dog wearing a collar is dirty, injured, cowers in fear, or is scrawny, people assume he’s been mistreated and may rescue him from his bad owner.
The truth is, dogs get separated from their owners for many reasons. Dogs can slip out of their collars. Dogs that are well loved may be anxious around strangers and cower in fear. A dog who has been lost for a long time may have become dirty, injured or scrawny during his misadventures away from home.
When people see a strange cat outside, people assume it’s either a stray or someone’s outdoor kitty. Cats are often ignored or taken in by the people who find them.
Pet detective Kat Albrecht, founder of Missing Pet Partnership has dealt with hundreds of missing pet cases. Her advice is, “When you find a dog or cat, assume that it is loved and wanted, and work toward reuniting that animal with its owner.” Kat’s motto is: “Think lost, not stray.”
So, when you see a dog wandering loose, here are ways to reunite him with his owner:
Check his tags. If he doesn’t have an ID, his rabies tag could lead you to his owner.
Walk him around the area where you found him. His owner may spot him.
Take the dog to a veterinarian or local shelter to see if he has a microchip, which would identify the owner. If you are concerned about leaving the dog at a shelter, ask if you can foster him until the owner is found. By law, you have to turn in a found dog, so if the shelter won’t allow you to foster him, come back in three days and adopt him yourself.
Take a picture of the dog and make large FOUND DOG posters to place in the area where you found him.
Place a FOUND DOG ad in the classifieds and on lost pet web sites. Read LOST DOG ads from area papers.
If you find a wandering cat, she could be feral or someone’s outdoor cat. She could have been missing for so long, she became feral. If you see a cat hiding, she could be a neighbor’s indoor cat that got out. Either way, consider the possibility that the cat belongs to someone, who may have been searching for weeks or months and would love to have their kitty back. So…
Take a picture of the cat, if possible, and post a FOUND CAT poster in the neighborhood.
Look in the paper and on web sites for lost cats.
Contact local shelters and ask if anyone has reported the cat missing.
Set a humane trap if the cat won’t let you near her.
Place a FOUND CAT ad in your local paper.
Take as much time and effort to find the pet’s owner as you would want someone to spend finding you if your pet were lost. Pet people need to stick together!
We are a group of animal lovers that volunteer our time and talents to help homeless pets find new homes. We also list animals that are still with their owner, but for one reason or another can no longer keep them. All of OUR dogs and cats are home fostered, not in a shelter. You don't have to wonder if a dog or cat is good with kids, other dogs or cats, you will know if they are. We work on housebreaking and basic manners as well.
All of our dogs and cats are spayed/neutered (unless they are too young, and in that event, will be when they are old enough, even if they are already living with you), heartworm checked and up to date on vaccinations.
SHERRI R. TALBERT Sherri Talbert, age 36, born February 3, 1971 in San Bernardino, California, went to be with the Lord, June 2, 2007 in Live Oak, Texas. Sherri was a loving wife and daughter. She was a graduate of Judson High School, and attended SW Texas State University where she received her Bachelor's Degree. Sherri has been a teacher for eleven years, ten years at Inez Foster Elementary School in the San Antonio Independent School District. Sherri was also a board member of Schertz Humane Society. She loved her family and her precious pets. She is survived by her loving husband Tim; parents Tom and Vivian Raymer; brother Chris and wife Samantha; niece Chelsea Raymer, among others. If you wish to make a donation in Sherri's memory to "Home for Pets" please visit www.HomesForPets.org.
We will all miss her.
Quote of the Month
"Of all God's creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the leash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat." - Mark Twain
Shop online? Go to this site, and pick Homes for Pets as your charity, and we get a percentage of the shopping money your spend onloine -and it does not cost you anything! The animals can use the extra funds, and you get to shop away! www.visitourmall.com/homesforpets
Schertz Humane Society is an IRS 501(c)(3) organization and may qualify as a tax deduction. Check with your accountant or attorney before claiming any deduction. A portion of the individual player entry fee is tax deductible as a charitable contribution in the extent allowed by law.
“Is the Schertz Humane Society in your will?”
Call for more information on endowments. 210 566-7776
Find a friend within the Schertz Humane Society foster families of dogs and cats!
Obtain information on how to volunteer either time or money in support of our efforts. We survive solely on donations, and with the help of our wonderful volunteers!
Mail In Donations. If you would like to mail in a tax deductible donation and join the Schertz Humane Society, you can click on "How Can You Help? to go to our membership, or other help, form. All you need to do is print it out, fill it in, and either mail it in to P.O. Box 605 Schertz, TX 78154 or drop it by one of our adoption fairs. As a contributor of at least $20 a year for individuals, and $30 for family, you become a member of the Schertz Humane Society and will receive our quarterly newsletter Paws in Print, which contains info about pet care and animal welfare, rescue and adoption stories, SHS news, and a schedule of upcoming events. YOU will also be eligible to vote in decisions involving the Schertz Humane Society. For more information, you can email or phone 210-566-7776.
Do you shop on line and would like to help support our needy animals? We are now part of igive.com, a wonderful way to shop online, and if you pick Schertz Humane Society as your cause, have a portion of the proceeds come back to help the homeless animals! And it does not cost you anything extra! Happy Shopping! Visit iGive.com
Interested in becoming a foster parent for a homeless animal? Learn more about the Schertz Humane Society's fostering program, which is one of our most vital needs, and if you are interested, fill out our foster application online.
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Come by Petsmart in the Forum shopping center in the Selma/Schertz area, on the 4th Saturday each month, to see our latest adoptable dogs and cats that need someone to love! We are there from 12-4 every month!
We will now also be at that same Petsmart location on the 2nd and 3rd Sunday of each month, from noon until 4:00 pm. We have decided to see how this goes, and concentrate mostly on this store location, which is near to us, and we have successfully adopted many animals from there, as well.
We will have a limited number of our foster animals there each time, but they are still plenty cute, and all in need of a home!!
Also, check our "Pets Who need a Home" section for our "Bonded Pair" specials. You can adopt one of these pairs for smaller fee, since they are so attached, we really want to see them go to the same home together! This usually applies to cats and/or kittens, but there may be an occasional dog matched set in there as well.
Your newly adopted cat or dog from Schertz Humane Society is eligible for one FREE month of pet insurance. Just activate your gift within ten days of adoption. Brought to you by Petfinder.com. Please go to their web site for more details. It is very much worth the extra 2 minutes of effort and it is TOTALLY free!
Go to a new link on our web site. Purchases from select areas of some pretty great items on the site will give 20% of their proceeds to our Humane Society!!
CoolPetSites.com
KEEP YOUR DOG OR CAT FOR ITS ENTIRE LIFE ~ A DOG OR CAT IS NOT A DISPOSABLE ITEM TO BE THROWN AWAY WHEN NO LONGER CONVENIENT OR FASHIONABLE. DO YOU GET RID OF YOUR CHILDREN OR OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU ARE MOVING, OR WISH TO TRAVEL?
Here is a great site to help someone keep their pet for life. http://www.wonderpuppy.net/canwehelp/
Another wonderful web site about why not to declaw your cat and many alternatives to this procedure.
http://www.catscratching.com/
SPAY AND NEUTER,,,SPAY AND NEUTER - SO MANY DOMESTIC ANIMAL PROBLEMS WOULD BE SOLVED IF PEOPLE WOULD JUST SPAY AND NEUTER THEIR DOGS AND CATS. IT IS NOT THAT DIFFICULT TO ARRANGE, THERE ARE INEXPENSIVE ALTERNATIVES, IF THE COST IS HOLDING YOU BACK. CALL US FOR MORE INFO ON THAT, BUT WHAT EVER YOU DO, PLEASE, JUST SPAY AND NEUTER!
Adopt a dog or cat this year!!!
We use Patented Kuranda Dog Beds because they are durable, chew proof and easy to clean. If you would like to donate a bed to us, click here.
Pet Stop Dog Resort will be holding open visits each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, from 2-4, for potential adopters to visit with the dogs we (Homes for Pets) have there for adoption. There are some great ones, that have been working with a trainer, and the wonderful ladies there can tell you all about them!
If for no other reason, stop by to see this awesome dog "play place" and have a visit with the manager! Just ask for Harley! :)
For more information, call 662-4821 or just stop by during those hours to see them! You just might fall in love!
5619 Old Seguin Road in Kirby, TX 78219
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