Are you in the market to take on a new family member?

Some people are in need of giving away their two-year-old beagle. The dog’s name is Chica, she is house-broken and has all up-to-date shots and is spayed. 

Chica’s birthday is around Christmas time. Great, loving dog needing a great, loving family.

The owners need to give Chica away because of cancer in the family.

If you are interested, please call Mary at 319-830-3476, they are hoping to have a new home for Chica by Wednesday, May 4.

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We had some ducklings at the station courtesy of Maria Magner!

Here’s a video link of them following Ron around the newsroom.

I held one in my hand, and no joke, he started to fall asleep.

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The Cedar Valley Humane Society is holding its first Woof Walk ~ Dog Walk and Fun Fest on Sunday, May 22, from 9 a.m. to Noon at Noelridge Park in Cedar Rapids. Woof Walk is a pledge-oriented walkathon, and participants may walk with or without their dogs. 

Individual registrations cost $30 in advance, or $35 on the day of the event. Four or more people participating as a team pay $25 per walker in advance, or $30 per walker on the day of the event. Pets walk free and must have up-to-date vaccinations.

The registration fee includes a T-shirt. Prizes for top fundraisers include two round-trip tickets to Las Vegas on Allegiant Airlines, an iPod, and a luxury suite at a Cedar Rapids Kernels game.

The Fun Fest will showcase more than 15 pet-oriented vendors; demonstrations by Pawsitive Paws Academy and the Cedar Rapids Police Department K9 Unit; contests and food.

All proceeds will benefit the homeless animals at the Cedar Valley Humane Society. Pledge sheets, online registration, and prize details are available at www.cvhumane.org. For more information, contact Jan Clarke at (319) 362-6288 or jan.clarke@cvhumane.org.

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The Friends of the Animal Center Foundation is hosting an Animal Art Adoptathon, a benefit for the Iowa City Care and Adoption Center at the Chait Galleries 218 E. Washington St. and the Englert Gallery 221 E. Washington St. June 3-5.

More than 80 local artists of all ages contributed work including Deanne Wortman, Laura Macrowski, Laurie Haag, Mara Cole, Matthew Mason, Heath Davis, Jo Eland, Penn Elementary’s 5th grade Girl Scout Troop, a City High Art class lead by Jill Harper, 41 students from The Harte School of Art led by Lyudmila Harte and many others.

The submissions depict animals, illustrate an Animal Center issue, promote animal welfare, or evoke the emotion of the human-pet bond and can be viewed at www.facfshelterart.org. All art will be available for “adoption” June 3-5th. The Friends of the Animal Center Foundation supports training, medical care, and continued improvements at the Iowa City Animal Care & Adoption Center. 

Susan Stamnes

Friends of the Animal Center Foundation

Shelter Art Project Coordinator

facfshelterart@gmail.com

home 319-358-9430 (afternoons and evenings)

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There’s always lots of excitement at the Wagner house when you get three children, two parents, one dog and one cat together.

For Easter, we celebrated my dad’s birthday (which is actually April 29th) since everyone was able to make it home to Oelwein.

We got him a coconut flavored, cat-themed cake. The best part was when he blew out the candles and got frosting all over his sweatshirt.

And speaking of cats, my dad gave K.K. her annual shave… poor cat! I’m not sure if she’s hiding on the chair because she’s embarrassed by her hair or because she’s hiding from Cubbie. Needless to say, all of us kids gave my dad a hard time!

Besides chasing K.K., Cubbie’s favorite part of Easter and other holidays has to be the dishwasher. Cubbie learned this trick when he was a puppy from our old family dog. I don’t have one at my house, so Cubbie LOVES this part about Grandma and Grandpa’s house.

As soon as my mom puts the door down, he is ready!

Then it’s time to lick. Everything from plates to silverware, he is right in there giving the dishes a pre-wash!

He always gets food all over his face (gross), but he absolutely loves it. It’s his own special holiday treat.

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No matter what type of day I’m having… I can always count on Cubbie to bring a smile to my face. He does the simplest/goofiest things.

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Besides animals, I try to help out with as many organizations as possible. This time it’s MDA.

You don’t want me to sit in jail, do you?!? Plus, I want to make my goal before Schnack!

I’m an MDA Jailbird and am being Locked-Up…that’s right, I’m going behind bars to help Jerry’s Kids©.  In order to be released on good behavior, I need your help to raise my “bail.”

My bail has been set at $800 and if everyone I know makes a tax-deductible donation, I’ll reach my goal quickly! Bail is set at $800 because that’s what it costs to send one child to MDA summer camp for a week.

Just click here to make a secure, online donation before 05/25/11.

Thanks for your help!

If the link above does not work, please cut and paste the address below into the address bar of your Internet browser.

https://www.joinmda.org/cedarfallsia11/dwagner/

If you have any questions regarding this e-mail, please refer to http://www.mda.org/joinmda for information about the Join MDA friends-helping-friends fundraising program.

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 Is your group or organization looking for a way to volunteer this Earth Day?

The Cedar Bend Humane Society is holding a shelter clean up on Friday, April 22, 2011 from 10:00am-5:00pm. Groups can assist the shelter in getting ready for spring by helping with yard work, planting flowers and general shelter maintenance.The Cedar Bend Humane Society will be provide lunch for those groups or individuals wishing to help out. You can volunteer for the entire day or just part of it, and we will provide all of the necessary tools and equipment.Can’t volunteer on that day and still want to help? We will also be holding a Stuff Etc. consignment drive during the shelter clean up on Friday, April 22 from 10:00am-5:00pm. You can drop off your gently used items that you no longer need or want. Stuff Etc. will take appliances, furniture, clothing and other household items, large and small. The items will then be sold at Stuff Etc. and the Cedar Bend Humane Society will receive a portion of the proceeds in the form of a monetary donation.

If you are interested in helping us out this Earth Day, please contact Lindsay or Molly at 319-232-6887 or chbsevents@mchsi.com, to register yourself or your organization.

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In case you haven’t seen it yet, I have a new segment on KWWL called “Someone You Should Know.”

The segment now airs Sundays and Mondays during the KWWL news at 10 p.m.

This Monday, April 18th I’m airing a story on two sisters from Waverly who make fleece tie blankets for children at the Waverly Health Center.

Scraps left over from making the blankets then get braided into dog toys. The ladies (Kay Greeley and Bonnie Moeller) were nice enough to give me a toy to give to Cubbie.

Cubbie loves to play tug-of-war, and this toy is perfect for that. So a big thanks to the ladies of “Grandma’s Hugs.”

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Tour for Life Pet Adoption Event is Sunday, April 17th from Noon to 5 p.m. at the Lindale Mall parking lot.

Twenty-two local non-profit animal welfare organizations are participating in the event. 

The Tour for Life team is bringing the 40’ Adoption bus to Cedar Rapids and the local groups will be filling it with adoptable dogs, cats, puppies and kittens – all hoping to find a new home.

The 22 local groups will also have information booths for community members interested in learning more about their organizations.  A pet microchip clinic will be available for anyone interested in getting their own pet microchipped. 

For more information on Tour For Life 2011 visit www.AnimalLeague.org/TourForLife2011

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