College Square Mall in Cedar Falls is hosting its annual pet photo night with the Easter Bunny is Tuesday, March 26 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Easter Bunny will be available to pose for keepsake photos with pets and their owners at College Square Mall’s bunny patch display in center court.

To ensure event success, Bunny has a few requests.  Owners and pets should enter and exit through the south mall entrance nearest the theaters.  All animals must be on a leash or in carriers, and no pets will be allowed beyond the bunny patch.  Pet owners are responsible for cleaning up after their pets.

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Are you a student who loves animals and is looking for something fun to do this summer?

Be part of our Shelter Friends Summer Program! The Cedar Bend Humane Society in Waterloo is hosting two 4-week sessions on basic animal care and responsible pet ownership. 

Students will learn what to do if they are approached by a stray animal, what to do if they find an animal, how to keep their pets happy and healthy, and more. 

Day camps are on Mondays in June and July from 10am-12pm for 3rd through 5th graders and from 1pm-3pm for 6th through 8th graders.

Cost is $135 per student and will include a t-shirt, take home enrichment activities, crafts, and snacks.

Contact Brittany at cbhsmedia@gmail.com for more information.

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Need an idea for supper?

P.E.T. P.A.L.S. is teaming up with the Cedar Falls Pizza Ranch TONIGHT (Wednesday, February 20th) for a fundraiser.

For every purchase between 5 and 8 p.m., 7 percent of sales will be donated to P.E.T. P.A.L.S.

It includes dine-in, carry-out and delivery sales.

Either stop at the Cedar Falls Pizza Ranch this evening at 4302 Universtiy Avenue Suite B or call 319-266-2555 to order.

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I want to thank P.E.T. P.A.L.S. for once again inviting me to the organization’s annual Volunteer Appreciate Potluck on Monday, February 18th at First Lutheran Church in Waterloo.

This year’s potluck also celebrated a big milestone for the pet therapy program — 30 years of serving the Cedar Valley.

Volunteers with P.E.T. P.A.L.S. (both pets and humans) visit various schools, care facilities, hospitals and many more locations sharing a love of animals.

The guest speaker at the dinner was Dr. Gael Yonnet and his service dog Tallix with Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo. Dr. Yonnet specializes  in the management of spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, strokes, amputations and multiple sclerosis.

He is in a wheelchair after suffering a spinal cord injury in a snowboarding accident in 2006.

P.E.T. P.A.L.S. aired some news clips through the last 30 years, including several old KWWL clips.

There is another training session for P.E.T. P.A.L.S. in March. Cubbie is signed up and possibly Teddy, too!

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The best Valentine you’ll ever get is waiting for you at the Cedar Rapids Animal Care & Control Center (CRACC), and this one comes with a guarantee of unconditional love.  So, do something different this year and celebrate Valentine’s Day by opening your heart and home to a dog or cat who will give you a lifetime of grateful licks or contented purrs?

Selected dogs and cats will be available Thursday, February 14th through Saturday, February 16th for adoption at a reduced Valentine Special rate.

Selected dogs will be available for adoption for just $50!

And selected cats or kittens will be available for adoption for just $25! 

Dozens of adoptable pets are just waiting for you!  So stop by the shelter and find the love of your life!  All pets come complete with appropriate vaccinations, flea/tick treatment, deworming, a microchip ID and a collar and tag. 

So what are you waiting for?

 The shelter is open Monday through Saturday from noon to 5 pm.  For more information, please call 286-5993.

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Congratulations to Deb Fischer and Jane Richards!

Their names were drawn Sunday morning for the Valentine’s Day themed prize packages through the Cubbie Tails “Show Some Love” Fundraiser.

Deb and Jane won prizes worth than $120 from Petersen & Tietz Florists and Greenhouses, Kathy’s Kakes, Family Video, KWWL, and the Cedar Bend Humane Society store.

Thank you so much to everyone who donated prizes, and thanks to everyone who took the time to donate $10 for a chance to win.

I sincerely appreciate everyone’s generosity! There are kind, wonderful people out there.

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Classes offered by PetAgreed Canine Academy in Cedar Falls.

All Classes are 7 weeks long, 50 minutes, $109.00 and located at 6109 Chancellor Drive, CF  (off of Viking road by Martin Brothers Super Market). Limited class sizes.

 Hard to Handle Dog Class

Dog-dog aggression or dog-people aggression. 

• Saturday: February 16^th  8:30 am

Scaredy Cat Dog Class

Help your dog build self confidence.

• Thursday: February 21^st  6:00 pm

Head Start; Puppy Kindergarten; 8 weeks to 16 weeks

• Tuesday March 5^th  6:00pm

No Dog Left Behind; Obedience 1; 16 weeks and older

• Tuesday March 5^th  7:00pm

Beyond Basics; Obedience 2; 16 weeks and older

• Wednesday March 6^th  6:00pm

 319-277-7320 or 319-215-3336

Anyone who adopted from a rescue, shelter or saved a dog on the side of the road can get a 15% discount on all classes and can get a very special low rate for one private in home training lesson.

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There’s just ONE WEEK left to get your name entered in this year’s Cubbie Tails “Show Some Love” Fundraiser for the Cedar Bend Humane Society.

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Anyone who donates $10 to the Cedar Bend Humane Society in Waterloo will be entered into a drawing to win one of two Valentine’s Day themed prize packages.

You MUST stop out at the humane society (1166 W. Airline Highway, Waterloo) to make your donation and enter the drawing. The shelter is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It’s closed Mondays.

This year, TWO winners will be drawn. You have until 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 9th to enter. The two names will be drawn during Today in Iowa Sunday on February 10th.

Both prize package include:

–A dozen roses from Petersen and Tietz Florists & Greenhouses

–Cake balls from Kathy’s Kakes

–A restaurant gift card

–A Family Video gift card

–A $20 gift certificate to the Cedar Bend Humane Society pet store

–KWWL merchandise

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

Heidi Tietz DeSilva with Petersen & Tietz Florists and Greenhouses, Kathy Finholt with Kathy’s Kakes, Family Video and the Cedar Bend Humane Society

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I need your help deciding the next date for the Cubbie Tails Dog Day at the Ballpark fundraiser with the Waterloo Bucks.

You AND your dog can attend a Sunday baseball game for just $10. Half the proceeds go to the Cedar Bend Humane Society.

We hope to finalize a date soon!

• June 23 – 3:05 pm
• July 7 – 3:05 pm
• July 14 – 6:35 pm

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