Dogtor Tess

Events where participation would benefit the public, such as volunteer events, social service clubs, call for donations to military, blood drives, bone marrow drives, food pantry drive, people who are giving away food, etc. Deadline is two weeks before event date.

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I’m turning my upcoming 40th birthday celebration this weekend into a drive for donations for the Animal Compassion Network , a local no-kill animal rescue organization that’s found homes for thousands of homeless WNC cats and dogs. If you have any of the following items from ACN’s wish list to donate, bring them by my party on Sunday, March 15 between 6 and 9 p.m. (And get some cake, too.) I can also pick up donations, or you can drop off donated items at ACN’s pet store, Pet Harmony, at 803

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As Deb Palmer and Bonita Vickery washed stainless-steel dog bowls at the MetraPark shelter, the clang of the bowls added to the raucous sounds of feeding time. More than 250 English shepherds are sheltered there in refurbished horse barns. When volunteers push the wheelbarrow down the aisles, the dogs bark, yip and howl until their bowls are filled.

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As Deb Palmer and Bonita Vickery washed stainless-steel dog bowls at the MetraPark shelter, the clang of the bowls added to the raucous sounds of feeding time. More than 250 English shepherds are sheltered there in refurbished horse barns. When volunteers push the wheelbarrow down the aisles, the dogs bark, yip and howl until their bowls are filled.

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Lee County Animal Services is asking for help from the public in donations of cat food and cat litter for its community pet pantry.

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