Upcoming Events
Pet Adopt-A-Thon
Saturday, May 12th
Popcorn, Sno Cones and our Favorite 4-legged Friends looking for their forever homes. More details.
AC PAW's founders encourage you to subscribe to the on line magazine PetFriendsMagazine Every real animal lover will find this read interesting as editor Jennifer Isabelle writes about many different issues that effect our friends. Many of us are not as aware as we should be about all the issues, both local and broader, and this magazine will bring insight and provoke thought. We want to thank the editor of PetFriendsMagazine for this effort on behalf of the animals.
Your Help Is Needed
Donations are a vital part of the AC Paw existence. Without your help, AC Paw’s success would not be possible. 94% of every dollar raised is used for direct care (food, kennels, veternarian care, etc.) for the thousands of dogs and cats we save.
Please show your support today!
Support Your Local Shelters
Abused, abandoned or forgotten. A shelter animal is waiting for you! Please adopt from your local shelter.
AC PAW PET OF THE WEEK!
ZOEY is again our A C Paw Pet of the Week, because we need to find this very sweet dog a new home. We have had a difficult time adopting her out as she does not get along with other dogs and needs to be the one and only animal in the house. She is a beautiful seven year old St. Bernard who loves everyone. She loves to ride in the car and sleep at the foot of your bed. She would do best in a very calm, quiet laid back home. She has so much love to give and we are hoping that someone will give her a chance to prove what a wonderful friend and companion she will be. For more information about Zoey, please contact us today.
Feral Communities in the Traverse City Area Becoming a Serious Problem
Feral communities in Traverse City and the outlying areas have become a very serious issue. While most people are feeding all the cats, AC Paw is receiving calls every day as to what can we do to help all these animals. Educating the public on the importance of spaying and neutering has been one of our main goals. But that is not being done and more and more litters of kittens are being born every year. Many of them do not survive. Some are born very sick, they are killed by predators, or their mother is killed or hit by a car. Some freeze to death in the winter. This has been very hard for any rescue group to see happen, but the calls we receive are overwhelming not only for feral communities, but for animals that are stray, abandon, abused or owner relinquished due to life changes. AC Paw has tried to help as much as we can, but we are limited on our volunteers , our foster homes and on our finances. We rely on our donations to keep going and with the economy being so slow right now our donations are way down and our expenses way up.
We are reaching out to the community, who has been so supportive of AC Paw over the years. We would like to start live trapping in some of these feral communities, spay, neuter and release these animals. Most can never be family pets as they have never been socialized. Once a feral cat is over four months old, the chances of socializing them is almost impossible. Our goal is to stop them from reproducing and find them a safe place to live.
AC Paw is hoping the community will open up their heart and understand what we need to accomplish these goals. We are in desperate need of people who have a barn and will house these cats once they are spayed and neutered where they will supply food and water for them and a warm place to live in the winter. We are in need of financial help and volunteers to help us with this tremendous project.
Again, AC Paw is asking the community for their support. We are also reaching out to the local veterinarians for their personal and financial help in spaying and neutering the cats once they are caught.
If you would like to help in any way, please contact AC Paw by email.
Every year between 6 to 8 million dogs and cats enter shelters across the United States. Out of that number, 3 to 4 million are euthanized simply because there are not enough homes for them.
- Humane Society of the United States
Shelter From The Storm
AC PAW started as a vision of two people, Brian Manley and June McGrath to ensure a safe haven for animals from abuse, hunger, disease and death. As we all know to well, the over population problem happening at animal shelters, A C PAW was founded to give the animals a second chance at life. We are officially begining our 15th year of volunteer service, with a handful of dedicated volunteers and a small number of donors. A C PAW began on July 1, 1995 and officially incorporated on Jan 16, 1996. During this time we have rescued and placed nearly 5,300 dogs and cats into loving homes. We are always looking for animal lovers willing to put some time and effort into volunteering, or becoming a foster home. Any kind of donations such as financial support, blankets, towels, collars, any kind of misc items would also be greatly appreciated.