Updates from Petey's Promise

You are Invited to Enter the 5th Annual AARF Photo Contest – all you need is a digital picture of your pet!
Email your entry to AARFCLT@yahoo.com
You can enter each pet you have, but only one entry per pet.
Entries are due by September 1, 2010.
Three Categories:

Top Dog
Cutest Cat
Most Adorable Other

The 5 Finalists in each category will [...]

We have received great comments regarding the addition to our online appointment booking service and we’re happy you are pleased! However we know some people are less web-savvy so we thought we’d prepare step-by-step instructions on how to set up an appointment.
Step 1: Accessing the online system.
This can be done one of three ways:

From [...]

You buy the stamps. Halo buys the food for 1 million shelter pets.
On April 30, 2010, in North Hollywood, California, the Postal Service™ issued a 44–cent, Animal Rescue: Adopt a Shelter Pet special stamp in ten designs, designed by Derry Noyes of Washington, DC.  These stamps will help to buy food for [...]

The following was found posted very low on a refrigerator door:
Dear Dogs and Cats:

The dishes with the paw prints are yours and contain your food.  The other dishes are mine and contain my food.  Placing a paw print in the middle of my plate and food does not stake a claim for it becoming [...]

Petey’s Promise announced today its first annual “Petey’s Promise Pet Awareness” Commercial Contest sponsored by Wiley X Eyewear®.
The contest is open to all University of North Carolina at Charlotte students, and will consist of one 30-second commercial promoting Petey’s Promise and responsible pet ownership and awareness.
“We are really excited about this opportunity to see [...]

We all know that February can be quite an eventful month, from Valentines Day to the beginning of the NASCAR season. With Valentine’s Day just passing it would be a great opportunity to do something loving for other pets that may not have been so fortunate on this special day. Donating to Petey’s Promise is [...]

With the help of two great volunteers (Suzy and Toby) Sara and I were able to hold an open food pick up at our office on Saturday, January 16th. We had no inkling of an idea going in that morning we would be able to help feed over 200 animals in the span of just a little over [...]

So this post doesn’t contain photos of pets dressed in their Halloween costumes like you can see here, here and here, but shows creative pumpkin carvers and the dogs they were inspired by. Enjoy!

As you know from our previous updates, October is an incredibly busy month for Petey’s Promise. We were lucky enough to participate in the Greg Biffle Foundation Day, and even though it rained we still had a great time! By the way, if you haven’t bought your 2010 NASCAR Pets Calendar, you can log onto www.gregbifflefoundation.com [...]

The Humane Society of Charlotte offers a free spay/neuter program to those who are income eligible.  If you, or know anyone, who receives Unemployment Insurance, Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, Food Stamps, AFDC, Free School Lunch, or falls within the government’s poverty guidelines, two free surgeries are available.  This includes FeLV/FIV testing for cats, heartworm testing [...]