Updates from Petey's Promise

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 [...]

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 [...]

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Those who received the food said they were grateful and expressed a desire to either donate what they could on Saturday to Petey’s Promise or promised to help in the future. “I’ve never heard of anybody giving away food for pets,” said Bernetta Wright, of Kannapolis. “As soon as I’m able, I’m going to give back to these people.” …

Prison-trained puppies help wounded troops.
(OPRAH.com) — If there’s anything Oprah Winfrey knows for sure, it’s what the love of a dog can do for your life. “There is nothing in the world like puppy love,” Oprah says.
Inmates at the Fishkill Correctional Facility work with the dogs to prepare them to help wounded troops.
Still, dogs are [...]

Petey’s Promise will be holding their 1st Annual Mobile Pet Food Bank for those members of the community in financial distress that need assistance supplying food and supplies for their pets.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
1:00pm – 4:00pm
Foster’s Grille
8520 Pit Stop Ct.
Concord, NC
Click here for a map to Foster’s Grille.
Those in need of pet supplies can come [...]

The spay/neuter program at Char/Meck Animal Care and Control is in need of CATS!  Please click the links below for the surgery applications.
Male Cat Application
Female Cat Application
PLEASE CROSSPOST WIDELY TO **MECKLENBURG COUNTY** RESIDENTS ONLY!!
Find a fertile cat (not feral) living in Mecklenburg County and get submit the application.  A free surgery will be scheduled. No [...]

We Need the Community’s Help!
Due to an overwhelming response from our community we are actually overloaded with pet food! This is a great problem to have, but we need help to reach those who need our assistance.
We would like to have a one-day mobile pet food drive where those in need of our help can [...]