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Animal Friends of Lansdowne is Making Headlines
Stop the presses! Animal Friends of Lansdowne is making headlines in the Delaware County Times.
Two Thursdays a month, the paper will feature one of Animal Friends of Lansdowne’s adoptable pets, complete with a photo and a description. You may have seen Hannah, Dobbs, Smudgie and Mia (pictured here) spotlighted recently. Be sure to check the paper for upcoming featured pets.
Our partnership with the Delaware County Times is just one more way Animal Friends of Lansdowne is spreading the word to help find loving homes for animals in need.
Pet Owners: Beware of Cocoa Mulch
Cocoa mulch, which is sold by several garden supply stores contains an ingredient called 'theobromine' which is lethal to dogs and cats. It attracts dogs since it smells like chocolate. Several deaths have already occurred.
[See article on Snopes for more details.]
Lansdowne Borough Urges Its Residents to Call DelCo Animal Control
The DelCo SPCA has announced a whopping 364% increase in the fees it charges municipalities for every stray animal surrendered to their care. As a result, the Lansdowne Borough released a letter to all Lansdowne residents, urging them to call DelCo Animal Control at 610-522-1113 to report a stray instead of taking them to the SPCA.
One-day Low-cost Spay/Neuter Clinic for Cats: A Success
Lansdowne residents, their cats, and the borough all benefited from a win-win-win opportunity offered by Animal Friends of Lansdowne and the Spayed Club of Sharon Hill. The Spayed Club neutered 34 cats and provided other services, including rabies shots, for a special low price; AFL coordinated the clinic event and subsidized the cost of spaying to give residents an even greater savings. The event was a convenient, cost-effective opportunity for cat owners to ensure their pets’ continuing health and well being. The reduction of the potential for a slew of unwanted kittens, also benefited the Lansdowne community as a whole.
Cleo Finally Finds Her Forever Home
It's a Christmas miracle! "Problem cat" Cleo, who exhausted the patience of no fewer than FOUR separate fosters, has now found a permanent home at a farm in Bucks County, making friends with the horses, chickens, dogs, and other barn cats there.
Cleo was a difficult cat to at best. She scratched carpets. She attacked other cats. She bit the hand that fed her, and no amount of Feliway™, catnip, or tuna could tame her savage nature. We struggled to decide what to do with Cleo. Then one of our board members contacted a family connection to a barn owner who, after some pleading, was willing to take in another barn cat ... as long as she got along with the other animals there. We held our collective breath and, lo and behold, Cleo is flourishing in her new surroundings.
All's well that ends well for dear Cleo. It seems she finally found a forever home, thanks to the perseverence of AFL fosters, friends, and board members.