| May |
Thanks to everyone who participated, we raised more than $800,030 for the animals in our care!
More than 10,000 participants and 5,000 dogs attended.
Our annual two-mile walk and fun run, was the biggest and best Furry Scurry ever! This fund raiser helps us care for more than 25,000 homeless and abandoned animals every year. We appreciate your suppor!
Click here to see event day photos.
Click here to make a donation. Pledges are accepted through the end of May.
May 4–10
Be Kind to Animals Week
Give an extra hug to your pets, and help us care for those that are homeless by sending a donation.
| june |
June
Adopt-A-Cat Month
Visit any animal shelter and adopt a kitten or cat (or both) to share your home.
June 28
Feline Fiesta
Join us for fun at our Quebec Street shelter to celebrate the unique bond between cats and people. We’ll have vendors, games and adoptable cats and kittens.
| august |
AUGUST 16
Lulu’s Barkin’ BBQ
Last year Cyndi Lauper; this year Patti LaBelle! Save the date for this fabulous fundraiser at the Castle Pines home of Jana and Fred Bartlit.
| ongoinG |
ENTER OUR 2009 CALENDAR CONTEST
Have you captured your pet’s unique personality?
If so, then enter your fantastic photos in our 2009 calendar contest. Your pet may be featured as a pet of the month. All qualified entries will appear in the calendar.
The entry fee is $35 per photo and includes a full color calendar. Photos of dogs, cats, birds and other small mammals are eligible. Entries must be postmarked by August 15, 2008.
Click here for the rules and entry form. For more information, please call (303) 751-5772, Ext. 7082.
Help
prevent unwanted litters
Donate to the Pet
Overpopulation Fund through your Colorado State income tax form.
You can also contribute any time directly to the Fund by sending
a donation to 455 Sherman Street, Suite 462, Denver, CO 80203. Checks
should be made out to the Pet Overpopulation Fund. The Colorado
Pet Overpopulation Fund was established by the Colorado Legislature
to promote and fund spay/neuter surgeries and public education for
responsible pet ownership. In 2005, 4,745 spay/neuter surgeries
were performed as a result of the state check off fund. The fund
has surpassed 17,000 spay/neuter surgeries in the three years since
the first grants were awarded.
Gifts for that special animal lover
We have many wonderful gifts available in our Sit… Stay… Shops. Also, you’ll find a wide variety of shirts, hats, coffee mugs, mouse pads, tote bags and much more at our online gift store. They make the “purr”-fect gifts.
Become
a volunteer
Volunteers are very important people at the Dumb
Friends League. As a private, non-profit organization, we rely on
the assistance of caring and hardworking volunteers in all of our
programs. To volunteer,
you must be at least sixteen years old, and willing to make
a six-month commitment of approximately three hours per week.
