Paws for the Cause
Submitted by tevans on Fri, 12/05/2008 - 13:12.
Last updated on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 20:57.
Vital Stats
ongoing project
People Impacted:
100People Involved: 10
Project Video
The Problem
One female cat and her offspring can produce 420,000 cats in seven years. More than 11 million dogs and cats are euthanized in shelters each year. Millions more are abandoned in rural and urban areas. 61% of all dogs and 75% of all cats entering shelters are destroyed. I have a passionate love for animals. How could I not help? When I saw some of the conditions they had to live in shelters, I was heart broken. I saw animals starving, dying and suffering. How they could let it get that bad is beyond me. Not to mention, the euthanization level was out of control. I felt the public should become aware of this. I have promoted the project everytime I have had the chance. Public speeches, newspaper articles, flyers. You name it, I have done it. I want everyone to know that this is a reoccurring problem that needs to be fixed. With the help of the community and agencies such as the ASPCA, it can be fixed and I wanted to inform the public that they can take part in it.With my small part, we have raised over $5,000 and 3 tons of food for the animals in Southeast Kansas.
Why It's Important
I first started with the basic collection jars and flyers around town. Then we started working with the media to inform the public about the service project. We worked with local animal shelters and the vets in the area. I started getting help from local volunteers who had heard about us and wanted to help. The most difficult part is stressing to the pet owners that they had to be responsible. PAWS FOR THE CAUSE is on ongoing project. There will always be a need. I believe always keeping the issue in the public's view will help the project grow. They may read an article in the paper or see a collection jar at the grocery store; it will remind them that the animals need their help. With public education, the issues of these animals are addressed. There have been more sterilizations and adoptions. Less animals have to be put down.
The Plan Of Action
One of the next steps for PAWS FOR THE CAUSE would be to set up a few low cost sterilization clinics. I live in the poorest county of the state so this is s great need. Proper care for an animal includes having it spayed or neutered. I hope to offer this for the elderly on fixed income and for the working poor. Another goal would to be able to run weekly newspaper ads with animals looking for a good home. We all know that can be expensive but I think it would be a tremendous tool to put faces to these animals. PAWS FOR A CAUSE is on ongoing project but I would like to see these goals reached by the spring time. I don't want to se those litters of kittens and puppies put down because the pet owner was not able to afford the spaying or neutering. It would be awesome to have animals adopted from the newspaper instead of the potential owners going to a puppy mill.
How Can Others Get Involved?
Get the word out!
Project Updates
08/3/09
Update: **Press releases & pictures were emailed to J Wells**
PAWS FOR THE CAUSE is still going strong in Baxter Springs Kansas. With the help of Do Something, more animals were spayed/neutered, received the medical attention they needed, were advertized for adoption and found new homes. Due to the publicity, more donations are coming in to thelp the animals. I'm going to write all the local schools this fall and let them know that if they are looking for a fundraising project, PAWS FOR THE CAUSE would love their help. One class of 5th graders donated $400 in May! I'm redoing all of my labels and jars this summer to give the project a clean look. Thank you Do Something!! Additional hours volunteered: 50
Additional people impacted: 30
Additional people involved: 20
Final Grant Update
08/3/09
Sophia EvansNumber of people impacted: Many new pet owners. The community as a whole due to less stray animals & more animals being spayed/neutered.
Describe the impact the grant had: With this grant, I was able to get the word out more about Paws for the Cause. Monthly ads were run to advertize animals available for adoption. The Vet was able to perform more spaying & neutering; reducing the amount of unwanted litters. We were able to help more homeless animals receive medical attention.
Project highlights: -Saving animals -These animals receiving medical attention -Same animals finding homes
How did the project unfold and develop? As a pre-teen with a love of animals and volunteering in a vet's office; I saw the desperate need for food and money for the homeless animals in our community. Because of Paws for the Cause, many more animlas have been saved and found good homes.
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This is an amazing feat, and I only hope that the people in my area will continue with what I have started and help the lives of abused and neglected animals. I hope that my project will one day reach the enormity of yours and extend beyond our community and become statewide. I am so thankful that there are people like us who live to improve the lives of animals.
Keep up the good work!!!!
Thank you for the positive comments and feedback.
Please keep up the hard work. There were many times in the beginning when I thought "Why am I trying, nobody cares". But they only needed educated. Now the entire town supports the cause.
This is such wonderful work. Great job!!! I am really touched by the issue of overpopulation of cats and dogs. I visited the Seattle Animal Shelter yesterday to pick up two foster cats and was heartbroken to see so many homeless felines in cages. There are just too many animals and not enough homes! I completely agree that spaying and neutering are SO important. I will definitely spread the word. And also, to everyone reading this, fostering cats or dogs is a small way to make a huge difference! Sometimes for the animal whether you can give it a temporary home or not means life or death because shelters are so full. Please consider fostering along with your other projects! :)
I only hope that the people in my area will continue with what I have started and help the lives of abused and neglected animals. I hope that my project will one day reach the enormity of yours and extend beyond our community and become statewide.
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