Club Pet Adoption of Transfer and other groups are organizing a truckload of donations to the animal victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas.
The truck, coordinated by Club Pet Adoption, the Mercer County Humane Society and All Paws Matter will be located at Tractor Supply Company, 2998 E. State St. in Hermitage.
The truck will leave early Tuesday morning.
Volunteers hope to hold hours over the next few days – from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Hermitage location.
The groups are looking for volunteers and donations. More information can be found on Club Pet Adoption’s Facebook page.
Two local groups, Clarion PUPS and Hog Heaven are also collecting donations.
Clarion folks can drop off items at the Clarion PUPS truck that will be parked at 370 S. 5th Ave. in Clarion.
Clarion PUPS posted on its Facebook page a desperate need for plastic storage bins, medium and large wire crates, sheets, blankets, bleach and cleaning supplies, including mops, buckets and more.
The post said the Texas agencies do not have a lot of room for food due to the lack of storage space.
Hog Heaven in Cochranton is offering to be a drop off point and a Facebook post said the rescue plans to leave Monday.
More information about the Clarion PUPS and Hog Heaven drop-off points can be found on the groups’ Facebook pages.
Donate cash
Theresa Weldon with Precious Paws Animal Rescue in Franklin suggested people donate money to the various animal rescues in Texas in a post on Facebook.
“I’m going to suggest donating cash to the local Texas rescues so they can purchase what they really need …” Weldon posted.
“I would not encourage people to send food. It will go to waste. I’m from Texas and all my rescue friends say they have more than enough in supplies from the region,” she said.
DukeFest is next week
DukeFest will present its sixth annual Dog Walk on Saturday, Sept. 9, in Bandstand Park in Franklin.
Activities will begin at 11 a.m. and end around 4 p.m. The event benefits local non-profit animal rescue and response groups. Admission is free.
There will be music, games for dogs and their people, food, more than 100 raffle baskets, craft and educational vendors, rock painting, paw painting and the PawPort Game with prizes.
A blessing of the animals will be held at noon and a muttrimony celebration will be held at 1 p.m.
Adoption event and fundraiser
Lots O Spots Acres, in conjunction with Rescue Dogs Rock, will hold an adoption event and fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Tractor Supply store in Cranberry.
More information about the event can be found on Facebook.
The event is organized by Tracy Rivers and Sam McGarvey. Some adoptable dogs will also be on hand during the day.
Rivers through Rescue Dogs Rock routinely holds adoption events at the Tractor Supply store in Cranberry.
Fall craft fair
Precious Paws Fall Craft Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at the Rocky Grove fire hall, 29 Shuffstall St. in Franklin.
More details are available on the event’s Facebook page.
Safehaven style
Safehaven Small Breed Rescue in Tionesta will help keep you in style with its 2017 Safehaven T-Shirt.
It can be purchased at www.bonfire.com. The proceeds will go to help the two newest dogs under the rescue’s care, Weeble and Pebble’s.
Ailing puppy Weeble has been racking up the vet bills and according to the rescue’s Facebook posts he isn’t out of the woods yet.
Updates on Weeble can be found on the rescue’s Facebook page.
The rescue’s Paypal address is safehavensbr@gmail.com or people can use the website donation button at safehavensmallbreedrescue.org.
All About Animals is a weekly blog that appears on Venangoextra.com and Clarionextra.com. Interested persons or groups can submit information to bigdogs.thederrick@gmail.com. Readers may also submit photos or stories of their animals. More information about the blog is available by contacting Anna Applegate at (814) 677-8364.
