ANIMAL HOSPITAL OF STATESVILLE FURRY ANGEL TREE
Every year, AHS supports local rescue organizations, helping them to feed and care for the lost, but not reclaimed pets, as well as relinquished pets or strays who have no forever homes. They need our help! See below to find a rescue to help, and what they need and how to get it to them! Unless otherwise states, items may be dropped off in our lobby, under our Furry Angel Tree! Thanks, as always for your help to causes we support - both human and companion animal!
IREDELL COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER:
- Dry dog and cat food (any size)
- Dog Kongs - Large
- Benebones - Medium
- Dog toys
- Cat toys
- Lickable cat treats
- Small dog treats
- Hotdogs
- Cheese Wiz
EARTH ANGELS CAT RESCUE
- Money donated to their account here at Animal Hospital of Statesville for medical care, including spaying and neutering lots of cats.
- Non-scoopable litter, Friskies canned food and Purina Dry Complete Cat Chow (works for both kittens and adult cats)
- Regular litter boxes, cat beds, food and water bowls, cat toys.
CAROLINA BOXER RESCUE
- In need of foster parents in the Statesville and Mooresville areas
- Contact: Jolaine Blankenship, 704-798-4083
- Website: https://carolinaboxerrescue.org/foster/
FOREVER HOME CANINE RESCUE
- Donations to their rescue by checks payable to Forever Home Canine Rescue, P.O. Box 204, Barium Springs, NC 28014-0204
- Online donations with PayPal or Venmo - https://foreverhomek9rescue.org/donate/
- Donations of credit to their account at Animal Hospital of Statesville by check or phone call to us at 704-872-3625.
THE DUFFY & KATIE FUND
- Money donations only - AHS discretionary fund for pets in need. Call in donation at 704-872-3625 or mail a check to AHS, made out to Animal Hospital of Statesville. Address: 181 Mocksville Highway, Statesville, NC 28625.
BELLA VITA ANIMAL RESCUE
- Please visit the following link for ways to give: www.linktr,ee/bvrescue.
Food for Days
In years past, before COVID-19 became the "norm", we were collecting items for Food for Days, which provides food in backpacks for local kids who may not get a meal on the weekends. Can you imagine? Each month, Food for Days collects a different item. While some of these may not seem as nutritious as you might want, these are items that kids will actually EAT, filling their bellies when they may not get anything else. They are easy-to-make food items that are appropriate for kids to make themselves.
- As you can see, each month has a specific food item that we are collecting. These items may be purchased and placed in the basket in our lobby – it's on the top of the shelves where the cat food is kept. You'll see a sign, or just ask! Each month, we'll remind everyone which item we are collecting on FB, but this list will remain on our website as a reference for you.
Please help us feed local kids. As you may know, Animal Hospital of Statesville is very involved in community projects throughout the year.
As always, thank you for your generosity. We know we ask much of you, but no more than we ask of ourselves. We try to help those that can't help themselves. In this instance, and in the instance of our Quarters for Laundry drive, the kids are the ones who benefit. Let’s make 2024 a better year for our community’s kids of all ages!
For more information visit: foodfordays.org
Quarters for Laundry
One of the needs that Tonya Reid, who was the District Homeless Liaison for the Iredell-Statesville Schools, has made us aware of is the need for local homeless students to have clean clothes to wear to school. To that end, we are collecting quarters for Tonya and her “crew” of helpers to use to make sure those kids are sent to school with fresh, clean clothes. We have a big jar on the desk in the front lobby to donate your quarters to help her accomplish this important, but, dare we say, often overlooked issue that faces our community’s homeless students. We’ll be keep the jar up indefinitely, so gather up your quarters and stick them in our big plastic jar! Our staff is donating, as well as clients who come in, have a few quarters, and just pop them in the jar! They will add up quickly! In the video accompanying this write-up, two of Sarah’s daughters – Sarah, who was once one of our Client Services Representatives – robbed their piggy bank of their savings and generously donated their hard-won quarters - $20-worth, to be exact - to help out other kids in need! It’s a great lesson for kids to learn about charitable giving. It feels good to us, and it benefits others and makes them feel better, too! We have 2 cups on our counter - one at check in, and another at what we call retail. Please consider gathering up your quarters to help Tonya. She is no long the liaison, but STILL donates her time (and money) to do "her" kids' laundry so they can be clean and ready for school.