Last Chance Rescue-Flint

Last Chance Rescue - Flint
PO Box 87
Swartz Creek, MI 48473
ph: 8106359649
fax: 8106357010
alt: 8102470356

Last Chance Rescue - Flint

SUMMER TIPS for your pet:

Summer is finally here and it’s time to think about the needs of your pets during the hot, dry summer months:

WATER! Make sure your pet has plenty of water on hand to stay hydrated & cool off with.
Make sure your pets have proper ID on them at all times in case they get away from you on your trek to the beach or walk in the park. Consider microchipping your pet.
PLEASE don't leave your pet unattended in a hot vehicle! It only takes a few minutes for a vehicle to get too hot for a pet on even a cloudy day. This is a NO BRAINER!
Schedule a professional grooming that includes a bath, haircut if needed, and nail trimming for your pets comfort during the hot summer months.
Remember that just like our own feet, our pets paws are sensitive on hot concrete & blacktop, so keep that in mind when walking them.
And most importantly, any time of the year, resolve to spay and neuter your pets so that your animals don’t contribute to the large population of unwanted litters.

EFFECTS OF CURRENT ECONOMIC DISATER: MORE HOMELESS PETS!!

No one will forget the lost looks on the faces of pets abandoned after Hurrican Katrina. Today, local animal shelters are helping victims of another disaster - an economic disaster. For many people and their pets, the current mortgage crisis is every bit as devastating as a natural disaster.

Across the country, animals are being found abandoned in foreclosed homes. Pet owners are desperately trying to find someone to take in the furry and feathered members of their families. Some have tearfully left their pets at shelters, not knowing what would become of them, but believing they could at least give them some chance of being adopted.

It is never OK to leave the family pet to fend for himself. If there is a short time-frame, a few ways to find temporary care for animals is through kenneling, boarding at a vet's office, fostering with a friend – anything to give more time to look for the right home for the pet. “They may have the ability to keep their animal if they can find this temporary care, to tide them over until they find a pet-friendly home for themselves.”

What you can do: If you’re facing potential foreclosure, go to the Hope Now Alliance or call the toll-free hotline at 1-888-995-HOPE for information and resources.

Article from the Best Friends Society Website- Written by Sandy Miller

OUR LOCATIONS & Adoption Times:

Saturdays: 12 - 4 pM

SUNDAYS: 1-4 pm (cats only)

In Flint:

PetSmart Store
4601 Miller Road
Flint, MI 48507
(810) 733-6311

In Grand Blanc:
PetSmart Store
6260 Saginaw Road
Grand Blanc, MI 48439
810-953-0019

HELP NEEDED!!!

We need volunteers to help transport dogs to the Petsmart stores on Saturdays 12-4. If you can help, call Glenda at 810-247-0356.

OUR MISSION: The main focus of our group is to rescue unwanted animals who are going to be euthanized. Last Chance Rescue is a NON-PROFIT organization that believes that ALL animals deserve the right to a happy, healthy environment. We are committed to saving the lives of animals that otherwise would be destroyed.
The Animal Rescue Site
www.theanimalrescuesite.com
The Animal Rescue Site focuses the power of the Internet on a specific need — providing food for some of the 27 million unwanted animals given to shelters in the U.S. every year. Over 10 million animals are put to death every year in the U.S. alone because they are abandoned and unwanted.
Each click on the purple "Click Here to Give - it's FREE" button at The Animal Rescue Site provides food and care for a rescued animal living in a shelter or sanctuary. Funding for food and care is paid by site sponsors and distributed to animals in need at the Fund for Animals' renowned animal sanctuaries (including Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch in Texas and the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in California), pet shelters supported by the Petfinder Foundation, North Shore Animal League, and other worthy animal care facilities supported by the GreaterGood.org foundation.
100% of sponsor advertising fees goes to our charitable partners.

Upcoming Events:

(See Calendar for details)

July 26th & 27th from 10am - 4pm join us at the Dog Days of Summer at the Past Tense Country Store (see location below):

Click for flyer:Lapeer Event

Free addmission - Rain or shine - under the pavilion. Local Michigan rescue groups will be bringing pets looking for homes. Fun & games for you & your pet! Rescue dogs doing Rally demonstrations! Pet Massages, Animal Communicator, unique things for your pet & more!

Past Tense Country Store

1965 Farnsworth Rd at Daley, just North of Lapeer off of M-24, Lapeer, MI 48446. Call 810-444-4478 for more information

Visit us on the web at: www.pasttensecountry.com

August 2: 11am-3pm

"Pet Wash" at Arrowwood Nursery

5178 Corunna Rd., Flint Twp (just west of Linden Rd.)

Click for flyer:

PetWashFlyer

- $10 donation for bath & towel dry of pet up to 90 lbs., $20 donation for pet over 90 lbs.

- $5 for digital photo of your nice clean pet! Photo will be mailed or can be picked up after Fri. Aug. 8th

- Raffling off 4 webkins (2 dogs, 2 cats) $2 per ticket or 3 for $5! Drawing held on Sept. 1st - need not be present to win.

PHOTO CONTEST:
Volunteer’s Recognition Banquet, originally scheduled for May 1, has been postponed until fall. However, we would like to commemorate the month with a photo contest. Send us a photo that best depicts the “animal/human bond.” You may mail photo and $5 entry fee to (Edith Campbell, 2551 Paducah St., Flint, MI 48504). You may also bring photo to either Petsmart Store between noon and 4 pm on Saturdays. (Give photo to a LCR person and make sure your name/address/phone is included.)

Hand-crocheted DISH CLOTHS for sale:
Some of our volunteers have hand-crocheted a variety of dish cloths in many different colors that we are selling as a fundraiser for the rescue. They are $3.00 each -OR - 2 for $5.00. We will mail them to you! If you are interested in buying some, please contact Glenda at 810-247-0356.
Photos will be posted soon....