Our
Mission
To
be a voice for the animals of Newtown and to further the quality of life,
safety and health of the dogs and cats at the Newtown Pound; to assist
in the adoption process through advertising, screening and education;
to provide walks, socialization and human interaction for the dogs; to
promote rescue referrals; and to provide spay/neutering, rabies and distemper
shots for all animals at the pound before adoption.
Who
We Are
CAN started in 1999 as a small group of citizens who became aware of the
plight of many abandoned dogs in our town. Through the help of the Newtown
Bee and local merchants, we began a campaign to advertise and make known
the availability of the dogs. We are now a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization, Canine Advocates of Newtown, Inc. CAN is a completely
volunteer organization, with no salaried employees, so you can rest assured
that every dollar you donate goes to help the dogs and cats.
Hopes
for the Future
We will be in our
new facility in July 2012.
We will continue our original mission to provide a daily walking program for
all the dogs at the center, and with the addition of a cattery, will also
provide daily companion time for the cats.
We will broaden our scope of advertising for homes by including face book
pages, and adding Voices, and Hamlet Hub to our sources.
The focus of our fundraising efforts will be towards providing inoculations,
spaying or neutering, and general medical care for all the animals at the
Brian J. Silverlieb Animal Care and Control Center of Newtown. We
hope that you will continue to support our efforts.
Accomplishments
• 1999 CAN was instrumental in making Newtown Animal
Control a no kill facility.
• 1999 CAN persuaded the town to allow us to provide rabies shots before
adoption so all dogs could be walked.
• 2000 CAN persuaded the town to allow us to pay for spaying/neutering
before adoption to ensure no unwanted puppies would be born
• 2000 CAN began fundraising to provide for all vaccinations and spaying
& neutering
• 2005 CAN began raising awareness for the need of a new facility.
• 2006 Putting on the Dog became our biggest yearly fundraising event
for a new facility.
• 2008 With public backing and awareness CAN was instrumental in the
town’s bonding for $750,000 for the new facility
• 2012 CAN helped the town formulate a well defined written Animal Welfare
Policy
• 2012 CAN presented the town with $235,000 for the new town facility.
Naming
Opportunities
There will be a nice plaque over the kennel or room with your name or the
name of your beloved pet.
Kennel $5,000 (16)
Isolation / Sick Room $6,000 (2)
Grooming Room $15,000
Indoor Play Room $15,000
Training Room $15,000
Feline Room $15,000
Cattery with Condo Suites
$2,500 (8)
Office $15,000
Waiting /Greeting Rm. $15,000
See
drawings of the new pound below
What a nice way to remember a faithful friend or a loved one!
Canine Advocates
of Newtown, Inc.
P.O.Box 236
Newtown, CT 06470
Phone: 203 426 5327
Volunteers
make it happen
It is very unfortunate for any dog to have ended up at a pound. But at the
Newtown Pound a team of dedicated volunteers works with Animal Control Officer
Carolee Mason to ensure that each dog’s story has a happy ending. Canine
Advocates of Newtown is a nonprofit organization whose members take an interest
in these dogs and provide many support activities. These include a daily walk
for each dog. As the dogs become familiar with the volunteers, they become
less uneasy about being impounded. And, of course, a happier dog is easier
to place in a good home.
The pictures also go into The Newtown Bee, on the canineadvocates.org website,
the petfinders.com website and The Newtown Bee website.
Canine Advocates pays to have each dog receive its shots and to be neutered
or spayed. To raise funds for this benefit the group hosts an annual wine
tasting and silent auction at Taunton Press each fall. The Roman family generously
donates this venue. Many local restaurants and businesses donate food and
auction items.
Dr. Brian Silverleib and his staff at Mt. Pleasant Animal Hospital offer special
care and discounts in their treatment of the Pound dogs.
CAN member Luise Lenk, a graphic designer, does all the artwork and Web design
free of charge. Members feel that their volunteer time is very well spent
when a dog from the Pound finds a good home and a better life.
Adoption
If you
adopt a dog from the pound please feel free to contact us, so we can provide
support and also follow up on all the happy endings.
Advertising
Pictures
of the dogs are published in the Newtown Bee.
We place our photographs and descriptions of the dogs on web pages on the
internet.
Our Special
Thanks to Brian Silverlieb V.M.D.,
Mount Pleasant Hospital for Animals,
for all the help and support he has provided for
our Pound Dogs. (203.426.8585)
Donations
To
become a Member or a Volunteer a yearly minimum donation of $20 is required.
Membership fees help defray high cost of insurance.
Donation Categories
Best in Show ......................$500
Top Dog ...............................$300
Winners Circle ....................$200
Champion ............................$100
Pound's Littlest Angels.....Any amount