Thanks to everyone who donated to our Giving Tuesday campaign.
Your generosity never ceases to amaze. Thanks to you, the Friends of Burlington County Animal Shelter exceeded our campaign goal for Giving Tuesday 2020 in record time. We cannot thank you enough for supporting our Trap-Neuter-Return program for community cats. We raised more than $6,600!
The Friends of the Burlington County Animal Shelter won second place in charity/fundraiser division of the Burlington County Times Best of 2020 contest.
This is the fifth year in a row that our group has been honored by the Burlington County Times' readers.
Thanks to everyone who voted for us!
Our mission is to save the lives of homeless animals and promote their adoption by working with the county shelter and community to reach our no-kill vision by 2025. Community/feral cats remain one of the biggest reasons our community hasn't been able to achieve no-kill numbers (a save rate of 90% or higher).
For Giving Tuesday, you can help support our Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program for community cats. The Denton Foundation and another generous donor have agreed to match, dollar for dollar, donations up to $5,000.
Fall has arrived, bringing with it football and other team sports. Just like teams need a game plan to win, shelter dogs must learn the right “plays” to be on "Team Homeward Bound." Will you help us turn shelter "underdogs" into winners? We'll do the coaching if you help us on the sidelines.
Poor or lack of training hinders shelter dogs' adoptability and can result in returned adoptions. A generous donor has given $3,000 to get our training program off the ground. With your support, the Friends of Burlington County Animal Shelter (Friends) hopes to match that donation. You donate and your impact is doubled.
If you're still working from home, now is a great time to add a new furry face to your family.
From Sept. 8-Oct. 11, the Friends of BCAS are sponsoring an adoption promotion. Approved adopters can take home any adult cat at no cost and any pittie mix can be adopted for only $25 -- a substantial savings.
So visit the Burlington County Animal Shelter and find your new best friend!
The Pet Costume Contest for the Paw Prints Virtual 5K is live until Oct 3. Submit a free photo of your pet(s) -- the top three vote getters will win gift cards.
If you've registered for the Paw Prints 5K, you get a leg up on the competition by starting out with one extra vote.
For complete instructions on how to enter, as well as how to vote for your favorites, visit our Pet Costume Contest page.
Winners will be announced during the Paw Prints event on Oct. 4.
The Paw Prints 5K and Pet Fest is going virtual! To supplement the changes in our signature event and to better partner with local businesses, we have revised our sponsorship opportunities for 2020.
Our signature event is virtual!
Proceeds will help fund advanced medical care, spay and neuter assistance, our TNR program and foster care. Everyone is encouraged to ask the animal lovers in their lives to contribute to the cause because we all believe that homeless animals deserve loving homes.
Our annual Big Dog 50/50 raffle tickets are now on sale. Last year's Big Dog winner took home more than $21,000.
The winning ticket will be drawn at 2:30 p.m. at Dadz Bar & Grill, 744 Main Street, Lumberton, on Oct. 4. The drawing also will be live streamed on the Friends of BCAS Facebook page.
Tickets are $5 each. You can buy them:
You do not have to be present to win.
Our friends at SunSal Yoga were going to hold a fundraising yoga class for us, but in light of the COVID-19 outbreak, they've made some changes.
So, join us and SunSal via Zoom on April 18 at 10 a.m. for an hour of yoga livestreamed right to your house.
All donations collected will help the animals at the Burlington County Animal Shelter, including medical care and help to get animals into foster.l
You can sign up at sunsalyoga.com.
If you have the MindBody app on your phone, you can use this link: https://get.mndbdy.ly/15lOxlyad5 that will take you directly to the class.
Star was adopted in April after five months at the shelter. Star's new family says: "Star has been really great since we adopted him. He seamlessly fit right in with our family. He is very patient with our 3-year-old and is genuinely one of the people-friendliest dogs you'll ever meet. We can't believe that anyone would leave him at the shelter, he's that sweet. All our neighbors love him already. When we tell them he was in the shelter for so long, they say how lucky he is we found him; but we truly feel we are the lucky ones."