11th Annual Santa Paws

The Shelter on the Square will be the location for this year’s 11th Annual Santa Paws Photo event on Saturda,y December 5, from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Professional photos of you and your pets taken with Santa Claus will be available for a $20 donation to the Shelter. Custom holiday cards will be available for purchase.

Please bring your favorite pet to the Sonoma Index-Tribune building's west side entrance at 117 W. Napa St. and take a family photo with Santa Claus! Ho, ho ho!

Shelter on the Square Opens Friday!

Eat, Shop and Adopt for the Holidays!

The first ever Shelter on the Square for the 2009 Holiday season opens Friday at 4 PM. The Sonoma Index-Tribune has generously donated space in its downtown building for a special holiday adoption and gift center.

Open weekends between Thanksgiving and Christmas, Pets Lifeline will have some very special felines available for visits and adoptions. Young kittens will be on the square at Sonoma Home and adult cats at the Sonoma Index-Tribune Shelter on the Square. To help adult cats at the Shelter on the Square find a home by the holidays, Pets Lifeline has reduced adoption fees to $30. The gift shop at the Shelter on the Square will have holiday wreaths and wonderful seasonal merchandise including handmade crafts and tasty sweets handmade by our super duper Petslifeline Crafters. And if you're a dog lover, Three Dog Bakery will offer extra special holiday dog treats for that special canine in your life. All of the proceeds - that's 100% - from this holiday season event will go to supporting the animals of Pets Lifeline.

Hours and Dates to Eat, Shop and Adopt
The Shelter on the Square will be at the west side of the Index-Tribune building at 117 W. Napa St. The Shelter on the Square will be open on weekends from November 27 through December 20. The hours are: Fridays 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Sundays 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

For additional details on the Shelter on the Square check out our web site.

Help Pets Lifeline Win a $20,000 Grant!

Vote for us at The Animal Rescue Site and we could win $20,000 to help pets in need.

The Animal Rescue Site is hosting a special challenge for eligible Petfinder.com member shelter and rescue groups. The grand prize is a $20,000 grant, and they will be awarding many other grants to rescue groups with the most votes - a total of $100,000 in grants for animal welfare organizations. Think how many animals we could help for $20,000! Help us win!

All you have to do is click to help rescued animals, and then vote in The Animal Rescue Site $100,000 Shelter+ Challenge. Both of these actions are absolutely free! You can vote once a day, every day, through December 20th, 2009. Every time you vote, or tell a friend to vote, you are making a huge difference for us.

Vote today!

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The Animal Rescue Site is a "Click to Give" website. You can click on a button to help fund food and care for animals. It's free, and only takes a second of your time. Click every day!

National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week

While the Indian Summer weather may be deceptive, November is already upon us! And that means that this week, the first week of the month, is National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week!

This year, Pets Lifeline has joined up with five of the area's animal shelters to create a Cat-A-Thon Adoption Event. This Saturday, if you visit any of the Sonoma County animal shelters, the adoption fee for all cats and kittens has been reduced to an across-the-board 30 dollars. An exam by a veterinarian, spaying/neutering, vaccinations, viral testing and a microchip are all included in the fee.

There are more than 500 cats and kittens in the county looking for new, permanent homes. So if you're looking for that perfect pet to compliment your family, why not come out on Saturday and see the many animals in search of a loving family?!

Participating shelters include: Pets Lifeline, Healdsburg Animal Shelter, Petaluma Animal Shelter, Rohnert Park Animal Shelter, Sonoma County Animal Care & Control, and Sonoma Humane Society.