(Pictured l-r): Cathy Armstrong, Jeanette Lozano (SPCA Shelter Manager) and Tom ArmstrongLast week Cathy and Tom Armstrong visited the Mariposa SPCA shelter. They expressed their appreciation for the work the SPCA is doing and left a check for $1,000 for the Juanita Moore Spay/Neuter Fund to the shelter manager Jeanette Lozano.
Since this fund was started in June 2011, it has paid for 162 dogs and 106 cats to be spayed or neutered, thus preventing the birth of several hundred unwanted animals in our county. County residents may volunteer eight hours of work at the shelter and the SPCA will pay the complete vet bill to spay or neuter their dog or cat. The work may consist of folding clothes for the yard sale, sweeping, walking dogs or petting/brushing cats.
To date the program has spent $21,360, and thanks to the generosity of people like the Armstrongs and others, it can continue to help the entire community. It has been so successful that at times the shelter has had only one or two dogs and a few cats available for adoption. Fewer animals don’t mean the SPCA is not working. They continue to provide clothing, household items, books, tools, and toys to people on a tight budget. Wheel chairs, crutches, and useful items for the elderly are offered, sometimes at no cost.
Stop in and visit the newly renovated kennels at 5599 Hwy. 49 North in Mariposa, next to the landfill.
To donate visit the website at: mariposaspca.org and ‘click’ the donate button.
