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PET ADOPTION 2010

spcaLA's P.D. Pitchford Companion Animal Village & Education Center

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PET ADOPTION DAY TO BENEFIT spcaLA!

Mark & Brian Pet Adoption Day 2010
Hosted by spcaLA, presented by 95.5 KLOS
May 08, 2010

EVENTS:

- Meet and Greet With Mark and Brian / And Cynthia Fox

- LIVE BROADCAST from 95.5 KLOS from 10am to 3pm

- SILENT AUCTION: From 10am to 3pm

- ASK THE TRAINER: A qualified spcaLA trainer will be available with tips on how to train your new pet!

- ASK THE VET: VCA Animal Hospitals vets will be on-hand to answer questions about the care of your new family member!

- FUN BOOTHS FROM EVENT SPONSORS with giveaways from Natural Balance, Wellness, VCA Animal Hospitals, VPI, Coffee Bean and Natura

FIND THE PERFECT FURRY FRIEND AT THE spcaLA P.D. PITCHFORD COMPANION ANIMAL VILLAGE & EDUCATION CENTER.
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ADOPTING A PET IS A LIFETIME COMMITMENT!
BE SURE IT'S FOR YOU!

We reserve the right to conduct a property check before adopting any animal.
We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.

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7700 E. Spring St.
Long Beach, CA 90815
Phone: (562) 570-SPCA

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Follow arrows to parking. From parking area, you can walk or take the FREE shuttle service, provided by VPI. If you adopt an animal, you will be given a vehicle pass to drive up to the front of the adoption area to pick up your new furry friend!

DIRECTIONS:

From Burbank area:
5 (or 101 South to the 5) to the 605 South. Exit Spring Street - West. Make a right into the parking at the light.

From South Orange County:
Take 405 North to the 605 North. Exit Katella/Willow West. Turn right on Studebaker. Turn right on Spring St. Look for parking on the left.

Pet Adoption Facts:

EVERY ADOPTION INCLUDES:
SPAY/NEUTER SURGERY, CURRENT VACCINATIONS, CERTIFICATE FOR A FREE EXAM AT A PARCITIPATING VCA CLINIC, MICROCHIP, AND SWAG BAG FULL OF PET PRODUCTS FOR YOUR NEW FURRY FAMILY MEMBER!

Make an online donation and support the 95.5 KLOS Mark & Brian Pet Fund, click here!
If you�d like to donate by check and for more giving options, click here.
Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law. spcaLA is a 501(c)(3) independent, non-profit animal welfare organization serving Southern California.

Spay/Neuter Facts:
IN SEVEN YEARS, ONE FEMALE CAT AND HER OFFSPRING CAN THEORETICALLY PRODUCE 420,000 CATS.
IN SIX YEARS, ONE FEMALE DOG AND HER OFFSPRING CAN THEORETICALLY PRODUCE 67,000 DOGS.
MILLIONS OF TAX PAYER DOLLARS ARE SPENT EACH YEAR TO CONTROL THE PET OVERPOPULATION PROBLEM IN THE U.S. AN ESTIMATED $50 MILLION IS SPENT IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ALONE.
SPAYING/NEUTERING GREATLY INCREASES THE LIFE SPAN OF YOUR PET.
SPAYED/NEUTERED PETS ARE MUCH LESS LIKELY TO DEVELOPED CANCER.
SPAYED/NEUTERED PETS HAVE FEWER VET BILLS.
SPAYED/NEUTERED PETS HAVE LESS BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS DIGGING, FIGHTING AND ESCAPING.
APPROXIMATELY 80% OF ALL PETS HIT BY CARS ARE UN-NEUTERED MALES.

Did You Know?...
SCIENCE HAS PROVEN THAT PEOPLE WHO OWN PETS EXPERIENCE LESS STRESS, HAVE FEWER HEART ATTACKS AND LIVE LONGER!
IN THE US, APPROXIMATELY 1 MILLION DOGS HAVE BEEN NAMED AS THE PRIMARY BENEFICIARY OF THEIR OWNER�S WILLS!
58% OF PETS ARE INCLUDED IN FAMILY AND HOLIDAY PORTRAITS, WHILE 70% OF OWNERS SIGN THEIR PET�S NAME ON GREETING CARDS!
40% OF DOG AND CAT OWNERS ADMIT TO CARRYING A PICTURE OF THEIR PET WITH THEM!
MORE MONEY IS SPENT BY AMERICA ON DOG FOOD THAN BABY FOOD EVERY YEAR!
50% OF CAT OWNERS HAVE MORE THAN ONE CAT. 15. EVERY HOUR 55,000 PETS ARE BORN IN THE U.S.
BETWEEN 8 AND 12 MILLION DOGS AND CATS ARE SURRENDERED TO SHELTERS EACH YEAR.
95% OF CAT OWNERS ADMIT THEY TALK TO THEIR CATS.
CATS HAVE MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED VOCAL SOUND, WHILE DOGS HAVE ABOUT TEN.
CATS, NOT DOGS, ARE THE MOST COMMON PET IN AMERICA.

Cat Facts:
CATS ARE THE ONLY FOUR-FOOTED ANIMAL, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CAMELS AND GIRAFFES, THAT WALK BY MOVING THEIR FRONT AND HIND LEGS FIRST ON ONE SIDE AND THEN THE OTHER
WITH POWERFUL LEG MUSCLES, ESPECIALLY IN THEIR HIND LEGS, THE DOMESTIC CAT HAS BEEN KNOWN TO REACH RUNNING SPEEDS OF UP TO TWENTY-FIVE MILES AN HOUR. A FRIGHTENED CAT CAN RUN UP TO 30 MPH -- WHILE THE FASTEST HUMAN CAN ONLY RUN UP TO 27.89 MPH
CATS ARE ONE OF THE OLDEST MAMMALS ON THE EARTH. AFRICAN WILD CATS WERE FOUND IN FOSSIL FORM AS EARLY AS THIRTY EIGHT MILLION YEARS AGO.
CATS WERE BROUGHT TO THE AMERICAS BY COLONISTS TO PROTECT THEIR GRANARIES AND AS PETS. AS SETTLERS MOVED INLAND, CATS ACCOMPANIED THEM.
CATS ARE NOT THE ONLY ANIMALS THAT GET HAIRBALLS, COWS ALSO GET THEM.
THE WHISKERS OF A CAT ARE EXTREMELY SENSITIVE WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO MANEUVER WELL IN THE DARK AND MEASURE DISTANCE
ON THE AVERAGE, CATS HAVE 24 WHISKERS, 12 ON EACH SIDE.
THERE ARE ABOUT 30 TEETH IN A CAT�S MOUTH.
BOTH FEMALE AND MALE CATS REACH PUBERTY AT APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS OF AGE.
SIR ISAAC NEWTON INVENTED THE CAT DOOR.
CATS PURR AT ABOUT 26 CYCLES PER SECOND, THE SAME FREQUENCY AS AN IDLING DIESEL ENGINE.
CATS ARE CAPABLE OF ABOUT 100 DIFFERENT VOCALIZATIONS, COMPARED TO ABOUT 10 FOR DOGS.
CATS GET MORE SLEEP THAN VIRTUALLY ANY OTHER ANIMAL, AVERAGING AROUND 16 HOURS A DAY!
CATS GET ACNE.
CATS HAVE A SENSE OF SMELL THAT IS FOURTEEN TIMES STRONGER THAN A HUMAN�S.
CATS ARE CAPABLE OF JUMPING 5-7 TIMES AS HIGH AS THEY ARE TALL.
NEARLY 30% OF A CAT�S LIFE IS SPENT GROOMING ITSELF.
CATS CAN SEE BETTER THAN DOGS.
AN AILUROPHILE IS A PERSON WHO LIKES CATS.
A CAT HAS 230 BONES IN ITS BODY; A HUMAN ONLY HAS 206 BONES.

Dog Facts:
DOGS HAVE BEEN DOMESTICATED FOR 10,000 YEARS.
A DOG'S HEART BEATS BETWEEN 70 AND 120 TIMES A MINUTE, COMPARED WITH A HUMAN HEART WHICH BEATS 70 TO 80 TIMES A MINUTE.
THERE ARE OVER 200 DIFFERENT BREEDS OF DOG.
CANIS FAMILIARIS IS THE LATIN NAME FOR DOG.
THERE IS A DOGGY DISCO HELD IN ITALY EVERY YEAR WHERE OWNERS CAN DANCE WITH THEIR DOGS.
DOGS' INTERNAL CLOCKS ARE REALLY MAGNIFICENT. THEY KNOW WHEN IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO ARRIVE HOME, FEED THEM, OR GO TO BED IF YOU ARE NORMALLY ON A SCHEDULE.
EVERY MINUTE, DOGS TAKE TEN TO THIRTY BREATHS.
THERE ARE 42 TEETH IN A DOG�S MOUTH.
THE DOG WITH THE LARGEST EARS IN THE WORLD IS A BASSET HOUND NAMED MR. JEFFRIES. THE DOG'S EARS ARE 11.5 INCHES LONGS, AND ARE INSURED FOR $47,800. 49. THE OLDEST KNOWN DOG LIVED TO BE 29.
THE BASENJI IS THE ONLY BARKLESS DOG IN THE WORLD.
THE ONLY MAMMALS WITH PROSTATES ARE HUMANS AND DOGS.
VISUALLY, DOGS FIRST DISTINGUISH OBJECTS BY MOVEMENT, BRITNESS AND THEN BY SHAPE.
DOGS ARE CAPABLE OF LOCATING THE SOURSE OF A SOUND IN 6/100THS OF A SECOND BY USING THEIR SWIVELING EARS LIKE RADAR DISHES.
DOGS ARE MENTIONED 14 TIMES IN THE BIBLE.
CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF, DOGS DO NOT SWEAT BY SALIVATING. THEY SWEAT THROUGH THE PADS OF THEIR FEET.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Q1. Will there be puppies and kittens at the 95.5 KLOS Mark & Brian Pet Adoption Day?
A1. Yes, there will be puppies and kittens available while they last.
Q2. What breeds will be available for adoption?
A2. There will be 200 � 350 puppies, dogs, cats and kittens, of various breeds, mixed breeds and sizes, looking for homes at the 95.5 KLOS Mark & Brian Pet Adoption Day.
Q3. Can I bring my dog to the 95.5 KLOS Mark & Brian Pet Adoption Day?
A3. Yes, spcaLA encourages anyone who is considering pet adoption to bring their entire family to meet a new dog they may adopt. It is not necessary to bring an owned dog to meet a cat.
Q4. Will there be a cost for parking?
A4. Parking will be provided free of charge for those attending the 95.5 KLOS Mark & Brian Pet Adoption Day. There will be parking lots with a free shuttles, provided by VPI, available for guests and a pet �valet� pick-up area!
Q5. What information do I need to bring so I can adopt an animal at the 95.5 KLOS Mark & Brian Pet Adoption Day?
A5. Please bring landlord information/copy of lease. If you own a town home/condominium, please bring CCR/HOA documents. Also, bring copy of driver�s license. Must be 18 or older to adopt. spcaLA resereves the right to conduct a property check before adopting any animal. spcaLA reserves the right to refuse service to anyone.
Q6. What is the cost for adoptions?
A6. Cat $105.00, Dogs $125.00 spcaLA offers adoption rewards when you adopt a senior pet or a pet that has been an spcaLA resident for more than three months. spcaLA also offers the PURRFECT PAIR, a discount when you adopt a pair of cats. Ask your adoption counselor for full details. All fees help to offest the cost of care for spcaLA shelter pets.
Q7. What forms of payment do you accept?
A7. Cash, imprinted check, VISA, MC, American Express, and Discover card

Q8: What's included with the adoption fee?
A8: Spay/Neuter surgery
Current Vaccinations
Microchip
Health examination by spcaLA medical staff
Certificate for a vet exam by VCA veterinarian
Education on care of animal
Temporary leash or cat carrier

Q9: How long does the adoption process take?
A9: Adoptions can take 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Q10: The adoption process includes a filling out an application.
A10: Applications are approved and sometimes are denied.

ADOPTING A PET IS A LIFETIME COMMITMENT. BE SURE IT'S FOR YOU.