MEDINA COUNTY REGIONAL PET ADOPTATHON:

BEST SUCCESS EVER!!!!

Dear Medina County Residents,

If you missed the 2008 Regional Pet Adoptathon produced by my office and the Animal Shelter, you missed a whale of a successful event that was tons of fun and generated new homes for many pets.  Our initial estimate from the rescue groups who brought their pets is that approximately 85-90 pets, or applications for pets, were recorded on Saturday.  These included a record  number of dogs and cats and even one guinea pig! 

Forty groups from shelters to breed specific rescue groups to pet food companies were represented.   We also had four veterinarians with gifts ranging from free doggie daycare packages to free initial exams for pets adopted Saturday to dog leashes to put on the  new pet.   We also had a gentleman who did micro-chipping at the SPCA booth.  People went home with lots of pet food too, including Bil-Jac Foods which also supports my Top Dog Contest in the fall. A special thanks also goes to the Cleveland APL for bringing their retrofitted RV filled with pets for adoption.  That is quite a vehicle to see!

We had wonderfully heart-warming stories such as the one about Toby.  This cute guy had a really sad story.  His owner is dying of cancer and needed to give him up.  Toby was a depressed Lhaza Apso at the Adoptathon, missing his owner, I am sure.   Fortunately, my Chief Deputy Auditor filled out an application for him.  He will have a new home sometime this week. The funny part is he is going to have a home with another Lhaza Apso named Toby!  I think they will have a lot of fun together and the new Toby will have a great life!

I want to personally thank all the pet groups and all the individuals that donated countless hours of time to make this event the biggest, most successful Adoptathon we have ever had.  Thank you for the advertising donated by Dick Goddard at Channel 8, 104.1 radio station, and all the newspapers, especially the Medina Gazette with their fantastic four-page spread. Also, I would like to thank my staff who love this event and put their hearts into it!

Many smiling faces and happy hearts left the Community Center at the Fairgrounds on Saturday.  What a joy and privilege it is to unite people with a special new best friend.

Have a great week!

Sincerely,
Michael E. Kovack
Medina County Auditor

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