Heaven Pet Urns

Pet photos are great anytime to have of that special pet. Christmas is no different especially when you can have santa and your pet together. These photos are great to have for later and they are fun to have done with other pet owners there at the same time.

Most type of shelters or organizations in most areas have this as a fund raiser for them and a lasting tribute for pet owners to have a chance to get their pet’s photo done.  It is always nice to have photos of your  beloved pet anytime and this is a chance to get  a professional photo done and help out an organization at the same time. A lot of people take these photos and make them into an annual Christmas card they send out each year.  

LAW’S has this as an annual fun raiser for them to obtain badly need funds for the shelter. LAW’S Pet Pics takes place in Smiths Falls, Ontario on Friday, December 5 at the County Fair Mall from 5-8 pm.

 Christmas pet photos are a great idea to have as a pet memorial of your great pet now. They will help remember the  good times of that day and your pet years later.

Heaven Pet Urns offers quality pet memorial uns in wood, photo, garden grave memorial granite laser markers,  rock memorial urns markers, pet cremation jewelry keepsakes, Rainbow Bridge memorial poem urns, dog cat urns, personalized engraving plates and more. Free engraving, help with pet loss. We care about our pet owners.

LAWS SPAYGHETTI DINNER

Burritts Rapids Community Hall

October 4th, 6 P.M.-9 P.M.

It’s all in the sauce. The 2nd annual Spayghetti Dinner with the same delicious sauce as last year. There will be a vegetarian sauce available, pastas, garlic bread, Caesar salad and dessert bar.

Music will be there and a decor in mind of a trip to Italy. A professional Sommelier will be on hand to help you choose the right wine for your dinner.

Tickets sell for $20.00 and are already going fast.

contact for tickets

 LAWS shelter in Smiths Falls, Ontario 613-283-9308

and  Burritts Rapids, Ontario- Tanya Ursual  613-258-5999

Heaven Pet Urns  who sells pet urns to help pet owners with their is proud to place this announcement on their blog. Helping all animals for LAWS  to have funding  will help everyone pets, pet owners and all pets find a home and a new life. This event is a fund raiser to help raise funds for those animals in trouble.

Remember if you are looking for a pet to love check out the animal shelters first before the pet shop or a puppy mill. Those very pets you are looking for could be at the shelter and orginally came from the pet store in the first place. Give a home to a animal from the shelter -they deserve your love.  

Pet calendars are an awsome gift to give to someone especially if you can get their pet’s picture on one of the months. This would really be a surprise to the owner. 

The calendars are great gift for someone who has everything and it ca be enjoyed all year round as well.  They seem to be great for anyone who loves animals whether you have  a pet or not. The pictures are always well done and cute when they show the pets at their best.

Most of these calendars are fund raisers for charity organizations or for the shelters which is a double benefit for the pet owner and the charity. They can be ordered each year if the person you give it to wants to carry on the gift. They are a gift that suits alot of people who are pet owners knowing they are helping other pets as well.

Heaven Pet Urns favours charities and shelters that help pets because they care about pet owners. They offer great pet cremation urns at all prices with discounts and personal engraving plates with pet urns in styles of wood, photo, brass, pet garden grave markers, cremation jewelry , and pet loss with free E-Cards and lighting a candle for your pets.

We all love our pets because they are always there for us regardless if it is in good times and bad.  This unfailing love and loyalty given by your pet  can be recognized by supporting the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) Pet Trust Fund.

This is a way for people to give back that love to pets. The Pet Trust Fund was established in 1986. The OVC Pet Trust Fund is dedicated to advancing health of beloved companions through research into new treatment and support for training new veterinarians. This all helps to make our pet’s life easier, fulfilled and to live longer.                                                                                                

The OVC Pet Trust enables pet owners to maintain a positive means of coping with their pet loss as well as a loving means to honour their pet’s memory of their pet.  This trust offers pet owners an opportunity to advance the veterinary medicine and ensure that their special pets and other animals and friends will receive the best veterinary care. This is just another way for people to cope with pet loss.

Pet loss with many pet owners is very hard to cope with their pet being gone. Their pet’s name can be given a legacy in the form of a gift to the OVC Pet Trust fund and this as well as establishing a final resting place for your pet in a personalized cremation pet urn help to come to terms with the pet’s death.  Your pet can live on with their name customized on your pet memorial urn for future generations as a family heirloom and by leaving a legacy to the OVC Pet Trust other animals will benefit as well through research and care.

Love and giving does not end for one pet but carries on for future generations of pets and pet owners.

Adopting a dog from the shelter is one of the most human kindness things you can do. Its a situation where you both win because you gain a companion and at the same time save a life. Many shelter dogs make wonderful, happy, healthy dogs. Most people give up dogs because of the problems in their own lives at no fault of the dog. Many dogs at the shelters are high-energy adolescents which means when you bring home a dog he will need training and attention.

The only problem here is you know little about the dog from the shelter, less than you would know if gotten from a private rescue or if you buy from a breeder. You would also in most cases not even be sure of the breed or mix of breeds. Also if the dog is a puppy you will not have any guarantee of his size or appearance as an adult.

There are various types of shelters: private, nonprofit, progressive and municipal. Private, nonprofit and progressive shelters are smaller housing fewer animals than a municipal shelter. They may have better kennel facilities, employ  a number of volunteers and staff members who work not only to feed the animals but to train, socialize and offer adoption counseling. Municipal shelters serve both animal control facilites and animal shelters, taking in strays, owner turn ins as well as trying to adopt dogs out.These shelters must euthanize a greater number of dogs in their care than do private non-profit shelters and may be understaffed and overcrowded.

Many people prefer to adopt from the municipal shelters because they feel they are making a contribution and a bigger impact.  Many cities require shelters  to alter animals before placing them up for adoption. They have them spayed or neutered when it is safe to do so at an early age. Many shelters now provide get acquainted rooms where you can spend time with your pet before bringing him home, also lengthy forms are filled out in some places to see that the fit is right, adoption counseling is available helping to match the right pet, and some shelters allow a dog a short time in the home before adopting him. All these techniques help to ensure that is is a good match for everyone.

All these things considered help to ensure you and your new pet, like they do with babies at an adoption agency, have a happy and a long comfortable relationship. Both deserve the love and attention they deserve.

Heaven Pet Urns ensures this relationship with your pets continues when you pick out a pet cremation urn you can be happy with for your beloved pet. The keepsake cremation jewelry keeps your pet closer to the heart.

Most shelters and rescue organizations in urban areas now require spay and neuter education which has results in educated public and decrease in numbers of animals. Shelters have now found the drop in number of puppies and kittens in the urban area. The result being that they barely have them available for adoption. The shelters have begun bringing them in from less fortunate outlying regions  to supply the demand. This would help take the pressure off other areas.

The number of dogs and cats entering the shelters each year is 6-8 million. Number of dogs and cats euthanized by shelters is 3-4 million but the number being adopted is 3-4 million. These statistics alone give you an idea of the number entering the shelters. The number of shelters  in U.S. is between 4000 to 6000.

Most people think of going to a pet store for purebred dogs but they can be found at times right at the shelter. There is about 25% right in the shelters to pick from and they have their shots, being checked for health, behaviour problems etc. Shelters are a good place to find a purebred pet.  

The number of dogs and cats reclaimed by owners from shelters each year is between 600,000 and 750,000 which is about 15-30 % of dogs and 2-5 % of cats entering the shelter.

These statistics alone give you an indication of the number of dogs and cats moving around and through the shelters. These animals may or may not have had a home but the idea they are still out there needing attention, care and the best from owners. Pet owners can always find an pet to love from the shelter giving it only the best. 

 Please visit our site www.heavenpeturns.com  for unique pet urns, wood pet urns, internment pet urns should you be in need for you special pet.

LAWS as stated is based entirely on donations   from the public and fund raisers.  Their money helps to look after the animals at the shelter, their medical needs, their comfort needs and in general keeping the shelter going for the benefit of all.

Mark your calendars

 for

SATURDAY, JUNE 21ST

 for their “CHARITY DOG WASH” 

to be held at the Foodsmiths, Perth, Ontario from 9 AM to 2 PM. Dogs will be washed by LAWS volunteers for a small donation.  

Also Woofs & Waggs
37C Foster St
Perth Ont
K7H-1R8
613-267-6935

They are offering their services to LAWS in the hope of helping new dog adoptees and their families. Woofs & Waggs will provide. the new adopted dog,  their first gooming free of charge, which will include nail trimming, ear cleaning, express anal glands if required, full body massage with bath using all natural shampoo, no perfume or colognes used, hair style according to condition of coat and a bandana. This offer will be valid for one month from date of adoption. New owners need to call for an appointment and will inform us it is an adoption from LAWS. At time of grooming new owners will be asked to show proof of adoption so they can verify date.

Yours Truly: Kim Perkins

For those that missed the Pet Expo in Merrickville, Saturday May 31, 2008-it is well worth spending the day so mark your calendars for  next year.

It was a very informative day with different pet food booths, charities for pets, products available at state of the art designs, collars of all styles, toys, pet blankets and everything your pet could or would need.  There were many topics discussed of interest including  two terriors rescued from a puppy mill and people were informed of their situation, there were Grey Hounds with their situation discussed . Lots of information for everyone including a canine demonstration of the OPP.  The proceeds were going to LAWS and the Alzheimer Society.  So mark your calendars and be on the look out for the Pet Expo next year.

We have been discussing charities over the past month. The first one we have discussed is LAWS-Lanark Animal Welfare Society a non-government funded charity. It is based on donations and fund raising events.

This week we will continue the discussion of LAWS with thier program of SNAP- Spay Neuter Assistance Program.  One of the main concerns as discussed last week for LAWS and all other animal welfare organizations is the huge cat and kitten population. Every year thousands of cats and kittens die or are euthanized. The number could be drastically reduced if cats were spayed and neutered. There are a number of reasons that people have indicated why they did not spay or neuter their pet which mainly was the cost. Therefore LAWS is introducing SNAP a Spay Neuter Assistance Programme.

There are many people who live on or below the poverty line that can offer a home to a cat, with the regular cost of food and litter but the cost of spaying or neutering is beyond what thier day to day budget can afford. Therefore the kittens become female cats that go into heat or become pregnant with the unwanted kittens and the males start producing strong urine or spraying. Some people cannot deal with this type of situation and therefore reluctantly the cats are taken to the shelter by the owners.

Therefore the program SNAP came into effect where initially only 10 vouchers per month are issued. Anyone can apply to the programme but the conditions must be met in order to qualify for a voucher. This way not only is  LAWS able to help the animals  but help the owner deal with the spaying and neutering. Dogs are included in the programme. All applications are reviewed initially but focusing is mainily on spaying and neutering cats due to the high number of cats and kittens entering LAWS. Also the number of cats and dogs that can be helped will be increased and will based as finances permit. This will hopefully reduce the number of homeless animals.

As stated before LAWS is based entirely on donations and fund raising events. LAWS welcomes donations specifically for SNAP.

This is one of LAWS goals is reducing the number of  cats and dogs that end up at the shelter by promoting SNAP and educating the general public on spaying and neutering thier pet. 

Help this little guy -spay and neuter your pet so he does not end up at a shelter or homeless.

 LAWS has taken the step of spaying/neutering every cat  before they are adopted if they are old enough. It is their part of their commitment to control the cat population.  Any animal adopted from LAWS if it is not already spayed/neutered receives a free certificate to have that done. LAWS has one of the lowest  adoption fees of any shelter in North America. On an average cat or dog that comes through the shelter costs LAWS  twice the cost of the adoption fee.  One priority is to find homes and ensure spaying/neuters are another priority.

This will give you an idea of why LAWS is so concerned about spaying and neutering your pet. If 10 cats went into heat this week and became pregnant . The average gestation period is 63 days for a cat and the average cat has a litter of four kittens. These kittens will nurse from their mother for a minumum of 6 weeks. If all 10 cats and thier kittens were brought to the shelter when weaned, LAWS would have  and intake of 50 cats in early May. The shelter only comfortably houses approximately 60 cats. These cats and thier kittens would take up 85% of the shelter’s capacity. That starts with only 10 cats.

LAWS does their best on what donations, fundraisers and volunteer help but they can only do so much. This is why they stress spaying and neutering your pets so they will not end up at the shelter or on the street with no home or attention every animal deserves.