Friday, March 20, 2009

Week of 3/15/09 Humane Happenings


Tom, Butch & Jeff hard at it!

By Eliana Aubin

The beautiful Spring-like weather was enjoyed at Desert Haven Animal Refuge last Tuesday, by a larger than usual work crew of local volunteers and work campers alike. With the full cooperation of our Southern New Mexico weather, several among a long list of on-going projects were taken on and a lot was accomplished at the end of the day - a truly productive and very enjoyable day!

At this time of the year, painting seems to be one of the priorities at the small domestic animal sanctuary. The “new and improved” Mutt Hutt at Dog Town received its first coat of Southwestern paint. Then came the turn of the Canine Cottage to be freshened-up, and last but not least, the Rainbow Bridge Pet Cemetery cedar picket fence that runs along the driveway ( AKA “Horney Toad Road“) is being prepped for a much needed new coat of protective stain. Another couple of Tuesday, another few extra hands to share with the painting and grounds keeping activities and the Spring clean-up and beautification of Desert Haven will be well on its way.

Dog Town is a fun place to be these days - for dog lovers that is - as every doggy residential area is now fully occupied. From the Penthouse Courtyard to the Canine Cottage, then the Mighty Mutts playground, together with the Pooch Play Yard and it’s adjacent piece of real estate we name “Cape Cod West” from it’s Cape Cod style dog house, also the VIP ( Very Important Pets) yard and it’s indoor section we call “Gene’s Doghouse“, dogs of all sizes and breeds - or so it seems - are enjoying their new leash on life at the no-kill sanctuary. A full life indeed for the lucky dogs of Dog Town at Desert Haven Animal Refuge.

At this time, perhaps some of our readers will consider donating their left-over construction material to us. We it, we could build or complete a new project or two - a spacious dog house, a porch or platform on an existing dog house to help protect the canine residents from the summer sun. With the needed material, we are could build ramps and steps for some of our older and also our smaller dogs. Roofing material, posts and fencing material, also your left-over paint or wood stain are all on our wish-list these days.

Anyone interested in helping keep the DHAR bushes and trees watered and pruned? Call us at 894-2778, or visit DHAR on Tuesday, when everyone shares in a project or another. Do you have a couple of hours or so a week to share with our Paws&Claws crew? We need your help at our thrift shop. For more information, e-mail us at eliana4pets@gmail.com, visit us on Tuesday, or check us out at www.DeserthavenAnimalRefuge.com.

To all our readers who have been loyal to us for so many years, thank-you and have a purr-fect week.

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