Week of 1/9/16 Humane Happenings

 by Eliana Aubin

Ed and Camille Pronovost

This week, the Sierra County Humane Society wishes to honor a very special professional lady who currently resides in Florida, with her husband Ed. Camille has been very dear to our heart ever since the couple work-camped at Desert Haven quite a few years back. Their stay at the sanctuary was only temporary, but their commitment to companion animals in need and to our animal welfare organization especially continues to stay strong year after year.

Before the couple moved on to a new commitment in Arizona, Camille very generously offered to take on the responsibility of creating and, as importantly, of maintaining a professional looking web site for Desert Haven:  (www.DesertHavenAnimalRefuge.com).

And here we are, already January 2016. It’s been over 10 years since Camille & Ed made their mark at Desert Haven. Among many acts of kindness over the years, this professional lady set-up a Facebook page for Desert Haven (www.Facebook.com/DesertHaven) and also Paws & Claws Thrift Shoppe ( www.Facebook.com/PawsnClawsThriftShoppe, both of which she is the responsible admin. Quite an impressive lady indeed! 

The Christmas spirit is still alive and well at Desert Haven. Ringgo’s Mom and Dad who live in Texas sent several boxes of needed items including hand-made -and very much needed – labels with strings for Paws & Claws Thrift Shoppe. This wonderful couple continues to help our organization whenever possible and we are extremely grateful to both of them for their generosity over the years.

San Francisco CA residents Earl and Courtney, together with their fur-boy Elvis, recently sent to the sanctuary several big boxes via Amazon. It was so enjoyable for the Desert Haven volunteers to open the boxes this past Tuesday: Milk bones for all the furry residents of DogTown, and also enough sturdy doggie coats to keep warm and comfortable the several small dogs who very recently were rescued at the sanctuary. Thank-you Earl & Courtney!  

Local residents and visitors to our area, please continue to save your Bullocks receipts for our organization. Kingston resident and Charter member of our animal welfare organization – Josephine - picks them up regularly from several drop-off locations, including the T or C Public Library, the Williamsburg Post Office and Paws & Claws thrift Shoppe.  Bullocks very generously donates to our 501-c-3 non-profit organization $2 per every thousand dollars that Josephine tallies. The money donated by Bullocks goes towards our Spay-Neuter and Spay-a-Stray programs, in existence since 1991 and 1995 respectively.  Applications for local residents to participate in this very important program can be picked-up at the T or C Police Station.

Desert Haven is open to visitors and potential adopters every Tuesday from 9 AM to 4 PM. Contact us at weR4pets@gmail.com, at 575-894-2639. You can also write to us at POB 638, Williamsburg, NM 87942.