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Skip Martin for Gimme Shelter

Posted on May 3, 2011 by hcwsblog

Check out this great video from Skip Martin, Grammy Award winner and lead singer from Kool and the Gang about Gimme Shelter!   Skip will be headlining at the 3rd annual Gimme Shelter Concert to benefit the cats and dogs at Heaven Can Wait Animal Society.  Join us at the concert at Lake Las Vegas on Saturday, May 28. [...]

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HCWS Youth Group – Yard Sale

Posted on May 1, 2011 by hcwsblog

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Oreo Cookie

Posted on April 10, 2011 by hcwsblog

Written by HCWS Volunteer – Carol Lisowski Susan and Kevin Smith lost their 17 year-old lab around Christmas time.  Kevin thought their Yorkie, Major Little, would be so lost without his companion, so he started looking for another dog to bring home to his family.  He found Oreo at the Heaven Can Wait Dog Adoption [...]

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It’s Great When Someone Takes A Chance On You

Posted on April 4, 2011 by hcwsblog

Written by Volunteer Lucy Joyce I’m Chance, I was at Henderson Animal Shelter on death row.  I wondered why I had one more day to live, when I knew I was truly innocent?  My eyes were sad and teary, I knew I was a good dog. The kind folks at Heaven Can Wait Animal Society [...]

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Las Vegas Valley Humane Society Dog Walk is April 3rd!

Posted on March 18, 2011 by hcwsblog

The Las Vegas Valley Humane Society will be holding their annual dog walk-a-thon on April 3, 2011 at the Kellogg Zaher Sports Complex: Located at 7901 W. Washington Avenue.  Click the banner below for more information.

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Life on the Road is Perfect for Atlas

Posted on March 17, 2011 by hcwsblog

If you ever wondered if the Heaven Can Wait Dog Coordinators have a hard time saying goodbye to the pups they rescue and rehabilitate – you will want to read this story.  Atlas found the perfect home with a life on the road, but the adoption almost didn’t happen because of the bond he and [...]

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Geisha Girl!

Posted on February 20, 2011 by hcwsblog

By Harriet Kaufman – HCWS Volunteer Geisha was one of the dogs that came to HCWS who was labeled a “nightmare”. She was in the Pups on Parole program for a full four months, which is considered to be a long time for a pup’s rehabilitation. Geisha was suffering from major separation anxiety, when her [...]

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Feral Cat Clinic Celebrates It’s 9th Year

Posted on October 10, 2010 by hcwsblog

Sunday, October 10, 2010 marked the 9 year anniversary of Heaven Can Wait’s Feral Cat Clinic.  This program focuses on sterilizing only unowned feral cats in order to target a group that is consistently being impounded and euthanasia at the local shelter at an astonishing rate.  We celebrated the day by sterilizing 288 ferals and [...]

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Why Kirby Found Us

Posted on August 20, 2010 by hcwsblog

(This is a follow-up blog to a post from June 23 about Kirby, a special-needs dog adopted by Sue Grundfest from Heaven Can Wait’s Pups On Parole program.) Submitted by Sue Grundfest, HCWS Volunteer Sometimes you wonder why a particular dog came into your life. When I adopted Kirby everyone thought I was crazy. He was funny looking, much [...]

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Answers to Your Questions About the Las Vegas Mandatory Spay/Neuter Law

Posted on August 16, 2010 by hcwsblog

Submitted by Hila Ronquillo, HCWS Volunteer By a vote of 5-2, the Las Vegas City Council has passed an ordinance requiring residents to spay/neuter their dogs and cats.  Many are questioning the need for such a law, but the high numbers of sheltered animals in Las Vegas should be explanation enough.   The municipal animal shelters [...]

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  • HCWS MISSION

    Eliminate the senseless killing of more than 30,000 cats and dogs annually in Las Vegas area shelters.

  • OUR VISION

    • Focus spay/neuter efforts on targeted neighborhoods, feral cats, and at-risk dog breeds to reduce the local impound and euthanasia rate.

    • Form local coalitions with other rescue groups, animal control agencies, and community leaders.

    • Educate target groups to raise awareness about responsible pet ownership.

    • Rescue, rehabilitate and place homeless, unwanted, and abandoned companion animals into permanent homes.

    • Foster youth involvement through animal-related educational programs.

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    February 12 - Feral Cat Clinic

    February 13 - Golf Tournament at the Southshore Golf Club

    March 11 - Feral Cat Clinic

    April 15 - Feral Cat Clinic

    May 6 - Feral Cat Clinic

    June 10 - Feral Cat Clinic

    July 8 - Feral Cat Clinic

    August 12 - Feral Cat Clinic

    September 16 - Feral Cat Clinic

    October 21 - Feral Cat Clinic

    November 18 - Feral Cat Clinic

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