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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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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Posted on August 6, 2010 by hcwsblog
As some of you may know, an ordinance amending Title 10 of the Clark County Code regarding animals was recently adopted by the Clark County Commission. We are very proud that Heaven Can Wait and the Las Vegas Valley Humane Society were able to play an integral role in advising the County Commission of the [...]
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Posted on July 30, 2010 by hcwsblog
Heaven Can Wait Animal Society has been adopted by Bo & DeeMo, a company that specializes in American Bully Couture. Owners Dee Mounts and Brandi Estes saw a need for fashion that catered to bully breed dogs and created a line of clothing especially for English-French-American-Boston Bulldogs, Pugs, Boxers, Mastiffs, Bull Terriers and Pitbull Terriers. The [...]
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Posted on July 25, 2010 by hcwsblog
By Micki Wilson, HCWS Volunteer It was the summer of 1998 when I first saw the black and white long-haired cat behind the “blues club” I went to regularly. I was sitting alone on the back stairway getting some fresh air. She came and sat, watching me from a distance. The next night I brought her [...]
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Posted on July 21, 2010 by hcwsblog
By Hila Ronquillo-Daneshmand, HCWS Volunteer As the temperatures outside are rising, the death toll of dogs being left out in the heat are too. We all enjoy some fun in the sun and we like to take Rover along for the ride, but this can be a fatal mistake. Even during a cool 70 degrees [...]
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Posted on July 16, 2010 by hcwsblog
Please join us for a special evening of comedy that will benefit the homeless cats and dogs in Las Vegas. The Bonkerz Comedy Club is bringing Grandma Lee, from America’s Got Talent, to the Palace Station Hotel and Casino for one night to perform for all animal lovers. The night of comedy will be Wednesday, August 11, [...]
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Posted on July 12, 2010 by hcwsblog
UPDATE: Jacob was found! A couple in the neighborhood found him wandering on his own and brought him into their house. They contemplated about keeping him, but ultimately did the right thing and called the phone numbers listed on his tags. Tania, the HCWS Dog Coordinator was very excited to share the news. Thank you [...]
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Posted on July 11, 2010 by hcwsblog
On Tuesday, July 6, 2010 an innocent little gray Tabby cat helped Heaven Can Wait Animal Society reach a landmark achievement as he became the 50,000th animal to be spayed/neutered by our organization. HCWS began rescuing and rehabilitating homeless and abused cats and dogs ten years ago. The founding members were determined to stop pet [...]
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Posted on July 7, 2010 by hcwsblog
Written by Harriet Kaufman, HCWS volunteer Ask Joyce Acker what makes her foster so many kitties, and she will tell you “I wouldn’t do this, if I didn’t love it.” Joyce, a 79-year-old retiree, has been fostering Heaven Can Wait kittens for over seven years now. You can see below just how much joy these [...]
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