Upcoming Events

·        Low-cost vaccine clinics are held on the fourth Saturday of the month from 1:00pm until 2:30pm.  The dates for 2009 are July 25, August 22, September 26, and October 24.  Arrive early to assure your place in line! 
    

July 19 - 24 - Dog Days and Dog Days Gala
The Dog Days of Summer returns again this year with lots of fun events:

-  July 19 - Beverly Hills Tavern Bikini Car Wash, Noon - 4:00pm. Car washes are $8 each. Food and beverage specials. To benefit the ARL.
-  July 20 - Rescue Me Day at the Bell Tower Salon and Medi-Spa. Cuts, manicures and facials $25 each all day. All proceeds go to the ARL.
-  July 21 - Girls Night Out at the Winedown Café, 5:00 - 10:00pm. A Coach purse will be raffled at 9:30pm. A percentage of the proceeds will be donated to ARL.
-  July 22 – The Chill Lounge will be selling the Rescue Me Martini all night. 100% of the proceeds go to ARL.
-  July 24 - Dog Days Gala at the Sovereign Performing Arts Center on 6th St. in Reading from 7:00pm until 10:00pm. Cocktails, light fare, live and silent auctions, pampering by the Bell Tower Salon and Medi-Spa.  Sponsored by Carpenter Technology Corp, Bell Tower Salon and Medi-Spa, Quaker Maid Meats, and SAVOR...Reading Catering by SMG. To purchase tickets, click on the link on the Home page under the Dog Days Gala article.
 

July 28 - Canine and Human Blood Drive at the ARL

The ARL, in conjunction with Miller–Keystone Blood Center, VCA Sinking Spring Animal Hospital, and The Mathew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania will be holding blood drives for both canines AND humans on July 28^th 2009 from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the shelter. 

The Miller-Keystone Bloodmobile will be at the shelter to process the human donors and the Mathew J. Ryan Bloodmobile will process the canine donors. There will be separate waiting areas for humans and canines and there will be ARL staff on hand to sit with canines while their humans donate.  (Be assured that the staffs of both bloodmobiles will take great care of human and canine donors, and will operate in separate bloodmobiles so there is no possibility of contamination or mixing of human and canine donations.) 

If your dog is between the ages of 1 and 6 and weighs between 55 and 150 pounds he/she may be able to be a donor. If you choose to have your dog be a donor, he/she will receive the following: a complete drug screening at no charge to you, one case of canned or one bag of dry Science Diet, and a special gift bag from the bloodmobile staff. 

If your dog has a heart murmur or ever had a seizure, has been recently sick or on medication within two weeks of the donation, has been vaccinated or had surgery within four weeks of the donation, or has ever received a blood transfusion, he/she will not be able to donate. 

Appointments for canine blood donations can be made by calling Jeannine at VCA Sinking Spring at 610-670-5757 or by email to Hope.Warner@VCAmail.com. 

To set up appointments for human blood donations, please call 610-926-6060 and ask for Audrey at ext. 1113.  

For more information on human donations, please go to www.GIVEaPINT.org

For additional information on canine blood donations, please click on this link: Canine Blood Donation

August 15 – Y-102’s Dog Days of Summer
Reading Public Museum.
Time to be announced!
 

September 12 – Annual Doggie Dash
Stop back in a few weeks for more details and the times.

Sunday, September 27 – 2nd Annual Carnival for the Animals

Ongoing Events

Pet Loss and Bereavement Support Group Meeting: 3rd Wednesday of each month at 6:30pm. At the Animal Rescue League's Education Room...Different speakers every month. The dates for the meetings in 2009 are: July 15, August 19, September 16, October 21, November 18, December 16.