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community connection right here on K one, the one you trust, and we
are going to have a cuttly fun good time because we're going to be talking
about pets and we have from the Washington County SPCA. We have Tanya Pete.
How are you doing, miss Dana. Good morning and I'm great,
Thanks for having me. It's always great to have you in here because we
start talking about our fur buddies. Yes, and we've got a couple of
big things coming up, don't we we do. First, I want to
mention our pet coo Love Stories. We have a chance to win a grant
from Petco. So anyone that's adopted an animal, we encourage you to go
online to our website. There's a link and on our Facebook page to click
on pet Co Love Stories and all you have to do is write how your
adopted pet changed your life and have made a difference for you and submit a
picture and it can help Washington County SPCA win a grant. So that's October
thirty first you have to submit by So I kind of wanted to put that
in there to help us out. You know. That's a great way to
say thank you in so many different levels and so many different ways, isn't
it. Yeah. I mean people will adopt their pets and they mean so
much. They've become part of the family, They help with their mental health,
and so it really they really can make a huge difference in someone's life,
just as much as humans make a difference in theirs. Wow, that
that is truly something else. So let's make that count, folks. So
if you got a sweet pet, and you oh you do. Everybody does.
If you got a pet, it's right down little Pet Love Story and
we can get that link at your website or your l WCSPCA dot org.
There is a link on there to click on over to pet COO's Love Stories.
It's their nonprofit foundation, and you can just submit it there is very
simple and easy. Well, super, we've got a thing called the Bingo
Bash coming up. Now right there, you've got one hundred thousand people say
been go where? So this this is our fourth year that we're having the
Washington County SPCA Bengo Bash. We're going to be at the Bartlesville Community Center
on November third. The doors are going to open at five o'clock five point
thirty. We're going to start the mini Bingo and then the regular Bengo starts
at seven. It's fifteen dollars a person. All the money raised will go
to the shelter Animals. You can purchase tickets at the door, but or
you can purchase them in advance from our again from our website at WCSPCA dot
org, and there's also more information on our Facebook page in the events link
as well. You know, this is great because a lot of folks have
fun just getting together and play bingo. Sometimes you win, sometimes you'll win
by just running into your friends. But it's always a win win situation because
it is going to help out the USPCA Washington County. It's going to be
great time. We have a yes and we have a lot of great prizes
donated from local shops all around town. And so some of them are gift
cards, some of them are items from their store. So We're really excited
about that. And we thank the all the local small businesses that help donate
the prizes for our Bingo Bash because it makes a huge difference. It makes
that beingal possible. Well, that is great. Now, we also have
a Veterans Day coming up here pretty soon. We're going to do something for
the veterans, aren't we. Yeah, this is our first year we're going
to try this. So if you have a classic car or any kind of
car that you take to car shows, we're having what we call Pause for
Patriots. Pause for Patriots, Remember that, folks. Yes, and it
is going to be over at the Atwoods parking Lot on November eleventh. We'll
be there from nine to four and we will work around the parade schedule.
So if someone wants to be in a Veterans Day parade, then bring the
car on over for a good time. We would really appreciate that. And
then all veterans will receive free pet adoption, so we will have adoptable animals
at the car show. So come look at some cars and go home with
the pets. Wait a second, free veteran pet adoptions. That is correct.
Do is be someone who's served and you can go home with a dog
or a cat or something. Yes, we probably won't have cats at the
event, but if you want a cat, you can go to the shelter.
We'll make that happen as well. Well you know how that is.
Dogs like to get out, cats and not so much. Yeah, free,
they get loose there. You got to keep an eye on them there.
But this is really kind of cool. So all you have to do
at yourly qualification be a bet. Yeah, I mean that's all you have
to do. I mean it could be actively serving or you know, retired
military, but all you have to do is have your military ID and you
will receive a free pet adoption. And so it's really great. I mean,
come on out. And for the participants in the car show, I
mean this is a fundraiser, so we are having named your price registration fee,
so if you want to bring your car to the show, you can
give to your heart's content. So how nice that that's really great. You
know some people might give twenty and some people might give more, So come
on down and bring your car and support the animals. So basically we're honoring
the veterans while helping the animals. Oh thoughtful. At all ends. Tony'll
tell you what you and your team, you guys got it going on there.
We have a lot going on. We're really, really really busy.
In fact, we have I mean, I know this is a lot,
but we do have what we call the first annual Jingle Palls Market over at
Washington Park Mall, and so we are looking for vendors that would like to
set up for this market. So if you have a small business, crafts
or anything that you typically sell at a market, we will be at Washington
Park Mall on December ninth. And thank you to Washington Park Mall. They're
letting us use that space at no charge, so we really want to give
a shout out to them for that, and we'll be there from nine to
six. We'll have a Santa there taking pet pictures, so if you can
bring your dog down there and get your picture made with Santa, and we
will have some trucks and more adoptable animals. So it's supposed to be like
a fun, great day for everyone. But right now we're looking for those
vendors. All right, that sounds great. We're gonna take a quick break
and we're going to go into more about what the Washington County SBCA does and
how they're funded, and just to how it can work well for our community
altogether, how we work hand in hand with each other. We'll be back
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this together and welcome back to our community connection. We are speaking with Tany
at Peach. He's the CEO of Washington County SPCA and Busy, Busy,
Busy. We've talked about the pause for Patriots, also the bingo bash of
what's going on out there at Washington mall right around the Christmas time. But
you know, for folks who say that, oh yeah, they're the folks
that take in animals, well there's a little bit more to it than that.
Kind of explain how your process works. So, Washington County SPCA is
an open access shelter, so we take in all straight animals, regardless of
their health, the condition they're in, their age, what breed of dog
they are. We have city contracts with Bartlesville, Copan, Ramona, and
Ocean Leda, so their straight animals will come to us. We mostly have
We have two animal control officers that work for the Bartlesville Police Department that patrol
the streets of Bartlesville and look for stray animals, and so we are essentially
a holding. So we have a pound that holds animals for four days,
so if you have a stray, you have a chance to come in and
try to find them. So this is the place to go. And then
after that, if they are not reclaimed, then we test them and move
them over for our adoption. And we really really, really really need the
communities help to get some animals adopted. This has probably been our heaviest intake
year and where we have sat full for the longest amount of time in over
seven years. COVID has really hit animal shelters and animal love for organizations really
hard. During that time, everyone was home and they were fostering and they
were adopting more because they were home. But when everyone started going back to
work and the economy started changing, we started seeing more and more intakes.
But also what was happening is during that time, a lot of vets offices
were only doing emergency services and there wasn't any low income assistance available for span
neuter clinics. They just weren't happening during COVID. So we are seeing a
large increase in puppies and kittens, specifically puppies this year. Generally speaking,
in the fall, our numbers typically start scaling down and the we're not as
full and the breeding season kind of stops. But we haven't really had a
break in over a year. We have been at capacity since last year,
especially in our dog kennels. That's typical for our cats, it's always been
that way, but for our dogs it's been really hard. We have more
animals than we have kennels, so we have dogs that are outside and you
know, if they come in litters, we'll have them all grouped together.
And so we really if you're looking for a dog or cat, now is
the time to come in and adopt. You've getting cold out there. It
is getting cold out there, and we are running out of space. Well
we don't have any space. I mean, it's less already. So just
this year alone, we've already taken in fifteen hundred animals and ninety five percent
of those are all from Bartlesville, and that doesn't count one hundred and seventy
two animals we had in the shelter in January first, so if you count
that, we we've had over seventeen hundred animals, you know, so far
this year, our employees are working hard. They're just overwhelmed with the amount
of animals coming in. So far, we've only adopted nine hundred and ten
animals, which sounds like a lot, but when we've taken in over fifteen
hundred, it's really hard. As of today, I checked this morning,
we had three hundred and ten animals at the shelter. It's a lot.
And so I mean we have all of our fosters that typically foster for us
are awfully have. There's no more room at the end, so to speak.
So if you're wanting to foster as well, we have litters of puppies
and kittens that could use a space to go until they're ready to be adopted.
Uh, and just call the shelter at nine one eight, three three
six one five seven seven. If you're interested in volunteering, fostering, or
helping out, the shelter will get you hooked up. Alrighty, once again,
let's say go ahead with the Bingo bash here because that's coming up very
very soon. Let's remind everyone when and where it is. Yes, the
Bingo Bash is going to be at the Bartlesville Community Center on November three.
The doors open at five o'clock. You can purchase your tickets out the door
or in advance, which is what I recommend on our website at WCSPCA dot
org. And for all the other events coming up and other special things where
folks can help out the Washington County SPCA, just go to your Facebook page
and your website. You've got plenty of information there on different ways people can
help and also be a part of some pretty different promotions that are coming up.
They're going to be quite special too, that is correct. Is they
want to volunteer for these events, that could be one way to help out
monetarily donating. Also during this time of year, since summers typically are heavy,
we drain our pantry of all of our supplies. So we typically in
November December us for canned foods for the pets. And so if you would
like to do a food drive, like maybe your small organization or group or
your work group, we are in November we take in canned foods for all
of the pets and paper towels and don dish. So those are the three
items we go through the most. Well, Tanya, thank you for coming
in, and let's get that pantry restocked. Let's find these animals from homes.
What do you say? I would love some helps, please help us.
Thank you for being in. We're going to send some pokes your way.
Okay, all right, thank you guys. Alrighty, you've been listening
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