Palo Alto Humane Society

PAHS Event Promoted in Palo Alto Daily Post! The Palo Alto Daily Post is promoting our first Virtual Yappy Hour, Thursday, February 11. Don't forget to sign up to attendbring your pooches, or your other pets, to the Zoom screen! Fun for all!

PAHS Is in The Mercury News! Special thanks to Joan Morris, who writes about animal-related issues, for publicizing our Virtual Yappy Hour. YAPPY HOUR RETURNS!... The Palo Alto Humane Society is bringing back its Yappy Hour in a virtual format over Zoom from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 11. The registration fee is $10, with half used to provide pet food for pet owners in need. Those attending the virtual event are encouraged to bring their pets, snacks and preferred beverage. Attendees will be able to talk about their pets, and everyone can participate in interactive games and win prizes. The Sheraton Palo Alto, which has hosted past Yappy Hours, will provide a poolside image that can be downloaded and used as a Zoom background. To register for the Virtual Yappy Hour, go to: https://www.paloaltohumane.org//virtual-yappy-hour-februa/

PAHS Welcomes a New Partner! PAHS is happy to partner with DogTrekker.com (and their new mobile app) that includes 10,000 listings, making DogTrekker the ultimate guide to all things dog-friendly in California.

Daisy's Day Makes the News! We're featured in the Palo Alto Daily Post (Wednesday, October 21), with a special message from our executive director Carole Hyde. Help us reach our $100,000 goal by donating at: https://www.paloaltohumane.org/daisys-day-2020/

Help PAHS Help Animals! Come to the plant sale! Details below.

Daisy was our family’s first dog. She was a stray who had recently given birth when she was picked up by Palo Alto Animal Services. We are strong believers in pet adoption because there are so many wonderful animals in shelters. Daisy developed two cancers in her lifetime, both of which required hospitalization and surgery. The second, more aggressive cancer also required many weeks of radiation treatment and chemotherapy. After one of a long string of vet visits, it occurred... to me that many people, as much as they would have wanted to, could not have afforded to treat Daisy’s cancer or taken her to the ER as often as she needed. Routine veterinary care alonecheckups, immunizations, and preventive carecan cost a small fortune. -Sue Klapholz We are one week away from ending our DD 2020 fundraiser, please donate to help us reach our goal. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation at https://www.paloaltohumane.org/daisys-day-2020/ and check out our giving tiers! #PaloAlto #PAHS #givingback #CompassionateCommunities #DaisyDay

OCTOBER 22NATIONAL MAKE A DOG'S DAY! Today is National Make a Dog's Day! You can do that and more by donating to Daisy's Day! Every dollar helps save a dog's life (Betsy, below, is a dog helped by PAHSwe and her family made her day!). Donate today at https://www.paloaltohumane.org/daisys-day-2020/.

OCTOBER 21NATIONAL REPTILE AWARENESS DAY Today, October 21, PAHS debuts three new TouchyFeely Talks educational videos (https://www.paloaltohumane.org/ewe-tube/_) about reptiles and asks you to devote part of your day to learning about them. Narrated by local herpetologist and rescuer John Hale, these videos contain fascinating facts about three different kinds of snakes who can be our pets. Watch all three videos on YouTube!... **Boa Constrictors Grow to 10 Feethttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsOOk-WYBOk&feature=emb_logo **King Snakes Are Harmlesshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RihDMit2vr8&feature=emb_logo **Indigo Snakes Are Extra Curioushttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTcsCDY2Y48&feature=emb_logo See more

Read About Our Winners! The Wednesday, October 21, edition of Palo Alto Daily Post includes an article in Talk of the Town about the winners of our 2020 Ambassadors of Compassion story writing contest. Congratulations to all our winners! PAHS is in the process of compiling all the winning stories into one publication that will be available soon.

All Creatures Great and SmallSocial Distancing At and Near Home Take some time as you continue to socially distance to stop to admire Nature's beauty all around you. Special thanks to Susan Stienstra, our social media contributor and nature photographer, for sharing this photo with us.

There are 13 days left to raise $67,000 for Daisy’s Day! Please consider making a tax-deductible donation at https://www.paloaltohumane.org/daisys-day-2020/ and check out our giving tiers!

STOP THE KILLING OF TULE ELK AT POINT REYES! The National Park Service is about to finalize a disturbing management plan for California's Point Reyes National Seashore that would kill native tule elk in the only national park where they live. Sign the petition to demand the Park Service reject this plan and protect the tule elk of Point Reyes National Seashore.

CELEBRATING CATS! October 16 is World Cat Day. PAHS people would love to meet your special kitties, so please share photos or videos (or both) with us. Shown below are (big) Nick (12 y.o.) and (little) Bella (3 y.o.), cat companions of PAHS' education manager Leonor Delgado. Nick was rescued from the streets as a kitten, and Bella was abandoned and pulled to safety by a neighborhood rescuer. ... Save a cat's life through rescue or adoptionsome shelter cats are in grave danger of being euthanized. You can also help by donating to PAHS for Daisy's Day. Daisy's Day donations will help us spay and neuter community cats as well as provide necessary veterinary care for them. Donate at: https://www.paloaltohumane.org/daisys-day-2020/ And... don't forget! Share your kitties' photos!

OCTOBER 16NATIONAL FERAL CAT DAY PAHS thanks all the local rescuers and "cat people" who support community (or feral) cat colonies through TNR (trap-neuter-return). Our Animal Rescue and Spay/Neuter Funds help these cats receive veterinary care when needed. These funds also go toward helping tame abandoned cats and kittens as well as others who can be safely placed in caring settings.

We're so grateful to our PAHS board every single member has donated to the Daisy Fund! You can donate too and help us reach our goal! https://www.paloaltohumane.org/daisys-day-2020/

Thank you so much for your generosity! Thanks to you, we are 25% of the way to our goal of raising $100,000 for Daisy’s Day! if each of you, our followers, donated $10, we’d raise $40,000! These funds help families in need pay for unexpected veterinary expenses, spay and neuter programs, and provide veterinary care for strays. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation today.