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Thank you to all of you that took the #BettyWhite Challenge and donated to TSAS
Thank you to the Ryan Miele Endowment for Animal Welfare and the Arizona Community Foundation for the $8,900 grant. These funds will be used for Veterinary care of the animals in our care. Making sure they are as healthy as possible before being adopted to forever homes. All pets are spayed/neutered if needed, microchipped, given current vaccinations, and any other necessary medical care. It also will be used for a stipend to be paid for Custodial help at the shelter. Ryan Miele Endowment for Animal Welfare and the Arizona Community Foundation have been wonderful supporters of the shelter, and because of their continuing belief in us, we can continue with our programs in a safe and beautiful environment.
TSAS has had a very busy year so far with many exciting renovations and updates. Thank you to Mr. Shed of Huachuca City for the beautiful new rodent-proof storage shed. Echo Strada Construction of Tombstone for the finishing and electrical work. All was made possible by a local donor who asked us for a project he could fund. This made it possible to remove the mouse-infested trailer in front of the shelter. We also were able to have guillotine doors installed in the remaining dog kennels. Thanks to other donors, we replaced all the kennels’ dog flaps. These two improvements will help the heating and cooling in the main shelter. But that isn’t all we got to do with the large donation. The kitten room also got a large new play tree and play shelving on the wall, which is still being tweaked. We are working on some upgrades to the cat room as well. Our new policy is to let the kittens/cats out of their kennels all day and only contained them at night. This allows for better socialization/ mental and physical stimulation. We will have the gate from play yard #4 moved for better access. We are so thankful for this donation and to the construction companies and our team of volunteers that worked diligently installing, painting, and hauling to get this new project completed.
Tombstone Small Animal Shelter is a unique small shelter in the Arizona desert. It was started by one resident of Tombstone, AZ, wanting to save the abandoned pets in the area, and later grew into an all-volunteer organization. In 1977 it was incorporated and became a non-profit. In 1997 with the help of donations collected by volunteers and the City of Tombstone, the current main building was built. Today it stands as a beautiful small shelter in the desert. The shelter currently has the main building with a cat room on one side, a kitten room on the other, and twelve dog kennels with inside/outside runs. A large storage shed and a small storage shed a laundry room. Eight varying-sized large, fully enclosed play yards and two enclosed puppy pens. All this was made possible with the continued support of the City of Tombstone, its residents, local merchants, and local service clubs. The shelter also has a wonderful supportive donor base. The shelter continues to operate on a volunteer basis with financial support from its many donors. Most of the large building and renovation projects have been because of grants from the Ryan Miele Endowment for Animal Welfare administered by the Arizona Community Foundation. Grants received from Ryan Miele and Petcolove Foundation have also helped with medical costs for the pets.
The shelter serves the Greater Tombstone Community and helps its residents with food and sterilization upon request, and funds and supplies are available. When space and volunteers are available, dogs are transferred in from other county shelters to help find them new homes. All animals receive medical care, sterilization, microchip, and current vaccinations. Currently, the shelter needs volunteers to help. Even an hour a week could make a big difference. Without volunteers, the shelter cannot continue with its much-needed work. Volunteers must be 18 yrs old and physically able to work with animals. For more information, call 520-457-2545 and leave a detailed message.