Our next Public Meeting will be held on
September 11th at the
Marion Senior Citizen
Center at 6 P.M.
Help
Save Rhett !!!
Save Rhett !!!
Shelter Hours of Operation
Monday -------------------------------09:00 to 4:30
Tuesday ------------------------------09:00 to 4:30
Wednesday -------------------------09:00 to 4:30
Thursday -----------------------------09:00 to 2:30
Friday ---------------------------------09:00 to 2:30
Saturday -----------------------------10:00 to 2:00
Sunday -------------------------------10:00 to 3:00
(Hours will be subject to volunteer availability)
Monday -------------------------------09:00 to 4:30
Tuesday ------------------------------09:00 to 4:30
Wednesday -------------------------09:00 to 4:30
Thursday -----------------------------09:00 to 2:30
Friday ---------------------------------09:00 to 2:30
Saturday -----------------------------10:00 to 2:00
Sunday -------------------------------10:00 to 3:00
(Hours will be subject to volunteer availability)
We are currently sheltering 265 animals at the shelter with more in foster care,
animal care and animal control. We are at maximum capacity.
animal care and animal control. We are at maximum capacity.
Latest Changes Added 4 adoptable cats on 8/20
Remove 1 adoptable dog on 8/20
Added 3 dogs and 7 puppies on 8/21
Removed 3 adoptable cats on 8/24
Removed 2 adoptable dogs on 8/24
Added 7 adoptable cats on 8/24
Added 1 adoptable dog on 8/24
Added 2 Found cats on 8/24
Removed 3 adoptable dogs on 8/25
Added 1 found dog on 8/27
Remove 1 adoptable dog on 8/20
Added 3 dogs and 7 puppies on 8/21
Removed 3 adoptable cats on 8/24
Removed 2 adoptable dogs on 8/24
Added 7 adoptable cats on 8/24
Added 1 adoptable dog on 8/24
Added 2 Found cats on 8/24
Removed 3 adoptable dogs on 8/25
Added 1 found dog on 8/27
"1050 cats and dogs rescued or adopted since July 2007 !!"
Reasons to Spay/Neuter:
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Prevents unwanted pets
- Prevents problems for you
- Prevents cancer and other diseases
- Makes pets calmer, more content
- Reduces spotting or spraying problems
- Discourages roaming and fighting
Questions about the web site?
Revised 08/27/2008
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Updated !!
Many volunteers are still needed if we are going to succeed !
To rescue, shelter and care for hundreds of animals requires a lot of specialized jobs and duties. All tasks are important and the more people there are helping the less each person has to do and the more we get done. Please take the time to look over our job tasks and see if you can help on any of these. Many tasks can require as little as an hour or two a week. Some might not even require leaving home. Surely you can offer a little time to help make a difference. Look over our list on our Volunteer Opportunities page.
To rescue, shelter and care for hundreds of animals requires a lot of specialized jobs and duties. All tasks are important and the more people there are helping the less each person has to do and the more we get done. Please take the time to look over our job tasks and see if you can help on any of these. Many tasks can require as little as an hour or two a week. Some might not even require leaving home. Surely you can offer a little time to help make a difference. Look over our list on our Volunteer Opportunities page.
Tribute to One Cool Cat
I never ceased to chuckle at P.B. (Pooh Bear) every time I passed through our free range room at the shelter. He would always hang out in his favorite spot in the window watching the world go by all the while giving all the younger cats who might encroach a good tongue lashing like some old man waving his cane. P.B. was born in 1994 and ended up in a shelter in Perry County in 2001. He was rescued along with a female cat by a local lady and they lived with her for several years until his second chance ran out and her husband demanded the cats must go. P.B. was accepted in our shelter in January 2008 and wasn't particularly happy about his new home until he got to roam freely in our free range room. There he learned to accept his plight until early July when he was taken to a vet to be checked for weight loss. P.B. was developing diabetes and was diagnosed with a brain tumor. After weeks of observation and rapidly diminishing health P.B.'s story ended on
August 17th, 2008. He deserved more and got less. May God rest his soul.
I never ceased to chuckle at P.B. (Pooh Bear) every time I passed through our free range room at the shelter. He would always hang out in his favorite spot in the window watching the world go by all the while giving all the younger cats who might encroach a good tongue lashing like some old man waving his cane. P.B. was born in 1994 and ended up in a shelter in Perry County in 2001. He was rescued along with a female cat by a local lady and they lived with her for several years until his second chance ran out and her husband demanded the cats must go. P.B. was accepted in our shelter in January 2008 and wasn't particularly happy about his new home until he got to roam freely in our free range room. There he learned to accept his plight until early July when he was taken to a vet to be checked for weight loss. P.B. was developing diabetes and was diagnosed with a brain tumor. After weeks of observation and rapidly diminishing health P.B.'s story ended on
August 17th, 2008. He deserved more and got less. May God rest his soul.
Your help is needed !
In our first year we have rescued or adopted over 1,000 cats and dogs. We currently are fostering or caring for over 300 more. These are unwanted pets which would surely have perished had it not been for our intervention. In a few months our lease on our current location will be up and we will be at another turning point. If you want to see this rescue organization survive you must support us now or we will have no option but to fold up. We desperately need your donations to continue. Please support us by donating whatever you can or thousands of unwanted pets every year will perish.
In our first year we have rescued or adopted over 1,000 cats and dogs. We currently are fostering or caring for over 300 more. These are unwanted pets which would surely have perished had it not been for our intervention. In a few months our lease on our current location will be up and we will be at another turning point. If you want to see this rescue organization survive you must support us now or we will have no option but to fold up. We desperately need your donations to continue. Please support us by donating whatever you can or thousands of unwanted pets every year will perish.
Marion Regional Humane Society
8230 Old Rt. 13 West
Marion, Illinois 62959
618-998-0100
8230 Old Rt. 13 West
Marion, Illinois 62959
618-998-0100
Cat Care and Maintenance Orientation
We will be hosting another orientation for new volunteers and community
service workers on August 28th at 6 PM at the MRHS shelter. This will
include cat care, health and the shelters procedural guidelines for care,
feeding, maintenance, handling and sanitation. If you have not attended
before please make sure to attend one of these orientation meetings. All
community service workers will get credit hours for attending.
We will be hosting another orientation for new volunteers and community
service workers on August 28th at 6 PM at the MRHS shelter. This will
include cat care, health and the shelters procedural guidelines for care,
feeding, maintenance, handling and sanitation. If you have not attended
before please make sure to attend one of these orientation meetings. All
community service workers will get credit hours for attending.
