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Banking on animal adoption
PNC Bank hosts pet adoption event
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer
Banking got a little hairy this weekend at the local PNC Bank. The Cream Ridge branch held a pet adoption event featuring local animal rescues Oct. 25.
SEAN BRADY Meghan Orem (r) and Linda Gress strap Harley into a dog cart during the Oct. 25 pet adoption drive at PNC Bank in Upper Freehold.
Tom Tyler, a new branch marketing representative for PNC, said the bank's marketing strategy includes sustaining events and creating awareness, interest and good will in the community. While PNC Bank holds a variety of events during the year, Tyler said the adoption day is one of his favorites.
"It's a wonderful opportunity to get these organizations in front of people," he said, adding that his dog came from a rescue group.
Pam Mitchell, Lawrenceville, a former Roosevelt resident and college roommate of Roosevelt Mayor Beth Battel, works with ResQPets, a group that organizes pet adoptions out of the Hamilton Petsmart. She brought two puppies to PNC Bank. One dog was a dachshund mix and the other was a cross between a poodle and Jack Russell terrier. Both puppies came from pet stores where they had "aged out," she said. The pet store would have returned them to the Pennsylvania puppy mill from which they came and the mill would have euthanized them because they are male dogs, she said. Puppies between the ages of 12 weeks and 16 weeks old are too old for some pet stores, according to Mitchell. Her organization also rescues retired breeding dogs from puppy mills and tries to re-home them. She is currently fostering a 9-year-old Scottie, a 6-year-old Yorkie and a 6-year-old miniature pinscher, all former breeding dogs now looking for a permanent home.
PHOTOS BY SEAN BRADY Top: Tom Tyler, of Freehold, gets to know two mixed-breed pups during a pet adoption drive held at PNC Bank in Upper Freehold Oct. 25. Below: Gina Salyer, of the New Egypt section of Plumsted, holds a 12-week-old Jackapoo.
Have a Heart Guinea Pig Rescue, which Marci Thompson, Florence, started in 2001, also attended the event. Since its inception, the group has organized the adoptions of 2,700 guinea pigs, according to Thompson. The group currently has 50 foster homes, and 180 guinea pigs available, she said.
Guinea pigs make good pets because they love to be held and are easy to care for, according to Thompson.
"They don't smell, don't require a lot of space, rarely bite, and are people-oriented, " she said.
For more information, visit www.haveaheart. petfinder. org.
Harley is a Great Dane, not a motorcycle, but he does rely on wheels to get around. The special needs dog has a degenerated spine, according to All About Them Giant Breed Rescue founder Linda Gress, New Egypt. Her group rescues and rehabilitates Great Danes, Irish Wolfhounds, English Mastiffs and other very large breeds. While Harley is one of the group's sanctuary dogs, other dogs are available for adoption at Allaboutthem. Moonfruit. com or by calling 609-758-8261.
The Volunteer Auxiliary of the Ocean County Animal Shelter, Jackson, brought its adoption van to PNC. Flo Essig, who was one of the founders of the auxiliary in 1986, said it recently acquired the van through donations, grants and a loan, and uses it to bring pets from the shelter to various events every weekend. The van is decorated with pictures of animals that have been adopted into happy homes. Six dogs, including three puppies, and four cats, including three kittens, visited PNC in the van. For more information about the auxiliary and its available animals, visit www.petfinder. com/shelters/ ocnjpets. html.
Animal Friends for Education and Welfare (AFEW), which offers low-cost spaying and neutering at the Hamilton Animal Shelter, also had its van at the event. Volunteer Lynne Przychodzki, Hightstown, emphasized the importance of spaying and neutering to reduce the number of unwanted pets. The group pulls animals from the Hamilton shelter and finds them foster and permanent homes. For more information, visit www.afewpets. com.
Burlington County Animal Alliance brought several cats to PNC, but the group also rescues dogs. Many of the rescued animals come from the Burlington County An- imal Shelter. Kelly Bohn, Browns Mills, fosters cats, and last year found homes for approximately 20 of her foster cats. She said there is always a need for foster homes for dogs and cats. For more information, visit www.bcaaofnj. org.
Last year, Kind Heart Rescue, Cream Ridge, found new homes for 40 bunnies, according to founder Jody Caizza. She brought four rabbits, ranging in size from dwarf to giant, to PNC. One white bunny may have found a home thanks to a PNC visitor. Kind Heart also has dogs for adoption. For more information, visit www.petfinder. com/shelters/ NJ86.html.
There wasn't enough room at the bank for the animals Helping Hearts Equine Rescue, Millstone, adopts out, but the organization had a table there. Helping Hearts is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and placement of equines in need and assisting equines in situations of neglect, abuse or threat of slaughter, with a concentration on horses in need in central New Jersey. For more information, contact hheartsequine@ optonline. net. optonline.net.
Banking on animal adoption
PNC Bank hosts pet adoption event
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer
Banking got a little hairy this weekend at the local PNC Bank. The Cream Ridge branch held a pet adoption event featuring local animal rescues Oct. 25.
SEAN BRADY Meghan Orem (r) and Linda Gress strap Harley into a dog cart during the Oct. 25 pet adoption drive at PNC Bank in Upper Freehold.
Tom Tyler, a new branch marketing representative for PNC, said the bank's marketing strategy includes sustaining events and creating awareness, interest and good will in the community. While PNC Bank holds a variety of events during the year, Tyler said the adoption day is one of his favorites.
"It's a wonderful opportunity to get these organizations in front of people," he said, adding that his dog came from a rescue group.
Pam Mitchell, Lawrenceville, a former Roosevelt resident and college roommate of Roosevelt Mayor Beth Battel, works with ResQPets, a group that organizes pet adoptions out of the Hamilton Petsmart. She brought two puppies to PNC Bank. One dog was a dachshund mix and the other was a cross between a poodle and Jack Russell terrier. Both puppies came from pet stores where they had "aged out," she said. The pet store would have returned them to the Pennsylvania puppy mill from which they came and the mill would have euthanized them because they are male dogs, she said. Puppies between the ages of 12 weeks and 16 weeks old are too old for some pet stores, according to Mitchell. Her organization also rescues retired breeding dogs from puppy mills and tries to re-home them. She is currently fostering a 9-year-old Scottie, a 6-year-old Yorkie and a 6-year-old miniature pinscher, all former breeding dogs now looking for a permanent home.
PHOTOS BY SEAN BRADY Top: Tom Tyler, of Freehold, gets to know two mixed-breed pups during a pet adoption drive held at PNC Bank in Upper Freehold Oct. 25. Below: Gina Salyer, of the New Egypt section of Plumsted, holds a 12-week-old Jackapoo.
Have a Heart Guinea Pig Rescue, which Marci Thompson, Florence, started in 2001, also attended the event. Since its inception, the group has organized the adoptions of 2,700 guinea pigs, according to Thompson. The group currently has 50 foster homes, and 180 guinea pigs available, she said.
Guinea pigs make good pets because they love to be held and are easy to care for, according to Thompson.
"They don't smell, don't require a lot of space, rarely bite, and are people-oriented, " she said.
For more information, visit www.haveaheart. petfinder. org.
Harley is a Great Dane, not a motorcycle, but he does rely on wheels to get around. The special needs dog has a degenerated spine, according to All About Them Giant Breed Rescue founder Linda Gress, New Egypt. Her group rescues and rehabilitates Great Danes, Irish Wolfhounds, English Mastiffs and other very large breeds. While Harley is one of the group's sanctuary dogs, other dogs are available for adoption at Allaboutthem. Moonfruit. com or by calling 609-758-8261.
The Volunteer Auxiliary of the Ocean County Animal Shelter, Jackson, brought its adoption van to PNC. Flo Essig, who was one of the founders of the auxiliary in 1986, said it recently acquired the van through donations, grants and a loan, and uses it to bring pets from the shelter to various events every weekend. The van is decorated with pictures of animals that have been adopted into happy homes. Six dogs, including three puppies, and four cats, including three kittens, visited PNC in the van. For more information about the auxiliary and its available animals, visit www.petfinder. com/shelters/ ocnjpets. html.
Animal Friends for Education and Welfare (AFEW), which offers low-cost spaying and neutering at the Hamilton Animal Shelter, also had its van at the event. Volunteer Lynne Przychodzki, Hightstown, emphasized the importance of spaying and neutering to reduce the number of unwanted pets. The group pulls animals from the Hamilton shelter and finds them foster and permanent homes. For more information, visit www.afewpets. com.
Burlington County Animal Alliance brought several cats to PNC, but the group also rescues dogs. Many of the rescued animals come from the Burlington County An- imal Shelter. Kelly Bohn, Browns Mills, fosters cats, and last year found homes for approximately 20 of her foster cats. She said there is always a need for foster homes for dogs and cats. For more information, visit www.bcaaofnj. org.
Last year, Kind Heart Rescue, Cream Ridge, found new homes for 40 bunnies, according to founder Jody Caizza. She brought four rabbits, ranging in size from dwarf to giant, to PNC. One white bunny may have found a home thanks to a PNC visitor. Kind Heart also has dogs for adoption. For more information, visit www.petfinder. com/shelters/ NJ86.html.
There wasn't enough room at the bank for the animals Helping Hearts Equine Rescue, Millstone, adopts out, but the organization had a table there. Helping Hearts is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and placement of equines in need and assisting equines in situations of neglect, abuse or threat of slaughter, with a concentration on horses in need in central New Jersey. For more information, contact hheartsequine@ optonline. net. optonline.net.
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