Paws-Ability

Paws-Ability, the Brunswick County non-profit organization that raises money to aid animal shelters, animal rescue groups and pets in need, is inaugurating a festive event for animal lovers Sunday, October 5, 2008.

Dubbed the Wag Shag, the old-fashioned picnic and celebration will take place in an air-conditioned tent on the grounds of Sea Trail's Convention Center from 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. You are invited to bring your socialized and well-behaved canine companion along to join the fun. In addition to the midday cookout, entertainment will be provided by D.J. The Big Bopper, and dog dancing and a shag demonstration will follow lunch. A cash bar will be available.

Several contests are planned for attendees who bring along their canine friends, and a pet photographer and caricature artist will be on hand to memorialize you and your pet's participation. A few canine escorts will also be available for those desiring a doggie date for the afternoon.

Tickets, at $35 each (dogs are free), will go on sale in mid-August. For additional information, contact John Pannullo at (910)579-5533.

This is a picture of Molly and her mom, Nancy Camino. In the second picture, Dr. Jami Rose and Vet Tech, Julie Mullins are giving Molly her chip. The third picture shows Dr. Jami and Julie scanning Molly to make sure the chip is scanning

properly. The final picture shows Molly thanking the Paws-Ability people for hosting the clinic.






The Micro chip Clinic was held on June 21, 2008 at both Seaside Animal Care 9256 Beach Drive, Calabash, NC and in homes of special needs pets in the local area. It was a success. We injected 52 microchips and raised both money and the likelihood of 52 fewer lost animals in our neighborhoods. Paws-Ability hosted this clinic at a reduced rate to do our part for hurricane preparedness for our animals and as a fundraiser for the homeless animals of Brunswick County.The last two pictures are of Dr. Jim Williams of Fayetteville and Ocean Isle Beach, NC and Sandy Engelbert a vet tech from Kearnersville, NC during one of their many home visits to special needs cats and dogs. Pictured with Jim and Sandy is Kitty, one of their many clients from the microchipping clinic.

Paws-Ability wants to thank these wonderful Vets, Vet Techs and all the many Paws-Ability volunteers who helped make this clinic possible.

Monday, March 17, 2008
Annie is a terrier-mix with the sweetest face and until today was at Brunswick County Animal Services. We put her on the WOOF! Adoption board last week. Paws-Ability has two adoption boards, one for dogs (Woof!) and one for cats (Meow!). These boards are placed in high traffic businesses around Brunswick county for a few weeks at a time, with the pictures and write-ups of dogs and cats waiting for adoption.

Today Cindy Tarantino stopped by the Scrapbook Addict in Shallotte to show off the adoption boards. Sande Gunter, owner of Scrapbook Addict in Shallotte, took one look at a dog on the board named Annie and said she was looking for a dog just like that! She immediately called Brunswick County Animal Services to see if Annie was still there. Sure enough, Annie was waiting for her. Sande flew out the door and drove straight to the shelter. Annie is now called SCRUFFY and has a wonderful new home with Sande. Last I heard she was getting a bath and a biscuit!

Thanks to the Paws-Ability committee responsible for the adoption boards ,Cindy, Adrienne, Theresa and Kathy, Scruffy has found her forever home! The adoption boards have seen a total of 25 homeless animals find their own forever homes! What a wonderful ending.

We wish to thank the following donors who made the 2008 Mardi-Gras Pawsability Party possible:

Blue Crab Blue Gift Shop ---------Mad Hatter Mobile Dog Groomer
Brunswick Plantation -------------Ocean Isle Surf Academy
Brunswick Little Theatre ---------Ryder Truck Rentals
Cinelli's Italian Restaurant ------Silver Coast Winery
Ocean Isle Inn ----------------------Southern Living At Home
ABC Signs ---------------------------Sloane Realty

We had a great time raising funds for the
'forgotten animals of Brunswick County'
on February 5, 2008.
We will have our meeting on the 18th of February to determine which 501(c) animal organization's wish lists will receive funding from the Marti-Gras Pawsability Party. We will post the results soon after the meeting. Thanks again for all your help and attendance at this fund raiser and be sure to let the businesses above know how much you appreciate their help!




You can get other information and a membership forms at: http://paws-ability.org/
Thanks for your interest!

MARDI GRAS PAWS-ABILITY IS COMPLETELY SOLD OUT THIS YEAR!! THERE WILL NOT BE TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR.