Join the Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley on Tuesday, July 12 from 4-7 pm at Chapter One Bookstore in Ketchum to view beautiful photographs by Nina Fox of shelter dogs and cats. Some of the "models" are lucky enough to have been adopted since their portrait, but some are still waiting for their new family to find them.
Adoptable shelter dogs will be on site for "meet and greets", including at least one of the dogs whose portrait will be on display. Refreshments and appetizers will be provided.
Tickets will also be available for the Shelter's raffle of a $10,000 gift certificate to Atkinson's Markets. The raffle will be held at the annual Dog Days of Summer benefit dinner and auction on Friday, July 15. The raffle winner need not be present to win. For more information on the benefit, please click here: http://animalshelterwrv.org/summer_benefit.php
Chapter One is located at 160 N Main Street in Ketchum. For more information, call Chapter One at (208) 726-5425 or the Animal Shelter at (208) 788-4351.
About Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley
The Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley, the first “no kill” shelter in Idaho, promotes companion animal welfare by providing temporary shelter for homeless animals, adopting them to qualified homes and reducing animal abuse, neglect and overpopulation through community education and spay/neuter services. More than 90 percent of its funding comes from private donations.
In 2010 more than 1500 animals received services from the shelter. This includes 388 animals that were adopted, 257 lost animals that were reunited with their owners, 247 shelter animals that were spayed/neutered, and 363 privately owned animals that were spayed or neutered at no cost to their owners, and over 6000 pounds of food distributed through our Paws for Hunger partnership with The Hunger Coalition. On an average day, the shelter cares for 35 dogs and 31 cats.
Additional information is available by calling 208-788-4351, or on the Internet at www.animalshelterwrv.org.