{"id":3782,"date":"2021-12-10T07:39:56","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T12:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.letlovelive.org\/?p=3782"},"modified":"2021-12-07T10:40:37","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T15:40:37","slug":"forever-home-for-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.letlovelive.org\/news\/forever-home-for-the-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Forever Home for the Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Claire Roberson, Communications Director<\/b><\/p>\n

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Goodbye, Thanksgiving and turkey \u2013 Hello, sleigh bells and Season\u2019s Greetings. The holidays are here and there\u2019s one thing on our minds \u2013 finding forever homes for the holidays for our shelter animals. At the SPCA Albrecht Center, the shelter is decorated to bring some holiday cheer to the animals and our visitors, but a touch of sadness lingers as we think about the pets that will spend this time of year in the shelter.<\/p>\n

Now, don\u2019t worry. During the holidays, staff and volunteers still come into the shelter and feed, water, walk and love each and every soul in our building, but it doesn\u2019t compare to the loving, warm embrace of a family of their own on Christmas Day. If you\u2019re looking to help make a homeless dog\u2019s or cat\u2019s holiday a little jollier, we\u2019d love to have you join us at the SPCA Albrecht Center for some holiday cheer.<\/p>\n

For the month of December, the SPCA Albrecht Center is hosting a \u201cForever Home for the Holidays\u201d campaign, with three ways to give back to our area\u2019s homeless and neglected pet population.<\/p>\n

Above all else, our mission is to find forever, loving homes for the animals in our care through adoption. With over 1,300 homeless and neglected animals entering our shelter every year, our goal remains to find adopters for every adoptable soul \u2013 over 95% of lives saved through these efforts, and efforts that are only possible thanks to our amazing adopters.<\/p>\n

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The first way to give back to shelter animals is to open your heart and home to a pet in need and give a shelter pet a loving home just in time for the holidays. Currently, the SPCA Albrecht Center is participating in the BISSELL Pet Foundation\u2019s \u201cEmpty the Shelters\u201d Holiday Hope event thru Mon, December 20<\/span>th<\/sup> with $25 adoption fees on available companions.<\/span><\/div>\n

Interested adopters must be 18 years or older, present a valid driver\u2019s license and up-to-date vaccination records for current pets, and bring a leash to take home a pup or carrier to take home a kitty. Readers can view all of our adorable, adoptable pets online at: www.LetLoveLive.org\/available-pets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re unable to adopt but are looking for a way to give back this holiday season, you can bless a shelter pet with the gift of comfort through shopping and\/or donating. The SPCA Albrecht Center is looking for gift-wrapped donations to place under their Christmas tree for the animals to open on Christmas Day. A list of most-needed items can found on the SPCA\u2019s Amazon Wish List: http:\/\/a.co\/4CaKDoe<\/a>. These items can be shipped directly to the SPCA Albrecht Center (please include a note on your donation that it is for the \u2018Forever Home for the Holidays\u2019 campaign, so it will be placed under our tree) or delivered to 199 Willow Run Road in Aiken; Monday \u2013 Saturday from 11am to 4:30pm.<\/p>\n

Interested in making a monetary donation, which turns directly into vet care and supplies for our shelter pets? Visit www.LetLoveLive.org\/donate<\/a> to contribute to the SPCA Albrecht Center. As a nonprofit that receives no government funding and as a separate entity from the ASPCA, you can rest assured that 100% of your contribution goes back to the shelter animals in the ways most needed to give them a comfortable, loving life while in our care.<\/p>\n

Whatever way you show your support, every ounce means a better, brighter future for our area\u2019s homeless and neglected pets.<\/p>\n

On behalf of all of our staff and the animals in our care, we wish you a Happy Holidays and thank you for your support during the SPCA Albrecht Center\u2019s \u201cForever Home for the Holidays\u201d campaign.<\/p>\n

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Claire Roberson has been with the SPCA Albrecht Center as the Communications Director for over five years, working in marketing, grant writing & media correspondence. She attended College of Charleston, where she graduated with a degree in Nonprofit Business & interned with Charleston Animal Society, the leader in the No-Kill South Carolina initiative. She is proud to be working for her hometown\u2019s only nonprofit, no kill animal shelter. Outside of work, Claire enjoys the arts, snuggling with her cat Anakin and pursuing ways to make the world a better place. <\/em><\/p>\n

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The SPCA Albrecht Center for Animal Welfare<\/a> is a private, nonprofit, no kill animal shelter in Aiken, SC. The SPCA also operates a local Thrift Store<\/a> (\u201cWhere Shopping Saves Lives\u201d), a public, affordable Veterinary Care Center<\/a> & a Dog Park<\/a>. It is our mission to improve the lives of companion animals by rehoming abused, abandoned, and neglected pets while fighting for their well-being through vigorous legislative efforts, humane education, and by offering affordable veterinary care for all.<\/p>\n

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