Samantha Hoefler

Happy Tail: Bindi

Adoption, Cats, Stray Thoughts

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Happy Tail: Bindi

By Samantha HoeflerMay 28, 2020Comments Disabled

  Bindi and her siblings arrived at SICSA when they were only a month old. Being so young, they needed time to grow, so they went into foster care. After a month of being in a foster home, Bindi and her siblings were ready to take on the world!   It...

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Update on Adoption Process

Adoption, Advocacy, Cats, Dogs, Stray Thoughts

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Update on Adoption Process

By Samantha HoeflerMay 28, 2020Comments Disabled

Since Tuesday, May 12th, the SICSA Pet Adoption and Wellness Center has been doing adoptions by appointment. The new process we have in place is there to not only keep you safe, but our staff as well. So, if you’ve been wanting to adopt a new, furry...

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AdoptionDogsMembership Matters

Happy Tail: Posie Finds Her Forever Home!

By Samantha HoeflerMay 05, 2020Comments Disabled

When Posie first arrived at SICSA, she was fearful and timid, and had not come out of her shell. The animal care team began working with her by housing her with another dog who had more confidence than Posie did. After seeing how much this helped Posie,...

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COVID-19 and SICSA’s Guardianship Program

By Samantha HoeflerMay 05, 2020Comments Disabled

Since the creation of SICSA, our mission has been to promote the adoption and welfare of pets, while at the same time nurturing the loving, lifelong relationship between companion animals and their owners. In the spirit of this balance it was important...

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COVID-19 and Pets

By Samantha HoeflerMay 05, 2020Comments Disabled

Information continues to change regarding COVID-19 and how it affects pets. In March, SICSA’s Medical Director, Dr Joyce Voss, found that COVID-19 cannot live on animal hair. It was also believed that pets could not get sick from COVID-19. Fast...

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Don’t Be a Kit-Napper! Watch and Wait!

Advocacy, Cats, Foster

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Don’t Be a Kit-Napper! Watch and Wait!

By Samantha HoeflerApril 29, 2020Comments Disabled

As the weather gets warmer, more community cats begin having litters of kittens.  Frequently, people assume that the kittens are abandoned and in need of help.  But litters of newborn kittens found by humans are seldom abandoned or orphaned.  Mother...

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COVID-19 Pet Preparedness

By Samantha HoeflerApril 20, 2020Comments Disabled

BE PREPARED! During this time of uncertainty, it’s important to have a plan in place for you and your pets. At SICSA, we strive to provide alternatives to surrender and keep pets with their families. Our Safe Pets program provides temporary emergency...

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Volunteer Appreciation Week: April 19th-25th

By Samantha HoeflerApril 13, 2020Comments Disabled

With Volunteer Appreciation Week quickly approaching, we wanted to highlight some of the ways SICSA Volunteers make a difference. Animal Enrichment: Our Volunteers help our animals in many ways, with enrichment being a big part of that. They help take...

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Help Center: Donating Food to the Food Bank

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Coronavirus

Help Center: Donating Food to the Food Bank

By Samantha HoeflerApril 01, 2020Comments Disabled

In addition to donating pet food to the Senior Resource Connection, the National Guard came out to get 3 pallets of dog and cat food for the The Foodbank, Inc. Here are some pictures of their efforts. We really appreciate the help of the National Guard...

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Help Center: Senior Resource Connection

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Coronavirus

Help Center: Senior Resource Connection

By Samantha HoeflerMarch 30, 2020Comments Disabled

As a part of our Help Center, the Senior Resource Connection (SRC) came out to get pet food for their senior clients in need.  Charlie from the SRC shared that, often times, seniors will feed their pets their own food rather than have them go without. ...

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