WINTER 2017 Paws in Print

Paws in Print Brookhaven Animal Rescue League

And that’s a Wrap!

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Santa and More!

Lucy visited Santa during our Pet Photos with Santa event.

As we get ready to wrap presents for the holidays, we are wrapping up 2017 at the Brookhaven Animal Rescue League. It’s been a busy year for BARL, having seen over 1,000 animals just through November – 681 adopted and 349 transported. We’ve also financially assisted in the spay/neuter of another 230 animals owned by people in need and senior citizens. A lot of fundraising had to take place for us to be able to care for so many animals. We are grateful to so many people in Copiah, Franklin and Lincoln counties for supporting these fundraising efforts. We hope to see you at our 2018 events: Cat’s Meow Rummage Sale in February or March (date to be determined), Barkfest on April 7th and our Celebrity Dinner on October 23rd. And, of course, we’ll host Pet Photos with Santa next November. We look forward to many adoption events at PetSense next year; and, this summer we’ll host a Rabies Vaccination Clinic. The summer will also bring about our super fun educational Kids Camp. We hope you enjoy this newsletter and will pass it on to others. Have a Merry Christmas and a peaceful holiday season. Here at BARL, we know we are blessed.

Wonder what this child whispers to a BARL dog during an adoption event?

Dice at BARL… and now at home.

THE LOREM IPSUMS WINTER 2016

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BARL Gets Flagged for Excessive Celebration at 2017 Celebrity Dinner

Question…where and when, in Brookhaven, can you go and find reindeer, trolls and the legendary rock and roll band, KISS to entertain and wait on you?

BARL’s 14th Annual Celebrity Dinner and Auction, that’s where.

Having been held in late October, this awesome community came together in force once again to support BARL in such a generous and amazing way, eclipsing last year’s efforts.

And the celebrity waiters coming together went all out. From Bat Girl to the Mad Hatter to The Rabbit, everyone there was just mad, mad I tell you. What a blast it was.

Throw a Flag This year BARL was quite excited to have Sarah Thomas as our special celebrity. Sarah’s celebrity status comes from being the first full-time female NFL referee.

Sarah lives in Brandon, MS, and spends at least 17 weeks of her falls and winters officiating NFL football games. So, we were fortunate she was able to fit us into her busy schedule.

Sarah was able to tell her interesting story of how she got started; and, she had quite an interesting story to tell. Thank you, Sarah.

Thanks, also, to the volunteers that helped with this event. Special appreciation goes to Deana Pendley, the event chairman.

Brookhaven Animal Rescue League Winter 2017


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Celebrity Dinner Top Dog Sponsors

Brookhaven Animal Hospital rocked

their costumes as KISS!!!

It was obvious who the Gator Signs people were!


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Celebrity Dinner Best in Show Sponsors

Bdazzled Belk Ditcharo Dental Betty’s Eat Shop Broma’s Brookhaven Dental Center Brookhaven ENT Allergy & Facial Surgery Brookhaven Italian Ice Brookhaven Wedding Rental

Celebrity Dinner Pick of the Litter Sponsors

Brookway Dental Carl Freiler Noble Architect Copiah Animal Hospital Copiah Bank Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Dickerson & Bowen Dr. James Hall -Ophthalmology Emfinger Pumping Franklin Co. Memorial Hospital

Georgia Blue Bakery Giust Chiropractic Center Ole Brook Tire & Auto Halford Law Firm Homochitto Hollow Gunworks J & B Tile J L Barnett Trucking Larkin Veterinary Clinic Lincoln Civic Center

Lott Furniture Lowery & Lowery Magnolia Disposal Service Magnolia Electric McGehee McGehee, & Torrey Old South Insurance Group Ole Brook Tire & Auto Service Pappa’s Pizza PI Porter’s Body Shop

Rapid Oil Change Rex Lumber Ross Jackson Plumbing So Delish Catering Co Southern Electric Southern Foot Care Southern Surgical State Bank & Trust Company The Fish Fry Trustmark


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Humane Education Benefits… Everyone Children, animals and reading…what a combination. And the Brookhaven Animal Rescue League brought these together as part of BARL’s humane education program. BARL was awarded a youth humane education grant from the Petfinder Foundation, made possible by Build a Bear Workshop and the Build a Bear Workshop Foundation. BARL used the grant to furnish Kind News magazines for 2nd and 3rd graders in Copiah, Franklin and Lincoln counties. That’s over 2,200 students who will receive the magazine multiple times during the school year. Kind News is aligned with national teaching standards and is an eight-page publication that helps children understand and respect animals and think about why treating animals and people with kindness matters. The magazine encourages both empathy and critical thinking in children by celebrating the human-animal bond and helps motivate children to take action to improve the lives of animals. Its appealing design and interactive content help enhance children’s enjoyment of reading, as well as spark critical thinking and thoughtful discussion. In addition, BARL purchased animal-themed books for the school libraries. Topics for the books included pet care, pet adoption and kindness towards animals. BARL believes an effective remedy for decreasing the homeless pet population and improving the humane treatment of animals is through education of our children. Our children, with knowledge, and learned skills, can affect the community where they live now and as they move forward in life. Through education, they will have the proper tools for making a tremendous difference in the welfare and simple existence of all God’s creatures that are vulnerable and defenseless. Books delivered to

Bogue Chitto.


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Easy Ways to Help the Animals

Check out BARL’s booth

If you can’t find what you need locally and have to shop online, please shop through AmazonSmile. Your purchases generate funds for BARL.

https://smile.amazon.com/ch/64-0659454

Shop locally when you can

Shop at BARL’s booth located inside Vendor’s Emporium in Brookhaven. We are always adding something new. If you have any small home décor items for us to sell, please drop them off at the Adoption Center. Thanks to store owner, Rhonda Deer, for providing the booth.

Don’t toss those drink cans Drop off your aluminum cans at BARL’s Adoption Center and we’ll recycle them to raise money for the animals. What an easy way to help the BARL animals and the planet too!

Purchase this tag to help the animals Your purchase of an “I Care for Animals” specialty car tag will help dogs and cats around the state. The money generated through the sale of the tags is awarded to humane organizations in Mississippi. The majority of the funds are designated for spay/neuter projects and BARL has been the recipient of several grants from the “I Care “ fund. Purchase a tag at your county courthouse.



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Christmas Wish List


The Brookhaven Animal Rescue League's mission is to humanely care for shelter animals while contributing to community activities that reduce pet overpopulation, encourage responsible pet

ownership, protect public health and safety, and promote the human-animal bond.

Board Members: Lu Becker – President Kay Kay Travis – Vice-President Tammy Torrey – Treasurer Rusty Adcock – Secretary Anne Houston Craig Coney Lea Julie Montalvo Martha Morgan Rockie Netherland

Brookhaven Animal Rescue League Mailing Address: Physical Address: P.O. Box 3477 501 North Park Dr. Brookhaven, MS 39603 Brookhaven, MS 39601 [email protected] 601-757-4367 www.barl.net

Purina Puppy Chow for our babies’ sensitive tummies.

Gift Cards to hardware stores,

PetSense, Walmart and Home Depot.

Dog collars of all sizes. We’ll even take

gently used ones.

Any brand cat litter, as long as it’s clumpable.

Dog treats and chew bones.


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Through an honorarium or a memorial, you can recognize loved ones, friends and pets with a gift that helps the animals.

Winter 2016-Fall 2017

Melanie Waller In Memory of Julia Mae Seale Mullins (brick) Rusty and Beth Adcock Beloved Tom (brick) Beloved Kate (brick) Beloved Betsy (brick) Sharyn Davis In Memory of Dee (Brick) Tibby Riggs In Memory of Betsy (Brick) Kay Kay Travis In Memory of Betsy Jimmy and Tammy Torrey In Memory of Betsy In Memory of Dr. Joe Roberts In Honor of Wade and Betsy Creekmore In Honor of Jimmy and Meredith Creekmore In Honor of Corey and Marty Jones In Memory of Ivory (Brick) In Memory of Jack Asken In Memory of Royce Luke In Memory of Caper Todd Lee (Brick) In Appreciation of Bubba Gabbert Etta M. Brewer In Memory of William (Bill) Bell In Memory of Dorothy Christian Joy Dell Jones In Memory of Wanda Gandy The Diederich Family In Memory of Grant Case Royce & Rose Marie Luke In Memory of Leslie French, Jr. Daniel and Teena Boone In Memory of Grant Case Pam and Jimmy Cummins In Memory of Grant Case Mr. and Mrs. Harrell Rushing In Memory of Grant Case Andy and Cathy Meyer and Family (brick) In Memory of Grant Case John and Kathy Shackelford In Memory of Grant Case

Ann Williams In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Smith In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Furr In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Mullins In Honor of Mrs. Lois Hawkins In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Adcock John McConnell In Memory of Marjorie Fore June R. Linton In Memory of Grant Case Carolyn Howington In Memory of Marjorie Fore Timothy and Mary Collins In Memory of Marjorie Dean Fore Diana Wilkins In Memory of Grant Case Sylvia Buie In Memory of Queenie The Thursday Night Board Members In Memory of Grant Case Fred Hollinger Memory of Grant Case Pam Palmer In Memory of Grant Case Kraner Lane Neighbors and 11-year-old Lab “Ace Case” In Memory of Grant Case Mike & Mary Guess In Memory of Grant Case Dale and Ann Linton In Memory of Grant Case Robert and Rita Watts In Memory of Grant Case Charles and Bette Dixon In Memory of Grant Case Norma Branch Hill In Honor of Laura Smith Hill Wade and Betsy Creekmore In Honor of Jimmy and Tammy Torrey

Jimmy and Meredith Creekmore In Honor of Jimmy and Tammy Torrey Angela Lee In Memory of Ivory In Honor of Tammy Torrey In Honor of Bubba Gabbert In Honor of Bettye Hill Katherine Furr In Honor of Rusty Adcock Etta Brewer In Memory of Jere Bell Anita Thomas In Memory of Stephen Thomas Larry and Christine Warren In Memory of Sam Ann Underwood In Memory of Jack Asken B & O Supply, Inc. In Memory of Sue Minter Patricia A. Perkins In Memory of Rascal In Memory of Elijah Martha and Andrew Morgan (brick) In Memory of Sam Morgan Our Top Dog Bank of Franklin In Memory of Jack Asken Jenny Skinner In Memory of Mayme Pickens Beth Bennett, Robby Bennett, and Ashley Bennett In Memory of Teresa Bennett Suellen Furlow In Memory of Grant Case Jeanette Lord In Memory of Merrybelle Lee Lu Becker (brick) Allie, loving animals in Heaven David and Molly Mandel (brick) In Memory of Allie Carruth


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Barbara Becker Baily In Memory of “Sis” Marcelle Brennan Malcolm and Beverly Hall In Memory of Royce Luke William J. Proctor, Jr. In Honor of Terry Bennett Tonya Thomas McSweyn In Memory of Richard Huxtable Michelle Crampton In honor of the marriage of Vernon Wells and Adrienne LaFrance Laurie and Sue Baker In Memory of Grant Case Janet S. Brookfield In Memory of Casper Todd Lee

Honorariums and Memorials

Richard and Beverly Case In Memory of Robert J. Watts Jimmy & Linda Allegrezza In Memory of Robert Watts Dudley Johnson In Memory of Robert Watts Susanne Sandifer In Memory of Tigger Sandifer Margaret Howington In Memory of Robert Watts Suzanne Britt In Memory of Ken Fortenberry Virginia Atherton In Memory of Robert Watts

Suzanne Britt In Memory of Ken Fortenberry Virginia Atherton In Memory of Robert Watts Janet S. Brookfield In Memory of Casper Todd Lee Phyllis Spearman In Memory of Robert Watts In Memory of Marcella Brennan Dr. and Mrs. Durr Walker, Jr. In Memory of Dot Turnbough Debby Adams (brick) In Memory of Samuel M. Tumey Susanne Sandifer In Memory of Graham and Ginny B.

Winterize your doghouse! On cold nights we hope you can bring your dog inside; however, if not, here’s a few tips to keep them warm in their doghouses: ---Place pine straw inside the house. This is a better alternative than hay or blankets. Replace straw, as needed. ---Get the house off the cold ground. Place it on a wooden pallet or something similar.

---The door to the house should be faced away from the prevailing winds. Normally, it is best to face them away from northern winds. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association: Cats and dogs should be kept inside during cold weather. It’s a common belief that dogs and cats are resistant than people to cold weather because of their fur, but it’s untrue. Like people, cats and dogs are susceptible to frostbite and hypothermia and should be kept inside. Longer-haired and thick-coated dog breeds, such as huskies and other dogs bred for colder climates, are more tolerant of cold weather; but no pet should be left outside for long periods of time in below-freezing weather.

Keep Those Dogs Warm During Winter


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Happy BARL Animals with their Happy Families

Henley is a 7-month-old

Curr/Hound mix. He’s very quiet

and is very laid back. He’s not

very fond of the shelter and

would love to get adopted soon.

BARL Dogs Still Looking for Homes

Keeper is a beautiful Sheltie/Beagle mix. Inessa is young and energetic.

Beam me up, Scotty! Did you know BARL transports dogs to northern states? No, not via the futuristic, Star Trek method, but by collaborating with other shelters in the south. Together these Southern shelters are able to move thousands of homeless dogs to the northern US. How, do you ask, do the northern states have room for rescued dogs from the south? Well, because they have determined the fix needed to reduce the unwanted pet population in their own states through animal control and some regulations that include pet licensing fees and/or fees for not having pets spayed and neutered. We could learn a lot from these northern states. Can you imagine a time when Mississippi doesn’t have thousands of homeless animals living on the streets and in shelters? Fran, now Frankee, was one of the lucky dogs that BARL sent to Minnesota to find a loving home.

BROOKHAVEN ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE WINTER 2017

Be sure to LIKE our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/BrookhavenAnimalRescueLeague.

Also, FOLLOW us on Instagram at barl_animals.

Don’t be caught saying… Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda…

when your puppy or kitten gets pregnant. It will happen before you know it. Talk to

your veterinarian about spay/neuter. If you’re on an assistance program you may

qualify for a discount voucher from BARL.

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