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Bedford County Animal Control: Participates In Pedigree Program
Posted Wednesday, July 9, 2008, at 2:43 PM<< Previous | Read comments | Respond | Email link | Next >>
Bedford County Animal Control is participating in the Pedigree shelter program. This program is sponsored by Pedigree and for each 20 pounds bag of food a person donates for $9.99, Pedigree will also donate a 20 pound bag of food! That is 40 pounds for only $9.99! That is a great price. Pedigree simply sends them coupons for the free bags, and they go to any store they want to get them. For example, last week they had someone donate 4 bags and that was matched by Pedigree. They received 8 free bags!! This is a great way to have a huge impact on shelter animals, since budget restraints prevent them from feeding a higher nutrition food. To participate, simply go to http://www.dogsrulegear.com and click on the "Make a Donation Tab". There you can click on what shelter you would like to get the donation. Currently in Shelbyville, BCAC is listed, as well as the City Animal Control
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Are these coupons subject to the "doubling" some stores do?
That would quadruple the amount of food.
Based on a stand 8 ounce measuring cup,a dog 100 pounds or over could eat 50 ounces of food a day plus 1/3 cup for every 10 pounds over 100.
That means he could go through one 20 lb.bag a week by himself.
(Feeding would vary by size,age,breed and species)
This is one more reason to have fewer surplus pets.
If our shelters and breeders had fewer animals,they could buy a higher grade of food.
Better food means fewer health problems (lower vet bills,sounder litters,)less hunger and less feces.
(More food is digested and less "filler" is eliminated.)
We're not apt to manage a prey model diet with the right mineral ratios in an institutional setting but if we could get a good supply of food that wasn't all roadkill and sweepings,we might be able to help these animals become healthy enough to make good pets.
Anyone who helps us achieve that goal is to be commended.
That would be great if i could walk into the BCAC and actually pick out a animal. How many times have you thought you knew what kind of dog or cat you wanted but another one caught your eye. Well you dont have that chance at BCAC because you never get to actually see all the animals. I like the way they do it at the city shelter. you can go in with a officer and look at all the animals as long as none of them are a danger. Thats the way it should be!
Do you think they have something to hide? If you think so you would be right.I think they say it is because of saftey reasons, that is just not the truth. The conditions these animals are being kept in is not much better than a puppy mill.It is hot and dirty ,the smell is horrible.Check out the carport where animals are being kept.Extreme heat,feces,urine,FLYS,and cages thats how these poor animals are being kept.Maybe some of the county officals should take an unexpected tour.
Why doesn't the SBCHA participate in this program also? I donated to BCAC, but I'm very partial to the Humane Association in Shelbyville because two of my dogs came from there.