NATIONAL ADOPTION WEEKEND AT TLC PETSMART CHEEKTOWAGA

PETSMART CHARITIES

NATIONAL ADOPTION WEEKEND

 

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, SEPT. 17 & 18
10AM - 4PM

TLC at PETSMART
1734 WALDEN AVE.
CHEEKTOWAGA

On average, more than 15,000 pets find homes every time PetSmart Charities hosts a National Adoption Weekend.  Held 4 times a year, these events showcase adoptable pets in every PetSmart store in the United States and Canada.

Come find a new furry, purry family member!
 

CRAFTS & CAT THEMED ITEMS
SPECIAL ADOPTION FEES
 

INTERESTED IN HELPING OUT?
CONTACT MARIANNE at mmcpherson@noco.com

VOLUNTEER FOR TLC AT CLYDE'S FEED & ANIMAL CENTER!

Volunteers desperately needed for this off-site adoption location! Please consider volunteering before or after work or school.  There are only two cages at this location so cleaning will be minimal!

Clyde's Feed & Animal Center
351 Union St.
Hamburg, NY 14075

 

DAYS & TIMES NEEDED:

Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays

Anytime between 8am to 10:30am & 3pm to 5:30pm 

With only 2 cages to clean, this location would just require 20 to 30 minutes (or less) of time to care for the kitties! 

We really need to get back into this location or we will lose it! 

Become a volunteer at Clyde's and help TLC get this adoption location back up and running!

To volunteer at Clyde's, contact Brenda: Brenraz@roadrunner.com
or call 716-646-5577!

 

VOLUNTEERS CAN ALSO APPLY ONLINE!

*Specify Clyde's Feed as location of choice*

SAVE A CAT EAT A (HOT) DOG!

 

Bring the family and have YUMMY hotdogs for dinner at George's!  

SAVE A CAT EAT A DOG!

Hotdogs that is!

Ten Lives Club Fundraiser!

All Proceeds to benefit Ten Lives!

TUESDAY, AUGUST 23

4:30 to 7:30pm

George's Hotdogs

5808 Herman Hill Rd.

Hamburg, NY

CATS & KITTENS FOR ADOPTION!

BIG THEME BASKET RAFFLE!

50/50!

BUY IT NOW DEALS!

 

 

BACK TO SCHOOL CAT ADOPTION SPECIAL!

Ten Lives Club is holding a "Back To School" adoption special!  The TLC shelter is beyond capacity and filled with dozens of cats and kittens waiting for their forever home.  Find a new furry family member to take home!

Adoption fees are 50% off from August 7 through the 15th at their cat shelter in Blasdell, their Walden Galleria Adoption Store and some of their off-site adoption locations.

Adult cats age 9 months and over are $25.00 (Reg. $50.00) and kittens (under 9 months) are $75.00 (Reg. $125.00) each.  

All of our kitties have been spayed/neutered, tested for FIV & FIP, vaccinated (rabies & distemper), treated for fleas & ear mites and given a thorough health check prior to adoption.  *Some kittens are too young for their first rabies vaccine.* 

Contact Stephanie with any questions about this promotion at stamoolisfam@yahoo.com or 716-254-7303!

TEN LIVES RESCUES 3 CATS STUFFED IN CRATE & LEFT IN HEAT

On Sunday, July 12 - a day when the TLC shelter is closed to the public - 3 fully grown cats were discovered crammed into one carrier.  They had been left in the heat without food or water. The temperature that day was 90 degrees!   

Chase

Whoever was responsible for this cruel act left them sitting next to the TLC dumpster like trash.  Not to mention, in extreme heat with NO WATER which would've been a DEATH SENTENCE if they hadn't been found in time.

Luke (behind) & Jo Jo

Marie noticed the carrier sitting out in the heat and found the 3 cats inside.  They were quickly brought into the shelter & out of the awful heat.  These poor cats had all begun to pant from the extreme heat and one poor baby was so terrified she had peed herself.  

They are being processed by our vet staff now. This means being tested, vaccinated, treated for fleas, worms, ear mites and a full physical which will determine their ages. We named them after "The Bachelorette" stars. 

Read local news coverage HERE & HERE.

Ten Lives never received a phone call asking us to help with these cats.  We do ask for a surrender donation but we will work with people when they can't donate.  There are MANY ways to help that are just as needed and appreciated such as volunteer work, selling raffle tickets for us, caring for our kitties at our adoption locations, donating items needed on a day to day basis, cleaning at the shelter - SO MANY ways! 

DUMPING cats at our shelter is a cruel, cowardly and CRIMINAL thing to do.  

If ANYONE has any information about who may have committed this incredibly cruel act, please call our shelter hotline at 716-646-5577.

 

To make a donation, CLICK HERE

Thank you to all who support and believe in Ten Lives Club!

RACE FOR CHANGE!

 

Start collecting your spare change to benefit TLC kitties!

On Saturday, May 7 from 1pm to 3pm, Ten Lives is hosting a "Race for Change" at our main shelter at 3741 Lakeshore Rd. in Blasdell. 

Bring the change you've collected to our shelter on May 7 and we'll count it up for you on the spot!

Those who collect $25 or more in change will receive a signature TLC tote bag filled with cat and dog treats, goodies PLUS get to pick a Beanie Baby too!  The top five will also receive a TLC t-shirt!  Challenge your family and friends to see who can collect the most change! 

We will have special adoption rates and everyone can hang out with the kitties!  Enjoy FREE COOKIES & DESSERTS TOO!

TLC RESCUES MAMA CAT SHOT IN NECK!

 
Sweet Darby is just one example of the many cases of cruelty & abuse that come through the doors of Ten Lives Club.

Darby, a female, came into our program with her baby kittens and went to one of our loyal and experienced foster homes. The foster home noticed a bump on her neck.

When Darby was spayed and under sedation, the bump was checked. A .22 bullet was taken out of Darby's neck!  Pictured below left is the .22 bullet removed from Darby's neck during surgery.

Pictured below right is the open wound.  Darby is on pain medication not only for her spay but also the wound which our vet left open to heal.  Once she is finished with her antibiotics to prevent infection, Darby will be available for adoption in about a week.

Poor Darby has been through so much yet even so, she is a sweet little thing and so trusting.  

PLEASE HELP US FIND SWEET DARBY THE LOVING FOREVER HOME SHE DESERVES!

 

CALL 716-646-5577 TO ADOPT DARBY!
TO DONATE TOWARDS HER CARE CLICK HERE!

WIN BIG WITH TEN LIVES WINTER RAFFLE!

Ten Lives Club Winter Raffle is in full swing!  

Tickets are $5 each & top prize is $100 CASH!  

Tickets are available for purchase at any TLC adoption location, call 646-5577 Ext. 101 or stop by the Ten Lives Club shelter at 3741 Lakeshore Rd. in Blasdell to purchase or pick up tickets to sell!

Kristen & Trinity Adoption Day - 10/28/14

Drawing will be held on December 19 at the TLC Galleria Mall location - just inside the main entrance next to Lord & Taylor's                                                             

Winners need not be present to win!  

TOP PRIZE is $100 CASH!   

The Pet Supplies Plus E. Amherst location has already sold almost 30 tickets in less than 3 days! 

Thanks to a previous TLC adopter - Kristen Papaj - who adopted Trinity from the TLC at Pet Supplies "Plus" East Amherst location this time last year.  Kristen has already sold 30 tickets in ONE NIGHT at her work! 

Last year, she sold almost $400 in dog treats!  WOW!!

Kristen is truly ALL ABOUT THE KITTIES & wants to do everything she can to help PROMOTE TLC. 

THANKS KRISTEN! 

Your support & love for the kitties is so appreciated! 

LET'S GO TLC ADOPTION LOCATIONS!  

Our goal is to sell at least 50 tickets at each location. 

 TO BUY/SELL RAFFLE TICKETS

CALL 716-646-5577, Ext. 101

SPONSOR A CAT CONDO AT TEN LIVES CLUB GALLERIA!

Looking for a unique gift to give someone special this holiday season? Sponsor one of our 13 state of the art kitty condos at the new Ten Lives Galleria Mall! What a special holiday gift to give or to honor a family member, friend or beloved pet that has crossed the Rainbow Bridge!

Businesses can also sponsor cat condos for additional exposure inside the TLC Galleria location. Sponsor a display window as well as a cat condo and increase your exposure to visitors!

Ask your workplace if they would be interested in sponsoring a cat condo! Ask friends, family or co-workers to sponsor one (or more) together!

Sponsorship signs will be professionally made by Evenhouse Printing LLC. Signs measure 5" x 7". You choose what you would like your sponsorship sign to say as long as it will fit within the parameters of the signage. Condo Sponsor signs will be displayed for 2 months at a time.

They will be prominently displayed inside one of our 13 cat condos and visible to every visitor to our store. (See examples of cat condo sponsorship signs above and below).

Cat Condo Sponsorships also make great gifts for birthdays, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Anniversaries or other special occasions. You choose which months you would like to sponsor one or more of our kitty condos! 

Each condo sponsorship will be for 2 months.  $150 will include a condo sponsorship for 2 months of your choice - back to back, i.e. - March & April, or for 2 specific months (special occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries or holidays). 

Ten Lives Club will send a personalized card to the sponsorship honoree to let them know of your donation in their name or family's name.
 
Please help us help more kitties by becoming a sponsor for the Ten Lives Club Galleria adoption location! Think of the difference we can make for so many more homeless cats and kittens with your kind support.

SPONSOR A CAT CONDO! 

Galleria Cat Condo Sponsorship

1 Cat Condo - for 2 months $150.00 USD 2 Cat Condos - for 2 months $300.00 USD 3 Cat Condos - for 2 months $450.00 USD 4 Cat Condos - for 2 months $600.00 USD 5 Cat Condos - for 2 months $750.00 USD

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TLC at PETSMART CHEEKTOWAGA WINTER ADOPTION EVENT NOV. 14 & 15!

CARUSO MALE/AGE 3 - SPECIAL DIET NEEDS, DECLAWED

HELP US SEND OUR TEN LIVES CLUB KITTIES 

"HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS"!

HAZEL ANN - AGE 3

MICK JAGGER - AGE 3

PETSMART WINTER ADOPTION EVENT

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14 

& SUNDAY NOVEMBER 15

10AM TO 4PM 

TEN LIVES CLUB AT PETSMART

1734 WALDEN AVENUE
CHEEKTOWAGA, NY  14225

•  SPECIAL ADOPTION RATES!
• BAKED GOODS & DESSERTS FOR SALE!
• TEN LIVES CLUB MERCHANDISE FOR SALE!
• CHINESE AUCTION!

NEW TEN LIVES CLUB ADOPTION LOCATION AT GALLERIA MALL!

The new Ten Lives Club Walden Galleria adoption location was previously occupied by the SPCA.  It is located just inside the main entrance next to Lord & Taylors on the ground level in the Walden Galleria Mall in Cheektowaga, New York.   

Ten Lives recently celebrated our Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the Galleria on Saturday, October 24.  Hundreds of visitors, along with dozens of TLC volunteers came out for our event!

The very same day, we received a very generous donation from Joe Kozoil of CatLadder.com.  Joe brought us 3 beautiful handmade cat ladders for our kitties in the showcase windows Saturday morning and they LOVE them!

CatLadder.com makes unique cat furniture pieces made to order.  Each cat ladder is individually hand crafted!  You pick the color of the stain, carpeting for the steps and how many steps/height of the cat ladder you would like for your cat(s).  Be sure to check them out at catladder.com and order one for your kitty!  THANK YOU JOE & CATLADDER.COM!

 

 TLC volunteers baked DOZENS of kitty cupcakes that were handed out to all of the visitors who stopped in to visit the kitties on Saturday.   

THANK YOU to all of the dedicated TLC volunteers who took the time to bake & decorate these yummy cupcakes!

We held a Theme Basket raffle and the "Whisker Wheel" was on hand for visitors to take a spin to win prizes! 
 
Brenda Bushley, long time dedicated TLC Volunteer, had her handmade jewelry for sale with 100% of the proceeds to benefit Ten Lives Club - THANK YOU BRENDA! 

TLC at Galleria had ELEVEN adoptions in just ONE DAY during the Grand Opening Day!
  

Since TLC took over the SPCA store location on October 6, we've had 62 adoptions in just 28 DAYS at this location.  That is phenomenal!

TLC is expecting well over 200 cats & kittens to find their forever homes by January 1, 2016 from the new Galleria location alone!

CONGRATULATIONS to Kristen Peck, Ten Lives Club Galleria Store Manager, for doing such an AWESOME job!  YOU & YOUR VOLUNTEERS ROCK!  

Be sure to stop by and visit Ten Lives Club at the Galleria Mall to find your next furry family member.   

TLC at Galleria is also looking for volunteers.  With the upcoming Holidays, they are extending their hours through the week until 8pm.  This TLC location will also be open on Sundays from 11am to 6pm.

Pictured right is Madison, our first volunteer to earn her t-shirt, with Little Man, our FIV+ cat that was recently adopted from the Galleria location.  Congratulations Madison! 

Volunteers  who complete 15 hours of service will receive a FREE Ten Lives Club t-shirt!   Volunteers who are age 16+ & in need of community service hours will receive a FREE TLC t-shirt after completing 20 hours of service!

Please consider VOLUNTEERING for a 12pm to 4pm shift or a 4pm to 8pm shift.  

We are also looking for volunteers on Sundays 

from 11am to 6pm!   

CONTACT KRISTEN AT kristenpecktlc@gmail.com
or submit an application online to become a TLC @ Galleria volunteer!    

TEN LIVES CLUB FEATURED ON WKBW AM BUFFALO!

Channel 7 WKBW is celebrating November as Rescue a Shelter Animal month.  Linda Pellegrino from WKBW AM Buffalo invited Ten Lives Club to appear on her show Monday, November 2.  We were happy to have the opportunity!

Marie Edwards, President & Founder of Ten Lives Club, and Valerie Underwood, Volunteer Store Coordinator, were interviewed along with 2 cats - "Super" Manny & Calypso.  Valerie was going to hold Calypso but he was being camera shy!  "Super" Manny hammed it up & was a cool cucumber during the entire interview.

This was a wonderful opportunity for Ten Lives Club to spread the word about our organization!  Linda invited us to come back again in December to promote our "Home for the Holidays" adoption campaign on her AM Buffalo show.  We are looking forward to another opportunity to help our kitties forever homes!

SHARE YOUR TEN LIVES CLUB ADOPTION STORY TODAY!

How has your Ten Lives Club kitty changed your life?  

What makes your sweet Ten Lives Club kitty so special to YOU?  

Nominate Ten Lives Club by sending in a story about adopting a cat or kitten from Ten Lives Club and how they made your life happier, more joyful and just all around better.

This year, Petco Foundation is looking for great adoption success stories of how “Love Changes Everything” for the kitty and the adopter.

SHARE YOUR TEN LIVES CLUB ADOPTION STORY for a chance to win the PETCO "Holiday Wishes" Campaign!  

The winner receives a YEAR'S SUPPLY of HALO cat food and Ten Lives Club could win the GRAND PRIZE GRANT worth $100,000!  

PETCO is looking for inspirational, well-written & life changing stories about Ten Lives Club adopted kitties!  

PLEASE HURRY!!  

ONLY THE 1ST 10,000 STORIES WILL BE 

CONSIDERED FOR REVIEW!

Stories MUST BE SUBMITTED by OCTOBER 31st!  

CLICK BELOW TO SUBMIT YOUR STORY TODAY! 

Petco Foundation’s Holiday Wishes

For inspiration, read the SAMPLE STORY below to help you get started! 

TEN LIVES CLUB ADOPTION EVENTS GALORE THIS WEEKEND!

TEN LIVES CLUB WILL BE HOLDING ADOPTION EVENTS & FUNDRAISERS THIS WEEKEND AT THE FOLLOWING PET SUPPLIES PLUS LOCATIONS:

PET SUPPLIES "PLUS"

3733 Union Rd #200
Cheektowaga, NY 14225

SATURDAY, OCT. 17 & SUNDAY, OCT. 18TH

11AM TO 3:30PM

For more information or to donate items contact:

Doreen 716-480-0050

• RAFFLES
•  HANDMADE JEWELRY
• CHINESE AUCTION
•  DOG TREATS
• CRAFT ITEMS FOR SALE
• SPIN THE WHISKER WHEEL TO WIN!
• CATS & KITTENS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION

                             

PET SUPPLIES "PLUS"
2155 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14216

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17

11AM TO 2PM

PET SUPPLIES "PLUS"
2952 Niagara Falls Blvd
Amherst, New York  14228
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18 

• CATS & KITTENS FOR ADOPTION
• THEME BASKET RAFFLE
• OCTO-PURR ADOPTION SPECIAL!

Come out to find your next purry family member!

Special OCTO-PURR Adoption Special!

 October 17 - 31st

ALL ADULT (Age 8+ months) 

Black, Black & White or Orange kitties 

can be adopted for only $25!

TEN LIVES CLUB HALLOWEEN FISH FRY!

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23

Knights of Columbus 
35 Pierce Ave., Hamburg
DOORS OPEN AT 3PM 

Dinners served beginning at 4PM - 7:30PM
(Or Until SOLD OUT!)

SHRIMP & CHICKEN FINGERS ALSO AVAILABLE!
 

Great food & lots of fun for the whole family!

**FREE ADMISSION**

Dinner purchase is not necessary!

• Black & Orange Cats - OCTO-PURR special of $25!
•  TONS of  beautiful Theme Baskets for raffle!
•  Spooktacular Silent Auction Items!

 Bring items for donation such as paper towels, bleach, cleaning spray, sturdy trash bags, laundry detergent, mops or brooms & receive complimentary theme basket raffle tickets!

ALL PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT TEN LIVES CLUB!

 CALL 716-646-5577 for more information!

DON'T MISS TLC'S ALL YOU CAN EAT PASTA DINNER!

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

3PM TO 6PM

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

36 PIERCE AVENUE

HAMBURG, NY

FREE ADMISSION! Dinner purchase is not necessary!

Enjoy a wide variety of sauces - including vegetarian. Adult dinners are $10 & include a salad, roll, coffee or other refreshment. Pasta dinners for Children 10 & under are only $6!

Cats available for adoption, yummy desserts, 50/50, Theme Baskets, Crafts, Buy It Now Items & more! 

Bring items for donation such as paper towels, bleach, cleaning spray, sturdy trash bags, laundry detergent, mops or brooms & receive complimentary theme basket raffle tickets!
Doors open at 3pm & dinner starts at 4pm.  

Great food & lots of fun for the whole family!  

ALL PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT TEN LIVES CLUB!

EAT A DOG, SAVE A CAT AT GEORGE'S HOTDOGS! MON. 8/31!

EAT A DOG SAVE A CAT!

BUY GEORGE'S YUMMY HOTDOGS TO BENEFIT TEN LIVES CLUB!

Monday, August 31st 

4:30 to 7:30pm

RAIN OR SHINE!

George's Hotdogs

5808 Herman Hill Rd. 

Hamburg, NY

CATS FOR ADOPTION
THEME BASKET RAFFLE
50/50BUY IT NOW DEALS

FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! 

All hotdog sales to benefit Ten Lives Club!  

SEE YOU THERE!

MAMA CAT & 5 KITTENS FOUND IN DUCT TAPED BOX RESCUED BY TLC!

Mama cat CHELLE & her litter of 5 babies!

 
On Monday, July 20, Ten Lives Club volunteer Ken Lyon was helping TLC prepare for their upcoming garage sale.  He discovered a cardboard box sitting outside the Ten Lives Club donation bin that was sealed with duct tape. When he heard meowing noises coming from inside the box, he immediately took it inside the shelter. 

Ken started removing the duct tape and a cat's head popped up through the opening! Inside was a mama cat and her litter of 5 newborn kittens who had been sealed up tight and abandoned in the hot July heat.  Ken and other Ten Lives Club volunteers and staff were appalled!  Who could do such a thing?  Why didn't they surrender them to the shelter which was only a few yards away?  Instead, they shoved this poor mama cat and her babies into a cardboard box, duct taped it shut so there was no way to escape and left it by boxes of donated items like a piece of trash!  In the middle of JULY!

Dr. Fisk examined them and determined that the kittens were between 7 and 10 days old.  The mama cat and all of her babies were okay.  Thankfully, it appeared that they had been inside the box for about 15 minutes or less.  Had it been much longer on a hot 80 degree July day, the outcome would not have been so good.

WIVB Channel 4 and WGRZ Channel 2 did a wonderful job covering this heartbreaking story.  Both broadcast stations sent reporters to interview Marie Edwards - TLC President & Founder, Ken Lyon and Dr. Fisk the very same day.  

Ten Lives is so grateful for the kind donations and compassionate response for these sweet kitties thanks to WIVB and WGRZ! People from not only Western New York, but all over the United States have shown their support!  THANK YOU!

The mama cat - now named "Chelle" - and her 5 babies are being fostered by a seasoned Ten Lives Club volunteer.  Chelle will be available for adoption in a few weeks once her babies are weaned and she has been spayed.  Her babies will be available for adoption around the end of September.
 

Call 716-646-5577 for more information 

about adopting Chelle or her babies!

It will cost approximately $1,000 for Ten Lives Club to treat & prepare these kitties for adoption.

~PLEASE HELP US HELP THESE KITTIES!~

To make a donation for the "Duct Taped Box Kitties" 

CLICK HERE!

~CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES ON CHELLE & HER BABIES!~

HAPPY TAILS~ SWEETIE PIE & HONEY BUNCH

 SWEETIE PIE & HONEY BUNCH

Submitted By:

Marianne McPherson

TLC Volunteer Store Coordinator

PetSmart - Cheektowaga & Pet Supplies "Plus" Sheridan Dr.

TLC Adoption Training Coordinator

Sometimes it is very tough on TLC staff and volunteers to see two sweet cats like Sweetie Pie and Honey Bunch being surrendered by their owners.   These two beautiful seven-year-old, declawed siblings shared the first seven years of their lives with one family. Now, they were unwanted and homeless. 

HONEY BUNCH

Any Shelter can be a scary place for animals where there are no familiar faces.  Being put in a cage for the first time is even more frightening!

SWEETIE PIE

Finding a home for one older cat is difficult enough much less two,  but we made it our goal to try everything we could to keep them together. 

After being processed, they were sent to the TLC adoption location at Pet Supplies "Plus" - 3340 Sheridan Dr.  

There, they cuddled together in the back of the cage not knowing what was happening to them.

PHYLISS & SWEETIE PIE

It was their good fortune that Phyllis Zagarrigo happened by chance to stop there that day.  Phyllis lives next door to her sister Sharon in Hamburg, NY.  Together they have promised they will give Sweetie Pie and Honey Bunch a Loving Forever Home.

PHYLISS'S SISTER SHARON & SWEETIE PIE

Volunteer Jill said when Phyllis and Sharon held them for the first time, Sweetie Pie and Honey Bunch settled right into their arms!  As if they knew everything was now going to be okay... 

This is why we all do what we do!

Thanks for all that you do for the kitties Marianne!