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Winter pet tips

Would you trade places with your pet during the winter months? Honestly? Here's a checklist to see if you're telling the truth!

1. Your dog's house is clean, filled with cedar shavings and has a cover over the doorway to keep the warmth inside. It faces away from the north wind.

2. When the weather is really cold your dog stays inside with you.

3. Your dog has a little vegetable oil added to their dry food to help 
prevent dry, itchy skin.

4. Water is always checked to make sure it isn't frozen.

5. If the antifreeze you use is not "pet safe" you make sure to use it only where your pet does not have access to.

6. Your cat isn't allowed outside (we hope!) unless under your watchful eye, so you don't have to worry about their safety.

7. For cat's whose human isn't so responsible, you take care to always knock on the top of your car if a lot of strays live in your neighborhood. Cats have been known to crawl up inside of a car engine because of the warmth coming from it. If they don't wake up in time the next time you start your car, the resulting tragedy is pretty horrific.

8. And you provide water and food for those unfortunate stray cats. Plus shelter because you go the extra mile, even for animals that don't even belong to you.

Yes, SAAW is aware that it is not "recommended" that you provide food and water for strays. But how can you not, especially during the frigid winter months? However, if you live in an area where coyotes have been spotted, it isn't a good idea. But always err on the side of compassion, both with your own pets as well as the stray ones you encounter.

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 SAAW NASHVILLE NEWS:

We are offering our Friends of Animals Spay/Neuter Certificates. 

AS OUR DONATIONS INCREASE, OUR SPAY/NEUTER CERTIFICATE PRICES CAN GO DOWN! PLEASE DONATE NOW AND HELP SAAW CLOSE THE DOOR TO PUTTING HEALTHY ANIMALS DOWN!

Male dog $54.00
Female dog $75.00
Male cat $41.00
Female cat $50.00

The resuming of SAAW services is due to the dedication of our faithful donors. The more donations we receive, the greater our ability to offer reduced spay/neuter services. Donations are tax-deductible.

SAAW is still interested in someone who is interested in taking over our SAAW Nashville/Davidson County chapter.

SAAW Nashville concentrates on spay/neuter outreach to homeless pet owners. We offer free spay/neuter surgery, rabies vaccination & tag, collar, and basic vaccinations for both dogs and cats belonging to homeless pet owners. While not encouraging pet ownership among the homeless, SAAW Nashville recognizes that a significant number of homeless individuals are pet owners. Some folks lost their home, but want to keep the pet they already had. Others found a stray animal and want to keep it. Many homeless people want to do right by their pet although they face greater obstacles. A permanent address does not necessarily make one a good pet owner, nor does the lack of a permanent address make one a bad pet owner. SAAW Nashville tries to sterilize and vaccinate the pets of these folks and provide pet food whenever possible.

SAAW Nashville
P. O. Box 23535
Nashville, TN 37202
615.474.8390
laurie@fixyourpet.org 

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Financial assistance is available for those who need help, please call 615-474-8390.  In Lincoln County call 931.937.6045.


The Southern Alliance for Animal Welfare offers programs ranging from low-cost spay/neuter certificates - available to everyone regardless of income - to programs that will either subsidize or completely pay for pet sterilization and vaccinations, based on income. Find out how you can help.

Over 70,000 puppies and kittens are born each day. (3,000 each hour; 50 each minute.) 15 million animals per year are killed in pounds and shelters. (41,000 per day; 1,700 per hour; 28 per minute.) It doesn't have to be this way. Find out how you can help.

The solution is simple: if you have a pet, have it spayed or neutered. If you find a stray or feral animal in your neighborhood, consider spending the time and money to have it spayed or neutered and placed in a lifetime home; don't just drop it at the nearest shelter. SAAW will assist in the cost that you incur on behalf of this stray pet!  And support/utilize only those shelters that require spay/neutering as a condition of adoption. Find out how you can help.

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